Grammys 2015: See the (nearly) full list of nominees here!

UPDATE: During CBS's "A Very Grammy Christmas" concert special, the nominees for the Album of the Year award were announced, and they are: "Morning Phase," Beck; "Beyoncé," Beyoncé; "x," Ed Sheeran; "In The Lonely Hour," Sam Smith; and "G I R L," Pharrell Williams. This brings Beyoncé's total 2015 tally to six nominations, Ed Sheeran's to three nominations and Pharrell Williams's to four nominations (Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran were each nominated for an award that was not included in the morning telecast; Pharrell Williams was also nominated for other awards for his work as a producer.)

UPDATE #2: According to an update from Billboard, Beyoncé surpassed Dolly Parton as the most-nominated female in Grammy history last year, as the the outlet "neglected to count her credit as a producer on the 'Dreamgirls' soundtrack. This means she has now passed producer David Foster and is the sixth most-nominated artist overall."

The nominations for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced by Ed Sheeran and Pharrell Williams early Friday morning on "CBS This Morning," according to Billboard. Sheeran scored a nomination for his album "x" in the Best Pop Vocal category, while Williams racked up three nominations himself - one for his album "G I R L" in the Best Urban Contemporary Album category and two for his single "Happy," in the Best Music Video and Best Pop Solo Performance categories.

Beyoncé also scored several nominations this year, bypassing Dolly Parton and making her the most-nominated woman in the award show's history, according to Billboard and the Huffington Post. Parton and Beyoncé were neck-and-neck last year with 46 nominations each, but after today's announcement, the pop songstress's current tally stands at 51.

See the (almost) full list of nominations here (the final category, Album of the Year, will be revealed tonight during CBS's "A Very Grammy Christmas" concert special):

Beyonce & Jay Z open 2014 Grammys w/ 'Drunk In Love' (video)

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Music VIDEO!: Beyoncé feat. Jay Z in 'Drunk in Love'

This scorchingly sexy music video matches a track of the same name on Beyoncé's recently released, visual album, "Beyoncé."

Have no idea what I'm talking about? Get the full scoop HERE.


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New MUSIC!: Timbaland feat. Jay Z, Drake & James Fauntleroy in 'Know Bout Me' (audio)

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Music VIDEO!: Jay Z in 'Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film'

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Jay Z and Justin Timberlake tribute Trayvon Martin at Legends of the Summer Tour stop in NYC (video)

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Jay-Z plans to release new album, 'Magna Carta Holy Grail,' on July 4 to 1 million Samsung Galaxy users (video)

SIDE NOTE: I know that I'm late. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Let's move on.  :)

With all of the buzz around Kanye West's new album "Yeezus," no one was expecting Jay-Z to drop new material, let alone an album.

In a commercial that aired during the NBA finals game on June 16, Jay-Z revealed that he is releasing a new album called "Magna Carta Holy Grail" on July 4. Of the album, he said, "[It's about] this duality of how do you navigate through this whole thing…through success, through failures, through all this and remain yourself."

"We don’t have any rules. Everyone’s trying to figure it out. That’s why the Internet is like the wild west...the wild, wild west. We need to write the new rules,” he continued. “The idea is to really finish the album then drop it. ...Giving it to the world at one time and letting them share it and it goes out."

The clip also features appearances by Rick Rubin, Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and Swizz Beatz and is a collaboration with Samsung.

"Magna Carta Holy Grail" will be available for free to the first 1 million Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy S 4 ad Galaxy Note II users who download the customized Magna Carter app on June 24, according to the official website. Galaxy users will have access to the album on July 4, 72 hours before its sale release.


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Beyoncé shows off spectacular abs in NYC, shuts down baby rumors (photos)

If you thought that the photo of Beyoncé sipping on wine was the ultimate killer of the baby rumor, then you haven't seen nothing yet.

In photos posted on Beyoncé's Instagram account and official site, the diva revealed her spectacular six-pack abs in a midriff stripped Topshop top and matching skirt as she hung out at Kanye West's birthday party at Miss Lily's in New York City on Saturday, June 8, according to The Huffington Post. A pregnancy rumor began to hit the media circuit after Beyoncé was forced to cancel a show in May due to exhaustion. Both Jay-Z and Beyoncé eventually denied the rumor, but it, however, continued to run rampant in the news.

