Guardian Music — So I was all set to write about the noughties this week, when some pictures landed on my desk and I thought: "You know what? If I received Sleeve Notes, I'd much rather look at paintings of a half-naked Michael Jackson surrounded by cherubic children... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — For a generation of listeners, the late Ella Fitzgerald exists perhaps as more of a concept than someone who was once a living human being. As the Beatles are to pop music, Fitzgerald is to jazz vocals, and the quality... more info

Starpulse — Paul McCartney has branded his marriage to Heather Mills one of the worst mistakes of his life. The Beatles legend wed the former "glamour" model in 2002,[...] Read more! more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Sonic Youth, Beyoncé • Best of the Decade: The New Issue • Eminem, The Beatles: 2000s’ Best Sellers • Velvet Underground Chat With Fricke in NYC • Susan Boyle Breaks Chart Records • Bob Dylan’s “Little Drummer Boy”... more info

Detroit Free Press — John, Paul, George, Ringo and Eminem. It's an unlikely group indeed until you tally up overall record sales for the decade as the end-of-the-aughts countdown continues. more info

Guardian Music — Originally published on 10 December 1963The way in which Mr W. Raeburn, QC, turned down a free ticket to see the Beatles when he presided over the Performing Right Tribunal in London yesterday would have roused bitter envy in the soul of a teenager, ... more info

411 Mania — Who is the #1 best selling artist of the decade? Find out inside... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Eminem has been crowned champion of the charts - the rapper has beaten the Beatles to be named America's best-selling artist of the decade. more info

Rolling Stone — Over three decades after their breakup, the Beatles still released the top-selling album of the 2000s. The Fab Four’s greatest hits compilation 1 sold over 11,448,000 copies since its release in November 2000 according to Nielsen SoundScan’s deca... more info

Perez Hilton — Guess everybody did love him all those years ago! Eminem scored the coveted position of top-selling artist of the decade selling 32.2 million copies in overall album sells which can largely be attributed to both 2000's The Marshall Mathers LP and 200... more info