Usher is slowly building a lifestyle brand (AP)

AP - Usher knows his stuff when it comes to fashion.

The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes (AP)

AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Dec. 21, 2009:

Taylor Swift, Beyonce to perform at Grammy Awards (Reuters)

Reuters - Taylor Swift, Beyonce and the Black Eyed Peas will perform at the Grammy Awards in January on a night when they are all expected to go home with an armful of trophies.

Rage Against the Machine humbles Simon Cowell (AP)

AP - A grass-roots Facebook campaign has spoiled American Idol mogul Simon Cowell's Christmas by denying one of his new acts the prestigious "Christmas No. 1" spot in Britain.