» Katy Perry has received nine MTV VMA nominations, including Video of the Year for that one where fireworks shoot out of her breasts. (MTV)
» Rizzle Kicks have started flirting with two onscreen lesbians. (The Sun)
» Michael Jackson's Thriller jacket is going on a world tour. (NME)
» JUST-GET-ON-WITH-IT studio updates: No Doubt are working with Major Lazer, while Alexandra Burke is in the studio with Autumn Rowe. (Twitter)
» Starsmith has a new single coming out and you can hear it and everything. (Pitchfork) (We'll have the video on Popjustice later today. Hold on to your hats!)
» Ladyhawke, Cut Copy and Pnau are all playing the same Australian festival in December, which isn't exactly un-amazing. (Ninemsn)
» SOUND THE SAVING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY KLAXON: the PRS want to introduce a traffic light system to steer people away from illegal downloading sites. (BBC Newsbeat)
» Lady Gaga walks down a dusty road in her new video. (Twitter)
» And finally, Simon Fuller has filed a lawsuit against Fox claiming he deserves some cash and a credit on the US X Factor titles. (Rolling Stone)
THAT WAS some of THE NEWS.