L.A. Times - Entertainment — There are, perhaps, some surprising newcomers to this year's album of the year and record of the year fields. more info

AP - Though M.I.A. has been hailed by critics since she made her debut in 2005, her fiery lyrics, which speak against corrupt political systems and talk of revolution and violence, have always ensured her a place far outside of music's mainstream �... more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - Though M.I.A. has been hailed by critics since she made her debut in 2005, her fiery lyrics, which speak against corrupt political systems and talk of revolution and violence, have always ensured her a place far outside of music's mainstrea... more info

Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) -- Though M.I.A. has been hailed by critics since she made her debut in 2005, her fiery lyrics, which speak against corrupt political systems and talk of revolution and violence, have always ensured her a place far outside of music'... more info

JamBase — Grammys Get Real with Nominations Radiohead After years of throwing hyper-saturated mainstream poop at the masses, it appears the Grammys have come around to some real dope sounds. In addition to fairly entertaining rockers Coldplay (who will p... more info

Rolling Stone — Radio and club DJ K-Swift, who passed away earlier this year in a swimming pool accident, tirelessly championed her hometown’s bombastic brand of hip-hop/dance music known as Baltimore club. Swift’s longtime record label, Unruly Records, will rel... more info

PopSugar UK — Lil' Wayne has been nominated for eight Grammy awards, and Coldplay have earned seven nominations. Kanye West, Ne-Yo and Jay-Z have also all been nominated in six categories. Adele, M.I.A. and Leona Lewis join Coldplay in the group of nominees for ... more info

MTV.com News — The Recording Academy likes legends and safe bets, which is bad news for Weezy, M.I.A. and Radiohead.By James Montgomery and Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images The only thing more fun than watching Mariah Carey wail... more info

Pitchfork — Well, this was unexpected. Perhaps coming to terms with the fact that increasingly few people give a shit about the Grammys, the Recording Academy tonight announced its list of nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, and those nominees were...sho... more info

Pitchfork — Well, this was unexpected. Perhaps coming to terms with the fact that increasingly few people give a shit about the Grammys, the Recording Academy tonight announced its list of nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, and those nominees were...sho... more info