Drake has removed himself from Grammy contention, withdrawing from the two categories he was nominated for, Rolling Stone has confirmed. Drake picked up a Best Rap Performance nod for “Way 2 Sexy” as well as a Best Rap Album look for Certified Lover Boy. The Recording Academy received a request …
Read More »Watch Billie Eilish Perform 'Everything I Wanted' on a Sunken Car at the 2021 Grammy Awards
Billie Eilish took the stage at the 2021 Grammy Awards to perform “Everything I Wanted.” The superstar performed the single standing on top of a car with a headdress of jewels. She released it as a single in 2019 as a tribute to her brother, Finneas, who joined her onstage …
Read More »Elton John Will 'Hit Someone' If Phoebe Bridgers Doesn't Win a Grammy
If there’s anything Elton John and Phoebe Bridgers have in common, it’s that they both have two great songs about outer space — “Rocket Man” and “Chinese Satellite.” And, ahead of the Grammys, the two singers appropriately joined in conversation on John’s Rocket Hour. John praised Bridgers’ Punisher, which earned …
Read More »Haim, Brittany Howard, Chika to Play Pandora's Countdown to Grammys Event
Grammy-nominated artists Haim, Brittany Howard, and Chika will all perform as part of Pandora Live’s Countdown to the Grammys event on March 11th. As the award ceremony is going virtual this year, so is the Countdown to the Grammys event, with fans able to RSVP now at the Pandora Live …
Read More »Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala Postponed Due to Bell's Palsy Diagnosis
Clive Davis‘ annual Pre-Grammy Gala, which has taken place the night before the ceremony every year since 1975, has been postponed for several weeks due to Davis’ diagnosis with Bell’s Palsy, a serious but temporary condition that causes sudden weakness in facial muscles, among other symptoms. According to a representative …
Read More »Inside the 'Secret Committees' That Quietly Run the Grammy Awards
What is the path to a Grammy? It’s supposed to go this way: The Recording Academy, the Grammy Awards’ parent organization, receives an avalanche of submissions, organizes them by category, and sends them to its 12,000 eligible voting members, who select around 20 contenders per category by popular vote. That …
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