Creed reunite for tour and new album
Creed is reuniting for a summer tour as well as a new album with all four of the original band members.. The tour begins on August 6. Meanwhile, the band is said to be in a rehearsal studio writing a new album and will begin recording soon.

Actress Leighton Meester planning to release album
Leighton Meester, star actress of TV show 'Gossip Girl' is planning to release an album this autumn. The actress has signed a deal with the Universal Republic record label and has been working in the studio with producers Polow Da Don, Harvey Mason Jr. and Spencer Nezey. Leighton Meester's sound is descrined as electro-pop. The singer/actress previously sang with Tony Bennett on the TV show 'Entourage'.

De La Soul returns
De La Soul are releasing their first new music in five years on April 28. The 45 minute long track, which is part of the NIKE+ campaign, was written specifically for runners. Previous NIKE+ tracks have been recorded by LCD Soundsystem, A-Trak, and Aesop Rock. The set is an actual album, with eight or nine tracks, and is not one long DJ set. De La Soul recorded the songs and were then mixed together. Meanwhile, De La Soul is also celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album "3 Feet High And Rising." According to band member Mercer the band is also in the process of working on another full length release.

Beck to release 13 previously unreleased tracks
Beck is set to release 13 previously unreleased Beck songs on an expanded version of his 1994 album “One Foot In The Grave” in June. The album will also feature three out-of-print seven-inch-only tracks when it is released on June 1. Bonus tracks include “'It's All In Your Mind”, “Whiskey Can Can” and “Feather In Your Cap”.

Korn working on two new albums
A new Korn album is epected to be released "within the year" according to the band’s bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu. Meanwhile the group is also continuing work on a planned album of covers. The band has been working on some songs with original Korn producer Ross Robinson. Songs the band intends to feature on their covers album include Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like A Hole," "Faith No More's "We Care A Lot" and the Psychedelic Furs' "Love My Way." No release date has been set yet for the covers collection.