Idolator — Baseball is such a rich sport for data geeks, what with every move made by a player having a number attached to it. But the inconsistencies and outright mistakes in the sport's long history, from the number of games in a season to the exclusion of th... more info

Rolling Stone — M.I.A., “Hit That” [Unreleased Track] The genesis of “Paper Planes”? M.I.A. tells us more about all she wants to do over a big, bounding percussion track. The Beatles, “Money” [Mike the 2600 King’s F–k You Pay Me Remix] Is it us, or i... more info

NME — Chubby Checker's 'The Twist' has been named the biggest US chart hit of all time. more info

Reuters - Legendary Beatles star Paul McCartney said he was pressed to cancel his upcoming performance in Israel, but reassured Israeli fans in comments published on Thursday he would go ahead with the planned concert. more info

Idolator — The geekier music fans among you might want to pick up the current issue of Billboard, which is devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100 and has put together a ton of commemorative listings. Among them, of course, is the All-Time Hot 100, which... more info

The Music Slut — 50 years of tallying has resulted in:10. Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart9. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together8. The Beatles - Hey Jude7. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life6. Olivia Newton John - Physical5. Los Del Rio - Macarena4. LeAnn Rimes - How Do... more info

Monsters and Critics — Hamburg - 'All you need is...' patience and money. 28 years after the then completely unknown Beatles played their first more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Legendary Beatles star Paul McCartney said he was pressed to cancel his upcoming performance in Israel, but reassured Israeli fans in comments published on Thursday he would go ahead with the planned concert. more info

Reuters — JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Legendary Beatles star Paul McCartney said he was pressed to cancel his upcoming performance in Israel, but reassured Israeli fans in comments published on Thursday he would go ahead with the planned concert. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - Hamburg has dedicated a city square to The Beatles to commemorate the time the band spent there in the early 1960s. more info