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Kiss the Future, U2's world tour in support of the band's new album "No Line on the Horizon," will play stadiums around the world, beginning June 30 in Barcelona.

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To help fans get amped for Depeche Mode’s new album Sounds of the Universe, the band has teamed up with Apple to feature the first “iTunes Pass” dedicated to an artist. Starting today, fans can purchase the pass for $19, which will give them access to exclusive songs, remixes, videos and more that’s doled ...

It’s not every day we get a press release for an album that isn’t due out for another seven months, but Diddy isn’t your typical artist, a point he’s reiterating with his upcoming concept album Last Train to Paris. Although the album won’t come out until September 22nd, Diddy already boasts, “I’m ushering in a ...

A few months ago, four tracks from the upcoming U2 album ‘No Line on the Horizon’ leaked onto the Internet. In order to prevent the full album from leaking before launch, U2 organized “private hearings” for the press, but these failed. Today, ten hours after the album leaked, downloads on BitTorrent are 100K - and counting.

The Top 50 Global Selling Albums of 2008. Coldplay was #1 with 6.8 million albums sold followed by AC/DC.

We’ve already spotlighted our five-star review of Bruce Springsteen’s new Working on a Dream (here’s a reminder: “Springsteen finally reignites his early infatuation with the pop symphonies of Roy Orbison and Phil Spector”). Also out today, Franz Ferdinand’s Tonight, the band’s third album which picks up largely where the last one left off ...

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Miami producers Infamous and Drew Correa, the duo behind Lil Wayne’s “Mr. Carter” and Weezy’s new rocker “Prom Queen,” have revealed some details about Weezy’s new rock album Rebirth, due in store April 7th. “There were rumors Wayne was working on a rock album, but I assumed it was just 808 drums with ...