Guardian Music — After posting one song online, this 24-year-old American singer sold out a London gig in half an hourWe crave a popstar who is authentic, who thrives because of their talent, not PR. So when you stumble across someone like Lana Del Rey – her popula... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Royce Da 5’9″, Eminem and Alchemist were in Europe not too long ago for some festivals. Here is some footage on their travels. First part has footage from the V Festival where Rihanna joined Em on stage.   Part 2 under the cut   more info

Guardian Music — Mainstream music has a new bleakness and female artists and songwriters are leading the way. How did it get so dark in here?Exposing the darker side of people is something I find fascinating," says Emeli Sandé, and she's not the only one. The singer... more info

Pop Justice — » Kelly Clarkson thinks the reason she's single is that she looks bad doing Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' at karaoke.(Entertainment Weekly) (http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/08/31/kelly-clarkson-on-the-soundtrack-of-her-life-read-her-exclusive-ew-interview-h... more info

ContactMusic — Kelly Clarkson loves to sing Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' at karaoke. The 'Since U Been Gone' hitmaker is a huge fan of the rapper and loves to perform his back catalogue with her friends, although she worries she looks ridiculous when she does. S... more info

Pop Justice — Popjustice reader Nick Gardner has been in touch via Twitter. "I want to know," he says, "what is the appropriate way to label a song with a feature on iTunes?" He gives the example of 'Love The Way You Lie', the Eminem song on which Rihanna appear... more info

Perez Hilton — Maybe in the next album Roman should stay away from Eminem to avoid more controversy! During a recent interview, Nicki Minaj opened up about her next album, and she made it clear that Roman would be featured more prominently. Here's what she had to s... more info

NME — The fishy incident happened at Tennent's Vital festival in Northern Ireland more info

ContactMusic — Eminem requested koi carp on his backstage rider at a show in Northern Ireland. The 'Lose Yourself' hitmaker requested a wooden pond filled with the colourful fishes to be built in his private backstage garden at the Tennent's Vital festival in Bango... more info

Pop Justice — » So it's not 'Trouble For Me' or 'Inside Out' but 'Criminal' that Britney will release as her next single. (Sawf News) (http://www.sawfnews.com/Entertainment/67548.aspx) » Kelly Osbourne has accused Lady Gaga of copying Annie Lennox by dressing u... more info