Pop Candy — - R.E.M have recruited directors including James Franco, Sam Taylor-Wood, Lance Bangs, Albert Maysles and Jem Cohen to make videos/short films ... more info

Guardian Music — Three things we learned about your average pop singer's knowledge of Middle east dictatorships (or lack of)"Wait, taking money from the Gaddfi regime is morally questionable?" says Nelly Furtado"Oh, well, nobody told me!" says Mariah Carey"I blame th... more info

Guardian Music — Three things we learned about the average pop star's knowledge of the Libyan leader"Wait, taking money from the Gaddafi regime is morally questionable?" asks Nelly Furtado"Oh, well, nobody told me!" says Mariah Carey"I blame those pesky 'third-party ... more info

Guardian Music — Nine Inch Nails frontman could follow Oscar-winning soundtrack success with cameo role in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterWith an Oscar for The Social Network under his belt, Trent Reznor is reportedly planning to complete his leap from music to movie... more info

ContactMusic — Oscar-winning Nine Inch Nails star Trent Reznor is in talks to play a villain in the movie adaptation of quirky bestseller Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. The rocker, whose The Social Network score won him his first Academy Award on Sunday (27Feb1... more info

NME — Trent Reznor's Oscar win inspires compilation more info

Metal Injection — Is this not the most awesome meeting ever? NIN frontman Trent Reznor got some face time with Batman!!!!! This is presumably at one of the after parties where both were celebrating their Oscar wins. Epic photo! [via] more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There was no shortage of critical accolades heaped upon the score to "The Social Network," yet the work was far from conventional. In other words, the composition from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, which is heavy on electronic atmospheres and... more info

KEXP Seattle — Trent Reznor wins Oscar for The Social Network: Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has won his first Academy Award. Reznor and long-time collaborator Atticus Ross won the Oscar for Best Original Score for The Social Network, the duo’s first proj... more info

Metal Injection — I really need to stop watching awful award shows. I happened to be visiting my parents last night and assumed this would be a decent distraction from any interaction with them. Not. worth. it. The one bright spot of the award show was seeing Trent fu... more info