Arcade Fire Album May Come Out Sooner Than Later, Grammy Nominations Out and Norah Jones Works With Beastie’s, Beck…
The scoop on alternative Grammy nominations and Norah Jones alt-ty collaborations after the jump, but first…
Billboard reports that the Arcade Fire have nearly finished recording their as-yet-untitled new disc, and that it’s expected in stores in May.
They are also reportedly releasing a single earlier in 2010, which means Arcade Fire-starved fans might be satiated sooner rather than later.
Just as the band’s been quiet on the album front, they also haven’t played a concert since Obama’s campaign staff ball in January.
That’s also set to change, as they’re also supposedly weighing in concert options for the spring. Billboard also reports the band will also headline a few North American summer festival dates.
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Dave Matthews Band has been nominated for the album of the year Grammy for “Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King.”
“Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon is nominated for record of the year.
Drummer Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon says it’s pretty cool to have a record people can tolerate for that long.
For best alternative album, the nominees are David Byrne and Brian Eno, Death Cab For Cutie, Depeche Mode, Phoenix and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
M-G-M-T, Silversun Pickups, and The Ting Tings are up for best new artist.
The hard rock contenders are A-C/D-C, Alice In Chains, Linkin Park, Metallica and Nickelback.
The Grammys will be handed out January 31st in Los Angeles.
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Norah Jones has enlisted two members of Beastie Boys plus Santigold and Beck to remix tracks from her new album ‘The Fall’.
The three remixed tracks are being premiered online this week and will be released on vinyl on January 12.
Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock and Mike D have reworked ‘That’s What I Said’ from the album (available via Rcrdlbl.com), while Santigold and Snotty’s version of ‘Chasing Pirates’ is available from Stereogum.
Another version of ‘Chasing Pirates’ by Beck’s remix collective Droogs is also being made available at Artistdirect.com starting today.
Tags: Alice in Chains, Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys, Beck, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, MGMT, Silversun Pickups
