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6 Grammy Snubs, Surprises
6 Grammy Snubs, Surprises
Feb 3, 2025 12:31 PM CST

6 Grammy Snubs, Surprises

Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish went a combined 0-13

(Newser) - The latest Grammys are in the books, with Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar emerging as the big winners. Now, entertainment outlets are cataloging the night's snub and surprises (not counting the nearly nude attire of Kanye West's wife. A sampling:
  • Snub: Billie Eilish went 0-7 Sunday night and seems
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Grammys Red Carpet Was 'Subdued'—Unless It Wasn't

Many wore black or muted tones, but then there was Ye's wife

(Newser) - The 67th Grammy Awards kicked off Sunday with a red carpet full of black and subdued tones against the backdrop of loss and devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires, the AP reports. But there was plenty of sparkle and statement looks in huge sleeves and embellishment. The color red had...

Beyonce Finally Wins Album of the Year at the Grammys
Here Are Your
Grammy Winners
Feb 2, 2025 11:05 PM CST

Here Are Your Grammy Winners

Including Beyonce, who finally took home album of the year

(Newser) - Beyoncé, entered Sunday's Grammys with a leading 11 nominations, bringing her career total to 99 nods. That makes her the most nominated artist in Grammy history. But she still seemed surprised when she won best country album. She then went on to win an even bigger prize—her first-ever...

6 Big Moments From the Grammy Awards

Including a Beyonce win that surprised Queen Bey herself

(Newser) - The Grammy Awards brought some of the biggest names in music together Sunday night in Los Angeles. Here are some of the biggest moments from the awards ceremony, hosted by Trevor Noah for the fifth consecutive year, per the AP :
  • Lady Gaga brings awareness to the LGBTQ+ community: "I
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Fires Reshape Grammys
Fires Reshape Grammys
Feb 2, 2025 4:35 PM CST

Fires Reshape Grammys

Ceremony to honor victims, first responders

(Newser) - The 2025 Grammy Awards will be presented Sunday night in a ceremony that has been recast to recognize people affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, including first responders. Multiple pre-awards parties were canceled, KTLA reports, to instead focus on those in the music industry dealing with the disaster's aftermath....

Trevor Noah Is Going Back to the Grammys

Comedian will now be a 5-time host

(Newser) - The Grammy Awards are sticking with their man: Trevor Noah will host the show for the fifth consecutive time, the Grammys announced Tuesday. The comedian, best known for hosting Comedy Central's The Daily Show from 2015 to 2022, will once more be front and center Feb. 2, when the...

Jimmy Carter Made Grammy History
Jimmy Carter Makes
Grammy History
Nov 10, 2024 6:25 AM CST

Jimmy Carter Makes Grammy History

At 100, former president becomes the oldest nominee ever

(Newser) - The big headline about Friday's Grammy nominations was how Beyonce made history by becoming the most-nominated artist of all time. But People notes that another person made Grammy history, too: none other than 100-year-old Jimmy Carter. The former president was nominated in the best audio book, narration, and storytelling...

Paramore Rebuffs Honor After Tenn. GOP Disses Black Singer

Hayley Williams decries 'cruel' move to deny similar honor for fellow Grammy winner Allison Russell

(Newser) - Last week, Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones brought a pair of resolutions to the floor of the state's House of Representatives, honoring the pop band Paramore and the folk musician Allison Russell for winning Grammys earlier this month. After a Republican lawmaker stymied one of those resolutions, however—that...

Killer Mike Explains Grammys Arrest

Calls it a 'speed bump,' blames 'overzealous' security guard

(Newser) - Killer Mike is speaking out after the rapper won three Grammys and was then promptly arrested at the awards ceremony Sunday night. "As you can imagine, there was a lot going and there was some confusion around which door my team and I should enter. We experienced an overzealous...

Grammys Show Jay-Z Isn't Wrong
Grammys Show
Jay-Z Isn't Wrong
opinion
Feb 5, 2024 5:26 PM CST

Grammys Show Jay-Z Isn't Wrong

Best new artist nominees were shut out of performances, reviewers point out

(Newser) - Jay-Z included a caveat in his criticism of the Grammy Awards for overlooking Black musical artists—including his wife, Beyonce—in his acceptance speech Sunday night. "Obviously, it's subjective because it's music," he said, per the Hollywood Reporter . "And it's opinion-based." But there...

