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Eminem and Jay-Z Headline Detroit Stadium Show

"Take a look around," commanded Jay-Z, as he brought the house lights up on the 42,000 gathered fans Thursday night at Detroit's Comerica Park. "This is hip-hop!"

He was mid-way through a set of hits that played like the soundtrack to pop's last decade. The crowd was coming up on its buzz and Shawn Carter's infectious grin was beaming. This was, indeed, hip-hop's night. The first in a four-concert "home-and-home" set from the genre's biggest names—Jay-Z and Eminem. For Jay-Z, it was a chance to cement his status as music's kingmaker. For Eminem, it was a homecoming on the grandest scale—and his shot at proving himself after a tumultuous and dark couple of years.

Both men stepped up huge with a one-two punch of sets that over four hours encapsulated the hip-hop flavors of their cities and pop music in general. For his part, Jay was at ease delivering a catalog of career-spanning crowd-pleasers from "The Dynasty" to "Hard Knock Life" to a majestic "Empire State of Mind."

Jay and guest Young Jeezy stalked the stage, bantering like high school pals, backed by an orchestra-sized live band that Jay commanded with a conductor's subtle touch. The multimedia display on the massive three-sectioned oblong monitors behind him delivered visuals that would make Pink Floyd hang their head in shame and downtown Tokyo proud.

Jay is, simply, a rock star. At one point pausing to "Take off my sunnys, I need to know who I'm rockin' out with tonight" before pointing out specific people in the audience, giving them a "I see you there, with the Mexican flag," "I see you with the Recovery t-shirt. We made some money on merch tonight!" Maybe it's just the big guileless eyes behind those "sunnys" but it felt genuinely personal—even on this massive stage. "I appreciate y'all singing 'New York' at the top of your lungs at the Tigers' stadium," grinned Jay just before he gave up the stage and set the crowd to buzzing about the spectacle of his set and the prospect for Em's.

A wirey, amped up, and twitching Eminem burst onstage in a black hoodie, like a boxer about to throw down. Eminem entered his ring to the "Recovery" track "Won't Back Down." Turns out it was a declaration for the evening. His own backing band was positioned atop a set constructed from the grilles of smashed hoopties.

"Did you miss me Detroit? Cuz I sure missed you."

This was Eminem's night, after all was said and done. Where Jay put on a full-on polished show, Em hosted a loose cannon revue and seemed to enjoy every minute of it. He's made clear that he's through with the "game" element of hip-hop. And Thursday he let it be known what that looked like, opening up his biggest stage to performances from past and present collaborators, including homeboys D12, 50 Cent, and hip-hop's newest prince, Drake.

You know you're in the presence of something special when even a bona fide hip-hop godfather like 50 Cent comes off as the evening's only filler. 50 and Em paired on "Patiently Waiting," and Em let 50 and Nate Dogg take center stage on "In Da Club."

But where 50 felt rote, Drake's guest spot felt organic, lively, and at times competitive, as he and Em both stepped up battle-ready for their verses.

And the guest appearance later in the set by mentor Dr. Dre, was pure celebration. Dre came on to much bombast, delivered tight rhymes with energy to burn, and split while the crowd was peaking. On "G Thang" Em showed his chops with spot-on Snoop flow on the track. Em, clearly giddy at this point simply asked the crowd "Do we love you or what?!"

His live band brought an absolutely huge, rocking arrangement to familiar hits like "Cleaning Out My Closet" and a ballsy, tight energy to "Stan." During the latter, there was an inspired alchemy happening between the live band, 40,000 screaming people, and one dude spitting the ferocious rhymes live and just killing the hyper-articulate verses.

Of course, there were lighter moments, too. During "White Trash Party"—the hilarious homage to the trailer park lifestyle from Recovery—the massive video monitors ran a catalog of "tramp stamps" that could very well have been taken live on-site.

And when Em brought on the D12 crew—the group he shared with his fallen mentor Proof and with whom he came up in Detroit's underground hip-hop scene—he took the entire joint down the basement of the Shelter with him. This was pure, chaotic, and rough Detroit hip-hop with emcees trading leads so fast the soundman couldn't keep up.

This segment of the homecoming party ended with the D12 jam "My Band," punctuated by fireworks, a big-screen close up of rapper Bizarre's Proof tattoo on his giant belly, and a festive-yet-reverent Em demanding the crowd "give it up for the real lead singer of this band: Proof!"

