AWARDS INDUSTRY NEWS

Andra Day, Regina King and John Legend Set for Guild of Music Supervisors Awards

The April 11 ceremony, which will be hosted virtually this year, will also include performances by Golden Globe best actress winner Andra Day, Darius de Haas and Celeste

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Royal Blood to Perform Virtual Concert at Roblox’s Bloxy Awards

British rock duo Royal Blood will perform a three-song virtual concert — as avatars — during the 2021 Bloxy Awards, taking place on the online gaming platform Roblox

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TV Ratings: Grammy Awards Hit Record Low, Down Nearly 53% Compared to 2020’s Show

This year’s telecast the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards was the lowest-rated in Grammys history in the early numbers.

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At Tonight’s Grammy Awards, We Celebrate — Then, as the Weeknd Snub Shows, It’s Time to Fix Them

One thing that is not different this year is scandal; there’s been a major one in nearly each of the last five Grammys.

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Beyonce Breaks Record to Become Most Awarded Woman in Grammy History

Beyoncé’s 28 wins at the Grammys Sunday moves her ahead of the former champion, Alison Krauss.

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How The Grammys Came To Honor The Troubadour, Hotel Café, The Apollo And Station Inn

The Recording Academy will pay tribute to everyday workers at the Troubadour and three other venues. (Getty Images)

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The Grammys’ Nominating Committees Had to Go — Even if It Means Sacrificing Some Quality Picks (Column)
RIP to “the room where it happens” — the Grammys’ blue-ribbon committees, which are officially being laid to rest this year after being an essential part of the nominating process in most categories since the 1990s. Never again will non-insiders have to play the role of Aaron Burr, wondering if there was actually smoke filling...
Billboard Awards Nominations Led by the Weeknd, DaBaby, Pop Smoke, Gabby Barrett
The Weeknd is the leading nominee for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, with his 16 nods putting him ahead of DaBaby, with 11, the late Pop Smoke, with 10, and country singer Gabby Barrett, who’s up for nine. Meghan Thee Stallion was the second most named female artist in Thursday morning’s announcement, coming in with...
Morgan Wallen Won’t Be Invited to Billboard Awards, Despite His Six Nominations, Producers Say
Despite being nominated six times for this year’s Billboard Music Awards, country star Morgan Wallen will not be invited to participate in the live telecast on March 23, Dick Clark Productions has announced. Since “his recent conduct does not align with our core values, we will not be including him on the show in any...
H.E.R.’s ‘Fight for You’ Wins Unpredictable Best Original Song Race at the Oscars
In one of the surprises of the evening, “Fight for You,” H.E.R.’s end-title theme for “Judas and the Black Messiah,” won the best song Academy Award Sunday night. The 23-year-old singer-songwriter was clearly shocked by the win but thanked her parents, noting, “those days of listening to Sly and the Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield and...
‘Soul’ Wins Best Score Oscar, Making Jon Batiste the Second Black Composer to Receive Award
The trio of composers behind Disney-Pixar’s “Soul” won the Oscar for best original score Sunday night. It was the first Academy Award for jazz artist Jon Batiste and the second for Nine Inch Nail rock writers-turned-film composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Finch. Batiste becomes only the second Black composer to clinch the original score award...
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