The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Moments of the 2022 Grammy Awards
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards aired Sunday night from Las Vegas, taking place in the shadow of a wildly controversial Oscars ceremony from just one week prior. It’s been a tough few years for the Recording Academy, which has dealt with internal strife, accusations of backdoor dealing, and the defection of some of music’s biggest stars: Drake and The Weeknd have publicly renounced the Grammy’s legitimacy, while Kanye West was banned from this ceremony due to “concerning online behavior.” Jon Batiste was the night’s big winner, taking home Album of the Year.
news.yahoo.comJon Batiste tops Grammys; Silk Sonic soars, Rodrigo crowned
Jon Batiste won album of the year honors for “We Are” at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, giving him five trophies on a night that saw the ’70s funk of Silk Sonic take record of the year and song of the year and newcomer Olivia Rodrigo take three awards.
Grammy Awards Staff Picks
Simply a guessing game, predictions for the main award categories are below. There is no reason why “Kiss Me More” should not win Best Duo/Group Performance. In the Best R&B Performance category, Sonic and Sullivan are clear frontrunners. “Shore” was one of the most acclaimed albums of 2020 and Fleet Foxes have a prior Grammy nomination backing them. St. Vincent had the best album of the bunch though, no doubt about it.
themiamihurricane.comOlivia Rodrigo announces documentary on Disney+
After presenting her debut-album “Sour” and sold-out her first tour, Olivia Rodrigo is launching her own documentary on Disney Plus. Rodrigo is an 18-year-old singer who became famous after the release of her first single “Driver License.” Now, Rodrigo is releasing a road-trip documentary titled Sour: Olivia Rodrigo: Driving home 2 u (a Sour film) that will follow the singer-songwriter as she travels from Salt Lake City, where she started writing the album, to Los Angeles. Embed from Getty ImagesThe documentary, directed by Stacey Lee, launches on March 25 on Disney+, the platform where Rodrigo became famous thanks to her appearance in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. “This is not a concert film per se, but rather a chance to experience first-hand how Olivia Rodrigo became one of today’s biggest music stars and a chance to see her perform Sour songs like never before,” Davis said. “I am a huge fan of Olivia since Sour helped me in a difficult moment of my life… I felt she understands me,” Cambarro said.
themiamihurricane.comBiden shied away from news conferences, interviews in Year 1
As President Joe Biden wraps up his first year in the White House, he has held fewer news conferences than any of his five immediate predecessors at the same point in their presidencies, and has taken part in fewer media interviews than any of his recent predecessors.
Saturday Sessions: My Morning Jacket performs “Love Love Love”
My Morning Jacket was formed by a group of childhood friends from Louisville, Kentucky. They’ve been making music together for decades – and nearly called it quits. But then they produced a new self-titled album and reclaimed what Rolling Stone calls "their mantle as retro-rocks top mystics." From their self-titled ninth studio album, My Morning Jacket performs "Love Love Love."
news.yahoo.comRanking the 2021 VMAs performances
It would not be the VMAs without signature steamy, high-intensity performances from the biggest in music. This year did not disappoint, with Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, Alicia Keys and Jack Harlow, among others, taking the stage. NormaniEmbed from Getty ImagesThe former Fifth Harmony member, Normani, is doing incredible as a soloist. Her VMA performance of “Wild Side” highlighted her incredible versatility as a performer. Lil Nas X (w/ Jack Harlow)Embed from Getty ImagesThe young, visionary rapper Lil Nas X was the man of the hour at the 2021 VMAs, illustrating the undeniable influence he’s had this year .
themiamihurricane.comPadma Lakshmi on turning pain into power
A woman who started out as a model has become a role model. Padma Lakshmi – bestselling author, host of "Top Chef" and "Taste the Nation," and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador – talks with correspondent Faith Salie about overcoming the traumas of sexual assault, the injuries of a serious car accident, and a diagnosis of endometriosis, and about how "your scars really make you who you are."
news.yahoo.comOlivia Rodrigo stops by the White House press briefing
On Wednesday, pop star Olivia Rodrigo made a brief appearance at the beginning of the White House press briefing. She was at the White House to meet with President Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci and encourage young people to get vaccinated.
news.yahoo.comUS virus cases are rising again, doubling over three weeks
The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings. Confirmed infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day on Monday, up from 11,300 on June 23, according to Johns Hopkins University data. “It is certainly no coincidence that we are looking at exactly the time that we would expect cases to be occurring after the July Fourth weekend," said Dr. Bill Powderly, co-director of the infectious-disease division at Washington University’s School of Medicine in St. Louis.
news.yahoo.com‘Clearly hyperbolic’: Rudy Giuliani denies he urged attack on Capitol in ‘trial by combat’ speech
Rudy Giuliani says he didn’t really mean for anyone to take him seriously when he urged a mob of #MAGA followers to engage in “trial by combat” on Jan. 6 before they stormed the Capitol. Former President Donald Trump’s then personal lawyer Thursday asserted his fiery speech was “clearly hyperbolic” and claims that “no reasonable listener” would take it literally, even though that’s exactly ...
news.yahoo.comOlivia Rodrigo's hit "Drivers License" breaks Spotify record for most streams for a song in a single week
The streaming service announced Friday that the emotional pop ballad about teenage heartbreak broke the platform's record for most streams of a song in a single week. But most streams isn't the only Spotify record the 17-year-old songbird's ballad broke this past week. Spotify tweeted on Wednesday that "Drivers License" set the platform's record for most streams in a day for a non-holiday tune on January 11 and then beat its own record the following day. The ballad broke the record for "the biggest first week streaming debut ever globally" on Amazon Music following its release, Amazon Music tweeted on Thursday. @Olivia_Rodrigo's "drivers license" now has the record for most streams for a song in a week on Spotify 💜📈 https://t.co/Ke2mPGs71y — Spotify (@Spotify) January 15, 2021Rodrigo first began playing piano at 7, according to her bio on Interscope Records' website.
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