CMT — If I made a list of all the lists this time of year, it would be very long. It seems most of them since we are about to finish off the '00s, are best whatever of the decade. And while I don't always agree with the folks at EW.com, this much is not de... more info

MTV.com News — Erykah Badu, Chairlift, Corinne Bailey Rae, Ke$ha and Metric also onboard.By Gil Kaufman Mary J. Blige Photo: Jeffrey Ufberg/ Getty Images After a decade-long hiatus, the female-centric Lilith Fair festival will storm back in summer 2010 w... more info

Live Daily — In 1985, after countless hit records, Grammy nominations, American Music Awards, and gold and platinum albums, J.D. Souther [ tickets ]--one of the principal architects of Southern California country-rock--decided to walk away from his solo career, s... more info

Starpulse — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against the Dixie Chicks by the stepfather of one of three 8-year-old boys killed in Arkansas 15 years ago.[...] Read more! more info

MSN Music — Judge dismisses defamation suit against Dixie Chicks over comments about 3 Ark. boys' deaths more info

Live Daily — Organizers of the 2010 Lilith Fair [ tickets ] have teamed with OurStage.com to launch the "Lilith Local Talent Search," a contest to find emerging female musicians to appear on the tour's Village Stage, according to a press release.One artist will b... more info

Live Daily — Details are being firmed up for the return in 2010 of the all-female Lilith Fair [ tickets ] music festival, which was mothballed in 1999 after a three year run that attracted more than 1.5 million fans. The new Lilith Fair website launched Tuesda... more info

Guardian Music — Not being played on the radio is the last thing Russian punks have to worry about. Having the police drag them off stage for criticising the government is a more pressing problemWhen musicians in the west complain about being censored by "The Man", t... more info

Live Daily — John Mayer [ tickets ] will release his fourth studio album, "Battle Studies," Nov. 17. The album is the follow-up to Mayer's critically acclaimed 2006 release, "Continuum." Co-produced by Mayer and Steve Jordan, "Battle Studies," is described by ... more info

Since most weeks have either George Strait or Sugarland as the top artist, this week we’ve reached a nice compromise. Both artists tied for the #1 spot, with 24 listeners. Right behind them was Reba McEntire (23) and Trisha Yearwood (22), with... more info