After a titanic weekend in NYC, the only plan I had for this week was to gently massage my legs and liver with a few days of maximum meditation. Then Wavves started tweeting about his scheduled appearance at last night’s FADER issue release party at Good Units in midtown: “special, special shit happening trust me [...]

AP - The-Dream, "Love King" (Island Def Jam)

Reuters - Rounding out the deceptively powerful trilogy that's given us 2007's "Love/Hate" and last year's "Love vs Money," The-Dream sticks to his signature future-soul sound on "Love King," which the singer/songwriter/producer has called the final album he'll release as a solo artist.

Reuters - A quick look at the writing and production credits for Lionel Richie's latest reveals his obvious desire to connect with an audience too young to remember mid-'80s hits like "Dancing on the Ceiling" and "Hello." Akon, Ne-Yo, Stargate, "Tricky" Stewart and the-Dream all contribute to an album with an up-to-the-minute digital sheen.

Kanye West will join The-Dream for a free MySpace Music show later this week.