ABBA Comment on Grammy Nomination: ‘They Should Be Mandatory for Those Who Leave 40 Years Between Albums’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOlivia Rodrigo and Morgan Wallen topped the RIAA’s 2021 gold and platinum awards, the organization announced on Wednesday, with both artists’ latest albums attaining double-platinum status and Rodrigo’s blockbuster “Drivers License” single being certified four-times platinum.A total of 16 albums and 98 singles released this year achieved gold or platinum status; highlights appear below.RIAA Chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier said: “With another year of Gold & Platinum

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhy was pioneering hip-hop photographer Ricky Powell important? This exclusive clip from the forthcoming Showtime documentary “The Individualist” — which premieres tonight (Dec. 10) at 8 p.m.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAtlantic Records has announced a new artist development partnership and joint venture label deal with Detroit-based independent music company Assemble Sound.

Variety the decision was made by Drake and his management and the Grammy’s honored the request. He was nominated for Best Rap Album, for “Certified Lover Boy,” and for Best Rap Performance for his song “Way 2 Sexy” (featuring Future and Young Thug).

Selena Gomez couldn't be happier to be a GRAMMY-nominated artist.The 29-year-old singer received her first GRAMMY Award nomination in the Best Latin Pop Album category for her Spanish-language EP,, last month. As she told ET's Matt Cohen, she «cried like a little baby» upon hearing the news.«Thank you so much.

Drake is not interested in winning a GRAMMY. The 35-year-old rapper has withdrawn his two 2022 GRAMMY nominations, ET can confirm.Drake was nominated for Best Rap Album for and Best Rap Performance for his song, «Way 2 Sexy» (featuring Future and Young Thug).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDrake has withdrawn his two Grammy nominations, a rep for the Recording Academy has confirmed to Variety.Sources tell Variety that the decision was made by Drake and his management, although his motivation was unclear at the time of this article’s publication.He was nominated for Best Rap Album for his “Certified Lover Boy” album and Best Rap Performance for his song “Way 2 Sexy” (featuring Future and Young Thug).

Marilyn Manson has lost his Grammy nomination for his contribution to Kanye West‘s ‘Jail’.Manson – real name Brian Hugh Warner – was previously nominated for Best Rap Song, thanks to his work on ‘Jail’, that appears on West’s latest album ‘DONDA’ and features a verse from Jay-Z.However, as reported by the New York Times and confirmed by the Recording Academy, Warner is no longer nominated in the category.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIssa Rae has unveiled the soundtrack for the next soundtrack to her Peabody-award-winning HBO series “Insecure,” which features new songs from Saweetie — “Get It Girl,” which dropped earlier this month — Nnena, Thundercat, B.K. Habermehl, TeaMarrr and Amindi, among many others.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe day before the 2022 Grammy Awards nominees were announced, representatives from the Recording Academy, which oversees the awards, began informing members of the media that the four top awards — the “Big Four” of Best Album, Song, Record and New Artist — would be expanded to ten from the previous eight. While the timing of the move was unusual, it was positioned by CEO Harvey Mason jr.

BTS has even more reason to celebrate!The global pop superstars scored a GRAMMY nomination on Tuesday, marking the second year in a row where they've been recognized by The Recording Academy. This time, BTS is nominated in the Best Pop/Duo Group Performance for their hit No.

JON BATISTELeading the nominations with 11, Jon Batiste thanked his collaboraters and ancestors. A post shared by Jon Batiste (@jonbatiste)H.E.RH.E.R is only 24 years old and has already been nominated for 23 Grammy‘s.

Taylor Swift has shared a new video of her and Aaron Dessner performing a cosy version of ‘Champagne Problems’ on the piano – check it out below.The video was shared by Swift yesterday (November 23) to toast her Dessner-produced 2020 album ‘Evermore’ being nominated for Album Of The Year at the 2022 Grammys.“NO PROBLEMS TODAY JUST CHAMPAGNE,” Swift wrote on Twitter when sharing the video.

Lady Gaga is overjoyed for the love she and Tony Bennett are feeling. On Tuesday, the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards, and Gaga and Bennett's album Love for Sale nabbed an incredible six nominations.Gaga took to Instagram Thursday afternoon and shared her heartfelt thanks and her love for her crooning partner.«Thank you so much to the @RecordingAcademy for these 6 nominations for Love For Sale.

was shockingly shut out of the Grammy nominations last year — leading the artist to vow that he would boycott the awards in the future — his presence was strongly felt when the 2022 contenders for music’s top prize were announced Tuesday.

Jay-Z has become the most Grammy-nominated artist of all time after receiving a further three nods at the 2022 awards.The rapper now has 83 nominations to his name, with 23 wins overall, pushing him past previous top-spot holder Quincy Jones who has 80 nominations.Jay-Z’s new title came after he was nominated for guest appearances with Kanye West on the latter’s album ‘DONDA‘ as well as the late DMX.Paul McCartney previously tied for second place with Jay-Z’s wife Beyoncé but now sits firmly in

99 problems, but being at the bottom isn’t one. He has now landed the new record for most Grammy nominations ever with 83 total.The rapper has surpassed Quincy Jones — with whom he was previously tied at 80 nods — after he received three 2022 Grammy Awards nominations on Tuesday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOlivia Rodrigo has capped her breakthrough year with an impressive seven Grammy nominations related to her debut album “Sour,” including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist.While other artists had more nominations — specifically Jon Batiste, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R.