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Janet Jackson will reissue several classic albums on vinyl for the first time July 26th via A&M/Virgin/Universal Music. The slate of records includes 1989’s Rhythm Nation 1814, 1993’s janet., 1997’s The Velvet Rope and 2001’s All for You. The recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will also re-release …

Dev Hynes, A.K.A. Blood Orange, released his latest mixtapeAngel’s Pulse earlier this month. He’s unveiled the self-directed music video for mixtape track “Benzo,” featuring him and his cohort dressed as French aristocracy. After arriving late at the court, Hynes performs the song in front of the gathered lords and ladies, …

Bruce Springsteen was driving back from the gym this morning when he called up SiriusXM’s E Street Radio to chat with hosts Dave Marsh and Jim Rotolo. During the ten-minute conversation, he revealed that filmmaker Thom Zimny shot a film where he plays his new record Western Stars from start …

Meghan Trainor and Kaskade explore a psychedelic outer space in their animated “With You” video. The clip opens with a woman flying a spaceship and crashing on rocky terrain populated by three-eyed cats. Trainor and Kaskade appear as mystical beings — and the former shoots rainbows out of her eyes, …

U2’s hardcore fans unearthed an important piece of the band’s history earlier this month with the discovery of an audience recording from an August 1979 gig the group played at Dublin’s Dandelion Market. It’s the earliest U2 concert recording known to exist, containing not just early versions of “Out of …

A$AP Rocky has been arrested for suspected“gross assault” following an altercation on a street in Stockholm, Sweden, according to CBS News andThe Hollywood Reporter. A video filmed Sunday allegedly shows the rapper grab a man and throw him through the air; members of Rocky’s encourage then appear to throw punches …

Leonard Cohen was a struggling poet and author living on the Greek Island of Hydra in 1960 when he first met Marianne Ihlen, the ex-wife of Norwegian author Axel Jensen. Their whirlwind romance inspired many of Cohen’s earliest love songs including, of course, the 1967 classic “So Long, Marianne.” Cohen …

A month after unleashing their first new song in four years, the Hives have followed it up with a raucous new punk salvo titled “Good Samaritan.” The Hives said of the track in a tongue-in-cheek statement, “This a song about helping people help themselves by not helping them? Are they …

Avril Lavigne announced her first tour in five years. The fall trek, a 15-date North American run, launches September 14th in Seattle, Washington and wraps October 11th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An artist pre-sale begins Tuesday, June 25th at 10 a.m. local time, and fan registration is available now. A Citi …

“I’m feeling pretty good,” Mick Jagger said in his first interview since heart surgery caused him to reschedule the Rolling Stones‘ upcoming North American summer tour. On Toronto radio station Q107, Jagger said it’s been business as usual since his operation. “Been rehearsing a lot lately in the last few …