Guardian Music — A Facebook group for lovers of cured cucumbers has gained more fans the knuckle-dragging Canadian crew. It's like Rage Against the Machine and Joe McElderry all over againCanadian band Nickelback, the gravelly paragon of what's known as "modern rock"... more info

Metalsucks — In a triumph of e-nerd high fivery, an Internet campaign launched earlier this month to garner a simple (but delicious) dill pickle more Facebook fans than Nickelback reached its goal last Friday and now stands at more than 1.45 million fans. Metal I... more info

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MTV.com News — RIAA list tallies top gold and platinum sellers between 2000 and 2009.By Gil Kaufman Beyoncé Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images The years between 2000 and 2009 were very good for Beyoncé, 'NSYNC, Michael Jackson and Nickelback, accord... more info

Gigwise — War on insipid rock is on... more info

Metalsucks — MS Maniac Brian sent us a link to the below video with the message “Better than actual Nickelback?” I’ve appropriated that message for my headline, but I removed the question-mark, because, let’s face it, there is no question: this is, in lit... more info

Metalsucks — Can a simple dill pickle garner more Facebook fans than Nickelback? It’ll take 1,380,820 fans to make that happen, but I believe in the power of the Internet and the deliciousness of pickles. Facebook user Coral Cripps created the Facebook fan page... more info

Undercover, Australia — AC/DC have won their first Grammy. It was a long way to the top for Acca Dacca and today the band beat Linkin Park, Nickelback, Alice In Chains and Metallica to take away the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. more info

Allmusic Blog — Record of the Year:   “Use Somebody”, Kings Of Leon Track from: Only by the Night Who should have won: “You Belong With Me”, Taylor Swift. “Southern Strokes,” nah. How about “Southern Nickleback”…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - Hip hop and R&B producer Timbaland has joined a small group of music hitmakers who have publicly pledged support for one of the world's most-maligned bands, Nickelback. more info