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Lauryn Hill Pregnant, Jack White Does Kinks + More

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  • Lauryn Hill is pregnant with her sixth child, the Fugees singer revealed at a concert in Detroit on June 4. “I’m going to be taking time off to give birth,” she told the crowd. “I keep having these children. I don’t know if I’m the most fertile woman in America.” The singer has five other kids with Rohan Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley. Hill is still scheduled to perform four dates at the traveling Rock the Bells Festival, which kicks off August 20 in San Bernardino, CA. [Los Angeles Times]

  • Kinks frontman Ray Davies tells the BBC he is in talks with Jack White to record music for a film adaptation of the British group’s 1975 concept album Schoolboys in Disgrace, which is being developed by comic Bobcat Goldthwait. “[White is] a great technical player and would bring some great anarchy to it, which is in keeping with the script,” Davies said. UPDATE: According to a rep for White, the singer-guitarist is not involved in the project. “White has great respect for the Kinks and the film’s director, Bobcat Goldthwait, but has no plans to record any music for the film as erroneously reported.” [BBC]

  • TV on the Radio have announced more dates for their upcoming Fall tour, including nine additional shows with Broken Social Scene. The first gig with the Canadian collective takes place September 6 in Boston, MA. [TV on the Radio]

  • R&B singer-songwriter The-Dream will return with his fourth album, titled The Love, IV (Diary of a Mad Man), on September 20. The singer is hoping to score all-star collaborators with Kanye West, Jay-Z, Drake, and Mary J. Blige, although a song featuring R. Kelly (titled “T.T.S.”) is already in the can. [Complex]

  • Dinosaur Jr. will reissue their classic 1988 record Bug on June 21 as a limited-edition cassette — the first ever Dinosaur reissue to be put out on the format. Advance copies have already sold out, but 125 editions will be available from the band’s merch table for their upcoming tour, which kicks off June 21 in Northampton, MA. [Joyful Noise Recordings]

  • A partial track listing for Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s Watch the Throne album has leaked and the ten track set will reportedly feature Beyoncé and Bruno Mars. No official street date has been confirmed. [You Heard That New]

  • Art-rock virtuosos Battles are offering up a stream of their excellent new LP Gloss Drop, which features guest spots from Gary Numan and Blonde Redhead‘s Kazu Makino. Head over here to hear it.