Daughter Blue Ivy, Jay-Z and Beyoncé's only child together, was born last January.

To see more photos, please continue reading after the jump!

Beyoncé enjoys Barolo wine with Jay-Z at disclosed location (photo)

Like Perez Hilton said, if this doesn't kill the pregnancy rumors, I don't know what will.

Beyoncé recently posted photos on her official site of her and Jay-Z enjoying themselves in a beautiful restaurant at a disclosed location (presumedly in Berlin, as graffiti art in another photo suggests), which includes a shot of her sitting on Jay-Z's lap while sipping on a glass of Barolo wine (above). As what is considered to be "common knowledge," drinking alcohol while pregnant could have negative effects on the child and expecting mother, which would put a huge damper on the engrossing rumor that Beyoncé is pregnant with her second child. Jay-Z denied the rumor earlier this month, but many people on the blogosphere were still skeptical.

Let's just say that there's no more room for skepticism.


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UPDATE!: Report: Beyoncé is pregnant with second child

It's news the you've all been awaiting for. E! News confirmed Friday that Beyoncé is pregnant with her second child with husband Jay-Z.

This is a developing story. More updates will be published as they are made available.

SIDE NOTE: Are you excited that Blue Ivy is going to be a big sister? What do you think of the news?

UPDATE: According to a report by Rolling Stone, Jay-Z has denied the rumor that Beyoncé is pregnant with their second child. The declaration was in response to a congratulatory email sent from the program director of New York radio station Hot 97, Ebro Darden, of which Jay-Z replied that the rumor was false. According to Daily Mail, Beyoncé also responded to the rumor by posting a message on Instagram this past weekend that said, "I can't stop the rumors from starting, and I can't really change peoples minds who believe them, all I can do is sit back and laugh at these low life people who have nothing better to do than talk about me."

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Jay-Z named one of Time's '100 Most Influential People in the World' (photo)

Each year, Time releases its esteemed list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World," analyzing notable names and their work in categories spanning from titans, leaders, artists, pioneers and icons. Jay-Z, leader of the titans category, is one of seven people featured on the special edition covers of the 2013 Time 100 issue.

Other notables who made the list include Michael Kors, Lebron James, Aamir Khan, Kimberly Blackwell, Rand Paul, Pope Francis, Malala Yousafzai, Gabrielle Giffords, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lawrence and Steven Spielberg.

To see the entire list and the additional special edition covers, click HERE.


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Beyoncé headlines 2013 Made in America Festival line-up

 
Because of illness and the "chaos" that is grad school, I was unable to report on the line-up of the second annual Budweiser Made in America festival when it debuted last Wednesday on Spotify. However, I am sure that you have all heard that Beyoncé is headling, along with a fantastically diverse group of other acts.

To see the entire list of featured musicians and details about the festival, please click HERE and HERE.

Listen to the official Made in America Spotify playlist by clicking on the player below.

Jay-Z responds Cuba vacation criticisms in 'Open Letter' (audio)

SIDE NOTE: Well...he said it! I have nothing else to say.


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Music Video FIRE!: Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z in 'Suit & Tie'

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New MUSIC!: Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z in 'Suit & Tie'

Read Timberlake's open letter to his fans about his long-awaited return to music and his new album, The 20/20 Experience, by clicking HERE.


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Jay-Z interrupts Kanye's acceptance speech at 2012 BET Awards (video)

SIDE NOTE: It's good to see everyone make light of the situation that three years ago nearly ruined Kanye's reputation and permissibility to attend award shows. It is also good--very good--that Kanye has changed. Kudos to him!  :)


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Music VIDEO!: Jay-Z & Kanye West in 'No Church in the Wild'

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Music Video FIRE!: Kanye West feat. Bon Iver in 'Lost in the World'

SIDE NOTE: Only Kanye West can release a video for a song from an album that is two years old (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy) and precedes his latest work (Watch the Throne with Jay-Z) and it still be as compelling, popular and significant as it would have been if it was released years prior. Kudos to you, Kanye. Kudos.


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Katy Perry covers Jay-Z & Kanye's 'N**gas in Paris' on BBC's Radio 1 'Live Lounge' (video)

SIDE NOTE: Katy knows she's my favorite, right after Rihanna and before Lana Del Rey.  :D


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Beyoncé & baby Blue Ivy take a walk in the city (photos)