MTV.com News — 'On the first Blueprint, he was a new producer, so he was just putting in the beats and moving out the way,' Jay tells the AP. By Jayson Rodriguez Jay-Z Photo: Jared Milgrim/ FilmMagic Jay-Z performed in Chicago on Tuesday night to promote... more info

MTV.com News — The show's set, red carpet and on-air promos all pay homage to the city's famous locations.By Eric Ditzian Radio City Music Hall, home of the 2009 Video Music Awards Photo: John Shearer In the lead-up to the 2009 Video Music Awards — air... more info

MTV.com News — Video Music Awards casting director Rob Crawford explains what it takes to get into the show, airing live Sunday at 9 p.m.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash Megan Fox Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images Some 35,000 people appl... more info

MTV.com News — 'I've been hearing stories that his left hook is all right,' Berto says of the MC.By Shaheem Reid Andre Berto Photo: Thierry Gourjon/ Getty Images During an interview Tuesday with New York radio host Ed Lover, Jay-Z claimed he was very ade... more info

MTV.com News — Pain details the perceived snub he received from Hov, but says they've spoken.By Jayson Rodriguez Jay-Z and T-Pain Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage Just a day after it was reported that T-Pain dissed Jay-Z while DJing in Las Vegas, he's chan... more info

MSN Music — Jay-Z 'disheartened' by scalpers selling tickets to his Sept. 11 benefit concert in NYC more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Are the Beatles sell outs? I have friends that think it's disgusting that the Beatles have their own video game. But how is having video game make you a sell out? The Beatles are entertainers. Video games are entertainment. How is combining the ... more info

NME — Jigga says his next album will be 'experimental' more info

Scotsman.com — COLLABORATIONS between rap and rock are nothing new, but until now the spheres of hip hop superstardom and indie rock experimentation have remained discrete. Last week, though more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay-Z's new album, The Blueprint 3, is out today (September 8, 2009). Jay-Z is playing a free MySpace Music Show tomorrow (September 9th) at Blender (Gramercy) Theatre, presented by the video game DJ Hero. Entry for the public is... more info