Guardian Music — The aim was to engage with contemporary black dance music. The result? Solange Knowles became a big fan!Who else made the top albums of 2009?It has been a great year for intelligent, experimental American pop: Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear and Dirt... more info

Dlisted — Jersey Shore won't be the only reality show this winter that will make you want go to confession and dip your genitals in a bowl of holy water. Starting January 3rd, Vh1 is rolling out The Enterainer's (of I Love New York & I Love Money) ow... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lightspeed Champion @ MHOW in July (more by Bao Nguyen) Lightspeed Champion's second LP, Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You, is coming out in the US on February 16th (Feb. 1 for UK) on Domino Records. Behind the controls... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — The best of November's postsGigsFlorence and Friends at The TabernacleEditors, The Maccabees and more @Union ChapelThe Dead Weather- Brixton AcademyBandsMeet: Frankie and The HeartstringsWords with: Alison MossheartAlbums to look forward to in 20105 ... more info

Guardian Music — The R&B star 'would love' to work with experimental pop crew Of Montreal. In other news, Jay-Z is to collaborate with DeerhoofWhen Beyoncé said that she "would love" to work with Of Montreal, their frontman Kevin Barnes didn't mince his words, say... more info

Guardian Music — Hello listeners, and a happy Friday to you all. We kick off this edition of Music Weekly with Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne. The irrepressible singer was in London for a series of shows, but found time to tell Rosie Swash what makes a brilliant l... more info

Stereogum — After Solange covered Dirty Projectors, a band on Domino, it's only fair the Londoners who sing "Dominos" have a go at a song by Knowles' sister. Fitting into A Brief History Of Love's romantic aesthetic, they put their mark on Beyoncé's "Sweet... more info

Stereogum — Not that Dirty Projectors' set of four shows at Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall Of Williamsburg this week needed any help selling out -- that was handily accomplished simply by releasing one of this year's best (and most misunderstood) albums -- bu... more info

AllHipHop — Even with the rave reviews for his debut album Attention Deficit, Washington D.C. emcee Wale is still hungry to make a bigger impact on mainstream Hip-Hop   In a recent interview with honeymag.com, Wale explained that despite Attention Deficit bein... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Clash of the Cover SongsThe Rules for Battle: Each week, we pit versions of the same song by two different artists in a head-to-head death match for musical supremacy. (Sometimes it will be the original recording vs. a cover version; oth... more info