L.A. Times - Entertainment — Eminem's been nominated for album of the year before, but his chances look good in 2011.Eminem's been nominated for album of the year before, but his chances look good in 2011. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In the days leading up to Sunday's Grammy Awards, which Pop & Hiss will be covering live, this blog will tackle various Grammy artists, personalities, categories and just plain oddities. For even more Grammy info, check Awards Tracker and The... more info

TMZ — Sandy Koufax ... Albert Einstein ... Moses ... and now Drake ?!?  Damn right. Read more more info

ContactMusic — Rapper DRAKE has shelved his R&B mixtape project indefinitely to focus on his forthcoming album.The Fancy hitmaker has taken the hip-hop world by storm since signing to rap superstar Lil Wayne's Young Money label in 2009, and he released his debut di... more info

E! Online — Will Bieber fever continue from the VMAs and let the teen star take home another Best New Artist award at the Grammy Awards on Sunday? Or will Drake or British songstress Florence Welch grab the... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Drake has announced he is pushing his R&B mixtape It's Never Enough back, to focus on his next Hip-Hop album Take Care. The rapper took to his official blog to make the announcement, stating that his mind was "prepared" to make Take ... more info

Guardian Music — Hear the debut album from Ghostpoet, one of Mike Skinner's favourite MCsAlong with Drake, Ghostpoet is one of Mike Skinner's favourite current artists. Which is why, as part of his guardian.co.uk/music takeover, he wants you hear the Coventry MC's de... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Record Fiend said... Waylon Jennings - Singer of Sad Songs (way-underrated Lee Hazlewood-produced album from 1970 just before Waylon became an Outlaw...incl. the hit title track along with superb covers of Tom Rush's "No Regrets," Tim Hardin's "If I ... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Mixtape Monday is rockin and rollin today. What have we here? Some new Hood Internet! Rejoice. A few more download options, including tracked out versions etc, on the Hood Internet. The Hood Internet – The Mixtape Volume Five by hoodinternet The M... more info

Guardian Music — As Mike Skinner explains in his guardian.co.uk/music takeover video, Drake is one of his favourite MCs. That's why he asked Ben Thompson to dissect the Canadian rapper's geniusThe first time I experienced Drake, it was as an absence. Cough-syrup laur... more info