Eminem, Kanye, Lady Gaga, Beyonce Lead MTV VMA Noms

Jay-Z, Coldplay, Green Day, and others also receive Moon Man nods. Click here for details!
Eminem / Jay-Z / Kanye West

The 26th annual MTV Video Music Awards nominees have been announced, and pop divas Lady Gaga and Beyoncé lead the pack with nine nominations each.

Best & Worst of All Points West: Day 3

Coldplay converts your boyfriend, the Black Keys soundtrack mud wrestling, and MGMT ditch their own show.
MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden / Photo: Kyle Dean Reinford

BEST SET OF THE DAY

Sneak Peek: Coldplay's Trippy New Video

The fanciful clip for "Strawberry Swing" features a superhero Chris Martin battling a giant squirrel!

Coldplay's new video for Viva La Vida's "Strawberry Swing" will premiere online and in London movie theaters next week -- and from the looks of the preview, it's downright cinematic gold.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week

From NIN to Phish, we recap all Bonnaroo craziness. Plus: Eminem, Modest Mouse, Animal Collective, Lil' Wayne, and more!
Trent Reznor / PHOTO BY Ian Witlen

We've showered up, washed the mud out of our shoes, and properly detoxed -- yep, this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival is a wrap. We saw great sets from MGMT, Bruce Springsteen, Phish, NIN, Phoenix, and many others. Wax nostalgic with us and check out our Bonnaroo 2009 recap, plus the week's top news, audio/video, and reviews, below.

Yusuf Islam to Coldplay: I Forgive You

The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens pardons the Brit band for plagiarizing him -- and even invites them over for tea!
Yusuf Islam / Coldplay (Photo by Ian Witlen)

Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, has invited Coldplay to tea so that they can put the whole "you copied elements of my epic 18-minute song 'Foreigner Suite'" thing to bed.

Coldplay's Next Record "Might Be Bad"

The Brit band's upcoming release will be based on a conceptual plot. Click here for details!
Coldplay's Chris Martin / Photo by Takay

Coldplay fans, you've been warned: the Brit rockers and former SPIN cover stars are writing songs for their next record -- and they might suck.

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