E! Online — Kanye West might have a problem with it, but this is definitely Taylor Swift's year. The 19-year-old twanger pocketed a leading five prizes, including the biggest, Artist of the... more info

Perez Hilton — Amber Rose made an appearance at rapper Fabolous' birthday party, Thursday night. Noticeably missing? Boyfriend Kanye West. Could there be trouble in paradise? Nah. We're guessing he's decided to return to that hole he's been living in since S... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — It's hard to imagine that this is finally happening. A music awards show without Kanye West and/or Taylor Swift will go down on Sunday night, and right here in our hometown. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It's hard to imagine that this is finally happening. A music awards show without Kanye West and/or Taylor Swift will go down on Sunday night, and right here in our hometown. The American Music Awards are set for a live... more info

411 Mania — This week's Ten Deep ranks the Top Ten Albums from 2005, from Nine Inch Nails' With Teeth to The Mars Volta's Frances the Mute to Kanye West's Late Registration! It's all in this week's edition of 411 Music Ten Deep! more info

Guardian Music — Rather than treating them like national treasures, let's hope musicians stretch their prejudices about what older artists can doIn the week that NME announced its 50 records of this past decade, I heard one of the next decade's best. I admit this so... more info

MTV.com News — New Orleans newcomer reveals to Mixtape Daily that he was originally on Drake's 'Forever.'By Steven Roberts, with additional reporting by Shaheem Reid and Rahman Dukes Kidd Kidd Photo: Dream Big Fire Starter: Kidd Kidd We're going to ke... more info

MTV.com News — The magazine praises the MCs for their wit and focus on 'real life' in Men of the Year issue.By Steven Roberts Drake Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images As we predicted back in January, Wale, Kid Cudi and Drake have had a huge impact on hip-... more info

Starpulse — John Mayer has called on the media and public to move on past Kanye West's MTV Video Music Awards stage invasion - because the rapper has been punished enough.[...] Read more! more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — John Mayer has called on the media and public to move on past Kanye West's MTV Video Music Awards stage invasion - because the rapper has been punished enough. more info