USA Today Music — The music mogul's Pre-Grammy Gala featured new stars and a tribute to Whitney Houston. more info

USA Today Music — Jay-Z leads with nine nominations; Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams each have seven. more info

Topix — We know, as always the Grammys are out of touch, but there's some goodness to be found with nominees such as James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, Queens of the Stone Age, Lorde, Neko Case, the National, A$AP Rocky and more. more info

MTV.com News — The 17-year-old Grammy nom watches Grimes, wows Lance Bass before Sunday's show. By James Montgomery more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Grammys, with performers including Daft Punk, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Katy Perry and Lorde, promises more than a few surprises.There may be 82 Grammy categories, but don't expect to see more than 10 of them on Sunday's telecast of the Grammy ... more info

MTV.com News — Song Of The Year nominees, like Katy and Lorde, dish to MTV News about the tracks, all up for Grammys at Sunday's broadcast. By Jocelyn Vena more info

Topix — When the 56th annual Grammy Awards take place on Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, it'll be a battle between the ladies and the robots in the major categories. more info

MTV.com News — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will also perform at Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy bash. By Jocelyn Vena more info

Time — At first it seems so simple. You know how awards like the Grammys work. You listen to music. You might wonder for a moment about a category like “best traditional pop vocal album,” but then you see that the nominees are folks like Tony Bennett an... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Three far-flung female stars are among the first acts reportedly set to appear at record mogul Clive Davis's annual pre-Grammy Awards gala .     more info