VH1 News — Kanye West vs. Taylor Swift, Adam Lambert vs. ABC, Eminem vs. Mariah Carey and more showdowns made for a combative 2009. more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — 50. Love Is All - "Make Out, Fall Out, Make Up"; Sweden had itself a big time decade, mostly thanks to the pop tunes coming out of the country, and Love Is All definitely falls into that category. Of course their tunes also featured a bit more of a r... more info

MTV.com News — MTV News' Jim Cantiello squeezes a year's worth of WTFs into one minute.By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga at the 2009 Video Music Awards Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic Summing up 2009 in one minute is kind of like trying to convince Lady Gaga to go... more info

MTV.com News — Adam Lambert vs. ABC, Eminem vs. Mariah Carey and more showdowns made for a combative year.By Jocelyn Vena Kanye West and Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV VMAs Long before Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift at the VMAs, celebrities were gettin... more info

MTV.com News — Jay also pre-taped a performance for 'NBC's New Year's Eve With Carson Daly.'By Jayson Rodriguez Jay-Z Photo: Dave M. Benett/ Getty Images Consider it a late Christmas present from Hova Claus. Jay-Z announced Monday (December 28) that the ... more info

AllHipHop — Controversial rapper Eminem has agreed to refrain from performing homophobic lyrics during an upcoming festival in the United Kingdom next summer.   Organizers of the popular Wireless Festival 2010 were fearful that various gay rights groups, such ... more info

The Daily Mail — Organisers of the Wireless Festival in Hyde Park have persuaded the rapper to drop his gratuitously anti-gay songs to avoid any demonstrations. Following Eminem's pledge, they have agreed a deal with gay rights groups not to picket the event nex... more info

411 Mania — 411 staff unveils their top 15 albums of the year today. See if Mastodon's Crack the Skye, Eminem's Relapse, Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion or another top contender takes the #1 spot for 2009! more info

MTV.co.uk News — 2009 has been quite a year for the boys; with the return of some familiar faces of music past such as Robbie Williams, Jay-Z and of course Mr. Controversial himself, Eminem bouncing back to show us... more info

MTV.com News — 'One Time (My Heart Edition)' has singer's Twitter followers requesting acoustic versions of all tracks from My World. By Kyle Anderson Justin Bieber Photo: MTV The week before Christmas doesn't typically bring a new-release bonanza, but t... more info