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The Carter family made a surprise appearance at the 2024 Grammy Awards as the Recording Academy presented Jay-Z with the Global Impact Award — and Shawn Carter didn’t hold back as he tore into the ceremony’s complicated history with hip-hop and Beyoncé consistently being snubbed in the major categories. The …

Back in the beginning, Davido used to dream of just wanting “to hear my song on the radio once or twice” — getting to the Grammys was barely a glimmer. But last night the Nigerian American superstar let Rolling Stone tag along as he rolled up to music’s biggest night …

Miley Cyrus is a first-time Grammy Award winner. She took home Best Pop Solo Performance for “Flowers.” Cyrus was presented the award from another “MC”: Mariah Carey. Cyrus took a minute to fangirl over the presenter and recall an experience she had at Carey’s concert at Hollywood Bowl, where the …

SZA had another trick up her sleeve during her big Grammy night: The singer debuted her new song “Saturn” during a MasterCard commercial. The track will likely appear on Lana, her deluxe version of SOS. The star performed “Saturn” on a verdant set, swinging among trees and flowers like a …

Stevie Nick’s headlining North American tour kicks off next week in Atlantic City, but the singer and songwriter is already eager to play even more shows. On Monday, Nicks announced the addition of 12 new dates to the already expansive run, now scheduled to conclude in June rather than March …

Grammy night’s most nominated artist this year has arrived: SZA brought “Snooze” and “Kill Bill” to the 2024 awards ceremony. Performing at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the artist appeared onstage in a black hat and matching leather trench coat, backed by dumpsters full of fire and vintage trash …

Travis Scott hit the 2024 Grammys stage on Sunday night to bring his Utopia album to life. The performance opened with Scott performing “My Eyes” from a raised platform as fog filled the stage, and as he segued into “I Know,” the rapper moved closer to the stage. As he …

Riot grrrl greats Bikini Kill will hit the road this summer with a North American tour scheduled to launch in August. The run will begin with two shows at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, Aug. 15 and 16, with concerts scheduled through Sept. 11 at the Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore. …

The Grow, Unite, Build, Africa (GUBA) Enterprise and Rolling Stone hosted the second annual African Nominee Brunch on Saturday in Beverly Hills, celebrating a landmark year for African representation at this weekend’s Grammy Awards. The brunch is among the more vibrant events in all of Grammy weekend. This year’s celebration …

Ice Cube said he never expected to be onstage accepting a gilded gramophone with his fellow N.W.A members, but that’s what happened Saturday when he, MC-Ren, DJ Yella and the mother and son of late rapper Eazy-E received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy at the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards. “My …