Grammy Awards
Are Beyoncé & Adele Headed for a Grammy Rematch?
Here we go again! With this week’s confirmation that Beyoncé will release a new album, Renaissance, on July 29, it appears very likely that Beyoncé and Adele are headed for a Grammy rematch. At the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017, the two singers went head-to-head in four categories. Adele won all four of these contests. The British superstar’s blockbuster hit “Hello” beat Beyoncé’s socially conscious “Formation” for record and song of the year. “Hello” also topped “Hold Up,” the third single from Beyoncé’s Lemonade album, for best pop solo performance. Finally, 25 bested Lemonade for album of the year. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In her acceptance speech for the latter award, a highly emotional Adele all but handed the Grammy to...
Kendrick Lamar Could Set These 5 Records at the 2023 Grammys
With his new album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers receiving rave reviews, Kendrick Lamar could be in for a big night when the 65th annual Grammy Awards are presented early next year (most likely in January at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles). Lamar has amassed 14 Grammys, but the top prize, album of the year, has eluded him. That may well change next year. Also, Lamar’s buzzy video for “The Heart Part 5,” in which his face morphs into the faces of such Black celebrities as O.J. Simpson, Kanye West and Will Smith, could take best music video. The visual has the “stop what you’re doing and watch this now” quality of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” which won in that category in 2019. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Mr. Morale &...
Justin Bieber Went 0-for-8 at the 2022 Grammys: Who Else Has Done That?
Justin Bieber was shut out at the 2022 Grammys, despite eight nominations – twice as many as he’d ever had in any one year. He’s not the first artist to go 0-for-8 at the Grammys. Three other superstars — Rihanna, Kanye West and Jay-Z — have experienced the same fate in recent years. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news When the 1965 awards were announced in March 1966, Paul McCartney went 0-for-9, which remains the biggest shutout in Grammy history. But that was five years before the Grammys became a live telecast, so few even noticed. (The Grammys really only became the Grammys as we know them when they became a live telecast in 1971.) The list of people who have been shut out in any given year (despite receiving seven or more nominations) include...
Black Coffee and RÜFÜS DU SOL Win Big at 64th Annual Grammy Awards
Over the weekend, the 64th annual Grammy Awards honored music’s best-in-class across over 80 unique categories. Electronic music was well represented, with South Africa’s Black Coffee and Australian electronic outfit RÜFÜS DU SOL taking home the genre’s top honors. The former’s stunning Subconsciously album took home the gilded gramophone in the competitive Best Dance/Electronic Music Album category, which also included ILLENIUM, Marshmello, Ten City, Sylvan Esso, and Major Lazer. “I want to thank God for the gift of music and being able to share it with the world and heal some souls,” Coffee said in his acceptance speech. He additionally extended his appreciation to his fellow collaborators, including David Guetta, for putting their trust in his a...
Steven Tyler’s Grammys Party Tallies $4.6M for Janie’s Fund
Steven Tyler’s Grammy Awards viewing party returned on Sunday after the annual event took a hiatus in 2021 due to the pandemic. Set for dinner and a show at the Hollywood Palladium, the event historically benefits Tyler’s charity organization Janie’s Fund, a philanthropic initiative to raise awareness for young girls who have survived abuse and neglect. In partnership with nonprofit Youth Villages, the name of the fund is inspired by Aerosmith’s 1989 hit “Janie’s Got a Gun,” which tells the story of a young girl who was a victim of domestic abuse. At the start of the evening, the Aerosmith frontman toasted the crowd, kicking off the Grammy’s livestream. Following the three-course dinner and awards telecast, the rockstar made his first public performance in two years, performing a piano ren...
Cat’s Out The Bag: Doja Cat Joins JBL As A Global Brand Ambassador
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jacob Webster / JBL Doja Cat, ahead of notching her Grammy Awards win for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance alongside SZA for the track “Kiss Me More,” another cat was let out of the bag. Via social media, the Planet Her star made a nod towards her new role as a global brand ambassador for audio tech brand JBL as only she can. Sporting a custom bejeweled JBL Clip 4 Bluetooth speaker on the red carpet, Doja Cat’s stunning evening attire was already enough to turn heads but the ante was upped to new levels via the glittery audio device. Related Stories Via a video posted on TikToko, Doja thrilled fans with a video showing off the custom Clip 4 while noshing on some food backstage as she was getting ready. The now-viral video garnered a flurry of responses from...
