Rolling Stone — The Big News: In most weeks, Alicia Keys would certainly have topped the Billboard Top 200 with strong first-week sales of 417,000. But Keys’ The Element of Freedom couldn’t overcome the towering sales monolith that is Susan Boyle, and Keys debut... more info

MTV.com News — Boyle has sold nearly 2.5 million albums to date in the U.S.By Gil Kaufman Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream Photo: Sony Music Entertainment Taylor Swift might be sweeping up all the year-end awards, but it's "Britain's Got Talent" runner-... more info

VH1 News — Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream held onto the #1 spot on the Billboard albums sales chart for a fourth consecutive week. more info

The Late Greats — If only I was ten years younger and not married, I think I found my soul mate. YouTube sensation Julia Nunes. Her main instrument is the Ukulele, but she also plays the melodica. Her songs are quirky and humorous – much like mine. Maybe I shou... more info

She writes all her own songs, can play them live and has never been seen emerging from a club looking the worse for wear. more info

Culture Bully — Footage of Alicia Keys performing on the December 18 edition of the Late Show. more info

AngryApe — And she wants to record a duet with M.I.A. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A music industry desperate for bankable superstars has all but anointed Alicia Keys as heir to the golden era of Motown, when Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and others made it seem easy to pump out timeless R&B hits. more info

Big Apple Music Scene — On sale now: Ludacris at The Apollo on December 28. Tickets Julian Casablancas has added a second show at Terminal 5 on January 15. Tickets Timbaland at Irving Plaza on January 20. Tickets Handsome Furs at Maxwell’s on January 20. Tickets We Are S... more info

Guardian Music — Insolvency Service closes ticket websites 'on the grounds of public interest', but for hundreds of punters it is too lateFollowing an investigation, the government has stepped in to shut down two ticket websites amid fears that large numbers of music... more info