What happens when you try to balance the love and hate in your life? Just ask Papa Roach, whose Lovehatetragedy comes out Tuesday (June 18). The follow-up to Infest features the single "She Loves Me Not" and finds frontman Jacoby Shaddix (f.k.a. Coby Dick) grappling with marital strife.

As the guitar player for Alice in Chains and friend of their late frontman, Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell is also familiar with moody music. He serves up Degradation Trip, his first album since 1998's Boggy Depot.

On a lighter note, Wyclef Jean's not hiding his enthusiasm that Masquerade hits stores this week, while Guided By Voices and their Universal Truths and Cycles share shelf space with Our Lady Peace's Gravity, Paulina Rubio's Border Girl and Paul Oakenfold's Bunkka, which features Nelly Furtado, Perry Farrell, Ice Cube and Tricky.

Finally, a bunch of Essentials and Anthology albums from greats such as Alice Cooper, Devo and Cameo hit shelves as well. Word up.

Out Tuesday, June 18:

• A*Teens - Pop 'Til You Drop (MCA)
• Ace Troubleshooter - The Madness of the Crowds (Tooth & Nail)
• Gerald Albright - Groovology (GRP)
• Eric Alexander - Summit Meeting (Milestone)
• Ambrosia - Essentials (WSM)
• American Death Ray - Smash Radio Hits (Sympathy for the Record Industry)
• Anastacia - Freak of Nature (Epic)
• Jade Anderson - Dive Deeper (Columbia)
• Atom & His Package - Hamburgers (EP, File 13)
• Average White Band - Essentials (WSM)
• Anita Baker - Best of (Rhino)
• Bananarama - Essentials (WSM)
• Belly - Sweet Ride: Best of Belly (Rhino)
• The Brothers Creeggan - Sleepyhead (Nettwerk)
• Jonathan Butler - Surrender (Warner Bros.)
• Cameo - Anthology (Mercury)
• Jerry Cantrell - Degradation Trip (Roadrunner) Read about it ... Jerry Cantrell Conjures Ghost Of Alice In Chains On New LP
• Charlatans U.K. - Songs from the Other Side (Beggars Banquet)
• Margaret Cho - Notorious C.H.O. (Nettwerk)
• Chumbawamba - Readymades (Universal)
• Club 8 - Summer Songs (Hidden Agenda)
• Alice Cooper - Essentials (WSM)
• The Cripples - Dirty Head (Dirtnap)
• Da Outfit - Lost Underground (Supa Tree)
• Devo - Essentials (WSM)
• Disarray - In the Face of the Enemy (Eclipse)
• DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat (reissue, American Recordings)
• Ike Dirty - Dirty's Way (Select)
• Duraluxe - Suitcase (Hidden Agenda)
• Archie Eversole - Ride Wit Me Dirty South Style (MCA)
• The Fairlanes - Monumento (Asian Man)
• Julia Fordham - Concrete Love (Vanguard)
• Fury - Resurrection (EP, Jade Tree)
• Peter Gabriel - Long Walk Home: Music from "Rabbit-Proof Fence" (Real World)
• Guided By Voices - Universal Truths and Cycles (Matador)
• The Hellacopters - Cream of the Crap Vol. 1 (Gearhead)
• Robin Holcomb - Big Time (Warner Bros.)
• Ghoti Hook - Retrospective (Tooth & Nail)
• Hot Snakes - Suicide Invoice (Swami)
• Incantation - Blasphemy (Necropolis)
• Inkblot - Love Your Mother (Audio Dregs)
• Rick James - Anthology (Motown)
• Wyclef Jean - Masquerade (Columbia) Read about it ... Wyclef Jean Gets Sexy On Upcoming Masquerade
• Michael Jones - Pianoscapes - Deluxe Edition (Narada)
• Joy Electric - Art & Craft of Popular Music (BEC/ Tooth & Nail)
• Jucifer - I Name You Destroyer (Velocette)
• Knuckle Sandwich - Nice (Resurrection A.D.)
• Looper - Snare (Mute)
• Lovespirals - Windblown Kiss (Projekt)
• Brad Martin - On the Wings of a Honky Tonk Angel (Epic)
• MC Breed - New Breed (Ichiban)
• Medication - Prince Valium (Sin-Drome)
• Mewithoutyou - [A –-> B] Life (Tooth & Nail)
• Joe Molland - This Way Up (Parasol)
• Joseph Patrick Moore - Alone Together (Root Cellar)
• Aaron Neville - Millennium Collection: 20th Century Masters (A&M)
• No Use for a Name - Hard Rock Bottom (Fat Wreck Chords)
• Paul Oakenfold - Bunkka (Perfecto/ Maverick) Read about it ... Nelly Furtado, Ice Cube Add Flavor To Oakenfold's Bunkka
• Ohio Players - Funk on Fire: Anthology (Mercury)
• OTEP - Sevas Tra (Capitol)
• Our Lady Peace - Gravity (Columbia) Read about it ... Our Lady Peace Are Putty In Producer Bob Rock's Hands
• Papa Roach - Lovehatetragedy (DreamWorks) Read about it ... Papa Roach Distance Themselves From Rap-Metal Peers On New LP
• Pere Ubu - St. Arkansas (SpinART)
• The Proclaimers - Best of (Capitol)
• Chuck Prophet - No Other Love (New West)
• Paulina Rubio - Border Girl (Universal) Read about it ... Paulina Rubio Hoping To Cross Over Border Like Shakira
• Seven & Sun - Back to the Innocence (Atlantic)
• Silvercrush - Stand (Redline)
• Simple Minds - Cry (Eagle/ Red Ink)
• Leni Stern - Finally the Rain Has Come (LSR)
• Alice Stuart - Can't Find No Heaven (Burnside)
• David Sylvian - Camphor (Virgin)
• Dulcie Taylor - Diamond & Glass (Black Iris)
• Tricky - A Ruff Guide to Tricky (Island/ UME)
• Various artists - The Bottle Let Me Down (Bloodshot)
• Various artists – "Daniela" soundtrack (EMI Latin)
• Various artists - Excursions - A Journey Into Chill Out (Water Music)
• Various artists - Exposure III (4 Foot 11)
• Various artists - "Minority Report" score (DreamWorks)
• Various artists – "The Scorpion King" score (Varèse Sarabande)
• Various artists – "Victor Victoria" soundtrack (Rhino)
• Various artists - 2002 Warped Tour Compilation (Side One Dummy)
• Various artists – "Yankee Doodle Dandy" soundtrack (Rhino)
• Violent Femmes - 20th Anniversary Edition (Rhino)
• The Vogues - Five O'Clock World (Park South)
• Ben Weasel - Fidatevi (Lookout!)
• Whiskey Rebels - Whiskey Rebels (GMM)

