Undercover, Australia — Empire of the Sun took the major award for Album of the Year at the 2009 ARIA Awards. Sarah Blasko won Best Female Artist. Daniel Merriweather won Best Male Artist. Here is the complete winners list. more info

Bridging The Atlantic — The best hip-hop right now is coming from the unsigned and underground. No question. That's right 50 cent, your album sucks. Upon my return from some epic surfing in Tofino I came across these tracks to add to my November playlist. Chiddy Bang, who h... more info

Guardian Music — Empire of the Sun's Nick Littlemore wins the award for Biggest Cop-Out Ever with his explanation for 'disappearing'. But what other lame reasons have pop stars given for failing to deliver?We've all told a few white lies to get us out of a "situation... more info

Guardian Music — Nick Littlemore, who hasn't spoken to bandmate Luke Steele in five months, says he was too busy working with Elton John to stay in touchAfter a five-month radio silence, Empire of the Sun's Nick Littlemore has resurfaced, explaining he has been too b... more info

Guardian Music — With his effervescent and gloriously sun-drenched songs, bedroom boffin Washed Out perfectly captures the evocative new wave of surf rockHometown: Perry, Georgia. The lineup: Ernest Greene (vocals, computers). The background: There has been a steady ... more info

MVSW — Empire of the Sun ~ “Without You” views: 86,985 more info

Guardian Music — Jay-Z cooks up a CD with fantastic potential – then makes a dog's dinner of it"People talking about, Hova take it back," raps Jay-Z on his 11th studio album. "I'm doing better than before, why would I do that?" He sounds bullish – in fa... more info

Perez Hilton — viewNode("524fa1b6ca5f4", { player_profile:'vega4', width: 410, height: 315 }); You either really like Empire of the Sun or you loathe them - kinda like Perez! Thankfully, we LOVE them! And we're also kinda creeped out by them. Kinda like Perez! Ha ... more info

MTV.com News — Hov lets you listen to the whole album before its September 11 release on MTV.com.By Shaheem Reid and Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Tim Kash Jay-Z Photo: MTV News Jay-Z said he might be the most bootlegged artist in histor... more info

Music is Art — LISTEN ♥ Standing On The Shore [Dirty Disco Youth Mix] by Empire of the Sun [2009 | Thanks to Disco Demons] IMAGES ♥ Trevor Tondro & Le Love Share & Enjoy: more info