Guardian Music — In the midst of Obama mania, musicians are falling over themselves to give their music away more info

MTV.com News — Fresh off his first EMA win, rapper says he'd rather 'penetrate culture' than receive kudos.By Shaheem Reid, with reporting by Jasmine Dotiwala Kanye West and Estelle performing at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool Thursday Photo: F... more info

NME — Jay-Z has released a new song - apparently to celebrate Barack Obama's election as US president. more info

TMZ — Filed under: Prez Election 2008 Ex-GOP poster boy Joe the Plumber pretty much flushed his political allegiance down the toilet this weekend in NYC -- at least when it came to his choice of nightlife.Spies tell us his big party stop in NYC was at Ja... more info

Discobelle.net — This dropped during the weekend. Jay-Z & Kanye West in yet another collaboration. Jay-Z - History (zShare) more info

Yahoo! Music — Yahoo! Music - Jay-Z has released a new song--apparently to celebrate Barack Obama's election as U.S. president. more info

Guardian Music — Jay-Z gives his friend Chris Martin a lesson in growing a spine, writes Gareth Grundy more info

All About Jazz — Def Jam executive Shakir Stewart died at his home in suburban Atlanta from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say. Shakir Stewart, the executive who succeeded Jay-Z as the head of the hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings, died Saturday from ... more info

Stereogum — After exhausting all the talk about the hope and the optimism for our country's future and the realization of its highest ideals on Tuesday night, a blogger-friend and I got down to the campaign result's most immediate and significant impact: How ma... more info

VH1 News — T.I., Fall Out Boy, Jay-Z and others keep the love coming for President-elect Obama. "How do you even describe this feeling?" Busta Rhymes asked MTV News. more info