L.A. Times - Entertainment — Lightning-rod pop-R&B superstar Beyonce has scored a field-leading nine Grammy Award nominations for her provocative “Formation” single and “Lemonade” album, the Recording Academy announced Tuesday morning. R&B and hip-hop ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The nominations have been revealed for the 2017 Grammy Awards. Beyoncé leads the pack, with a total of nine nominations including album of the year. Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West all earned eight nominations apiece, while Chance the Rappe... more info

Stereogum — Drake has lately been working on a new project — one that he’s calling a “playlist,” rather than an album or compilation — called More Life, and we’ve heard the tracks “Fake Love” and “Sneakin’.” (Rumor had it that More Life was... more info

AllHipHop — TWO OF THE MOST POPULAR ALBUMS OF 2016 EARNED NEW RIAA PLAQUES more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — 2017 Grammy nominations: Who will come out with the most nominations? Dec. 6, 2016, 4 a.m. It's Beyoncé versus Adele verses....? While everyone expects Beyoncé and Adele to rack up plenty of Grammy nominations, much of the new class remains a m... more info

USA Today Music — Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots, Justin Timberlake and Drake all made the song.             more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — LaBeouf slams Drake in new rap more info

Rock Sound — What a year. Tumblr has revealed the lists of bands who dominated the site throughout 2016. The 'Year In Review' takes a look at the acts who have the most posts, re-blogs, likes and searches across Tumblr over the past 12 months. Uns... more info

AllHipHop — DRAKE RELEASES MUSIC more info

Stereogum — Drake’s bodyguards have a real penchant for allegedly beating people up. Most recently, Detail sued Drake for allegedly having him beaten up by a bodyguard, and now a West Hollywood clubgoer is claiming that he too was beaten up by one of Drake’s... more info