Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Platt, and Rachel Zegler joined forces for a rousing tribute to Stephen Sondheim during the 2022 Grammy awards ceremony on Sunday. The iconic Broadway composer and lyricist died on Nov. 26 at age 91 and led the In Memoriam segment of the Grammys. The …
Read More »Watch: Rolling Stone Interviews Japanese Breakfast, Leon Bridges, Doechii From Grammys Red Carpet
Rolling Stone was on the red carpet for the first ever Grammy Awards live from Las Vegas, and our video team caught up with stars heading into the ceremony at the MGM Grand for the biggest night in music. Check out our footage below with exclusive interviews with Leon Bridges, …
Read More »Volodymyr Zelenskyy Appears at Grammys From Kyiv Bunker to Ask for Unity in Fight Against Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared during the Grammys to deliver a passionate speech calling for action from viewers to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Speaking from a bunker in Kyiv, Zelensky appeared on video before John Legend’s performance of his brand-new track, “Free.” In his speech, Zelenskyy drew …
Read More »Justin Bieber Gives the Censors a Workout During 'Peaches' Grammy Performance
Justin Bieber might get his peaches out in Georgia, but he brought his Grammy-nominated single to Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Arena. On Sunday, Bieber brought out Giveon and Daniel Caesar for a show-stopping rendition of their “Peaches” collaboration. Bieber began his performance from behind the piano, doing a slow jam …
Read More »H.E.R. Played Every Instrument in the World With Lenny Kravitz and Travis Barker at the Grammys
H.E.R., already a regular on the Grammy stage, returned to the awards show Sunday to perform an all-star medley at the Las Vegas ceremony with Lenny Kravitz, Travis Barker, and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis joining the singer onstage. The singer, born Gabriella Wilson, opened her blowout performance with a …
Read More »Grammys 2022: Silk Sonic Cruise to Big Wins, Jon Batiste Pulls an Upset
Silk Sonic coasted to big wins for Record and Song of the Year at the 2022 Grammy Awards, while Jon Batiste scored a major Album of the Year upset. Silk Sonic, the incomparably smooth retro-soul duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, in fact picked up all four of the …
Read More »Accept Reality: We Now Live in a World Where the Grammys Are Awesome
Oh, you sweet innocent little lamb — you’re mad about who won Album of the Year at the Grammys. Never change. Here’s the thing: Can you name the last six Album of the Year winners off the top of your head, without looking it up? No, you can’t, because you …
Read More »'It's The Same Jon-Jon': Jon Batiste Talks 'Freedom' and 'We Are' Ahead of Major Grammy Wins
Speaking with Rolling Stone backstage at rehearsals for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, Jon Batiste highlighted “Boy Hood,” a cut from his 2021 album We Are where he sings: “If you see him then and even if ya see him now / It’s the same Jon Jon with that same …
Read More »Lorde Makes Up for Lost Time With Blissful Tour Opener in Nashville
NASHVILLE — “This is crazy for me — I haven’t been just somewhere else doing this,” Lorde told the audience at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House midway through opening night of her 2022 Solar Power tour. She wasn’t kidding: Though she’s had one-off appearances here and there, the New Zealand …
Read More »Give BTS a Real Spy Movie Immediately, and 11 Other Thoughts on the 2022 Grammys
Even the most ardent Grammy haters would have to admit that the ceremony at least has an ethos: The alternate-universe vision of current popular music it presents is almost its own radio format, where almost everything is more classicist, melodic, and live-instrument-driven than our unfiltered real world. (The choices for …
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