Brooklyn Vegan — The Red Bull Music Academy is back for it's fifth straight year in NYC, happening April 29 --- May 21 Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Red Bull Music Academy is bringing its month-long festival to NYC venues for the fifth consecutive year. Highlights from the upcoming concert and lecture series include Scales, Solange's multimedia dance performance at the Guggenheim Museum; Gucci Ma... more info

Stereogum — Thus far, one musician has already given us a must-read book in 2017: the Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle, whose deeply unsettling novel Universal Harvester is something you need in your life. Today, we learn about another. Gucci Mane, one of ... more info

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TMZ — Young Thug's former personal manager says his reputation has been ruined by Thug's finance guys who trashed him to cover their own incompetence. The manager, Manny Halley -- who's repped a bunch of stars including Keyshia Cole and Gucci Mane --… ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, preview "Perfect Pint" featuring Kendrick Lamar, Gucci Mane, and Rae Sremmurd. more info

AllHipHop — CHECK OUT HOW THE NEW COLLABORATION SOUNDS more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi, Bryson Tiller, ASAP Rocky and Jhené Aiko will headline the 2017 BET Experience, festival organizers unveiled Wednesday. Migos, ScHoolboy Q, Gucci Mane, Desiigner, Jidenna, Young Thug, Rae Sremmurd, Keyshia Cole, ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi, Bryson Tiller, ASAP Rocky and Jhené Aiko will headline the 2017 BET Experience, festival organizers unveiled Wednesday. Migos, ScHoolboy Q, Gucci Mane, Desiigner, Jidenna, Young Thug, Rae Sremmurd, Keyshia Cole, ... more info

Idolator — SG2 is taking shape. more info