Rolling Stone — Photo: Kambouris/WireImage.com The Rolling Stone editors picked eight stars — from Bruce and Beyoncé to Radiohead and U2 — who not only made the best music but also led the way as Artists of the Decade in our new issue, which also includes our b... more info

Stereogum — This morning we looked at an albums list from one of today's most influential sites, so it's fitting to take a pass through yesteryear's authority after the sun has set completely. Rolling Stone's decade-appraising lists were superficially compreh... more info

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

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Rock legend and Big Issue cover star Bob Dylan has revealed Robert Burns' song 'A Red, Red Rose' is his most inspirational track, on a celebrity calendar to raise cash for CLIC Sargent.The singer is one of 18 celebrities who have revealed whch song h... more info

MTV.com News — Stones concerts raked in $869 million in the 2000s, according to Billboard. By Gil Kaufman Madonna Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/ AFP/ Getty Images It should come as no surprise to anyone who saw one of their multiple massive tours that classic... more info

MTV.com News — Taylor Swift was also noted for giving back this year, but the legendary Grateful Dead tops the list.By Jocelyn Vena Jonas Brothers Photo: Getty Images/ Kevin Winter When stars like Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers aren't b... more info

Guardian Music — The demand for a Clash/Public Enemy-style hero started dying out this decade. Yet MIA managed to fulfill this role without diminishing her status as a 21st-century pop starSurveying the best-of-the-decade lists, I was surprised to see MIA not featuri... more info

NME — Ray Davies also set to work with Bruce Springsteen more info

Rock Sellout — You may already be familiar with Codeine Velvet Club, or at least half of them. John Lawlor, lead singer with Scottish rockers The Fratelli's has used the time between albums to work on a little side project. And while the lead singer may have the n... more info

All About Jazz — The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held last Sunday will be televised on CBS December 29. In the meantime, the White House has released a clip of President Obama's informal talk at the reception before the event. It runs about 18 minutes, with the ca... more info