Allmusic Blog — Vampire Weekend are at the top of the Billboard 200 chart, having sold over 124,000 copies of their sophomore album, Contra, during its first week. Last week’s number one entry, Ke$ha’s Animal, fell to the third spot beneath Susan Boyle’s I Dre... more info

Stereogum — Contra, which has sold 124,000 copies and is the band's first no. 1, "is only the 12th independently distributed album to top the Billboard 200 chart since SoundScan began powering the list in May of 1991," says Billboard. Take that Ke$ha. more info

MTV.com News — Contra marks highest indie-rock debut since 2007, and first #1 for label XL.By James Montgomery Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Photo: Jeff Gentner/Getty Images Score one for the indie kids. In a rather amazing turn of events, Vampire Week... more info

Rolling Stone — The Big News: Vampire Weekend’s meteoric rise was cemented this week as everyone and their cousins bought the New York band’s second album Contra. The record debuted at Number One on the Billboard Top 200 with 124,000 copies sold, putting a swift... more info

MTV.com News — All week, MTV News takes a look at the pop superstars that are sure to impact your 2010 in a big way. Photo: Steve Granitz/ Getty Images Related Artists Justin Bieber Ke$ha Taylor Swift Lady Gaga more info

Perez Hilton — Run, Ke$ha! Cling to your own mother and declare yourself unavailable for celebrity adoption! Courtney Love wants to be someone's mother, but not to her actual child Frances Bean. On her Twitter, Courtney tweeted that she wanted to be a mother & ment... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Hot pop tamale Ke$ha is one ballsy chick, and is proud of it. more info

Mercury News, California — iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Jan. 18, 2010: Singles: 1. "Tik Tok," Ke$ha 2. more info

MTV.co.uk News — Courtney Love has reached out to fellow fiery blonde popstar Ke$ha.  The former Hole frontwoman aired her views on Twitter saying she feels the Tik Tok star is being moulded by her record label.... more info

Starpulse — The 22-year Ke$ha has been performing north of the border in Toronto Canada the last week to promote her new hit album 'Animal' which was released January 5 and has debuted at #1 on the US Billboard album chart.[...] Read more! more info