Stereogum — "Let's hear it for New Yoooooork." Early on in Julian's set at Terminal 5 last night, the first of a pair at that Hell's Kitchen hellhole, he began paying props to Alicia Keys's performance on SNL. "Both songs," he said, but it was "Empire State O... more info

MTV.com News — Katie Stevens impresses with 'At Last'; cancer survivor Justin Williams returns.By Gil Kaufman "American Idol" kicked off-season nine on Tuesday night with the usual assortment of freaks, geeks and tone-deaf delusional jokers, mixed in with the o... more info

MTV.com News — 'I need to just live life, to be inspired by things again,' singer tells USA Today. By Jocelyn Vena Beyoncé Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images Beyoncé had quite a 2009. She performed at President Obama's inauguration, started the "Sing... more info

MTV.com News — Pop rapper's debut, Animal, knocks British songstress to #2.By Gil Kaufman Ke$ha's Animal Photo: RCA Records It took a party-animal newcomer like Ke$ha to end chart champ Susan Boyle's Billboard reign. The Auto-Tune-loving pop rapper, who... more info

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Rolling Stone — The Dallas Cowboys’ victory over the Philadelphia Eagles conspired against anyone who routinely DVRs Saturday Night Live this week, but the Web has gifted us with Alicia Keys’ two performances from her new album The Element of Freedom, “Try Sle... more info

Perez Hilton — Especially when Charles Barkley plays her! The basketball great hosted Saturday Night Live this past week and donned the curly hair and hoop earrings to play Alicia Keys (his musical guest) in an NBC promo that aired during the NFL playoff game. Wa... more info

Pop Justice — Eyes down, look in: » Beating Sidney Samson's terrible/brilliant 'Riverside', the brilliant/terrible 'Replay' by Iyaz is the new UK Number One. (Radio 1) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles/) » That Gabriella Cilmi video is online if yo... more info

MTV.com News — 'I wasn't sure what rapper would be willing or take the challenge,' she says of hearing Ghost's remix.By Steven Roberts Melanie Fiona Photo: Vallery Jean/ Getty Images Riding the success of her single "It Kills Me," Melanie Fiona has won a... more info