Guardian Music — You get a sample, loop it, ask somebody to shout "throw your hands up in the sky" over the top and "that's 80 per cent of it right there". Kanye West no longer finds making hip-hop challenging, he told a gathering of hacks at an Argentinian steakhous... more info

The Newsroom — Eighteen-year-old country sensation Taylor Swift delivers her sophomore album, 'Fearless,' T-Pain proposes to music fans with 'Thr33 Ringz' and recent 'American Idol' runner-up David Archuleta releases his self-titled debut. (Nov. 11) more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - T-Pain, "Thr33 Ringz" (Jive) more info

Pitchfork — The tracklist for Lil Wayne's previously mentioned and oft-discussed Dedication 3 mixtape has surfaced via an MTV.com interview with DJ Drama, Wayne's partner on the Dedication mixtapes. Hey, maybe that "You guys, I'm releasing a new Carter III with ... more info

Pitchfork — The tracklist for Lil Wayne's previously mentioned and oft-discussed Dedication 3 mixtape has surfaced via an MTV.com interview with DJ Drama, Wayne's partner on the Dedication mixtapes. Hey, maybe that "You guys, I'm releasing a new C... more info

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Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty Pop country phenom Taylor Swift’s Fearless leads the way in this week’s slate of new releases. Jody Rosen calls Swift “a songwriting savant with an intuitive gift for verse-chorus-bridge architecture that, in singles like the surgi... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Weezy set to tour and releases track list for new mixtape... more info

New York Post — T-Pain Thr33 Ringz 3 ½ Stars HIP-HOP'S hookmaster general T-Pain has found inspiration under the big top for his third record "Thr33 Ringz." If the title weren't hint enough, then the ringmaster outfit he wore at the BET awards and his... more info

VH1 News — DJ Drama gave us the details on Lil Wayne's upcoming mixtape, including a full track list. "Weezy went in, he killed it," the producer said of Wayne's performance. more info