Reuters — American hip-hop icon Grandmaster Flash was awarded Sweden's Polar Music Prize on Wednesday, together with German violinist Ann-Sophie Mutter and the Playing for Change Foundation. more info

Rolling Stone — Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Jack Johnson, Paula Abdul, Jason Mraz, Tim Robbins, Keb' Mo' and Elizabeth Banks were among the musicians and celebrities to perform music alongside students as part of the Turnaround Arts program. Today, the... more info

XLR8R — The original tunes by Mohammed Alidu (pictured above) have a delicate power to them, with sounds rooted in the artist's native Ghana. Alidu was born into an exhalted family lineage of "talking drum" chiefs, and has built his career upon the Play... more info

People.com — Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber had their arms around each other as they took in the festivities at The Surf Club in Montauk, N.Y., during a birthday bash for Allure magazine's editor-in-chief Linda Wells. The party took place at the venue's outdoor s... more info

Mjsbigblog — Kelly Clarkson to play Sudbury Arena in AugustEZ Rock and the Human League are proud to present Kelly Clarkson at the Sudbury Arena on Saturday, August 6th, at 8pm.The concert wraps up the week-long Playing for Change event, which features the 14th ... more info

All About Jazz — Mermans Kenkosenki of Playing for Change will be calling in to the web based jazz show Reeds and Deeds II (Sundays from 6-8 pm on www.wecb.fm) tomorrow night, November 7, at 6:30! You may be familiar with the 'Stand By Me' video that circulated arou... more info