Kanye West has been keeping a relatively low profile in the wake of his interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, but he took to his blog on Wednesday (December 9) for a familiar all-caps post,... Full Article at VH1

Jared Leto has a lot to say about his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, in the upcoming issue of Nylon Guys. He showed off his modeling skill for the cover, and inside the magazine he also did his thing in a variety of outfits. Full Article at Popsugar

What people will remember most of Kanye West in 2009 will be him making Taylor Swift almost cry and the phrase "I'ma let you finish, but." Full Article at Prefix

Kid Cudi uses the video for MGMT and Ratatat collabo "Pursuit Of Happiness" to dip into the same ennui that his mentor Kanye West explored in his Spike Jonze short film, "We Were Once A Fairytale." Full Article at Video Static

This unreleased version of “Start The Show” from Common’s Finding Forever album hit the interwebs this week. In this version, Kanye West’s hook is deleted, and Common spits an extra verse. Kinda feeling this version better than the one that came out! Full Article at The Urban Daily

In his blog for YardBarker, Haywood wonders if Elin Woods isn't out to get paid rather than save her marriage. Haywood quotes a line from Kanye West's Gold Digger when referring to Mrs. Woods. Full Article at Washington Times Blogs

Regardless of your music taste, coming up with a list of the influential artists of this past decade is relatively easy. Full Article at PopMatters

As the #1 single, readers picked the ballad "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," one of two Green Day tunes that made the cut, along with "American Idiot" (#13). The rest of the top five were Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," U2's "Beautiful Day," Full Article at MTV.com

"CNN headlines its story 'Cheney makes big 2010 prediction,' and I waited to see whether he was willing to predict the GOP winning the House next year, or any upset special in any particular race. Full Article at National Journal

Out of all of the hundreds of rap names that currently grace (and equally pollute) the mainstream music scene, there's only really one that we've every fully appreciated and that is Lupe Fiasco. Full Article at Strangeglue

The hottest MC in the game only turns 40 once. Full Article at VH1

"We have a generation of young black boys and girls coming along in droves that have been raised exclusively by single-mothers... Full Article at News Blaze

"Wow ... This is really flattering..." he wrote. "I've had some ups and downs this year, well actually this decade. Just seeing this cover takes me back to that time of my life. I remember how much pain and love went into this album. Full Article at MTV.com

London, Dec 9 (ANI): Rihanna has rubbished all speculation linking her to Justin Timberlake and Kanye West. Full Article at Newstrack India

Finally he's getting some help chilling out. Kanye West (pictured) and girlfriend Amber Rose spent the weekend being pampered by two healing therapists with a couple's massage from the Cygalle Healing Spa in their Dominican Republic villa. Full Article at New York Post

WOMEN RULE! And no doubt 2009 was the year of the ladies. While established artists such as Beyonce continued to ride the charts and iconic stars such as Whitney Houston made their comebacks, new artists also had their time to shine. Full Article at Associated Content

And it was BIG! Jay-Z rented a mansion in the Dominican Republic resort Casa de Campo for his Scarface-themed 40th birthday and with a star-studded guest list we're sure it was a soiree to remember! Full Article at Perez Hilton

For a girl who had a rocky moment earlier this year (who can forget that tragic Kanye West incident or the unfortunate swastika scandal), things are certainly starting to look up for 19-year-old Taylor Swift, especially now that she’s “dating” the... Full Article at Glam.com

Pink will headline the 2010 Wireless festival in London's Hyde Park on July 2. U.K. alt-rock act the Ting Tings will be special guests on the same date, promoter Live Nation said Tuesday. Full Article at Hollywood Reporter