MTV.com News — Zooey Deschanel, Passion Pit, Asher Roth, more announced as performers and presenters for 2009 mtvU awards show.By James Montgomery Rick Ross Photo: Michael Loccisano/ Getty Images The list of nominees reads like an iPod party mix, so natu... more info

NME — Producer Diplo lets slip details about the follow-up to 'Kala' more info

XLR8R — Back in August, Mad Decent hosted its second-annual Block Party in Philadelphia. Photographer Josh Sisk was on the spot to catch all the action—Maluca, DJ Sega, dunk tanks, and a whole lotta East Coast heat. Above: Maluca Brick Bandits Diplo... more info

Panormx — From Portugal to France, from England to Belgium... Dj Manaia will play this weekend Belgium! Not once but twice. Get JACKIN'... both parties are promoted by Soda 'N' Suds. Massive line-ups... Manaia did a minimix with plenty of good stuff to promote... more info

The Quietus — Sessions starting in LA more info

The Culture Of Me — We didn't go to the Major Lazer/Crookers et al. Hard NYC show at Terminal 5 last weekend, but from all of our friends' photo/video coverage, it totally looks like we may have made the wrong decision of skipping out on... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Two awesome dance electro masters are in town to DJ NYC! First up, Diplo is DJing a party tonight (Thursday). It’s a Roxy Cottontail party and DJ Drama, Eli Escobar, and Roxy Cottontail are also spinning. It’s happening at a brand new, nameless v... more info

Guardian Music — Now that La Roux and Little Boots have laid the groundwork, is the time right for the pottymouthed Spank Rock and Diplo collaborator?People who speak in magazine copy will call 2009 The Year Of The Electro Gal. With La Roux and Little Boots leaving t... more info

NME - The Video Blog — Another surreal treat from Major Lazer - aka Diplo and Switch. This time we get to see clubbers turned into melting cartoon zombies and zapped to death by our favourite Jamaican commando. more info

Guardian Music — Welcome to the latest instalment of Music Weekly, the only podcast with pep in its two-step.This week's show is dance music focused, but dance music with a global twist. Our first guests are Major Lazer, whose album Guns Don't Kill People ... Lazers ... more info