Awards
Blue Ivy Carter Celebrated Her Grammy Win By Turning Award Into a Sippy Cup
Blue Ivy received a writing credit on the song that was featured on The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack, making her the second-youngest artist to ever win a Grammy. “I know my daughter is watching, two daughters and my son, y’all are all watching. Congratulations Blue. She won a Grammy tonight. I’m so proud of you, and I’m so honored to be your mommy, all of your mommys,” Beyonce said of her eldest child with Jay while accepting her record-breaking 28th Grammy Sunday night. Blue Ivy did not appear at the socially distanced awards show, where Queen Bey made history as the most-awarded female and tied Quincy Jones as the living person with the most Grammys ever. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with...
Katy Perry, Sam Smith and More Set to Virtually Appear at 2021 GLAAD Awards
As the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards quickly approach, tons of celebs are getting ready to join in the celebration for LGBTQ inclusion. On Thursday (March 18), GLAAD revealed a new slate of special guests who will be attending the revamped, virtual ceremony this year. A bevy of stars will be joining in for GLAAD’s big night, including Katy Perry, Sam Smith, Jojo Siwa, Bob The Drag Queen, Shangela, Eureka O’Hara, Sterling K. Brown, Laverne Cox, Clea DuVall, Dan Levy and Jim Parsons. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back thei...
Grammy: Young Nigerians redefining global music space – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Nigerian Afrobeat star, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy, and hip hop artist, Ayodeji Balogun musically known as Wizkid, for winning awards at the 63rd 2021 Grammys held in Los Angeles, United States of America. The National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, in a statement issued yesterday, said the awards crowned the efforts of Nigerian superstars such as Fela Anikulakpo Kuti and others, who were the main progenitors of Afrobeat/Afropop that has become the mainstream music all over the world. According to Akpanudoedehe, “As a party, we are immensely proud that the country’s musical stars are leading the pack of young Africans who are redefining the global music ...
Laura Pausini Reacts to Her Oscar Nomination: ‘I Still Don’t Believe It’
After being nominated Monday (March 15) for the 2021 Oscars, Laura Pausini took to social media to say, “I still don’t believe it.” The Italian crooner, known for timeless Latin ballads including “Viveme,” “En Cambio No,” and “Amores Extraños,” is nominated for best original song alongside Diane Warren for “Io Sí (Seen),” the theme song to the Edoardo Ponti-directed film The Life Ahead, starring his mother, Sophia Loren. “Being able to be part of such a special project as ‘The Life Ahead’ with #EdoardoPonti and #SophiaLoren was for me one of the greatest gifts that life could give me,” she wrote. “And now knowing that I’m nominated for an Oscar is beyond any wish or expectation I could dream of. I want to thank the Academy for welcoming ‘Io Si’ and the message it bri...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Floral Folklore’ Grammys Dress: Watch It Come Together
It was another big Grammy night for Swift, who made history with her third album of the year award for her surprise pandemic record Folklore, which she accepted with her musical collaborators, The National‘s Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. “I want to thank all of my collaborators who are on the stage,” Swift said in her acceptance speech. “But mostly, we just want to thank the fans. You guys met us in this imaginary world that we created, and we can’t tell you how honored we are forever by this. Thank you so much, and thank you to the Recording Academy. We will never forget that you did this for us. Thank you so much.” Taylor also thanked the fans again in a tweet, writing, “The fans are the reason we’re floating to...
Here Are All the Times That Females Swept the Big Four Grammys
1971 (presented March 14, 1972): Carole King won album (Tapestry), record (“It’s Too Late”) and song (“You’ve Got a Friend”). Carly Simon, who had her breakthrough hit in 1971 with the haunting “That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be,” won best new artist. 1981 (presented Feb. 24, 1982): John Lennon & Yoko Ono took album (Double Fantasy), Kim Carnes won record (“Bette Davis Eyes”) and Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss won song for writing that smash. Sheena Easton, coming off such hits as “Morning Train (Nine to Five)” and “For Your Eyes Only,” took best new artist. 2006 (presented Feb. 11, 2007): Dixie Chicks (consisting of Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Robison) won album (Taking the Long Way), record and song (“Not Ready to Make Nice”). Carrie Underwood, coming off s...
