MTV.com News — For all the craziness surrounding it, Shakira's latest is a straightforward, oddly personal record, in Bigger Than the Sound. By James Montgomery Shakira Photo: Ben Hider/ Getty Images Conventional wisdom states that you shouldn't review a... more info

The Daily Mail — Singer decided to remove her platforms after she nearly ended up crowd-surfing in Manchester. more info

Guardian Music — Our pop critic's guide to the most festive albums and gigsA Not So Silent Night An all-star lineup troops across the stage for the Wainwright/McGarrigle family's Christmas show. Rufus and Martha Wainwright and their mum Kate McGarrigle have roped in ... more info

The Daily Mail — Here 21-year-old electro-pop sensation tells Benji Wilson that she's nothing like her stage persona, how she made Lily Allen give up Facebook and why she’s hugely proud of her eclectic style. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Lily Allen narrowly missed performing at a fundraising concert on Thursday after falling down a flight of stairs and hurting her ankle just before the show. more info

Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — Album: It's Not Me, It's You (Special Editon)Artist: Lily AllenSource: TosKStyle: PopRecord Label: RegalCat Nr.......:Encoder: Lame 3.97 (-V2 --vb-new)Size: 47.3MB.::Tracks List::.01. The Fear (Acoustic)02. 22 (Acoustic)03. Who'd Have Known (Acoustic... more info

NME — Dizzee and Calvin go shopping, Stereophonics upset Myleene – your music gossip stop more info

Undercover, Australia — Lily Allen has recorded a song with Russell Brand. more info

Perez Hilton — Things seem to be going well for Lily Allen and her beau, Sam Cooper. We mentioned last month that Allen and her boyfriend were looking to move in together and were even searching for a place in London. Well, we're surprised they're still together a ... more info

AngryApe — For suggesting that she can't actually sing... more info