• Boy George - Night Out (Moonshine)
• Epidemic - Epidemic (Elektra)
• Ozzy Osbourne - Live at the Budokan (Epic) Read about it ... Osbournes Wreak Havoc On Japan In Budokan DVD Extras
• Play - Play (Columbia)
• Will Smith - Born to Reign (Columbia) Read about it ... Will Smith Drops Samples For Guitars On Born To Reign
• Sonic Youth - Murray Street (Geffen)
• Vida Blue - Vida Blue (Elektra)

• Aerosmith - O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits (Columbia)
• Cypress Hill - Stash (Columbia)
• Nas - From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes (Columbia)
• Jerzee Monét - Love & War (DreamWorks) Read about it ... Jerzee Monét: Workin' For Her Big Break
• Jessica Simpson - This Is the Remix (Columbia)
• Various artists - "Men in Black 2" soundtrack (Sony) Read about it ... Will Smith Preps Next LP, New Tracks For 'MIB2'
• Various artists - So So Def Presents: Definition of a Remix (So So Def/ Columbia)

• Silverchair - Diorama (Atlantic) Read about it ... Silverchair Craft U.S. Diorama, Plan New York Dates

• Lil' Romeo - Game Time (Universal/No Limit) Read about it ... Lil' Romeo Battles His Evil Twin On B-Ball Court
• Swizz Beatz - G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories (DreamWorks) Read about it ... Swizz Beatz Unveils Metallica/Ja Rule Track, Sets 'Guilty' Single
• The Vines - Highly Evolved (Capitol) Read about it ... The Vines Branch Out On Highly Evolved Tour

• Beth Orton - Daybreaker (Astralwerks) Read about it ... Beth Orton Tours, Breaks Day With Ryan Adams, Chemical Brothers
• Various artists - "Topdog/Underdog" soundtrack (MCA) Jay-Z, DMX, Wu-Tang, Mos Def Bone Up 'Topdog/Underdog' LP

• Papa Roach
• Wyclef Jean
• Jerry Cantrell
• Paulina Rubio
• A*Teens

Aaron Carter
Photo: Image Direct

Aaron Carter will top the bill when the Radio Disney Live! Tour kicks off its eight-city trek on Saturday near Chicago.

