The 58th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on February 15th 2016 and will air live from Los Angeles’ Staples Centre armed with appearances by the likes of Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and ‘Hotline Bling’ mastermind Drake.

Today, before its official nominations are unveiled on December 7th, the ceremony’s submission list has surfaced, revealing which artists and projects have been submitted by their representatives with hopes of nabbing nominations for them in categories that are relevant to them.

Some of the names you can expect to find below?

Beyonce

Janet Jackson

Rihanna

Lana Del Rey

Jazmine Sullivan

Rita Ora

Ciara

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It’s that time of year again!

November 22nd brings with it the 2015 American Music Awards – hosted by Jennifer Lopez.

As ever, all eyes are on the nominees for the latest instalment of the annual extravaganza, which this year airs from LA’s Microsoft Theater.

And folk need not wonder anymore, because the full list has just been unveiled.

Typically Taylor Swift leads with six honors, but find out who else scooped nods below…

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Janet Jackson and Beyonce may not have any trouble moving music digitally but it appears that their sales have done little to stop sales of digital music reaching a seven-year low.

Bad news below…

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Bruno Mars’ megahit ‘Uptown Funk‘ seems to have no intention on going downtown Billboard Hot 100 avenue as it reigns for a 9th consecutive week.

The feat not only gives Mars’ his longest running reign on the chart’s perch, but also pencils him in history books into an exclusive club of hitmakers to ever lead the Hot 100 and Official UK Singles chart for at least 7 weeks (Bryan Adams‘ “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You,” 1991; Whitney Houston‘s “I Will Always Love You,” 1992-93; and Rihanna‘s “Umbrella,” featuring Jay Z, 2007 complete the quartet).

Elsewhere in the top 10, the only new faces seen are those of serial pop hitmakers Pitbull & Ne-Y0 with their hit ‘The Time of Our Lives,’ marking the latter’s first appearance on the Hot 100 in over 2 years!  See where they landed as well as the other movement on the single’s chart below:

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Rap royal Jay Z reigns over 2014 Grammy nominations as unveiled by tonight’s ‘Grammy Nomination Special’.

With a whopping nine nods to his credit, the ‘Holy Grail’ hitmaker saw his name listed in categories including Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song, and more.

His ‘Holy Grail’ co-star Justin Timberlake follows with seven nods as do Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.  But, while ‘Hold On, We’re Going Home’ hitmaker Drake stands to take home 5 trophies for his five nominations, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, and Lorde trail with four a piece.

Before see who will take home the coveted trophies on Sunday, January 26, tuck in below to see a full list of nominees:

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Just over two months before the 56th Annual Grammy Awards take place at LA’s Staples Center, Hits Daily Double have revealed which acts they believe are most likely to score nominations and pick up awards on the star studded night.

Which acts they believe the committee will honour next year?

Their words below…

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It’s finally here!

After fighting its way through numerous delays, Lil Wayne‘s ‘Dedication 5′ mix tape finds its way to the Rapper’s fans this morning, via a stream that we’ve got waiting for you below!

Featuring verses from 2 Chainz, The Weeknd and T.I., the release marks the fifth instalment in the ‘Dedication’ series, arriving three weeks before Wayne welcomes the release of Drake‘s ‘Nothing Was The Same’, also spawned by the YMCMB camp.

Enjoy below…

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Joining Drake, The Weeknd and J.Cole in crafting soundtracks for many a college campus comes Elijah Blake, Hip Hop’s understated new export.

Now, in celebrating what that export brings to the table, Billboard invited the 23 year old lyricist to its home last month- hosting their very own acoustic session and interview with him, which saw him announce the name of his debut album and perform two cuts that can be found on it.

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Pop maestra Lady GaGa may have already hit Platinum in almost territory with her ‘Born This Way’ LP, yet that isn’t stopping her from squeezing more out from the runaway hit.

For, the 24 year old is to release a remix version of the album, as well as a DVD set on November 21st (coincidentally the same day Rihanna drops her ‘Talk That Talk’).

Featuring mixes from the likes of Goldfrapp and the Wild Beasts, ‘Born This Way – The Remix’ will arrive alongside ‘The Collection’. The beefier set will incude the original album, the remix CD, as well as DVD of the singer’s blockbuster ‘Monster Ball Tour’. {Source}

Remix LP tracklisting after the jump…

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