MTV.com News — Jay-Z, Eminem and the Kings of Leon also score nods during a star-studded telecast/concert hosted by LL Cool J.By James Montgomery Beyoncé Photo: Paul Warner/ WireImage The nominees for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesd... more info

MTV.com News — Super-producer's new album features guest spots from everyone from Katy Perry to Miley Cyrus to Daughtry.By Shaheem Reid Timbaland Photo: Lester Cohen/ WireImage Timbaland is back for another round of mayhem with his new album, Shock Value... more info

Perez Hilton — Check out the just-released video (above) for Timbaland's Morning After Dark, featuring Nelly Furtado and SoShy, off Tim's upcoming album. Love the song! more info

Guardian Music — Def Jam/MercuryRihanna's last album, Good Girl Gone Bad, catapulted the 21-year-old Barbadian into the R&B superleague. This superleague is nowhere near as riveting as it was a decade ago, when the Neptunes were battling it out with Timbaland. Still,... more info

Guardian Music — Our series of oblique angles on the muscial decade continues, with a look at how hip-hop's vigour and invention at the start of the noughties has made the last five years of rap seem staleA month or so ago New Yorker pop critic Sasha Frere-Jones wrot... more info

MTV.com News — 'I'm trying to incorporate them within my own music,' singer says of hip-hop sounds.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Jim Cantiello Shakira Photo: MTV News Shakira probably isn't the first name that comes to mind when you think of hip-hop... more info

Guardian Music — The R&B singer's vocal has been removed from the the rapper's forthcoming LP – just two weeks before it is to be releasedTwo weeks from its release, Timbaland has dropped R&B singer Chris Brown from his forthcoming album, calling the last-minu... more info

VH1 News — Timbaland removed Chris Brown's vocals from his Shock Value II. Brown was to be featured on a song called "The One I Love." more info

SINGER's return post-Rihanna attack is dealt big blow after his duet with Timbaland is axed more info

MTV.com News — 50 digs at Jay-Z again during short set at New York's Highline Ballroom.By Rahman Dukes 50 Cent and Beanie Sigel perform on Monday night Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — 50 Cent has been on a high-octane promotional run for the past few weeks ... more info