MTV.com News — Rihanna's 'Rude Boy' boosts Rated R in slow sales week.By Gil Kaufman Sade's Soldier of Love Photo: Epic Sade's fans have clearly missed her. Soldier of Love, her first album since 2000, hangs onto the #1 spot for a second week on the B... more info

Rolling Stone — The Winter Olympics began in Vancouver Friday night with performances from Bryan Adams and Nelly Furtado, k.d. lang and Sarah McLachlan, as well as the debut of the “We Are the World” remake. But music at the world’s biggest sporting event won�... more info

Stereogum — Not talking Olympics Opening Ceremony, easy as it is to confuse D. Longstreth and k.d. lang. The Opening Ceremony at play here is the $oHo boutique frequented by high-end hipsters and haute-minded indie rockers, and the precipitating event was OC'... more info

Allmusic Blog — 2009 was a busy year for Meaghan Smith. The songwriter toured with k.d. lang, recorded an album, joined Lilith Fair’s 2010 lineup, earned comparisons to Norah Jones, and spent several months promoting her folk-jazz debut, The Cricket’s ... more info

ContactMusic — Canada's brightest stars including BRYAN ADAMS, NELLY FURTADO, K.D. LANG and JONI MITCHELL teamed up to help launch the Winter Olympics in the country on Friday (12Feb10)... more info

MTV.com News — Leonard Cohen's 1984 song, covered at the 'Hope for Haiti Now' telethon, has been recorded by nearly 200 performers.By Amy Wilkinson Justin Timberlake at "Hope For Haiti Now" on Friday Photo: Hope For Haiti Now/ Getty With Justin Timberlak... more info

Undercover, Australia — The first ever k.d. lang greatest hits package will be a mammoth 4-disc set to be titled `Recollection`. more info

The Independent — With the top acts of 2009 being primarily from the genres of mainstream pop, country, and rap, with names like Eminem, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga, plus the standards of TV phenomenon Susan Boyle doing well on the US charts, upcoming releases in 2010... more info

Topix — Sheryl Crow, k.d. lang and James Taylor are among artists who will perform at a ceremony in which Canadian rocker Neil Young is named the MusiCares Person of the Year during Grammy Awards weekend. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — LOS ANGELES - Sheryl Crow, k.d. lang and James Taylor are among artists who will perform at a ceremony in which Canadian rocker Neil Young is named the MusiCares Person of the Year during Grammy Awards weekend. more info