Perez Hilton — Whose little sister is this???? It look just like her! Find out…. after the jump! It's Dakota Fanning's little sister, Elle, at the premiere of Nutcracker 3D in Los Angeles on Wednesday. She's an actress in her own right these days! So cute. more info

CNN Showbiz — Today, rumors are swirling that Arlene Wagner, who opened the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in the state of Washington 15 years ago with her husband, George, will be Conan O'Brien's first guest when his late-night show "Conan" debuts on TBS Monday. ... more info

The Telegraph — Berliner Philharmoniker, cond Simon Rattle. Rating: * * * * * more info

Guardian Music — Berliner Philharmoniker/Rattle(EMI)In the 18 years Simon Rattle spent as music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, a composer he conspicuously avoided was Tchaikovsky. In Berlin, the symphonies still seem to be beyond the pale, but... more info

Scotsman.com — ARMY officers singing Robbie Williams, brass band members pirouetting to the Nutcracker waltz and a five-year-old riding a motorbike backwards are a few highlights of the Edin more info

MTV.com News — Fans decide our 'Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010' — vote now! The winner will be revealed on July 25.By Shaheem Reid Yelawolf Photo: Interscope "Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" Candidate: Yelawolf Yelawolf just had a show in his home... more info

Guardian Music — Ballet Nacional De Cuba: Magia De La Danza, LondonThe Cuban's second Coliseum programme is shamelessly designed to show off the depth of talent across the company ranks. Magia De La Danza brings together extracts from seven of their most enduring wor... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker" is a visual treat that cuts no corners when it comes to set design and costumes. more info

Guardian Music — English version of El Sistema chalks up early successes but organisers fear spending cutsIt was all rather stiff and formal, another group of dignitaries calling in on the music classes, until it occurred to someone to give the English visitor a cell... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - New Line has picked up a pitch from Darren Lemke, the writer behind the studio's Bryan Singer-directed project "Jack the Giant Killer," that reimagines the classic tale of "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" as an a... more info