MTV.com News — Gaga set to perform at February 16 show, where Animal Collective, Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z are also up for awards.By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga Photo: Florian Seefried/ Getty Images Lady Gaga is continuing her reign as pop's newest princess into... more info

Stereogum — The Verve broke up (again), Richard Ashcroft released a NSFW video about human trafficking, and now he's onto the next one: working with producer No ID (most recently masterminding "Death Of Auto-Tune" and "Run This Town"), and fronting a band cal... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — To Celebrate its 30th Anniversary, The BRIT Awards 2010 will include the ‘British Album of 30 Years’ – where the top 10 best selling albums, that have also won British Album categories over the past three decades, will be voted by... more info

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Crazed Hits — According to sources, Universal Music Group laid off 50 employees today at their Island Def Jam/Mercury, Interscope, Verve, Lost Highway and Universal Motown labels. People were let go in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville. The layoffs amounted to l... more info

NME — The Verve man returning with United Nations Of Sound more info

Detroit Free Press — Solas & Bearfoot: 8 p.m. Jan. 14. The Ark, $17.50, $24.50. The Cribs: with Adam Green and the Dead Trees, 8 p.m. Jan. 14. The Magic Bag, $15. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Verve star saves bird from slaughter for son more info

NME — Mani's tortoise, Gaga's Yoko plea, Marilyn Manson gets hitched? – your music gossip stop more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The onetime 'American Idol' finalist has a new 'do and a Nashville jones. In 2006, Katharine McPhee was Adam Lambert minus the black nail polish -- a Californi... more info