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Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammy noms, becoming the most nominated artist in the show’s history

Nov. 08, 2024 21:15 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Welcome toBeyoncé country. When it comes to the 2025 Grammy Award nominations, “Cowboy Carter” rules the nation. She leads the nods with 11, bringing her career total to 99 nominations. That makes her the most nominated artist in Grammy history. “Cowboy...

The Beatles, 'BRAT' summer, country and more: All of the 2025 Grammy nomination snubs and surprises

Nov. 08, 2024 15:22 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — It looks like the 2025 Grammy Awards may be a different kind of award show. Beyoncé leads the nods with 11, bringing her career total to a record-breaking 99 nominations. There's an incredible diversity of genres represented across the major categories, and women continue to...

Partial list of nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards

Nov. 08, 2024 12:20 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards have been announced, and Beyoncé leads the way. She received 11 nominations, including for album, song and record of the year for music from “Cowboy Carter,” her much-anticipated country album. Post...

Beyoncé leads Grammy nominations with 11 and becomes the most-nominated artist in the show’s history

Nov. 08, 2024 11:21 AM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé leads Grammy nominations with 11 and becomes the most-nominated artist in the show’s history.

Music Review: Whitney Houston is some singer on live 'The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)'

Nov. 06, 2024 09:43 AM EST

“Find your strength in love,” Whitney Houston sings near the end of a new live album, “The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)." She spends a full minute delivering those five syllables. The song is “Greatest Love of All.” At the start of the final line, Houston darts...

Book Review: 'The Name of This Band is R.E.M.' is a vivid journey through the rock band's history

Nov. 05, 2024 10:54 AM EST

The best way to read “The Name of This Band is R.E.M.” is with a pair of headphones and a collection of the band's albums on streaming services or CDs. Opt for the cassettes or vinyl if you want to go old school. Peter Ames Carlin's book isn't just a cultural biography of the...

Andrea Bocelli on his new album, film and 30 years of making music: 'I like to think to the future'

Nov. 04, 2024 23:08 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — It's one of the most immediately recognizable voices on the planet: Andrea Bocelli's tenor is beloved across generations, cultures and borders, known to induce tears in as few as three simple words: “Con Te Partirò,” or in its English performance, “Time to Say Goodbye.” ...

Oprah Winfrey, President Biden, VP Harris, Paul McCartney and more pay tribute to Quincy Jones

Nov. 04, 2024 18:17 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Reactions to the death of Quincy Jones, who died Sunday at age 91: — "My beloved Q. The world’s beloved Q. The one and only Quincy Jones “discovered” me for “The Color Purple” movie in 1985. My life changed forever for the better after meeting him. I had...

Music Review: State Champs’ self-titled album is enjoyable, quintessential, predictable pop-punk

Nov. 04, 2024 15:38 PM EST

New York pop-punk band State Champs’ self-titled album is one fans of the genre have heard before — a band musing about awkward interactions at parties, overthinking their romantic relationships and scorning the mundane. Across 12 tracks, the album is charming, but unchallenging. ...

Remembering Quincy Jones: 10 career-spanning songs to celebrate his legacy

Nov. 04, 2024 12:43 PM EST

Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, most musicians are not the prodigious producer Quincy Jones. The larger-than-life figure died Sunday night at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by his family....