Pop Crunch — So Long, East Rutherford. Hello, BK: The NBA’s New Jersey Nets are hitting the road, heading over the “Bridge & Tunnel,” and setting up shop in Brooklyn, NY. And when [...] more info

ContactMusic — Jay Z is set to christen the new home of his New Jersey Nets basketball team by headlining the first concerts at the venue The Empire State of Mind hitmaker is a part-shareholder in the franchise and has been closely involved in plans to relocate the... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jay-Z will be the first musical performer to play at a new basketball arena under construction in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn-born rap star said on Monday. more info

ContactMusic — Coldplay and Bruno Mars paid tribute to tragic soul star Amy Winehouse on Friday 23Sep11 during their sets at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas Rapper Jay Z headlined the first night of the musical extravaganza at the Mgm Grand in Sin City perfor... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — During Jay-Z’s set at iHeartRadio Fest in Las Vegas, Alicia Keys came out to perform their smash “Empire State Of Mind”.   more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The number of massive hits ranged from the Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow" to Alicia Keys and Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind." more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — I Heart Radio: Ryan Seacrest and Clear Channel teamed up for I Heart Radio music festival in Las Vegas. Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and others perform on night one. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The guys on Las Vegas Boulevard barking out ticket deals in front of the Bellagio this morning weren't offering Donny & Marie or George Wallace passes. They were hollering Lady Gaga's name, Jay-Z, Coldplay, Rascal Flatts access, in the form... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Brooklyn Paper reports:Rap mogul Jay-Z will christen the Barclays Center when the under-construction $1-billion home for the Brooklyn-bound Nets opens on the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues next fall. The hip hop star, who owns a very... more info

Guardian Music — Brett Anderson Brittle Heart (Brett Anderson) Its gloriously fractured lyrics sound like an episode of Multi-Coloured Swap Shop played through a rickety projector on the inside of David Lynch's mind – "Give me your brittle heart and ashtray eyes, I... more info