SPIN.com's Guide to Presidential Inauguration Concerts

Click here for details on all the hot shows in Washington, DC, from Bruce Springsteen to Jay-Z.
(left to right): T.I., Jay-Z, Elvis Costello, Shakira, Ted Leo, Bruce Springsteen, Barack Obama, Beyonce, Sting

Tuesday, January 20, Barack Obama will be inaugurated as President. And what better way to celebrate his arrival than with some great concerts?

Springsteen, Bono, Beyonce to Play Obama Inaugural Concert

Click here for the event's complete lineup and for details on how you can watch from home!
Bruce Springsteen, Bono and Beyonce

As Barack Obama's historic presidential inauguration draws near, so do the many celebrations planned in his honor. The biggest of them all: The inaugural kick-off concert at Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial Sunday, January 18, which features performances from some of music's biggest stars.

7 Most Popular Editors' Blogs of 2008

Our readers speak: The most-read SPIN editors' blog entries about Katy Perry, the Boss, "Twilight," and more.
Katy Perry and Bruce Springsteen

When they're not busy churning out the pages of the magazine, SPIN's editors take a few minutes to offer an online-only angle for SPIN.com on hot topics of the moment. Check out each editor's most popular blog entry below, and delve into MGMT remixes, the Twilight saga, lame pop stars, tender man love, and more!

Free Download: Bruce Springsteen's New Song

The Boss' new single, "Working on a Dream," is available today only. Click here for details on how to get the song!
Bruce Springsteen

Attention cash-strapped Bruce Springsteen fans: The Boss is offering a free download of "Working on a Dream," the first single off his forthcoming album of the same name.

Watch Bruce Springsteen's New Single, Live!

The Boss previews his upcoming album on TV and in support of Barack Obama.
Bruce Springsteen / Photo by Danny Clinch

The reports are true: Bruce Springsteen's  Working on a Dream, the follow-up to 2007's Magic, will arrive January 27 on Columbia Records.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week, November 3-9

Fall Out Boy and Smashing Pumpkins kick off their tours, while the Killers debut new tunes. Plus, 2009 is already looking like an ace year for music.
Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz (Photo: Tim Bugbee) / Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan (Photo: Jeff Niesel)

No doubt about it, this week belonged to newly-minted President-Elect Barack Obama. But that doesn't mean the music world lay dormant: Fall Out Boy, Smashing Pumpkins, and the Decemberists all kicked off their respective U.S. tours, while the Killers treated fans to new tracks in London.

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