Guardian Music — The 'King of Pop' generated more income than Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Madonna and Jay-Z combined in 2010Michael Jackson's This Is It tour was the singer's plan to try to regain some control over the debts he had amassed during his extravagant life, and u... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — David Yow of Scratch Acid (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * Brain Cloud @ Barbes * Chicha Libre @ Barbes * Jay-Z, Kanye West @ MSG * Scratch Acid @ Webster Hall * Coke... more info

The Newsroom — Kelly Rowland accidentally confirms that Beyonce and Jay-Z are having a girl. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay-Z & Kanye West @ the Izod Center in NJ (cohanlon64) Kanye West & Jay-Z aka The Throne played their first of two shows at the Izod Center in NJ last night (11/5), and they do it again in the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jeff Mangum in Jersey City last night (photo by cecurran) today in NYC * ASSSCAT 3000 @ UCB * The Four Bags @ Barbes * Frank Ocean @ Bowery Ballroom * Jay-Z, Kanye West @ Izod Center * Jeff Mangum... more info

Guardian Music — Izod Centre, New JerseyIt is a testament to the hyperbolic levels of grandeur and self-aggrandisement audiences now expect of Jay-Z and Kanye West that their concert on Saturday night – which was held in the soul-sappingly monolithic Izod Centre in... more info

411 Mania — But a bitch ain't one... more info

Pop Crunch — Hoyas, Meet Hova: If you’re a Ivy Leaguer at Georgetown University, it just got a little easier to “Watch the Throne…” You can do it from the nearest lecture hall. [...] more info

MTV.co.uk News — Is there any more eagerly awaited new release in the world of pop right now than Beyoncé and Jay-Z's little bun in the oven? The answer to that question is almost certainly "no",... more info

Gigwise — Singer slips in recent interview... more info