L.A. Times - Entertainment — DJ Khaled and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominations for this year’s BET Awards. Khaled is up for six trophies, with his hit collaborations “Wild Thoughts,” anchored by Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, and “Top Off,” which featu... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — DJ Khaled and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominations for this year’s BET Awards. Khaled is up for six trophies, with his hit collaborations “Wild Thoughts,” anchored by Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, and “Top Off,” which featu... more info

BBC News - UK — SuRie reveals all: from weightlifting, singing Beyonce in the shower, to Peter Pan as her style icon. more info

Topix — Few performers have had to endure the kind of disruption that befell the Iranian singer Googoosh when, at the peak of her fame, the 1979 Islamic revolution upended her career. Overnight, the magnetic singer and performer known and adored by millions ... more info

The Daily Mail — In an interview with Maria Shriver, Tina explained she worried the impact Beyonce's stardom would have on Solange, who was already growing up in the shadow of her older sibling at just five years old. more info

TMZ — Tina Knowles knew very early Beyonce would be a star, so she put her kids in counseling so Solange could deal with being in Bey's shadow. Tina sat down with Maria Shriver Friday to discuss her kids and parenting skills. Knowles says Beyonce's… ... more info

Guardian Music — Tsavorite-laden ring will join jewels once worn by Catherine the Great and Elizabeth I in V&AA ring owned by Beyoncé will be displayed alongside jewels previously worn by Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great and Empress Joséphine in one of the most... more info

BBC News - UK — The app denies inflating the number of listens to albums by Kanye West and Beyonce. more info

Topix — Jay-Z's Tidal has been accused of faking "hundreds of millions" of Kanye West and BeyoncA© streams for false payouts. Tidal, Jay-Z's oft-beleaguered music-streaming service, has been accused of tampering with its streaming data to score high... more info

Guardian Music — The rapper and mogul has been successfully subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and must appear in court to discuss his involvement with the Rocawear fashion brandJay-Z will have to testify in court as part of an investigation by the... more info