MTV.com News — Country star's sophomore LP sells more than 592,000 copies, crushing David Archuleta's self-titled release.By Chris Harris, with additional reporting by Tim Kash Taylor Swift's Fearless Photo: Big Machine Records Backstage at the finale of... more info

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AllHipHop — Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop and pop charts may represent familiar territory for Lil Wayne, but the rapper is breaking new ground on the music magazine's rock chart with a cover of his hit single “Lollipop.”   The remake, performed by... more info

Popeater — A note to aspiring and struggling bands out there: All you have to do is cover a hit song to get your big break. more info

AOL Music — A note to aspiring and struggling bands out there: All you have to do is cover a hit song to get your big break. more info

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MTV.com News — 'Miley and Mandy Show' co-star Mandy Jiroux says hacker posted false video.By Gil Kaufman Miley Cyrus Photo: Jesse Grant/ Getty Images At this point, Miley Cyrus should think about going retro and just dumping all her Internet and e-mail a... more info

Popeater — A note to aspiring and struggling bands out there: All you have to do is cover a hit song to get your big break. more info

Paste Magazine — Let’s be frank: any best-of list says more about the people who
 assembled it than it does about a particular year in music. In 2008, “crystal” bands—Crystal Stilts, Crystal Antlers and Crystal 
Castles—took over the “hottest ... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: D.O.E. gets a new lease on life, thanks to Timbaland.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Ludacris Photo: Bob Levey/ WireImage Artist: Shawty Lo Representing: You have to ask? "Baaaayyynk-Headdddddd!" Mixtap... more info