Guardian Music — Few would disagree with Jay-Z's boast about being the 'best rapper alive' after hearing this gloriously epic albumIt was billed at the time as his swansong. During a playback at his Baseline Studios in New York, shortly before its release in 2003, Ja... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Disgraced R&B star Chris Brown's comeback has been dealt another blow - hitmaker Timbaland has cut him from his new song. more info

MTV.com News — Brown was to be featured on a song called 'The One I Love.'By Gil Kaufman Chris Brown Photo: Jason Kempin/ Getty Images Timbaland has removed a Chris Brown track from his upcoming album, Shock Value II, which is slated to drop December 8. ... more info

411 Mania — Timbaland shuns Chris Brown... more info

E! Online — Timbaland says he's got nothing but love for Chris Brown, despite the fact that Brown is now an ex-contributor to the MC's latest album. "The decision was a mutual decision... more info

Perez Hilton — Finally! Some backlash from the industry! Thank you Timberland (sort of)! Sources are confirming that Timberland has axed Chris Brown off a track on his new album and the decision wasn't entirely because of the music. Sources say that Chris had provi... more info

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AllHipHop — Jay-Z and The Black Eyed Peas were the big hip hop winners during the 37th annual American Music Awards, which took place tonight (November 22nd) at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.   Jay-Z and the Black Eyed Peas each won two AMA Awards. Jay-Z wo... more info

ET Online — The "2009 American Music Awards" boasted many amazing performances by the biggest musicians of the year, including headline-grabbing ladies Fergie, Rihanna and Whitney Houston. ET has all the AMA details after the jump... Tonight was a good ... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Lady GagaBad Romance (Universal) Baroness von Sparkytits has spent most of 2009 working on that reverse backlash, bringing haters around to the philosophy of Gaga. Bad Romance, one of the best singles released this year, is preachin... more info