Guardian Music — The London soul sensation lionised by Justin Vernon and Gary Barlow on the personal nature of her songs and the relief of finding a sense of identity"My boyfriend told me to say, 'If anyone asks, you're single!'" laughs the new soul sensation Lianne ... more info

Swedesplease — Halina Larsson is an ex-pat from Sweden who has lived in LA and now resides in Brooklyn. She’s go a diverse sound and a variety of influences including Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Feist and Elliot Smith. She’s a trained jazz vocalist ... more info

Stereogum — Thom Yorke kept the recent string of DJ appearances alive with a stop at the BBC, where he played tracks from Radiohead’s recent TKOL Remix as well as cuts from Burial, James Blake, Aphex Twin, Erykah Badu and more. Stream the set over at the BBC. ... more info

Guardian Music — Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek says the divisive dubstep star will work with the band as part of a new music documentaryThe "most hated man in dubstep" is helping to reopen the Doors. Skrillex will produce "the first new Doors track of the 21st centu... more info

Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Emma Warren bounces along to OutKastAquemini was the album that turned me into a raving OutKast fan, a position consolidated by subsequent albums Stankonia and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. I consi... more info

Stereogum — Somehow, billing an artist to play their most famous release, exclusively, got super vogue all of the sudden. Nas did Illmatic. Erykah Badu did Baduizm. A Tribe Called Quest did Midnight Marauders. So, yeah, some good stuff got covered, but what else... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - A hip-hop concert set to feature headline performances from Lauryn Hill, Nas and Erykah Badu has been cancelled. more info

ContactMusic — A hip-hop concert set to feature headline performances from Lauryn Hill Nas and Erykah Badu has been cancelled The Rock The Bells festival series was scheduled to wrap up in Boston Massachusetts on 24 September 11 but promoters have since called off ... more info

Altsounds — Named after Erykah Badu album Mamas Gun are a five-piece soul funk band based in London and released their debut album 'Routes To Riches' in 2009. They have promoted, toured and released material from this album in over 9 countries achieving consider... more info

ContactMusic — Rapperactor Common will never forget the day soul icon Erykah Badu broke his heart - she dumped him over the phone after falling for someone else The stars dated for two years before their split in 2002 and Common admits the break up hit him hard - b... more info