Live Daily — Plus: Mudvayne [ tickets ], "Avatar," more * * * Alicia Keys [ tickets ] "The Element of Freedom" (J-Records) The Grammy-winning R&B/soul star is set to drop her fourth studio album. "The Element of Freedom," which Keys co-produced alongside ... more info

AllHipHop — Today (December 11), Billboard announced their completed year-end and decade recap lists which featured many prominent Hip-Hop and R&B stars.   Kanye West was named music’s Top Male Artist of 2009, a distinction shared with his female counte... more info

MTV.com News — Ross criticizes Deeper Than Rap's omission from Grammy noms over Beyonce's 'Video Phone.'By Shaheem Reid Photo: Ray Tamarra/ Getty Images Apparently, Rick Ross has taken exception to being overlooked in the nominations for the 2010 Grammy A... more info

Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — The world’s largest music retailer, iTunes, has released its year-end list of the best-selling music of 2009. Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas ruled the digital charts, scoring some of the most-downloaded songs and albums. The iTunes staff al... more info

MTV.com News — Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus also scored digital hits in 2009.By Gil Kaufman Black Eyed Peas' The E.n.d. Photo: Interscope Records Unless you've been holed up in a cave since January, it's hard to be shocked that the Black Eyed ... more info

MTV.com News — Singer powered through 30-minute set that included fan favorites like 'Umbrella' and the recently released 'Russian Roulette.'By Jayson Rodriguez Rihanna performs at the MySpace Music concert in New York on Thursday Photo: Theo Wargo/ Getty Ima... more info

MTV.com News — Singer/ songwriter is nominated in two categories.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kelly Marino Keri Hilson Photo: MTV News It's been a big year for Keri Hilson. The singer/ songwriter has quickly become an R&B star with her album In a ... more info

VH1 News — T.I.'s fiancée, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, said the rapper is doing "real good" in prison and she expects him to be released early next year. more info

MTV.com News — Tameka 'Tiny' Cottle expects Tip home in early 2010.By Gil Kaufman T.I. and Tiny Photo: BET Before T.I. reported to an Arkansas federal prison in May to his 366-day term for attempting to illegally purchase firearms, he made a point of say... more info

Corporate Bloggin — C’est peut-être parce que T.I. est en prison mais jusqu’à maintenant on n’a pas pu voir à quoi servait l’armada gangsta rap de Grand Hustle. Il en sort principalement de la swag music, avec tout ce que ça impli... more info