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 »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 »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 »Beyoncé Was Late to the Grammys Because She… Got Stuck in Traffic
Beyoncé can do no wrongs, yes. But when you’re about to beat a Grammy record… shouldn’t you call your Uber a tad early? We’ll let it slide, Bey! During Sunday’s Grammys telecast, Beyoncé tied the record for most Grammy nominations — and wasn’t there (yet) to accept her award for …
Read More »Last Night, the Grammys Turned Back Into an Awards Show
“Don’t even think of it as an awards show,” Trevor Noah said at the Grammys last year. “This is a concert where we give out awards!” That was the Grammy-night game plan for the past two years — emphasizing live music, letting the performers run wild, cutting out all the …
Read More »Mick Fleetwood Enlists Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt to Honor 'Songbird' Christine McVie at 2023 Grammys
Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, and Mick Fleetwood joined forces to pay tribute to Christine McVie during the In Memoriam segment of the 2023 Grammy Awards. The performance began with Kacey Musgraves, who sang a shattering cover of Loretta Lynn‘s “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (Lynn died in October at 90). Quavo then …
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 »Kacey Musgraves Remembers Loretta Lynn With 'Coal Miner's Daughter' at the 2023 Grammys
Kacey Musgraves paid tribute to Loretta Lynn on Sunday night during the 2023 Grammy Awards’ In Memoriam segment. Strumming Lynn’s Epiphone guitar — with “Loretta Lynn” spelled out on the neck —Musgraves sang Lynn’s autobiographical 1970 song “Coal Miner’s Daughter” as images of the stars we lost last year, like …
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 »Beyoncé Breaks Grammy Record for Most Wins in History
Beyoncé is now the most decorated Grammy winner in the awards show history with 32 wins. Before even getting to the Big Four categories, Queen Bey broke the record, previously held by Georg Solti, as she won the award for Best Dance/Electronic Album for Renaissance. Related: Where to Find Beyonce …
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