Arts Nov 28 After years of pop music wins, 2018 Grammy nominations favor hip hop and R&B The 60th annual Grammy Award nominations offered some surprise snubs, a lack of traditional pop nominees and a strong showing by today’s leading hip-hop artists. By Lora Strum
Arts Apr 14 Why Kendrick Lamar’s new album is preoccupied with Fox News Damn, King Kendrick has a new album out. Kendrick Lamar follows his universally lauded 2015 album “To Pimp a Butterfly” with “DAMN.” The new album is packed with thematic overtures and bon mots his fans will parse in… By Joshua Barajas
Arts Feb 15 Kendrick Lamar wins and David Bowie gets tribute at the 2016 Grammys Kendrick Lamar dedicated his Grammy to hip hop tonight after winning for best rap album, one of his multiple wins for "To Pimp a Butterfly."… By Corinne Segal
Arts Dec 07 Kendrick Lamar leads the Grammy pack with 11 nominations Kendrick Lamar led at the 2016 Grammy nominations this morning with 11 nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for "To Pimp a Butterfly."… By Corinne Segal
Jan 19 MTV airs programming in black and white on MLK Day By Stacy A. Anderson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — MTV is taking the color out of its programming on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to encourage people to talk about what race means in their lives. Continue reading