Then Jay hit the stage, and he and Em ripped into a ferocious take on their 2001 track "Renegade."

By the time Eminem closed his set with the powerful statement of clean and sober purpose, "Not Afraid," the hands were waving, the whole joint was sweat-soaked, and the fireworks display that capped the song felt well-earned, not cheesy.

And before you could say "8 Mile," the lights came up blue over that pile of hoopties and the band launched into the opening chords of "Lose Yourself." And the crowd lost it. By this time (past the city's midnight curfew), it was clear that Eminem had more than seized this moment.

Listening In: Drew Barrymore

What was the last concert you attended?
Miike Snow. They came onstage [in L.A.] wearing white masks under a strobe light, and I was like, "Thank you!" I came to see a show and I got a show.

Do you have a go-to karaoke song?
I always do the Beastie Boys' "Paul Revere." I'm going to sound like a jackass, so I might as well pick a good song and be a cooler jackass.

Is there a song that you associate with your first kiss?
Modern English's "I Melt With You." I had a crush on a boy I went to school with, and I remember watching Valley Girl and kissing him when I was far too young to be kissing.

Who did you idolize as a teenager?
I had a real juvenile delinquent thing going on so I was totally into [the Plasmatics'] Wendy O. Williams. She wore weird straps across her boobs and sat on a goddamn car like it was a Sherman tank. Basically, I liked anybody who was misunderstood and angry. And Ratt.

Who would you like to portray in a rock biopic?
Debbie Harry, so I could steal the wardrobe.

If you could curate a festival, who would be on the bill?
That's so hard! I'll say Crystal Castles, Band of Horses, and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, who are awesome live. The first time I heard "Home," it was like walking into a trippy world.

Whose T-shirt do you proudly wear?
Judas Priest. I walk around with Rob Halford coming out of some pyrotechnics, and it makes me smile. I even wore it in Charlie's Angels 2.

What song has helped you get over a breakup?
I don't like to feel sorry for myself, so I fucking love Fyfe Dangerfield's "When You Walk in the Room." It's sadly astute about the things we give up in relationships and the expectations we don't meet.

Do you still listen to the music of men you've dated?
Oh my God, yes. The Strokes are one of my favorite bands ever. "Meet Me in the Bathroom" is great.

Who is the most controversial artist that you've been a fan of?
When I was eight or nine, I went to the Limelight [nightclub] in New York and saw Grace Jones. I remember thinking, "This is so androgynous and out there." My mom was probably there but she was definitely not acting like a chaperone.

WATCH: The trailer for Drew Barrymore's latest film Going the Distance

T.I., Wife Arrested in Hollywood on Drug Charge

Rapper T.I. -- already on probation after being serving seven months on a weapons conviction in 2009 -- is facing legal trouble again after being arrested in Hollywood last night, along with his wife, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, on possession of a controlled substance charges.

According to TMZ.com, police sources say the substance found in the rapper's lavish Maybach sedan is being tested, and is allegedly a "small amount" of ecstasy.

Cops pulled over the rapper after he made an illegal U-turn on Sunset Boulevard, and smelled marijuana, leading them to search the vehicle. The couple was released around 4 A.M. PST, TMZ says.

The summer had been full of positive moments for T.I. (aka Clifford Harris Jr.), with his July marriage to longtime squeeze Cottle, the debut of his ladies-first video, "Got Your Back," and last week's No. 1 box office debut of Takers, his new movie. He is also scheduled to play this month's Virgin Mobile Freefest in Maryland.

What do you think about T.I.'s arrest? Sound off in the comments.

Ben Moody Speaks About Evanescence Split

In October of 2003, tensions between Ben Moody and Amy Lee, the founding members of blockbuster goth-metal band Evanescence, reached their limit, causing Moody to exit the band during their European tour. While Lee has hinted about all the "bullshit" that went on, Moody has remained mum. Until now.

In a post to an Evanescence fan site, Moody ended seven years of silence to talk about his relationship with Lee, the in-fighting that led to his exit, and the fans of Evanescence who attack him and his new band, We Are the Fallen.

"For once, I am not going to paint the sugar coated pleasant version of events," he wrote. "I'm going to tell you exactly what happened."

