Perez Hilton — Beyonce wasn't the only surprise at California's Coachella music festival! When the singer got on stage with hubby Jay-Z Friday night, the crowd looked shocked when they saw that she was wearing a t-shirt covered with obscenities. Some of the words,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Rachel Carr, words by Daiana Feuer Jay-Z, Beyonce & Johnny Rotten This year, the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival reveals that tattoos are more ubiquitous among social scenes than ever before. A walking museum of quotes and... more info

Idolator — Jay-Z's smash "Empire State Of Mind" claims that New York is "where dreams are made of", but Friday night the remote desert town of Indio, California was the only place to be. Jay headlined the first night of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festiva... more info

Idolator — There had been rumors all day that Jay-Z would add a twist to his historic performance on the first night of the Coachella festival by inviting a surprise guest: Dr. Dre. (Remember, they’ve recorded the as-yet-unheard track “Under Pressure” tog... more info

AllHipHop — Scott Storch is quickly getting back into swing of the music game by lending his hit-making skills to the highly anticipated Dr. Dre single “Under Pressure,” a song that features Jay-Z. The song, which has yet to leak, is a huge move fo... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — As the first straight-up hip-hop headliner in Coachella's freewheeling, 11-year history, Jay-Z's set Friday night can be summed up in three words (with all due respect to Julius Caesar): veni vidi vici. Young Jigga came, he saw and he conquered... more info

Pitchfork — Kicking off day one of this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival were Jay-Z, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, Grizzly Bear, She & Him, Fever Ray, Yeasayer, Gil Scott-Heron, the Specials, Them Crooked Vultures, Sleigh Bells, Baroness... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — During Jay-Z's stake-claiming set on the main stage of Coachella on Friday night, if you weren't on the pitch, chances are you were standing on tippy-toes in the VIP area trying to get a feel for the show from a... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Jay-Z rocks the crowd on the fest's first night. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — So does the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, now in its 11th year, truly get rowdy at night? "There's no more of the burning sun," observed Vampire Weekend singer Ezra Koenig. "Maybe you're shifting into a different mood. You... more info