Guardian Music — The wizened rockers made more money than any other touring band this decade, earning almost $1bn over 264 gigsThe Rolling Stones are the decade's top-grossing live performers, according to Billboard, generating almost $1bn over 264 gigs. The Stones b... more info

The Independent — Artists revving up their tour schedules soon after the new year include Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, OK Go, Muse, and Arctic Monkeys. Also on the horizon is the Grammy Awards celebration, when the Recording Academy will announce winners from nominees th... more info

Live Daily — South American fans of pop-singer Beyonce [ tickets ] will finally get a chance to see the singer perform live in their home country in early 2010. Plans call for Beyonce to mount a two-week-long South American run that launches at the beginning o... more info

Guardian Music — Those who think X Factor has brainwashed us should look closely at album sales for 2009: very little of it is bland, processed balladrySo this is Christmas, and what have you done? Have you been basking in the gleam of Joe McElderry's teeth, or ragin... more info

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Guardian Music — Leading our round-up of the 2009 albums we failed to review, Alex Macpherson says Electrik Red swagger like the toughest rappers and croon the sweetest love songsThe history of US R&B girl groups is a proud, storied one – but since the disband... more info

VH1 News — Beyoncé is MTV News' #4 Woman of the Year. more info

MTV.com News — B basically took over the world in 2009.By James Montgomery Beyoncé Which stars had the biggest year? All this week, we'll be unveiling our Top 9 men and women of 2009, counting down to the #1 man and woman on Friday. 4. BeyoncÃ... more info

Starpulse — Weekly Music News: Lil Wayne's Rebirth has been playing hide-and-go-seek for some time now. The album that originally had a release date set for April then for today, December 15[...] Read more! more info

VH1 News — Jay-Z and Beyoncé helped Robin Thicke celebrate the release of his Sex Therapy LP at Butter in New York on Monday night. more info