Tag Archives: Grammy Awards

The Recording Academy announced on Monday that more than 2,700 music professionals have been invited to join the 2021 voting body to create a more diverse membership. The Academy shared that the 2021 class of invitees is 48 percent female, 32 percent Black, 13 percent Hispanic or Latino, and four percent Asian …

Beyonce declined to perform at this year’s Grammy Awards, showed up late with her husband, Jay-Z, and still managed to steal the evening.  Beyonce stood stoically next to an excited Meghan Thee Stallion to accept the Best Rap Performance award for “Savage.” When exiting the stage, host Trevor Noah asked the two ladies to …

The Weeknd is washing his hands with The Grammy’s and is now committed to boycotting the award show after having his work overlooked. In a statement on Thursday to the New York Times, the “Blinding Lights” star said that he nor his team would no longer submit his music to …

Yesterday, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak announced that their band, Silk Sonic, was added to the lineup of the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. On Sunday, Mars took to Twitter and posted a plea to the Academy asking them to consider adding the duo to the list. The post read: “Dear …

Lizzo is looking to have the claims dismissed in the lawsuit over her smash single, ‘Truth Hurts.’ In October, Lizzo initially asked the court for a declaration that Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen, and Justin “Yves” Rothman have no ownership rights in the record or its most famous line “I just …

The Recording Academy’s Interim CEO and President Harvey Mason has released a statement in response to Deborah Dugan’s threats to expose the academy after she was accused of misconduct. Last week, news broke that The Recording Academy’s previous CEO and president, Dugan, was placed on “administrative leave” following a misconduct …