Rolling Stone — The Big News: Metallica managed to fend off both Ne-Yo and Nelly, as Death Magnetic held its throne atop the charts for the second consecutive week. Magnetic sold another 337,000 in its first full week, pushing its ten day total to 827,000. Ne-Yo’s... more info

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Guardian Music — Rock magazine Metal Hammer is marking the release of Metallica's new album with 4,000 limited-edition copies with covers made from metal. By Oliver Luft more info

MTV.com News — New albums from Nelly, DJ Khaled also debut in Billboard top 10.By Chris Harris Metallica Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images After selling nearly 500,000 copies of their latest LP over just a three-day period last week, Metallica 's Death Ma... more info

Undercover, Australia — Metallica will maintain the number one spot in the USA this week and keep new albums from Ne-Yo and Nelly from number one despite a 35% drop ins sales for week two. more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Hip Hop group Run-DMC, heavy metal band Metallica and musician/songwriter Bobby Womack are among nine nominees announced on Monday vying for five spots in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Guitarist Jeff Beck, disco and R&B band Chic, rock an... more info

Rolling Stone — Though he admits that he was joining “the coolest band on the planet,” Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo’s entrance into the band was about as intimidating as could be. “It was intense. I had to learn the catalog of music, 22 years of music. ... more info

The Star-Ledger - NJ.comWillie Nelson rocks!The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - 2 hours agoby Jay Lustig/The Star-Ledger REX C. CURRY/APWillie Nelson, shown at a 2006 concert, deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Yesterday, the Rock and Roll Hall ... more info

Idolator — Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of r... more info