Travis Barker Taps Lil Wayne, Slipknot for Solo Album

RZA, the Game also contribute to the as-yet-untitled release.
Travis Barker and Slipknot's Corey Taylor

Blink-182 drummer/producer Travis Barker has announced that Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor will join him for a metal-infused track on his first upcoming solo album. Hip-hop stars Lil Wayne, RZA, the Game, Rick Ross, and Beanie Segal are also slated to appear on the as-yet-untitled LP.

Lil Wayne, Eminem, Barker to Perform at Grammys

Plus: Slash to join T-Pain and Jamie Foxx onstage at Sunday's big awards show. Click for details.

Two unique collaborations between hip-hop acts and rock stars are among the last-minute additions to this Sunday's Grammy broadcast, airing at 8 P.M. EST on CBS.

Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week

OK Go's Timothy Nordwind, Ke$ha, and Blink-182's Travis Barker make our list.
Timothy Nordwind / Ke$ha / Travis Barker

Lots of musicians tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold.

That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week -- then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: …while you're at it, be sure to follow @SPINmagazine!)

This week's winners:

Travis Barker and DJ AM Team for First Show Since Plane Crash

Click here for details on the duo's live comeback!
DJ AM and Travis Barker at the 2008 VMAs (Photo: Jeffrey Mayer, wireimage.com)

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein have a lot to celebrate this year -- in particular their narrow escape from a tragic plane crash in September that killed four and left the two musicians -- the only remaining survivors -- with critical second- and third-degree bu

Travis Barker Sues Over Plane Crash

The drummer seeks damages from companies allegedly responsible for the September accident that killed four and left him in critical condition.
Travis Barker

Travis Barker is not only eager to return to the studio, but he's also ready to hit the courtroom: The drummer has filed lawsuits against companies he feels are responsible for the September plane crash that killed four and left him and DJ AM, a.k.a.

Travis Barker Released from L.A. Treatment Center

The ex-Blink-182 drummer completes recovery after being critically burned in a plane crash last month.

Former Blink-182 and current (+ 44) drummer Travis Barker, who sustained second- and third-degree burns in a South Carolina plane crash last month that killed four others and critically injured DJ AM, has finally been released from a Los Angeles recovery center, reports

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