How to Watch the 2021 Oscar Nominations Announcement
Nominations for the 93rd annual Academy Awards will be announced Monday morning, following the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday evening. Nick Jonas and wife, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, will announce all 23 categories during a two-part livestream broadcast across the Academy’s social media accounts as well as on Oscar.com and Oscars.org. The first part will start at 8:19 a.m. ET, where nominations in nine categories, including best original score, will be revealed. The second half featuring the final 14 categories will resume at 8:31 a.m. ET, including the top prizes like best picture and best actor and actress in a leading role; the best original song nominees will also be announced during the second portion of the broadcast. You Deserve to Make M...
Here Are All of the 2021 Grammy Awards Performances
The 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (March 14) were a star-studded event despite the pandemic making the night a bit different from those in years past. The show, hosted by Trevor Noah, was socially distanced and held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and its surrounding areas. Among the many performers of the evening were K-pop superstars BTS, Taylor Swift, DaBaby, Dua Lipa, Mickey Guyton, and others. Harry Styles, who won best pop solo performance for his hit “Watermelon Sugar,” kicked off the show with a jazzy rendition of the Hot 100 chart topper. The singer showed off his moves while in a flashy head-to-toe leather look — sans shirt — and a green boa. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating sho...
33 Moments You Didn’t See on TV at the 2021 Grammys
Below, follow along with Billboard’s virtual day with the stars (all times in local PT). Noon PT: The Grammy Premiere Ceremony kicks off with a virtual collaborative cover of Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology),” featuring Camilo, Alexandre Desplat, Sarah Jarosz, Ledici, PJ Morton and more of the night’s nominees. 12:09 p.m.: The first Grammy of the night goes to Kaytranada’s “10%,” featuring Kali Uchis, for best dance recording. His Bubba also wins best dance/electronic album, and he’ll be up for best new artist at the primetime telecast. 12:15 p.m.: Album of the year nominee Jacob Collier wins his first Grammy of the night: best arrangement, instruments and vocals for “He Won’t Hold You,” featuring Rapsody. 1...
Fito Paez, Grupo Niche, Natalia Lafourcade Win Grammys Latin Categories
“I was very nervous,” Páez told Billboard over the phone minutes later. “There’s different music ‘schools’ in the world. I grew up with the American school,” added Páez, one of the great pioneers of melodic Argentine rock that bears British and American influences. “So to have that school give you a pat on the back is a great honor. A great honor that exceeds the award itself. It’s as if the entire country had enveloped me in its arms.” For Grupo Niche, perhaps Colombia’s most emblematic and symbolic salsa band, the win was fraught with emotion. The group, founded in Cali 40 years ago, won in the best tropical album category for 40, an album that pays homage both to its anniversary and to its late founder, Jairo Varela, who died in 2012. “It’s the first album we recorded that doesn’t inclu...
Which Album Should Grammy Voters Declare Best Tropical Latin Album? Vote!
Ahead of the Grammy awards on Sunday (March 14), we want to know: Who are you hoping Grammy voters chose to win best tropical Latin album? This year, five vibrant albums are up for the golden gramophone, including Jose Alberto “El Ruisenor’s” Mi Tumbao, Edwin Bonilla’s Infinito, Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis’ Sigo Cantando al Amor (Deluxe), Grupo Niche’s 40, and Victor Manuelle’s Memorias de Navidad. Last year, the legendary afro-Colombian salsa group Grupo Niche took the Latin Grammy for salsa album with their 40th-anniversary album. Jorge Celedon and Sergio Luis’ joint set, Sigo Cantando al Amor (Deluxe), nabbed the award for cumbia/vallenato album. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with givin...
How Cardi B Feels About the Grammys: ‘Congratulate the Small Black Artists’
In a lengthy note further explaining her thoughts, she clarified, “I do feel that there were some albums and songs that should have been considered for nominations. Maybe next year they will get it right.” “However let’s not forget the Grammy’s nominated soo many independent black artists this year that don’t get exposure by blogs, magazines and other award shows like Chika, D Smoke, Royce 5’9′, Freddie Gibbs, Jay Electronica, Kaytranada, Brittany Howard, Mykal Kilgore, Ledisi, Jean & Marcus Baylor, Luke James, Gregory Porter, Giveon, Ant Clemons, Robert Glasper, Free Nationals & Thundercat and so much more,” Cardi noted. (See the full list of 2021 Grammy nominations here.) “It’s frustrating sometimes to work and wor...
