SPIN.com's Best of the Week

Notorious B.I.G. / MGMT

This week MGMT leaked a new song, the Strokes confirmed a September album release, and SPIN remembered the Notorious B.I.G. 13 years after his murder. Meanwhile, Lady Gaga unveiled her epic new video, the first trailer for Twilight: Eclipse hit the web, and the Smashing Pumpkins began their search for new bandmembers.

These stories, plus the week's top news, photo galleries, audio/video, and live reviews, below.

TOP STORIES

WATCH: Lady Gaga Premieres Epic "Telephone" Video The pop shocker recruits Beyonce for a nine-minute, mini-movie of violence, sex, and product placement. Read >>

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• First 'Twilight: Eclipse' Trailer Released! Read >>
• FREE DOWNLOAD: New MGMT Song! Read >>
• Remembering Notorious B.I.G. Read >>
• Strokes Confirm New Album Release, Lollapalooza Read >>
• Audition to Join the Smashing Pumpkins! Read >>

NEWS

Paramore, Tegan & Sara to Tour Together! The two SPIN-approved bands will cross the U.S. this summer. Read >>

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• Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous Commits Suicide Read >>
• Arcade Fire Announce First Show in Two Years Read >>
• D'Angelo Arrested for Soliciting Sex in NYC Read >>
• Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Talks Cancer, New Album Read >>
• Sunny Day Real Estate to Record New Album Read >>
• Conan O'Brien Sets U.S. Tour, Bonnaroo Gig Read >>
• Pearl Jam Announce U.S. Tour! Read >>

PHOTO GALLERY

10 Best Live Pics of the Week Metric, Tegan & Sara, BRMC, and more exclusive concert pics from SPIN's photographers. Read >>

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• Animal Collective Debut Art Installation Read >>

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT

Norah Jones Kicks Off Her Tour in Tulsa She wins over the crowd with a Hank Williams classic and lively tunes from her newest album. Read >>

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• Bird and the Bee Perform Hall and Oates Tribute Read >>
• Retro Soul Star Mayer Hawthorne Opens U.S. Tour Read >>
• The National Unveil New Album Live Read >>

AUDIO/VIDEO

WATCH: New Daft Punk Music in 'Tron' Trailer! Get the first taste of the French techno duo's epic score for Tron Legacy. Read >>

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• Joan Jett Plays the Runaways' "Cherry Bomb" Read >>
• EXCLUSIVE: New BRMC Video! Read >>
• The National Debut New Song on 'Fallon' Read >>
• EXCLUSIVE SONG: Modest Mouse-Approved Folkies Read >>
• EXCLUSIVE: Dropkick Murphys Perform Live! Read >>

REVIEWS

Gorillaz, Plastic Beach Blur frontman's cartoon crusaders face eco horror. Read >>

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• Aloha, Home Acres (Polyvinyl) Read >>
• The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night (Jagjaguwar) Read >>
• Jason Collett, Rat a Tat Tat (Arts&Crafts) Read >>
• Kidz in the Hall, Land of Make Believe (Duckdown) Read >>
• Miles Kurosky, The Desert of Shallow Effects (Majordomo) Read >>
• jj, jj n° 3 (Sincerely Yours/Secretly Canadian) Read >>
• Drive-By Truckers, The Big To-Do (ATO) Read >>
• The Whigs, In the Dark (ATO) Read >>