CMT — If I wasn't writing about country music day in and day out, it's very possible that I would be working in a forensics lab. That's how much I love crime shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. So I was beyond thrilled when Taylor Swift appeared on ... more info

Stereogum — Welcome to the fourth annual Gummy Awards! The following results are based on thousands of Stereogum and Videogum readers' votes for the best of 2009's music, film, television, and Web videos. Because it's almost 2010, you guys also decided on ... more info

MTV.com News — R. Kelly's latest debuts at #4 on next week's albums chart.By Gil Kaufman Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream Photo: Sony Music Entertainment Chances are, there's going to be some Susan Boyle under the tree this year. The "Britain's Got Tale... more info

Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — The top-selling albums of the decade, according to Nielsen SoundScan:1. The Beatles, 1,11,499,000 units sold2. 'NSYNC, No Strings Attached, 11,112,000 units sold3. Norah Jones, Come Away With Me, 10, 546,000 units sold4. Eminem, The Marshall Mathers ... 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

Perez Hilton — Lady GaGa performed at the launch of Vevo, the new music video website owned by Google and several major music labels. Rihanna and Taylor Swift were seen catching up together as well as John Mayer and Justin Timberlake, who was sporting some unique e... more info

MTV.com News — 'Wow, this is really flattering,' West says of his 2004 debut, The College Dropout, getting the nod.By MTV News staff Kanye West Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage Kanye West has been keeping a relatively low profile in the wake of his interrupt... more info

Guardian Music — The past decade was the Eminem show – the rapper sold more than 32 million albums in the US during the noughties, outselling the Beatles, 'NSync and Britney SpearsThough the 2010s may belong to Susan Boyle and Lady Gaga, the 2000s belonged to ... more info

VH1 News — The Black Eyed Peas and Kings of Leon topped iTunes' year-end sales charts. Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus also scored digital hits in 2009. more info

VH1 News — Clint Eastwood said Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift are on his radar. "You listen to things because the kids are listening to them," the "Invictus" director told MTV News. more info