Guardian Music — At first it seemed like a mere internet prank – now it's in with a real shot. The Facebook campaign to get Rage Against the Machine to Christmas No 1 has been gripping guardian.co.uk/music readers all week. By Wednesday, RATM were ahead by a g... more info

Guardian Music — Paul McCartney, Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell get dragged into the most heated race for Christmas No 1 in yearsPaul McCartney has picked sides in the battle between X factor winner Joe McElderry and Rage Against the Machine, calling the latter's battl... more info

NME — Ex-Beatle backs band despite performing on 'The X Factor' more info

Guardian Music — Insolvency Service closes ticket websites 'on the grounds of public interest', but for hundreds of punters it is too lateFollowing an investigation, the government has stepped in to shut down two ticket websites amid fears that large numbers of music... more info

BBC News - UK — Sir Paul McCartney says Rage Against The Machine beating Joe McElderry to Christmas number one would be "funny". more info

XFM.co.uk — Plus, the legend claims that The Beatles "weren't that good"... more info

Sky News — Sir Paul McCartney has thrown his weight behind the campaign to land Rage Against The Machine the Christmas number one. more info

MTV.com News — Band dropped F-bomb four times during BBC performance of 'Killing in the Name,' the current leader in annual Christmas single contest.By Gil Kaufman Rage Against The Machine's Zack De La Rocha and Tom Morello Photo: Max Whittaker/ Getty Images ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Rock legend and Big Issue cover star Bob Dylan has revealed Robert Burns' song 'A Red, Red Rose' is his most inspirational track, on a celebrity calendar to raise cash for CLIC Sargent.The singer is one of 18 celebrities who have revealed whch song h... more info

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