It's official: the last of the Big Four has caved; Sony BMG -- as speculated last week -- will shed digital rights management (DRM) protection software and join with Amazon's online music store later this month. The move, a landmark advancement in the consumption of digital music, also renders Amazon the only online store to offer DRM-free tunes from all the Big Four labels -- EMI, Universal, Warner, and now, Sony BMG.

José González, the ambitious singer/songwriter channeling your inner humanity, will hit the road yet again this spring in continual support of In Our Nature. And surely soothing Thom Yorke's concerns of touring's effect on the environment, González will join with Reverb, a non-profit organization founded by Guster guitarist Adam Gardner and his wife, to focus on the tour's energy efficiency. [Via CMJ.com]

Though Ivy League indie rockers Vampire Weekend are just now preparing to drop their debut LP, a self-titled affair out Jan. 29 via XL Recordings, the quartet are already looking forward to another set. "We've had most of these songs out for over a year," bassist Chris Baio told Billboard.com. "We have one full new song that we play live that's going to be on the next album. Maybe [we'll] do an EP in between the two albums… We've definitely been talking about [recording], though." More Kwassa Kwassa please!