Sam Smith Tries To Beat Laryngitis With A Teddy Bear, Foo Fighters Will Release Unheard Music On Record Store Day + More On First Dibs

Sam Smith is beating laryngitis the best way he knows how, Foo Fighters will drop a four-track project on this year’s Record Store Day, Kendrick Lamar reveals new album artwork, and more on First Dibs.

Laryngitis is kicking my ass right now. The only thing getting me through is this Teddy Bear which is bigger than me.

A photo posted by Sam Smith (@samsmithworld) on Mar 10, 2015 at 2:42pm PDT

• Sam Smith is beating laryngitis with the help of a furry friend.
• Dave Grohl is this year’s Record Store Day Ambassador. All the more reason for Foo Fighters to drop Songs From the Laundry Room, a four-track project that will feature an new song called “Empty Handed.” [CoS]

  “Don’t all dogs go to heaven? Don’t Gangsta’s boogie? Do owl shit stank? Lions, Tigers & Bears. But TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY. Its the American dream nigga….” – lil Homie.   A photo posted by Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) on Mar 10, 2015 at 9:41pm PDT

• Kendrick Lamar unveils the album art for To Pimp A Butterfly via Instagram. [Idolator]

• Matt Kearney performs “Billion” on Big Morning Buzz Live.

• The Gaye family’s lawyer is trying to stop all sales of “Blurred Lines” after the song’s writers were found guilty of plagiarizing Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.” [Rolling Stone]