Beyoncé and Blue Ivy won a Grammy for “Best Music Video” for their hit song “Brown Skin Girl,” making Blue the second youngest person to win a Grammy ever. Queen Bey led the Grammys with nine nominations. She also picked up another award for her collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion …
Read More »The Weeknd Says He’s Done Submitting His Music To The Grammy’s
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 …
Read More »Bruno Mars Takes To Twitter To Beg The Grammy’s For His Band ‘Silk Sonic’ To Perform
Bruno Mars isn’t too proud to beg, despite selling millions of records and winning countless awards. The singer is requesting that his band, Silk Sonic, be added to the Grammy’s lineup at the last minute. The “24K Magic” singer revealed earlier this month that he and Anderson.Paak are working on …
Read More »The Grammys Postponed Because of Covid-19 Concerns
The Recording Academy plans to move the Grammys to March. Due to Covid-19’s massive impact on Los Angeles County, the Grammys have officially been postponed to March 14. ViacomCBS announced the news on Tuesday; the show was originally set to air on January 31. In a joint statement, Recording Academy …
Read More »Selena To Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award At The Grammys
The late iconic singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards. It will be a posthumous award for the Tejano singer who died at 23 in 1995. This comes after Selena’s career has been thrust in the spotlight again, thanks to Netflix’s ‘Selena: …
Read More »Grammys Apologizes To Tiffany Haddish After They Asked Her To Host And Pay For Her Own Travel With No Compensation
Tiffany Haddish says she was asked to host the Grammys pre-telecast Premiere Ceremony, but she turned down the offer when the Recording Academy told her that she had to pay her own way. According to Variety, Haddish (who is nominated for her second Grammy) revealed that not only did they …
Read More »50 Cent Calls Grammys ‘Out Of Touch’ After Release Of This Year’s Grammy Nominations
New York rapper and businessman 50 Cent calls the Recording Academy “out of touch” after the release of this year’s list of Grammy nominations. It seems like a slew of musicians have taken issue with this year’s Grammy nods list. One of those celebs is Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, who …
Read More »Teyana Taylor Slams Grammy’s Because Of R&B Nominees
Another year full of snubs from the Grammy’s. After announcing nominations, the Grammy’s is receiving a lot of backlash from musicians and fans. First, The Weekend blasted them for snubbing him this year, and now Teyana Taylor is airing out her complaints on Twitter. “Y’all was better off just saying …
Read More »Trevor Noah To Host 2021 GRAMMYs
The Recording Academy has announced “The Daily Show” host and GRAMMY-nominated comedian Trevor Noah as host of the 63rd GRAMMY Awards on Jan. 31. This will be the first time Noah will host Music’s Biggest Night. Noah said in a statement, “Despite the fact that I am extremely disappointed that the …
Read More »Grammys To Remove The Word ‘Urban’ From Two Categories
Changes are coming to the 63rd Grammy Awards, The Recording Academy announced on Wednesday. The changes, which will take effect immediately, and includes most noticeably the absence of the word “urban” in two of the award show’s categories. Best Urban Contemporary Album has been renamed Best Progressive R&B Album, “to …
Read More »The Grammys To Honor Prince On The 4th Anniversary Of His Death With New Special ‘Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince’
CBS is set to air the 4th-anniversary celebration of Prince in a program titled “Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince.” The show will air on April 21, months after it was initially filmed on January 28, which was two days after the 62nd Grammy Awards. Maya Rudolph took …
Read More »The Recording Academy Is Urging Congress To Support The Music Industry During the Coronavirus Spread
During a time where the spread of the coronavirus has the U.S. Congress considering multibillion-dollar emergency aid to offset the economic impacts, the Recording Academy is now begging members of Congress to keep musicians in mind during relief efforts. While the Recording Academy announced a $2 million coronavirus relief fund …
Read More »Recording Academy Officially Fires Deborah Dugan as President/CEO
by @kaylabrantley Deborah Dugan has officially been fired as president and CEO of the Recording Academy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The decision was announced on Monday after Dugan was placed on administrative leave in January when she accused the Grammy Awards of being rigged and claimed to have been …
Read More »Fired Grammy Chief Wants The Academy To Release Legal Documents To Public: “The Public Has A Right To Know”
Deborah Dugan wants the Academy to make the legal documents she had to sign upon being hired by the organization public. The drama between Dugan, who was ousted over alleged misconduct during her time as the Recording Academy’s CEO, and the Academy is getting thicker. Now, Dugan is asking that …
Read More »The Recording Academy Defends Nomination Process After Deborah Dugan Allegations
The Recording Academy spoke out after Deborah Dugan made allegations against its prestigious nomination process, Thursday morning on Good Morning America. During the interview, Former Recording Academy President and CEO Dugan said the Grammy Awards voting process is “ripe with corruption.” Dugan also filed a complaint with allegations of sexual …
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