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As fans knew going into Sunday night’s Grammys ceremony, Beyoncé stood to make history with her slew of Renaissance nominations. Now, she’s done exactly that. Before the halfway point of the ceremony, Beyoncé had tied Georg Solti’s record 31 wins thanks to her win for “CUFF IT” in the Best R&B Song category. Later in […]

“God Did” was brought to the Grammys stage on Sunday night. As promised mere days before the Trevor Noah-hosted Recording Academy ceremony, Jay-Z joined DJ Khaled and more for the performance of the song, which serves as the title track to last year’s God Did album. Also hitting the stage were Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, […]

It’s time for a new class of Grammy winners to be unveiled. As fans are well aware, Beyoncé stood as this year’s most-nominated artist with Renaissance-spurred appearances in nine categories, while Kendrick Lamar—whose Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers was one of 2022’s most widely acclaimed releases—amassed eight nods. “Celebrating the miracle of music is […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced nominations for the 95th Academy Awards on Tuesday, Jan. 24, and there were moments of pure delight and some major disappointments. People like Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler were snubbed in the Best Actress category, while James Cameron got no love for his groundbreaking directing on Avatar: The Way of […]

The awards season comes fully into focus this morning with the unveiling of the 2023 Oscar nominations. As the Academy revealed earlier this month, 301 feature films were eligible for recognition this year. For eligibility to apply, a feature film must have opened in what’s defined as a “commercial motion picture theater” in at least […]

Following extended Hollywood Foreign Press Association controversies, which notably resulted in a subdued unveiling of winners for the 2022 edition, the Golden Globes returned to the broadcast arena on Tuesday with host Jerrod Carmichael. Carmichael, whose directorial debut On the Count of Three is very much worth your time and is now available, was announced as […]

The 80th Golden Globe Awards are going down on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has tapped Jerrod Carmichael to host the show following last year’s controversy. A lack of diversity among voters and nominees led to various boycotts by actors and media companies alike. A multi-month, publicly-driven campaign to diversify the HFPA proved “too […]

Adam Sandler has been announced as the recipient of the 24th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The honor will be presented to Sandler by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during a ceremony at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on March 19. Per the Kennedy Center, the Mark Twain Prize was designed […]

The nominees for the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced on Monday. As previously reported, George and Mayan Lopez—who currently star together on the NBC series Lopez vs. Lopez—announced the 2023 class of nominees during a special even held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. See a list of nominees below. As […]

Renaissance, Beyoncé’s seventh solo studio album, is reported to have spurred a genre-focused debate among Recording Academy members. According to a piece from the Hollywood Reporter, published Tuesday, a source has claimed that the Recording Academy’s “dance committee” at first felt the acclaimed album was potentially not an ideal match for its submitted categories. As […]