AllHipHop — Grammy-winning rock band Maroon 5 is set to enter unknown territory through an 18-track mixtape, but not without support from Hip-Hop’s biggest names.   Next month, the multi-platinum group will release Call & Response: The Remix Album, a pr... more info

MTV.com News — 'Cover your kid's ears' when listening to Before I Self Destruct, Fif warns.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Yasmine Richard 50 Cent Photo: MTV News 50 Cent is coming! But which 50 can we expect? "It's a catch-22," the rapper... more info

Idolator — No, really. Let's look at the nominees for this year's awards, which will air Nov. 23. And remember that each category only needs to be filled out with three nominees. Not a big number, especially in a year with so much music, right? Well, first we h... more info

MTV.com News — Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige and the Jonas Brothers will also vie for prizes during November 28 broadcast.By Chris Harris Lil Wayne Photo: Chris Polk/ Getty Images The nominees for the 2008 American Music Awards were announced Tuesday (Octob... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Mary J Blige and Jay-Z also sign 'open letter to young Americans' more info

Newsday — Thicke, touring behind his new CD, "Something Else," opens for Mary J. Blige at Madison Square Garden on Thursday and Friday. more info

Detroit Free Press — American Sewing Expo: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Rock Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand River, Novi. 248-889-3111. $12. Parking fee is $5. more info

Detroit Free Press — It's never a dull moment for bedroom crooner Robin Thicke. When he's not producing or popping up on tracks by the likes of Ashanti or Lil Wayne (he sings on Wayne's New Orleans ode "Tie My Hands"), Thicke is working on his own stuff an... more info

Idolator — Now that the MTV Video Music Awards have been put to bed, it's time for the channel's college-aged sibling, mtvU, to announce the nominations for its Woodie Awards, which have along with their deliberately snicker-inducing name an award to honor arti... more info

Pitchfork — Live Music on T.V. this week: Monday, September 8: NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Bon Iver Tuesday, September 9: NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Grizzly Bear (rerun) Wednesday, September 10: NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Al Green NBC... more info