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Thania Garcia The newly created Grammy Award for songwriter of the year is shaping up to be a tight race, with 62 potential nominees in contention, including such major hitmakers as The-Dream, Amy Allen, Natalie Hemby (pictured above, L-R), Justin Tranter, James Fauntleroy, Shane McAnally, Ali Tamposi, Kat Dahlia, Edgar Barrera, Omer Fedi, Scott Harris, Tobias Jesso Jr., Desmond Child, and dozens more. The names might not be familiar to everyone, and that’s exactly the point: the award is intended to “honors the people whose job is to write songs for others,” Evan Bogart, a Grammy-winning songwriter and chair of the Academy’s songwriters and composers wing, told Variety earlier this month (and whose name is also on the list). “It’s for the ones who can say, ‘Hey, I’m not performing at the Grammys; I’m not on the cover of Rolling Stone and you’re not going to know my name — but you’re singing my melodies and lyrics.’” The songwriters on the list have written for artists ranging from Beyonce, Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes to Maren Morris and Blake Shelton, and many others.
The list also includes artists who also have released their own projects like Michaels, Hemby and Ryan Hurd — but must have written at least five songs on which they did not perform or produce, per the award’s rules — in addition to various Grammy veterans like four-time winner Fauntleroy and The-Dream, whose submissions this year centered around writing for Beyoncé’s “Renaissance,” plus Brent Fayiaz and Pusha T. Also on the “Renaissance” front: the songwriting and record production team Nova Wav (Denisia “Blue June” Andrews and Brittany “Chi” Coney) behind “Cuff It,” “Summer Renaissance” and more, are also in contention. The category falls in the
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The UK's first ever Gin Spa is set to return to Glasgow this November and it is going to be bigger and better than ever, according to the new owners. Paisley-born property investor Andrew Craig and his wife Alexandra took over the spa earlier this year, and say they have invested over £300,000 in a new subterranean Spa space, which will triple the capacity of the original spa area.
Cashing in on her good name! Maren Morris once again reclaimed her “Lunatic Country Music Person” title after Fox News labeled her with the moniker amid her feud with Brittany Aldean.
Blake Shelton is giving fans a first look at the new celebrity competition show , which will be the country singer's first onscreen project after announcing his exit from last week. Shelton will star and executive produce the new show alongside his friend and co-star, Carson Daly. WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella will serve as host.
Gwen Stefani's gushing over her 2-year engagement anniversary with Blake Shelton and sharing how their years-long relationship has made a lasting impression on a fellow co-worker -- Camila Cabello. Stefani took to Instagram on Monday to celebrate the milestone with an adorable photo of the couple sharing a smooch while the «Luxurious» singer flashes her massive diamond ring. Stefani captioned the post «2 years ago today» followed by a slew of heart-filled emojis.After five years of dating, Shelton got down on one knee and popped the question back in October 2020 in Oklahoma. Stefani and Shelton have been dating since November 2015.Cabello, in her first season as a judge on, has a literal front-row seat to Shelton and Stefani's ever-present romance while sitting between them in the NBC reality singing competition series.A post shared by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani)During a Tuesday appearance on, the «Havana» singer also gushed about Stefani and Shelton, calling their relationship the real deal.«They're so adorable,» Cabello told the daytime TV host.
Jessica Shalvoy Over the past few Grammy ceremonies, the Recording Academy has seemingly warmed up to the idea of alternative and rock seeping back into the mainstream again. With Glass Animals, Arlo Parks and Japanese Breakfast all getting nominations for best new artist last year, it opens the door for acts other than the usual rock ‘n’ roll Grammy mainstays like Foo Fighters, AC/DC, Paul McCartney and Kings of Leon to really shine. On top of the alternative album award, which has existed since the early ’90s, they’ve even added a new category, best alternative music performance. This is a track and single category that will eliminate the need to push songs that are generally classified as alternative into either the rock or pop categories, as happened a few years ago when Beck’s “Colors” was thrown in with Post Malone, Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga for best pop solo performance at the 2019 Grammy Awards.
