VH1 Blog — Wednesday was a surprisingly good night for music on television. Raphael Saadiq performed on the ESPYs (hopefully video will show up online soon), and Best Week Ever favorite David Cook performed “The Last Goodbye” on Leno. And the new song Gomez... more info

VH1 Blog — Raphael Saadiq is one well-dressed gentleman—and a crucial part of the effortless cool he radiated when he appeared on Big Morning Buzz Live last month to promote his new album Stone Rollin’. VH1 Photographer Zev Schmitz followed Saadiq all day, ... more info

Guardian Music — These two brothers from LA do a neat line in Prince worship, offering a highly accomplished take on boudoir'n'bHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Andrew Aged (vocals, guitar) and Daniel Aged (bass, vocals).The background: Who's the best ever Prince? N... more info

Chicago Tribune — Raphael Saadiq's love affair with the soul music of his parents' generation became explicit in the first moments of his concert Friday at a packed Park West. more info

Detroit Free Press — Several Detroiters appear on Raphael Saadiq's latest album, "Stone Rollin' ": Keyboardist, composer and vocalist Joseph (Amp) Fiddler has worked with numerous top names in soul, R&B and funk, including Prince, George Clinton and the Dramat... more info

Detroit Free Press — Raphael Saadiq is one of the primary go-to artists if you are any kind of an of old-school R&B fan. His latest album, "Stone Rollin,' " evokes Sly Stone, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson in equal measures. more info

Detroit Free Press — Raphael Saadiq: with Quadron, 7 p.m. June 2. St. Andrew's Hall, $25. The Maine & Augustana: 6 p.m. June 3. Clutch Cargo's, $20. Phish: 7 p.m. June 3. DTE Energy Music Theatre, $45, $60. more info

VH1 Blog — We’ve had such success with You Oughta Know artists coming to VH1 to play great You Oughta Know Live sets—like Two Door Cinema Club‘s semi-acoustic take on four songs, including “What You Know”—that we knew we had to get more established ... more info

VH1 Blog — Raphael Saadiq, Christina Perri, and the Cars all released records this week, but for many teenage music fans, only one new record is worth talking about: Goblin by Tyler, the Creator, the relatively unknown rapper who’s the best of a pack of SoCal... more info

VH1 Blog — Move Like This, the new record from The Cars (not the New Cars, but the Famous Original Cars), joins Raphael Saadiq‘sStone Rollin’ and Posted artist Christina Perri‘s lovestrong on record store shelves today. The band is a bit darker without ba... more info