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Lauryn Hill Set to Honor Roberta Flack & D’Angelo At Grammys
The Recording Academy has tapped Hill for a tribute to the late soul icons—assuming her long-running issues with tardiness don’t steal the spotlight.
Drake Blasts The Grammys (Again) On Social Media
Drake shared his disdain for the Recording Academy and the Grammy Awards on Sunday in a post shared through his Instagram Stories. The rapper shared his thoughts with a clip of his 2019 Grammys acceptance speech.
Snoop Dogg Reminds Everyone That He’s Never Won A Grammy
Over the decades he’s spent in the rap game, Snoop Dogg has earned himself all kinds of accolades and awards, but the Doggfather has a bone to pick with the Recording Academy as he’s never been the recipient of the highly-coveted Grammy Award. A day after Beyoncé made history by taking home a record 29th […] The post Snoop Dogg Reminds Everyone That He’s Never Won A Grammy appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Ice-T Finds Humor In Grammy Award Attendee Drooling At Coco
Ice-T and his voluptuously wife attended the recent Grammy Awards but it seemed that an onlooker was the one who was in love with the Coco. As per Page Six the Rap legend was in the house for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. While the celebrity couple seemed to thoroughly enjoy all the festivities it was […] The post Ice-T Finds Humor In Grammy Award Attendee Drooling At Coco appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Drake And The Weeknd To Skip Grammys For The Second Year
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cole Burston / Getty The Canadian urban music delegation has opted out of an appearance at the Grammy Awards for a second year in row. According to Page Six, Drake and The Weeknd will not be attending nor have they submitted music for award consideration. The two artists who have also been collaborators have both previously expressed their discontent with the Recording Academy and the awards process. In 2021, The Weeknd decried the snub of his mega-hit album, After Hours with a statement to The New York Times that read, “Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys.” The Recording Academy’s voters are music industry insiders who apply for membership with an application and several referenc...
Blame Omicron: The 2022 Grammy Awards Postponed To April
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty The biggest night in music will now take place an April. The Recording Academy has just confirmed they are postponing the 2022 Grammy Awards by several weeks. As spotted on Digital Music News we will have to wait a bit longer for one of the biggest ceremonies of the year. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards have been rescheduled and will now broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sun, April 3 (8-11:30 p.m., live ET/5-8:30 p.m., live PT) on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Trevor Noah, of Comedy Central’s Emmy Award-winning The Daily Show host and comedian, will return as master of ceremonies for “Music’s Biggest Night”. The show moved from its orig...
Wizkid receives Grammy plaque
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Nigerian superstar popularly known as Wizkid, has finally received his Grammy award plaque. The famous Singer won the best Music video award at the 63rd Grammy award for his collaboration with Beyoncé and her daughter, Blue Ivy, in “Brown skin girl”. Wizkid had his first Nomination in 2015, when he collaborated with Drake in his Album Views. He also brought the trophy home back then. Critics of Star boy as he is fondly called have argued that he is not worthy to be called a Grammy winner because he got both plaques through collaboration but his fans rose in his defence. The Starboy became the only contemporary Nigerian musician besides Burna Boy to shine at the 2020 Grammys. Wizkid took to his Insta story to showcase his trophy. Get more stories like this on Twitte...
The Weeknd Calls The Grammys Corrupt, Boycott Still In Effect
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty The Weeknd is going ten toes down with his feelings towards The Grammys. He has called out the committee as being unscrupulous and more. As spotted on The New Post the Canadian performer is unimpressed by the Recording Academy’s recent announcement. On Friday, April 30 the organization released a statement saying they will no longer choose award winners via secret committees. “Among the changes are the elimination of Nominations Review Committees, a reduction in the number of categories in which voters may vote, two GRAMMY® Award category additions, and more” the press release read. “These updates are a result of extensive discussions and collaboration over the course of the last year amongst a special subcommittee of Recording Academy m...
The Weeknd Says He Will Boycott The Grammys For The Rest of His Career
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin C. Cox / Getty One of the most decorated awards show is losing out on a top performer. And all signs are pointing to them being at fault. As spotted on The Huffington Post, The Weeknd has had enough with The Grammy Association. This week the Canadian crooner made it clear that they will no longer have access to his talents. In what seemed to be one of the biggest snubs since the committee awarded Macklemore the Rap Album of the Year over Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” in 2013, his album After Hours failed to get any nominations. In an interview with The New York Times he detailed his position. “Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys,” the singer said. This should not c...
Macklemore’s White Guilt When He Won Grammy Over Kendrick Lamar Led To Drug Abuse
Source: Johnny Louis/WENN.com / WENN History has shown us that The Grammys doesn’t reflect nor truly represent our culture. One of their biggest gaffes apparently caused one performer to turn to illegal substances. As spotted on AllHipHop.com Macklemore was a recent guest on Talib Kweli’s People’s Party show. The two discussed his meteoric rise in 2012 with the release of The Heist with Ryan Lewis. The album would go on to put his name on the map via the crossover single “Thrift Shop”. Naturally, his Grammy Award win for Best Rap Album over Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D City in 2014 came up during the conversation. To hear the Seattle native tell it, the win was a bigger curse than it was a gift. “It wasn’t just the Grammys that we won. We won every f***ing thing,”...
Four finalists compete for Time’s Person of the Year for 2020
Time Magazine names its Person of the Year for 2020 on Thursday, choosing the winner from nominees that include healthcare workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement and two U.S. presidential election winners. The news magazine will reveal at 10 p.m. Eastern its selection for the title that signifies “who affected the news or our lives the most, for better or worse,” Time said on its website. Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg last year became the youngest individual winner of the accolade. The 16-year-old Swede inspired young people to take action in 2019 against climate change, grabbing headlines when she regularly skipped school to demonstrate outside Swedish parliament in a push for her government to curb carbon emissions. The Person of the Year is usually...
The Weeknd Receives Zero Grammy Nominations, Fans Left Befuddled
Source: NBC / Getty This week music’s premier association revealed their nominations and as always some folks were left with the struggle face. One performer’s fan base is making it clear that their favorite crooner was robbed. On Tuesday the 63rd annual Grammy Award nominations were announced. As spotted on Complex The Weeknd wasn’t slotted for one award. Given that his masterfully crafted After Hours was one of the best soul projects to be released this year, the lack of nominations was perceived as an obvious snub. So much so his fans took to social media to express their frustration. THE WEEKND WAS RIGHT THERE AND YOU DECIDED TO FUCKIBG CHOOSE YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY pic.twitter.com/qTpx8QyBmp — Paolo is golden (@Ic3lad) November 24, 2020 The news also quickly picked up traction throughout t...
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