MTV.com News — Ross criticizes Deeper Than Rap's omission from Grammy noms over Beyonce's 'Video Phone.'By Shaheem Reid Photo: Ray Tamarra/ Getty Images Apparently, Rick Ross has taken exception to being overlooked in the nominations for the 2010 Grammy A... more info

411 Mania — This week, 50 Cent thinks Jay-Z is Jesus, Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy squash their beef, details on upcoming releases from Game, Kid Cudi and Common, Drake's album gets pushed back and hip-hop dominates Billboard's biggest One hit wonders of the decad... more info

MTV.com News — You react to the latest Bigger Than the Sound. By James Montgomery Jay-Z Photo: Dave M. Benett/ Getty Images On Wednesday, MTV News published my annual "Best Songs of the Year" column, where I picked my favorite tunes of the past 12 months... more info

MTV.com News — Punk icons took best single, album and artists of the '00s in poll.By Gil Kaufman Green Day Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage Rolling Stone readers love Green Day ... a lot. In the magazine's Decade-End Reader's Poll, the Berkeley-bred punk-po... more info

Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — The world’s largest music retailer, iTunes, has released its year-end list of the best-selling music of 2009. Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas ruled the digital charts, scoring some of the most-downloaded songs and albums. The iTunes staff al... more info

VH1 News — Beyoncé threw husband Jay-Z a star-studded 40th birthday bash in the Dominican Republic, with guests including Diddy, Kanye West and Alicia Keys. more info

MTV.com News — Guests including Diddy, Kanye West, Kate Hudson and Alicia Keys celebrated Jay's 40th in the Dominican Republic.By Jocelyn Vena Jay-Z and Beyoncé (file) Photo: Evan Agostini/ Getty Images The hottest MC in the game only turns 40 once. So ... more info

MTV.com News — 'Wow, this is really flattering,' West says of his 2004 debut, The College Dropout, getting the nod.By MTV News staff Kanye West Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage Kanye West has been keeping a relatively low profile in the wake of his interrupt... more info

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Time — "I'm on a Boat," by Andy Samberg's Lonely Island comedy troupe, is competing against the likes of Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and Jay-Z in the "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" category for the 2010 Grammys. TIME wants to know why. more info