Grammy Award

By Rolling Stone In this week’s New Reviews, John Mayer takes a look at the war-torn landscape of relationships with Battle Studies, an album that finds the singer trying to balance both his serious and comedic sides. “He’s a tabloid fixture who wears his celebrity with a wink… But then Mayer steps into a st...

By An.J Meet Grammy-award winning artist and style fashionista Rihanna on Monday, November 23rd, at Best Buy in Union Square – New York City. Be one of the first customers to purchase her new CD Rated R, beginning at 8:00 AM. She will be signing copies of the album.

By An.J Rap-Up.com has exclusively learned that the pop singer, who won the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammy in 2007 for “Umbrella,” will appear on “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night” to air December 2 at 8 p.m. on CBS. The live one-hour TV special will bro...

By desk(noreply@blogger.com) Calle 13 won Latin Grammy's for album of the year and best urban music album for "Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo", best short form video for "La Perla" and record of the year and best alternative song for "No Hay Nadie Como Tú," a track with Mexican alternative group Cafe Tacuba.

We had a blast that night," she said in the part of the interview that aired on "Good Morning America" Friday (November 6). She went on to describe how the fun night spent at a pre-Grammy party soon escalated into violence after she confronted him about a text message she found from an unknown...

Walt Disney Records will release the soundtrack for The Princess and the Frog, available digitally and in stores on November 23, 2009. The Princess and the Frog marks the return to traditional hand-drawn 2D animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements, with music by Osc...

Halloween’s coming and the days are growing colder, but the special events calendar at Musicians Institute ( www.mi.edu : http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mi.edu&esheet=6083424&lan=en_US&anchor=www.mi.edu&index=1...

WEST LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/26/09 -- Nearly 800 music lovers and supporters of troubled children turned out for Vista Del Mar Child and Family Service's first annual jazz festival. The Oct. 18 fundraiser for Vista Del Mar -- one of the nation's most comprehensive care facili...

By Joshua Pressman Tonight legendary English post-punk outfit Echo & the Bunnymen will be headlining the Nokia Theatre in Downtown. LA-bred Grammy Award-winning alternative rockers Weezer (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) are poised to headline the Hollywood Palladium. And, lastly, Chicago-based rappe...

By Christine N. Ziemba MORE BOOKS Robin D.G. Kelley presents and signs Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original tonight at 7 pm at Book Soup. It’s the first full biography of the jazz great, written by an author who had full access to the family's archives and conducted dozens of interviews.

Michael Bublé’s “Crazy Love” – his first studio album after a two and a half year absence, will be released on October 9th the same day he will be performing live on The Oprah Winfrey Show, it was confirmed today by 143/Reprise Records. The multi-Grammy winning and multi-platinum recordi...

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/06/09 -- Muscle Flex Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MFLI) announced today that it will participate in the official Backstage Talent Gift Lounge at the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards where it will showcase its Muscle Flex VATA Brasil(TM) Sports & Active We...

By Joshua Pressman David Bazan will be performing Sunday at the Troubadour | Picture via David Bazan's Myspace This week Grammy-nominated Tennessee-based pop punk outfit Paramore will be headlining the Hollywood Palladium with Nashville's own indie rock quartet Paper Route and Michigan-based punk o...

By Angel Magaña Photo by Mark Sullivan/Wire Image Whether purposely or by accident, the late great Chilean folk singer Violeta Parra seems to have been reincarnated through fellow South American singer Marta Gomez. Gomez recently took the stage at the GRAMMY Museum to help launch the first ever Latin R...

By J. Edward Keyes The Band: Miike Snow The Buzz: Grammy-winning Swedish producers Bloodshy and Avant (who made Britney Spears’ “Toxic” rock) team up with Brooklyn vocalist Andrew Wyatt to write subtle, low-wattage electro-pop that sparkles and hums. Listen If: You like J.U.S.T.I.C.E. and Simian Mobile Disco...

By desk(noreply@blogger.com) Nominations for the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY(R) Awards were announced today at a press conference attended by national and international media at the Conga Room at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles. Artists reading nominations this morning included GRAMMY(R) and two-time Latin GRAMMY w...

By Maura The R. Kelly-penned title track from Whitney Houston’s comeback effort I Look To You has been offered up as a download from the big-voiced singer’s official site, for the price of an e-mail address. Also coming along with the track is the news that the album will now be out a day earlier than or...

