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Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy Awards gala that is a staple of the music awards season has been postponed until May while Davis recovers from Bell’s palsy, a temporary condition that causes paralysis in some muscles in the face. The iconic producer and A&R man, who is 88, is said to be in good spirits and expected to…

Today, the Recording Academy and CBS announced that, due to the current surge of coronavirus cases, the 63rd Grammy Awards, which had been scheduled for January 31, will move to Sunday, March 14. That happens to be the date previously set for the 27th SAG Awards, and SAG-AFTRA was not happy having both televised…

UPDATED with new date: The Recording Academy confirmed Tuesday that it is moving the 63rd Grammy Awards from January to Sunday, March 14 because of the surge of coronavirus cases especially in Los Angeles, where the event is held. "The deteriorating COVID situation in Los Angeles, with hospital services being…

Halsey is the latest musician to let the world know how she feels about this year’s Grammy nominations. She joins the supporting chorus of The Weeknd who, after being shut out of the noms, took to Twitter to call the Grammys “corrupt.” He garnered support from fellow musicians like Drake, Elton John, Charlie Puth and…

Late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek was left off the nominees list for the 2021 Grammy Awards, despite his memoir Alex Trebek–The Answer Is…receiving a nod in the Best Spoken Word Album category. Instead of Trebek, who died of pancreatic cancer on November 8, Ken Jennings received the nomination for Trebek’s memoir. “This…

The theater industry’s pandemic-shortened season seems to have opened up the Grammy playing field for cast albums, as only two of the six just-announced nominees for the 2021 awards represent the usually-dominant Broadway. The two Broadway cast albums included in today’s nominations for Best Musical Theater Album are…

While Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and others dominated the Grammy Awards nominations announced today, a number of names more associated with the film and TV worlds also made the cut. Among those vying for statuettes on Music’s Biggest Night next year are Jerry Seinfeld, Tiffany Haddish, Meryl Streep, Rachel Maddow, Jeopardy…

Billie Eilish’s “No Time to Die,” the theme song for the much-delayed James Bond 007 movie of the same name, received a Grammy Award nomination on Tuesday, despite the fact the film has yet to hit theaters. The pic, the 25th installment of the Bond franchise, has seen its global release date delayed because of the…

Beyoncé led the field with nine nominations for the 63rd Grammy Awards, which were announced Tuesday morning by the Recording Academy. Beyoncé, who has 24 Grammy wins in her career, scored a nom in the marquee Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories for “Black Parade” and “Savage” with Megan Thee Stallion…

Nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards are set to be revealed Tuesday beginning at noon ET/9 a.m. PT in a livestream by awards organizer the Recording Academy. Chair and interim Recording Academy president and CEO Harvey Mason Jr. will oversee the announcement of noms in the biggest of 84 total categories. The…

Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s Daily Show, will serve as emcee of the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, marking his first time in the spot on the CBS event. The special is set for live broadcast on both coasts on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 (8 PM ET/5 PM PT) on the CBS Television Network and CBS All Access. Following the…

The Recording Academy has announced several rule changes for the 63rd Grammy Awards, including omitting the term “urban” from its awards categories and language. The academy is changing the name of the urban contemporary album category to progressive R&B album. The word “urban” has been subject to increasing…