Sweeping The Nation — Onwards with our overview of the decade just passing, and today we alight on the year we were confidently repeatedly told that Jessie J was inevitably going to be an enormous international star. She did have a Billboard top ten album in 2014, but whe... more info

Consequence of Sound — "Any longstanding R.E.M. fan who had not figured out I was queer before that point wasn’t looking very hard," Stipe says in a new interview. Michael Stipe is “proud” of never hiding his sexuality wrengraves more info

DJmag — They're up against the likes of The Neptunes and R.E.M. more info

USA Today Music — R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe explained why he's no longer on Instagram and admires Greta Thunberg during a wide-ranging chat in New York Friday.             more info

Stereogum — This year marks the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.'s Monster , which was originally released in September of 1994 and found the band putting a harder edge on its jangly pop-rock sound. To celebrate the anniversary of the album's release, today the band ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Including previously unreleased demos, live performances, and new liner notes featuring interviews with the band. R.E.M. release Monster 25th anniversary box set: Stream Robin Bacior more info

Stereogum — R.E.M. are reissuing their misunderstood grunge-era curiosity Monster for its 25th anniversary. The Monster 25 box set drops next Friday, and so far we've heard remixed versions of signature single "What's The Frequency, Kenneth" and the Kurt Cobain ... more info

Chorus.fm — The Wonder Years’ cover of “Losing My Religion” was released as an Amazon exclusive last year, but now it’s available to all streaming services. more info

Stereogum — R.E.M.'s divisive Monster just turned 25, and to celebrate the occasion, the band are reissuing the album in a big six-disc anniversary box set. That includes the original album, a live album of a 1995 performance in Chicago, a bunch of previously ... more info

Stereogum — One brief song-snippet aside, Michael Stipe hasn't released any music since his band R.E.M. broke up in 2011. That changes today. A few months ago, Stipe performed new solo songs called "Your Capricious Soul" and "Drive To The Ocean" during a surpris... more info