No this isn't a spin-off of the documentary, 'My Date With Drew,' or the movie 'Win A Date With Tad Hamilton,' but apparently for 2,100 pounds (about 3,900 US Dollars), you can win a date with Ms. Lily Allen. Taking part in DatingDirect.com's fourth annual Celebrity Dream Date charity auction, Lily Allen has auctioned herself off, with so far the highest bid being in excess of 2,100 pounds. And if you do happen to be the highest bidder, well she is into "Designing trainers, writing music,...

On October 24th, Grammy Award winning John Legend will deliver his sophomore release, 'Once Again.' In speaking about his forthcoming album on his website , he noted, "I worked with a great list of producers and co-writers, including Kanye West, Will.I.Am, Raphael Saadiq, Craig Street, Sa-Ra, Eric Hudson, Devo Springsteen, Dave Tozer and Avenue...I also had a special guest appearance from Mary J. Blige..I'm really proud of what we did....

By now, die hard fans have probably already heard, and knew about, The Knife's first two records, despite having to pay import prices. However for those of you who have recently been introduced to the band with their third release, 'Silent Shout,' Mute North America is set to release on October 31st the first two albums, 'The Knife' (2001) and 'Deep Cuts' (2003), the latter which won the duo a Swedish Grammy for "Pop Group of the Year." This comes just one day before The Knife debuts their...

Debuting to critical acclaim with 2005's 'Arular,' London-born M.I.A has been hard at work working on her follow-up, which will be produced by herself. Spending the last six months recording in Tamil Nadu and Trinidad and Tobago, M.I.A. recently stated on her MySpace blog that she will return with new single called 'Bird Flu' with an accompanying video. "The video I did out there in a fishing village in south coast of India," writes M.I.A in a recent post to her website. "The village was...

While no prize is going to be given, DJ Shadow is allowing fellow DJs and remixers to download an editable version of "Enuff," which features A Tribe Called Quest rapper Q-Tip and hip-hop artist Lateef. Available at Djshadow.com, the track can be recut using U-MYX, an interactive music software that lets users remix and recreate tracks. Sorry Pro-Tools users.

Set to be broadcast live on November 2nd from Madison Square Garden, the 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were announced this morning, with Giant Step favorite Marisa Monte receiving 3 nominations (for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album, Best Samba Album & Best Brazilian Song). Additional nominations include Gonzalo Rubalcaba for Best Latin Jazz Album, Shakira for Best Female Pop Vocal Album and Calle 13 for Best New Artist. For a complete listing, visit

Coming off the huge success of their debut album, 'St. Elsewhere,' Gnarls Barkley have already begun work on their follow-up. According to a statement Danger Mouse gave to NME, "We've started to throw some ideas around, and we've started on some rough demo stuff. But it's stil a little way away...But we want to make the record sooner rather than later - just go in there an continue what we're doing. We definitely don't want to make (the next album) based our reactions to what people are...

Having worked with everyone from Masta Ace, The Beastie Boys, Wordsworth, Jonell, Us3, Black Star, Venus Malone and J Sands, last year J Rawls, who is known mainly for his production skills, delivered his second solo album, 'The Essence of Soul.' Returning after only a year, J Rawls takes a new look on jazz and hip-hop fusion with 'The Liquid Crystal Project.' "Jazz-Hop" as J Rawls has calls it, blends "the boom-bap of hip-hop from the...

Whether it is the decreasing amount of money in the music industry or just musicians wanting to explore new things, we have seen more and more musicians diversifying into other related media industries (film, tv, etc) from Mos Def to Common (he's in a new movie with Russell Crowe). However, one medium that we usually don't see musicians try their hand in, is animation. Off the heals of starring in a feature length movie, 'Idelwild,' Andre 3000 will be the voice of a...

Partnering with technology giant Motorola, Swindle magaine is set to produce a series of exclusive sit down dinners in New York and Los Angeles with individuals they have selected for their forthcoming "Icons" issue. Public enemy frontman Chuck D. is just one of many, which includes people like Alan Dershowitz, Tyra Banks, Hulk Hogan, and author Judy Blume, that will be honored. According to Swindle's Editor-In-Chief Roger Gastman, "The common denominator for choosing an "Icon" for the issue...