Grammy Awards 2018 nominations list – see them here first TODAY

Check back here for the full list when all 84 categories’ shortlists are unveiled. The Grammy Awards announcement will be made at 1:30pm in the UK – or 8:30am eastern time and 5:30am pacific time. Singer/songwriter Andra Day will kick things off by announcing the big four categories: Best New Artist, Record of the Year, […]

Bee Gees Grammy Salute: Barry Gibb and John Travolta reunite in Los Angeles

Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees saw stars including Celine Dion, Demi Lovato, John Legend and Nick Jonas perform songs from the Bee Gees’ back catalogue alongside the last surviving Gibb brother. Gibb closed the show, which aired on CBS on Sunday, with renditions of You Should Be Dancing […]

Grammy 2017 bosses apologise for show mistakes and deny the show has a ’race problem'

The star-studded ceremony saw a microphone fail to work for Metallica singer James Hetfield during the band’s performance with Lady Gaga and an incorrect photo displayed of lifetime achievement winner Shirley Caesar.  Ken Ehrlich, the long-time producer of the When you do a three-and-a-half hour live show, it’s fraught with danger. It was an adventurous show […]

Ratings: Grammy Awards Steady vs. 2016, Draw 24 Million Viewers

CBS’ broadcast of the 59th Grammy Awards on Sunday night drew 24 million total viewers and a 7.3 demo rating, veritably matching the fast nationals for last year’s telecast (23.7 mil/7.4), which was atypically held on a Monday and not opposite AMC’s mighty The Walking Dead. VIDEOSPrince’s Grammys Tribute: Bruno Mars and The Time Honor Iconic […]

Adele dedicates her album of the year Grammy to Beyoncé: ‘I can’t possibly accept this’

Matt Sayles/Invision/AP The INSIDER Summary • Adele took home album of the year for “25” at the Grammys.• She beat out other artists including Beyoncé, who was nominated for visual album “Lemonade.”• In her speech, Adele said she couldn’t accept the award because she felt it belonged to Beyoncé.• Adele brought Beyoncé to tears as she […]

22 photos of Beyoncé’s stunning Grammy performance

Getty The 59th Annual Grammy Awards had a Beyoncé-packed first half. The music queen performed two songs from her hit record/visual album “Lemonade,” and then she won an award for best urban contemporary album (and delivered a stirring speech about the need for better diverse representation). Beyoncé‘s show-stopping performance wound up being the most memorable […]

Chance the Rapper wins the first Grammy for a streaming-only album

This year is the first time streaming-only albums were eligible to win at the Grammys and Chance the Rapper took full advantage. The hip hop artist won for Best Rap Album Sunday night, notching the first win for a collection of songs that weren’t released as a physical album or sold digitally. Back in May, […]

A 23-year-old rapper who refuses to sign a record deal just made Grammy history

Matt Sayles/Invision/AP Chance the Rapper is the most talented rapper of his generation and a pioneer in the music industry. His latest album, “Coloring Book,” won him a 2017 Grammy for best new artist. He also won his first Grammy earlier Sunday for best rap performance, for his song “No Problem,” featuring Lil Wayne and 2 […]

And the Grammy Goes to … Not Me

Hard rock stalwarts and perennial iron men of metal AC/DC said it best when they sang, without a dint of irony, that “it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock ‘n’ roll.” Presuming I could comfortably duck saying that’s what I’d been trying to do since starting in music in 1980 […]