Always an angel, never a God — except when you receive multiple award nominations. Boygenius, the indie supergroup of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus, earned six nominations for the 2024 Grammys, which will take place on Feb. 4 at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. Their full-length debut, the record, …
Read More »Former Grammys CEO Neil Portnow Accused of Drugging and Raping Artist in New Lawsuit
Over three years after an allegation first surfaced accusing former Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow of rape, the woman who accused him has now sued the music industry exec over the allegation. According to the suit, filed in New York on Wednesday and obtained by Rolling Stone, a recording artist …
Read More »The Latin Rock or Alternative Grammy Could Come Down to These Rockeros and Genre-Benders
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. This category can feel like a grab bag of indie and alternative experiments that don’t …
Read More »Girl Power Will Dominate the Grammy Nominations for Best Pop Solo Performance
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 it is truly “the year of the girl” as many have claimed in light …
Read More »A Christian Artist Sang 'Cock' on Their Album. The Grammys Bounced Them Out of Their Category
There’s a fine line for what the Recording Academy considers eligible for Best Contemporary Christian Album at the Grammys. In the case of drag queen Christian singer Flamy Grant, that line was drawn over several curse words. Grant, whose offstage name is Matthew Blake and uses they/them pronouns when not …
Read More »How Lainey Wilson Took Over Nashville
I n a year when country music had its share of viral wonders and flash-in-the-pan hits, Lainey Wilson has been playing the long game. Since releasing her first major-label album, Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’, in 2021, she’s won over country music fans and the Nashville industry with her well-crafted songs …
Read More »Grammys Intelligently Ban Artificial Intelligence From Awards Eligibility
Fake Drake and the Faknd won’t be winning real Grammys anytime soon, now that the CEO of the Recording Academy has disallowed “Heart on My Sleeve” — a song that uses AI to mimic the voices of the Weeknd and Drake — from awards eligibility. A TikTok user called Ghostwriter977 …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda to Adapt 'The Warriors' Into a Stage Musical
Lin-Manuel Miranda is writing a stage musical version of The Warriors, Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel, which inspired the 1979 cult thriller film by director Walter Hill. According to The New York Post, which first reported the news, not many details on the project are know at this point, but Miranda’s …
Read More »Music Made With AI Will Be Eligible for Grammys, But Only Humans Will Be Awarded
The Grammy Awards are getting ahead of the curve when it comes to dealing with artificial intelligence in the music industry. A change to the ceremony’s guidelines last month opened the door for music created with AI to be eligible for awards, however, “a work that contains no human authorship …
Read More »2024 Grammys Reveals Dates for Nominations and Award Show
The Recording Academy has revealed the date and location for the 2024 Grammy Awards, as well as when nominations will be announced. The 66th annual Grammys will take place on Feb. 4, 2024, at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, marking the second straight year — and 21st year overall — at …
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