411 Mania — Joe Elliott responds to criticisms of CMT Awards team-up... more info

Rolling Stone — Joe Elliot is slightly confused by some fans’ reaction to Def Leppard’s performance of “Pour Some Sugar On Me” with country-music sensation Taylor Swift during Tuesday night’s 2009 CMT Music Awards. While the performance was well received b... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Merritt/GettyJoe Elliott is slightly confused by some fans’ reaction to Def Leppard’s performance of “Pour Some Sugar On Me” with country-music sensation Taylor Swift during Tuesday night’s 2009 CMT Music Awards. While the performanc... more info

MTV.com News — Jammie Thomas-Rasset ordered to pay $80,000 per song.By Gil Kaufman Photo: Tim Boyle/Getty Images So far, the Recording Industry Association of America has brought more than 35,000 lawsuits against alleged illegal file-sharers. But in the o... more info

MTV.com News — 'I'm taking the high road,' Poison singer says of scenery mishap that left him with a fractured nose.By Gil Kaufman Bret Michaels Photo: George Napolitano/FilmMagic He still feels pretty battered, but Poison singer Bret Michaels isn't goin... more info

Live Daily — For the second consecutive year, Taylor Swift [ tickets ] wept the Video of the Year and Female Video of Year categories at the annual CMT Music Awards [ tickets ], taking home a couple of belt-buckle-shaped trophies for "Love Story." "I wore a co... more info

411 Mania — Full list of winners, including Kid Rock and a performance by Def Leppard... more info

Mojo 4 Music — Def Leppard's Joe Elliott greets the reunited glam legends! more info

How ’bout those CMT Awards? Calvin Gilbert has a straightforward recap of the evening. Brad Paisley won three awards, Taylor Swift rapped with T-Pain (are they releasing a crunktry album together?) and won two of her own awards. During an acceptanc... more info

Kings of A&R — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZirR9gnsi8 This is a shameful performance… more info