RISE AND GRIND! MORNING MUSIC NEWS: Alicia Keys, Coldplay & Taylor Swift Perform For "Stand Up 2 Cancer," AND MORE!

Artists performing for a cause are cause for jubilation! Last night's "Step Up 2 Cancer" telethon featured Alicia Keys, Coldplay, and Taylor Swift giving touching performances. Swift's song was co-written by the mother of a young boy who fell ill to disease. [Idolator]

Ciara lets it be known she's no freshman when it comes to that sex education! DJ Orator releases CiCi's seductive joint called "Sophomore." [Rap-Up]

Canadian singer Frank Anthony has an upcoming debut album called Undeniable, and it's undeniable that you'll become a fan after listening to "Live In My Bed" featuring Kendrick Lamar. This is off his Sixty8 Comeback mixtape. [Hypetrak] 

Lil Wayne recently hosted the launch of his Beats Pro headphones at the Playhouse nightclub in Los Angeles, and partied it up with Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. [MissInfo]