Brooklyn Vegan — this sucks... All Points West begins today (7/31). Directions to get there HERE. Map HERE. Schedule HERE. Heartless Bastards are the first band to play. Jay-Z is tonight's headliner. Hopefully they don't have to cancel any performances due to lightni... more info

MTV.com News — Lyrics of 'The Warning' are a scathing attack on Carey and husband Nick Cannon.By Jocelyn Vena Eminem Photo: Scott Gries/ Getty Images First Eminem wrote a song, "Bagpipes From Baghdad," directed at Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon. Then she s... more info

Guardian Music — We're back! Well, sort of. After a month-long break (yes, it took us that long to get over Glastonbury), Alexis Petridis sits in Paul MacInnes's chair to bring you a new bands special to kick off August. We begin with feedback-loving group the Big Pi... more info

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 ... more info

MTV.com News — 'How did my friggen song get leaked???' singer tweets about single, scheduled to hit radio Monday.By Jocelyn Vena Miley Cyrus Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Miley Cyrus' new song "Party in the USA" has been leaked online and will r... more info

AllHipHop — Jay-Z recently revealed his motivation for creating another Blueprint album came from his desire to establish a second trilogy of albums.   “I always wanted to finish the series because the first In My Lifetime series…you know I had thr... more info

411 Mania — Special edition to feature 2 CD's of unreleased music by Hova and Em... more info

VH1 News — The upcoming "Renegade Edition" of "DJ Hero" will feature previously unreleased tracks from Jay-Z and Eminem. more info

AngryApe — In his forthcoming autobiography more info

411 Mania — Another edition of the slow jams! New promos from Jay-Z, Mariah Carey and the Dream round off this week's column. more info