Alicia Keys named top R&B artist of decade (Reuters)

Reuters - With seven No. 1s on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs tally and four consecutive chart-toppers on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Alicia Keys walks off as Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the decade.

LeAnn Rimes' husband files for divorce (AP)

AP - Court records show LeAnn Rimes' husband Deane Sheremet has officially filed for divorce.

Jackson's death voted top 2009 entertainment story (AP)

AP - Here are 2009's top entertainment stories as voted by U.S. newspaper and broadcast editors surveyed by The Associated Press.

Alicia Keys finds "freedom" from Motown sound (Reuters)

Reuters - A music industry desperate for bankable superstars has all but anointed Alicia Keys as heir to the golden era of Motown, when Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and others made it seem easy to pump out timeless R&B hits.