Seattle Post Intelligencer  CA The Black Eyed Peas have won three Grammy Awards out of 10 nominations. Twice in a row they earned the Grammy Award for best rap performance by a duo or group for "Let's Get It Started" (2005) and "Don't Phunk With My Heart" (2006). ... Hit the floor Malaysia Star

 CA Green Day: A review of a Green Day concert in Saturday's Calendar section referred to the group's 2004 album "American Idiot" as having been Grammy-nominated. In fact, it won a Grammy as best rock album. If you believe that we have made an error, ...

 PA But he also has won four Grammy awards for album production and has received a variety of other nominations. He is at the heart of the recording end of MCG Jazz at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild in the North Side. He is the brother of Marty Ashby, ...

 AR His 2008 recording, "Threshold of Night," received two GRAMMY nominations. He says the best way to hear his music is to see it as architecture. Listen to Tarik O'Regan - and his music - by clicking on the audio bar above. Tarik O'Regan's recent CD is ...

American Idiot" won the Grammy for best rock album in 2005 and one of its tracks, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," won Grammy's highest honor — best record — one year later. ("American Idiot" and its title track were nominated for album and record of the ...

Those Grammy winners rippled with inspired, sometimes pointed lyrics and engaging arrangements. The new album isn't as immediate. For all its attractive muskiness, the music often drifts into generic blues shuffles with hardly any bite. ...

By Farley Elliott Tom Morello is not only a rock institution, he’s also a social and political phenomenon. Leaning far to the left and strongly towards socialist activism, Tom has been witness to riots, placed in handcuffs, and barred from so many events it’s staggering. But one thing that hasn’t changed is...

The Grammys are over, now the fun REALLY begins. Lisa Rinna and a panel of experts review the best & worst Grammy fashion. See if stars like Katy ... it.truveo.com

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 TX - Feb 15, 2009 She earned five Grammy nominations, including one for the prestigious best new artist, after barely 10 months on the scene. Her current radio track, "Lions, ... A breakthrough year for ‘Fearless’ R&B newcomer Atlanta Journal Constitution

By Daniel Kreps has tracked Rihanna and Brown’s movements in the days and hours leading up to the incident in a photo gallery of Grammy parties and galas the pair attended together. On Friday, both stars hit the Staples Center to rehearse their Grammy performances; Brown’s practice started late and ran f...

By Rolling Stone • U2 show off their new “Boots” — The band jumpstarted the Grammy telecast with the first single from No Line on the Horizon. Need some more reminders of what went down Grammy night? Check out Rolling Stone’s Grammy hub for all the latest reports and photos from the big show.

By Shirley Halperin And while usually it’s Davis who bestows honors on the current Grammy graduating class and select alumni, this year he was the one getting recognized by the Recording Academy as part of its Salute to Industry Icons. Manilow did his part to pay tribute, telling the crowd, “Clive should get t...

By Zach Behrens How has the Los Angeles classical music scene changed since you first began playing? Who are favorite classical composers? Also, who are your favorite bands? Could you live in Los Angeles? Why or why not? Thanks Hilary, good luck at the Grammys!

 CA - Honoring the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records, this ramp-up to the Grammys' big show Sunday was split between live performances and musical ...

HitFix  OH - Coldplay's album and song "Viva La Vida" is up in multiple categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, ... Hitfix goes to the Grammys: Best Female Pop Vocal HitFix Adele doesn’t live up to acclaim in concert San Jose Mercury News

By Daniel Kreps Robert Plant & Alison Krauss are up for five awards, including the prestigious Album of the Year. Now Ne-Yo is the lone Album of the Year candidate not performing at the show. U2 aren’t up for any awards, but they’re U2 and have a new album coming out and Bono has some special pass that lets h...

By Rolling Stone Plus, another look at our special Grammy Faceoff, where top artists — many of whom are up for Grammys, themselves — pick their favorites in all the major categories, and a recap of the big night’s newly announced performances, which will include Radiohead’s first televised U.S. gig since 2...

By Christine N. Ziemba Many jazz fans might not know that Haden, 71, got his start in music by way of country and bluegrass, singing on his parents' radio show as a toddler. His singing career didn't last long as he was stricken with a mild case of polio that damaged his vocal chords. But his last release Ramblin Boy, b...

