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Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott and Lil Wayne To Receive The Recording Academy’s 2023 Global Impact Awards
The Recording Academy and the Black Music Collective will honor Missy Elliott, Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne and Epic Records CEO Sylvia Rhone with 2023’s Global Impact Awards. The accolade, which recognizes “personal and professional achievements in the music industry,” will be presented at the Hollywood Palladium on February 2. First-time Grammy nominee Adam Blackstone is on board as the ceremony’s musical director, and Recording Academy Board of Trustees Vice Chair Rico Love will lead the event. Notably, the 2022 Global Impact Awards were given to John Legend, MC Lyte, D-Nice and record label Love Renaissance. “I am so thrilled to honor and celebrate these four giants in the music industry,” said Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. in a statement. “Last year’s inaugural event was such a highlig...
Selena Gomez Takes Little Sister Gracie as Her Date to the 2023 Golden Globes
Selena Gomez walked the Golden Globes red carpet Tuesday (Jan. 10) with a very special date on her arm — her 9-year-old sister, Gracie Elliott Teefey. The little girl is her youngest sibling, whom she shares through mother Mandy Teefey and stepfather Brian Teefey. Gomez appeared on the carpet in a stunning black Valentino Haute Couture gown with purple puff sleeves. The singer-actress embraced and hugged Gracie, who wore a sparkling pale yellow gown carried an equally glittering purse, as they made their way into The Beverly Hilton, where the ceremony was held. The sisters’ night at the Globes is just the latest in several outings they’ve had in recent weeks. The Only Murders in the Building actress shared photos of her celebrating Nicola Peltz Beckham’s birthday with a dinner on Jan. 8, i...
Austin Butler Responds to Comments He Talks Like Elvis at Golden Globes: ‘I Don’t Think I Sound Like Him Still’
People are talking about how Austin Butler is talking. At the Golden Globes Tuesday (Jan. 10), however, the 31-year-old actor responded to comments regarding how his voice has changed since playing The King in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic, specifically addressing those who have been poking fun at him in recent months for supposedly keeping up the deep Southern drawl he learned for the movie long after it wrapped. “I don’t think I sound like him still,” he said in the awards show’s press room after winning best actor, drama motion picture for his performance in Elvis. “But I guess I must because I hear it a lot. I often liken it to when somebody lives in another country for a long time.” “I had three years where that was my only focus in life, so I’m sure there’s just pieces of my DNA that w...
Harry Styles Sues Over Fake Merch On the Internet, Says He Must Protect ‘Unknowing’ Fans
Harry Styles is on the legal offensive to combat fake merch on the internet. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Chicago federal court, the pop star sued a number of online sellers for allegedly violating his intellectual property rights by selling counterfeit merchandise to unsuspecting Harry fans. Arguing that the counterfeiters use misleading tactics to make it “difficult for consumers to distinguish such stores from an authorized retailer,” attorneys for Styles want a judge to issue a sweeping court order that would, among other things, force big web platforms like Amazon and Etsy (who are not named as defendants) to immediately shut down the listings. “Plaintiff is forced to file this action to combat defendants’ counterfeiting of its registered trademarks, as well as to protect unknowing c...
Taylor Swift Was Kinda Sorta at the 2023 Golden Globes
She’s a mastermind! Taylor Swift may not have been in the room at the 2023 Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on Sunday (Jan. 10), but her presence was still felt in the awards show’s choice of music. Ryan Murphy was the evening’s recipient of the prestigious Carol Burnett Award, which the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gives to honor “outstanding and lasting contributions to television on or off the screen,” and as he walked to the podium to accept the trophy, Swift’s Midnights closer “Mastermind” could be heard playing over the cheers of Hollywood’s best-dressed glitterati. “Once upon a time the planets and the fates/ And all the stars aligned/ You and I ended up in the same room/ At the same time/ And the touch of a hand lit the fuse,” the superstar’s voice can be heard befor...
Chiiild Drops Mesmerizing New Track “Good for Now” Featuring Lucky Daye
Experimental soul artist Chiiild has teamed up with R&B artist Lucky Daye for a new song. On “Good For Now,” the two artists swap bars about not being able to clearly define a relationship but still enjoying their partner’s company nonetheless. In the opening of the song, Child introduces the tumultuous terms of his relationship, singing “when you’re close I get reckless / caught up in the wreckage.” The song comes off of the singer’s forthcoming studio LP Better Luck in the Next Life. Following the project’s release in March, he’ll head on tour, making stops across the U.S. “Sometimes we get caught up in the feelings and start thinking about the future with the hope that the feeling lasts,” Chiiild described the track. “This song is a reminder that whatever happens, we should be prese...
