NME — Brit singer's turn on 'The Blueprint 3' brings out the crowd at label show more info

411 Mania — From Metallica’s “Big Four” Tour and the VMAs and Kanye West to the Avril-Deryck split, Aerosmith drama, and new music from The Smashing Pumpkins, Atreyu, Vampire Weekend, and The Flaming Lips, 411's Aaron Titan breaks down... more info

Guardian Music — It was one of the greatest stage invasions of all time and it is now turning into something even bigger. As he interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards last week, Kanye West said: "Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you... more info

This was not a good week for Emily Post, as the week's top TV moments exhibited an alarming lack of etiquette. Kanye West crushed tender flower Taylor Swift's hopes and dreams by barging in on her VMA moment. Serena Williams unleashed a tirade of more info

Jay-Z Defends 'Super-Passionate' Kanye: 'He Didn't Kill Anybody' Jay-Z doesn't think Kanye West is a 'jackass' ? just 'super-passionate.' The rapper defended his protégé on BBC Radio for ambushing Taylor Swift at Sunday's Video Music Aw... more info

411 Mania — It’s a packed news week in the PANR: Record labels want royalties for 30 second sound samples, Coldplay settles with Satriani, Beyonce sued for not using her name, musicians don’t support the labels new disconnect law and Lilly Alle... more info

NME — He bigs up The Psychedelic Furs as well as Beyonce more info

Topix — Jay-Z Says Kanye Was Rude, But That Media Overreacted Posted by Aaron Mayagoitia on 09.18.2009 It keeps going and going... Rapper Jay-Z has said that Kanye West's outburst at the MTV Video Music Awards during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech was "rud... more info

Starpulse — Jay-Z has urged the media to back off his pal Kanye West following his notorious outburst at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, insisting[...] Read more! more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Jay-Z has urged the media to back off his pal Kanye West following his notorious outburst at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, insisting the backlash isn't justified because "he didn't kill anybody". more info