Tyler, the Creator Wins The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty As DJ Khaled would say: “another one.” Well, another Grammy Award for Tyler, the Creator that is. Almost a year after beating out DJ Khaled for the number one spot on the Billboard Charts with his album, Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, the Creator took home the ultimate gold when he won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, beating out his legendary peers such as Nas (King’s Disease II), J. Cole (The Off-Season), and Kanye West (Donda). Khaled’s album, Khaled Khaled didn’t even get nominated. Tyler stays getting the last laugh in these situations. This marks Tyler, the Creator’s second Grammy Award for Best Rap Album as he took home the award back in 2019 for his previous album, IGOR. Taking to Instagram to drop his accept...
The Best & The Worst of The 2022 Grammy Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty The 64th Grammy Awards held a lot of spectacle, and a couple of surprises, without any hands being thrown like last week. Of course, the evening didn’t go without a couple of snubs along the way. Held for the first time in Las Vegas, Nev. on Sunday (April 3), the Grammys were billed as a return to the splendor of ceremonies past before the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Trevor Noah, the awards show started out of the gate with a captivating performance by the duo of Silk Sonic, better known as Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak — really a trio if you count THAT wig. The duo’s performance showed off the pizazz they’ve been exhibiting during their MGM residency and would be the backdrop for their winning all four of the categories they we...
2022 Grammys: Jon Batiste Performs “FREEDOM”: Watch
Jon Batiste gave the type of triumphant performance one might expect from the most-nominated artist at the 2022 Grammy Awards. Watch the replay below. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert musical director turned up the party with a thrilling and colorful rendition of “FREEDOM” from his 2021 studio set We Are, beginning the number seated at the piano cloaked in a dramatic black cape. As the song gained momentum, he disrobed to reveal a sparkling turquoise suit, joyfully singing, “When I move my body just like this/ I don’t know why/ But I feel like freedom/ I hear a song that takes me back/ And I let go with so much freedom/ Free to live how I wanna live/ I’m gon’ get what I’m gonna get/ ‘Cause it’s my freedom” as he danced around stage. Eventually, the onstage dance party spilled out in...
2022 Grammy Awards to Include ‘Stand Up for Ukraine’ Segment
The 2022 Oscars were criticized for what some saw as a somewhat muted and indirect response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the 2022 Grammys plan a more direct response. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards telecast, to be held Sunday (April 3) in Las Vegas, will feature a segment meant to raise awareness about the war in Ukraine. It will include opportunities for viewers to take action and contribute to the global “Stand Up for Ukraine” campaign. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On Saturday (April 2), the Recording Academy announced its partnership with Global Citizen, one of the key players in the “Stand Up for Ukraine” campaign. “We are heartbroken by the situation in Ukraine, yet still moved by the resilient spirit on display there every day,”...
2022 Grammy Awards Winners List: Who Won Big This Year? (Updating Live)
The 2022 Grammys were weird before a single winner was announced. Following an admittedly pretty fun but down year during prime pandemic, the 64th annual awards ceremony was delayed due to the Omicron surge, rescheduled from January to April. And that was even after — as is pathetically typical for the Recording Academy — scandal after scandal piled on, from controversial figures receiving nominations, to clear frontrunners being barred from certain categories, to last minute rule changes, to megastars withdrawing their names from the competition. Oh, and then there was five-time nominee Kanye West’s performance being canceled because of his beef with host Trevor Noah. So yeah, the 2022 Grammys were kind of a mess for months before anyone even arrived at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las V...
Lady Gaga Joins Grammy Performance Lineup
Lady Gaga is the latest high-profile name to join the performance lineup for the 64th Grammy awards, which will take place Sunday (April 3) and air live on CBS from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In tandem with longtime collaborator Tony Bennett, Gaga is up for five awards, including album of the year for their Cole Porter tribute Love for Sale and record of the year for “I Get a Kick Out of You.” No announcement was made regarding the possible participation of Bennett, 95, who retired from public performance following two shows last August at New York Radio’s City Music Hall. Other artists set to perform on Sunday include Silk Sonic (who will open the show), Jon Batiste, Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow,...
