Arts Dec 07 Drake withdraws 2 Grammy nominations from final ballot The four-time Grammy winner asked the Recording Academy to withdraw his most recent nominations for best rap album and best rap performance.
Arts Nov 23 Musician Jon Batiste surprises with 11 Grammy Award nominations Jon Batiste might be the Grammys biggest surprise: The multi-genre performer and recent Oscar winner made such an impression on voters that he scored the most nominations with 11 on Tuesday.
Arts Nov 02 Tupac Shakur’s life, legacy to be on display in immersive exhibit The 20,000-square foot exhibit will showcase Shakur’s music, poetry, wardrobe, activism journey and other items in galleries.
Arts Oct 19 Grammys release inclusion requirement to ensure diverse show The Recording Academy released on Tuesday an eight-page document detailing the inclusion rider’s purposes and objectives. The agreement requires producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for the upcoming annual awards ceremony.
Arts Sep 30 Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Blige, Lamar to perform at Super Bowl Roc Nation founder Jay-Z said in a statement that their show will be "history in the making." The 2022 game will be the first time the Super Bowl has been played in the Los Angeles area since 1993.
Arts Aug 04 Grammys commit to more hiring diversity for 2022 show The Grammy Awards will adopt an inclusion rider that will require producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for next year’s ceremony.
Arts Apr 26 Chloé Zhao makes history with best director Oscar win for ‘Nomadland’ Chloé Zhao has made history at the Academy Awards. Zhao won the Oscar for best director for “Nomadland,” becoming just the second woman and the first woman of color to win the award.
Arts Apr 25 DMX immortalized by family and close friends at memorial DMX’s legacy was immortalized as a man beloved by his family, honored for his strong faith and respected as one of hip-hop’s greatest icons at his memorial service Saturday, with several heartfelt speeches from those who knew the rapper best.
Arts Apr 09 Rapper DMX dead at age 50 The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest,” according to the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died.
Arts Apr 04 Rapper DMX on life support after heart attack, lawyer says DMX’s longtime New York-based lawyer, Murray Richman, said the rapper was on life support Saturday evening at White Plains Hospital. “He had a heart attack. He’s quite ill,” Richman said.