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Barrie Announces New EP '5K', Shares New Song "Races": Listen
About a year ago, the Brooklyn-based indie-popper Barrie Lindsay released the album Barbara. Since then, Barrie has dropped a bunch of individual tracks: “Nocturne Interlude,” “Unholy Appetite,” “Doesn’t Really Matter.” Today, Barrie announces plans to follow Barbara with a new EP called 5K.
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Jack Antonoff Talks Concert Ticket Chaos: “It’s Not ‘Cause Of Artists”
Last night at the Grammys, Jack Antonoff won Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical for the second straight year. That award didn’t include Antonoff’s work on the recent albums from Taylor Swift and the 1975, which happened outside the window of eligibility, so it wouldn’t be that shocking if Antonoff won again next year. After his win, Antonoff talked to the press, and he addressed the out-of-control prices for concert tickets.
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The Number Ones: Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie” (Feat. Wyclef Jean)
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.
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Grammys 2023: Watch DJ Khaled, Fridayy, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, John Legend & Jay-Z Perform "God Did"
Closing out the 2023 Grammys, DJ Khaled teamed up with Fridayy, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, John Legend, and Jay-Z to perform his guest-stacked single “God Did.” Taking place outside in downtown Los Angeles, the closing set had the group mostly seated at a long table overflowing with food, mirroring the Last Supper. Jay-Z’s presence was a standout moment, with the rapper spitting a lengthy verse.
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Grammys 2023: Watch Steve Lacy Play "Bad Habit" With Thundercat
The Steve Lacy glow-up continues. Lacy broke through in a huge way with “Bad Habit” this year, topping the Hot 100, playing SNL, and careening onto the Grammys radar. Lacy’s Gemini Rights already won Best Progressive R&B Album earlier today, and he was up for both Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year for “Bad Habit.” He even got to perform that song on the show, with Thundercat on bass. Watch it below.
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Grammys 2023: Harry Styles Wins Album Of The Year
Harry Styles won Album Of The Year at the 2023 Grammys for Harry’s House. Accepting the award from presenter/host Trevor Noah, Styles shook his head for a minute before he walked onstage (and gave Lizzo a giant hug). “Man, I’ve been so, so inspired by every artist in this category with me On nights like tonight, it’s important to remember that there’s really no such thing as ‘best.'”
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Grammys 2023: Samara Joy Wins Best New Artist
Samara Joy has been named Best New Artist at the 2023 Grammys. A stunned Joy expressed her gratitude and spoke of growing up in the Bronx, watching this music world from the outside in. She brought her brother as her date, which is cute.
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Grammys 2023: Lizzo's "About Damn Time" Wins Record Of The Year
Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” just won the Grammy for Record Of The Year. “This is so unexpected,” Lizzo announced from the podium, before dedicating the award to Prince. It’s her fourth Grammy win and by far the biggest after she claimed three genre categories in 2020. During her speech, Lizzo addressed Beyoncé, sharing an anecdote about skipping school to see a Beyoncé concert when she was in fifth grade.
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Grammys 2023: Bonnie Raitt Wins Song Of The Year
A shocked-looking Bonnie Raitt accepted the Song Of The Year trophy for “Just Like That” at the 2023 Grammys Sunday night. Accepting the award, Raitt cited the late John Prine as an inspiration for the song, which appears on last year’s Just Like That… LP.
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Grammys 2023: Watch An All-Star Tribute To Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary
The Recording Academy celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with an all-star tribute during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. Questlove served as the segment’s musical director and one of its producers, and the Roots provided music throughout. LL Cool J introduced the performance and Black Thought narrated.
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Grammys 2023: Watch Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, & Mick Fleetwood's Tribute To Christine McVie
Among the many tributes on tonight’s Grammys broadcast is a performance in honor of the late Christine McVie, one of several beloved singer-songwriters from Fleetwood Mac, who passed away in November at age 79. At the end of an in memoriam segment that also included Kacey Musgraves covering Loretta Lynn and Quavo doing his Takeoff tribute, McVie was honored by a group including her Fleetwood Mac bandmate Mick Fleetwood plus Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt, who teamed up to perform McVie’s...
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Grammys 2023: Watch Quavo Perform His Takeoff Tribute “Without You” With Maverick City Music
A couple months after former Migos member Takeoff was shot and killed, his uncle and close collaborator Quavo released a tribute song called “Without You.” Quavo brought that song, and Takeoff’s chain, to the 65th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. He was accompanied by the gospel collective Maverick City Music who incorporated the chorus to Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again.”