MTV.com News — Punk icons took best single, album and artists of the '00s in poll.By Gil Kaufman Green Day Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage Rolling Stone readers love Green Day ... a lot. In the magazine's Decade-End Reader's Poll, the Berkeley-bred punk-po... more info

MTV.com News — Guests including Diddy, Kanye West, Kate Hudson and Alicia Keys celebrated Jay's 40th in the Dominican Republic.By Jocelyn Vena Jay-Z and Beyoncé (file) Photo: Evan Agostini/ Getty Images The hottest MC in the game only turns 40 once. So ... more info

Perez Hilton — And it was BIG! Jay-Z rented a mansion in the Dominican Republic resort Casa de Campo for his Scarface-themed 40th birthday and with a star-studded guest list we're sure it was a soiree to remember! Kanye West, Diddy, Oprah, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Ke... more info

Allmusic Blog — We covered 2007 in a similar way before -- way back in 2007 -- but not to this extent. Some of these lists from our editorial staff go up to 20 rather than 10, so there is more Radiohead, Panda Bear, White Stripes, UGK, and probably M.I.A. (There is ... more info

MTV.com News — Nominations for Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé, Kings of Leon also signal a possible awards-show youthquake.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images For the past few years, the people behind the Grammys have been switching... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" wasn't the obvious choice to be nominated for a major Grammy Award. The song, after all, uses a string of gun shots as one of its hooks. At a major award gala, one in which the Dixie... more info

Rollo & Grady — 50 M.I.A. – Arula 49 Muse – Absolution 48 The Walkmen – Bows and Arrows 47 Brendan Benson – Lapalco 46 The Delgados – The Great Eastern 45 Avalanches – Since I Left You 44 Outkast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 43 Wilco – Yankee Hotel ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford "There are some basic similarities to Ed Banger acts like Justice or M.I.A.. But if anything Sleigh Bells reminds me first of bands like My Bloody Valentine and The Pixies--beauty taken to its absolute pummeling... more info

Perez Hilton — Not that we had any reason to believe Kanye West wasn't alive, he's just been keeping a very low pro as of late. The M.I.A. rapper managed to crawl out of the hole he's been living in to join Beyonce on stage Sunday night in London to perform the rap... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss have managed to cause quite a bit of noise on the internet, having going from amateurly recorded obscurity to booking sought after gigs and rolling with the likes of M.I.A. and Spike Jonze. Sleigh Bells: What is the met... more info