It was a British musical invasion in Berlin last week as The xx brought out Jessie Ware during their set at the Night + Day festival. The foursome played covers of a few house classics: Modjo’s 2000 hit, “Lady (Hear Me Tonight),” mixed with Stardust’s “Music Sounds Better With You.” Let’s all hope a little studio session followed this performance.

Night + Day is “a series of live events, curated by The xx, who searched high and low for beautiful locations to stage special, one-off events, and handpicked the artists they most recpect and admire to join them.”

Watch The xx and Jessie Ware share the stage after the jump…

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Machine Gun Kelly works hard for that “Peso,” the first offering off his upcoming Black Flag mixtape. Produced by Toronto’s Burd & Keyz, the Cleveland-native rounds up two other money go-getters in G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha T and MMG’s Meek Mill. Sampling Aloe Blacc’s “I Need a Dollar,” enjoy MGK’s new offering premiered by DJ Steph Floss.

Listen and download “Peso” below…..

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After dropping their debut mixtape, Indigoism, and hitting the road with Pro Era and Flatbush Zombies on the Beast Coastal tour, The Underachievers bless us with some new psychedelic vibes, “May’s Patience.” Throw this in your summer playlist, boys and girls. Expect more new music from The Brooklyn duo next month, followed by their sophomore project, Chapter 23, coming this fall.

Listen to “May’s Patience” after the jump…

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With his debut album finally in stores, French Montana is enjoying the moment. Sure, the hip-hop world will be hawking his Soundscan numbers but the Bad Boy ain’t worried about nothin’. He’s on a nonstop press run with recent stops at HOT97, The Combat Jack show, Shaheem Reid’s The Roundup and more. In this one stop shop, check out the BX Bomber’s latest interview with Shaheem and Combat Jack. First up, French talks abut his original deal with Akon, why it didn’t work with Kanye and his bond with Ross & Diddy.

Watch French Montana on the Shaheem Reid’s The Roundup after the jump…

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Pharrell, the renaissance man, sat down with Usher on the latest episode on his ARST Talk series. Getting his James Lipton on once again, Skateboard P pried into Ursh’s early days, career achievements and his mentorship to Justin Bieber. The two past collaborators started the conversation at the very beginning of Usher’s career, touching on his start in the church choir. Leah Labelle also joins in the conversation towards the end.

Watch the full interview after the jump…

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Bobby Ray had an eventful day up at HOT97 to say the least. So we’ll start with this freestyle to prepare yourself. Press Play above and keep reading. While in the big apple on press, B.o.B. rolled by the station as planned to talk the morning show. That’s went things started off on the wrong foot. Before the interview officially kicked off, Rosenberg and Ebro got into a heated debate with B.o.B.’s manager over his claims that HOT hasn’t been supporting Bobby lately. In short, Ebro really gave them a piece of his mind. You’ll want to watch this.

It all go down after the jump…

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Rappers and social media, a match made in heaven. Through Instagram, we’re able to keep up pretty much with every studio session that happens between hip-hop’s elite. Even Top 5 rappers like Jay-Z and Nas can be seen through the photo sharing app. Lucky for us, guys Lenny S. also help with the flicks. Recently, he posted another pic of Hov in the studio, this time with DJ Khaled. It may be from a previous session with Ross and Timbaland. I’m sure we’ll hear about he end result soon enough. Khaled can’t keep a secret for that long.

Check out photos of Kendrick & Nas and Ja & Gotti after the jump…

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J. Cole served as musical guest on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night. Backed by The Roots, a stylish Cole performed his current single “Power Trip” sans Miguel. Off his sophomore album Born Sinner due June 18, you can purchase the single on iTunes.

Watch Cole World on Late Night below…..

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The L.E.P. Bogus Boys receive a big income tax cheque in “Commas,” their latest single featuring Lil’ Wayne and Ma$e. After an unexpected delivery comes in the mail, Moonie and Count invade Miami and spend big-time on flashy cars and jewelry. The party continues in a lavish mansion as Weezy and Birdman join the heavy spending.

L.E.P.’s Blueprint Group/Interscope debut album is set to arrive later this year. Purchase their current single on iTunes.

Watch “Commas” below….

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Kelly Rowland gives listeners lessons with her upcoming album, Talk A Good Game. Arriving June 18, the follow-up to 2011′s Here I Am is lead by the singles “Kisses Down Low,” and much-talked about “Dirty Laundry.” Fans will enjoy appearances from her Destiny’s Child sisters Beyoncé & Michelle Williams (“You Changed”), Wiz Khalifa (“Gone”), Pusha T (“Street Life”), The-Dream (“Sky Walker”), and Kevin Cossom (“Talk a Good Game”).

Pharrell, Mike Will Made It, The-Dream, T-Minus, and Boi-1da handle production duties on the 15-track standard edition, which you can pre-order on iTunes. This summer, catch Rowland on her 22-date “Lights Out” tour with The-Dream beginning this Thursday.

Get a look at the credits for Kelly Rowland’s new LP below…..

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