Guardian Music — Actress with singing aspirations could end up in the charts if the record label decide to put out her unreleased musicIn this culture of cash-in, music execs have reportedly already started plumbing the archives for unreleased music by actress Britta... more info

MTV.com News — Boyle has sold nearly 2.5 million albums to date in the U.S.By Gil Kaufman Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream Photo: Sony Music Entertainment Taylor Swift might be sweeping up all the year-end awards, but it's "Britain's Got Talent" runner-... more info

MTV.com News — Singer pledges to get back onstage with the band after rehab.By Gil Kaufman Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Photo: Kevin Kane/ WireImage After months of rumors, back-and-forth accusations, denials and threats of moving on from his bandmates, Aero... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Cohen/WireImage.com Timbaland showcases his Shock Value 2 in an intimate club setting in early 2010, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists hit the road in support of their upcoming fifth album The Brutalist Bricks and former Queen of the Stone Age membe... more info

Live Daily — Hip-hop sensation Timbaland [ tickets ] has unveiled a three-week run of major-market clubs as he supports his just-released album, "Shock Value II." The Virginia-born rapper/producer will begin the new road trip with a Jan.15 performance in Norfo... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — On sale now: Ludacris at The Apollo on December 28. Tickets Julian Casablancas has added a second show at Terminal 5 on January 15. Tickets Timbaland at Irving Plaza on January 20. Tickets Handsome Furs at Maxwell’s on January 20. Tickets We Are S... more info

411 Mania — Rock Hall nominee backlash, Lil Wayne’s bad week, the X Factor vs. Rage, Lindsay’s drinking, Kid Cudi’s throwing hands, Timbaland quits hip-hop and more, plus Fergie vs. Rihanna in Battle of the Babes, Best Movies for Chris... more info

MTV.com News — Young Money, J. Cole, Wale and Pill are other up-and-comers living up to their promise in 2009.By Shaheem Reid Drake and Young Money Photo: Young Money/Cash Money Shout out to all the new artists we introduced you to this year such as Youn... more info

Guardian Music — The aim was to engage with contemporary black dance music. The result? Solange Knowles became a big fan!Who else made the top albums of 2009?It has been a great year for intelligent, experimental American pop: Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear and Dirt... more info

MTV.com News — 'It was me telling R. Kelly to take the damn Auto-Tune off his voice,' singer clarifies of his Kells comments.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Whitney McDonald Trey Songz Photo: Jason Kempin/ Getty Images Earlier this year, Tr... more info