Abeano — Mentions guns, ganga, Willy Wonka and STILL manages to be amazing. First big tuen of the summer. more info

All About Jazz — 15th INSTALLMENT OF BELOVED FEST INCLUDESPRIMUS, UMPHREY'S McGEE, JACKIE GREENE, RHYTHM DEVILS AND MUCH MORE Gathering of the Vibes XV will take place July 29-August 1 at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT. The initial lineup is as follows: Sunrise at... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper LUDACRIS has vowed never to fall foul of America's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) because he always stays on top of his taxes.Hip-hop stars including Nas, Snoop... more info

All About Jazz — By: Brian Bavosa The Disco Biscuits It's only hours before the lineup announcement for Camp Bisco 9 as I speak with bassist Marc Brownstein. A world-renowned festival hosted by The Disco Biscuits which originated in 1999, the annual event has see... more info

Aurgasm — SXSW Nas and Damian Marley After we arrived into Austin and got our badges and photo passes, we cut across town to catch the tail end of Levi’s annual FADER FORT. With a stacked line-up all week that includes Aurgasm favorites, Local Natives, we ... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Tom Breihan; Above: The Walkmen Nas and Damian Marley [Levis/FADER Fort; 7:30 p.m.]It's always nice when your special surprise guests are actually a surprise, and actually special. Nas and Damian Marley headlined last year's Rock the Bells ... more info

411 Mania — This week, Chris Brown begs, Nas talks about the importance of education and the Distant Relatives tracklisting is revealed, Ludacris and Bill O'Reilly have a confrontation, the new Wu-Massacre dramas, information on Kurupt's new album and DMX possib... more info

VH1 News — LMFAO talked to MTV News about getting their start at the Winter Music Festival, where they will play again this year with Will.I.Am, Major Lazer, Nas and more. more info

Culture Bully — As the countdown toward the release of "Distant Relatives" continues, details including a tracklist, cover art, and a variety of audio & video samples have now been released. more info

MTV.com News — Duo join Will.I.Am, Major Lazer, Nas and more in Miami.By Akshay Bhansali LMFAO Photo: MTV News LMFAO, Will.I.Am, Nas and Damien Marley, David Guetta, Major Lazer and A-Trak are among the artists performing at this year's Winter Music Conf... more info