MTV.com News — Singer is holding 'Jordan Idol' events to find artists with 'something special.'By Jocelyn Vena Jordan Knight Photo: MTV News Back in the '80s, Jordan Knight was plucked out of obscurity to join one of the most popular groups at the time, ... more info

Stereogum — Hey Pearl Jam, Phoenix see your Target tie-in and raise you one Wal-Mart endorsement that also pimps Axe hair products. Watch at walmart.com. Apparently Axe has a product called Phoenix? Quelle coincidence (that's French for LOL). more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Image: Ben Ritter The Antlers have come a long way. New Yorkers that have been working the club scene for a while and releasing their own albums, they are finally getting some recognition. Frenchkiss is re-releasing their latest album, Hospice, on Au... more info

NME - Radar — You know how that whole latest wave of ballyhooing lounge-trash synth-pop from the US seemed for a diced nano-second like it could be The Next Big Thing? Until you realised that every act involved either had the collective sex appeal and star quali... more info

Slowcoustic — Who are these seemingly over focused gentlemen before you?nbsp; Why they are Toronto's Sunparlour Players.nbsp; Don't let the photo of what looks like 3 complete strangers fool you, they are a tight knit and serious Alt-Folk-Rock outfit...and from wh... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Nipsey Hussle has 'high expectations for this industry and this game.'By Shaheem Reid and Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Lil Wayne Photo: MTV News Artist: Nipsey Hussle Representing: South Central L.A. ... more info

The Culture Of Me — Hip hop is such a loaded genre/term, we won't even really get into our thoughts about it, other than to say that the last decade or so of chest-pumping, swagger-filled, we're-rich-now-but-remember-the-streets clan of artists are--save for a very... more info

Perez Hilton — It is hard to believe that Julian Perretta is just 20 years old! Skillfully inhabiting a world that encompasses soul, pop and '70s nostalgia, his music reflects the maturity of an accomplished, seasoned musician. We know we effusively praise a lot of... more info