Category Archives: Morning News Roundup

Perry Farrell thought he’d scored Soundgarden’s first-ever reunion gig for Lollapalooza, but the grunge vets will actually take the stage tonight at Seattle’s Showbox for a secret show, Billboard reports.
Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” continued its strong run on the Hot 100, taking Number One for the fifth straight week, according to Billboard. B.o.B.’s “Nothin’ On You” [...] Continue reading →

Ozzy Osbourne debuted “Let Me Hear You Scream,” the first single off his June 15th disc Scream, on last night’s episode of CSI: NY. The rocker plans to announce his 18-month tour shortly, and promises news about Ozzfest will arrive next week.
Snoop Dogg, MGMT, Willie Nelson and the Flaming Lips have been added to [...] Continue reading →

Big Boi tells the BBC info on OutKast’s upcoming music is “top secret” but allows “something is brewing.” Andre 3000 produces a “crazy, bananas” track on his colleague’s solo disc, Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty.
Satellite radio company Sirius XM added 171,000 new listeners in the first quarter of 2010, according to [...] Continue reading →

The 53rd Annual Grammys will air live on CBS from Los Angeles’ Staples Center on February 13, 2011. Albums and songs released between September 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010 will be eligible for awards.
A Los Angeles judge has ordered Nas to pay spousal support to ex-wife Kelis. TMZ reports the MC will pay Kelis [...] Continue reading →

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Beck’s Record Club has been slowly unveiling its covers of INXS’ 1987 album Kick. To find out how Liars, St. Vincent and Os Mutantes’ Sergio Dias helped him reinterpret the hit “New Sensation,” watch the clip on his official site.
Shyne is scheduled to drop his first post-prison track today. MTV News reports “Messiah” is [...] Continue reading →

My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Bon Iver will contribute on the 12-track tribute disc Broken Hearts And Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine. According to Consequence of Sound, the LP also features the Avett Brothers and Deer Tick.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor are ending their hiatus. In an online press release, the band reports they’ll [...] Continue reading →

A “new” Beatles single will arrive on Record Store Day in the U.K.: a limited-edition 7” single of “Paperback Writer” backed with “Rain,” Spinner reports, that was originally released in May 1966. A U.S. release of the single is also planned, though the date has not yet been established. As Rolling Stone reported yesterday, the [...] Continue reading →

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Wilco will curate the Solid Sound festival, scheduled for August 13-15th at North Adams, Massachusetts’ MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art). According to the event’s official site, the fest will feature the bandmembers’ side projects, including On Fillmore, the Nels Cline Singers, the Autumn Defense and Pronto.
According to Billboard.biz, music publishers Bicycle Music [...] Continue reading →

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Drake’s hotly anticipated debut Thank Me Later will be released on June 15th, the Canadian rapper confirms to MTV. For more on his Away From Home tour, check out Rolling Stone’s preview.
Dave Matthews and Kenny Chesney’s “I’m Alive,” John Mellencamp and Karen Fairchild’s “Ride Back Home” and Brooks & Dunn with ZZ Top’s “Honky [...] Continue reading →

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In a new interview with the New York Post, Slash calls Chinese Democracy “the perfect Axl record.” He adds that the LP was “exactly what I would have expected from the final years of us working together, and seeing where he was headed musically. It’s very heavy; sort of a dark, depressing record. He’s [...] Continue reading →

In a short video interview posted on his own Trapmuzik site, T.I. reveals his new post-prison album is going to be “different in many ways,” adding “Paper Trail was more about thoughts, this is more about feelings.” He says the “significantly more aggressive” August disc is “goin’ hard like classic T.I.”
Renée Zellweger sings a cover [...] Continue reading →

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A pair of old songs featuring a pre-Fame Lady Gaga will appear on an upcoming childrens’ audio book titled Portal in the Park. Idolator reports the tracks, recorded with Melle Mel, accompany Cricket Casey’s story about a boy who has crazy adventures after falling through a portal in Central Park.
The Flaming Lips, Spoon and [...] Continue reading →

Joe Jackson plans to file a wrongful death suit against Dr. Conrad Murray, the man charged with Michael’s death, within the next 90 days, his attorney tells Reuters. “The continuous administration of drugs … that is Russian roulette, that is loading six bullets into a gun with only six chambers,” lawyer Brian Oxman said.
The Flaming [...] Continue reading →

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Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’s salute to the Rolling Stones’ reissued Exile on Main Street will feature a song by Phish, their first network TV performance since their reunion, Billboard reports (they performed at the Rock Hall induction on Fuse as well). Phish performed Exile in its entirety on Halloween at Festival 8, [...] Continue reading →

Devendra Banhart has had to cancel the remaining handful of shows on his current tour after breaking his leg in a skateboarding accident. “I wanted to play the shows anyway like in a bed or something but the dr’s didn’t think that was a great idea,” he wrote to fans on his official website.
The 2010 [...] Continue reading →

