L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — After weeks of feverish anticipation — and just days ahead of his headlining performance at this weekend’s Coachella festival — Kendrick Lamar released his new album, “Damn,” on Thursday night. The record is the accla... more info

AllHipHop — KENDRICK IS COMING FOR EVERYONE AGAIN! more info

New York Post — Kendrick Lamar has a message for a Fox News pundit. “Somebody tell Geraldo this n – – – a got some ambition,” remarks the Compton, California, rapper on the new track “Yah,” taking aim at Geraldo’s Rivera’s critique of Lamar’s 201... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Diamanda Galas's At Saint Thomas the Apostle Harlem, Kendrick Lamar's DAMN, Little Dragon's Season High, and Splashh's Waiting A Lifetime are all new albums I can recommend this week. Two live Velvet Underground shows are available today: Boston Tea.... more info

MSN Music — Don't call it a comeback… because it's not happening. Kanye West will not be performing at Coachella this year despite speculation that the festival would be his return after months of not performing, TMZ reports. Rumors started swirling du... more info

Stereogum — Our current reigning Album Of The Week -- or, at least, the album that was out Album Of The Week before Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. came along and rearranged our collective brain -- is Season High , the new one from Swedish pop polyglots Little Dragon.... more info

Idolator — A match made in Compton. more info

Stereogum — The wait is over. Kendrick Lamar's ridiculously exciting new album DAMN. is out there in the world. And while we already knew about Rihanna and U2 showing up on the album, they are far from the only boldfaced names involved. The album's credits hav... more info

Stereogum — For good and obvious reasons, the big rap story today is Kendrick Lamar's new album DAMN. In fact, the album might be the big rap story for this year. So it takes a brave rapper to release any new music today, on a day when Kendrick is sucking up a... more info

Nialler9 — With so many releases flying at you, here are recommended vetted listens from Nialler9 for you this week, as collated in the Nialler9 New Albums Spotify playlist, updated weekly. 1. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN. Full info on production credits, fan ... more info