MTV.com News — Gaga gave her monsters her glittery, bloody best in the first of four shows at Radio City.By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga performs on Wednesday night in New York City Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage NEW YORK — Amid her signature head-swimming whi... more info

Guardian Music — Trade group the IFPI warns that piracy is hitting overall sales and destroying national markets• International music industry group the IFPI estimates that in 2009 "physical" music sales (CDs etc) were $11.6bn, with digital sales of $4.2bn, ma... more info

Topix — Lady Gaga performs in concert at Radio City Music Hall. At Lady Gaga 's first "Monster Ball" show at Radio City Wednesday night, she dressed, by turns, as an intergalactic Viking, a spike-headed monster, a human clothes hanger, a murderous vulture an... more info

MTV.com News — 'I don't think the boys have all made great records,' the 'American Idol' judge tells MTV News.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Jim Cantiello Randy Jackson Photo: MTV News With a new season of "American Idol" already under way, judge Ran... more info

MTV.com News — 'He went there for vacation and he just went there at the wrong time,' singer says of his uncle, who was in Port-au-Prince during the devastating earthquake.By Jocelyn Vena Jason Derulo Photo: Jamie McCarthy/ Getty Images Lady Gaga's openi... more info

Perez Hilton — And she keeps breaking more and more records! Lady GaGa's hit single Just Dance has just gone platinum 5 times over! It's the first song EVER by a female artist to surpass 5 million downloads! Congrats, Gagita! [Image via Aaron D. Settipane / WENN.... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, ManchesterLady Gaga has a bra firing sparks; La Roux has that gravity-defying quiff. Pacific north-western chanteuse Laura Veirs's only visual prop is the large bulge that lies between her normally elfin body and her guitar. "When's the baby... more info

VH1 News — Who will rule 2010: Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift? Wrapping up Pop Week, we examine this year's sure-to-be-epic pop-princess battle. more info

DrivenFarOff — Semi Precious Weapons has just released a three song EP produced by Lady Gaga. The EP can be purchased via iTunes or Amazon. The band will also be heading out on tour starting January 20 as the opening act for Lady Gaga. Dates: 1/20 New York, NY @ Ra... 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