T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As Africa’s musical imprint around the world continues to become more prominent, its artists now have a …
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Christina Aguilera, Lionel Richie, Maluma, Lenny Kravitz, Mark Ronson, Meryl Streep, and Oprah Winfrey are among the presenters for the 2024 Grammy Awards this Sunday, Billboard reports. Samara Joy, who won Best New Artist last year, will also present. She joins fellow category winner Aguilera, who took home Best New …
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SZA will bring a taste of Rolling Stone‘s Number One album of 2023 to the Grammys. On Monday, the Recording Academy announced that the singer — the most-nominated artist at this year’s awards show — will be performing live from the Los Angeles ceremony on Feb. 4. SZA is up …
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Joni Mitchell will perform on the Grammy stage for the first time in her legendary career at the 2024 award show, taking place Sunday, February 4 at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. The singer-songwriter, who is nominated for Best Folk Album for Joni Mitchell at Newport, previously received the Recording Academy’s …
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For the first time in 22 years, Billy Joel will be taking the stage at the Grammy Awards. The musician has been added to the growing lineup of performers for the 66th Grammy Awards, which will take place on Feb. 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Joel will …
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Three of the most popular women in music today will be performing at the 2024 Grammy Awards. On Jan. 16, the Recording Academy revealed the first three performers of this year’s awards show: Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Dua Lipa. The second round of performers include appearances from Burna Boy, …
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While Trevor Noah has departed the Daily Show, he’ll be returning to host the 2024 Grammys for a fourth year in a row. The comedian made the announcement during his Spotify podcastWhat Now? With Trevor Noahearly Thursday. “I’m hosting the Grammys. I’m excited about that, yeah,” he said on the …
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In just a little over three minutes Brandy Clark flies to Paris, reads Lonesome Dove, listens to Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” and goes on a psychedelic trip. But she still can’t forget the lover who broke her heart. That’s the genius premise of “Buried,” Clark’s Grammy-nominated song and a standout of …
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Indie singer-songwriter Noah Kahan debuted on Saturday Night Live with a performance of “Dial Drunk” from his third studio album, Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever). Kahan had released a shorter version of the album last year, but in June added seven more tracks to it, “Dial Drunk” among …
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O ne has two degrees from Juilliard, and the other went straight from the streets of Atlanta to the studio, where he helped invent trap as we know it. They come from wildly different musical worlds, but Jon Batiste and Gucci Mane found plenty of common ground when they came …
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