Pitchfork — Well, this was unexpected. Perhaps coming to terms with the fact that increasingly few people give a shit about the Grammys, the Recording Academy tonight announced its list of nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, and those nominees were...sho... more info

MTV.com News — Despite R&B hitmaker's frequent comments about working with Manson, a rep for the shock-rocker says it's not happening.By Chris Harris Ne-Yo at the American Music Awards Photo: MTV News A couple of weeks ago, MTV News caught up with R&B hi... more info

The Newsroom — Coldplay was the hottest iTunes album download this year: Its "Viva la Vida" was crowned the best-selling album of 2008, while Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" was named the top-selling single. (Dec. 2) more info

Topix — Coldplay was the hottest iTunes album download this year: Its "Viva la Vida" was crowned the best-selling album of 2008, while Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" was named the top-selling single. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty iTunes has revealed its top-selling albums and songs for 2008. While Lil Wayne and Tha Carter 3 will likely finish the year as the Soundscan champ, Coldplay were the victors of iTunes’ sales chart as Viva La Vida ranked #1. Jack Johnso... more info

MTV.com News — As Yahoo!, iTunes and a cable on-demand service release their year-end charts, the results are all over the place.By Gil Kaufman Chris Brown Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage A long, long time ago, say, in 2001, when a massive pop band like 'N... more info

VH1 News — Chris Brown, Britney Spears, Coldplay, Leona Lewis and Alicia Keys are all the top artists of 2008, according to charts released by iTunes, Yahoo! and others. more info

People.com — The Brits were the music service's most-downloaded acts of '08 – ahead of Lil Wayne and Rihanna more info

PopSugar UK — Throughout December, all of us Sugar girls will be bringing you our year-end coverage featuring the Best of 2008. For the next two weeks, we'll be asking you all about your favourite things, and here on PopSugarUK I'm kicking off by asking for your o... more info

The Independent — Coldplay was the hottest iTunes album download this year: Its "Viva la Vida" was crowned the best-selling album of 2008, while Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" was named the top-selling single. more info