L.A. Times - Entertainment — The R & B singer offered love songs galore. The best performances were the ones that he didn't try to work too hard at. The R & B singer offered love songs gal... more info

VH1 News — Diddy, John Legend, Demi Moore, Lance Armstrong, Ricky Martin and more celebrities paid tribute to Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy on Twitter. more info

MTV.com News — Lance Armstrong, Ricky Martin and 'American Idol' champ David Cook also pay tribute to late senator.By Gil Kaufman Edward M. Kennedy January 1, 1965 Photo: Paul Conklin/ Pix Inc./ Time Life Pictures/ Getty The Twitterverse exploded Wednesd... more info

Guardian Music — Often viewed as a cartoonish instrument, the Big Daddy of brass bands has trumped its way into popular music, even lending its round, bassy tones to hip-hopWhat is it? The Big Daddy of the brass section. Tubas are treated by a lot of people as funny,... more info

MTV.com News — 'Within the next two months, everybody will start collecting beats,' Ghost tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Ghostface Killah Photo: Roger Kisby/ Getty Images Celebrity Favorite: Ghostface Killah Last week, we brought you Ghostface K... more info

PopSugar — The second round of our Hottest Shirtless Guy contest started today and there are 32 guys looking to you for votes. Hotties Tom Brady and John Legend are in a very close race amid a sea of sexy competition - we know it's tough but you have to make yo... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Ghost sets Trife Diesel loose, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Photo: Roger Kisby/ Getty Images Fire Starter: Trife Diesel Better known by fans of Ghostface Killah's Theodore Unit as Trife Da God, Trife Diesel is finally getting ... more info

Soul Sides — The winners for the John Legend tickets are listed below. Thank you again to the Creative Artists Agency for sponsoring the contest.August 15 – Philadelphia, PA (The Mann Center) – Debbie Belgrove – WINNER!September 1 – L... more info

Guardian Music — He's handled production duties for Britney and Beyoncé, but now the American R&B polymath is set for inevitable solo successPop stars rarely slow burn these days. Instead, they explode from major-labels like fireworks in the night sky. Except for ... more info

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' alum took host to task at last year's show for mocking the Jonas Brothers' purity rings.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Jim Cantiello Jordin Sparks Photo: MTV News At last year's VMAs, after Russell Brand took some time ... more info