DAILY NEWS PICKS

Chris Brown Defends Himself on YouTube [NME]

Gaga On Cover of Rolling Stone, Claims to Not Be Like Other Pop Stars [Rolling Stone]

New Stuff from YACHT [Stereogum]

Lord of the Rings, Movie and Music at Radio City Music Hall [Brooklyn Vegan]

Micachu and The Shapes Returning for U.S. Tour [The Tripwire]

Eminem Tops 2009 Record Sales [NME]

Brooklyn Youth Chorus Backing Grizzly Bear (and A Load of Other Appearances) [Brooklyn Vegan]

Berry Gordy, James Taylor Added to Songwriters Hall of Fame [NME]

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