Stereogum — Arcade Fire leaders Win Butler and Régine Chassagne have been honored as Compagnon des Arts et des Lettres du Québec (which translates to Companions of Quebec’s Order of Arts and Letters). As Arcade Fire Tube explains, "Instituted in 2015 to mark... more info

JamBase — Stream Mavis Staples and members of Arcade Fire covering “Slippery People” by Talking Heads at the Mavis Staples Tribute concert. more info

Stereogum — Three years ago, at a massive 75th-birthday all-star tribute concert in her Chicago hometown, the soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples covered the Talking Heads Speaking In Tongues classic "Slippery People." Win Butler and Règine Chassagne, Staples'... more info

Nialler9 — Arcade Fire will play Belsonic Belfast on June 13th this year as part of Belsonic Festival and the boutique Bullitt Hotel are offering two tickets to the gig and an overnight stay in the hotel. Enter here If you’re not the winner, Bullit... more info

KEXP Seattle — Happy April Fool’s Day! Today, we celebrate the silliest day of the year with a post of ten ridiculous pranks in rock history. Some lean more political, others make for excellent promotional strategies, but they are all equally hilarious (exc... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Today's Lollapalooza-themed edition features songs from Spoon, Ryan Adams, Little Dragon, The Drums, The xx, Cloud Nothings, Arcade Fire, Chance the Rapper, Mac DeMarco and more. Continue reading… more info

411 Mania — Billboard reports that the lineup has revealed for the 2017 Lollapalooza festival with Chance the Rapper, Arcade Fire, Lorde, Muse and The Killers headlining. The[.........] more info

Stereogum — Lollapalooza has announced its 2017 lineup. Chicago's behemoth four-day music festival will welcome headliners Arcade Fire, Muse, the Killers, and (as teased on Twitter) hometown hero Chance The Rapper to Grant Park on 8/3-6, with the xx, Lorde, Blin... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Chance the Rapper, Arcade Fire, Lorde, Ryan Adams, the XX and the Killers are among the music acts set for the 2017 festival, it was announced today. The fest runs Aug. 3-6 at Grant Park, and will feature 170 acts on eight stages. Also among the line... more info

Chicago Tribune — Chance the Rapper, Arcade Fire and Lorde are among the headliners announced Wednesday for Lollapalooza. Muse, the XX, Blink-182, DJ Snake and Justice also are stacked at the top of the festival, which returns to Grant Park on Aug. 3-6. One-day ticket... more info