NME — The rapper closes day one of the Weston Park bash more info

NME - Festivals — So V 2011 is kicking off in Chelmsford and Staffordshire as we type. We will be reporting direct from the two sites all weekend, head over to NME.COM/festivals and download our NME Festival App - Powered By BlackBerry for news, photo galleries, and b... more info

USA Today Music — The three-day festival's lineup featured internationally known acts, including Foo Fighters, Eminem and The Offspring. more info

Guardian Music — 60,000 evacuated after main stage scaffolding collapses and concert tents shredded by 'mini-hurricane' in HasseltThe death toll has risen to five after a violent thunderstorm shredded canvas tents and brought down metal scaffolding at an open-air mu... more info

Pop Justice — » One Direction were 30 minutes late for a radio interview because their driver missed the turning for the car park. (The Star) (http://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/music/you_re_the_only_one_for_us_1_3692700) You really couldn't make it up. » Alic... more info

Perez Hilton — Following their crowning of Lady Gaga as the Queen of Pop, Rolling Stone has now named Eminem the King of Hip Hop! ….cue the drama! Based on numbers and a myriad categories in which those numbers are calculated (sales, Grammys, followers, Billboar... more info

Guardian Music — Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium hit by storm. Five die when stage collapses and more than 70 are injured across siteFive people have been killed and more than 70 injured at a music festival after a stage collapsed during a heavy storm.The Chateau... more info

E! Online — This summer's music festival scene has been marred by tragedy yet again. At least three people were killed today in Hasselt, Belgium, when a violent storm touched down at the annual... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Donald Trump speaks on the Mac Miller video hitting 20 million views. He then goes on to call Mac, the “new Eminem”.   more info

Altsounds — *Lady Gaga, The Rolling Stones, Eminem, Jay Z, Coldplay, U2, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, Muse, Elton John, Black Eye Peas, Britney Spears, Bruno Mars, Robert Plant, Kanye West, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Ricky Martin, Brian May, Sting, Rihann... more info