Topix — The nominees in several of the top categories for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Friday night in a CBS special. more info

Mercury News, California — Left-of-center hip-hop stars Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were among a group of young performers who took many of the major nominations. more info

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Discobelle.net — To celebrate Jay-Z’s 44th birthday and in honor of Pimp C’s death, Jigga dropped this remix of “Tom Ford” with an unreleased verse from Pimp C. more info

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People.com — Beyoncé posts an adorable photo of her 22-month-old girl walking hand-in-hand with her dad on Instagram more info

Chorus.fm — *Jay Z (http://www.absolutepunk.net/jayz)* ranked his own albums on Instagram (http://instagram.com/p/hhEaEGJ2OV/) this morning. Ranking of albums? Kinda feels like an AP.net thread. Anyway, his annotated list is below ... agree? Disagree? He definit... more info

Prefix — To celebrate his 44th birthday, Jay Z decided to reveal his personal rankings on his solo albums. I'm a Hov ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/jay-z-ranks-his-solo-albums/75950/ more info

People.com — The lovey-dovey duo popped into the West Hollywood hotspot Real Food Daily more info

411 Mania — Where does his latest album rank? more info