VH1 News — Lady Gaga is MTV News' Woman of the Year for 2009! Gaga's dreams of The Fame came true, and no one challenged, provoked, entertained and, well, titillated us over the past 12 months quite like Gaga. more info

MTV.com News — No one challenged, provoked, entertained and, well, titillated us over the past 12 months quite like Gaga.By Jem Aswad Lady Gaga Photo: Jason LaVeris/ FilmMagic/ MTV News Which stars had the biggest year? All this week, we've unveiled our ... more info

Pop Bytes — good evening! i swear that entertainment weekly has been my favorite magazine since the early 90's - i love their year end wrap-up issues - 2009 was filled with oh so many pop culture high and low moments - this is definitely one issue to pick up! ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Rock legend and Big Issue cover star Bob Dylan has revealed Robert Burns' song 'A Red, Red Rose' is his most inspirational track, on a celebrity calendar to raise cash for CLIC Sargent.The singer is one of 18 celebrities who have revealed whch song h... more info

The Independent — Artists revving up their tour schedules soon after the new year include Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, OK Go, Muse, and Arctic Monkeys. Also on the horizon is the Grammy Awards celebration, when the Recording Academy will announce winners from nominees th... more info

Guardian Music — Those who think X Factor has brainwashed us should look closely at album sales for 2009: very little of it is bland, processed balladrySo this is Christmas, and what have you done? Have you been basking in the gleam of Joe McElderry's teeth, or ragin... more info

411 Mania — Is the "Monster's Ball" tour cursed or something? more info

8/1 — 1 - Brett Anderson – Wilderness2 - Patrick Wolf – Bachelor3 - PJ Harvey & John Parish A Woman a Man Walked By4 - Bat For Lashes - Two Suns5 - Antony And The Johnsons - The Crying Light6 - Wild Beasts - Two Dancers7 - Richard Hawley - Tr... more info

411 Mania — Could it have anything to do with punching that guy in the face? more info

Perez Hilton — If you're going to The Monster Ball, you won't have to worry about fists flying. At least from him anyway. Kid Cudi has suddenly been given the boot from Lady GaGa's tour. Interscope Records confirmed that the rapper is "no longer" with the tour. H... more info