Stereogum — In honor of 4/20, Rihanna has shared another preview of her upcoming eighth LP. “James Joint” is a lush, downtempo interlude built around sensuous funk keyboards and the allure of drugs plus illicit sex. “Don’t say that you miss me,” she be... more info

The Independent — US rapper Tyler, The Creator, a member of quirky LA hip-hop collective Odd Future alongside Frank Ocean and Earl Sweatshirt, has unveiled a video for two songs from his newly-released album Cherry Bomb. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Yoni Wolf Yoni Wolf of alt-rap/indie rockers WHY? is heading out on a solo tour this spring/summer with his old pal Serengeti. The tour hits NYC on May 10 at Knitting Factory. Tickets for that show are on sale now.... more info

The Independent — Three years after Channel Orange, Frank Ocean is to return with a new album which he hinted on Tumblr will be called 'Boys Don't Cry'. more info

Stereogum — Frank Ocean updated his website earlier today with a picture of him with two versions of what a magazine called Boys Don’t Cry. (Some are speculating that it’s the title of his new album, but we’ll see.) The photo is captioned with “I got two... more info

Stereogum — Last year, it was rumored that Brian Wilson would be collaborating with Frank Ocean and Lana Del Rey on some new tracks for his brand new album, which is due out in April. But when the tracklist surfaced in January, they were nowhere to be found. A r... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Brian Wilson at Wellmont Theatre in 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) A lot of people on Twitter are calling Brian Wilson a liar for his false reports on the Iraq War. Though unless the former Beach Boy has... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Chance the Rapper at Lollapalooza 2014 (more by James Richards IV) Chance the Rapper got plenty of deserved buzz off of 2013's Acid Rap mixtape, and he's planning to change things up pretty significantly for his next release, Surf,... more info

Stereogum — Since the release of his breakout 2013 mixtape Acid Rap, Chance The Rapper has become something of a low-key star, and he’s also become a conundrum, an artist who doesn’t seem especially interested in pushing his career to new heights. Since Acid... more info

Stereogum — Following the success of 2011′s The SMiLE Sessions, Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson is releasing a brand new album in April. The artwork above is for No Pier Pressure, which is Wilson’s 11th solo album and features a huge cast of collaborators, ... more info