L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rapper Cardi B, the Carters, Childish Gambino and Drake lead the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, tipping the scales in favor of hip-hop and R&B artists this year. Cardi earned 10 nominations, power couple Beyonce and Jay Z earned eight, whil... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Rapper Cardi B, the Carters, Childish Gambino and Drake lead the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, tipping the scales in favor of hip-hop and R&B artists this year. Cardi earned 10 nominations, power couple Beyonce and Jay Z earned eight, whil... more info

USA Today Music — The year of Cardi B continues — this time with 10 MTV Video Music Award nominations.             more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Five of Cardi B's nominations are thanks to her collaboration with Bruno Mars on the upbeat anthem, "Finesse (Remix)." more info

Perez Hilton — Do your thing, Michelle Obama!! The former First Lady — with daughter Sasha in tow — was spotted alongside Tina Knowles Lawson this weekend at Beyoncé and JAY-Z's OTRII concert in Paris, and fans seriously could not get enough of them together!!... more info

Detroit Free Press — Michelle Obama looked noticeably "Flawless" while taking in Beyoncé and Jay-Z's show Sunday in Paris.             more info

TMZ — Michelle Obama didn't just crash Jay-Z and Beyonce's Sunday concert at Paris' Stade de France, she cut a rug with Bey's mom, Tina Knowles, in the best seats in the house. The former first lady was there with both daughters, Sasha and… more info

Consequence of Sound — The Obamas sat with Beyoncé's mother, Tina Knowles. more info

TMZ — Beyonce and Jay-Z's close relationship with the Obamas is still going strong, time in full flex across the pond ... with Michelle and Sasha crashing the couple's concert in France. The former First Lady and kid were spotted in the stands Sunday at…... more info

TMZ — Drake linked up with Jay-Z on his new album for a fire anthem, and the collab probably happened because of Drizzy's mom ... so says the guy who made the music.  We got Memphis-bred DJ Paul -- who produced "Talk Up" on "Scorpion" -- at LAX, and… ... more info