6 posts tagged ‘the grammys’
Ali Wong and Bill Hader Escalate Their Award Show PDA
Jezebel,
As far as I’m concerned, there are two candidates for Kiss of the Night from Monday’s Emmys—and it’s a close tie between The Bear co-stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Matty Matheson, who shared a prolonged smooch after winning Best Comedy Series, and Ali Wong and Bill Hader. Read more...
Diddy will not attend the Grammys amid sexual assault allegations
AV Club,
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing the music. While the “Bad Boy For Life” rapper is nominated for his first Grammy in two decades—the last time he competed was for 2004's “Shake Ya Tailfeather” featuring Nelly and Murphy Lee—he won’t be attending the February 4th ceremony as he faces multiple accusations of sexual assault… Read more...
Has Anyone Ever Asked If *J.Lo* Is Happy???
Another award show means another occasion where Jennifer Lopez gets to deny that she’s holding her husband Ben Affleck hostage. Or, in her words, “He is good! He is happy!” That’s how she put it on the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday when asked about the State of Bennifer. And, personally, I’m going to take her word… Read more...
2024 Grammy nominations snubs and surprises: Love for Lana Del Rey, not so much for Drake or Morgan Wallen
While we all saw nominations for major artists like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and SZA coming, the Recording Academy still managed to keep us on our toes with a number of shocking decisions. There are some artists we were pleasantly surprised to see get nods, while others were left off the list, despite our best… Read more...
Former Grammys boss Neil Portnow accused of rape
Nearly six years ago, Neil Portnow—who was the head of the Recording Academy, the non-profit that runs the Grammys, at the time—responded to a backlash over a year of almost exclusively male nominations by suggesting that female artists needed to “step up” if they wanted to be considered for future awards. A few… Read more...
Our predictions for the 2024 Grammy Award nominations
Coming up with a list of nominations for the Grammy nominating committee is a herculean task, and the results are always a bit inscrutable. Distilling a year’s worth of music down into a list of ten songs or albums that deserve to get recognized due to artistic excellence, commercial performance or both is next to… Read more...