Rolling Stone — You’ve read Rolling Stone’s lists of the top albums and singles of the year — but how did the folks who work at RS rank their personal favorites? Here’s Rock Daily writer Daniel Kreps’ year-end list: Albums 1. Deerhunter - Microcastle/... more info

MTV.com News — Other honors go to T.I., Nas, Kanye West, DJ Drama, Green Lantern, Whoo Kid and more.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes 50 Cent Photo: Getty Images They all came through. Lil' Wayne, 50 Cent, Nas, Rick Ross, DJ... more info

MTV.com News — Pieces on Lil Wayne, Mariah and Nick, the VMAs and more were also among the most-viewed videos of the year.By Gil Kaufman Britney Spears Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage We get it. You can't get enough of "Twilight" or Britney Spears. And if ... more info

VH1 News — The top MTV News stories of 2008 included pieces on Britney Spears, Heath Ledger, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne the VMAs and more. more info

MTV.com News — Britney? RPattz? Charlize? Find out what our favorite news segments of the year really are.By Garth Bardsley Charlize Theron Photo: MTV News Spend any time on this site and you'll see that certain names keep popping up: Britney, Robert Pat... more info

Topix — By PRESTON JONES The man has a surplus of aliases - Weezy F. Baby, Birdman Jr. more info

MTV.comConcert Review: Lil Wayne assumes role as rap superstarDallas Morning News - 2 hours agoBy Preston Jones / Special Contributor The last 12 months have been a whirlwind for the 26-year-old New Orleans native, who began the year as a musical for... more info

New York Times — New music by Jamey Johnson, the Cool Kids, the Gaslight Anthem, Taylor Swift and Lil Wayne top this list of best rock and pop releases. more info

New York Times — Music by Lil Wayne, Bon Iver, Guillermo Klein y Los Gauchos, Lionel Loueke and Jamey Johnson top this list of the best in rock, pop and jazz this year. more info

MTV.com News — 'I truly do this for you!' a grateful Weezy tells his fans.By James Montgomery Lil Wayne Photo: Steve Granitz/ WireImage When Lil Wayne found out he was named MTV News' 2008 Man of the Year, he responded in typical Weezy-ian fashion: He wi... more info