Grammy Board Chief Calls Allegations of Nomination-Rigging ‘Just Not Right’

Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi has had a whirlwind homecoming tour so far and after spending time with her family and her community, Zozi is planning on connecting with her fans in both Johannesburg and Cape Town through a triumphant street parade – and we’ve got all the details.

By Anita Bennett

The CBS News chief called threats against journalist Gayle King "reprehensible" Saturday as backlash grew against rapper Snoop Dogg and others critical of King for an interview where she asked about a sexual assault charge against the late Kobe Bryant.Snoop Dogg had threatened King online this week following her interview with WNBA player Lisa Leslie about Bryant, the former Los Angeles Lakers star killed in a helicopter crash on Jan.

By Anita Bennett

U.S. sales company Shoreline will launch international sales at Berlin’s EFM on “Havana Kyrie,” a drama toplining iconic Italian actor Franco Nero (“Django Unchained”) as a down-on-his-luck Italian orchestra conductor, and featuring Ron Perlman (“Sons of Anarchy”) in a supporting role.

By Nellie Andreeva

Cuban artist Aymée Nuviola scored an upset win at the 2020 Grammy Awards when she tied with Latin superstar Marc Anthony in the tropical Latin album category, which also included multiple Grammy winner Juan Luis Guerra.“I really was surprised,” Nuviola, a previous Latin Grammy winner who is known to many Spanish television viewers for her starring role in a Colombian series about Celia Cruz, tells Billboard.Nuviola won for her album A Journey Through Latin Music, recorded between Cuba and Miami,

There were tons of first at Grammys 2020 which took place in the Staples Centre. While some made history, others charmed us with their performances. Rapper Tyler, the Creator won his first Grammy and shook the Internet with his performance. An excited Tyler got his emotional mum up on stage and thanked her for raising him. The rapper also reflected on his win while addressing the media. 

Country music legend Tanya Tucker picked up her first two wins at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Among the many allegations in ousted Recording Academy chief Deborah Dugan’s bombshell complaint Tuesday was a claim that the nominations are marred by what she has described as “rigging.” The example in the complaint points to the 2019 Best Song category, where an unidentified artist who was represented by a board member moved from the bottom of the shortlist to be a finalist — over Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran.

I am nominated for best album notes for Craft Recordings’ The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions, a box set of five remastered albums of improvisational sessions recorded for the pre-Revolutionary Cuban label Panart. These are my first-ever liner notes, but I previously wrote a series of articles about the label, which captured an indelible age of Cuban music in the 1940s and ’50s.

The Recording Academy removed its former chief executive Deborah Dugan last week just 10 days out from the Grammys, and now she’s firing back in an explosive lawsuit that claims widespread problems in the organization.

Rapper Future has called into question the mental health of a woman challenging him over the paternity of her child.

Life after Broad City has been going well for Ilana Glazer.The multi-hyphenate star recently released her Amazon stand-up special Ilana Glazer: The Planet Is Burning, and joined The Hollywood Reporter In Studio to discuss addressing topics of gender norms and her sexuality."The gender norms thing is interesting to me. I am so grateful to the trans community, the LGBTQ community and trans people of color.