Guardian Music — fun., Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys have six nominations eachMale artists led the nominations announced on Wednesday for the 2013 Grammys, as fun., Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Kanye West a... more info

411 Mania — Black Keys, Mumford and Sons and more also nominated... more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Jay-Z taking a ride on the subway, Jack White sounding off on Lady Gaga, DMX ringing in the season with a Christmas rap, Mastodon writing new music for a Disney film and more! more info

ContactMusic — How many international rap stars do you know that ride the tube? Well, you probably don't really know any international rap stars, but Ellen Grossman... more info

Guardian Music — Ellen Grossman, who sat next to Jay-Z on a subway ride, shoots to internet fame after failing to recognise the rapper in videoThe woman who became the instant darling of the internet after sweetly failing to recognise Jay-Z as he chatted with her on ... more info

ContactMusic — “I’m not very famous, you don’t know me. But I’ll get there some day.” Aw, Jay-Z. How terribly cute and mock-humble of you. When Jay Z took... more info

Guardian Music — Open thread: A video of Jay-Z chatting with an elderly passenger on the New York subway has appeared online – have you spoken to any pop stars in similarly mundane locations?Doing the rounds on the internet this week is a video of Jay-Z chatting wi... more info

E! Online — Jay-Z is just a man of the people. And as if to prove it, H.O.V.A. hung out and chatted with an older lady named Ellen who has no clue who he was as he rode the subway to his final... more info

Starpulse — Jay-Z has shared his experience of New York's subway system in a new online documentary film, which shows him chatting to an old lady on his way to a performance in Brooklyn. The hip-hop supersta... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — After Jay-Z made it onto the subway, he plops down next to an older lady who asks if he's famous. He replies modestly. Like very modestly. Doesn't even name drop Blue Ivy. More » Watch The Adorable Video Where Jay-Z Lies To An Old Lady On The Sub... more info