This week, Vampire Weekend leaked the first single from their upcoming album, while Death Cab chased vampires in their new song from Twilight sequel New Moon. Plus, Chris Cornell joined Pearl Jam onstage, Pavement announced a new show, Austin City Limits rolled into Texas, and much more.

The music world -- and the world at large -- has been mourning Thursday afternoon's unexpected death of Michael Jackson. Via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and more, some of music's biggest stars are honoring the King of Pop. Here's what they had to say:

It was a big week for concerts: Bruce Springsteen and Lily Allen both knocked 'em dead at their U.S. tour openers, Chris Cornell rocked Soundgarden classics on his solo tour, and Morrissey wowed the crowd at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

All these stories, plus the week's top news, photo galleries, editors' blogs, audio/video, and reviews below:

Chris Cornell is teasing us. Is he a mere shadow of his former self, mired in a middling solo career? Or is he still a muscular-voiced rock god to whom we must still pay attention? Or, is he testing the metaphorical waters for something bigger in the next year, like a Soundgarden reunion?

There was a time when musicians were all, "No personal questions please. My music speaks for itself." But these days they're eager to reveal every last detail. Read below for the latest candid revelations from Kanye West, Pete Doherty, and Chris Cornell.

Attention, Chris Cornell fans: The ex-Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman's third solo effort, Scream -- finally set to release Tuesday, March 10, after months of delays -- is available now at MySpace!