Perez Hilton — Awwww! Yeah, yeah, it WAS a little awkward! More than that, though, we thought it was cute! Selena Gomez was hosting the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards, when she and Colin Farrell presented the award for International Video of the Year By A Canadian. It... more info

Impose Magazine — Jason Drake of Cassettes Won't Listen talked to us about the upcoming release of his album, titled Evin Spacey for painfully overstated legal reasons, and the spatial differences and influences of New York and LA. Digging Evin Spacey, how does i... more info

Altsounds — Urban hitmakers like Nicki Minaj, Drake, Ne-Yo, Jay Sean and Timbaland have played a massive role in the making of “Urban Hype” – a new release from the Prime Loops team in London and your one-stop for all things Urban. ... more info

Impose Magazine — Comparisons between the rise of Drake brand of rap-amalgamated r&b and the rise of shitty hair metal in the 80s starts to have creepy parallels when you read that he's growing his hair out. And he's not doing it alone: The Weeknd's on for... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Loick Essien has revealed he has spent time in the studio with Drake and Nicki Minaj's producer, T-Minus, in Los Angeles.The singer, who is due to release his new single How We Roll on 3rd July,... more info

Guardian Music — As the outdoor music season kicks off, Chris Salmon investigates the first two big events' online coverageThe festival season kicked off in earnest last weekend, with two of the biggest events of the summer, the Isle of Wight festival and Download.... more info

Perez Hilton — THIS Drake and James Blake mashup mixtape is sooooo hot! more info

Nialler9 — Philadelphia-based Bombe & Caribbean made a 30-minute mashup of Drake and Blake tracks which you can download in full here. My only complaint? Not nearly enough of Drake straight up rapping. A fun listen all the same. “… a soundtrack for sippin ... more info

Culture Bully — A symphonic mash of Ellie Goulding and Kanye, an interesting blend of iconic "Walk" singles & a pair of remixes featuring Drake & Dwele. more info

Guardian Music — 10 June 2008: Number 50 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicAfter launching his career as a member of the Hot Boyz, Lil Wayne emerged as an influential voice in his own right in the mid-noughties, and someone one... more info