SPIN.com's Best of the Week

From Springsteen to Lily Allen and Morrissey, it was a week full of big shows. Plus: Kurt Cobain, Green Day, the Ramones, and more!
Bruce Springsteen / Lily Allen / Morrissey

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:

Lily Allen Kicks Off U.S. Tour

A little tamer, but no less snarky, the British popster returns to the States with an endearing set in San Diego.
Lily Allen / Photo by Alan Smith

"Fuck you. Fuck you very, very much," screamed the approving crowd packed into San Diego's House of Blues Wednesday night to see Lily Allen kick off her first American tour in nearly two years. (See 10 photos from the show here.)

Lily Allen to Quit Music?

"I couldn't tell you if I'm going to make another record," says the singer. Click here for more!
Lily Allen

Attention Lily Allen fans: Enjoy the Brit singer while you can -- she might not be making music much longer.

Lily Allen and Lindsay Lohan to Collaborate?

The Brit poptart and the actress-cum-singer-cum-DJ's-girlfriend plan a meeting of the musical minds.
Lily Allen / Lindsay Lohan

Could Lily Allen and Lindsay Lohan be the new Paris and Nicole or, er, Paris and Paul McCartney? What we mean is, they're totally BFF and they're totally gonna sing about it.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week

Kanye vs. Chairlift, Lily Allen vs. everyone. Plus: Coldplay, M.I.A, Kings of Leon, and more!
Lily Allen, Chris Martin, Kanye West

The music world was full of fighting this past week: Kanye West and Chairlift released dueling videos, Suge Knight got roughed by Akon's manager, the Brits Awards dissed Coldplay, and Lily Allen fought, well, everybody. All this, plus the week's top editors' blogs, news, audio/video, and reviews below!

Stars Sing to Save Children's Lives

SPIN's Abigail Everdell on War Child's Heroes, a collection of classic songs covered by today's top artists.
Bob Dylan and Beck

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