Live Daily — With nine nominations each, Beyonce [ tickets ] and Lady Gaga lead the pack of nominees for this year's MTV Video Music Awards, which will be distributed Sept. 13 in New York City. Beyonce earned the nine nominations for one song, "Single Ladies (... more info

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AllHipHop — Rappers Eminem, Jay-Z and Kanye West will do battle during the 26th Annual 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, which take place live in New York this September.   Eminem and Kanye West were each nominated in four categories for their videos “We Ma... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — DETROIT - A Detroit man has been charged with sending letters threatening to kill celebrities, including Beyonce and Jay-Z and former football star Jerome Bettis. more info

VH1 News — Jay-Z told us about the images he chose for the cover of Blueprint 3. "These things are like the forgotten pieces in hip-hop," he said of the instruments on the cover. more info

411 Mania — Plus, Kanye, Nas, Drake, Rihanna, MGMT and Timbaland show up on new album... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin For his opening song, Jay-Z paid respect by opening to the Beastie Boys's classic record, "No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn." "Everybody just started going nuts as soon as they heard the guitars," recalls Lamont Caldwell, a touring... more info

MTV.com News — Show airs live on Sunday, September 13 at 9 p.m. on MTV.By MTV News staff Lady Gaga Photo: Michael Buckner/ Getty Images The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards nominations are in! Beyoncé and Lady Gaga lead the way with nine nods apiece, and Kan... more info

MTV.com News — It'll be a battle of fashion-forward pop divas on September 13.By Eric Ditzian Beyoncé in her video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Photo: Columbia The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards nominations are in, and the 26th annual show is sha... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — After the  announcement of Adam “MCA” Yauch’s unfortunate cancer diagnosis, I wondered who APW could pull in of that caliber. This question was quickly answered once Jay-Z was announced as the stand-in headliner for the Beastie Boys. I becam... more info