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Here's what's happening in pop culture:

• Once again, it's Beyonce's world at the Grammys — with Queen Bey earning a leading nine nominations, with Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West each getting eight. The Album of the Year nominees are: Beyonce's "Lemonade," Adele's "25," Justin Bieber's "Purpose," Drake's "Views," and Sturgill Simpson's "A Sailor's Guide to Earth." [Los Angeles Times]

• Jimmy Kimmel has been tapped to host the 89th annual Academy Awards. [CNN]

• Peter Vaughan — who played Aemon Targeryn, the blind Maester of the Night's Watch, on "Game of Thrones" — has died at the age of 93. The British character actor had a long career, with notable roles in "Straw Dogs" (1971) and "The Remains of the Day" (1993). [BBC News]