Core News — “With a guest mix from Sampha who released his eagerly awaited debut album Process earlier this year. Sampha became the voice of SBTRKTâ€TMs club tunes back in 2011. Since then, the south London producer and singer has had guest spots on big rec... more info

Stereogum — Now probably isn't the best time to be out here covering R. Kelly, but I guess no one told the Weeknd. As MissInfo reports, Abel Tesfaye debuted a new rendition of Kelly's 1995 hit "Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)" on the latest episode of Drake's OVO ... more info

Stereogum — The Atlanta underground rap star iLoveMakonnen, who officially came out of the closet earlier this year, hasn't stopped releasing music in recent months; he came out with the Fun Summer Vol. 1 EP a few months ago. But Makonnen hasn't really tried t... more info

Stereogum — Next week, all the major networks will air a one-hour telethon to raise money for victims of Hurricane Harvey. The show is set to feature a long list of very, very famous people, including Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, and Barbra Streisand... more info

Stereogum — Drake is continuing his streak of causing pandemonium by showing up on other people's stages. Last night, 2 Chainz, performing in a wheelchair after breaking his leg at an earlier tour stop, played a show at the Toronto club Rebel. Drake made a drama... more info

Allmusic Blog — ​The unexpected and unusual took the spotlight in last month’s classical reviews, including an album inspired by the adventures of Sir Francis Drake and a collection of compositions that had been suppressed during the rise of Nazism. more info

Stereogum — Lil Uzi Vert's new album Luv Is Rage 2 debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. At 100,000 SEA units, the album has third largest streaming sum of the year; it follows Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. and Drake's More Life. Lil Uzi Vert just released a new Vi... more info

Core News — “Diplo & Friends exclusively in the mix, this week with Lunice and Matroda going in! Expect the likes of Drake, Giggs, Cardi B, Kanye West, Lil Pump, Malaa, Dombresky, deadmau5, Flux Pavilion, Botnek, Drezo and loads more…” Check out other Dipl... more info

PopSugar — I had a laundry list of onscreen crushes growing up - Ethan Craft from Lizzie McGuire, Zack from The Suite Life of Zack of Cody, and Drake Bell from Drake and Josh, to name a few - but they all paled in comparison to the dreamboat that is Stephen Col... more info

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