Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:

U2's new record, No Line on the Horizon, isn't out until tomorrow, but the Irish rockers already have plans for another!

This week's top stories had everyone talking: Kanye West mouthed off about Thom Yorke, the White Stripes disappointed on Conan's last night at Late Night, Chris Brown and Rihanna continued to cause controversy, and SPIN's Ellen Carpenter had some eyebrow-raising ideas about how to spend the $787 billion economic stimulus -- and blink-182's Mark Hoppus had something to say about it on his

It's official: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the much-speculated and much-delayed musical directed by Julie Taymor (The Lion King) with music and lyrics by Bono and the Edge of U2, will open Feb. 18, 2010 on Broadway. Preview performances will begin Jan. 16, 2010.

Coldplay's Chris Martin, U2's Bono, and the Killers' Brandon Flowers sharing one stage -- talk about a dream collaboration!

Hey, U2 fans, want to hear the band's latest album, No Line on the Horizon, before its March 3 release date? You're in luck: MySpace Music is streaming the entire record starting today!