Pitchfork — Well, this was unexpected. Perhaps coming to terms with the fact that increasingly few people give a shit about the Grammys, the Recording Academy tonight announced its list of nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, and those nominees were...sho... more info

Pop Bytes — hey hey! tonight instead of the usual early morning nomination announcement - the 51st annual grammy award nominees were announced during a live concert that aired over on CBS (held in downtown los angeles) with a bunch of performances (including m... more info

MTV.com News — 2008's top-selling acts also garner the most nominations.By Chris Harris Lil Wayne Photo: Chris Polk/ FilmMagic/ Getty Images He had one of the biggest opening sales weeks of 2008, and now, Lil Wayne is the year's most-nominated Grammy con... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Potent QuotablesSpinner.com: "The last thing I want to do is write a song." --Adele The singer and recent 'SNL' musical guest said she's struggling on her second album, calling four of her new songs "really bad." Next Quote Download Fre... more info

Guardian Music — At a MusicTank conference on Tuesday night, I had a chat with Simon Wheeler, Director of Digital at Beggars Group, about what it's like running an independent label in these changing times for the music industry. He said: "When it comes to negotiatin... more info

PopSugar UK — After changing up her hair for a night out at the Grouch Club on Monday, Lily Allen returned to her casual short style for a stroll around South London yesterday. Lily's been blogging about the X Factor recently, joining stars like Adele in her suppo... more info

Rock Sellout — I’m back from a brief blog respite, and what better way to usher in my return than an email exchange between myself and self-described ‘heartbroken soul’ singer Adele! Of course, her wonderful debut dropped here back in June (and in the UK in J... more info

BRIT singer finds a seat next to legendary star David Bowie and his model wife Iman more info

Big Apple Music Scene — As usual, there are a lot of fun concerts going on this weekend, and many of them still have tickets available. So get on it! Friday Adele @ Apple Store in Soho at 7 p.m. FREE Wordless Music Presents: Hauschka, Tom Brosseau, Mischa Simonyan @ (le) Po... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sightings @ Bowery Ballroom (more by Lori Baily) today in NYC * DANCE * Adele @ Apple Store Soho * Twi the Humble Feather @ 92YTribeca * Hank IV & Los Llamarada @ Cake Shop * JDH & Dave P... more info