This Week In New Music: May 31 - June 4, 2010

by Ciaran Thompson

June 5, 2010

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In case you’re tuning in for the first time this week, every Friday we’ll give you a roundup of our top music news stories:

Paul McCartney was honored at the White House on Wednesday with the third Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Watch him, Jack White, Dave Grohl, President Obama and others sing “Hey Jude.”

AUX Weekly caught up with The Besnard Lakes, one of Canada’s hottest bands, before their in-store performance at Criminal Records in Toronto.

Dave Matthews Band played a sold-out show at the Molson Amphitheatre earlier in the week and we have exclusive photos of the event.

Barry Taylor counts down the top 8 Horribly Inappropriate Wedding Songs.

The new Twilight soundtrack for the upcoming movie Eclipse, which includes new songs from Metric, Vampire Weekend and The Black Keys, is currently streaming online.

Drake’s debut album Thank Me Later has leaked. Listen to the track “Fireworks.”

The Morning Benders have released a B-Side called “Go Grab a Stranger.” Listen to the song and read our interview with lead singer Christopher Chu.

The remix of Stars’ “We Don’t Want Your Body” is the inaugural Download of the Week. Each week we’ll be offering you a free download and review of a new track.

Shad is June’s X3 artist of the month. Read our profile of the Canadian rapper.

Watch She & Him cover “Fools Rush In” on Levi’s Pioneer Sessions.

The S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival in St. Catharines has revealed its lineup which includes Shad, Magneta Lane, Lights, Arkells, Cancer Bats and many others.

And while on tour in Mexico, Paul McCartney’s tour bus was attacked by a mob following a show in the country’s capital.

Tags: Music, News, Dave Matthews Band, Drake, S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival, Shad, The Besnard Lakes

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