ContactMusic — Jay-Z organised a surprise birthday bash for wife Beyonce Knowles at the weekend.The rapper made the 'Halo' hitmaker's 29th birthday party on Saturday (04.09.10) one... more info

MTV.com News — Usher's 25-date arena tour will start on November 10 in Seattle.By Gil Kaufman Usher Photo: Michael Caulfield/ WireImage Usher will reward his fans' patience in November when he finally kicks off the long-awaited tour in support of his plat... more info

VH1 News — 50 Cent tells Mixtape Daily that Ice Cube inspires his love affair with Twitter. more info

AOL Music — (Sept. 7) -- The app Earth Destroyers calculates how many pounds of carbon dioxide an artist produces by touring. Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Jay-Z are all "Earth Savers"; U2, Metallica and Snoop Dog are labeled "Earth Destroyers." more info

MTV.co.uk News — Lady GaGa reportedly gave Beyonce a diamond studded wig and underwear for her birthday last week. It’s claimed the Paparazzi star turned up to Jay-Z’s Detroit gig over the weekend to... more info

MTV.com News — Forthcoming album I Am The West references Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, DJ YellaBy Jayson Rodriguez Ice Cube Photo: MTV News Shots fired? Well, not quite. Ice Cube toys with some pretty popular names on his forthcoming album, I Am The West, spitting r... more info

MTV.com News — G-Unit general tells Mixtape Daily Ice Cube inspires him to experiment with different mediumsBy Shaheem Reid 50 Cent Photo: Getty Images/Jakubaszek Celebrity Favorites: 50 Cent Ah. It was but just three years ago around this time, VMA ti... more info

Gigwise — Rapper to meet jeweller Stephen Webster... more info

MTV.com News — 'Drake is just my little brother, and I kid with him all the time,' Minaj says.By Shaheem Reid Drake and Nicki Minaj Photo: Getty Images Nicki Minaj promises there were no "Drickis" born in the 24 hours she and Drake were "married." This pa... more info

Muzjiks — Coming down from this morning's prescription? Stay up with some more musical narcotics to cure that case of the Mondays...Rick Ross (ft. Jay-Z and John Legend): Free Mason [alt]+Notorious BIG: Live Freestyle '95 (DJ Vlad RMX) [alt]+Wiz Khalifa: Board... more info