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Tour news: Nation of Language / Blonde Redhead, Unwound, Gatecreeper, Pat Benatar, All Your Friends fest, more

Plus: Xscape / SWV, Fresh / Ogbert the Nerd, The Beths, Korn, Amyl & the Sniffers, Jhené Aiko, Hana Vu, English Teacher, and more tour and festival news.

Puff Daddy announces full Bad Boy Family reunion tour, including MSG

Puff Daddy recently announced he’d be doing Bad Boy Family reunion shows at Barclays Center on May 20 & 21 with Lil Kim, Ma$e, Faith Evans, The L.O.X., Mario Winans, 112, Total, Carl Thomas, French Montana, a Biggie tribute and more; and now a full tour has been announced…

Puff Daddy adds 2nd Bad Boy reunion show (on sale now)

Puff Daddy recently announced a Bad Boy reunion show happening at Barclays Center on May 20 with Ma$e, Lil Kim, Faith Evans, The L.O.X. and more, plus special guest appearances from Jay Z and Mary J. Blige and a tribute to Biggie. That sold out in minutes, and Diddy now added another one for May 21 at the same venue. This one doesn’t have Jay Z or Mary J. Blige billed, but the lineup is otherwise very similar with Lil Kim, Ma$e, Faith Evans, Mario Winans, 112, Total, The L.O.X., French Montana, Carl Thomas and Black Rob…

Puff Daddy announces Bad Boy reunion show with Jay Z, Mary J Blige, Ma$e, Lil Kim, Faith Evans & more

Puff Daddy will reunite the Bad Boy family for a stacked show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with special guest appearances from Jay Z and Mary J Blige. The show will of course also celebrate the life of The Notorious B.I.G., who’s getting (another) posthumous album and potentially some hologram shows.

House of Pain reuniting again, Organized Noize & No Malice getting documentaries, and more hip hop news

Veteran LA rap group House of Pain, best known for “Jump Around,” are reuniting once again this year around St. Patrick’s Day like they did in 2…