MTV.com News — Erykah Badu, Chairlift, Corinne Bailey Rae, Ke$ha and Metric also onboard.By Gil Kaufman Mary J. Blige Photo: Jeffrey Ufberg/ Getty Images After a decade-long hiatus, the female-centric Lilith Fair festival will storm back in summer 2010 w... more info

MTV.com News — Super-producer calls song a '2010 'Drop It Like It's Hot.'By Shaheem Reid and Gil Kaufman Photo: MTV News Justin Timberlake is featured on a track called "Carry Out" on Timbaland's new LP, Timbaland Presents Shock Value II, out Tuesday (D... more info

Guardian Music — (V2)Rap-rock has become a reviled genre, synonymous with white rockers with bad shorts pretending to be straight outta Compton. However, this should restore some of the lustre lost since the likes of Run-DMC and Aerosmith collaborated to produce thei... more info

Guardian Music — Stars such as Lady Ga Ga, Katie Price and, er, the Vatican, compile lists for relaunch of music-based social networking siteFor the launch of MySpace Music today, the site asked a selection of artists to create a playlist to share with their fans ââ... more info

The Late Greats — Last night, my kids didn’t sleep well. Which means I didn’t sleep well. Luckily, I put the song on below first thing this morning. The pounding standup bass and the fierce vocals pepped me up. Imelda May is from Ireland. She even won â... more info

ET Online — Misdemeanor assault and harassment charges against John Rich, of the country music duo Big & Rich, have been dismissed. Rich was among the witnesses to testify before a judge on Friday that he didn’t punch Jared Ashley at a night club l... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Jacques the Kipper has been out and about again. And he's got something to recommend to you:-Our friendly neighbourhood Villain likes a first, and I'm reckoning this may be just that for his blog - a review of Street Dance Theatre.Earlier this week,... more info

MTV.com News — 'This time it is about knowing me more and hearing more of me,' singer says at Justin Timberlake event.By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Matt Elias Ciara Photo: MTV News Ciara must have liked what she heard on Fantasy Ride this year. Afte... more info

Guardian Music — Miss Minogue gets her groove on in Chiggy Wiggy, an AR Rahman song that fuses R&B and bhangra. Yes, really ...Kylie Minogue, in a tiny gold dress, singing and dancing to the music of AR Rahman in an underwater Indian nightclub. Sounds like a crazy dr... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher hasn't been idle since walking out on Oasis in August.The axe Lord has teamed up with fellow Manc rocker Ian Brown.The duo star in a new advert for Adidas and filmed their appearances in the new campaign at an industrial estate in East... more info