411 Mania — The pop stars will be collaborating.... more info

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ContactMusic — Rihanna was just one of many to blow off the Peoples Choice Awards this week making somewhat of a mockery of the event despite the fact that it was celebrating its 38th edition The woes started when Katy Perry - who had been expected to make her firs... more info

Guardian Music — A new study shows how difficult it is for European artists to gain pan-European success, even if their lyrics are in EnglishIf you want to cross borders as a European artist, you had better sing in English. This may not come as a huge surprise, but t... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — We were at the BRITs launch party last night to hear the list of nominees and artists who will be performing live at the BRIT Awards 2012 at The O2 on Tuesday 21 February.We can confirm that Coldplay, Rihanna, Adele, Blur, Florence and the Machine, N... more info

ContactMusic — At this weeks Peoples Choice Awards a number of stars were unable to attend to collect their awards or congratulate their fellow stars on receiving theirs Rihanna s absence though will be a particular blow to the organisers as she was actually in the... more info

411 Mania — She bailed on awards show to watch NBA game... more info

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Perez Hilton — AMAZEBALLS! This show is going to be off the charts! The full list of nominees for this year's Brit Awards has been announced and leading the pack with four stellar nods is our favorite ginger, Ed Sheeran. Ed nab recognition for not only his single A... more info

Guardian Music — Full list of all the artists nominated in categories for this year's awardsBritish male solo artistEd Sheeran (Atlantic Records/Warner Music)James Blake (Polydor/Universal Music)James Morrison (Island/Universal Music)Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird... more info