On Lee and his departure from Evanescence:
"A cruel fact of life is that the person you are at 15, doesn't resemble the person you are at 18 and 21… and today I in no way resemble the person I was when I was in Evanescence. Sometimes you grow together and sometimes you grow apart. We both contributed to the resentment of the deterioration of our friendship that quickly turned into a downward spiral of animosity, conflicting opinions, and a very volatile environment. By the time we went on tour to support [2003's] Fallen, it sadly was over. Ironically, it was Amy and my absolute equal devotion to Evanescence that drove us to such extreme opposition. We had such opposing desires and personalities that mixed with the pride of youth and inexperience (and an extreme amount of insecurity and loss of direction on my part) led to an all out war.

Addressing and apologizing to Lee:
"I had tried before, out of ignorance, pride, and resentment, to convince Amy that she should leave. That we'd be better off and Evanescence didn't need her. I was hurt, and wanted her to hurt like me. Amy, if for some reason you happen to see this, I hope you know I never truly believed that. There was no way I would ever let someone walk on that stage and sing your lyrics."

On fans who pit Evanescence against We Are the Fallen:
"If [WATF] appear to be reminiscent in style [to Evanescence], it's because it's written and performed by the very same damn people," he wrote, referring to guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray, both former Evanescence members who made a dramatic exit of their own in 2007. "Accusing me of ripping off myself is just silly. It has been the greatest disappointment and hurt of my life that the very people that so passionately supported my life's work, who gave me the strength to walk away, were so quick to make me the villain. So many of you seem to be fighting a war that doesn't exist… This need to pick a side is only real in your head… Move on. If you decide you're willing and able to drop this imaginary competition between us two… Who knows? You just might be able to enjoy both [bands]. I certainly do."

Read Moody's entire post here, and click here to read an interview with Amy Lee, who told SPIN: "There's a lot of bullshit related to [the Evanescence] band name for me… but I'm ready to move past it. I've realized that Evanescence is who I am."

What do you think about Moody's blog post? Tell us in the comment section below.

Gaga, Iggy, Yoko Set for John Lennon Tribute

Yoko Ono's star-studded We Are Plastic Ono Band concert in Los Angeles this October will boast guest appearances from Lady Gaga, Sonic Youth, Iggy Pop, and many more.

At the gigs, set for October 1-2 at L.A.'s Orpheum Theatre, Ono, 76, will perform Plastic Ono Band material she wrote and recorded with her husband, Beatles great John Lennon, playing with a band featuring her son, Sean Lennon, Yuka Honda (of Cibo Matto fame), and Japanese indie rocker Cornelius. Hand-picked artists will join the band onstage, much like the We Are Plastic Ono Band show in Brooklyn this past February, where guest stars included Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, and Scissor Sisters.

Gaga is set for the October 2 performance, along with Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, while Iggy Pop will appear October 1, with Nels Cline and Mike Watt. RZA, Perry Farrell, Carrie "Princess Leia" Fisher, actor Vincent Gallo, Paul Simon's son Harper, and more will appear on both nights.

Fans can expect something similar to the Brooklyn show, where the band played selections from Plastic Ono Band's catalogue, including an all-star jam finale of 1969's "Give Peace a Chance." The set also featured newer material culled from Ono's surprising 2009 album, Between My Head and the Sky.

Tickets are already onsale for the event via Ticketmaster.

Who will steal the show come October? Sound off in the comments section.

CMJ Lineup: Surfer Blood, Greg Dulli, Ghostface Killah

The first wave of artists for the annual music, schmoozing, and booze marathon that is New York City's CMJ Festival have been unveiled, and the lineup is already worth the five sleepless nights and hungover mornings: Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah, Greg Dulli, Surfer Blood, Dean & Britta, Bayside, the Blow, Senses Fail, Langhorne Slim, Two Door Cinema Club, School of Seven Bells, and hundreds of others will all rock Manhattan October 19-23. Start training now.

Other highlights include singer/songwriter Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra, who will debut their Bad Books project; lovebirds Dean And Britta playing alongside Andy Warhol's Screen Tests (a series of silent film portraits of celebrities and the artist's friends); and Denver gypsy punk outfit DeVotchKa performing in a circus tent.

And there's more: Four Tet, Helmet, Lissie, Foreign Exchange, Katzenjammer, Kristen Schall & Friends, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Salem, Small Black, Big Freedia, Dominique Young Unique, Angus & Julia Stone, Frankie and the Heartstrings, and Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr. will also perform.

