L.A. Times - Entertainment — The idea of a heavy-metal awards show, with paparazzi flashbulbs and celebrity wranglers, seems odd. Metal is outsiders' music, forged in dank garages by fans for whom Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister is a sex object. But it's also competitive. The co... more info

USA Today Music — Let Alison Krauss have Robert Plant. Nickel Creek fiddle player 'Sara Watkins will take John Paul Jones for her solo project, ... more info

Slowcoustic — The Subject: Tony Dekker How Do You Know Subject: Lead in the band Great Lake Swimmers Subject's Reason for Speaking: Album "Lost Channels" being released March 31, 2009 Why Do We Care: Because it's the Great Lake Swimmers new Album, damn it! So Tony... more info

Kerrang! — Crossover kings The Prodigy were celebrating last night as their new album, Invaders Must Die, topped the official UK albums chart. Lamb Of God's latest long player, Wrath, debuted at Number 25, while former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant's coll... more info

MTV.com News — 'Slumdog Millionaire' soundtrack makes big jump, thanks to Oscar buzz.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift Photo: Candice Lawler Taylor Swift is making this look way, way too easy. The country superstar will notch her 10th time at #1 on the Billb... more info

All About Jazz — Soulful pop singer Sharon Little was working as a waitress at the start of 2008, but it didn't take her long to grab a spot as the opening act for Robert Plant, Alison Krauss and T-Bone Burnett on their Raising Sand tour. Though she might be called a... more info

All About Jazz — Even at an awards ceremony where Robert Plant and Alison Krauss weren’t nominated for anything, Coldplay was nonetheless shut out at the Brit Awards, England’s equivalent of the Grammys. Instead Duffy won nearly everything but the cate... more info

MTV.comTaylor Swift, Plant/Krauss soar on US pop chartReuters - 46 minutes agoBy Katie Hasty NEW YORK (Billboard) - In a week encompassing Grammy boosts and Valentine's Day sales, country star Taylor Swift returned to the top of the US pop chart Wedn... more info

MTV.com News — New albums from Lily Allen, India.Arie debut in the top five.By James Montgomery Taylor Swift's Fearless Photo: Big Machine Records After taking a couple of weeks off, Taylor Swift will once again top next week's Billboard albums chart. B... more info

VH1 News — In next week's Billboard albums chart, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Adele and others will see a benefit from their Grammy appearances. more info