» As Brett Bertucio rightly poked fun at Mariah Carey's new record, it helped to move her into second place in terms of total number one hits, passing Elvis and moving directly behind the Beatles. Her most recent number one, "Touch My Body," was her 18th, passing Elvis' 17 and approaching The Beatles' 20.

» According to a survey, iTunes was the number one seller of music in the U.S. during January, surpassing Wal-Mart. The numbers for January were sent inter-Apple to pump up their employees. Some have said that this is an uneven sampling based on people redeeming gift cards given to them in the Christmas season, but it is still a landmark. This places Wal-Mart in second, followed by Best Buy.

» MySpace has announced a partnership with the big four (minus EMI) that will allow for streaming and downloads without DRM. MySpace Music is also planning to include smaller labels and independent artists. The audio and video streaming will be free but supported by ads.

» In Sweden, one of the cats behind the Pirate Bay, Gottfried Svartholm Warg, has been asked for $2.5mil. from the IFPI for his specific pirating. "As usual, we're not too concerned." Also: SonyBMG gets busted for using pirated software; Portishead pissed their upcoming record leaked.

» In a study as stupid as a previous one about booze, etc. in rock music, it was found that rap music glamorizes drug use. The study emphasizes the move from old hip-hop being drug-free or anti-drug to fairly recent trends of connecting drug-use with fame and wealth. Denise Herd, from U.C. Berkeley (of all places!—Tim Leary taught there): "I think society has some responsibility to give kids some alternatives to the glamorized view of drugs they see in this music. There are solutions that go beyond the family and home, and a lot rests with us as an American society in general." I assume by "giv[ing] kids some alternatives to the glamorized view" she doesn't count incarceration.

» Radiohead, in short: Radiohead has revealed its social-networking site, W.A.S.T.E.; They also announced their new remix site, where fans can remix their new single "Nude"; Parlophone releases the tracklisting for the Radiohead "Best Of," which will be out in June.

» Festivals, in short: Beachdown Festival announces its inaugural lineup; Supergrass and others make their respective ways onto The Hop Farm Festival's first line-up; Michael Eavis, founder of Glastonbury, has announced he will, for the first time, introduce an act (Jay-Z) on stage.

» The Rest, in short: Weezer announces its plans to release its third self-titled record; Sub Pop continues its "Loser scholarship"; Scott Weiland has been fired from Velvet Revolver; Mos Def will be playing Chuck Berry in an upcoming film about the one-legged guitar player; Snoop Dogg and 311 plan a tour together; An unfinished Neil Young album from 2000 will see the light of day; The Who are prepping a T-Bone Burnett-produced record of covers; Stephen Malkmus and the Shins' James Mercer to play at elementary school; Jimi Hendrix exhibit opens in Seattle; Gwen Stefani will return to the studio with No Doubt to record a follow-up to Rock Steady; Elton John and Elvis Costello are working on a talk show together for Sundance Channel; A second "Juno" soundtrack to come out, featuring singing by the film's star; Jay-Z marries Beyonce.

» Obits, in short: Krautrocker Klaus Dinger, 61.