MTV.com News — List of 100 nominees also includes Mixmaster Mike, Diplo, Moby, Girl Talk and other big names.By Gil Kaufman Pauly D Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images After the triumphant sneak peek of the second season of "Jersey Shore" at Sunday night's ... more info

VH1 News — "Jersey Shore" castmember Pauly D was named among the 100 nominees for America's Best DJ, who also include such big names as Mixmaster Mike, Diplo, Moby and Girl Talk. more info

XLR8R — Thanks to the party-starting peeps over at Mad Decent, it's likely our ears will never be void of free music. The label's latest contribution premiered this morning on its blog, Mad Decent Worldwide Radio #60 - Major Lazer Mix. The DJ set i... more info

Stereogum — And now for something having to do with M.I.A. that is less controversial than Diplo, truffle fries, and redheads. The image above is the cover to ///Y/, M.I.A.’s pushed back third album. The cover actually looks pretty close to the image that acc... more info

BBC 6 Music — Diplo talks about his screen debut, MIA and Thom Yorke more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. Hot pop & rock music is all about the riffs we can remember in our sleep. From The Rolling Stones' Satisfaction to Van Halen's Jump to Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit - we can all immediately name that tune in about th... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Jaime Martinez Yesterday, The New York Times published an in-depth profile of M.I.A. written by Times staffer Lynn Hirschberg. The lengthy read followed M.I.A. through the making and promoting of her new album / / / Y / . In examining... more info

Stereogum — M.I.A.’s big New York Times Magazine piece reveals a lot about the singer, and a lot of it isn’t good. Writer Lynn Hirschberg includes barbs both small and large in her 8,000 words on the artist. (Example: “‘I kind of want to be an outsider,â... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Dance music outfit Major Lazer have teamed up with electro/synth loving duo La Roux for a free download mixtape. Lazerproof is a 14-track mixtape put together by Florida based duo Diplo and Switch... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — For all the talk of La Roux's hair, family, 80's nostalgia or her voice the one things people seemed to miss was just how heartbroken she sounds when she sings. Currently riding a wave of success Stateside, La Roux has teamed up with Diplo for the se... more info