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Google Trends:
5. love and hip hop - people are tweeting about the latest episode (episode 6) of season 2.
10. van halen - the band announced 2012 tour dates today
15. david lee roth - the van halen frontman will join the band on its 2012 tour

Twitter Music Trends:
1. #MyTunes - people are tweeting about their favorite music

Digg Music News/Video 24 Hours:
1. Steven Tyler Points Out Major Differences Between "American Idol" and "The X Facto...
2. Want to meet Kenny Chesney?3. Eric Bana to play Elvis Presley


NPR Music Most Viewed:
1. In Memoriam: Musicians We Lost In 2011
2. The Year In Pop And Profanity
3. NPR Music's 100 Favorite Songs Of 2011
4. Anthony Hamilton Has Something To Prove
5. Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2011

NPR Music Most Commented:
1. The Year In Pop And Profanity (76)
2. In Memoriam: Musicians We Lost In 2011 (116)
3. Swag: Hip-Hop's Word Of The Year (23)
4. 'Messiah': A Holiday Tradition Transcending Time (14)
5. Taking Classical Off The Pedestal, Into Black Communities (14)

NME's Top Music News:
1. Florence Welch: 'I'd love for Tom Waits to cover 'Shake It Out''
2. Hayley Williams admits she thought Taylor York was going to quit Paramore last year
3. Sinead O'Connor ends her fourth marriage after just 16 days
4. Rapper Heavy D's cause of death revealed
5. Odd Future's Tyler, The Creator speaks out after vandalism arrest

Fader Most Read - Day
1. Stream: Frank Ocean, "4 Tears"
2. Interview: Tyler, the Creator on Golf Wang
3. The Most Wonderful Mixtape Day of the Year: Downloads from Lil B, Squadda B and Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire
4. The FADER Presents: LISTMANIA 2011!
5. Download The Weeknd's Echoes of Silence
6. HTC X Squared #10: Yelawolf, "Growin Up in the Gutter (Kill The Noise Remix)" MP3
7. Tyler, the Creator Arrested in LA
8. Video: Big Sean f. Nicki Minaj, "Ass (Remix)"
9. Video: 3Ball MTY, "Inténtalo (Me Prende)"
10. On The Street: Soho

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Fader Most Recent
1. Stream: Frank Ocean, "4 Tears"
2. Interview: Tyler, the Creator on Golf Wang
3. The Most Wonderful Mixtape Day of the Year: Downloads from Lil B, Squadda B and Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire
4. A Year in Music: Matthew Schnipper
5. Tyler, the Creator Arrested in LA
6. GEN F: Stay+
7. HTC X Squared #10: Yelawolf, "Growin Up in the Gutter (Kill The Noise Remix)" MP3
8. DJ Khaled f. Drake, "I'm On One (Unicorn Kid Stadium Remix)" MP3
9. A Year in Music: Naomi Zeichner
10. GEN F: Mark McGuire

Pitchfork News Most Recent:
1. Sam Rivers, Jazz Musician and Composer, R.I.P.
2. Diplo Readies New EP: Express Yourself

Rolling Stone - Recent news
1. Van Halen Announce 2012 Tour with David Lee Roth
2. Heavy D Died of Pulmonary Embolism
3. Sinead O'Connor Ends 18-Day Marriage
4. Lady Gaga Gives Away 'Born This Way' Outtake

Perez Hilton - Music Minute:
1. Lil Kim Tweets New Album News For Christmas!

TMZ Music News:
1. Jerry Sandusky: Hey Oprah, Wanna Talk?
2. Heavy D Cause Of Death Revealed

XXL Hip-Hop/R&B News
1. Consequence Makes Peace with Q-Tip
2. Join XXL and 50 Cent in Celebrating The Five Faces of 50 December Issues
3. Drake Reacts to Fan Face Tattoo, Threatens Tattoo Artist
4. Waka Flocka Flame And Others Attend Slim Dunking Public Viewing
5. Tyler, The Creator, Arrested for Vandalism
6. Police Get Warrant in Slim Dunkin Killing

CMT Country Music News
1. Two Charged With Making False Claims Following Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse
2. American Idol's Danny Gokey to Remarry in January
3. OFFSTAGE: Oscar the Grouch Is No Keith Urban


Stocks (Closing 12/27)

Trans World Entertainment Corp. (TWMC): $2.38 +0.11‎ (4.85%‎)
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV): $8.65 +0.00‎ (0.00%‎)
Sirius XM Radio Inc. (SIRI): $1.82 +0.01‎ (0.55%‎)
Sony Corp (SNE): $17.78 -0.17‎ (-0.95%‎)

Pandora Media (P): $10.17 +0.16‎ (1.60%‎)
Apple (AAPL ): $406.53 +3.20‎ (0.79%‎)
Google (GOOG): $640.25 +7.11‎ (1.12%‎)
Madison Square Garden (MSG): $28.70 +0.15‎ (0.53%‎)
Paid (PAYD): $0.21 +0.00 (0.00%)
Vivendi (VIVEF): $21.78 +0.23 (+1.07 %)

NASDAQ Composite (COMPX): 2625.20 (+6.56) (+0.25%)
Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (DJIA): 12291.73 (-2.27) (-0.02%)
Cumulus Media Inc. (CMLS):$3.27 +0.04‎ (1.24%‎)