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Jon Batiste was the big winner at the 2022 Grammy Awards on Sunday April 3. The Late Show bandleader took home five of the 11 awards he was nominated for, including the coveted Album of the Year award. Jon has been a longstanding figure in the music industry, both putting out his own music, and collaborating with many other major acts over the years. Just before he won at the Grammys, he had announced that he and his wife Suleika Jaouad married in a secret ceremony back in February. Of course, Suleika was in the house to cheer on her husband. Find out everything you need to know about Jon and Suleika here!

Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad are holding onto the light amid some unexpected darkness. The 35-year-old musician, who was the most-nominated artist at the 2022 Grammys, and longtime girlfriend Suleika, an author, revealed in an interview for  that they secretly wed in February, on the eve of her bone marrow transplant as she battles Leukemia a second time.  «It's an act of defiance,» Jon said of tying the knot. «The darkness will try to overtake you, but just turn on the light. Focus on the light. Hold onto the light.»After eight years together, the two became wife and husband with the help of bread ties, which they used in the absence of rings, and a marriage license procured while Suleika was in the operating room getting a catheter placed in her chest. «That night we went and bought our wedding outfits together, very last-minute, lots of laughter,» she said, according to CBS News.

The biggest win of Jon Batiste’s career – so far – came in the closing moments of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. After presenter Lenny Kravitz read out the names of the nominees – Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, H.E.R. Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Lady Gaga with Tony Bennett – the rock star opened the envelope and announced that Jon, 35, had taken home Album of the Year for We Are. After Jon realized that this wasn’t a joke, he accepted the Grammy in a speech that praised his fellow nominees while celebrating all those who make art.

The Grammy Awards 2022 took place on Sunday 3 April, with hundreds of stars gathering at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to find out who this year's winners were. Musicians including Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa all wowed on the red carpet, and there was many memorable moments throughout the evening, including a moving speech from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Many talented artists had received nominations, and the ceremony saw Foo Fighters, Olivia Rodrigo, and Jon Batiste all win big.

Jon Batiste was the big winner at the 2022 Grammy Awards. The 35-year-old musician took home five awards at the 64th annual ceremony held on Sunday (03. 04.

LIVE – Updated at 05:24The 2022 Grammys took place tonight (3 April), with winners on the biggest night in music including Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic and Olivia Rodrigo. The ceremony, which was originally set to happen in January, took place in Las Vegas, marking the first ceremony since changes to the nomination process were announced. Jon Batiste was the most-nominated artist ahead of the ceremony with 11 nods.

nominated songs and albums at the 64th Annual Grammys, held Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, seemed downright ancient due to the ceremony being bumped from January to April.But there were moments that made the night bigger than the music.First, there was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s video message about his country’s war with Russia. “The war.

Grammys Award show is quickly approaching and is scheduled to air live on 3 April. In order to join in on the biggest night in music, and to watch all of its star-studded performances, tune in at 8pm EDT (1am BST) on CBS. UK broadcast details are TBC.

Grammys have revealed the third slate of performers for its Las Vegas ceremony on 3 April. This year’s 64th annual show, hosted by Trevor Noah, has tapped Silk Sonic duo – Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak – to open the ceremony, followed by newly added artists including Carrie Underwood, John Legend, and J Balvin with Maria Becerra. Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola, and Billy Strings will perform in special segments “that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the Grammy Awards telecast”.

“We’re going to be keeping people’s names out of our mouths,” said Grammys host Trevor Noah during his hopening monologue to maybe his biggest laugh line and huge applause. Ironically, if Noah is good to his word, it may be the last time he mentions the fracas.

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards are here. The award show aired live from the MGM Grand Arena is Las Vegas.  Holding the highest number of nominations is Jon Batiste, with Justin Bieber and Doja Cat following.  Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber arrive at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

in “gross ass town” Las Vegas after a months-long delay due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Foo Fighters — who had planned to perform but canceled their appearance following the recent death of their longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins — nabbed the three early Grammys for Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance.

LAS VEGAS -- A list of early winners Sunday in the top categories at the 64th annual Grammy Awards:— Best country song: “Cold,” Chris Stapleton— Best country solo performance: Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”— Best country do/group performance: Brothers Osborne, “Younger Me”— Best American roots performance: “Cry,” Jon Batiste— Best American roots song: “Cry,” Jon Batiste— Best improvised jazz solo: “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2),” Chick Corea— Best Latin jazz album: “Mirror Mirror,” Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés— Best musical theater album: “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”— Best compilation soundtrack for visual media: “The United States vs.

64th Annual GRAMMY Awards!Hosted once again this year by Trevor Noah, the 2022 GRAMMYs are ready to roll out the red carpet for a star-studded ceremony, celebrating nominees and performers like Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, Brandi Carlile, Silk Sonic, BTS and more.«Whenever people ask me what performances I'm most excited to see, I realize that my answers are almost always lies, because I haven't yet seen the performances,» Noah joked ahead of this year's GRAMMYs. «I have ideas of who I think I want to see in my head, but then I'm always surprised on the night. Last year was a perfect example of that… You don't know who's gonna bring something up, you don't know who's gonna do something different, you don't know who's gonna roll out a giant bed and twerk on it, so yeah, this year I'm excited to see anybody on stage.»That's what makes the GRAMMYs amazing," he continued. «It's basically the year's biggest all-around concert: Everything — country, hip-hop, jazz, whatever it is -- on one stage, which is what I love.»Jon Batiste leads the nominations this year with 11 nods, while Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R.

