Rolling Stone — • Daft Punk Bring Exclusives to DJ Hero • Grohl, Novoselic Deny Approving Cobain GH5 Avatar • Ellen DeGeneres Joins American Idol • Jay-Z Burns Through BP3 at NYC Gig • Rolling Stones Reissuing Ya-Ya’s • Van Halen to Tour in 2010: Repor... more info

Rolling Stone — Having already locked up endorsements from two of the biggest names in hip-hop — Jay-Z and Eminem — the makers of the upcoming music video game DJ Hero turned their attention to recruiting some of electronic music’s stars. Mission accomplished... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: J.Cole recalls the first time he got in the studio with Jay-Z, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid and Jayson Rodriguez 50 Cent Photo: G-Unit It's VMA weekend — so many parties popping off in NYC over the next three days. If you're n... more info

VH1 News — Exclusive: 50 Cent said he wasn't dissing Jay-Z on "Flight 187." Plus: J.Cole recalls the first time he got in the studio with Jay-Z, in Mixtape Daily. more info

AngryApe — Along with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys more info

MTV.com News — 'I hope it's as big as it sounds. ... I believe it will be,' the singer says of the duo's 'Empire State Of Mind' pair-up on Sunday.By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway Calloway and Tim Kash Mary J. Blige Photo: MTV News The list of ... more info

411 Mania — Jay-Z unleashes his new album, will Rock Band re-popularize The Beatles?, Dr. Murray is screwed, will Jermaine Jackson’s tribute show happen?, an MTV VMAs primer, Katy Perry vs. LeAnn Rimes in Battle of the Babes and more, plus the Top 10 VM... more info

MTV.com News — 'They'll go two-two,' the house-band MC guesses — tune in Sunday at 9 p.m. to see for yourself!By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Tim Kash Wale Photo: MTV News As the VMA weekend approaches, Eminem and Kanye West's battle for Moonman... more info

411 Mania — Is Jay-Z's newest album more like the original Blueprint or recent efforts such as Kingdom Come? Click here to find out! more info

Stereogum — Two days before his big 9/11 show at MSG, Shawn Carter took a theatre tour through the city to promote his Blueprint 3 LP. His first stop was Letterman's couch, where Jay-Z and Dave-Z traded words (well, a word) about marital bliss and talked abou... more info