Listen to Arcade Fire's fourth studio album before it officially gets released.
+ Right now, you can stream Arcade Fire's Reflektor in all its two-disc, 85-minute glory on YouTube. FYI, the visuals paired with the album are taken from Marcel Camus' 1959 film, "Black Orpheus." (MTV News)
+ Against Me! have announced that they will release Transgender Dysphoria Blues, the band's first release since frontwoman Laura Jane Grace publicly came out as trans, on Jan. 21. (Rolling Stone)
+ One Direction will perform at the 2013 American Music Awards on Nov. 24, the day before Midnight Memories' release. (MTV News)
+ Lady Gaga debuted "Gypsy" while wearing a mustache in Berlin because she's Lady Gaga so anything makes sense. The piano-led ARTPOP ballad was preceded by a fan Q&A. (MTV News)
+ Watch Katy Perry perform "Roar" with a few famous friends, including Ellie Goulding, Tegan and Sara, Sara Bareilles, Kacey Musgraves, and the cowriter of Prism's lead single, Bonnie McKee, during their We Can Survive: Music For Life charity concert in Los Angeles. (Idolator)
+ You can thank a fan for blink-182's pair of upcoming L.A. shows celebrating the 10th anniversary of Untitled, where they'll play the album in its entirety. "Someone on Twitter @-replied to me, pointing out that the 10-year anniversary of the album was approaching. That was maybe three weeks ago," bassist Mark Hoppus said. (MTV News)
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