[Updated: 6:33 P.M.]
NEWS:
- KANYE WEST Recruits Q-TIP, RZA for June Release
Controversial star returns to his hip-hop roots with Good Ass Job. [SPIN]
- LADY GAGA, GREEN DAY, SOUNDGARDEN at LOLLAPALOOZA
Phoenix, MGMT, Arcade Fire, Yeasayer, Spoon and more will also perform Aug. 6-8 in Chicago. [SPIN]
- DRAKE‘s Debut Album Gets Release Date
Thank Me Later, the 23-year-old Canadian rapper’s much-anticipated release, will finally drop June 15. [MTV]
- Tour Updates: AGAINST ME!, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
Neon Indian, one of SPIN’s favorite new artists, also hits the road this spring! [SPIN]
- DR. DRE: “‘Detox’ to Release in 2010”
The long-awaited album features a Jay-Z collabo called “‘Under Pressure,” which will drop “in the next two weeks.”[Nah Right]
- Jamaican Dancehall Star BOUNTY KILLER Arrested
The No Doubt collaborator, who has been arrested numerous times before, allegedly assaulted assaulted a girlfriend. [Yahoo Music]
- RIHANNA Taps KE$HA for Summer Tour
Nicki Minaj will also perform on the 25-date trek. Click here for details! [SPIN]
- DR. DRE Confirms JAY-Z Collabo
The hip-hop kings team up for “Under Pressure,” the single off Dre’s upcoming record Detox. [SPIN]
- DECEMBERISTS Recruit REM‘s PETER BUCK for New Album
The axeman joins the Portland, OR, balladeers in the studio for their sixth album. [Paste Magazine]
- HAYLEY WILLIAMS on EMINEM Collabo: “Incredible”
The unlikely duo both appear on up-and-coming Atlanta rapper B.o.B’s debut album. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- LISTEN: BIG BOI‘s Funky New Song
“Shutterbug” is the first single from the OutKast rapper’s long-awaited solo debut. [SPIN]
- DOWNLOAD: STARS Leak New Song
Get “Fixed,” a synthy, feel-good track off the Canadian band’s June 22 release The Five Ghosts. [Stereogum]
- WATCH: THOM YORKE‘s All-Star Band Kick Off U.S. Tour
Atoms for Peace, featuring Flea on bass, debut new track at NYC concert last night. Watch video here! [SPIN]
- DOWNLOAD: Canadian Rockers DANKO JONES
Jack White loves ’em. Find out why by downloading their new single! [SPIN]
- LISTEN: New THERMALS Song
Portland, OR, trio leak a track from their upcoming Record Store Day release. [Myspace]
- WATCH: New AGAINST ME! Video
Floridian punks perform live in black-and-white clip for “Rapid Decompression,” off their upcoming release White Crosses. [Stereogum]
- WATCH: BECK, ST. VINCENT, LIARS Cover INXS
The all-star group record the Aussie band’s hit “New Sensation” for Beck’s Record Club project. [Beck]