MTV.com News — New president wants to transform the country from a dumb rock star to a gentle indie folkie, in Bigger Than the Sound. By James Montgomery U.S. President Barack Obama Photo: Alex Wong/ Getty Images "America!" Trey Parker once bellowed with... more info

MTV.com News — 'Notorious' soundtrack debuts at #4, behind Beyoncé and Nickelback.By James Montgomery Taylor Swift's Fearless Photo: Big Machine Records Stop us if you've heard this one before: Taylor Swift's Fearless will top next week's Billboard alb... more info

The Telegraph Blog — After pulling all Warner Music videos off its site over a loyalty disagreement, a seemingly paranoid YouTube is now muting 'unauthorised' audio on all videos hosted on the site. On Nickelback's Believe it Or Not, more info

Arts, Briefly Taylor Swift Continues ReignNew York Times - 2 hours agoAnother week, another turn atop the charts for Taylor Swift. The singer, who will appear in a coming episode of the CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, was No.Taylor Swift T... more info

Rolling Stone — • Metallica, Run-DMC, Jeff Beck: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2009 • Run-DMC’s Road to the Rock Hall of Fame • Metallica’s Road to the Rock Hall of Fame • Jeff Beck’s Road to the Rock Hall of Fame • Coldplay, Jonas to Perfo... more info

Yahoo! Music — E! Online - It's going to take more than a rockin' Horse to buck Taylor Swift. more info

E! Online — It's going to take more than a rockin' Horse to buck Taylor Swift. A blah postholiday sales week pitted two Top 10 mainstays in a race for No. 1, with Swift's Fearless... more info

MTV.com News — Slow New Year's sales week with few new album releases finds little changed in the top 200.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift Photo: Candice Lawler Even during the traditionally slow New Year's sales week, Taylor Swift reigned supreme. The coun... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketSpinner.com: The iTunes store might start selling celebrity music lessons. Great news for those of you who've always dreamed of learning advanced jazz chord theory from Nickelback. [Gigwise] John Lennon's likeness has bee... more info

MTV.com News — Kanye West, T.I., Katy Perry and other big names see holiday sales boosts.By James Montgomery Taylor Swift's Fearless Photo: Big Machine Records Taylor Swift is going to have a pretty excellent New Year's Eve (even though she'll be sharing... more info