Jon Batiste got in one more performance before the 2022 GRAMMYs. The 35-year-old singer took to Instagram hours ahead of Sunday's Las Vegas ceremony to share a video of himself performing in the New York City subway.In the clip, Batiste gathered with his friends below ground for a self-proclaimed «love riot,» during which he performed his 2021 track, «Cry.»After his subway performance, Batiste and his pals headed off to the studio for one last pre-GRAMMYs session.«Love riots are like chaotic, fun, impromptu musical parades.

The Recording Academy is handing out its 64th annual Grammy Awards today and tonight in Las Vegas, starting with the Premiere Ceremony preshow at 12:30 p.m. PT. The televised portion starts at 5 p.m. PT.

Wilson Chapman editorAfter a two-month delay, the Grammys are finally here.The 64th Grammy Awards ceremony, celebrating the greatest achievements in popular music over the past year, kicked off at 12:30 p.m. PT on Sunday with the pre-telecast. The live ceremony will be held at 5 p.m.

Grammys have revealed the third slate of performers for its Las Vegas ceremony on 3 April. This year’s 64th annual show, hosted by Trevor Noah, has tapped Silk Sonic duo – Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak – to open the ceremony, followed by newly added artists including Carrie Underwood, John Legend, and J Balvin with Maria Becerra. Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola, and Billy Strings will perform in special segments “that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the Grammy Awards telecast”.

Grammys Award show is quickly approaching and is scheduled to air live on 3 April. In order to join in on the biggest night in music, and to watch all of its star-studded performances, tune in at 8pm EDT (1am BST) on CBS. UK broadcast details are TBC.

Grammy Awards have finally announced the names of its guest presenters. Joni Mitchell and Dua Lipa Grammys 2022This year’s award show, hosted by Trevor Noah, has invited a diverse roster of musicians, artists, and actors to present the awards, including Joni Mitchell, Megan Thee Stallion, and Questlove.

were delayed from January until this Sunday, April 3 — when they will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (airing at 8 p.m. ET on CBS with host Trevor Noah) — some of these nominees feel as if they came out last decade instead of last year.

Joni Mitchell will be making a rare appearance at this year’s Grammys, where she is due to present an award.The singer-songwriter, who has largely kept out of the public eye since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015, is also nominated for Best Historical Album for ‘Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)’.On Friday (April 1), Mitchell was named Person of the Year at the 2022 MusiCares gala.

Grammy Awards performers such as Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste have a chance to carve their names in the show's history books Sunday.Through her song “Happier Than Ever,” Eilish could become the first artist ever to win record of the year three times in a row, and the only artist along with Paul Simon to take home the award three times. She’s in position to join Adele as the only artists to ever win three major categories — record, song and album of the year — twice.

Musical stars lined up to pay homage to Joni Mitchell in Las Vegas on Friday evening, with the tireless artist and activist being named Person of the Year at the 2022 MusiCares gala.

Will Smith's show-stopping slap at the2022 Oscars this past Sunday, the producers of the upcoming GRAMMY Awards admitted they're considering that «anything can happen» when it comes to music's biggest night on Sunday.GRAMMYs executive producer Ben Winston and co-producer Jeannae Rouzan-Clay spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier on Friday to preview the upcoming ceremony and talk about what they learned from the already-infamous Oscars moment.«It makes you more on your game,» Winston admitted. «It makes you go, 'Oh yeah, we're doing a live show for three and a half hours, where anything can happen.' ... It reminded us to be ready for anything that could happen and to talk about anything that could happen and it made me lose a lot more hours of sleep than I would have done if it hadn't happened, 'cause I was like, 'Oh yeah, we're doing that in a week's time!'»The pair shared that they're excited for Sunday's bevy of live performances, which range from Silk Sonic opening the show, to Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, Lady Gaga and more!«I think the whole show, to be very honest, is one big, diverse, ball of fun,» Rouzan-Clay noted. «I mean you have performers like Jon Batiste, who is gonna bring his own flavor of energy and excitement to the show, up to Chris Stapleton, who brings a completely different energy of flavor, so I think when you talk about bringing a show together with interesting mixes, the entire show is like one big salad bowl.

