Jigga in Vegas; Madonna and Hillary; Scott Storch denied; Big Boi's 'Left Foot.'

Jay-Z has announced he will perform a Dec. 29th set at The Palms Casino in Las Vegas. The concert in support of his latest album, "American Gangster," will take place inside of The Pearl, one of Sin City's best known concert theaters. "The evening is going to be a throw back to 1960’s style Las Vegas," Jay-Z told AllHipHop.com. "This is definitely going to be the place to be for New Year’s weekend." Tickets are $128 - $228 and will go on sale Saturday (Dec. 15) via Ticketmaster and The Pearl box office. Doors will open at 7 p.m.


*Madonna has said she will take on the Oprah-boosted campaign of Barack Obama with an offer to publicly support his Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton, reports the New York Daily News. The pop icon, whose charity work in Malawi has been supported by Bill Clinton's foundation, tells the newspaper's Rush & Malloy column she "stands ready to serve."


*The New York Post's Page Six is reporting that producer Scott Storch had his credit cards declined recently at a Miami nightclub. "He's had to pay cash for everything," a source told the column. In 2006, Rolling Stone reported that Storch was worth $70 million. But by August 2007, Forbes had that number down to $17 million. A rep for the mogul had "no comment" for Page Six.


*Big Boi's upcoming album, "Sir Luscious Left Foot," will unload a first single at midnight on New Year's Eve, he tells Vibe.com. "I want all the stuff to be '08, everything to be brand new," he said. "I'm going to put 12 songs on [Sir Luscious Left Foot], I'm finished with like nine right now. Production is by Organized Noize." The album will be released separately from Andre 3000's new solo project and be followed by a proper Outkast release.