Reuters — Rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake led Grammy Award nominations on Friday, with eight and seven nods, respectively. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Recording Academy voters were most impressed this year with the sound of Wakanda, the fictional African country from the film “Black Panther.” The music Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar assembled to accompany the Marvel Studios blockbuster r... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The nominations for the 2019 Grammy Awards were revealed today in Los Angeles, with multiple nominations going to Drake, Brandi Carlile, Cardi B and the soundtracks to "Black Panther” and "A Star is Born." The 61st Grammy Awards take place Sund... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Recording Academy voters were most impressed this year with the sound of Wakanda, the fictional African country from the film “Black Panther.” The music Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar assembled to accompany the Marvel Studios blockbuster r... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The nominations for the 2019 Grammy Awards were revealed today in Los Angeles, with multiple nominations going to Drake, Brandi Carlile, Cardi B and the soundtracks to "Black Panther” and "A Star is Born." The 61st Grammy Awards take place Sund... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The nominees for the 61st annual Grammy Awards are getting rolled out right now on "CBS This Morning" and Apple Music, and Album of the Year nominees include Cardi B, Brandi Carlile, Drake, H.E.R., Post Malone, Janelle Monae, Kacey Musgraves, and Ken... more info

Stereogum — Here are the albums nominated for Album Of The Year at the 2019 Grammys: Cardi B, Brandi Carlile, Drake, H.E.R., Post Malone, Janelle Monáe, Kacey Musgraves, and Kendrick Lamar's Black Panther soundtrack. The Grammys just unveiled the nominees i... more info

Stereogum — Everything's coming up Travis Scott. This week, four months after it came out, Scott's album Astroworld returned to the top of the Billboard 200 for a third week. Meanwhile Astroworld's big hit, the Drake collab "Sicko Mode," completed a 17-week cl... more info

TMZ — Remember when Drake was the biggest Kentucky Wildcats fan on the planet?? The dude's leanin' more towards Duke, now ... 'cause Drizzy's added a FULL R.J. Barrett Montverde Academy basketball uniform to his insane collection ... and he's… more info

411 Mania — Drake has been named the highest-streamed artist of 2018. The post Drake Named Most-Streamed Artist of 2018 appeared first on 411MANIA. more info