The A*Teens, Baha Men, Krystal, Hoku, Myra and Plus One will join Carter on the outing, which wraps up October 13 in Irvine, California.

Following the success of Aaron's Party (Come Get It), the singer will be promoting his just-released album, Oh Aaron, which debuted at #7 on this week on the Billboard 200 (see "Isley Brothers, Usher, Jadakiss Storm Albums Chart"). The record features two appearances by Carter's famous brother, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter (see "Aaron Carter Getting Help From Big Bro On Oh Aaron").

A video of the title track, which features Nick and the group No Secrets, recently hit the airwaves.

The younger Carter has been on the road all summer with the Abba-loving A*Teens, who are supporting their second LP, Teen Spirit (see "Aaron Carter Hits Road With A*Teens").

Hoku and Krystal are promoting their respective singles, "Perfect Day," from the soundtrack to "Legally Blonde," and "Supergirl," from the soundtrack to "The Princess Diaries."

Krystal, the first singer signed to the Backstreet Boys' label, KBNHA, will rejoin that group on the road after the Radio Disney Live! Tour, according to her spokesperson.

Dates for the Radio Disney Live! Tour, according to Interscope Records:

• 8/25 - Tinley Park, IL @ Tweeter Center
• 9/1 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
• 9/8 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
• 9/15 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center
• 9/22 - Dallas, TX @ Music Center at Fair Park
• 9/29 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
• 10/7 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
• 10/13 - Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

• Aaron Carter
• A*Teens
• Baha Men
• Hoku
• Myra

Aaron Carter
Photo: BMG

He beat Shaq, and now he's taking on the rest of the country.

Aaron Carter, whose Aaron's Party (Come Get It) jumps 11 spots to #4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, is launching a 46-date American tour on June 17 in Santa Barbara, California.

Sweden's A*Teens will open the shows, which will hit amphitheaters and arenas from the West Coast to the East.

Aaron, the male Carter for those who find older brother Nick too wizened for their tastes, is riding on the success of his single, "That's How I Beat Shaq," which he performed at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday and will play on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Tuesday.

On the strength of "Shaq," Aaron's Party (Come Get It) was recently certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Before heading out on the summer tour, Carter will finish his run on Broadway, where he stars as JoJo Who in "Seussical the Musical" through May 6 (see "Aaron Plays A Who — Teen Pop Star On Broadway").

The Abba-loving A*Teens are also enjoying a hot streak. Their second record, Teen Spirit, climbs this week from # 96 to # 63 on the Billboard 200. The group, whose current single is "Bouncing Off the Ceiling (Upside Down)," presented at the Kid's Choice Awards and are taping a concert for the Fox Family Network that will air sometime in August.

Aaron Carter/A*Teens tour dates, according to an A*Teens publicist:

