Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noah & The Whale, Florence And The Machine and Snow Patrol also enjoyed strong sales in 2011.Coldplay, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Florence And The Machine have been revealed as the biggest selling rock acts of 2011.According to The Offici... more info

Guardian Music — Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care?This year's Brit awards will be a melancholy experience for indie rock fans. The genre's big live performers will be Blur and Noel Gallagh... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Paul star Jason Bateman (1969) Kings of Leon singer Caleb Followill (1982) Actor Kevin Durand (1974) Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl (1969) Rapper LL Cool J. (1968) Heavy ... more info

Starpulse — Foo Fighters rocker Dave Grohl has confirmed reports he's making a movie about the studio where Nirvana recorded landmark album Nevermind. REO Speedwagon star Kevin Cronin revealed news of the pr... more info

ContactMusic — Foo Fighters rocker Dave Grohl has confirmed reports hes making a movie about the studio where Nirvana recorded landmark album Nevermind Reo Speedwagon star Kevin Cronin revealed news of the project last year 11 hinting hell be a part of the untitled... more info

Chorus.fm — The first batch of Grammy performers have been announced (http://www.grammy.com/news/first-54th-grammy-performers-announced). We'll have an open thread this year where Drew (and probably other staff members) will be talking about this circle jerk. ... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Nicki Minaj will make her debut Grammy performance next month, joining Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars and country singer Jason Aldean on the list of artists who will take to the stage on the recording industry's biggest night... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Also named among the initial crop of performers were country star Jason Aldean, former "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson, rapper Nicki Minaj and country-influenced pop star Taylor Swift more info

Guardian Music — Full list of all the artists nominated in categories for this year's awardsBritish male solo artistEd Sheeran (Atlantic Records/Warner Music)James Blake (Polydor/Universal Music)James Morrison (Island/Universal Music)Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird... more info

Mjsbigblog — Grammy just announced their first wave of performers for the upcoming Grammy Awards show, and the slate includes American Idol alum, Kelly Clarkson! Also announced were her fellow Grammy nominees Jason Aldean, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj a... more info