Yo La Tengo Share New Song “Aselestine”: Listen
Yo La Tengo are back with another new song from This Stupid World, their upcoming album: “Aselestine” features Georgia Hubley on lead vocals. Give it a listen below. This Stupid World is the Yo La Tengo’s first new full-length since 2020’s We Have Amnesia Sometimes. It’s due out February 10 via Matador. In addition to “Aselestine,” they’ve also shared the lead single “Fallout.” Next month, Yo La Tengo will embark on a lengthy tour in support of This Stupid World. It begins on February 15 in Seattle, Washingto,n and will bring the trio across the United States before flying to Europe for more than a dozen dates. In the time that’s passed since their last LP, Yo La Tengo have released an EP in 2020 titled Sleepless Night and reissued two of their timeless staples: 1995’s Electr-O-Pura and 19...
Lonnie Holley Announces New Album Featuring Bon Iver, Sharon Van Etten, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, and More
Lonnie Holley has announced his new album, Oh Me Oh My. It’s due out March 10 via Jagjaguwar. It features guest appearances from Moor Mother, Rokia Koné, Jeff Parker, and labelmates Sharon Van Etten and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. Check out the album art, tracklist, and title track, “Oh Me Oh My,” below. Holley recorded the album with producer Jacknife Lee. Of the process, he said in a statement: My art and my music are always closely tied to what is happening around me, and the last few years have given me a lot to thoughtsmith about. When I listen back to these songs I can feel the times we were living through. I’m deeply appreciative of the collaborators, especially Jacknife, who helped the songs take shape and really inspired me to dig deeper within myself. Holley’s previous full-length...
Grammys 2023: Missy Elliott, Dr. Dre, and Lil Wayne to Receive Global Impact Awards
The Recording Academy and the Black Music Collective will present Missy Elliott, Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, and Epic Records CEO Sylvia Rhone with 2023’s Global Impact Awards. The trophies, awarded for “personal and professional achievements in the music industry,” will be handed out at the Hollywood Palladium on February 2. “I am so thrilled to honor and celebrate these four giants in the music industry,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement. “Last year’s inaugural event was such a highlight during GRAMMY Week and now with Dre, Missy, Wayne and Sylvia there to pay tribute to this year, it’s definitely going to be another night to remember. I continue to be proud of the work of our Black Music Collective as it’s a vital part of what we do here at the Academy.” The Recor...
The Roots’ Black Thought Announces New Album With El Michels Affair
Black Thought (of the Roots) has announced a new collaborative album with El Michels Affair called Glorious Game. It’s due out April 14 via Big Crown. Check out the full tracklist and “Grateful,” the first single, below. According to a press release, Black Thought and El Michels Affair founder Leon Michels began to work on their album during the pandemic. Glorious Game follows Cheat Codes, Black Thought’s collaborative LP with Danger Mouse. Read about Black Thought’s “Belize” in Pitchfork’s “The 43 Best Rap Songs of 2022.” Glorious Game: 01 Grateful02 Glorious Game [ft. Kirby]03 I’m Still Somehow04 Hollow Way05 Protocol [ft. Son Little]06 The Weather07 That Girl08 I Would Never09 Alone10 Miracle11 Glorious Game (Reprise)12 Alter Ego [ft. Brainstory]
Yo La Tengo Share New Song “Aselestine”: Stream
Yo La Tengo are set to drop their 16th(!) studio album This Stupid World next month, and ahead of release day, the indie veterans have shared a new single from the record called “Aselestine.” Listen to the track below. With vocals from Georgia Hubley, “Aselestine” is a more chill look at This Stupid World than rollicking first single “Fallout.” Bass pogos over slow-strummed acoustic guitar in the track, as Hubley’s classic murmur unfurls across four minutes. The song comes with a minimalist music video by Sabrina Nichols, where a singular light grows atop a staticky black background. Watch the calming visualizer below. This Stupid World is out February 10th via Matador, and pre-orders are ongoing. Titled after the frustrating reality of our ever-chaotic society and hearkenin...
Fucked Up Announce 2023 Tour Dates, Share Single “I Think I Might Be Weird”: Stream
Fucked Up’s next album One Day arrives later this month. Ahead of its release, the Toronto punks have announced a run of 2023 tour dates and shared the song “I Think I Might Be Weird.” After performing a handful of shows in their native Canada around One Day‘s release, Fucked Up will head to the UK for a run of dates in March. In April, the band will hit the US, performing in cities like Philadelphia, New York, DC, and Chicago. The tour wraps up May 5th at Cincinnati, Ohio’s Woodward Theater. See the band’s full list of tour dates below, and grab tickets via Ticketmaster beginning Friday, January 13th at 10:00 a.m. ET. Lead singer Damian Abraham’s metal-style roar blends with a melodic guitar riff in new single “I Think I Might Be Weird.” The track comes with a music video directed by...
