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Demi Lovato took the stage at the 2020 Grammy Awards to debut “Anyone” in what was her first live performance since nearly dying of an overdose in July of 2018. Lovato revealed to Zane Lowe in an interview for Beats 1 that her new song was written and recorded a mere four days before her near-fatal incident. Listening back to the […]
Tyler, the Creator received the Best Rap Album for IGOR award at the 2020 Grammys, marking his first win of the evening and his first win ever. “Alright, I don’t know if I’m ever gonna be up here again, so bear with me,” Tyler said during his acceptance speech, alongside his mother, who was visibly crying. “That’s my mom […]
Alicia Keys opened the 2020 Grammy Awards by acknowledging the tragic death of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash on Sunday. She acknowledged that the event was being held, as she put it, “in the house that Kobe Bryant built,” the Staples Center. She was joined by Boyz II Men for a musical tribute for Bryant. It appears that every Lakers […]
Canada’s own Jessie Reyez is attending the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards as a first-time nominee. Her EP Being Human in Public is up for Best Urban Contemporary Album, pitting her against the likes of Lizzo and Steve Lacy. Ahead of Reyez’ big night, Complex Canada caught up with the singer-songwriter’s stylist, Steph Major, to get an insider look at […]
It’s a big weekend for YBN Cordae. Ahead of the 62nd annual Grammy Awards, the 22-year-old artist treated fans to a jam session performance hosted by LiveXLive. The event took place Saturday evening at the Peppermint Club in West Hollywood, where Cordae performed alongside surprise guests like Anderson .Paak and Terrace Martin. As for those who couldn’t make it to […]
It’s about that time. The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is kicking off this Sunday. Unfortunately, hip-hop artists didn’t receive much love in the major categories, with Tyler the Creator’s IGOR and DaBaby noticeably missing from Album of the Year and Best New Artist categories, respectively. But despite the genre’s rocky relationship with the Recording […]
Recently suspended Recording Academy president and CEO Deborah Dugan, who was the first woman to hold the title, says the voting system for the Grammys is “rigged.” In charge of discrimination documents filed with the Los Angeles district office for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Dugan alleged exactly how the Grammys voting process is “ripe [sic] […]
By my math, a grand total of eight Canadian artists were nominated for Grammy Awards in 2020. And while some are already mainstays on the Grammy circuit—looking at you, Drake and Bublé—the 62nd annual Grammy Awards will see up-and-coming Canuck artists like Jessie Reyez (receiving her first-ever nomination) and Daniel Caesar (defending his 2019 Best […]
Less than a week after she was placed on administrative leave, the Recording Academy CEO/president has filed an EEOC complaint against the organization over alleged discrimination and sexual harassment. Billboard reports Deborah Dugan filed the complaint this week, just days before the 62nd annual Grammy Awards, and nearly six months after she was appointed the first […]
Ariana Grande has apparently squashed her beef with the Grammys. On Saturday afternoon, the singer-songwriter took to social media to announce her performance at this year’s ceremony. The Recording Academy confirmed the news in a subsequent blog post. Grande’s performance is especially notable because of previous conflict with Grammys’ longtime executive producer Ken Ehrlich. The 26-year-old artist was billed […]
