Guardian Music — Believe it or not, pop got smarter in the noughtiesThere is a parlour game you can play to gauge how dramatically rock and pop music has changed in the course of a decade. Imagine a music fan from the start of the decade is transported to its end, an... more info

Guardian Music — He arrived in 1979, bringing synthpop to the masses. She is part of the bold new wave reinventing the genre for the 21st century. So what happened when Gary Numan met Little Boots?As far as Little Boots is concerned, only one thing happens at this re... more info

MTV.com News — 'Jacob really needed to leave Bella alone,' she says of 'New Moon.'By Larry Carroll Stephanie Pratt Photo: Frazer Harrison/ Gettty Images HOLLYWOOD — One interesting thing about the "Twilight" pop-culture explosion has to be the random c... more info

MTV.com News — Jay-Z, Eminem and the Kings of Leon also score nods during a star-studded telecast/concert hosted by LL Cool J.By James Montgomery Beyoncé Photo: Paul Warner/ WireImage The nominees for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesd... more info

MTV.com News — Super-producer's new album features guest spots from everyone from Katy Perry to Miley Cyrus to Daughtry.By Shaheem Reid Timbaland Photo: Lester Cohen/ WireImage Timbaland is back for another round of mayhem with his new album, Shock Value... more info

Perez Hilton — Check out the just-released video (above) for Timbaland's Morning After Dark, featuring Nelly Furtado and SoShy, off Tim's upcoming album. Love the song! more info

Guardian Music — Def Jam/MercuryRihanna's last album, Good Girl Gone Bad, catapulted the 21-year-old Barbadian into the R&B superleague. This superleague is nowhere near as riveting as it was a decade ago, when the Neptunes were battling it out with Timbaland. Still,... more info

Guardian Music — Our series of oblique angles on the muscial decade continues, with a look at how hip-hop's vigour and invention at the start of the noughties has made the last five years of rap seem staleA month or so ago New Yorker pop critic Sasha Frere-Jones wrot... more info

MTV.com News — 'I'm trying to incorporate them within my own music,' singer says of hip-hop sounds.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Jim Cantiello Shakira Photo: MTV News Shakira probably isn't the first name that comes to mind when you think of hip-hop... more info

Guardian Music — The R&B singer's vocal has been removed from the the rapper's forthcoming LP – just two weeks before it is to be releasedTwo weeks from its release, Timbaland has dropped R&B singer Chris Brown from his forthcoming album, calling the last-minu... more info