What do M.I.A.'s bad ass image, Jay-Z's Carnegie Hall performance, Drake's "Marvin's Room" lawsuit, Calvin Harris' best songwriter of the year award, and Shakira's Bollywood debuthave in common? They're all featured in this week's music news round up! Check it out for more... More»

Last night the New York Giants dominated over the New England Patriots for the title of Super Bowl Champions. Some actually took the game seriously, chugging light beers and sporadically screaming at the television, while others (and by others we mean a good majority of those "one day a year" sports fans) were just waiting for the yearly tradition of watching the train wreck of a half time show. Ever since the Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" 8 years ago, the NFL has kept a tight lock down on its acts, using headliners for a more PG crowd like Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, and possibly the worst half time show in history, The Black Eyed Peas. But this year was Madonna's year -- a chance to thrust herself back in the spotlight and prove she's got what it takes, even at age 53. From tightrope walkers, to M.I.A.'s unruliness, to Madonna's crotch and beyond, here's what I was really thinking about during the half time show... More»

• Feminist organization FEMEN stages a topless protest in Zurich, Switzerland's freezing temperatures to oppose the International Ice Hockey Federation's decision to host the 2014 Hockey World Cup in Minsk, Belarus. [HuffPo]
• 35-year-old big brother of NY Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire, Hazell Stoudemire, is killed in a car accident this morning in Florida. [TMZ]

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I took a trip to Indiana to watch our good ol' Giants make Tom Brady cry. It was a barn burner but the G-Men did the job and took home their second Super Bowl in five years. Dynasty anyone? Check out my adventure... More»

When Buraka Som Sistema recently brought their "kuduro" genre of music stateside at the Treasure Island Music Festival, we were lucky enough to sit down with them for some real-talk. If you're not familiar with this four-man crew, we're thinking it won't be long before you find yourself getting low in the middle of one of their booty-shaking live sets, whether it's a large-scale music fest or an underground show. More»

• Dominique Strauss-Kahn's hotel-maid accuser finally gave her side of the story yesterday, in order to push authorities to prosecute him. [NYP]
• Amy Winehouse's "post-mortem" will take place later today and Amy's father speaks to the press, saying his daughter was about "love." [BBC]
• Forget Mom's mini-van -- summer sleep away camp now includes a private jet ride to camp. [NYT]
• M.I.A. has released the first single in memory of Amy Winehouse with a track called "27" - referring to the singer's age at the time of her death. [NYD]
• A Norwegian police convoy carrying gunman Anders Behring Breivik, who admitted to Friday's mass shootings in Norway, has left an Oslo court house after a custody hearing on Monday, police said. [Reuters]

• Four teenagers were critically injured in an attack by a brown bear and her cub as they hiked through Alaska.  [CNN]
• Amy Winehouse's "post-mortem" will take place later today and Amy's father speaks to the press, saying his daughter was about "love." [BBC] More»

Lately, with the explosion of electronic music, the underground rave scene has been stirred once again. What it will blossom into, one can't be sure. Here's a short breakdown of the modern rave scene today, from past to present. More»

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Blaqstarr celebrated the release of his new EP at Tuesday night sans his DJ prefix. Indeed, someone's making the jump from producer for artists like M.I.A. to rapper, but is it a smart move? More»