Starpulse — Hip-hop titan Jay-Z has proved he has the Midas touch - half the tickets available for next year's Glastonbury festival were snapped up within hours.[...] Read more! more info

Hip-hop titan Jay-Z has proved he has the Midas touch - half the tickets available for next year's Glastonbury festival were snapped up within hours.[...] Read more! more info

Idolator — In a scribbled announcement scanned for Coldplay's online propaganda organ, rap-friendly pomp-rocker Chris Martin has revealed that his band will release an EP in November and a re-recorded version of "Lost!" from Viva La Vida featuring a "guest expe... more info

Pitchfork — Chris Martin of Coldplay writes-- seriously, longhand-- on his band's webpage that a new version of "Lost!", from Coldplay's recent Viva La Vida LP, is due in the coming weeks, featuring a guest appearance from their pal Jay-Z. [Via Stereogum] The t... more info

PopSugar — Beyonce's trip to Miami wasn't all bikini time with her sister, Jay-Z met up with his wife in Florida and the two separately headlined events this weekend. Beyonce looked glamorous on Saturday night as she was recognized for her philanthropy and ind... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, New MusicSpinner.com: Sorry, Kanye. Coldplay have partnered with rap icon Jay-Z on an upcoming special single version of the 'Viva La Vida' track 'Lost.' The new rendition of the song will be released "in a few weeks," according t... more info

Stereogum — Much like when Coldplay released the b-side "Death Will Never Conquer," which drummer Will Champion sang live at MSG, Chris Martin has gotten folksy on us, making like Mark Twain and pulling out his pen to give the fans a note in his handwriting. Th... more info

Perez Hilton — Mrs. Jay-Z doing good in our hometown! Beyonce Knowles was the guest of honor at the Diamond Ball and private concert benefiting the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation on Saturday. Wulf was recognized for her charity work and inducted into the cent... more info

MTV.com News — Survey says 61 percent of young respondents would vote for Obama if election were held today.By Gil Kaufman Barack Obama Photo: William Thomas Cain/Getty Images With efforts to reach young voters that include everything from concerts by Jo... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — She may not be mad for his music, but pop critic Fiona Shepherd reveres the wit and wisdom of Noel GallagherA couple of weeks ago Noel Gallagher, in his eternal, blokeish wisdom, produced a highly predictable list of the ten greatest rock bands of al... more info