USA Today Music — This week, three prominent albums are released and reviewed a day early: Kanye West, The Killers and Ludacris. Our critic on ... more info

Dlisted — Why does Kanye West only type in CAPS on his blog? He's not screaming at you, he's just lazy. In one of his blog posts today, Kanye explains: I USE ALL CAPS CAUSE I'M LAZY NOT MAD. I TYPE WITH ONE HAND AND HOLD THE PHONE WITH THE OTHER... more info

Culture Bully — [by Chris DeLine] In three months Kanye West has stirred up a ridiculous level of hysteria surrounding 808s & Heartbreak, putting the album’s hype on par with any other release this year (almost). That being said, the album is just as much an exper... more info

MSN Music — Chris Brown wins 3 American Music Awards; Kanye West, Rihanna and Alicia Keys each take home 2 more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - With performances by some of music's hottest acts — Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Kanye West, the Jonas Brothers and 15 others — who needs awards? more info

Guardian Music — A duller artist would have reacted to the death of his mother and the loss of his girlfriend with a slew of saccharine ballads. Instead, urban magpie Kanye West has forsaken the rococo hip hop of his last album and embraced a hermetically sealed elec... more info

MSN Music — Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, Jonas Brothers, Kanye West to perform on American Music Awards more info

Guardian Music — Kanye West | Coldplay | The Killers | Alesha Dixon | U-Cef | Johnny Griffin more info

AngryApe — The rapper is streaming the album before it is released more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kanye West's new album 808s & HEARTBREAK is out in stores on Monday 11/24, but will be streaming at MySpace in its entirety as of midnight (pacific time) Friday night/Saturday morning. Monday is a weird release day.In a move... more info