The Telegraph Blog — Crumbs. Rick Astley has been named Best Act Ever at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Above U2, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Green Day and Tokio Hotel. Perez Hilton accepted the award on Rick ... more info

ContactMusic — SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY has given U2 rocker BONO a personal tour of his native Liverpool, England. The former Beatles star collected the Ultimate Legend prize at the MTV ... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Rivas/AFP/Getty When Van Morrison’s second solo album, Astral Weeks, hit shelves in 1968, it was a commercial failure. But in the following decades, the mystical-themed album has become one of Morrison’s most beloved, influencing everyone ... more info

MTV.com News — Tokio Hotel, Paul McCartney and Rick Astley are among few Europeans to take home awards.By Gil Kaufman Katy Perry performs at the 2008 MTV EMAs in Liverpool, England on Thursday Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic It was a virtual shut-out at t... more info

ContactMusic — Forgotten 1980s pop star RICK ASTLEY stunned revellers at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday (05Nov08) by taking home the award for Best Act Ever. The singer's ... more info

Wired - Listening Post — Rickrolling's apotheosis came on Thursday in Liverpool, when MTV Europe settled the electoral intrigue that has been plaguing the world, and its own servers, for weeks. It passed over confusing contenders like Britney Spears, U2 and, yes, Tokio Hotel... more info

AngryApe — U2 singer will honour The Beatles star in Liverpool more info

Guardian Music — Considering that Kylie was last year's recipient of the Music Industry Trust award, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this year's ceremony, honouring Lucian Grainge (chairman and CEO of Universal Group International) would be a far less glam affair... more info

Pop Matters — A Red Rocks show which became not only a watershed moment in U2's career, but also a piece of rock history. more info

XFM.co.uk — Rumours abound that the Irish supergroup will be playing Arsenal's ground next year as part of a forthcoming world tour. more info