ContactMusic — Rap superstars Jay Z and Kanye West have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit with blues singer Syl Johnson Soul star Johnson waged a legal battle against the pair in October 11 alleging the Watch the Throne duo had used an unauthorised sample of... more info

ContactMusic — Beyonces father Mathew Knowles is convinced his new granddaughter has a promising future ahead of her because her rich and famous parents will help her achieve all of her dreams The superstar singer and her husband rap mogul Jay Z recently became fir... more info

Perez Hilton — At least that's over with! We told you earlier that Kanye West and Jay-Z were being sued by soul musician Syl Johnson for illegally sampling his music on their song The Joy. Well, looks like they have a reason to celebrate because the two parties set... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Rita Ora has released her new video diary on youtube, where she talks about going to Number 1 with her feature on DJ Fresh’s ‘Hot Right Now’ and takes fans behind the scenes on one of her recent photoshoots around London! Rita was signed by non... more info

E! Online — Watch out, Texas—here I come! I'm off to Austin today for the South by Southwest film festival. The event kicks off tonight with the world premiere of The Cabin in the Woods,... more info

The Independent — Rap superstar Jay-Z is to headline BBC Radio 1's Olympic celebration, the Hackney Weekend 2012 more info

ContactMusic — Sxsw rumbles into action today with the first of its Interactive and Film events taking place however what the Austin Texas festival has become synonymous for is its music program which has grown ever larger over the years and the announcement earlie... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z is inviting fans to interact with him when he performs at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Texas next week by using Twitter.com to help choose his setlist. more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop superstar Jay Z is inviting fans to interact with him when he performs at the South By Southwest Sxsw Music Festival in Texas next week 12Mar12 by using Twitter com to help choose his setlist The Empire State of Mind hitmaker has teamed up wi... more info

Gigwise — Rapper will play London event more info