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Viola Davis has officially joined the EGOT club, a prestigious group of entertainers who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. The Oscar-winning actress achieved the feat on Sunday, winning a Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording for her memoir Finding Me. Davis becomes the third Black woman to reach EGOT status, […]

Saturday at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party, when Jennifer Hudson performed “The Greatest Love of All,” the crowd collectively roared and clapped in tribute to Whitney Houston—the singer who made the song famous.   Hudson was one of a stellar lineup of performers during Davis’ pre-Grammy party which has been a tradition since 1976. Saturday’s event […]

“This is an exciting year for music” is probably an oft-recycled and overly positive way to start this article because it’s true every year, but I’m going to do it anyway. This is an exciting year for music. An entirely Spanish-language album is nominated for Album of the Year for the first time in history, […]

Pink Sweats stars in the latest installment of Sound Sessions, a weekly web-series presented by Grey Goose and the Recording Academy. The Philly-born singer kicked things off by mixing an espresso martini cocktail, a drink that reminded him of his 2018 breakout single “Honesty.” Pink Sweats said the song, just like the drink, gave off a “luxe feel” and […]

The Recording Academy has teamed up with designer Mark Braster of Brast Studios for a limited-edition capsule collection of Grammy-themed pieces. Consisting of t-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, and accessories, the collection is titled When The Stars Align. The collection was launched alongside a lookbook that sees the items showcased by rising artists Bktherula and JELEEL! The collaboration […]

The Grammys will pay tribute to a handful of artists with the Lifetime Achievement Award this year. Among the recipients are Nirvana, The Supremes, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick, Ma Rainey, Bobby McFerrin, and Heart’s Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson. The Recording Academy made the announcement via Instagram on Thursday. There are additional awards being handed […]

Trevor Noah is returning to the Grammy stage. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former Daily Show host will bring his talents to the next Recording Academy Award Show, which will mark his third consecutive year emceeing the event. “One of my favorite things about the Grammys as a whole is it is one of […]

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 […]

On Thursday night, as the music world was preparing for Lil Baby’s new album to drop, Nicki Minaj was prepping for war. It always somehow comes back to this. Nicki Minaj was understandably upset yesterday when she learned that her massive single “Super Freaky Girl” will reportedly not be considered for hip-hop categories at the […]

Fans shouldn’t expect Drake and The Weeknd’s names to appear in this year’s Grammy nominations. According to Pitchfork, the pair didn’t submit their respective albums for consideration this year, and are once again boycotting the awards show. While voters received ballots today with no inclusion of Drake’s Honestly, Nevermind and The Weeknd’s Dawn FM, the […]