Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOne of the many remarkable things about first time Grammy executive producer Ben Winston and Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason jr. is that they basically haven’t stopped working since the show ended on Sunday night.
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Van Halen and Stevie Wonder mashup has been released – listen to ‘Van Wonder’ below.Blending together Van Halen’s ‘Unchained’ with Winder’s ‘Uptight’, YouTuber Bill McClintock’s mashup features Wonder singing over the top of the chugging Van Halen riff. The rock band’s instrumental might lay the base of the mashup but there’s still some soulfulness deep within the heavy backdrop.‘Unchained’ initially appeared on Van Halen’s fourth studio album, ‘Fair Warning’ in 1981, while ‘Uptight’ first
.Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOne of the many remarkable things about first time Grammy executive producer Ben Winston and Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason jr. is that they basically haven’t stopped working since the show ended on Sunday night.
Eddie Van Halen's son has said he felt "hurt" that the Grammy Awards did not pay a greater tribute to his late father, saying it is "impossible" to ignore his legacy. Wolfgang Van Halen said he turned down an offer by the Recording Academy to play Eruption, his father's famous guitar solo, as he did not think he could live up to the original.
Van Halen has revealed that he passed on the opportunity to perform a tribute to his late father, Eddie, at this year’s Grammys.While the awards ceremony featured performances honouring the late John Prine, Little Richard, Kenny Rogers and Gerry Marsden, pundits were left scratching their heads when Eddie Van Halen was not given the same kind of tribute.Wolf Van Halen has taken to social media to clarify, saying that the Recording Academy did approach him to perform Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’.“I
Eddie Van Halen's son wishes his father would have been remembered with more than just «15 seconds» during the 2021 GRAMMYs on Sunday night. In a message on Instagram on Monday, Wolfgang Van Halen expressed his disappointment over how his father was honored during the show. «The GRAMMYS asked me to play Eruption for the 'In Memoriam' section and I declined.
Eddie Van Halen's son is protecting his father's legacy. The young musician, Wolfgang, took to social media on Monday after Sunday's broadcast of the 2021 Grammy Awards to speak out about the "In Memoriam" segment, which briefly featured the late rocker.
Wolf Van Halen is taking aim at the Grammys after his late father, Eddie Van Halen, was honoured just briefly during Sunday night’s ceremony.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe 2021 Grammy Awards were an awards show like none before them, in countless ways — and although opinions are mixed about what worked and what didn’t, the consensus seem to be pretty positive, albeit with inevitable caveats.Perhaps most of all, the way the Grammys chose to handle the “In Memoriam” segment, which on most awards shows is fraught with omissions and misspellings and subsequent outrage, received some of the most positive reactions — especially
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law on Wednesday a bill banning the state’s transgender student athletes from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity.
Dame Helen Mirren is grateful for the coronavirus lockdown because it has given her a "normal" life with her husband. The 75-year-old actress has spent far more time with her spouse, director Taylor Hackford, at their home in Lake Tahoe than ever before in their three decades of marriage because of the restrictions introduced to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Randy Quaid took issue with President Joe Biden’s characterization of Texas and Mississippi’s decision to lift coronavirus mandates as "Neanderthal thinking." Earlier this week, Republican governors in both states announced that they planned to fully reopen their states and lift all COVID-19 safety guidelines, lockdowns and mask mandates.
President Joe Biden didn’t mince words during a March 3 press availability, where he was asked about Republican Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Tate Reeves of Mississippi reopening all businesses and dropping mandatory face mask requirements while the COVID-19 pandemic is still active.
Wolfgang Van Halen is reflecting on the loss of late father Eddie Van Halen in light of his recent success. The 29-year-old son of Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli released a song titled, "Distance," back in November and it not only has accumulated over 4 million views on YouTube, but the record is now seeing chart success. It reached No.
[corona]virus,” Abbott said after issuing the Executive Order GA-34.“We must now do more to restore livelihoods and normalcy for Texans by opening Texas 100%.“Make no mistake, COVID-19 has not disappeared, but it is clear from the recoveries, vaccinations, reduced hospitalisations, and safe practices that Texans are using that state mandates are no longer needed.
Helena Christensen and Norman Reedus‘ son is looking so grown up!
Freddie Gibbs shared his take on poet-musician Gil Scott-Heron's “Winter In America" on Friday, channeling the late icon's bluesy cadence over the song's updated production. The original song appeared on Scott-Heron's 1974 album of the same name.
Stevie Wonder is planning out his future. The music legend recently revealed to Oprah Winfrey that he is set on heading out to West Africa to spend his remaining years.«I wanna see this nation smile again, and I want to see it before I leave to travel to move to Ghana,» Wonder, 67, told Winfrey in a recent interview.