Mark Davis/Getty Images Entertainment
.
Oprah Winfrey has announced that Rihanna will be appearing on her talk show Oprah’s Next Chapter in August and you can bet she’ll be asked plenty of questions about Chris Brown, so stock up on popcorn now. [MTV News]
With Community on hiatus, Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino has more time to focus on his music and correspondingly he’s released a video for the song “Shoulda Known.” We still can’t get enough of this guy. [Vulture]
.
Bon Iver has designed a shoe for the company Keep and part of the proceeds will go toward a sanctuary for abused and abandoned albums. Now that’s a cause we can put our “sole” behind. [Pitchfork]
.
T.I. says that 16-year-old rapper Chief Keef gives a voice to “youth in america” despite the fact that the up-and-coming rapper decided to sign to Interscope. Now that’s an endorsement that we take extremely seriously. [MTV News]
.
Lil Wayne has come out in support of Nicki Minaj’s decision to pull off the Hot 97 Summer Jam, saying “‘No person that works with me will be disrespected in my presence as long as I’m on this planet.” How can we join your posse, Weezy? [MTV News]
.
Comatose Deftones bassist Chi Cheng has developed pneumonia. We wish him the best of luck in beating the disease and eventually making a full recovery. [Punknews]