MTV.com News — MTV News readers (and a couple of experts) tell us which albums they can't wait for!By Gil Kaufman Blink-182 Photo: Brian Appio Absence clearly does make the heart grow fonder. At least that's what it sounded like from the responses we got... more info

Altsounds — ANDREW W.K. SENDS HAPPY NEW YEAR VIDEO MESSAGE: YouTube- Broadcast Yourself. ANDREW W.K. DENIES IDENTITY ACCUSATIONS IN STATEMENT THIS MORNING: Andrew W.K. (http://www.andrewwk.com/index.php?page=page.php?id=64) ANDREW W.K. ADMITS HE AUDITIONED FOR ... more info

The Independent — On Monday, January 4, nearly 50,000 tweeters shared the names of music and songs they liked in a tweet using the "#musicmonday" hashtag. The week's top songs included continuing favorites by 30 Seconds to Mars, Owl City, Lady Gaga, and Ke$ha. more info

Guardian Music — In a bid to boost sales, Lady Gaga is giving away locks of her hair with her music. Why stop there? Here's some other giveaways pop stars should considerI don't know about you, but whenever I buy a CD, I'm always left sorely disappointed by the lack ... more info

Perez Hilton — Check out the Kaskade remix of Lady GaGa's Telephone - featuring Beyonce - below. It's blazin'!!!!!!!!! more info

411 Mania — SuBo tops Lady GaGa... more info

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MTV.com News — Lil Wayne, Christina Aguilera, Vampire Weekend and My Chemical Romance also have long-awaited LPs on the way.By Gil Kaufman Eminem Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic If you thought 2009 was a big year for music, just wait until you see what 201... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Lady GaGa has gone to the top of the official singles chart with her track Bad Romance.   The star knocked Joe McElderry’s The Climb down to number two in the first countdown of 2010.... more info

BBC News - UK — Lady Gaga's single Poker Face and Susan Boyle's debut album I Dreamed A Dream were the UK's biggest-selling records of 2009. more info