The Grammy Awards have launched a different procedure for selecting their nominees this year — going with a popular vote and eliminating the controversial “secret committees” that had curated the final lists in recent decades — and although many of the top nominees were expected, the top one definitely was not. Jon Batiste — veteran jazz keyboardist, musical director of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and a member of one […]
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were held Sunday night on CBS. Trevor Noah hosted the ceremony from the Los Angeles Convention Center, just across the street from the award show's usual home at the Staples Center. As with other award shows held during the pandemic, there was no live audience for the Grammys this year, save for a limited number of performers and nominees. Performers at the event included Bad Bunny, […]
Despite selling millions of records and winning countless awards, Bruno Mars is not too proud to beg. The singer is petitioning for his band, Silk Sonic, to become a last-minute addition to this year's Grammys line-up. The "24K Magic" singer announced earlier this month that he and Anderson .Paak have teamed up on a project called Silk Sonic. Their debut single, "Leave the Door Open," which will appear on the duo's forthcoming collaborative album, […]
The nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards were revealed in a lifestream Tuesday. Beyoncé came out on top with nine nominations, followed by Taylor Swift, Roddy Ricch and Dua Lipa with six apiece. Brittany Howard, of Alabama Shakes fame, picked up a surprising five nods for her solo debut. Among those picking up four nods: last year’s Grammy queen, Billie Eilish, along with Megan Thee Stallion, Phoebe Bridgers, Justin Bieber, DaBaby, jazz musician John Beasley and classical composer David […]
Colombian superstar Karol G re-created her epic "Tusa" music video for her Latin Grammys performance on Thursday night (Nov. 19). Karol G, who is up for four Latin Grammys at the show, including song and record of the year for "Tusa," stepped out in a sequin pink cape to deliver her Nicki Minaj-assisted smash hit accompanied by an all-female orchestra. https://twitter.com/LatinGRAMMYs/status/1329603702060167169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1329603702060167169%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fcolumns%2Flatin%2F9487200%2Fkarol-g-tusa-performance-2020-latin-grammys The 21st annual Latin Grammys kicked off with a special tribute […]
In 2017, when Chance the Rapper walked triumphantly onto the stage at the Grammys to accept his award as that year’s Best New Artist, he was wearing a tab baseball cap emblazoned with the number “3” — a reference to how many full-length projects he’d released. Last year, Lizzo was nominated for the same award, in large part due to her breakout song “Truth Hurts,” which was released in 2017. […]
Her coveted songs included songs by Juice World, Nat King Cole and Kings of Leon Midway into the 2019 Grammy Awards, the show’s host, Alicia Keys, sang a medley of songs that she wished she’d written. She kicked it off by playing “The Entertainer” on two grand pianos, one black, one white, sitting between them on a stool. “I wanna welcome you to Club Keys,” she said. “I’ve been thinking so […]
It’s unclear if any of the three artists will attend the ceremony Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Childish Gambino all turned down performance slots at this year’s Grammy Awards, show producer Ken Ehrlich told The New York Times. The artists’ respective representatives also “declined to comment on whether they would attend the show.” Pitchfork has reached out to reps for Kendrick, Drake, Childish Gambino, and the Grammys for more information. According to Variety, Ariana Grande has also […]
The awards will return to the Big Apple for the first time since 2003, with the main event scheduled to take place at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018. After months of widespread rumors and coy non-confirmations from both city officials and Recording Academy sources, it's now official: the Grammy Awards will return to New York City in 2018 for the first time since 2003, after spending more than […]
