VH1 News — Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Phish and others are set to ring in the new year at various venues around the country on New Year's Eve. more info

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MTV.com News — Chris Brown and Rihanna, Kanye West's VMA stage rush, and President Obama's inauguration also made the list.By Gil Kaufman Michael Jackson Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage Looking back on 2009, it's hard to believe that all the madness, sadne... more info

MTV.com News — A disco queen, a vampire tale and an American story were this year's supernova-like phenomena.By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic Despite our best efforts, we here at MTV News are creatures of many and varied obsessions... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Lady Gaga's ear for pop hooks and eye for unsettling imagery have landed her atop the creatively moribund U.S. pop scene like a queen stalking a smoldering battlefield. Shrugging her off as a mere magpie assembling a momentarily diverting spectacle f... more info

Sheena Beaston — With 2009 coming to a close, we've dished out our BE[a]ST of the year lists, given you a number of holiday goodies from labels and artists, and prepped as best we can for 2010. But no musical chart-topping year is ever complete without the mighty han... more info

People.com — Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria Parker, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, and Lady Gaga will be celebrating at hotspots from coast to coast. more info

Sheena Beaston — Every year around this time, San Francisco-based DJ couple, A Plus D, duke it out, fighting over which of the past year's mashups are good enough to make it on to their Best of Bootie album, an annual compilation mix of the year's best mashes.This se... more info

411 Mania — GaGa, a piano and some weird hair... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Just in case you forgot anything that happened in 2009 check this out. Skillz killed it big time on this one. One of the dopest MCs in the world. Any day now he is going to get his due. Keep on keepin on Skillz. Seriously I am afraid of Lady Gaga too... more info