Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar's towering statement DAMN. was intended to be played both forwards and backwards, and Kung Fu Kenny is driving that point home by actually reversing the tracklist for the album's new collectors edition. According to a listing on Micr... more info

USA Today Music — New albums from Lorde, Kendrick Lamar and Haim rank among this year's best.             more info

Stereogum — U2 brought the music to last night's Saoirse Ronan-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. They performed "American Soul" and "Get Out Of Your Own Way," the two Kendrick Lamar collabs from their brand new album Songs Of Experience, although Kendrick h... more info

Stereogum — After years of teasing and at least one retooling to better address Donald Trump's presidency, Songs Of Experience, the sequel to U2's 2014 iPhone-invading LP Songs Of Innocence, is finally here. We've heard "The Blackout," "You're The Best Thing Abo... more info

PopSugar — With the end of another year comes a new crop of celebrities who turned 30. That Awkward Moment costars Michael B. Jordan and Zac Efron both celebrated the milestone this year, as did former Glee stars Naya Rivera and Darren Criss. Musicians Frank Oc... more info

PopSugar UK — Get pumped, because nominations for the 2018 Grammy Awards have arrived! After last year's big wins for Chance the Rapper and Adele, the new set of hopefuls is sure to make for an exciting show. James Corden is set to host the Grammys, which are dom... more info

Chorus.fm — The 2018 Grammy nominees have been announced. You can find the announced categories below. Album Of The Year Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love! Jay-Z – 4:44 Kendrick Lamar – DAMN. Lorde – Melodrama Bruno Mars – 24K Magic Record Of The Year... more info

Kings of A&R — Rap has taken over the Spotify Charts and now the genre has dominated the Grammys. Shockingly, Ed Sheeran’s massive selling “Divide” did not get an Album of the Year nod, neither did albums by Gaga or Kesha. Rather, the Grammys went mostly for ... more info

Stereogum — Jay-Z is going to win the Album Of The Year Grammy for 4:44 . We already, on some deep level, know this. That album is pure Grammy-bait. It's mellow and subtle and reflective, and it does not have one single banger on it. Grammy voters hate bangers.... more info

USA Today Music — The rap veteran's Tidal-Sprint exclusive '4:44' is up for eight awards including album, record and song of the year in a hip-hop-heavy field.             more info