Reuters — LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pearl Jam topped the U.S. pop album chart for the first time in 13 years on Wednesday, ending the two-week reign of rapper Jay-Z. more info

AllHipHop — Rapper 50 Cent addressed recent comments made by rapper Jay-Z during a radio interview on the BBC last week.   Jay-Z defended rapper Kanye West in an interview conducted by DJ Trevor Nelson’s BBC radio show last week.   Jay-Z became irrita... more info

Live Daily — For the first time in more than a decade, Seattle grunge-rock veterans Pearl Jam [ tickets ] have placed an album atop the US chart. "Backspacer," the group's latest set, moved 189,000 copies during its first week in stores, enough to secure a No.... more info

Live Daily — John Mayer [ tickets ] will release his fourth studio album, "Battle Studies," Nov. 17. The album is the follow-up to Mayer's critically acclaimed 2006 release, "Continuum." Co-produced by Mayer and Steve Jordan, "Battle Studies," is described by ... more info

VH1 News — New York Governor David Paterson weighed in on MTV News' Hottest MCs in the Game list. He declined to reveal his #1 MC, but spoke highly of Jay-Z. more info

VH1 News — T-Pain has apologized to Jay-Z in a song called "More Careful," referring to his recent comments over a perceived snub from Jay in the song "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)." more info

AllHipHop — Rapper Jay-Z recently appeared on Angie Martinez’ Hot 97 show, where he revealed the Armand de Brignac (Ace of Spades) champagne he endorses was ranked #1 in the world after taste tests.   The results were published on September 24 in Fine C... more info

MTV.com News — Band tops Billboard for the first time in 13 years, knocking Jay-Z to #2.By Gil Kaufman Pearl Jam's Backspacer Photo: Universal Music Group If Pearl Jam have proved anything over their nearly 20-year career, it's that you can go your own... more info

VH1 News — Pearl Jam's Backspacer is #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, knocking Jay-Z to #2. more info

The Late Greats — I keep a playlist in my iTunes called “1s To Blog About”. Home for songs I like that I think need more exposure. The song below has been hanging out in that folder so long, I can’t remember where I first heard it. All I know is I l... more info