Consequence of Sound — The donation will assist James Turrell in his efforts to transform the Roden Crater in Flagstaff, AZ into a massive naked-eye observatory. more info

Dlisted — There are still a few episodes left of Surviving Surviving R. Kelly, the reality show we’re currently living where artists who’ve worked with R. Kelly try to distance themselves from him. The last episode with Lady Gaga was kind of bullshit, and ... more info

New York Post — Jay-Z’s subscription music streaming service Tidal is being investigated in Norway over allegations that it intentionally inflated listening numbers. Tidal is under investigation by Norway’s economic crimes unit, Økokrim, after local media repor... more info

USA Today Music — While hosting one of his new "Sunday Service" events, Kanye West referenced the R. Kelly scandal and argued that art should be separated from the artist.             more info

Chorus.fm — David Brooks, writing at Billboard: When senior executives from Coachella parent Goldenvoice explained that the dome would be impossible to build in four months and would require the AEG-owned concert promoter to rearrange the entire festival site an... more info

411 Mania — With endless controversy swirling around R. Kelly following the Surviving R. Kelly documentary, and a new controversial documentary about Michael Jackson set to premiere at[.........] The post Kanye West Thinks It’s OK To Continue To Listen To R. K... more info

411 Mania — Kanye West nearly headlined this year's Coachella, but backed out just before he was to be announced after the Festival wouldn't build him a giant dome. The post Kanye West Backed Out of Coachella Because They Wouldn’t Build Him a Giant Dome appear... more info

Dlisted — Can you blame Kanye West? What other kind of structure at Coachella would be large enough to contain his mammoth ego planet-sized talent? Kanye decided not to headline this year’s Drugs-Enhanced Music in the Desert Festival (aka Coachella). And itâ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Festival organizers told Kanye such a dome would be impossible to build in four months. more info

Stereogum — On 1/1, just two days before Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett was set to announce Kanye West as one of the stars headlining the desert festival, West sprung a last-minute surprise on the concert promoter. Instead of performing on the main Coachella ... more info