LargeHeartedBoy — The Literary Hub podcast interviewed author Alexander Chee. Gorilla Vs. Bear shared a summer yacht rock mixtape. Stream a new St. Lucia song. Chelsea Hodson discussed her essay collection Tonight I'm Someone Else with Bookforum. CHVRCHES covered Kend... more info

Chorus.fm — Chvrches covered Kendrick Lamar’s “Love” for Triple J’s Like a Version series. more info

Consequence of Sound — A romantic, synth-drenched rendition of the DAMN. standout. more info

Stereogum — Chvrches love a cover. Before releasing their latest LP Love Is Dead in May, the Scottish synth-pop trio shared covers of Beyoncé’s "XO" and the 1975’s "Somebody Else." Today, they covered "LOVE." from Kendrick Lamar's 2017 album DAMN. for the... more info

Stereogum — Rihanna hasn't exactly been quiet since the release of ANTI more than two years ago: She's guested on songs by Drake, Calvin Harris, Future, DJ Khaled, and Kendrick Lamar and starred in Ocean's 8, among other activities. But the time seems about ri... more info

411 Mania — TMZ reports that Kendrick Lamar and SZA have spoken out against the lawsuit over their music video from “All the Stars” from the Black Panther[.........] The post Kendrick Lamar and SZA Call Lawsuit Over Black Panther Music Video ‘Absurd’ app... more info

TMZ — Kendrick Lamar and SZA were monumentally huge artists and that's what propelled the soundtrack for "Black Panther" ... not a 19-second clip an artist claims was a rip-off of her artwork. Kendrick and SZA just filed legal docs asking a… more info

NME — The track had been set to feature on frequent Kanye collaborator Swizz Beatz's upcoming new album Bono / Kanye West A Kanye West and Bono collaboration will stay unreleased after producer Swizz Beatz elected not to include it on his upcoming new... more info

Stereogum — Superproducer Swizz Beatz has been teasing a new solo album for over a decade now. His last, One Man Band, debuted in 2007, and Pitchfork reports that the follow-up will finally be out this summer via Epic. The album is called Poison and it features ... more info

Core News — “Diplo & Friends exclusively in the mix, this week with Bianca Oblivion and LUCA LUSH going in! Expect brand new and exclusive music from the likes of 4B, Spooky, TC4, Lady Leshurr, Dos Flakos, Major Lazer, Roska, YehMe2, Omulu, Anna Lunoe, Baauer,... more info