Starpulse — JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Jay-Z will make his U.S. festival debut when he replaces the Beastie Boys at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey.[...] Read more! more info

Associated Press — JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Jay-Z will make his U.S. festival debut when he replaces the Beastie Boys at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey.... more info

MSN Music — Jay-Z to headline All Points West festival in NJ after Beastie Boys forced to cancel more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- With word of the BEASTIE BOYS concert cancellation due to bassist Adam Yauch cancer treatment, NJ's ALL POINTS WEST FESTIVAL (July 31 thru August 2 in Jersey City, NJ) has announced that they have the hip-hop superstar, JAY... more info

Topix — Jay-Z performs in June, at the Summer Jam concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Jay-Z will replace headliners the Beastie Boys at the 2009 All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey next weekend in his first U.S. festival debut. more info

Allmusic Blog — Jay-Z will step into the Beastie Boys’ slot at next week’s All Points West Festival. Jay will play the headline gig on Friday, July 31, and is taking over for the Beasties due to Adam Yauch’s discovery of salivary gland cancer, for which he is ... more info

JamBase — JAY-Z CONFIRMED AS FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER OF ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL SHOW TO MARK HIP-HOP SUPERSTAR'S U.S. FESTIVAL DEBUT Jay-Z ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL organizers have just confirmed the U.S. festival debut of Jay-Z... more info

AngryApe — Because Adam Yauch has cancer more info

VH1 News — Jay-Z is taking over the Beastie Boys' headlining spot at All Points West following the announcement that Adam Yauch must undergo treatment for cancer. more info