Following on its new diversity initiatives in collaboration with Color of Change, the Recording Academy announced on Thursday morning its latest class of members. The organization sent invitations to 2,300 artists, songwriters, producers and other music professionals to join the organization in 2020. Academy members can vote in the annual …
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Alicia Keys will host the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, which are set to air live on CBS February 10th at 8 p.m. ET. Keys announced the news with a short behind-the-scenes documentary, which opens with the moment when she received the phone call offering her the hosting gig. The clip …
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Pusha T coughs. For a moment, the mystique vanishes. He coughs again. The world shakes. Is hip-hop’s reigning villain sick? Do villains get sick? Nothing in 2018 could stop Terrence Thornton from razing the crops of his enemies and salting their soil. His winter cough is humanizing. Machiavellian, brutal and …
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It’s a great American tradition: the Hollywood award show. Until lately, it seemed like an indestructible cultural institution — every year, the red carpets get rolled out, the stars stumble into the flashbulbs, reveal who they’re wearing, statues get handed out, tears get shed, champagne gets spilled, hilariously pompous speeches …
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