Rolling Stone's Top Stories • Stooges, Genesis Join Rock Hall of Fame• Jackson Estate, Sony Strike Huge Deal• Grohl Fiends for Caffeine in Studio Footage• Eddy Grant Accuses Gorillaz of Infringement• Abdul Rumored for Star Search Reboot• New Reviews: Drive-By Truckers, Whigs• News Ticker: STP, Furthur Festival• Lady Gaga Announces Summer Arena Tour• Fricke on Allman Brothers in NYC• [...]

Tour Tracker: Justin Bieber, Jack Johnson and Charlotte Gainsbourg Justin Bieber announces his first-ever headlining tour in support of My World 2.0, Jack Johnson plots out a midsummer trek with new album To The Sea in tow and Charlotte Gainsbourg follows up her Coachella set with her first U.S. tour. Full dates for all three artists, after the jump.Justin BieberJune 23 – Hartford, CT [...]

New Reviews: Drive-By Truckers, The Whigs and The Besnard Lakes Leading this week's pack of New Reviews is The Big To-Do, the latest album from Athens, Georgia Southern rockers the Drive-By Truckers. The LP is the Truckers' first proper studio album since 2008's Brighter Than Creation's Dark, and finds Patterson Hood and pals once again combining Raymond Carver-like stories with Lynyrd Skynyrd riffs. "On the [...]

Guess the Next Cover of Rolling Stone: The Second Hint Yesterday we hit you with a wild print. Today, a closer look at the awesome outfit our new cover star (or stars) will be showcasing in the new issue, which hits newsstands tomorrow. Keep those guesses coming in the comments, and head on back tomorrow morning for an inside look at our latest issue.

Eddy Grant Accuses Gorillaz of Infringement With "Stylo" Did Gorillaz rock down to Electric Avenue and rip off a song by Eddy Grant for their Plastic Beach single "Stylo"? That's what Grant himself is alleging, saying in a statement that Damon Albarn and his animated band borrowed heavily from his electro cut "Time Warp." "I am outraged that the Gorillaz have infringed the [...]

Paula Abdul Rumored to Join "Star Search" Reboot Photo: BuzzFoto/FilmMagic Paula Abdul may not wait until The X Factor's American debut in the fall of 2011 for her next television role. The former American Idol judge is allegedly in talks to join ABC's rebooted version of the talent competition Star Search in the dual role of judge and host, EW's Ausiello Files reports. [...]

Dave Grohl Fights Coffee Addiction in Them Crooked Vultures Footage Many of rock's greatest albums came at a physical and emotional price. The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St. was fueled by the Stones' struggles with drugs, while Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks was inspired by Dylan's separation from his wife. In the case of Them Crooked Vultures' self-titled debut album, as this new [...]

Alternate Take: Country Roots Reborn The Carolina Chocolate Drops — banjo player Dom Flemons and fiddlers Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson (they all sing and juggle guitar, Autoharp and percussion) — reignite a vintage outsider music: the early-20th-century jump and lamentation of black country string bands from North Carolina's Piedmont region. The Drops' marvelous new record has a proud and [...]

Michael Jackson Estate, Sony Strike Massive $250 Million Deal to Release King of Pop's Music Photo: Ingram/WireImageThe Michael Jackson estate and Sony Music have reportedly agreed on a seven-year, 10-project, $250 million pact that will be the most lucrative in music history, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources close to the negotiation. The Jackson estate is guaranteed an expected $200 million from the deal, which will likely feature reissues [...]

News Ticker: Stone Temple Pilots, The Stooges, Furthur Festival, Lesley Duncan Photo: Flanigan/FilmMagicStone Temple Pilots fan site Below Empty is hosting a brief preview of the band's new single "Between the Lines." Find out more about the band's first new disc since 2001 in our Spring Music Preview.The Stooges, who joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night, will see Rhino rerelease their [...]