• Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics will be released in June by RCA. Five of the songs were produced by Gangstarr's DJ Premier and are steeped in jazz and blues. (Billboard.com)
• Kings of Leon, who are due to break out huge, are back in the studio this week to record their third album. (NME.com)
• Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend are in the studio but not working on any timetable. "It will come out when it is ready." The band will tour Europe this summer, and Daltry is involved with a biopic on Keith Moon. (Billboard.com)
• 50 Cent, who was told to delay his album last summer by Eminem, says he'll have a new album out in July. (Hip Hop Galaxy)
• Audioslave's Revolations is due out in June. (Album Vote)
• The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2, a four-CD box set that collects the first four U.S. version Beatles albums, will be released on April 11th. The four albums in the set will be Rubber Soul, Help!, The Early Beatles and Beatles IV. (LA Times)
• Pastor Troy will release Stay True on April 18th via 845 Entertainment. Here's an MP3 download of the song "Police Can't Break It Up."
• DJ Shadow's next album may be out this summer. His website has audio and video streams for the new song "3 Freaks" featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk. (Billboard.com)
• Keane's The Iron Sea, the follow up to Hopes and Fears, will be out June 12th. (Album Vote)
• Celly Cel's Slaps, Straps and Basebat Hats is due out April 4th. (Top40 Charts)
• Kylie Minogue is reportedly working on a new album. (Yahoo Music UK)
• Macy Gray's upcoming album, Big, will have guests Justin Timberlake, Will.I.Am of Black Eyed Peas, Natalie Cole, Outkast, White Leaf and Sleepy Brown. (FMBQ)
• Deicide is working on an album that's due to be released on Earace on June 6th. (Blabbermouth)

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