Mike Wass From familiar faces to rising stars and living legends, the producer of the year, non classical category promises to be one of the most hotly contested fields at the 2023 Grammy Awards. The leading contenders helped craft some of the year’s most acclaimed projects — elevating, refining, and, in some cases, reinventing the sounds of awards favorites like Beyoncé, Adele, and Brandi Carlisle. With Adele’s “30” very much in the mix this year, Greg Kurstin is a frontrunner to nab his fifth nomination. The producer-musician, who helmed the “30” hits “Easy On Me” and “Oh My God,” as well as crafting tracks for Maren Morris, Tate McRae, and Gorillaz, previously won in 2017 and 2018. He joins fellow frequent flier Jack Antonoff, who could repeat last year’s win thanks to his production on Florence + The Machine’s “Dance Fever” and singles such as the 1975’s “Part of the Band” and Tame Impala and Diana Ross’ “Turn Up The Sunshine.”
For the folk at Emmerdale, its 50th anniversary episode and huge stunt has been more than a year in the making and fans of the ITV soap have been teased for months about the dramatic storm that's set to rock the village and leave everyone's lives different to how they were before.
HARDY, country star and songwriter for some of the biggest names in country music like Morgan Wallen and Blake Shelton has announced the release of his upcoming album "the mockingbird & THE CROW" and a 2023 tour. "the mockingbird & THE CROW" is an album that mixes up genres with both country and rock music.The new album comes after HARDY's 2020 album "A Rock." The album will release on January 20, 2023.Three of the songs off the new album, the five-minute title track "the mockingbird & THE CROW," TRUCK BED" and "here lies country music" have already been released. HARDY announced the release of his new album "the mockingbird & THE CROW" and followed up the news with a 2023 tour announcement. (Terry Wyatt) The album will also include "Wait In The Truck," a duet previously released featuring Lainey Wilson and HARDY's singles "Jack" and "Sold Out." "the mockingbird & THE CROW" will also include a Wallen collaboration with the song "Red." A day after announcing the new album, HARDY kept the news coming with his 2023 tour with Jameson Rodgers and Blame My Youth. HARDY's "the mockingbird & THE CROW" tour will kick off in February 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana and wrap up in April in Irving, Texas. The album and tour announcement comes shortly after HARDY was in a tour bus accident that left the four on the bus with significant injuries. The new HARDY album includes the song, "Red" featuring Morgan Wallen.
High-street retailer Marks and Spencer has announced a major change that will affect two of its stores based in and around Glasgow.
countdown to CMT Artists of the Year is on — and this year's performers have just been unveiled. When fans tune in to the annual event on Friday, viewers will get to see a lineup of country music's brightest stars grace the stage at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Included in the 2022 roster of performers are honorees Alan Jackson, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Kane Brown and Lainey Wilson.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Josh Gordon and Will Speck’s live-action musical “Lyle Lyle Crocodile” lives up to it name. The story, about a crocodile named Lyle voiced by Shawn Mendes that can dance and sing, features songs penned by the award-winning Justin Paul and Benj Pasek. The dup then brought in a team of songwriters to carve out toe-tapping, infectious earworms. From the get-go songwriting and composing duo Pasek and Paul knew Lyle would be a singing crocodile which made the project all the more exciting for them. “But when the voice actor became Shawn Mendes, that really informed a lot of the style and what we were going to write for,” explains Pasek.
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Olivia Attwood has reportedly become the first ever Love Island contestant to sign up for I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton on season 22 of is starting to get personal!The married pair duked it out once again during Tuesday's Blind Auditions when 19-year-old Austin Montgomery wowed them with his performance of Hank Williams' «I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You),» earning chair turns from Gwen, Blake and first-time coach Camila Cabello.Gwen was blown away by Austin's old-school tone and he assured her that he's an «old soul,» who listens mostly to «everybody that everybody's grandpa would know.» Let's be real… I was the ONLY choice for @AustinMonOffic!!! #TeamBlake#TheVoicepic.twitter.com/8zk0nl1OJqThis opened the door for «Abuelo Blake,» as Camila calls him, to quiz his fellow coaches on their country music knowledge.«Austin, I think it would be very important for you to ask the three of us who sings that song you just performed,» he teased. «At least one of us knows who wrote and sang that song.»«What a jerk,» Gwen fired back.