Guardian Music — Here's the top 40 of the year, as voted for by the Guardian's rock and pop writers1 Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid2 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy3 Hot Chip One Life Stand4 Arcade Fire The Suburbs5 These New Puritans Hidden6 Caribou Swi... more info

The Newsroom — One of the hottest categories at the Grammys is always Best New Artist. We check out the 2010 nominees including The Ting Tings, MGMT, Zack Brown Band and Silversun Pickups. more info

The Newsroom — MGMT was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy. Check out their official music video for KIDS off the album Oracular Spectacular. Find out if they take home the award on Sunday, January 31st at 8/7c on CBS. more info

Weird Kids Up Front — The Naked and Famous “Young Blood” Polydor _ Teenage nostalgia is a difficult emotion to capture.  But the Naked and Famous have succeeded at doing just that.  The synth-heavy track is reminiscent of the MGMT and Passion Pit brand of electropop... more info

Press Play — Of all the bands and singles I've heard this month, I think The Naked and Famous are the band I'm most psyched about.  Their songs Punching in a Dream and Young Blood are amazing.  They have this dreamy, surreal vibe to them.  Although they have a... more info

NME - The Daily Download — So the finalists in the BBC Sound Of 2011 poll have been revealed, pursued by the usual online cynicism. At present a shortlist of fifteen of the "most promising" acts of next year, the annual compilation attracts the same amount of stick / discussio... more info

Rollo & Grady — MOJO Magazine – Top Albums of 2010 1 John Grant – Queen of Denmark 2 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs 3 MGMT – Congratulations 4 Edwyn Collins – Losing Sleep 5 The Black Keys – Brothers 6 Paul Weller – Wakes Up The Nation 7 Midlake – The Cou... more info

BBC 6 Music — Fans of MGMT, Chairlift and Polyphonic Spree need apply more info

Guardian Music — Facing the Sun, the lead single from this Danish band's debut album, is one of the most glorious things we've heard all yearHometown: Copenhagen, Århus and Jutland in Denmark.The lineup: Mathias Sørensen (drums,vocals), Morten Winther Nielsen (guit... more info

Press Play — I'm totally loving this song by Wolf Gang. Truth be told, I just stumbled upon the band and after a few listens, I'm definitely liking it.  It sounds like MGMT, but a bit more refreshing.  The single is due out November 22.  This one is worth own... more info