MTV.co.uk News — Pixie Lott has beaten Florence and the Machine, La Roux, The Saturdays and Tinchy Stryder to be named the EMAs Best New UK & Ireland Act.  The Mama Do singer now goes up against 21 artists... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ryan Muir "People who speak in magazine copy will call 2009 The Year Of The Electro Gal. With La Roux and Little Boots leaving their signatures on the last 12 months, it falls to Philadelphia rapper-slash-singer Amanda Blank... more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. It was quite a summer for concerts here in Los Angeles, especially when it came to female icons: Grace Jones, Liza Minnelli, and capping it all off last weekend - Kylie Minogue in her first-ever US tour! So this week's m... more info

Guardian Music — With the offspring of the new romantic stars forming their own rival bands, we may soon witness a rematch of the 80s pop rumblePrepare yourselves, retro-pop fans, for Battlestar New Romantica: The Next Generation. Whispers from the A&R frontline sugg... more info

NME - Radar — So to follow on from my feature in the mag I've had a few requests to supplement '2009: The Year That Dubstep Broke' with a list-based blog feature, with a time-line of references. For anyone who's a wee bit lost - the feature was based around the f... more info

MTV.com News — Voting begins today for awards honoring the biggest acts in the college music scene.By James Montgomery Drake performs at the 2009 BET Awards Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Hotly tipped Canadian MCs? Check. Hard-charging Southern-rock ro... more info

Guardian Music — Now that La Roux and Little Boots have laid the groundwork, is the time right for the pottymouthed Spank Rock and Diplo collaborator?People who speak in magazine copy will call 2009 The Year Of The Electro Gal. With La Roux and Little Boots leaving t... more info

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — Hip hop trio N-Dubz have said La Roux is "bitter" and accused her of "cheap talk" after her recent comments criticising Tinchy Stryder and R&B music. more info

Rolling Stone — Rolling Stone’s Kevin O’Donnell spotlights the Avett Brothers’ major-label debut, I and Love and You, in this week’s roundup of essential new releases. The North Carolina trio get an assist from Rick Rubin on the disc, which results in 15 pol... more info

MTV.co.uk News — La Roux has entered a war of words with young rapper Tinchy Stryder.   The In For The Kill singer- real name Elly Jackson- gave an interview to The Guardian last week where she criticised... more info