The Mirror — The Happy singer opened up about sending his pal Kanye a number of texts of support after he fell ill more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Everything you ever wanted to know — or perhaps never knew you wanted to know — about the wildly influential Roland TR-808 drum machine is laid out with entertaining, if exhaustive, brio in the documentary “808.” Manufacture... more info

AllHipHop — THE 'EMPIRE' STAR CALLS ON BIG NAMES FOR HER FOX VARIETY SHOW more info

Stereogum — Empire star Taraji P. Henson is hosting her own holiday variety special tonight on FOX called Taraji’s White Hot Holidays, and she’s rounded up a crew of guest stars that include Pharrell, Common, Snoop Dogg, and Ne-Yo. TLC was also there to do t... more info

Impose Magazine — “Passenger Side” is a down-to-Earth, ‘just the two of us’ love song from Luke Wade. Part soulful pop performer, past all-star with Team Pharrell on The Voice (season 7), Luke is releasing his 3rd full-length album, featuring “Passenger Si... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When it comes to contenders for the original song Oscar, the limelight is on “Moana” and “La La Land,” both sporting multiple contenders. There is the usual array of anthems – “Try Everything” from “Th... more info

Stereogum — Pharrell wrote and recorded several songs for the Hidden Figures soundtrack. He’s already performed a bunch of them live at the Toronto International Film Festival, and now they’re starting to trickle out ahead of the soundtrack’s release next ... more info

Stereogum — It appears that J. Cole isn’t the only massively popular rapper looking to surprise-release a new album this month. As Pitchfork points out, an iTunes listing indicates that Kid Cudi will release his much-anticipated new LP Passion, Pain & Demon Sl... more info

AllHipHop — Grammy Award-winning artist-producer Pharrell and singer-turned-actress Janelle Monae not only brought their magic to the new film ‘Hidden Figures,’ but they also brought it to Atlanta’s own Mean Streets Studio as they hosted a unique listening... more info

AllHipHop — KID CUDI POSTS A LETTER TO HIS BROS more info