Guardian Music — The way in which we consume music has been revolutionised, but rumours of the death of major labels have been greatly exaggeratedToday it's hard to imagine a world without access to millions of songs at your fingertips. But less than a decade ago, it... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Rapper Eminem and the Black eyed peas were big winners at last nights people choice awards which were held in Los Angeles.   Eminem's album Relapse earned him the title of Best Hip-Hop Artist, while Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West sn... more info

Live Daily — Drummers, drum enthusiasts, and even those seeking a drummer are advised to head to The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Saturday (1/8) for Guitar Center's Drum-Off Grand Finals. So says Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins [ tickets ], who'll be hostin... more info

NME — Liam Gallagher's snowball fight, Jay-Z to manage Cheryl Cole? – your music gossip stop more info

AngryApe — The rapper hopes to join Simon Cowell and Co. on the panel more info

Pop Justice — Eyes down, look in: » New Knife album clips, if you're interested. (Amazon) (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tomorrow-In-A-Year/dp/B0032KIDF4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1262813291&sr=8-3ife) » Marina 'And The Diamonds' And The Diamonds has come se... more info

MR Zed is so fond of the X Factor judge he and wife Beyonce want to launch her in the US more info

Chorus.fm — A video explaining the symbols seen in the new *Jay-Z (http://myspace.com/jayz)* video for "On To The Next One" is in the replies. Submitted by HaHaHA11 more info

Guardian Music — R&B star reportedly received $2m to play at a private gig for Libyan leader's son on the Caribbean island of St BarthsBeyoncé Knowles gave at a private concert on New Year's Eve for the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, according to reports, p... more info

VH1 News — Timbaland compares rumors of his troubles with Jay-Z to tabloid gossip about Tiger Woods and Alex Rodriguez, and he wishes all of it would stop. more info