 LA - Guitarist and singer Luther Dickinson said fans should expect a great show with lots of foot-stomping, blues-inspired rock music. The Hill Country Review, ...

By Daniel Kreps • The Grammy Nomination Show Live Blog: Foo Fighters, Mariah Carey and a Bunch of Names If you’ve ever wanted to see Dave Grohl rock for Neil Diamond, your moment has arrived. Diamond, 2008’s MusiCares Person of the Year, will be honored at a ceremony featuring performances by the Foo Fight...

By David Steinberg It’s unanimous: Leave it to Coemar Infinity ACL, Infinity Wash XL and ParLite Led lights to have kindled color, flare, bounce and flounce at the 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, broadcast from the Toyota Center in Houston. The hopping hispanica-de-musica-fest, hosted by actors Cristia...

Listening stations at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles let visitors hear musical styles from the 1950s to the present. MEL MELCON Los Angeles Times Nor will winning a Grammy be a prerequisite, which is good news for artists who have yet to earn a gilded gramophone.

backstage at Wednesday's Grammy nominations concert Photo: MTV News He's one of music's most popular and celebrated wordsmiths, but after six Grammy nominations Wednesday night (December 3), including one for Album of the Year, Ne-Yo had to admit he was, well, without words.

Jazmine is seen backstage at "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live" in Los Angeles on Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008. The Recording Academy just made it easier for her. On Wednesday, it nominated her for five Grammys, including best new artist. Her nominations match veterans like John Mayer and Alis...

9:06: Ne-Yo announces the first nominees, for Best New Artist. In a confusing montage, the nominees are revealed to be Adele, Duffy, the Jonas Brothers, Lady Antebellum and Jazmine Sullivan. Rock Daily’s early vote goes to Sullivan. • How To Save the Grammys: A Five Point Plan

McDonald was recruited by hit-making band The Doobie Brothers in April 1975 when lead singer Tommy Johnston became ill during a national tour. His time with the band proved so successful that they decided to retain him as a full time member. As a member of the Doobies, he recorded some of his m...

By Rob The final headliner for this year’s O2 Wireless Festival can be revealed. Hip-Hop supremo, former CEO of Def-Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records, 7 Grammy award winning, 25 Grammy Nominated, a star of film, owner of Roc-A-Wear, JAY-Z is the biggest, the best, the baddest and he is here on the Main...

By meezinsider 50 Cent - Multiple nominations! I Get Money" - Best Rap Solo Performance I'm stanky rich True that. Get a tan? I'm already Black. Double true! EDIT: Thanks for the ping, Hip Hop! Nominations for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards were posted a couple of days ago, and seven Meez artists have made

The list of nominees for the 50th Grammy Awards reads like a who's who of pop, rock and hip-hop royalty: Kanye, Justin, Jay, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Fergie, Nelly, 50 and the Foos all scored multiple nods, as did a host of others who actually require last names — Amy Winehouse, Taylor Swift, etc.

By Erica Futterman Johnny Cash is up for a Grammy this year, as are Barack Obama, Eddie Vedder and the White Stripes’ cute USB-drive versions of Icky Thump. Hidden among the 109 Grammy categories are some under-the-radar and just downright bizarre nominations. Check out the more mainstream nods here, and ke...

By Charlie Doherty On the somewhat jazzy "Where To Start," you can almost picture Harris's former fellow Grammy-winning collaborator Norah Jones - who remade his Ferdinandos-era cut "Don't Know Why" in 2002 into a worldwide hit - saying, "Jesse, I can jazz this one up a bit too, if you'd like." Violinist Jen...

By Robert Burke Last year she received a Latin Grammy nomination for “Best New Artist” and was courted by major record labels in the United States. However, CéU chose to go with the smaller label Six Degrees, which offers her more artistic freedom, and has a deal with Starbucks Entertainment.

By Joe Reality Grammy Award-winning artist Gwen Stefani will work with the Top 10 finalists (Melinda Doolittle, Gina Glocksen, LaKisha Jones, Blake Lewis, Sanjaya Malakar, Chris Richardson, Haley Scarnato, Chris Sligh, Jordin Sparks and Phil Stacey) on AMERICAN IDOL Tuesday, March 27 (8:00-9:0...