Christina Aguilera’s Bionic will hit stores June 8th, and first single “Not Myself Tonight” (produced by club king Polow Da Don) will premiere on the singer’s website March 30th at 6 p.m. before heading to radio April 5th and iTunes April 13th. For more on the disc, see our Spring Music Preview.
Johnny Maestro, who sang [...] Continue reading →

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Trent Reznor returned to his once-abandoned Twitter to post a photo from the studio with the caption “Last day of the session!” No word on when the new music will be released, and the 33 1/3 book about the making of Pretty Hate Machine has been delayed until likely early [...] Continue reading →

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OutKast’s Big Boi has inked a solo deal with Def Jam so release his long-delayed Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty, the AP reports. Exactly one year ago, the MC told RS Jive Records was holding up the disc, which will feature “electro, funk, blues, some of everything.”
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood’s Doghouse [...] Continue reading →

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Christina Aguilera has relaunched her official website in anticipation of her upcoming album Bionic. A countdown clock is ticking down to tomorrow, when the site promises “Big News” will be revealed. For more on Bionic, check out our Spring Music Preview.
The same day SXSW paid tribute to Alex Chilton, Paul Westerberg wrote a New [...] Continue reading →

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A deal that would have brought Paula Abdul to ABC’s revamped version of Star Search has collapsed, according to the Hollywood Reporter, because the former American Idol judge’s salary demand was too high.
Janet Jackson’s new single will be released March 30th, Jermaine Dupri tweeted last night. The track, called “Nothing,” appears on the [...] Continue reading →

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U2 will release their Artificial Horizon remix album as a triple-vinyl set on May 14th. According to the album’s site, Trent Reznor, Justice and Hot Chip are among the 13 producers who reworked songs from Pop to No Line on the Horizon.
Waka Flocka Flame has been arrested for violating his probation by traveling [...] Continue reading →

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Jimmy Fallon’s show will dedicate the week of May 10th’s musical performances to the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street, which is being reissued on May 18th. Billboard reports as-yet-unnamed big acts will cover Exile songs each night; the Stones themselves are not confirmed guests.
Jack White told British GQ he just collaborated with [...] Continue reading →

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Stone Temple Pilots fan site Below Empty is hosting a brief preview of the band’s new single “Between the Lines.” Find out more about the band’s first new disc since 2001 in our Spring Music Preview.
The Stooges, who joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night, will see Rhino rerelease their [...] Continue reading →

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Guns n’ Roses canceled last night’s show in Rio due to a stage collapse caused by heavy rain. Axl Rose reported the news on his Twitter, confirming the accident resulted in minor injuries but no fatalities.
John Lydon tells Billboard he hopes Public Image Ltd. will emerge from their reunion tour with new tracks. Lydon [...] Continue reading →

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The Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon both play on Gorillaz’s new Plastic Beach, and Spinner reports the pair might be considering joining Damon Albarn’s outfit on a brief tour. If true, it would mark the first time the former bandmates have shared a stage in public since 1983.
Unchain My Heart, a [...] Continue reading →

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Beck’s next Record Club project will feature St. Vincent, the Liars and Os Mutantes, Pitchfork reports, though it’s unclear which classic album they’ve tackled.
If you’ve already mastered Rock Band 2, there’s good news on the horizon: Rock Band 3 will be out in time for the 2010 holidays. A statement on the game’s Facebook [...] Continue reading →

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DMX was arrested for violating the terms of his probation, admitting he’d used cocaine over the last nine months, Reuters reports. The rapper is currently in a Phoenix jail.
Lady Gaga is coming to Rock Band: the pop star’s first track pack includes “Bad Romance,” “Just Dance,” “Monster” and “Poker Face” — and as a [...] Continue reading →

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Tom Morello has confirmed he’s working on the score to Iron Man 2 in a tweet posted over the weekend: “Is that really me in Iron Man? Of course. Iron Man kicks my ass. I’m working on score for Iron Man 2. Rockin. Movie is awesome.”
Band of Horses have found a label and [...] Continue reading →

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Arcade Fire have booked their first 2010 live date: a spot headlining Dublin’s Oxegen Festival, NME reports. Jay-Z, Muse, Broken Social Scene, Vampire Weekend and the Black Eyed Peas are also confirmed for the event, which takes place July 8-11th.
Phish are jumping into the lucrative 3-D game with an upcoming movie that’ll have [...] Continue reading →

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Aerosmith are still dancing around the idea of a summer tour of the States. They’ve already announced a European trek, and today they added South American dates to their schedule. Check out the list (and another amusing clip of the band) at their official Website.
The Flaming Lips, Alice in Chains, Earth, Wind and Fire, [...] Continue reading →