E! Online — On Thursday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the 19 nominees for its 2018 class. Once again, fans can participate in the induction selection process. Starting Oct. 5 and... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Some of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame names nominees for next year's class. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Some of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame names nominees for next year's class. more info

New York Times — The shortlist for 2018 also includes Rage Against the Machine, Bon Jovi, LL Cool J, Judas Priest and more. more info

Stereogum — LL Cool J played a set at The Meadows festival in Queens, New York City yesterday. The Queens-born rapper brought out fellow Queens rappers Q-Tip and Jarobi White of A Tribe Called Quest for a rendition of Tribe's "Award Tour" from 1993's Midnight Ma... more info

Sweeping The Nation — The year of Live Aid, of course, and with it and We Are The World came the birth of the superstar, so much so that by September Michael Jackson could outbid Paul McCartney for the Beatles' publishing. Wham! went to China, Brothers In Arms popular... more info

AllHipHop — CONGRATS TO THE ICONIC RAPPER/ACTOR more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The lineup of recipients at the Washington ceremony also includes pop singer Lionel Richie, TV producer Norman Lear and dancer Carmen de Lavallade. more info

Detroit Free Press — Gloria Estefan, Lionel Richie and TV producer Norman Lear also part of Class of 2017.             more info

AllHipHop — NIA LONG REUNITES WITH LL COOL J FOR NCIS: LOS ANGELES more info