MTV.com News — Newspaper editors and broadcast producers voted for the 20-year-old after a wildly successful 2009.By Eric Ditzian Taylor Swift Photo: Candice Lawler Taylor Swift came in a very close second to Lady Gaga in MTV News' Woman of the Year coun... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Miley Cyrus is going Aussie for her rumoured boyfriend Liam Hemsworth - the actor has been teaching her the lingo from his native country. more info

Altsounds — On the 20th December 2009 musical history was made when Rage Against The Machine's 1992 hit 'Killing in The Name' becme the first christmas Number one based on download sales alone beating the winner of the UK reality TV show 'The X Factor''s release... more info

Live Daily — Hip-hop sensation Timbaland [ tickets ] has unveiled a three-week run of major-market clubs as he supports his just-released album, "Shock Value II." The Virginia-born rapper/producer will begin the new road trip with a Jan.15 performance in Norfo... more info

MTV.com News — 'She's got a very contemporary twist to it,' Poison frontman says of 'Hannah Montana' star.By Jocelyn Vena Bret Michaels Photo: George Napolitano/FilmMagic Miley Cyrus was excited to work with Bret Michaels on a "rad" cover of Poison's cla... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Joe McElderry's weak vocal doodle. Killing in the Name would be a great Christmas No 1At the time of writing, it's not clear whether the 2009 Christmas No 1 will be The Climb by Joe McElderry, or Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machin... more info

Guardian Music — So what happened? Did Rage Against the Machine rage against music mogul Simon Cowell successfully – did they manage to topple Joe McElderry's The Climb, making their own track, Killing in The Name, the first non-X Factor Christmas number one i... more info

Stereogum — This morning we looked at an albums list from one of today's most influential sites, so it's fitting to take a pass through yesteryear's authority after the sun has set completely. Rolling Stone's decade-appraising lists were superficially compreh... more info

VH1 News — Miley Cyrus blogged about covering "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" with Poison frontman Bret Michaels, calling it a "rad collaboration." more info

MTV.com News — 'Bret Michaels and Poison was my very first concert,' 17-year-old pop star writes.By Jocelyn Vena Miley Cyrus (file) Photo: YouTube Miley Cyrus says she doesn't want to make pop music anymore, and she took a big step toward expanding her m... more info