Mercury News, California — Kacey Musgraves, Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Björk, Best Coast, all turned out great albums in 2015, but Musgrave's 'Pagaent Material' was the best. more info

TMZ — Kendrick Lamar and YG took a backseat Saturday to bring a little Christmas cheer to the streets of Compton. The rappers, both Compton natives were invited by Mayor Aja Brown to ride in the city's 63rd Annual Christmas Parade ... and Kendrick was… ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Kendrick Lamar, "To Pimp a Butterfly" (TDE): Pulling from free jazz, Parliament-Funkadelic era funk, slam poetry and live instrumentation helped Lamar craft the year's toughest listen. "To Pimp a Butterfly" spoke directly to black America and provide... more info

TMZ — Kendrick Lamar's found the fountain of youth, and it's been hiding in the K Dot track President Obama declared the year's best ... "How Much a Dollar Cost."  Kendrick told us what he thought of Obama's high praise, and then got philosophical… ... more info

Stereogum — Jidenna came to us by way of “Classic Man” a break-out single that was later remixed with a Kendrick Lamar feature, and Tom named his favorite song of the year. Jidenna is a member of Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Arts Society, and his song “Lon... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Kendrick Lamar has topped many year end lists this year (and he'll probably win at least one Grammy), and now he topped one more: Barack Obama's. In a new year-end feature in People Magazine, the president says... more info

Time — The First Lady preferred "Uptown Funk" more info

Stereogum — Alongside the rest of the Stereogum staff, President Barack Obama has shared his favorite song of the year with us: Kendrick Lamar’s “How Much A Dollar Cost” — a To Pimp A Butterfly deep cut! Michelle’s is the Bruno Mars/Mark Ronson joint �... more info

TMZ — A die-hard Kendrick Lamar fan paid $350 for a backstage meeting, but got banned from the concert after Kendrick's manager tried to bamboozle her for $10,000 ... according to a lawsuit.  Whitney Larkin says she emailed Lamar's manager, Dave… more info

Mercury News, California — Grammy 2016: Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift nods make sense; but J. Cole, Florence and the Machine deserved more nominations. more info