MTV.co.uk News — While Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar release a track to accompany the film... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Upstate, NY has a new music festival debuting this year, the inaugural Hudson Project which goes down from July 11-13 at Winston Farm in Saugerties, NY with four stages set against the Catskill Mountains. The initial lineup includes Kendrick... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — There's no hiding the intent behind "It's on Again," the new Alicia Keys single boasting guest spots from Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams.     more info

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Stereogum — SZA is an astral Californian R&B singer and the first non-rapper signed to TDE, the label that made stars out of Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q. We’ve posted her gorgeous “Babylon” video, and now she’s shared her track “Childs Play,” a wa... more info

MTV.com News — YG talks to MTV News about his 'A-1' collaboration on My Krazy Life. By Rob Markman, with reporting by James Lacsina more info

MTV.com News — Grimes, St. Vincent and Earl Sweatshirt will also perform at Chicago's three-day summer fest. By Emily Blake more info

Stereogum — One great thing about great rap albums: They can lead to more great rap albums. When he made Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City in 2012, Kendrick Lamar changed things, showing it was possible to make a rap album with great sweep and ambition that still did all ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — AUSTIN, Texas -- I’ve been waiting to write about Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q and Isaiah Rashad’s showcase at the iTunes Festival at ACL on Wednesday, but instead ended up reporting on a tragedy.     more info

Mercury News, California — Hip-hop talent opened for Kendrick Lamar at the iTunes Festival at SXSW. more info