From Meek Mill to Joe Budden, Drake has lyrically sparred with them all.
Bowie, who died in January, receives posthumous nomination for final album Blackstar.
Empowering visuals from director Paul Gore dominate video for NBC's official Olympics 2016 anthem.
Ocean expected to release his second studio album via Apple Music on 5 August 2016.
Skepta's critically-acclaimed album Konnichiwa competing for Mercury Prize.
The last time numbers were this low, R1 switched breakfast DJs from Sara Cox to Chris Moyles.
Big Naz also talks about another incident involving the Death Row co-founder.
Jay Z suspected of cheating on wife Beyonce due to lyrics in Lemonade song Sorry.
Bieber, 22, has grown up in the spotlight since rising to fame in 2009.
Newman, 26, was first diagnosed with disease in 2012.
R'n'b singer's long-awaited second album expected exclusively to Apple Music on Friday.
Drake currently performing on Summer Sixteen tour with collaborator Future.
Grimmie, 22, was shot and killed at concert event in Orlando, Florida in June 2016.
IBTimes UK senior entertainment reporter Alicia Adejobi rounds up this week's music stories.
Fans expected it earlier but musician may be holding back to avoid Beyonce and Adele at the Grammys.
Beenie Man, 42, confirmed news via Instagram with photo of himself being treated by nurses.
Sorry singer performed 32 shows in North America and Canada between April and June 2016.
Daisy Ridley, Taylor Swift and Chris Hemsworth are all up for awards in their respective categories too.
Eponymously-titled album hailed as a celebration of British band who died on 13 February 2016.
Major Key, released on 29 July, is available to buy via iTunes and Apple Music.
DJ Khaled, 40, will release ninth album Major Key on 29 July.
Malik, 23, also details his battle with anxiety and admits he gets 'stressed out'.
Beyonce is leading the force with 11 nominations for her Formation, Hold Up and Sorry music videos.
Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean's earnings also compiled for year from June 2015.
Page thanked fans via Facebook for their 'overwhelming wave of support' throughout court case.
Payne has signed up with Capitol Records UK.
Joyce, 19, began her YouTube channel in 2010 and has over 700,000 subscribers.
Grimmie, 22, was shot in head and chest signing autographs backstage at an Orlando show.
Fan paid for front row seats at Beyonce's concert at Stade De France in Paris.
Drake, 29, is close to matching Bryan Adams' record of 16 weeks at number one.