Tracy Chapman Proves 'Fast Car' Is Her Own
'No Mistaking Who
Owned That Song'
OPINION
Feb 5, 2024 12:57 PM CST

'No Mistaking Who Owned That Song'

Luke Combs gives Tracy Chapman her due on stage at the Grammys

(Newser) - Tracy Chapman made a rare public appearance at the Grammys Sunday night, taking the stage with country singer Luke Combs for a duet of "Fast Car." When Combs covered Chapman's decades-old hit last year, Lydia Polgreen wasn't thrilled because he didn't seem to bring anything...

Jay-Z Calls Out Grammys While Onstage at the Grammys

'We want y'all to get it right—or at least get it close to right'

(Newser) - Jay-Z was awarded the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammys on Sunday night, and the rapper took the opportunity to call out the awards show itself while onstage accepting the award. He mentioned Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff boycotting the ceremony in 1988 and himself boycotting it...

Killer Mike Wins 3 Grammys, Gets Detained by Cops
Killer Mike Arrested
After Winning 3 Grammys
UPDATED
Feb 5, 2024 12:45 AM CST

Killer Mike Arrested After Winning 3 Grammys

Rapper was booked on misdemeanor charge after alleged altercation

(Newser) - Killer Mike was arrested at the Grammy Awards on Sunday after the rapper and activist won three Grammy awards including his first in more than two decades, the AP reports. In a video posted by the Hollywood Reporter , Mike was escorted in handcuffs by Los Angeles police at Crypto.com...

Taylor Swift Makes History With Grammy Win
Taylor Swift
Makes History
With New
Grammy Win
grammy awards
Feb 4, 2024 10:55 PM CST

Taylor Swift Makes History With New Grammy Win

Sets new record for most 'album of the year' wins

(Newser) - Taylor Swift won album of the year at the Grammy Awards for Midnights, breaking the record for most wins in the category with four, the AP reports. She began her speech by thanking her producer and friend Jack Antonoff and added, "I would love to tell you this is...

Taylor Swift Announces Surprise New Album at Grammys

Fans had been expecting a re-release announcement, instead got a new release

(Newser) - Taylor Swift won best pop vocal album for Midnights at Sunday's Grammy Awards, and used her acceptance speech to reveal a "secret" she said she's been keeping for two years: She's coming out with a new album April 19. "It's called The Tortured Poets ...

A Look at the 'Wild and Wacky' Grammys Red Carpet
A Look at the
'Wild and Wacky'
Grammys Red Carpet
grammy awards
Feb 4, 2024 7:18 PM CST

A Look at the 'Wild and Wacky' Grammys Red Carpet

Including the youngest-ever nominee, age 2

(Newser) - Victoria Monét walked the Grammys red carpet Sunday in a bronze Versace goddess body-hugger, her adorable 2-year-old and fellow nominee, Hazel, in a matching color as music's big night unfolded on the wildest and wackiest red carpet of awards season, the AP reports. Monét's corset look...

A Preview of Sunday's Grammy Awards

It's SZA, not Taylor Swift, who has the most nominations

(Newser) - It's almost time for the Grammy Awards, the daylong celebration of music that on Sunday also marks the start of an epic week for Taylor Swift. She is among the contenders for the Grammys' top prize, album of the year. SZA is the leading nominee , and the Barbie soundtrack...

Grammy Nominations Leader Isn't Taylor Swift

SZA leads the pack with 9 nominations

(Newser) - The new Grammy nominees are out, with artist SZA leading the way at nine nominations, per the AP . "Kill Bill," her revenge anthem cloaked in an R&B ballad, earned her nods for record of the year, song of the year, and best R&B performance. SOS is...

Ben Affleck Addresses Those Grammys Memes
Ben Affleck Addresses
Those Grammys Memes
longform
Mar 17, 2023 3:00 AM CDT

Ben Affleck Addresses Those Grammys Memes

And more, in wide-ranging 'Hollywood Reporter' sit-down

(Newser) - Ben Affleck can't help it, OK? He just has Resting Ben Face. That's one of many topics the actor discussed during a wide-ranging interview with The Hollywood Reporter . For anyone who missed it, Affleck was the subject of many memes following the apparent dismay written all over his...

Harry Styles' Grammys Speech Caused Mass Bewilderment

World gives a big 'um, what?' to claim that 'this doesn’t happen to people like me very often’

(Newser) - Before leaving the stage after winning the biggest award at Sunday night's Grammys ceremony, an apparently overwhelmed Harry Styles—a white, male, wealthy, straight, cisgender British singer of pop music—said: "I’m just so—this doesn’t happen to people like me very often and this is...

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