NME: New Bloc Party album set for release later this year. Kele, it’s been too long.

Billboard: Aretha Franklin gets engaged to longtime boyfriend William “Willie” Wilkerson.

CNN: MTV is gearing up for a new and improved season of PUNK’D. CALL ME KOOCH.

Spin: Revisit Kanye, Gaga, and Drake’s 2012 New Years Eve performances.

RollingStone: Deadmou5 goes off on Ultra Music Festival – ”Ultra to me is the definition of insanity – doing the same fucking thing every year, expecting different results every time.”

Pitchfork: Arcade Fire and Decemberists sign-on to “The Hunger Games” soundtrack, out March 23rd.

Stereogum: Cursive unleash a brand new single off upcoming album, I Am Gemini.

MP3: Cursive – “The Sun And Moon”