USA Today Music — Weezy made fans wait for his much anticipated follow-up to 2008's triple-platinum 'Tha Carter III.' more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A dominant hip-hop force's set contains plenty of jubilation, and his band pushes familiar hits into new stylistic territory.A dominant hip-hop force's set contains plenty of jubilation, and his band pushes familiar hits into new stylistic territory.... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Lady Gaga plays a man, Odd Future dances, Lil Wayne is bleeped, Katy Perry wins big and someone has a snake. Lady Gaga plays a man, Odd Future dances, Lil Wayne is bleeped, Katy Perry wins big and someone has a snake. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A dominant hip-hop force’s set contains plenty of jubilation, and his band pushes familiar hits into new stylistic territory. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Odd Future's Tyler, the Creator had a breakout night at the MTV Video Music Awards, but it was Katy Perry who took home video of the year for "Firework." Odd Future's Tyler, the Creator had a breakout night at the MTV Video Music Awards, but it was K... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Odd Future's Tyler the Creator had a breakout night at the MTV Video Music Awards, but it was Katy Perry who took home video of the year for "Firework." It was Perry's second award of the night, as she earlier won best collaboration with Kanye West f... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — This didn’t make the “Verde Terrace” mixtape. So last time I was in the Chi, Lil Wayne was also in the chi… We chopped it bout funny ass old shit and serious new shit… Told him I was workin on #VerdeTerrace wit @DJDRAMA… Sent homie the �... more info

Topix — Making predictions in the music business is a mug's game. As they say in the financial world, past performance is no guarantee of future results - and on the Billboard charts, it's becoming a worse indicator all the time. more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — If you picked up Curren$y's latest tape, the DJ Drama-hosted Verde Terrace, earlier this week, then here's a little addendum to that: the languid "Smoke Sumthin", which features an unsuprisingly sedated appearance from Lil Wayne. (via Nah Right) MP3/... more info

USA Today Music — How hot is Coldplay? Does Metallica still have market mettle? Will Lil Wayne again rack up big numbers? more info