The Independent — The US Library of Congress will present Sir Paul McCartney with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song for his body of work from the Beatles to Wings and his solo songbook. more info

Live Daily — While his peers The Beatles are turning a new generation of music fans on to their music via a videogame and The Who are prepping for a Super Bowl halftime performance, Ray Davies [ tickets ] has opted for a more organic and subtle way to celebrate t... more info

Live Daily — Plus: Leona Lewis [ tickets ], Kris Allen [ tickets ], Janet Jackson [ tickets ], more * * * John Mayer [ tickets ] "Battle Studies" (Columbia) The pop/rock heartthrob, known as much for the company he keeps as he is for the music he makes, r... more info

Topix — The Children In Need concert saw some great musical acts come together, including brunette beauty Cheryl and Snow Patrol, led by frontman Gary Lightbody The finale of the event - organised by Take That's Gary - was led by Beatles superstar Paul McCar... more info

Guardian Music — Our pop critic's guide to the most festive albums and gigsA Not So Silent Night An all-star lineup troops across the stage for the Wainwright/McGarrigle family's Christmas show. Rufus and Martha Wainwright and their mum Kate McGarrigle have roped in ... more info

All About Jazz — GOOD SHOW, OLD CHAPS... MOSTLY On this day in 1922, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began radio service in the England. No matter where one finds themselves in the world, the letters BBC form a crucial shorthand for serious radio work that ul... more info

Perez Hilton — After only including releases from the previous 18 months to calculate the best selling albums on the Billboard chart, Billboard will now be incorporating catalog releases due to the massive sales of both Michael Jackson and The Beatles. The sales ch... more info

Rolling Stone — Already mastered Abbey Road on The Beatles: Rock Band? As promised, the entire Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be available as downloadable content for TB:RB starting November 17th. Sgt. Pepper’s title track, “With A Little Help From... more info

411 Mania — The big Aerosmith mess, Britney Spears is totally into Satan, Michael Jackson’s legacy is greed, Beatles toothpaste, lots of rappers having legal trouble and more, plus Mariah vs. Amy Winehouse in Battle of the Boobs, Sexual Innuendo Songs, ... more info

NME — Pete Doherty and co also roadtest new material at south London gig more info