News Ticker: Big Boi, Sirius XM, Game, Band of Horses

Big Boi tells the BBC info on OutKast's upcoming music is "top secret" but allows "something is brewing." Andre 3000 produces a "crazy, bananas" track on his colleague's solo disc, Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty.

Satellite radio company Sirius XM added 171,000 new listeners in the first quarter of 2010, according to the Hollywood Reporter, bringing its grand total to 18.9 million subscribers.

Cali rapper Game is returning on June 15th with R.E.D. Album, a new disc featuring production by Dr. Dre and Pharrell Williams. Justin Timberlake guests on second single "Ain't No Doubt About It."

Band of Horses have unveiled a new video for "Laredo," off their May 18th album Infinite Arms. Watch it after the jump.

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Song Stories

“Time to Pretend”

MGMT | 2008

Listening to MGMT’s breakthrough song, one might interpret it as being about the excesses of rock stardom, but it’s actually about the duo’s pet praying mantis. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden told Rolling Stone they got the idea from the insect's jerky movements. The mantis died, but the two bandmates kept the egg sack and allowed the hundreds of eggs to hatch. “We tried to name them all, but they died after a day,” said Goldwasser, with VanWyngarden chiming in, “But the praying mantis dance inspired us.”

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