by Jaila Manuel This Sunday, January 26th is the biggest night for music. The 62nd annual Grammy award show is happening at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. We’ve got everything you need to know! This year’s host is the 15-time Grammy award winner and R&B icon herself Alicia Keys. It will be her … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 59th annual Grammy Awards being presented Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles (all times local): ___ 8:55 p.m. Adele’s “25” has won the album of the year Grammy Award, capping a huge night for the singer, who moments earlier had won for record of the … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Bette Midler is going back to the beginning of her career — the divine beginning. The Grammy- and Emmy Award-winner is re-releasing a deluxe version of “The Divine Miss M,” her 1972 debut album that included the hits “Do You Want To Dance,” ”Chapel Of Love,” ”Friends” and “Boogie Woogie Bugle … Continue reading
JERUSALEM (AP) — Violinist Itzhak Perlman, a longtime advocate for the disabled, is still upset over Donald Trump’s derisive behavior toward a disabled reporter last fall and says he will be supporting Hillary Clinton in November’s election. The mild-mannered musician, who contracted polio as a child and uses an electric scooter to move around, said … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Changes at the Grammy Awards include members voting in fewer categories at the 2017 show and songs only released on streaming services being in contention for nomination. The Recording Academy announced changes Thursday that will impact the 2017 Grammys, to be presented Feb. 12 in Los Angeles. Streaming-only recordings — released … Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning country singer-songwriter Guy Clark, who wrote hits like “L.A. Freeway” and “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” has died. He was 74. Clark died Tuesday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according to his manager, Keith Case. He’d been in poor health, although Case didn’t give an official cause of death. … Continue reading
Prince accepted a standing ovation as he strolled out carrying a cane and rocking an Afro to present the 2015 Grammy for album of the year. Then he stole the show with a line that reminded everyone he was more than just a pop superstar; he was a black activist. “Albums still matter,” he said. … Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alicia Keys will debut new music from her next album during the first-ever live musical performance as a part of the opening ceremony for the UEFA Champions League Final in Italy next month. UEFA and Pepsi announced that the Grammy-winning singer will be the first musical act to perform as a … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) â Hello, it’s Adele, and she’s performing at next month’s Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the British singer, leading nominee Kendrick Lamar, the Weeknd and Little Big Town will perform at the Feb. 15 show. Adele returned to music in top form with “25,” … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Malcolm-Jamal Warner poured his real-life experiences — both in and out of love — into his latest album, “Selfless.” “You start to look at life a little differently when you get to your mid-40s,” Warner, 45, said in a recent interview. “I’m at a place where I’ve kind of taken a … Continue reading
Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard makes a powerful political and musical statement with his new E-Collective quintet on “Breathless,” his first plunge as a bandleader into groove-based electric fusion music drawing on funk, R&B and the blues. The title track, inspired by the last words (“I can’t breathe”) of Eric Garner, who died … Continue reading
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Iggy Azalea is nominated for four Grammy Awards, and the rapper wouldn’t care if she won one for best accent or best hair color. “I don’t care if I get a Grammy for best album artwork. A Grammy is a Grammy, baby,” she said in an interview Thursday. “Nobody … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Jhene Aiko released both an EP and an album ahead of the Grammys, but it’s her seven-song effort that’s competing for a Grammy against Beyonce, Pharrell and Chris Brown. The rising singer-songwriter released the EP “Sail Out” in November 2013, which features collaborations with Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino. It … Continue reading
