Detroit Free Press — Drop the words "mainstream" or "arena" into a conversation with Kings of Leon lead guitarist Matthew Followill and his dismay is palpable, even via a cranky cell phone dialed from halfway across the country. more info

Unreality Music — I like collecting cover versions. I've said before: Remakes = good, copies = bad. To me this applies to films, television and music; all adaptations. They should be the same but different. There's a cover going around at the moment of Paramore coveri... more info

MTV.com News — The Blueprint 3 has one of the best debuts of the year.By Gil Kaufman Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 Photo: Roc-A-Fella Jay-Z has passed the King. With one of the biggest debut weeks of the year, Jigga's The Blueprint 3, the rapper's 11th #1 ... more info

MTV.com News — 'I'm up on all that,' the songwriter/producer says of the vampire craze.By Shaheem Reid Timbaland Photo: MTV News Other than Jay-Z's Blueprint 3, Timbaland says he's been taking a break from working on outside production. He wanted to focu... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — After a dramatic 5-day disappearance, Glasvegas‘ James Allan re-emerged for the North American tour supporting Kings of Leon with a brand new video in hand for It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry. Enjoy yet another beautiful video by the... more info

Perez Hilton — Spotted: Taylor Swift dancing and singing loudly, enjoying herself as an average concertgoer at the Kings of Leon show in New York on Monday night. more info

411 Mania — "F*ck U Kanye. It’s like u stepped on a kitten.” more info

MTV.com News — Celebs hit Twitter from their Radio City Music Hall seats to defend Taylor Swift.By Jocelyn Vena Katy Perry at the 2009 Video Music Awards Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/ WireImage Kanye West might have had the most memorable moment of the 200... more info

Guardian Music — It was the year food rationing officially ended in the UK and Elvis began his music career that the Forces' Sweetheart, Dame Vera Lynn, last topped the charts.But 55 years later, at the age of 92, she has done it again, hitting No 1 in the album char... more info

411 Mania — The Kings of Leon's favorite band returns with a fresh helping of southern flavored power pop. Does the music promise salvation, damnation or a bit of both? more info