Stereogum — When we talked to Natalie Prass earlier this year, she mentioned the cover of Slayer’s “Raining Blood” that she did for A.V. Club’s Undercover series: PRASS: …Growing up in Virginia Beach I was the only girl playing in bands and stuff, and ... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Janet Jackson scored her seventh No. 1 album on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday, making her only the third musician to achieve a chart-topping record in each of the past four decades, Billboard sai... more info

Nialler9 — She just dropped her new album Unbreakable, her first in seven years but Janet Jackson has also announced a live Dublin date as part of her Unbreakable world tour. It happens at 3Arena next year on Saturday, 2nd April 2016. Tickets on sale this Frida... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Selena Gomez hit all the usual notes in the run-up to “Revival,” the first album this former Disney Channel star has made outside the House of Mouse. There was a sexed-up lead single, “Good for You,” with a roguish guest verse from rapper ASA... more info

Mercury News, California — Janet Jackson, Nine Inch Nails and (finally!) N.W.A. among the favorites for induction. more info

Reuters — (Reuters) - Rockers Nine Inch Nails, pop icon Janet Jackson and top-selling 1970s band Chicago were among the nominees announced on Thursday for induction in 2016 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees have been announced, and first-time nominees include Janet Jackson, Cheap Trick, The Cars, Los Lobos and more. Returning nominees include The Smiths, Nine Inch Nails, N.W.A., Yes, Chic, Deep Purple... more info

Stereogum — Someone is getting in this year. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame have announced the nominations for next year’s inductions, and the list has a whole lot of names who have been nominated, sometimes multiple times. There are a few artists who are bein... more info

Time — The winners will be announced in December more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The groundbreaking gangsta rap of N.W.A, the catholic pan-American rock of Los Lobos, the expansive progressive rock of Yes and the boundary-stretching R&B of Janet Jackson have earned each of those acts a shot at induction next year into the Rock an... more info