Lizzo returned to the Grammy stage to perform a couple of her biggest hits this year. She opened her performance with an a cappella take on her hit “About Damn Time” before quickly taking the Grammys to church with “Special.” Flanked by a group of dancers in gold gospel choir …
Read More »Every Rapper Who Appeared in the Grammy's Star-Studded Hip-Hop Tribute
The Grammy Awards celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip-hop Sunday night with a 14-minute performance, packed with luminaries from the genre’s past and present. More than 20 of hip-hop’s biggest artists ascended onto the Grammys stage for an exciting cross-generational medley that became one of the highlights of this year’s …
Read More »Kim Petras Makes History As First Trans Woman to Win a Grammy for Best Pop Duo — And Her Speech Is Incredibly Powerful
LGBTQ history was made at the 2023 Grammy Awards. On Sunday, Kim Petras and Sam Smith accepted the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Collaboration for their song “Unholy,” making Petras the first-ever transgender woman to win a Grammy in the category. The artists walked onstage together, but Smith stood behind …
Read More »Ben Affleck Was Over the Post-Grammys Discourse Before It Even Started
The 2023 Grammys began with an unusually smooth start. Bad Bunny opened the show, getting everyone on their feet at the very beginning of an incredibly long night. The crowd seemed to be buzzing, especially at the front tables where music’s biggest stars were sitting, cheering on their peers. But …
Read More »Harry Styles Drops Lethargic 'As It Was' Grammys 2023 Performance
Harry Styles returned to the Grammy Awards this Sunday to perform hit song “As It Was” from his third album Harry’s House. He is nominated for six awards this year, including Album, Record and Song of the Year. Styles’ close collaborator Kid Harpoon introduced his performance, tracing through his journey …
Read More »The Recording Academy Won't Give Beyoncé Her Flowers, But Lizzo Definitely Will
The Recording Academy can’t ever seem to get it right when it comes to Beyoncé. With the release and nomination of each of her culture-shifting albums, the 85-year-old institution makes a point of tip-toeing as close to the line of recognizing her influence as possible without actually doing so. Even …
Read More »Quavo Honors Takeoff With Poignant Performance of 'Without You' at 2023 Grammys
Quavo paid tribute to his late nephew and Migos bandmate Takeoff with a special performance during the “In Memoriam” segment of the 2023 Grammy Awards. Joined by the Atlanta-based gospel group/worship collective Maverick City Music, Quavo performed his recent single, “Without You,” which he released in early January as a …
Read More »Harry Styles' One Direction Bandmates Are Very Proud of Him After Album of the Year Win
Among the many notes and posts of congratulations coming Harry Styles’ way after his Album of the Year win at the Grammys Sunday night, two notable ones came from his former One Direction bandmates, Liam Payne and Niall Horan. Horan celebrated the moment in real-time, posting a photo of his …
Read More »Paul McCartney's Post-Beatles Musical Legacy Focus of Upcoming Documentary
Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles music career will be the focus of an upcoming documentary directed by Morgan Neville. The tentatively titled Man on the Run, “the definitive document of Paul’s emergence from the dissolution of the world’s biggest band and his triumphant creation of a second decade of musical milestones — …
Read More »Nirvana, the Supremes, Heart Honored at Grammy Special Merit Awards: 'Keep On Rockin''
The Recording Academy’s Special Merit Award ceremony arrived the Saturday afternoon ahead of the 65th annual Grammy Awards. Members of Nirvana, the Supremes, and Heart, along with Woodstock photographer Henry Diltz, Auto-Tune inventor Dr. Andy Hildebrand and more, received honors at the intimate gathering inside Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los …
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