Rolling Stone — • Gallery: 2008’s Best Live Shots • Cowell Wants Spears on Idol Top stories from the last three days: • Have Rock Video Games Peaked? • Swift Rules the Chart as Killers, Gn’R Slide • Q&A: Joan Jett • Fall Out Boy Hit NYC for Folie Bli... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty Bruce Springsteen’s “The Wrestler,” M.I.A.’s Slumdog Millionaire contribution “O… Saya,” Beyoncé’s “Once In a Lifetime” from Cadillac Records and Jenny Lewis’ Bolt track “Barking At The Moon” are among the ... more info

Stereogum — I can't help but look at The Year That Was for the artists that pop up with fresh content in this last few weeks of the blog year. For N.E.R.D. and its most visible face, Pharrell, it was a collaborative one -- working Lindsay Lohan into the clip fo... more info

Stereogum — This is 2008, so how about some more "Paper Planes." M.I.A.'s ubiquitous anthem gets showcased in Slumdog Millionaire, but this version is the slightly funky remix that pops up on the OST. Here it's set to footage from the film, which you still sho... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: T.I. doesn't plan to make another 'Swing Ya Rag' video.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes and Dael Poulter Lil Wayne Photo: Johnny Nunez/Getty/WireImage Family and friends, we've had a beautiful 2008. The year... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — "Tonight," Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher sneered into the microphone at the Palace of Auburn Hills Saturday night, "I'm a rock and roll star."That he certainly is. Gallagher was put on this planet for the express purpose of being a rock and roll s... more info

My Old Kentucky — A few things vaguely Shepard Fairey related streaming together on me this week... Guy I've really been into lately, played the Obey party at SXSW this past year, is Nosaj Thing (aka Jason Chung). He is a L.A.-based electronic artist/producer. Know... more info

Stereogum — Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon are close to releasing an LP from their N.A.S.A. (North America/South America) project. The duo cook the beats, and turned to their enviable contact list to collect a headspinning list of contributors, including Tom Wait... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Celebrity Justice John Schneider's stolen car was finally recovered last night, but without it's most valuable contents -- the two innocent adorable puppies he was supposed to give to his kids as a X-Mas gift.The Cadillac Escalade was ... more info

AllHipHop — Violator All-Star DJs and M.I.A. are partnering with Koch Entertainment to celebrate and support the release of the late K-Swift’s Greatest Hits album.   K-Swift, real name Khia Edgerton, died in a tragic pool accident on July 21.   A grow... more info