Stereogum — The Academy has selected 63 songs that will contend for Best Song nominations for next year's ceremony, and among them are songs not written by Randy Newman. Paul McCartney and U2 -- "you may have heard of them" -- both made the cut, of course. Bu... more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. Depending on where you live (unless you're in Australia), you're most likely wishing to be in a warmer locale during these cold winter months. How about Cancun - sipping piña coladas and wearing some flip-flops? Or pe... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — One of those historical events your taught about from an early age, the Boston Tea Party, occurred today some 236 years ago in 1773. Both symbolic and epic, the Boston Tea Party is often thought of as the event leading to the culmination of the Revo... more info

Starpulse — 50 Cent has namechecked Paul McCartney in a new rap song after meeting the former Beatle on a plane flight. The rapper insists McCartney didn't know who he was when he asked the Brit for an [...] Read more! more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Give the Hollywood Foreign Press this much: They can at least find five songs worthy of a nomination. The Globes, when it came to best original song, largely stayed mainstream, passing up selections from Mary J. Blige ("Precious: Based on... more info

NME — Ricky Gervais hosts the awards next January more info

Rolling Stone — U2, Paul McCartney and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O — along with musical-TV comedy Glee and country music film Crazy Heart — all earned Golden Globe nominations when Justin Timberlake joined The Office’s John Krasinski and Inglourious Basterd... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Nowhere Boy is a movie portrait of an insecure young man who would become one of the biggest names in music ever. John Lennon was raised by his aunt Mimi, fell out with his mother Julia, and was saved by rock 'n' roll. The movie will be in theaters... more info

Guardian Music — Before the Beatles, John Lennon was a school friend, a bandmate, a boyfriend - and a big personality. We talk to the people who knew him best during his Liverpool youthPRIMARY SCHOOLComedian JIMMY TARBUCK went to Dovedale primary school with John Len... more info

Undercover, Australia — Sir Paul McCartney admits that his follow-up wife Heather Mills was a big mistake. more info