grammys 2022
2022 Dance/Electronic Grammy Preview: Bonobo on Competing Against Himself & How the Awards Are ‘Catching Up’ With Electronic Music
Editors note: In this series, Billboard Dance is speaking with each 2022 Grammy nominee from the dance/electronic categories ahead of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3 in Las Vegas. While he’s not yet taken home a Grammy, Bonobo is a clear favorite amongst the dance/electronic categories at the awards. The Los Angeles-based producer, born Simon Green, has five total nominations across the two categories going back the past four years, a timeline that parallels these categories shifting away from bombastic EDM and towards the subtler form of IDM that has long been Green’s signature. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news This year his chances of winning are doubled, with Bonobo showing up twice in the best dance/electronic re...
Silk Sonic, J Balvin, Carrie Underwood Join Grammys Performer Lineup
Silk Sonic, J Balvin, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola and Billy Strings have joined the performance lineup for the 64th Grammy awards, which will be held Sunday (April 3) at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena and broadcast live on CBS. Silk Sonic, the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak that is up for four Grammys, will open the telecast. The performances by Maverick City Music, Nuviola and Strings are meant to “showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the Grammy Awards telecast,” according to the Grammys. Jon Batiste, Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, Nas, Olivia Rodrigo and Chris Stapleton will also perform at the Grammys, which will be hosted by Trevor Noah. Batiste l...
Grammys Moved to April, Will Take Place in Las Vegas
The Grammys have a new date. After being originally scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on January 31, the Grammys are headed to Sin City. The ceremony will now take place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3 at 8 pm EST. This is the first time that the ceremony won’t take place in music hubs New York City, Los Angeles or Nashville. Another fun fact: this will be the latest the Grammys have taken place in any calendar year. The previous latest time was April 13, 1965. For those of you keeping score, that was before Highway 61 Revisited came out and Bob Dylan was merely the target of scorn by all folkies. Now back to the present day, Trevor Noah will host the ceremony just as he did in 2021. Here’s what Grammys boss Harvey Mason, Jr said in a statement: We are exci...
