MTV.com News — John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Norah Jones, Casting Crowns all outsell 50's latest on Billboard albums chart.By Gil Kaufman 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct Photo: Interscope It's probably not going to be a great Thanksgiving at the Curtis ho... more info

CMT — Since being launched in 1987, the A Very Special Christmas series of compilation albums has raised more than $100 million for the Special Olympics. The newest addition, A Very Special Christmas Volume 7, was released this week with tracks from Carrie... more info

The Newsroom — Country's biggest stars turned out for the 2009 Country Music Awards, but were they the most fashionable? See if Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw and others earned good fashion grades! more info

MTV.com News — Show has best year since 2002.By Gil Kaufman Adam Lambert Photo: Michael Caulfield/ Getty Images Thanks to talked-about performances from Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga and Rihanna and wins by the late Michael Jackson and country superstar Taylor... more info

MTV.com News — 'I tried out for 'Idol' to make music,' the show's champ says.By James Montgomery Kris Allen Photo: MTV News Kris Allen doesn't care about album sales or chart debuts, both of which are good things, considering his self-titled debut shared... more info

People.com — The singer also shares how she plans on spending Christmas working on Mom's broccoli cheese casserole! more info

MTV.com News — 'We change the rules frequently,' Grammy president Neil Portnow says.By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards Photo: Lester Cohen/ WireImage Rules were made to be broken. Or, when it comes to Lady Gaga, one of the... more info

ET Online — As a testament to the success of many "American Idol" contestants since the show's inception, artists from a wide range of seasons descended upon the "2009 American Music Awards"' red carpet in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Carrie Underwood too... more info

411 Mania — Where will Kris Allen's post-American Idol debut fall on a scale from Taylor Hicks to Carrie Underwood? more info

MTV.com News — Whitney Houston also took home the International Artist of the Year trophy at the ceremony.By Eric Ditzian Taylor Swift accepts the Artist of the Year Award during the 2009 American Music Awards on Sunday Photo: Kevork Djansezian/ Getty Images ... more info