KT Tunstall Shows Off Claws on ‘Tiger Suit’

While “Tiger Suit”—due Oct. 5 on Virgin in North America and Sept. 27 internationally on Relentless/Virgin—still plays to KT Tunstall’s strengths as a tunesmith and perceptive lyricist, it does feature more contemporary ingredients than her previous work.

Iggy and the Stooges, Scientists Power Up ATP New York

All Tomorrow’s Parties kicks off in the Catskills with Iggy and the Stooges, Sleep, Mudhoney and Scientists.

Kanye West Bares All on Twitter: ‘I Wrote a Song for Taylor Swift’

“She had no idea what hit her,” West said of Swift. “She’s justa lil girl with dreams like the rest of us.”

Anberlin Frontman Juggles Grad School with Music

  “I doubt this band will be around in 10 years, and there needs to be something that I can fall back on,” says Anberlin frontman Stephen Christian of pursuing an MBA in psychology.   

Top 20 Tweets of the Week: 9/4/2010

Here’s our round-up of singers’, rockers’ and rappers’ 20 coolest and funnest tweets from the past seven days. Be sure to tag @billboarddotcom to your favorite music retweets (and don’t forget to follow us!)