Topix — A rivalry is brewing between American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq -- over pop music. more info

Idolator — This dead-on parody of Ke$ha’s “TiK ToK” (from the funny folks at College Humor) is only slightly more entertaining than when The Simpsons did it, only because they pinpoint the most spectacular thing about our beloved dollar-signed singer: she... more info

VH1 News — 3OH!3 discuss shooting the video for their lead single "My First Kiss," from the group's upcoming Streets of Gold album; the track features Ke$ha. more info

MTV.com News — 'I was a chubby kid with braces and I'm sure I had Cheetos all over my fingers,' Sean Foreman recalls of his first lip-lock.By James Montgomery with reporting by Saimon Kos 3OH!3 in an MTV News interview Photo: MTV News There was a time, lo... more info

Guardian Music — The White Stripe and the pop starlet lend their support to the relief effort, joining other artists helping those affected by the recent floodingAs Nashville recovers from this month's flooding, rockers, country singers and pop stars are supporting t... more info

Topix — Nashville may be the country music capital of the world, but at a time when its struggling to rebuild from devastating floods, its billing as Music City has never been as fitting. more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Like literally, those are the only two options for how Tik-Tok singer Ke$ha could claim she never uses the voice program to make her sound more like Daft Punk, despite various examples that prove otherwise. Or wait, third option: Her producers/agent/... more info

MTV.com News — Carrie Underwood and LeAnn Rimes will also perform during Nashville Rising show June 22.By Jocelyn Vena Miley Cyrus Photo: Michael Becker / FOX Taylor Swift donated $500,000 to Nashville flood relief last week, and the country superstar is ... more info

Pop Justice — Katy Perry's new Snoop Dogg-featuring single 'California Gurls' is streaming over at her website (http://www.katyperry.com/). It'll make sense, no doubt, soundtracking festival montages on T4, but this is a pretty lightweight comeback tune. It feels... more info

Guardian Music — Populist: The column that proved the pollsters wrongShark jump of the week The Simpsons' opening credits spoof of Ke$ha's wannabe shock-pop anthem Tik Tok. It almost makes the Simon Cowell episode look bearable. Why carumba?!Guest star of the weekOnl... more info