Spinner.com — Filed under: News, ExclusiveMeat Loaf will hit the studio April 15 to record a new album -- the follow-up to 'Bat out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose' -- which will be produced by Rob Cavallo, best known for producing Green Day's smash 'American Id... more info

Chorus.fm — Billboard gives *Green Day* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/greenday)'s new record a first listen (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/green-day-roars-back-with-breakdown-1003941697.story). more info

Pitchfork — The next Grammy Awards ceremony won't be for another year, but we already know who's going home with a bunch of trophies, and we know it without actually hearing a note of the album. Ambitious years-in-the-making follow-up to ambitious years-in-the-m... more info

NME — This week's NME Music News is available to watch now on NME.COM (scroll down for the video). more info

Idolator — Though I have gone to great pains here to debunk the idea that "making your money on the road" is a viable option for most independent artists, it ain't so bad if you're a hegemonic musical force like Madonna. Billboard's Top Money Makers list is ou... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day [ tickets ]'s long-awaited follow-up to 2004's Grammy-winning album "American Idiot" will land in stores this May. The new set, produced by Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins), is available for ... more info

MTV.com News — It sounds like the band are trying to match the big sound and success of American Idiot. By James Montgomery Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown Photo: Reprise Records How does one follow up a multimillion-selling, world-uniting, career-rej... more info

VH1 News — We preview six songs from Green Day's new album, 21st Century Breakdown, which is due out in May. more info

Chorus.fm — Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/02/11/first-listen-green-day-revive-dramatic-political-punk-on-21st-century-breakdown/) give a "first listen... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Shearer/WireImage Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown won’t land in stores until May, but Rolling Stone scored an early listen to six tracks this afternoon — and confirmed that the trio will kick off a massive world tour of indoor arenas ... more info