Metalsucks — Last fall everyone’s favorite burl curlers Mastodon and songstress Feist (of “1234″ iPod commercial fame) both expressed mutual admiration for each other in the public sphere and joked about putting a collaboration together. And now it’s act... more info

KEXP Seattle — The initial lineup of the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival has just been announced! On Friday, July 13 through Sunday, July 15, a whole host of indie bands take to the field of Chicago’s Union Park. Among those announced are KEXP favorites Vampire Wee... more info

Chicago Tribune — Vampire Weekend, Feist, Hot Chip and Godspeed You! Black Emperor will be among the performers July 13-15 when the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival returns for its seventh year at Union Park. more info

Guardian Music — Music bloggers tell us about their labours of loveWho are you and what's your blog called?I'm a man named Sean and I write for Said the Gramophone. (NB Sean is also our north American news correspondent)Where are you based?I live in Montreal, Canada.... more info

Stereogum — Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Festival, which comes to Manchester 6/7-10, just announced this year’s lineup on Spotify. This year, the headliners are Radiohead, the reunited Beach Boys, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Phish. The bill also features tons of ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Actress Mena Suvari (1979) Actor Stephen Colletti (1986) Canadian singer/songwriter Feist (1976) English singer Robbie Williams (1974) Actress Kelly Hu (1968) Singer/actor ... more info

Pop Justice — FEBRUARY 13: DJ Fresh feat Rita Ora - 'Hot Right Now' N7OPZOBJZyI This track would be 28% better without the "eh-oh, eh-oh" bits (a bit of a songwriting copout, right?) but DJ Fresh's album is shaping up to be a massive corker and Rita's star quali... more info

411 Mania — Rapper ties Feist with four each... more info

Stereogum — This year’s Juno Awards take place in Ottawa on 4/1, and today the nominees for their annual prizes were revealed. A lot of familiar names — Drake, Feist, Avril Lavigne — headline the nominees. Something tells me the Black Keys won’t be happy... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Drake rockers Nickelback and singer Feist look set to dominate Canadas 2012 Juno Awards after landing four nominations each The hip-hop star will compete against Feist Michael Buble DJ Deadmau5 and City Colour for Artist of the Year while th..... more info