Stereogum — DAMN. That's the name of the new Kendrick Lamar album out this Friday. Kendrick took to Twitter early this morning to share the cover art, which you can see above, and the tracklist, which is copied below. In addition to a suspected U2 feature on "XX... more info

Idolator — His latest is now available for pre-order. more info

Stereogum — When U2 announced its 2017 tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree, the itinerary revealed that the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival had landed the Irish band’s first-ever (and only) U.S. festival appearance. By live music stand... more info

411 Mania — The label of Drake, U2 and Gaga... more info

Stereogum — In addition to his long and storied career of producing for bands like U2, the Rolling Stones, and Dave Matthews Band, Steve Lillywhite serves as the executive of a company that packages CDs with meals at Kentucky Fried Chickens in Indonesia. In a ne... more info

New York Times — The six-time Grammy winner Steve Lillywhite selects music to sell at the restaurants alongside buckets of fried chicken. more info

Sweeping The Nation — 1991 is remembered these days as Nirvana's year and that of the alternative impinging on the mainstream, maybe brought about by the 1991: The Year Punk Broke documentary. Pop, the narrative went at the time, was in trouble, and Bryan Adams' s... more info

Dlisted — So many people get an F minus in listening comprehension, and I’m talking about the wrecks who dance to U2’s One at their wedding because they think it’s such a romantic love song about a special union. And the messes who thought Foster The ... more info

Stereogum — U2's The Joshua Tree is getting a collector's edition and tour in honor of its 30th anniversary. A few of the album's tracks also are getting new mixes/remixes, which will be included on the forthcoming box set. Steve Lillywhite's new 2017 mix of "Re... more info

PopSugar UK — Barack and Michelle Obama have certainly been making the most of their time since leaving the White House in January. Aside from taking a much-needed holiday, the couple recently enjoyed a nice brunch with U2 frontman and activist Bono in NYC on Frid... more info