• 6/17 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
• 6/19 - Universal City, CA @ Universal Amphitheatre
• 6/21 - Universal City, CA @ Universal Amphitheatre
• 6/22 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand
• 6/23 - Santa Clara, CA @ Paramount's Great America
• 6/24 - Bakersfield, CA @ Centennial Gardens
• 6/26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Thanksgiving Point
• 6/27 - Denver, CO @ Magness Arena
• 6/30 - San Antonio, TX @ Six Flags Fiesta
• 7/1 - Dallas, TX @ Music Center at Fair Park
• 7/3 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre
• 7/5 - Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall
• 7/6 - St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre
• 7/7 - Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Theatre
• 7/8 - Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Theatre
• 7/10 - Detroit, MI @ Meadow Brook Music Festival
• 7/11 - Indianapolis, IN @ Deer Creek
• 7/12 - Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
• 7/15 - Cincinnati, OH @ King's Island
• 7/17 - Erie, PA @ Civic Center
• 7/18 - Burgettstown, PA @ IC Light Amphitheatre
• 7/19 - Columbus, OH @ Polaris Amphitheatre
• 7/21 - Tampa, FL @ SunDome
• 7/22 - Miami, FL @ TBA
• 7/23 - Orlando, FL @ TD Waterhouse Arena
• 7/27 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
• 7/28 - Salem, VA @ Salem Civic Center
• 7/29 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
• 7/31 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Riverside Centroplex
• 8/2 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
• 8/3 - Charlotte, NC @ Carrowinds
• 8/4 - Virginia Beach, VA @ River Amphitheatre
• 8/5 - Richmond, VA @ King's Dominion
• 8/9 - Bethlehem, PA @ Bethlehem Music Fest
• 8/10 - Darien, NY @ Darien Lakes PAC
• 8/11 - Scranton, PA @ Montage
• 8/12 - Wilmington, DE @ Kahuna Summerstage
• 8/15 - Gilford, NH @ Meadowbrook Farms
• 8/16 - Boston, MA @ Fleet Center
• 8/17 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach
• 8/18 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Arts Center
• 8/19 - Hershey, PA @ Hershey Pavilion
• 8/21 - Baltimore, MD @ Pier 6
• 8/22 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid Hudson Civic Center
• 8/23 - Oakdale, CT @ Oakdale Theatre
• 8/24 - Binghamton, NY @ Broome County Arena
• 8/26 - Providence, RI @ PPAC

• Aaron Carter
• A*Teens

The A*Teens are currently back home resting and relaxing in their homeland of Sweden, and in July the band will return to the U.S. to support its debut CD, "The ABBA Generation," during an opening stint on Britney Spears' summer tour.

The teen group was forced to take the break and cancel a European tour after Dhani Lennevald injured himself during the A*Teens' brief American run in late April (see "A*Teens' Dhani Recovering; Band Talks Britney Tour").

The group's video for its cover of ABBA's "Dancing Queen" is currently in rotation at MTV, and the clip pays homage to one of the classic '80s teen films, John Hughes' 1985 high school comedy-drama, "The Breakfast Club."

Despite the film's popularity in America, the A*Teens admitted to MTV News that they actually hadn't seen the film prior to starting work on the video, as the band members were barely out of the womb when the movie was first released.

"I liked the part when me and Marie run into the boys bathroom," Lumholdt said, "because the guy with the black tooth, he [looked] so much like Freddie Prinze, Jr."

"We were sitting in the makeup room," Serneholt continued, "the guy came in, and we were like, 'Is that Freddie Prinze, Jr.? And it wasn't, but they are like look-alikes.

"He told us, 'Yeah, I like to do acting,' and we were like, 'Sorry, but there's someone [already] that looks like you,' and he went, 'Yeah, I know. That place is taken.' He was nice, and I talked to him [Laughs] … because I like Freddie Prinze, Jr., also. So that was fun." [RealAudio]

Dates where you can catch the A*Teens opening up for Britney Spears this summer:

• 7/19 - Dallas, TX @ Starplex Amphitheater
• 7/20 - San Antonio, TX @ AlamoDome
• 7/21 - Spring, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
• 7/26 - Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
• 7/27 - Albuquerque, NM @ Mesa Del Sol
• 7/28 - Phoenix, AZ @ Desert Sky Pavilion
• 7/29 - Irvine, CA @ Irvine Meadows
• 7/31 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
• 8/1 - Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion
• 8/3 - San Diego, CA @ San Diego Sports Arena
• 8/4 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand
• 8/5 - Devore, CA @ Glen Helen Pavilion
• 8/6 - Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Valley Amphitheater
• 8/8 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
• 8/10 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden
• 8/11 - Seattle, WA @ Gorge
• 8/12 - Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
• 8/14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center

• A*Teens

The ABBA-singing Swedish teen group the A*Teens have just wrapped up a short promotional tour of America, an outing that will set the stage for the quartet's appearance on the Britney Spears tour this summer.

Unfortunately, the A*Teens' Dhani Lennevald injured himself during the first of two shows at Disneyland's Tomorrowland Terrace in Anaheim, California, and Dhani was forced to sit out the last two dates with a partially torn ligament in his inner thigh.

"It [happened] at Disneyland when we did a performance there," Lennevald told MTV News. "It was in the last song, 'Mamma Mia,' during the last jump, when me and Amit [Paul] jump over the girls and land in a sort of split. And yeah, there is where it happened. Suddenly it was like my [leg] muscle had pulled off."

