Guardian Music — You get a sample, loop it, ask somebody to shout "throw your hands up in the sky" over the top and "that's 80 per cent of it right there". Kanye West no longer finds making hip-hop challenging, he told a gathering of hacks at an Argentinian steakhous... more info

Rolling Stone — They are already the world’s largest concert promoters, they’ve branched out to form their own ticketing service and record labels, and now Live Nation will seek to challenge iTunes’ digital music dominance by launching their own music service ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - He and Jay-Z both looking towards 2009 comeback more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - He and Jay-Z both looking towards 2009 comeback more info

The Telegraph Blog — Things move with extraordinary rapidity in modern pop. Obama was elected President last week and now Jay Z, one of his strongest advocates in the music world, has released an online track celebrating Victory. Jay Z has celebrated Obama's ... more info

VH1 News — Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 probably won't come out in 2008, and Kanye West blames the delay on the success of "Swagger Like Us." more info

MTV.com News — West says the success of 'Swagger Like Us' pressured Jay to make sure 'everything was on that level.'By Shaheem Reid, with reporting by Jasmine Dotiwala Kanye West and Jay-Z Photo: Lester Cohen Archive/ WireImage/ Getty Images Jay-Z has al... more info

VH1 News — Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 probably won't come out in 2008, and Kanye West blames the delay on the success of "Swagger Like Us." more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - Beyonce insists she would have never considered selling photos of her hush-hush wedding to Jay-Z to a glossy celebrity magazine. Still, the singer acknowledges that she was amazed at the amount of money that was offered. more info

NME — Beyonce has revealed she'd love to play Glastonbury Festival after seeing her husband Jay-Z headline this year's event. more info