NME - Festivals — Might as well get the Glasto puns out of the way. 'Crazy In Mud', "I don't think you're ready for these wellies" etc. News that Beyonce is headlining the Sunday night at Glastonbury - at least, according to Holy Moly (we're still waiting on confirmat... more info

XLR8R — On April 2, DFA label head James Murphy and his LCD Soundsystem will join the likes of The Arcade Fire, Jay-Z, and Rammstein with a headlining performance at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sadly, this landmark concert will also... more info

Gigwise — Jay-Z's wife heading to Worthy farm... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Via TS TOUCHES ON JAY-Z CO-SIGN, XXL FRESHMEN 2011 COVER W/ VADO??? BODYING CHARLIE CLIPS IN A BATTLE, BRINGING LYRICISM BACK & TALKING ABOUT BEING DIFFERENT a2a_linkname="Fred The Godson Interview With True Stories Radio"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.th... more info

AllHipHop — (AlHipHop News) Washington, DC rapper Wale ended months of speculation concerning a possible record deal with Rick Ross' Maybach Music. The rapper took to Twitter last night (February 5th) and confirmed that he has finally signed with Ross' imprint, ... more info

Guardian Music — British Sea Power, On tourA band somewhat out of time, British Sea Power. Thinkers and doers, the Brighton-based six-piece seem to hail from a time of bicycling, adventuring and youthful resourcefulness. Certainly, they have done their best to enlive... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Veteran Hip-Hop executive Michael Kyser has been named the first President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group, label COO Julie Greenwald and CEO Craig Kallman announced today. Kyser, who started his career in 1992 at Def J... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Kanye West and Jay-Z collaborative album Watch The Throne has yet to receive an official release date, but the excitement around the project continues to build. One of the few people to have heard... more info

Chorus.fm — Former *Sex Pistols (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?l=3877)* frontman John Lydon has branded his Shockwaves NME Awards rival *Jay-Z (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?l=18992)* as "nonsense" and a "parody." (http://ww... more info

411 Mania — He calls him "nonsense"... more info