Hazel Monét can put that on her mama! On Friday, Victoria Monét‘s two-year-old daughter made Grammy Awards history by becoming the youngest person nominated for an award, thanks to her featured vocals on “Hollywood,” her mom’s song with Earth, Wind & Fire. In fact, Hazel earned two nominations: “Hollywood” is …
Read More »'Barbie' Amplifies $100 Million Fortune With Nearly a Dozen 2024 Grammy Awards Nominations
Barbie’s cultural chokehold has reached the Recording Academy. Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster, which brought in over $100 million, was an ode to girlhood that understood the fundamental function music plays in our collective and individual existential crises. When Hollywood’s award season begins in a few weeks, Barbie is certain to …
Read More »The Grammys Still Don't Know What to Do With Latin Music
Last year at the Grammys, Bad Bunny’s LP Un Verano Sin Ti made history as the first Spanish-language project nominated for Album of the Year, and his song “Moscow Mule” got a nod under Best Pop Solo Performance. These all seemed to be signs that the Recording Academy was broadening …
Read More »Taylor Swift Now Has the Most Song of the Year Grammy Nominations. Like, Ever
Taylor Swift: the record-breaker. The 2024 Grammy nominations were announced Friday, and with the reveal, Swift made her-story by breaking the record for most Song of the Year nods, thanks to “Anti-Hero.” She now has seven total nominations in the category, one more than Paul McCartney and Lionel Richie. Swift …
Read More »'Little Richard: I Am Everything' Up for Best Music Film Grammy, First-Ever Nomination for Music Legend
Little Richard: I Am Everything was among the nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards’ Best Music Film, with the nomination marking the first-ever for both the “Architect of Rock and Roll” and production company Rolling Stone Films (yes, thisRolling Stone). The film, directed by Lisa Cortés and executive produced by …
Read More »Taylor Swift, SZA, Olivia Rodrigo Lead 2024 Grammy Nominees
The 2024 Grammy nominations have arrived, and SZA, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and Victoria Monét are among the artists set to compete for the top prizes. SZA, on the strength of her celebrated smash album, SOS, led all nominees this year with nine, while Monét’s breakthrough debut album, Jaguar II, …
Read More »Why Is This Engineer-Mixer Among the Top 2024 Grammy Nominees?
What do Usher’s Confessions, La Roux’s “In for the Kill,” and Taylor Swift‘s Folklore have in common? They were all mixed by 45-time Grammy-nominated Serban Ghenea. You may not have noticed, but the Canadian mixer-engineer has received Grammy nominations for the last 12 consecutive years, taking home 19 awards. His …
Read More »Will Taylor Swift Go Up Against the Foo Fighters and SZA for the Album of the Year Grammy?
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. Taylor Swift’s Midnights and SZA’s SOS feel like the undeniable front-runners for the Album of …
Read More »The Song of the Year Grammy Could Be a Genre-Crossing Slugfest
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. If the biggest song of the year (Morgan Wallen‘s “Last Night”) has a chance in …
Read More »Will Gunna and Travis Scott Split the Vote for Best Rap Album Grammy Nominations?
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. There’s been intense speculation about just what’s behind the dearth of hip-hop at the top …
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