Detroit Free Press — Heading into 2011, it seemed a sure bet to be Lady Gaga's year. more info

411 Mania — Gaga's crazyness, J. Lo's curves, Nicki's weirdness, and Taylor's skankyness... more info

Detroit Free Press — 1. Adele, "21" 2. Taylor Swift, "Speak Now" 3. Lady Gaga, "Born This Way" 4. Jason Aldean, "My Kinda Party," below 5. Susan Boyle, "The Gift" 6. Lil Wayne, "Tha Carter IV" 7. Nicki Minaj, "Pink Friday" 8. Mumford & Sons, "Sigh No More" 9. Rihanna, "L... more info

Detroit Free Press — Figures are in millions 1. U2, $156 2. Taylor Swift, $97.7 3. Kenny Chesney, $84.6 4. Lady Gaga, $63.7 5. Bon Jovi, $57.1 6. Elton John, $51.8 7. Sade, $48.6 8. Kanye West and Jay Z, $48.3 9. Lil Wayne, $44.4 10. Celine Dion, $41.2 more info

Topix — Lady Gaga , Rihanna , Kanye West , Eminem and Rebecca Black have made it onto our list of the most controversial videos of 2011. more info

411 Mania — Taylor Kinney gets some sun... more info

USA Today Music — Adele, the Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Pitbull and Foster the People help pump up the DJ's 25-artist, 5-minute playlist. more info

Guardian Music — Jennifer L O'Neill files $380,000 claim against singer's touring company as lawyers allege violation of statutory rightsA former assistant is suing Lady Gaga, claiming she was shortchanged on thousands of hours' worth of overtime pay. Jennifer L O'Ne... more info

Gigwise — The pair seen together for the first time... more info

Detroit Free Press — Forty years ago, Dick Clark's New Year's Eve special was created to give young people an alternative to a seasonal institution, bandleader Guy Lombardo. Now Clark's annual show is the institution. more info