NME — The X Factor judge let the news slip at London awards bash more info

Guardian Music — We're not sure what's strangest – watching Justin Bieber freestyle or realising that he's actually pretty good at itWhenever I'm sat around wondering just what Justin Bieber has been up to of late, I say to myself: "Damn damn, JB, where the hell yo... more info

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411 Mania — Is he any good? more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Das Racist ('Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell') plays with humor and seriousness in fraught territory. The hip-hop group plays the Roxy on Thursday.Making it big is perhaps the oldest lyrical trope in hip-hop, and there are many different ways to ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has confessed that legendary rapper Jay-Z is one of his best friends.During an interview with Pitchfork, the Paradise singer claims he gets on really well with Jigga,... more info

ContactMusic — Chris Martin often wonders how he became friends with Jay-Z The Coldplay frontman has struck up a close friendship with the hip-hop mogul but admits from the outside it looks like a strange pairing Chris - who is married to Oscar-winning act... more info

People.com — "It just happens that one of us is a nerd and the other is the coolest multi-entrepreneur on the planet," the Coldplay frontman jokes more info

VH1 Blog — As Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s Watch The Throne tour kicks off this week, there’s really not all that much else to talk about. Between set lists, leather outfits, copious bling and “OMG WILL PREGONCÉ OR FRANK OCEAN OR BOTH MAKE AN APPEARANCE?”, i... more info

Starpulse — Madonna and Jay-Z are to create their own video channels on YouTube.com as part of a new business venture to expand the website. more info