Billboard: FADER Fort will be returning to SXSW sans its Fiat sponsorship. Peugeot, this could be your chance.

Pitchfork: M.I.A set to release a new single next week. She is still quite fashionable judging from the accompanying pic.

SPIN: All signs (twitter, L.A. Reid, Perez Hilton) point to a new Fiona Apple album surfacing soon.

NME: Iggy Pop has been named Record Store Day 2012 ambassador.

Gothamist: CBGB could be reopening. Talking Heads schedule mysteriously wide open.

Stereogum: New video from Red Hot Chili Peppers. It’s quite dizzying.

DCist: New DC distillery to produce gin and whiskey. Partay.

Yahoo: Birdman plans to wager $5 million on Super Bowl. Tryna get an invite to his Super Bowl party.

MusicWeekly: Simon Cowell planning DJ version of X Factor. Could be my big break.

Billboard Biz: Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom jokes about hacker past. In other news, amazing last name.

Fellino: Can’t understand the text, but love the video and song for “In Decay” by Phedre – a group, potentially from Monaco.