Guardian Music — Alexis Petridis explains the appeal of Video Games by Lana Del Rey – voted song of the year by our criticsFirst, the case for the prosecution. It would be nice if Lana Del Rey really was the mysterious polymath auteur she briefly appeared to be whe... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Hey, First time I’ve contacted you, found you via your review of Martin John Henry, who I'm a big fan of. Anyway, I’ll cut to the chase.... I’m an independent musician from Glasgow. If I were summing up myself quickly I'd pick some wor... more info

ContactMusic — Pop star KEHA broke down in tears as she recorded a Bob Dylan track for a charity album The TiK ToK hitmaker is among a group of singers including Miley Cyrus and Adele who have contributed cover versions of classic Dylan songs to raise cash for Amne... more info

Perez Hilton — Adele did the cover first - and it was lovely - but there is something super sexy about Ed Sheeran's version! Ed was one of the artists of the Jingle Bell Ball concert in London this week and he brought the house down with his unique and delightful m... more info

Time — I’ve never really heard Ke$ha sing before. I’ve listened to her songs, but behind all the sound effects, strobe lights and multi-colored outfits, it’s often hard to tell what the pop star actually sounds like. So I was surprised to discover tha... more info

Chorus.fm — In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Amnesty International (http://absolutepunk.net/www.amnestyusa.org) will release a four-CD *Bob Dylan* (http://www.bobdylan.com/) tribute entitled Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of A... more info

Perez Hilton — Amazing! How is this Ke$ha?!? If we didn't know who was singing we would have NEVER guessed it was the girl who brushes her teeth with Jack Daniel's. This version of Bob Dylan's Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright(above) was recorded for music Amnest... more info

Stereogum — Last month, we reported on the existence of Chimes Of Freedom, Amnesty International’s massive and mind-boggling new Bob Dylan tribute compilation. The album includes four CDs and 75 covers, and its list of contributors is wide enough to include th... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Two months ago, I got wind (it blew through the office, leaving answers in its wake) that Ke$ha would be covering "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" on a Bob Dylan tribute record. And so, as we often do in such situations, Kasey Anderson and I hel... more info

Pop Justice — As well as performing 6000 concerts and releasing albums with half-finished songs on them, Rihanna took some time out this year to follow in Serious Actor Justin Timberlake’s footsteps and star in a film. Here is a new trailer for it. (YouTube) (ht... more info