The Independent — The Grammy Awards celebrated the diversity of music as six very different artists tied for lead nominee - Kanye West, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Mumford & Sons and fun. more info

ContactMusic — When celebrities and ‘normal people’ meet the exchange is usually the same – an awkward request for an autograph or a photo, an awkward... more info

ContactMusic — Kanye West, Mumford & Sons and Jay-Z have landed six nominations each for the Grammy Awards 2013.The hip-hop artists and folk-rockers were joined... more info

Guardian Music — fun., Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys have six nominations eachMale artists led the nominations announced on Wednesday for the 2013 Grammys, as fun., Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Kanye West a... more info

411 Mania — Black Keys, Mumford and Sons and more also nominated... more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Jay-Z taking a ride on the subway, Jack White sounding off on Lady Gaga, DMX ringing in the season with a Christmas rap, Mastodon writing new music for a Disney film and more! more info

ContactMusic — How many international rap stars do you know that ride the tube? Well, you probably don't really know any international rap stars, but Ellen Grossman... more info

Guardian Music — Ellen Grossman, who sat next to Jay-Z on a subway ride, shoots to internet fame after failing to recognise the rapper in videoThe woman who became the instant darling of the internet after sweetly failing to recognise Jay-Z as he chatted with her on ... more info

ContactMusic — “I’m not very famous, you don’t know me. But I’ll get there some day.” Aw, Jay-Z. How terribly cute and mock-humble of you. When Jay Z took... more info

Guardian Music — Open thread: A video of Jay-Z chatting with an elderly passenger on the New York subway has appeared online – have you spoken to any pop stars in similarly mundane locations?Doing the rounds on the internet this week is a video of Jay-Z chatting wi... more info