In a fast and furious 10 months, AWAKE, the latest album from Atlantic recording group SKILLET, has been certified gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000. The album – which includes two Active Rock radio blockbusters in the top 5 hit, “Monster,” and the top 12 smash, “Hero” – continues to reign as a hard rock favorite, standing strong in the upper half of the Billboard 200. The band is also set to release their next single and video for “Awake & Alive” in the coming weeks. Produced by Howard Benson (Three Days Grace, Daughtry, Flyleaf), Awake reached the #1 spot on the iTunes Store’s “Top Albums”…

Taylor Swift is reportedly dating 27-year-old British actor Toby Hemingway, who she personally picked to be her love interest in her new music video ‘Mine,’ the New York Post’s Page Six is reporting. The 20-year-old Grammy winner asked Hemingway to accompany her to the video’s premier, which was broadcast on August 27 on the CMT network. Page Six also reported that the two have been spotted hanging out together in Maine. However, Swift’s reps aren’t confirming or denying the reports, saying “We don’t comment on (Taylor’s) personal life.” But she told PEOPLE she chose Hemingway because she saw his movie ‘Feast of Love’ and loved it. “I…thought (Toby) was so…

Check out the complete list of this years Grammy Winners from Grammy.com. Record Of The Year: (Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.) Rehab, Amy Winehouse Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Mark Ronson & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers Track from: Back To Black [Universal Republic Records] Album Of The Year (Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.) Back To Black, Amy Winehouse Mark Ronson & Salaam Remi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Gary Noble, Derek Pacuk, Matt Paul, Mark Ronson, Gabriel Roth &…

Here’s the complete list of the 2008 Grammy Nominations from Grammy.com. Kanye West, Amy Winehouse Lead in Nominations for 50th Annual Grammy Awards. THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC Final Nominations List for the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards. For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties. General Field Category 1 – Record Of The Year (Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.) • Irreplaceable Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles, S. Smith & Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein…