Tanya Tucker’s first album of original music in nearly two decades, “While I’m Livin,’ “ is a rallying cry to honor veteran artists before they drop dead.
30.01.2020 - 22:41 / pitchfork.com
Much like watching the Grammys, complaining about “music’s biggest night” is an annual tradition. This year, the usual discussions about how the Recording Academy could do better took on particular urgency after the organization abruptly ousted CEO Deborah Dugan, who then filed a discrimination complaint alleging a “boy’s club” environment rife with sexual harassment, conflicts of interest, a rigged voting process, and a hushed-up rape accusation against her predecessor, Neil Portnow.
Tanya Tucker’s first album of original music in nearly two decades, “While I’m Livin,’ “ is a rallying cry to honor veteran artists before they drop dead.
“We were all freaking out, because obviously, hearing the news about Kobe [Bryant] and his daughter [Gianna], was so tragic and none of us can still believe it right now to this day,” Alicia Keys, host of the 2020 Grammy Awards, said during the Jan. 29 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
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,
Pregnant Grammy nominee Maren Morris skipped the annual Grammys ceremony on Sunday to enjoy a babymoon getaway.
Sometimes there’s so much bad news that it’s wonderful to have a reason to celebrate, and in a weekend marred by Kobe Bryant’s death, the scandal surrounding the Recording Academy’s controversial ouster of president/CEO Deborah Dugan, presidential impeachment proceedings and more depressing stuff, the music business managed to push back the clouds and throw down on Grammy night.
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Eilish swept the board in the major awards categories at last night's ceremony
At Sunday night's Grammy Awards (Jan. 26), Finneas O'Connell turned out to be a major winner — Billie Eilish's brother and producer snagged five Grammys in one evening, including song, record and album of the year, along with producer of the year and best engineered album.
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Longtime Grammy telecast producer Ken Ehrlich has delivered his Grammy swan song (figuratively and literally), and it couldn’t have happened without … Walt Whitman.
After hitting the red carpet in a pink bellboy suit and performing alongside Boyz II Men and Charlie Wilson at the Grammys Sunday (Jan. 26) night, Tyler, the Creator hit the stage again later that evening to accept the honor of winning best rap album for his 2019 masterpiece Igor.
Demi Lovato got emotional during the performance of her new song, “Anyone,” at the 2020 Grammys, marking her first performance since her 2018 overdose.
Beyoncé appears to be a no-show at the 2020 Grammy Awards. The superstar is up for four awards this year, including Best Pop Solo Performance.
BTS’s appearance on the red carpet of 2020 Grammy Awards was everything the fans had been waiting for. The Korean boy band absolutely slayed the red carpet in coordinated looks and the fans are going gaga.
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Tonight at the 2020 Grammy Awards, the Chemical Brothers took home the award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. Their 2019 LP No Geography beat out projects from Apparat (LP5), (Flume Hi This Is Flume), RÜFÜS DU SOL (SOLACE), and Tycho (Weather).
Not five hours after Sean “Diddy” Combs said “black music has never been respected by the Grammys” and demanded that the Recording Academy “get this sh– together” at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala, members received a 1,000-word memo from chief Harvey Mason Jr. laying out steps the organization plans to take to become more diverse and inclusive.
The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards will feature an all-star cast of presenters on Jan. 26.
The stage will soon be set and stars will descend down to the Staples Center in Los Angeles on 26 January. Over the years, music aficionados, irrespective of the genre, have keenly looked forward to the big night and get a glimpse of the who's who from the music industry. From pop and rock to country and gospel, the Garmmys recognises all. As the big night approaches, let's take a look at the top five moments from last year.