Stereogum — Last year, when the likes of “Trophies,” “0 To 100,” and “How ‘Bout Now” proved Drake could score a massive radio hit simply by uploading a song to SoundCloud, Gawker’s Jordan Sargent proclaimed him “the Taylor Swift of rap.” Sarg... more info

Stereogum — One of Canada’s many eminent music awards is the Polaris Music Prize and, today, they’ve announced their shortlist of ten records, shortened down from the original list of 40 contenders that was released last month. The past two winners were Tany... more info

Time — "Started From the Bottom" is the perfect Mad Men soundtrack more info

Stereogum — This past weekend, I was driving my family back from the beach, where we’d been on vacation, and I had to contend with Maryland’s Bay Bridge, the most terrifying structure ever devised by man. The Bay Bridge is basically a pencil-thin piece of be... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Artists often feel like fish out of water. Misfits in a society that puts business first, they flop around on the deck hoping that someone tosses them back before it's too late. more info

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Stereogum — As part of his recent Houston Appreciation Weekend, Drake set up a charity softball game that pitted his Team OVO against Team Houston, a crew of local luminaries that included Ne-Yo and Kirko Bangz, as well as a few actual baseball players. Drake’... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Have the power couple rekindled their 2011 romance? more info

Stereogum — Drake’s OVO Sound Radio premiered on Apple Music’s Beats 1 last night. Drake, OVO co-founder Oliver El-Khatib, and Austin producer Eric Dingus hung out, talked, and played some songs — and, naturally, they took the opportunity to debut some new... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Drake is pledging his allegiance to Apple Music in a major way. more info