[Updated: 6:19 P.M.]
NEWS:
- Producer: Next LADY GAGA Album Will Be “Shocking”
RedOne says two new tracks for the pop diva are in the can, and will both be “massive.” [SPIN]
- WEEZER‘s RIVERS CUOMO Discusses New Album
he reinvigorated frontman talks about Hurley-and why he’s having more fun than ever. [SPIN]
- METHOD MAN to Sue INSANE CLOWN POSSE Following Onstage Attack
Wu-Tang rapper was cut when a full beer can hit his eye while performing at ICP’s Gathering of the Juggalos fest. [AllHipHop]
- WEEZER Planning ‘Pinkerton’ Tour?
“We have a reissue of Pinkerton coming out and — I’m praying — a Pinkerton tour soon,” says guitarist Brian Bell. [Mile High Music Festival]
- COURTNEY LOVE Settles Nirvana Song Royalty Lawsuit
The Hole frontwoman settles with management company over unpaid publishing royalties. [E!]
- KINGS OF LEON Rejected ‘GLEE’ and ‘UGLY BETTY’ TV Spots
Southern band was asked to play themselves on Ugly Betty, but refused citing not wanting to “sell out.” [NME]
- BLONDIE to Release New Album in 2011
Panic Of Girls is the new wave band’s first release since 2003. [Billboard]
- COLDPLAY Sign Massive Record Deal with Universal
Brit quartet ink publishing deal for future songwriting, which is one of the biggest in music biz history. [The Sun]
- TED NUGENT Pleads No Content to Baiting, Killing Young Deer
The rocker will have to pay $1,750 for killing fawn on his Outdoor Channel TV show Spirit of the Wild. [Yahoo]
- MARILYN MANSON & EVAN RACHEL WOOD Breakup… Again
The on-again, off-again couple call off their engagement. [People]
- JAY-Z Crowned Top Hip-Hop Money Maker
Forbes.com names the Top 20 earners in the rap game.[SPIN]
- ERYKAH BADU Fined for Stripping in “Window Seat” Video
Songstress paid city of Dallas $500 and will serve six months probation for stripping at the site of JFK’s assassination in Dallas. [MTV]
- KATE NASH Announces North American Tour
Brit singer kicks off her trek October 27 in San Diego. [The Music Slut]
- LIL WAYNE Releases New Letter from Prison
Rapper talks about working out and playing UNO behind bars. [MTV]
- Inside GATHERING OF THE JUGGALOS
Celebrities injuries! Hillbillies on LSD! It all happened in rural Illinois. Tour the fest with Tom Green! [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: New OF MONTREAL Video
Battling cavemen! Bleeding eyes! A shirtless Kevin Barnes! It’s all on display in the video for “Coquet Coquette.” [YouTube]
- LISTEN: First Song from CURSIVE‘s TIM KASHER
EXCLUSIVE: Hear “Cold Love,” the debut cut from the frontman’s first solo album, out in October. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: THE NATIONAL Perform New Song
The Brooklyn band performs “You Were a Kindness” for a Minnesota radio station. [SPIN]
- DOWNLOAD: 16 Tracks from SPIN‘s September Issue
Get our hand-picked mixtape featuring Of Montreal, Local Natives, Candy Claws, Phantogram, and more. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: New DR. DRE Song Leaks Online
No word yet if “Turn Me On” will be featured on the rapper-producer’s upcoming album Detox. [Ddotomen]
- WATCH: JOAQUIN PHOENIX‘s Oddbal Hip-Hop Doc
Check out the trailer for the actor-rapper’s bizarre film, I’m Still Here, out September 10. [Yahoo]
