Last week, Ariana Grande reported she could be not be attending the 2019 Grammys soon after a dispute with producers over the creative direction of her suggested efficiency. It was her weekend anyway, as her fifth album, Thank U, Next, dropped and dominated large swaths of social discourse. (Oh yeah, and she also became a meme, so. Big weekend for Ari.) Her absence was even more pron..

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Is there anything BTS can't do? It's one thing for the septet to be wildly talented overachievers with two No. 1 albums plus a sold-out world tour under their Dior belts, although showing up to the 2019 Grammys looking like a confident sort of world-class supermodels is just uncalled for. The South Korean superstars — RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook — made their Gr..

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A Grammy Award is a lifetime dream for any singer, and there's nothing quite like the moment it happens. Though there really are soooo several gramophones to give out that the Recording Academy often shells out several trophies before the particular awards show goes down, that didn't stop the moment Dua Lipa earned her first win from immediately going down in Instagram history. Watch..

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The 2019 Grammys are anyone's game, which is incredibly frustrating for people who like to place bets on things like this. Yet for the rest of the world, the unpredictability of this year's ceremony — and the diversity among the nominees — should be exhilarating. (Unless, obviously, folk-rock singer Brandi Carlile, the most-nominated woman tonight, sweeps everything.) Meanwhile,..

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Ella Mai's "Boo'd Up" poured out of vehicle speakers across the world last summer as soon as it established the singer as one of the industry's strongest rising talents, and right now it's back – with a slight twist. She's set to appear at the 61st Grammy Awards this Sunday where she's up for two awards, so what better time than right now to bring back the career-defining song? Mai..

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Once the 51st Annual Grammy Awards touched down in Los Angeles on February 8, 2009, Lil Wayne, Coldplay, and Adele were among the evening's biggest winners. As much applause as they derived for their golden trophies, though, it paled in comparison to the deafening shrieks elicited by Grammy rookies Jonas Brothers. At the time, the trio — Nick, 16, Joe, 19, and Kevin, 21 — were th..

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Earlier this week, a report from Variety spilled the news that Ariana Grande could be skipping out on the 2019 Grammys — not just for an efficiency, nevertheless for attending the ceremony altogether — right after a disagreement with producers. The report alleged that Grande and the show's personnel agreed to a medley efficiency of her No. 1 hit "7 Rings" and another song, neverth..

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Go ahead and find a number of additional tears to cry, because Ariana Grande — undeniably one of the most vital and dominant artists now — is reportedly pulling out of this weekend's Grammy Awards. The Sweetener singer was apparently slated to perform at the February 10 show, yet following a disagreement over her stage time, it looks like she won't even be attending at all. Accor..

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Cancel your Sunday plans and make a date with your sofa, because Lady Gaga is performing at the 2019 Grammys, multiple outlets reported Wednesday (February 6). The six-time Grammy winner has been nominated for five awards this year, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year for the hit song "Shallow" from A Star Is Born. Needless to say, that's what she'll be performing as sh..

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While Grammy veterans like Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Lady Gaga vie for countless golden trophies at this weekend's awards show, a crop of fresh talent will be waiting in the wings, eager to earn the evening's most prized vote of confidence: Best New Artist. With eight contenders this year, it's the hugest collection of artists ever competing in the category. From radio-dominating po..

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a number of years prior, Miley Cyrus earned her first Grammy nomination, a Best Pop Vocal Album nod for Bangerz. This year, she's returning to the ceremony — not as a nominee, nevertheless as a performer. On Thursday (January 24), the Recording Academy reported Cyrus will take the stage at this year's ceremony on February 10, and also R&B breakout star H.E.R., Americana singer Brand..

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Given the thorough roasting the Recording Academy (rightfully) procured for its dude-dominated Grammys ceremony last year — and also outgoing president Neil Portnow's much-derided "step up" comment — 2019 is shaping up to be a brand-new year for the awards show. And it's about time. Not only was the list of this year's nominees, announced in December, much more diverse and repres..

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