MTV.com News — MC started off the year at Obama's youth inaugural ball, but 2009 will be remembered for West's VMA stage-crash.By James Montgomery Kanye West Photo: Daniel Boczarski/ Getty Images/ MTV News Which stars had the biggest year? All this week,... more info

The Independent — More than 45,000 Music Monday tweets were counted on December 14, with tweeters sharing the names of music and songs they liked in a tweet using the "#musicmonday" hashtag. The week's popular song selections included two tracks from the newly releas... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Pop music critic Ann Powers is sharing tidbits from her recent, revealing interview with the primal force known as Lady Gaga leading up to her three sold-out performances at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on Dec. 21-23. Check Pop... more info

Mercury News, California — The entertainer's ambitious, R-rated act rates comparisons to Madonna. more info

From Daniel Craig and Lindsay Lohan to Lady Gaga here are the decade's most impressive debuts. more info

MTV.com News — Man says rapper hit him after misunderstanding over wallet thrown onstage in Vancouver.By Gil Kaufman Kid Cudi (file) Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/ Getty Images A man who appeared to get punched in the face by Kid Cudi at a show on Saturday nigh... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Lady GaGa has scored her third UK number 1 single with Bad Romance, making UK chart history by having the most number 1 songs in a single year by a female artist.   GaGa knocked Peter... more info

BBC News - UK — Lady Gaga climbs up to number one in the singles chart with Bad Romance, while Susan Boyle remains top of the album rundown. more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — 2009 has been the year that pop stars started making an effort to look like stars again. Most were left trailing in the wake of Lady GaGa but Britains own La Roux has carved her own style niche and put her mark on the music world with a succession of... more info

James Cameron's long-awaited "Avatar" has captivated audiences already, just from the trailer. Plus: "Survivor Samoa" hands out a million bucks; Lady Gaga's latest album hits stores. more info