Hip-hop star Jay-Z is lending his support to U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama by holding two free concerts in his honor.[...] Read more! more info

MTV.com News — The King of the South and his special guests celebrated the release of Paper Trail at the Highline Ballroom.By Shaheem Reid T.I. (file) Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images NEW YORK — Yeah. There was going to be a good show Tuesday night. A... more info

VH1 News — T.I. packed New York's Highline Ballroom Tuesday night and celebrated the release of Paper Trail with guests Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, Lupe Fiasco, Maino and more. more info

Idolator — Well, sort of. The hip-hop mogul and the rock poet laureate of New Jersey are both playing free shows this weekend to encourage voter registration, as well as volunteerism for the Democratic Presidential nominee. Springsteen will perform an acoustic ... more info

VH1 News — Jay-Z will play free shows in Detroit and Miami this weekend to encourage new voter registration and get young people involved in Obama's campaign. more info

MTV.com News — Rapper helps in push to register new voters before Monday's deadline in Michigan and Florida.By Gil Kaufman Jay-Z Photo: Chris Jackson/ Getty Images Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama already confirmed to MTV's Sway tha... more info

Idolator — Something purporting to be the track listing for Jay-Z's Blueprint 3, which comes out two months from now, has made its way to the Internet. There is a song called "Oasis!" And another one called "Election Night (We Believe In Obama)," although that ... more info

Rolling Stone — One day after Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen revealed a joint NYC show in support of Barack Obama, Jay-Z announced that he would perform at a pair of free concerts this weekend in the hope of strengthening voter registration and support for Obama. ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Jay-Z, the mega-rapper who last visited Detroit for a General Motors Style event in January 2007 where he was driven down the runway by GM President Richard Wagoner, will give a free concert for thousands of Michigan voters to push voter registration... more info

The Telegraph Blog — Live Nation are the biggest live events company in the world, so when they announced plans last year to extend operations into every aspect of the music business, signing artists and releasing records, the industry was forced to sit up and take notic... more info