The Recording Academy has revealed key dates and rule amendments for the 68th annual Grammy Awards. The show is set for Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with nominations set to be announced on Friday, Nov. 7. The Academy is adding a new category, best traditional country album, and reviving an […]
“We don’t look at her as a dance-pop artist,” Columbia Records president Don Ienner noted to Rolling Stone about his latest signing Mariah Carey in 1990. “We look at her as a franchise.” It’s fair to say that some pretty lofty expectations were placed on the diva ahead of her first studio album’s release. Luckily,
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Just hours after BTS’ Jung Kook was officially discharged from his mandatory military service, a Chinese woman was taken into custody for allegedly attempting to break into the singer’s residence in Seoul. Related Jimin & Jung Kook Complete Military Service as BTS Reunion Nears: Exclusive Photos 06/10/2025 According to authorities at the Yongsan Police Station, the
Since January 2016, musicians who have struggled with the vagaries of compensation and regulation in their industry have been able to turn to one of their own for guidance, support and solidarity. That year, Richard James Burgess — who produced four top 20 U.K. hits for Spandau Ballet, managed bands, performed in one and oversaw business
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Country music is getting a new Grammy category: best traditional country album. It is the only new category being added for the 68th annual Grammy Awards in 2026. To reflect the change, the existing best country album category has been renamed best contemporary country album. The new category will join the 13 other categories in
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Spotify has partnered with industry mental health nonprofit Backline to launch a global hub of mental health resources as part of their nascent Heart & Soul initiative. Officially dubbed ‘Heart & Soul, Mental Health for Creators,’ the new partnership sees Backline and Spotify joining forces to launch their Global Mental Health Resource Hub, which aims
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Pastor Mike Jr. could set a record when the 2025 Stellar Gospel Music Awards ceremony is taped live from the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville on Saturday, Aug. 16. He is currently tied with Kirk Franklin and Marvin Sapp as the only artists to win artist of the year three times. He’s nominated again this
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SEVENTEEN achieves its seventh No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart as the group’s latest release, SEVENTEEN 5th Album ‘HAPPY BURSTDAY’ debuts atop the list dated June 14. The set sold 46,000 copies in the United States in the week ending June 5, according to Luminate. SEVENTEEN scored its first No. 1 on Top
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After appointing himself chair of the Kennedy Center and replacing its board members with loyalists, President Donald Trump’s first-ever visit to the revered Washington, D.C. cultural center on Wednesday night (June 11) was likely not the warm welcome he expected. Taking his seat for the opening night of Les Misérables, the Associated Press reported that
