St. Vincent, a.k.a. Annie Clark, made a special appearance on The Late Show in host Stephen Colbert’s house band. The musician took the opportunity to publicly urge the Dallas Cowboys to book her to perform the National Anthem at a future game. “You are a proud daughter of Dallas, is …
Read More »Album of the Year Awardee Jon Batiste Reflects on His Grammy Wins on 'Colbert'
Jon Batiste took home five Grammys on Sunday evening — including Album of the Year for his LP, We Are, and Best Music Video for “Freedom.” The musician and The Late Show bandleader sat down with host Stephen Colbert to discuss his wins. Colbert asked Batiste to recount his day, …
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 »'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 »Joni Mitchell Left Bootsy the Cat at Home to Party With Brandi Carlile, St. Vincent, Beck, and More
This time last year, Joni Mitchell was Zooming in to Clive Davis’ virtual Grammy party — kicking off the night with wine and dressed in finery, and then, as the hours wore on, kicking back to watch performers in pajamas, with popcorn and her trusty ginger cat Bootsy in tow. …
Read More »Spotify, Electric Lady Studios Tap Patti Smith, Jon Batiste, Japanese Breakfast for New EP Series
Patti Smith, Jon Batiste, and Japanese Breakfast are among the artists set to contribute to a new Spotify EP series, Live at Electric Lady. Each participating artist will share a short collection of songs recorded live at the famed New York City studio. The artists were encouraged to play their …
Read More »