Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Hip-hop performer and entrepreneur Jay-Z and Norwegian songwriting/production duo Stargate have joined forces under the StarRoc banner, which will encompass a record label and music publishing company under Jay-Z's Roc Nation v... more info

AngryApe — Reports say the superstar wants them for his new record label more info

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Spinner.com — Filed under: News, ExclusiveSpinner.com: M.I.A. hasn't, in fact, left the building, though she did announce from the stage at Bonnaroo that she was retiring, effective immediately. We've heard that before (right, Jay-Z?). Nevertheless, M.I.A. will p... more info

Monsters and Critics — Jay-Z has launched a new record label. more info

The Mirror — When Jay-Z makes an appearance at his own club they don't half lay it on. more info

The Mirror — When Jay-Z makes an appearance at his own club they don't half lay it on. more info

Pitchfork — It's looking like M.I.A. pulled a Jay-Z with her retirement talk earlier this summer, as clothing company Diesel has announced a few of the musical acts playing a big party it's throwing, and she is among them. Let this be a lesson to musicians and j... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kyle Gustafson Jay-Z's love affair with Norway continues with the announcement of the rapper/mogul's new label: StarRoc, a joint venture with Norwegian production duo Stargate, according to MTV.com.Also known as the duo of Mikkel S. Eriksen ... more info

Idolator — With all the endless chatter surrounding the record industry's slow-motion apocalypse—downloading, business models, livestock, etc.—it's refreshing to read someone who makes a salient point. Tim Whitwell, writing in Word, puts aside tiresome ethi... more info