Thania Garcia The best in music are all headed to Sin City where the anticipation is higher than ever for the 64th Grammy Awards in Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. With a lineup that includes Olivia Rodrigo, Lady Gaga, BTS, Billie Eilish, Silk Sonic, Brandi Carlile, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, Jon Batiste, John Legend, Carrie Underwood, J Balvin with Maria Becerra, H.E.R., Chris Stapleton and more, it’s going to be an exciting and wide-ranging night of music.With Music’s Greatest Night just around the corner, dozens of honorary events and parties are happening leading up to Sunday’s show.See Variety’s updated list of festivities below.APRIL 1MusiCares Person of the Year5 p.m.MusicCares will be honoring Joni Mitchell as Person of the Year.MGM Grand Conference Center DaBaby at Drai’sTIME TBD Drai’s Day/nightclub11th story rooftop of The Cromwell on the Las Vegas Strip EMPIRE & Paper Route Empire Present: Key Glock – Yellow Tape 2 Album Release7:00 p.m.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEven in the years when the Grammys have seemed predictable, they rarely are — anyone remember Soy Bomb?And in an era when all bets already seemed to be unprecedentedly off, in the past days we’ve seen Kanye West disinvited from performing — although sources say talks are still ongoing with him, as well as Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and others — Foo Fighters cancel their scheduled performance due to drummer Taylor Hawkins’ tragic and untimely death on March 25; and of course Will Smith’s smack heard ‘round the world has changed how organizers approach major awards shows forever. Thus, we’re going into Grammy Weekend with a roll-with-it spirit that seems to extend to the organizers of the show as well. “It’s live television.

The Grammys has valiantly plodded on, making announcements about what it has in store, without dislodging Smith and Rock from the headlines: what price the hot news that Bruno Mars and Anderson . Paak’s retro-soul outfit Silk Sonic are opening the show, that the Foo Fighters’ appearance has been replaced by a hastily convened tribute to their late drummer Taylor Hawkins, or indeed the saga of Korean boyband BTS – two of whom have Covid, and may or may not perform – compared with one Hollywood star lamping another on live TV?Anyone tuning in for that sense of schadenfreude can always cling to the prospect of Kanye West attending – barred from performing as a result of his latest social media meltdown, he has nevertheless received five nominations for his album Donda – and the fact that the event is hosted by Trevor Noah, the subject of a recent Instagram tirade by West that included racial slurs.

th Grammy Awards 2022:An original date of January 31 was postponed due to fears surrounding the ongoing pandemic. The music award show is taking place on Sunday, 3 April. To watch the biggest night of music, viewers can tune in at 8pm EDT (1am BST).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Grammy Awards have announced the roster of presenters for the big show on Sunday night: current nominees Megan Thee Stallion, Joni Mitchell and Questlove; Grammy winners Lenny Kravitz, Dua Lipa, Ludacris, Billy Porter, Bonnie Raitt, and Keith Urban; past Grammy nominees Kelsea Ballerini and Avril Lavigne; actor-musicians Jared Leto and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez; and actor Anthony Mackie.Previously announced Grammy performers include J Balvin with Maria Becerra, Jon Batiste, Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish, Cynthia Erivo, H.E.R., Lady Gaga, John Legend, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, Maverick City Music, Nas, Aymée Nuviola, Leslie Odom, Jr., Ben Platt, Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic, Chris Stapleton, Billy Strings, Carrie Underwood, and Rachel Zegler. The show will also have a special tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died at the age of 50 last week while the band was on tour in South America.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLady Gaga has joined the lineup for this year’s Grammy Awards, taking place Sunday night in Las Vegas, the Recording Academy and CBS announced this morning. The 12-time Grammy-winner is up for another five awards this year, including two of the top categories, Record of the Year and Album of the Year, for her duets with Tony Bennett on the song “I Get a Kick Out of You” and the album it comes from, “Love for Sale.”The album is the second collection of duets from the pair, who performed a song from the first, “Cheek to Cheek,” on the Grammys in 2014.

There’s a new star in town! María Becerra, the Argentine singing sensation, is bringing her talents to the 2022 Grammy Awards! The annual gala celebrating the best and brightest in music will be taking place this year on April 3 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, which is the first time the Grammys have been handed out in the City of Sin.

LOS ANGELES -- The Grammys might be missing stars like Drake, The Weeknd and Kanye West as a performer, but the biggest night in music could still shine bright on the Las Vegas Strip.The ceremony relocated to Las Vegas for the first-time ever with several artists who could have epic nights including Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste. The awards shifted from Los Angeles because of the rising COVID-19 cases and omicron variant in January.

64th annual GRAMMY Awards are set to be a star-studded night filled with some truly epic performances!On Sunday, J Balvin with Maria Becerra, John Legend, Carrie Underwood and Silk Sonic, who will open the ceremony, will be taking the stage. Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola and Billy Strings will also perform in special segments that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the GRAMMYs telecast.Additionally, the Recording Academy announced even more performers for the upcoming awards show, including current nominees Jon Batiste, H.E.R., Nas, and Chris Stapleton.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen the Grammy nominations were announced in November, the man who surprised everyone with the biggest stack — 11 — was Jon Batiste, known to TV audiences as Stephen Colbert’s musical director, and nominated this year for his wide-ranging album, “We Are,” and the soundtrack from Disney-Pixar’s “Soul.” His work in multiple genres makes him a kindred spirit as well as friend to composer-musician Terence Blanchard. Although Blanchard’s Grammy nominations come in jazz categories this year, his expansive vision made history when he became the first Black composer at the Metropolitan Opera, with his astounding work, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.”The two join Variety for a conversation about awards, the folly of categorizing creativity and the healing power of music.

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