XLR8R — Though you may have already heard the music of Welsh artist Ifan Dafydd (possibly here or here), those tracks were bootleg remixes of sorts, borrowing heavily from the music of Usher and Amy Winehouse. The tunes—which some people mistakenly thought... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Turns out I was listening to a lot of hip hop this past year. 2011 saw some big name releases as well as many smaller names starting to move into the spotlight. Bon Iver and The Weeknd, I'm looking at you.Artists include Jay-Z and Kanye West, The Wee... more info

Pop Justice — In 'political popstar gone wrong' news, Kelly Clarkson has caused a bit of a hoo-ha on Twitter after professing her love and support for Republican Candidate Ron Paul. (Hollywood Reporter) (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kelly-clarkson-ron-pau... more info

411 Mania — Listen to "A Case Of You"... more info

Perez Hilton — We still so love him! Check out the latest single from James Blake (above) called A Case Of You! So pretty!!! more info

Nialler9 — A music video for Blakey's Joni Mitchell cover from Enough Thunder EP. It is the best track on the EP. The video stars actress Rebecca Hall.... more info

Stereogum — The entire video for James Blake’s cover of Joni Mitchell’s “A Case Of You” consists of the actress Rebecca Hall, who played Ben Affleck’s Stockholm Syndrome girlfriend in The Town, running through various different emotional states in the ... more info

Guardian Music — The top 40 tracks of the year, as voted for by Guardian writers1 Lana Del Rey – Video Games2 Azealia Banks – 2123 Tyler, the Creator – Yonkers4 Joe Goddard – Gabriel ft Valentina5 Frank Ocean – Swim Good6 Nicki Minaj – Super Bass7 Beyonc�... more info

Guardian Music — You've seen our top 50 albums of the year. But what did Guardian critics' individual lists look like?Here's the full list of votes from our critics. We asked them for their top 10 albums and tracks of 2011. Then we tallied up their votes, awarding 10... more info

Guardian Music — Drake might not have any obvious connection to Bon Iver and James Blake – but they all inhabit a private world to which you, the listener, are not invitedFor music critics, December is a magical time. Our votes in year-end polls are cast, the river... more info