MTV.co.uk News — Florence + The Machine, James Bay and Ed Sheeran are all in there too! more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — At the 56th Grammy Awards last year, the narrative surrounding Kendrick Lamar was nothing short of front-runner status.His genre-defining debut “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” which topped countless best-of lists and was deemed a rap classic, was seen ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Kendrick Lamar may have been a popular choice as one of this year's Grammy contenders, but his rising tide wasn't enough to lift L.A.'s Kamasi Washington, who lent his saxophone and string arrangements to parts of Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly." Despi... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar led the Grammy nominations on Monday, scoring 11 nods including album of the year for "To Pimp a Butterfly." more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — This year's top nominees for the 58th Grammy Awards — presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences — include Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar (who received 11 nominations), megastar Taylor Swift (seven nominations), and Canadian cr... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar, pop superstar Taylor Swift and Canadian R&B experimentalist the Weeknd led the field in the 2016 Grammy Award nominations, collectively taking 25 nods in this year's industry-bestowed honors. Lamar is well out in front ... more info

Stereogum — Christmas came early at Power 106 LA’s annual Cali Christmas show in Inglewood last night. After giving a speech about social issues, including police brutality, Pharrell closed his set by bringing out Kendrick Lamar to perform their year-defining ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — If you're sick of seeing the same names atop every publication's year-end list, you can always count on The Quietus to deliver something almost completely different. While their Top 100 Albums of 2015 does contain Kendrick Lamar, Sufjan Stevens,... more info

Stereogum — “Alright” will end up going down as one of the most important and best songs of the decade, and you can tell that from Kendrick Lamar’s performance for his episode of Austin City Limits, which starts out with the audience chanting the hook, an ... more info

Core News — Here is the latest Lefto show. Check out other LeFtO shows here and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the future. Lefto – Show #642 2015-11-30 new Connie Constance, Lunice, Erykah Badu, Le Motel, Kendrick Lamar, WU15, Daedelus [Uploaded.ne... more info