Guardian Music — Eight summers ago, I saved up every penny I had to go and live in New York for a few months. The reason I starved myself, slept in dives and sold my body on the streets of Bed-Stuy was to hang out in the same bars, venues and alleyways as the Strokes... more info

Crazed Hits — Crazed Hits discovery Owl City (first highlighted by us in September 2008 while unsigned/unpublished), jumps back into the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts with “Fireflies.” The song spends it’s second week on top of the charts, outse... more info

MTV.com News — Both singers have multiple singles currently at radio.By Gil Kaufman Chris Brown Photo: Elsa/ Getty Images It's a unique dilemma in modern radio history: How do you deal with programming multiple new singles from a former couple that were ... more info

MTV.com News — 'Everything that he does, he makes good decisions,' Wale says of his recent tourmate.By Steven Roberts Wale Photo: MTV News Wale released his debut album, Attention Deficit, this past Tuesday, but the new MC has also had the benefit of t... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about music inspired by too many taurine-based beverages. This time we want you to suggest songs that are begging for itWhen it comes to last week's thread, as the man once said, "I feel good". And as he also said, "yyyyyyyyyaaaaaaa... more info

Stereogum — From the moment it was heard in its live pre-Bitte Orca form, folks were comparing "Stillness Is The Move," aka the no. 1 song in Brooklyn, to Mariah Carey. (And, as a helpful full-disclosure, in the press release I wrote for the record I said the so... more info

Rolling Stone — Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston are set to join an impressive roster of performers at this year’s American Music Awards on November 22nd. The AMA Twitter reveals Jackson will begin the show with a “special opening medley” while Houston will p... more info

MTV.com News — 'Everybody doesn't get to ride in a Maybach every day,' Atlanta MC tells Mixtape Daily of his relatable rhymes.By Steven Roberts, with additional reporting by Shaheem Reid, Rahman Dukes and Jayson Rodriguez Donnis Photo: Courtesy of Donnis ... more info

XFM.co.uk — The Salford band have signed to the rapper's label... more info

411 Mania — The word is out on Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind,” Jay Sean and Lil Wayne's hot single “Down”, Chaz Bono’s female-to-male transformation, and Taylor Swift getting into trouble for h... more info