NME: Snoop announces reggae LP under the moniker Snoop Lion, releases first single, produced by Major Lazer.

Pitchfork: A heartbreaking must-read story on Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos.

Hypebot: Old records are outselling new ones in 2012. Also, Funyons still outselling Responsibilityuns.

CoS: Big Boi’s new album set to feature Phantogram, A$AP Rocky, Little Dragon, and others.

The A.V. Club: A$AP arrested after a tussle with photographers in New York.

Prefixmag: Wild Nothing announce tour with DIIV, and some appearances with Beach House, The Walkmen, and Grimes. Sign us up.

FilmDrunk: Hey Fred Willard, wha happen? Porn website offers 72-year-old actor free computer after theatre “incident.”

Hypebot: Is music your hobby or your job? Use this clever infographic to find out.

DMN: Spotify paying artists three times as much on Premium streams.

STREAM: Snoop Dogg – “La La La”