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Q&A: Tommy Richman talks 'Million Dollar Baby' success, Grammy nominations and 'not hip-hop' drama
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Richman nearly had a million reasons to quit music — until “ Million Dollar Baby ” became one of the year's most popular songs. Now, the singer is eyeing Grammy nominations next week. Two years ago, Richman was living in his parents’ basement in...
Beyoncé, Shaboozey and Post Malone topped country in 2024. How will Grammy voters respond?
NEW YORK (AP) — Country music has become a dominant force, bleeding into pop music's mainstream. And artists who might not have been previously associated with the genre — like Beyoncé and Post Malone — have recently released country albums. They’ve been popular, but their...
Hip-hop producer Metro Boomin is accused of rape in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that Metro Boomin, a Grammy-nominated producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B, raped her in 2016 and she became pregnant from the attack. The producer’s attorney calls the...
The Grammy Awards are headed to ABC starting in 2027 under a new 10-year deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys will have a new broadcast home on ABC starting in 2027. The network and the Recording Academy announced Wednesday that they had signed a 10-year deal to broadcast the Grammys beginning in 2027, moving the show from its decadeslong perch at CBS. CBS...
Music Review: Tyler, the Creator's 'Chromakopia' looks into the artist's journey to self-discovery
On his seventh studio album, “Chromakopia,” the multi-hyphenate Tyler, the Creator pulls back the curtain. Across 14 tracks, the rapper born Tyler Okonma interrogates the anxieties that come with age and fame, intertwining them with his own wisdom and some that arrive via carefully-placed voice...
Grammy-winning crooner Jack Jones, known for singing 'The Love Boat' theme song, dies at 86
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning crooner known for “The Love Boat” television show theme song, has died. He was 86. Jones died Wednesday night at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, California, after battling leukemia for more than two years, according to a...
MusiCares names The Grateful Dead 2025 Persons of the Year
MusiCares, an organization that helps music professionals who need financial, personal or medical assistance, will honor the Grateful Dead as its 2025 Persons of the Year. MusiCares announced Wednesday that it will recognize original members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh...
Muni Long believes 'Revenge' is a dish best served with success
NEW YORK (AP) — Muni Long is keenly aware of the preciousness of time and its unpredictability. In some ways, the weight of the concept is intertwined within her music with songs like “30s,” “Time Machine” and her megahit “Hrs & Hrs.” Life can move at an unforgiving pace, so the...
Jon Batiste's 'Beethoven Blues' transforms classical works into unique blues and gospel renditions
NEW YORK (AP) — When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds — participating in local, classical piano competitions by day, then “gigging in night haunts in the heart of New Orleans.” Free from the rigidity of genre,...
Q&A: Mariah Carey wasn't always sure about making a Christmas album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey relishes the fact that she has become culturally synonymous with Christmas — thanks in part to the longevity of her iconic song “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and its ubiquity every year when the holidays roll around. But the Grammy winner...
