Earlier in the evening, he won Grammys for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance, Best Music Video (all for “HUMBLE.”), and Best Rap/Sung Performance. Dave Chappelle announced the winner of Best Rap Album. Before revealing the victor, he paid homage to A Tribe Called Quest, whose 2016 ...
After Best New Artist was announced, TDE President Punch tweeted, “Hmmm. I seen this before. A few years ago. Then I also seen what happened after 😏,” seemingly in reference to the 2014 Grammys where Kendrick lost Best Rap Album to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. See the tweet below. ...
“Te Bote” was born while Hurricane Maria was passing through Puerto Rico. Perhaps that’s why Casper Magico and Nio Garcia’s song is so full of righteous anger at a cheating lover: “I kicked you out,” they sing plaintively, less than a minute in. On the song’s seven-minute remi...
Notably, Hill made history as the first woman to win five Grammys in one night, a testament to her immense talent and artistic vision. Beyond her musical career, Hill is known for her activism and humanitarian efforts. She has used her platform to advocate for social justice issues and has...
“Get You), the other for the Latin Grammys’ record of the year (on the Juanes collab “El Ratico”). Guided by intuitive producers such as Thundercat, Gorillaz, Sounwave, and BadBadNotGood, Uchis’ luscious vocals and insightful lyrics come to colorful life on key tracks like “After ...
she launched a solo career that saw her become the first black female gospel singer to win a Grammy. She subsequently won ten more Grammys and landed three Gold albums. As well as a great gospel voice, she is knowledgeable about the music and, in 2008, gave a speech on the evolution of...
(just skip the prostitute song “Spreading the Disease.”) But what’s impressive now is how the music matches the story’s dystopia. When Tate sings “I don’t believe in love/It’s never worth the pain that you feel” on “I Don’t Believe in Love,” it both fits the tension ...
From “Make Me Feel” to “Pynk,” Dirty Computer is a celebration of being your authentic self and is a true contender for Album of the Year at the 2019 Grammys. Matt Nathanson, “Sings His Sad Heart” Nicole Drum: With songs that about a long-in-the-past breakup, Sings His Sad ...
Meg White, who has won four Grammys, got into professional drumming almost by accident in the mid-90s when she stepped behind a drum kit and started thumping out a primal beat behind her husband Jack White’s guitar playing. White quickly sensed that the combination of his talent and his ...
Best Urban Contemporary Album was the Weeknd’s sole nomination at the 2018 Grammys. Recently, Abel Tesfaye announced that he and Marvel are developing a “Starboy” comic book series that’s planned for release this year. Revisit Pitchfork’s 2015 interview “The Dark Knight Returns: A ...