"It was so scary," added A*Teens bandmate Sara Lumholdt. "It was really scary." [RealAudio]

Lennevald is expected to fully recover in time for the band's opening stint on Britney's tour, which begins on July 19 in Dallas and continuing through an August 14 show in Salt Lake City.

The injury will also give the A*Teens a much needed break, as the group has been on the road non-stop in Europe, Asia, and America since issuing its debut album, "The ABBA Generation" overseas last fall and scoring a pair of European hits with covers of "Mamma Mia" and "Dancing Queen."

"We were supposed to go to Asia [next]," commented Amit Paul, "but thanks to Dhani, we have two weeks off."

"You're welcome," Dhani joked.

The A*Teens are slated to release "The ABBA Generation" here in America on May 23 and will be pushing their "Dancing Queen" single during their summer jaunt with Spears.

After a brief opening stint for 'NSYNC last fall, the Swedish teens say they're looking forward to playing the same size crowds once again, this time with Britney, an artist they all admire.

"We did the 'NSYNC tour, and that was like five gigs, and [after that] you felt like you wanted [to play for] more," Amit said, "and now, finally, we get to do more. It'll be so fun playing to all these people, 15,000 [seat] venues and stuff like that."

"It's amazing to perform before her," Sara said, Amit said.

"Actually, I would like to say to her that I really like what she's doing," Sara concluded, "[and say it] face-to-face, because there are many people looking [up] to her right now." [RealAudio]

Other confirmed openers for Britney Spears' summer tour, which will now begin on June 20 in Columbia, Maryland, include BBMak and Innosense, both of whom will share the opening slot up through a July 9 show in Detroit.

Revised dates for Britney Spears' summer tour:

• 6/20 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Pavilion
• 6/21 - Hartford, CT @ Meadows Music Theatre
• 6/23 - Darien Lake, NY @ Darien Lake Theme Park
• 6/24 - Hershey, PA @ Hershey Park Arena
• 6/25 - Scranton, PA @ Montage Mountain
• 6/27 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
• 6/28 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
• 6/29 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
• 6/30 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
• 7/2 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
• 7/3 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
• 7/4 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
• 7/5 - Camden, NJ @ Blockbuster Pavilion
• 7/7 - Tinley Park, IL @ New World Music Theatre
• 7/8 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
• 7/9 - Auburn Hills, MI @ Pine Knob
• 7/16 - St. Louis, MO @ Riverport Amphitheater
• 7/17 - Bonner Springs, KS @ Sandstone Amphitheater
• 7/19 - Dallas, TX @ Coca-Cola Starplex
• 7/20 - San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome
• 7/21 - Woodlands, TX @ Mitchell Pavilion
• 7/26 - Denver, CO @ Red Rocks
• 7/27 - Albuquerque, NM @ Mesa Del Sol
• 7/29 - Phoenix, AZ @ Desert Sky Pavilion
• 7/31 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
• 8/1 - Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion
• 8/3 - San Diego, CA @ Sports Arena
• 8/4 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Arena
• 8/5 - San Bernardino, CA @ Blockbuster Pavilion
• 8/6 - Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Valley Amphitheater
• 8/8 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
• 8/10 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden
• 8/11 - Seattle, WA @ The Gorge
• 8/12 - Vancouver, BC @ GM Place
• 8/14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center
• 8/21 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Coca-Cola Star Lake
• 8/ 22 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheater
• 8/23 - Montreal, QE @ Molson Centre
• 8/25 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Trump Taj Mahal
• 8/28 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center
• 8/30 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ S.P.A.C.
• 8/31 - Cleveland, OH @ Gund Arena
• 9/1 - Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena
• 9/2 - Indianapolis, IN @ Deer Creek
• 9/3 - Columbus, OH @ Polaris Amphitheater
• 9/5 - Antioch, TN @ First American Music Center
• 9/6 - Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheater
• 9/9 - Orlando, FL @ Orlando Centroplex
• 9/10 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheater
• 9/12 - Raleigh, NC @ Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
• 9/13 - Charlotte, NC @ Blockbuster Pavilion
• 9/14 - Virginia Beach, VA @ GTE Center
• 9/15 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Coca-Cola Star Lake

• A*Teens
• Britney Spears