Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar has built a hip-hop empire upon his slashing lyricism, but he had kind words for Dr. Dre and Taylor Swift while speaking on The Howard Stern Show today. more info

PopSugar UK — Now that we're nearing the end of the year, it's time to crown the best songs of 2017! From sexy hits like "Wild Thoughts" and "Slow Hands" to romantic love songs like "Malibu" and "Shape of You," we were blessed with so much amazing music this year... more info

Dlisted — In the dark, sullen era we live in where North Korea is about to lob a nuke our way and net neutrality is threatened, celebrities are really getting their priorities straight: snuffing out those tweens on Etsy and craft brewers who use their likeness... more info

New York Times — The Irish band has its eighth No. 1 album, including one in each of the last four decades. more info

Dlisted — Sure, this is unimportant and fluffy. But there’s a distinct lack of rape and corruption in this story, so we’ve got that going for us. TMZ reports that queen of the rat catchers Taylor Swift performed at the Z100 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball at Madis... more info

New York Times — The annual concert of hitmakers at Madison Square Garden slighted pop’s diversity, offering a narrow definition of what “hit radio” looked like in 2017. more info

PopSugar — Taylor Swift is clearly smitten. The Reputation singer was all smiles while holding hands with her British boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, following her Z100 Jingle Ball performance on Friday night. According to US Weekly, Joe was there to support the "Look Wh... more info

E! Online — Katie Holmes and daughter Suri Cruise surprised concertgoers on Friday when they appeared at Z100's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017 at Madison Square Garden and introduced closing performer... more info

PopSugar — Katie Holmes brought her 11-year-old daughter, Suri Cruise, to Z100's Jingle Ball concert in NYC on Friday night. The mother-daughter duo smiled and held hands as they addressed the crowd onstage with radio personality Elvis Duran, and posed for a cu... more info

Detroit Free Press — 'Thunder' from Imagine Dragons is No. 1 on iTunes; Taylor Swift is No. 1 again on the album chart with 'Reputation'             more info