AOL Music — A note to aspiring and struggling bands out there: All you have to do is cover a hit song to get your big break. more info

Reuters - When one of Framing Hanley's guitarists quit the band because of health issues earlier this year, the group never imagined a practice session with his future replacement would result in an out-of-left-field hit. more info

MTV.com News — Hipster hip-hop DJs remix West's best-known hits for Sky High mixtape.By Joseph Patel Kanye West's "Sky High" People eagerly awaiting the release of Kanye West's newest album, 808s & Heartbreak, due out in two weeks, are being treated to ... more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - When one of Framing Hanley's guitarists quit the band because of health issues earlier this year, the group never imagined a practice session with his future replacement would result in an out-of-left-field hit. more info

AllHipHop — Rapper turned singer T-Pain’s “Can’t Believe It” may have proven to be an effective single with Lil Wayne, but the entertainer is hoping to gain more life out of the song with a Justin Timberlake-assisted remix.   The form... more info

AllHipHop — Rapper turned singer T-Pain’s “Can’t Believe It” may have proven to be an effective single with Lil Wayne, but the entertainer is hoping to gain more life out of the song with a Justin Timberlake-assisted remix.   The form... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Hogan/Getty It was a week of transformations in the music world, as Beyoncé revealed her robotic exoskeleton (let’s just hope she’s not slowly morphing into Dr. Doom). Elsewhere, Elton John became a ballerina and Lil Wayne tried his hand ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — weezy :: voodoo fest 08Lil' Wayne and DJ Drama have just released the 3rd installment of their Gangsta Grillz mixtape series, Dedication 3. Drama's giving it away here (check the comments). If you still aren't down with the autotune, you might want t... more info

Pitchfork — Let's get this out of the way first: According to TMZ (via MTV), Kanye West was apparently arrested-- and subsequently released and cleared-- for a fight with a photographer in Newcastle, England last night. Yes, Kanye sparred with the paparazzi agai... more info

Stereogum — From the top of the charts to duetting (duetting = doing nothing but holding a guitar and making "oh" faces says P4K) with Kid Rock at last night's Country Music Awards, Weezy's mug is everywhere. Everywhere but the cover of Mad magazine, because th... more info