Idolator

- Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong slams President Bush for being out of touch; Tony Snow reponds by noting that "[the group] has been phoning it in since Kerplunk!" [NME]
- Outkast's Big Boi has started work on his new solo album, tentatively titled 18 Songs About Pit Bulls And Stripper Poles. [MTV]
- Jay-Z's seven-shows-in-one-day tour will allow contest winners to become a member of his entourage aboard his private jet, where they'll drink champagne, prank-text Chris Martin, and stab Lance "Un" Riviera. [Billboard]