A Deeper Shade of Soul — John Legend with the Roots on September 7, 2010I've never been much of a John Legend fan. To my ears, he's too damned polite; decent Sunday brunch music perhaps, but entirely middle of the road. Safe. Nice. Harmless. He's clearly in the tradition of ... more info

I Like Music — Release new single Wake Up on October 18th 2010. Watch the video for the new song here more info

All About Jazz — NEW CASSANDRA WILSON ALBUM, "SILVER PONY," SET FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 9 ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS; FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS RAVI COLTRANE and JOHN LEGEND Silver Pony, the stunning new album from multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz-pop chanteuse Cassandra Wi... more info

VH1 Blog — Hard to believe that another month as flown by, but here we are, it’s September 1! We really hope that you enjoyed spending the month with John Legend and The Roots by way of VH1 Posted as much as we did. But saying goodbye to John, ?uestlove and t... more info

MTV.com News — Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz and other famous admirers join the hometown girl onstage in New York.By Shaheem Reid Lauryn Hill performs at Rock the Bells on Saturday Photo: Bennett Raglin/WireImage NEW YORK — When you ask Laur... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sleigh Bells @ Governors Island in July (more by Matthew Eisman) Though it wasn't clear from the initial announcement, Sleigh Bells will in fact be opening for LCD Soundsystem at Wellmont Theatre. Tickets go on sale at noon. Tickets are... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Though it wasn't clear from the initial announcement, Sleigh Bells will in fact be opening for LCD Soundsystem at Wellmont Theatre. Tickets go on sale at noon. Tickets are on sale now for the Omar Souleyman show at Music Hall... more info

MTV.com News — Chicago MC tweets about dropping a five-song record called Watch the Throne. By Mawuse Ziegbe Jay-Z and Kanye West Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/ WireImage Last week, Kanye West tweeted that he's planning to drop a new song every Friday until ... more info

MTV.com News — 'It'll help enhance everybody's macking ability, as well as their creative juices,' he tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid GLC Photo: MTV News The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive G.O.O.D. Friday is here. We need that music, Kanye. A few... more info

Idolator — The world is, sadly, not full of venues for socially conscious soul music, so John Legend and The Roots are taking what they can get when it comes to getting the word out about their vintage new Wake Up! album — even if it means performing on beau... more info