See the lineup here, and check back as (many, many, many) more artists are added to the bill. (Over 1,200 bands in total will perform). To buy passes to the CMJ Music Marathon, click here.

What do you think of the CMJ lineup? Tell us in the comment section below.

Sufjan Stevens Announces New Album

After dropping a surprise EP last week called All Delighted People (available for stream and download here), Sufjan Stevens announced today that The Age of Adz, his first full-length release in five years (and ninth overall), will drop October 12 via Asthmatic Kitty Records.

The Age of Adz (pronounced "odds") is inspired by the apocalyptic art of Royal Robertson—a Louisiana-based sign designer who suffered from schizophrenia and illustrated space aliens, futuristic automobiles, monsters, and signs of the Last Judgement, typically on poster boards with magic markers and glitter. Stevens used these images and ideas as a springboard into personal themes on his album, like love, sex, death, disease, illness, anxiety, and suicide.

So, yeah. It should be pretty weird.

In support of the album and EP, Stevens is touring theaters throughout North America this fall. Check out those dates here.

Are you excited about the new Sufjan album? Tell us in the comment section below!

La Roux to Tour the U.S.

U.K. breakout dance duo La Roux, whose self-titled debut continues to gain traction in the U.S. a full year after its release, will tour the East Coast this November.

The trek comes in tandem with the release of a new remix EP for the single, "In for the Kill." It kicks off November 1 in Fort Lauderdale, and wraps up November 17 at New York City's Terminal 5. See the full itinerary below.

Earlier this month, online sales of "In for the Kill" spiked more than 600 percent after the song was featured during HBO's Entourage.

Also, check out a totally different take on La Roux's breakthrough single "Bulletproof" by Dinosaur Jr.'s Lou Barlow, performed on solo acoustic guitar at SPIN's NYC office. Barlow explained that it's his four-year-old daughter's favorite song.

La Roux Fall Tour Dates:
11/1, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Culture Room)
11/2, Orlando, FL (Hard Rock)
11/4, Tampa, FL (Ritz)
11/5, Atlanta, GA (Tabernacle)
11/7, Baltimore, MD (Rams Head Live)
11/9, Philadelphia, PA (Trocadero)
11/10, Washington, DC (9:30 Club)
11/12, Providence, RI (Lupos)
11/13, Hartford, Conn (Webster)
11/15, Boston, MA (House of Blues)
11/17, New York, NY (Terminal 5)

Breaking Out: First Aid Kit

For Swedish siblings Johanna and Klara Söderberg, singing is in the blood. "We love the Louvin Brothers and the Carter Family," gushes Klara, 17, a wide-eyed beauty who's two years younger than her sister. "There's something very special about families singing music that's passed down through the generations." Ever since they can remember, the fresh-faced duo behind First Aid Kit have sung together while their musician father recorded them at the family home outside Stockholm. Last year, keyboardist Johanna and guitarist Klara uploaded a YouTube clip of themselves covering Fleet Foxes' pastoral, harmony-laden "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" in the woods near their house. Wearing flannel shirts and no makeup, they sang with heartbreaking simplicity under the trees and sky. "We just loved the song," Klara insists. "We had no idea that anyone was going to see it."

Since then, the sisters' raw performance has racked up more than a million hits on YouTube. And Karin Dreijer Andersson of Swedish electronic duo the Knife -- who released First Aid Kit's first EP, Drunken Trees, on her Rabid label -- has lent them a little indie-rock cred. "I think Karin recognized herself in us," explains Johanna, "because we're also young Swedish girls trying to make it outside of Sweden. She takes care of us like she's our mother."

In May, First Aid Kit made their U.S. debut with The Big Black and the Blue (Wichita), an elegantly spare folk album filled with crisp acoustic guitars and earnest, bonfire-ready sing-alongs. "We want the music to feel like it was made just for the joy of making music," insists Johanna.

That kind of talk probably makes Mr. Söderberg want to lock up his daughters before boyfriends and A&R reps wreck things. But for now, having recently completed their first headlining U.S. tour, First Aid Kit is sticking with this whole bliss thing. "At South by Southwest [last March], a guy on a bicycle rode up and shouted, 'Fleet Foxes!' and rode away," laughs Klara. "Then he came back and said, 'I'm so sorry, I meant, First Aid Kit!' But people are coming up to us on the street. That never happened in Sweden!" Joy indeed.