L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Kanye West: "Kanye: The Musical," based on Kanye West's life, is set to come alive in Australia at the University of Sydney. more info

Perez Hilton — Their incredibly successful collaboration album, Watch the Throne, is king on the Billboard Hot 200 for its second week in a row. Not surprising, either. The album's cumulative sales (hard and digital) now add up to 613,000. Whoa! Way to go, guys! ... more info

Gigwise — As they face possible lawsuit... more info

NME — Rappers are alleged to have used Syl Johnson's vocals without permission more info

Topix — Here's Kanye West, stealing the spotlight from Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. more info

DrownedInSound — We report on the first two days of Oslo's Øyafestival, featuring Matthew Dear, Destroyer, Kanye West, Pantha Du Prince, Explosions In The Sky and a ton more. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Scotsman.com — Two of the world's biggest rappers on the same album might have been a clash of egos but after some bragging they take on the world together more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The new issue of RESPECT Magazine looks really tough. Elliott Wilson discusses “Watch The Throne” and there are features on Yelawolf, Kendrick Lamar, Lil B and more. The issue hits stores on Sept. 6th. London readers, I’m told a place in Centra... more info

Guardian Music — Hammersmith Apollo, LondonFor further proof that pop is now dominated by female artists, see last week's album chart. Eight of the 10 bestsellers are by women. All are solo performers, among them the late Amy Winehouse and her equally forthright, con... more info

Perez Hilton — Wow! This is going to be one part touching, one part RAD AS SHIZ! In honor of Amy Winehouse's tragic death last month, Kanye West has reportedly recorded a new version of her smash single, Back To Black, and will release it next month! A source expl... more info