“Listen, enjoy it, buy it if you like it…and take care until next time.”

Aubrey “Drake” Graham tweeted late Sunday night in response to the leak of his upcoming album Take Care. At first listen, it craftily juggles between Drake’s duelling egos, Aubrey, the emotional slow jammer and Drizzy, the Weezy impersonator.

With unsurprising appearances from Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and a handful by Papa Weezy himself, there is one lush and tender ode to the hometown with R&B up-and-comer, The Weeknd. Inspired by his appearance at Drake’s Molson Amplitheatre show in August, the legendary Stevie Wonder-ful makes a cameo on the confessional “Doin’ It Wrong”. He arguably shows impeccable taste for a sophomore effort, while maintaining the frequent Toronto shout-outs and references.

Is it disappointing that we live in a time where nobody can keep things left under-wraps and that old release day anticipation is non-existent? Or is it a gift in itself? Either way, there’s a plentiful of career-shifting products through Take Care’s tracklist:

1. Over My Dead Body
2. Shot For Me
3. Headlines
4. Crew Love (Ft. The Weeknd)
5. Take Care (Ft. Rihanna)
6. Marvin’s Room
7. Under Ground Kings
8. We’ll Be Fine
9. Make Me Proud (Ft. Nicki Minaj)
10. Lord Knows (Ft. Rick Ross)
11. Cameras
12. Doing It Wrong (Ft. Stevie Wonder)
13. The Real Her (Ft. Andre 3000 & Lil Wayne)
14. Look What You’ve Done
15. HYFR (Ft. Lil Wayne)
16. Practice
17. The Ride

Remember this: free music is to promote, not replace. Go support art. The physical copy is planned to drop next Tuesday November 15th.

HINT: To download the album now, check this out.

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Fox and “Glee” co-creator Brad Falchuk are not happy right now. Why? Well the ending of “Glee” has been spoiled by an extra who Tweeted the ending of an upcoming episode.

Gawker reports Nicole Crowther, an extra who had worked on an upcoming episode of “Glee,” leaked the ending. Brad Tweeted back saying “[H]ope you’re qualified to do something besides work in entertainment…Who are you to spoil something talented people have spent months to create?”

This is now starting rumours that any cast member who leaks info about the show could face stiff financial penalties as part of their employment contracts.

However, leaking the episode could be the best career move Nicole has ever done. Although Brad probably wants to kill her, a lot of people now know her name!

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Even though Lil Wayne’s latest album Rebirth was delayed yet again, songs continue to leak off the rap-rock disc. On Dec. 15, perhaps the most anticipated track from the LP was leaked: “Drop the World,” Weezy’s collaboration with Eminem, reports rollingstone.com. Rebirth is currently set to be released on Feb. 1.

Wayne and Eminem previously appeared in song together on the all-star hit “Forever.”

“Drop the World” is the third song in three weeks to supposedly leak off of Rebirth, an album that has had a rocky road with numerous singles and leaks drop on and off that it is unclear what state the album is currently in. Two songs that appeared on the Amazon.co.uk track list for the album, “Da Da Da” and “On Fire,” were both released as digital singles, while previous leaks like “Fix My Hat” and “Hot Revolver” have all but evaporated. The one mainstay song throughout the Rebirth ordeal is “Prom Queen,” which first appeared back on Jan. 27.

Lil Wayne did release the No Ceilings mixtape as a consolation that bridged between delays. If and when Rebirth is finally released, artists set to join Eminem as guest stars on the album are Lenny Kravitz, Drake, and Travis Barker.

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The wait for Jay-Z’s much-hyped new album will be over sooner than expected thanks to an Internet leak, according to NME.com.

The Blueprint 3 will now be released tomorrow (Sept. 8), three days earlier than plan. This will mark Hova’s third album following his alleged retirement in 2003 and the third instalment in his critically-revered Blueprint series. The Sept. 11 release was originally planned to fall eight years to the day following the 2001 release of Blueprint.

Despite being overshadowed by the 9/11 attacks, Blueprint still sold 426,000 copies in its first week and has since been named a must-have album by nearly every music critic out there. It even squeezed into Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list at #464.

The online leak of the much-awaited Blueprint 3 was a minor hitch in Jay’s plan.

“I may be the most bootlegged artist in history,” he told MTV News. “It’s a preview. I’m excited for people to hear the album. I’m very proud of the work I’ve done, so enjoy it.”

The album, produced by Kanye West, will feature the already chart-topping single “Run This Town” with West and Rihanna. It hit number one in the UK Singles Chart this week, marking Jay’s first UK single in the top spot, according to MTV UK. Clearly he has won over the oft-pop-dominated UK music world, as he is scheduled to support Coldplay at their Wembley Stadium show later this month.

A North American tour has also been announced in support of the album, including an impressive road trip through the Great White North. Aside from the mandatory stops in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, Jay will play shows in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, London, and Ottawa (much to my delight.) No details about supporting acts have been released, although rumours flew about Eminem joining him on the road.

As unlikely as that roster would be, Jay does have a show scheduled for Sept. 11 at Madison Square Garden in NYC as a charity event for New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund. Jay’s retirement concert at MSG in 2003 was a historical affair, in support of another of his acclaimed albums, The Black Album, and featuring every special guest from The Roots (his frequently employed backup band), Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Pharrell Williams to the mothers of both Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.

In his 40th year, Jay has a vice-like handle on the rap game and his plans for this fall only attest to it. Stay tuned to see how it pans out.

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Hugh Jackman has revealed he was “heartbroken” after a rough cut of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” leaked last week, a month before the film’s official release.

The Australian actor, who was in Sydney on Wednesday to launch a worldwide promotional tour for the prequel, spoke about the security breach at a press conference.

“It’s a serious crime and there’s no doubt it’s very disappointing.” Jackman told reporters. “I was heartbroken by it because there are a lot of people here in Australia and all over the world working on this film, and to have it out there in that way was very disappointing.”

The A-lister also praised fans who have refused to view the bootleg, which he stressed is not the version that will make it into theatres. “Obviously, people are seeing an unfinished film. It’s like a Ferrari without a paint job.”

However, it wasn’t all serious talk at the publicity event on Sydney Harbour’s Cockatoo Island, where much of the movie was filmed. Jackman arrived on the island in dramatic fashion, flying in by helicopter before zip-lining to the ground, to the delight of fans below.

“X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” which sees Jackman reprise his role as the razor-clawed Marvel superhero, opens in North America on May 1.

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