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‘X Gon' Give It to Ya': New DMX Album Out on May 28
A new album from DMX will be released later this month. The late artist’s longtime producer and collaborator, Grammy winner Swizz Beatz, announced on Monday that “EXODUS” will feature new material and drop on May 28.
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Ladies' Night at Latin Grammys: Lafourcade, Rosalía Win Big
A year after Rosalía made history by becoming the first solo female performer in 13 years to win the top prize at the Latin Grammys, Natalia Lafourcade followed in her footsteps with a big win at the 2020 show.
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Andre Harrell, Music Exec Who Discovered Diddy, Dies at 59
Andre Harrell, the Uptown Records founder who shaped the sound of hip-hop and R&B in the late ’80s and ’90s with acts such as Mary J. Blige and Heavy D and also launched the career of mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, has died. He was 59. Diddy’s REVOLT company confirmed the death Saturday but no other details were immediately available....
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Will Grammy Voters Take the ‘Old Town Road' on Sunday?
The Grammys are famously unpredictable, but the writers try their best with picks for the 62nd awards show
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Nipsey Hussle's Legacy Takes Center Stage at Grammy Awards
hile Hussle has received praise for being a skilled rapper, he’s also been honored for being an activist who tried to unite and build up his community.
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Grammys CEO Put on ‘Administrative Leave' Amid Allegations of Misconduct
The Recording Academy has placed Deborah Dugan, its president and CEO of just six months, on administrative leave following an allegation of misconduct by a senior leader at the organization.
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Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Elton John, J. Lo up for Globes
The Golden Globes are looking more like the Grammy Awards: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Elton John are competing for best original song at the ceremony. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced nominees for the 2020 show on Monday. Others up for the music prize include the Oscar-winning wife-husband songwriting team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“Into the Unknown” from “Frozen…
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Top Albums of 2019: Ari Lennox, Summer Walker, Anitta
The top 10 albums of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu: 1. Ari Lennox, “Shea Butter Baby”: A message to the Grammy Awards, in the words of pop music philosopher Mariah Carey: “Them chickens is ash and I’m lotion.” Them is the Grammys, and the lotion is Ari Lennox’s “Shea Butter Baby,” a product that’s clearly...
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Guns N' Roses, Maroon 5, Khaled Part of Pre-Super Bowl Shows
Guns N’ Roses, Maroon 5, DJ Khaled and DaBaby will bring the heat to Super Bowl week in Miami. On Location Experiences announced the lineup for its second Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest, to take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 1 at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. DJ Khaled, who has collaborated with everyone from Jay-Z to Justin Bieber, will…
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Grammys, Ariana Grande Trade Words About Axed Performance
Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich said the show had multiple conversations with Ariana Grande about possibly performing Sunday but the singer “felt it was too late for her to pull something together,” but Grande accused Ehrlich of lying. Grande fired back on Twitter on Thursday, saying “i’ve kept my mouth shut but now you’re lying about me.”
