Grammy Immersive Audio Award Postponed Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

coronavirus screening to safely hold cultural events.After passing an antigen screening, 500 of the volunteers were randomly selected to enjoy a free concert inside Barcelona’s Apolo Theater.The other 500 who didn't get selected were sent home.

Some celebrities have flouted state COVID-19 guidelines, thrown parties, and gone on lavish vacations during the ongoing pandemic. But Harry Styles isn't that type, especially when it comes to his love life.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn what is surely an unprecedented moment for the Grammy Awards Best Children’s Album category, three of the five 2021 nominees  are asking the Recording Academy to rescind their nominations.“We are deeply grateful to the Recording Academy and its voting members for the honor we’ve received, but we can’t in good conscience benefit from a process that has — both this year and historically — so overlooked women, performers of colors, and most especially Black

Earlier this week, California once again became the most Covid-infected state in the nation, retaking the ignominious title back from Texas.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNew Grammy Awards executive producer Ben Winston says he is “looking to do something quite exciting with independent venues” either in or around the 2021 show, according to a comment in an interview with Billboard.Responding to a question about what might be new with the 2021 show, Winston responds, “I’m so struck by the independent music venues around the world, and I’m aware of how hard hit that side of the industry has been.

release its 2021 slate simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. That includes sprawling, special-effects-heavy tentpole pictures such as “The Suicide Squad” and “Dune,” as well as awards season hopefuls like “Judas and the Black Messiah” — all representing some $2 billion in production costs.

The organisers of the Summer Solstice Gay Weekend have announced that the event has been postponed due to growing concerns around a possible second wave of Covid-19 cases during the festive season.

direct to your inboxOne of Manchester’s biggest charities aimed at supporting LGBT+ people has been recognised with a community award for the work it has done over the last 45 years. LGBT Foundation has won the Community Group Award at the PinkNews Awards 2020, which honours the organisations and individuals who are working towards global LGBT+ equality.

Universal’s release of DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods: A New Age stayed on target from what we saw yesterday with an opening Wednesday of $1.85M in a very broken exhibition landscape where there’s only 2,650 theaters open right now out of national footprint of 5,5K. Croods 2 is booked at 2,211 theaters.

tweeted on Wednesday. The tweet has racked up more than 105,000 likes as of Wednesday afternoon.“You deserve a nomination more than Taylor,” reads one of the most upvoted replies.

Recording Academy unveiled the list of contenders during a remote event on Tuesday (24 November).Nominees for Best Rock Performance include Fiona Apple for “Shameika”, Haim for “The Steps”, Phoebe Bridgers for “Kyoto”, “Stay High” by Brittany Howard, “Daylight” by Grace Potter, and “Not” by Big Thief, a four-person band fronted by Adrienne Lenker.Big Thief, Howard, Bridgers and Apple have also received recognition in the Best Rock Song category, which comprises 80 per cent female

After Hours, spending several successful weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and being so dedicated to his art that he sported literal and and public appearances, didn't earn a single nomination. Not even in the pop categories, where he should have been a definite shoe-in.Imagine releasing the most streamed R&B album of all time and receiving ZERO Grammy nominations.

The theater industry’s pandemic-shortened season seems to have opened up the Grammy playing field for cast albums, as only two of the six just-announced nominees for the 2021 awards represent the usually-dominant Broadway.

Billie Eilish’s “No Time to Die,” the theme song for the much-delayed James Bond 007 movie of the same name, received a Grammy Award nomination on Tuesday, despite the fact the film has yet to hit theaters. The pic, the 25th installment of the Bond franchise, has seen its global release date delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

While the nominations are now out, there are still plenty of unknowns surrounding the show's production. how much of will be IRL and how much will be virtual.

2021 GRAMMY nominations are here, and with them, a new crop of Album of the Year nominees. From well-known chart-toppers like Dua Lipa and Post Malone to return nominees like Taylor Swift and Coldplay to less familiar acts like Jacob Collier and Black Pumas, this year's AOTY nominees span a variety of genres and sounds, leaving even the most well-versed music fan with something to discover.The Golden Gramophones will be handed out during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards, taking place Jan.