Pop Crunch — Let the fallout begin: Kanye West has suffered his first major loss following last week’s meltdown on The TODAY Show. According to The New York Post, the damage-control media trainer West hired specifically to prepare him for his interview resigned... more info

Perez Hilton — Kanye West has had a rough week. After his intense interview on the Today show with Matt Lauer and then tweeting about his disappointment with the show's decision to run clips of him interrupting Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Awards, Kanye canceled h... more info

Idolator — With 5.0 dropping on Tuesday, it’s about time we got another taste of what Nelly’s offering on his fifth studio album. In keeping with the style of his (overly?) sentimental smash “Just A Dream”, the St. Louis rapper has recorded a bonus trac... more info

Guardian Music — Are we witnessing the death throes of pop music? Take a look around you and the signs are everywhereThese days, in any given seven-day period, you can find plenty of examples of something that historians will one day describe as the key moment when ... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday we decided against dedicating a post to Yeezy’s Today cancellation, choosing instead to update our Lauer V. Kanye report to acknowledge this @KanyeWest’s tweet: “I’m not performing on the Today Show for obvious reasons. I’m so hap... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Some, whether frustrated with hip-hop or just looking to experiment, are mixing their delivery.A change wasn't going to come. By 2005, Aloe Blacc's decade in hip-hop had begun to yield diminishing returns. Though the Orange County-raised rapper had e... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Kanye still gifted us with another G.O.O.D. Friday song, even though his album leaked in full this week. The man just keeps on giving. Screw all that Today Show hoopla, I’m all about the music. Yesterday’s G.O.O.D. Friday song was the much antici... more info

Idolator — While Kanye West may be luxuriating in Abu Dhabi, he’s found time to post another G.O.O.D. Fridays track (on Saturday, as has been his custom lately). “Chain Heavy” features West, Talib Kweli and Consequence rhyming about cultural stereotypes a... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Kanye’s latest Good Friday joint, featuring Talib Kweli + Consequence, with Q-Tip absolutely nailing the... Read more » more info

ContactMusic — Rapper COMMON has come to the defence of his pal KANYE WEST, branding the hip-hop star "courageous" for speaking out about his uncomfortable interview on U.S. TV this... more info