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Grammy Awards 2020 winners #Grammys
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It’s the biggest night in music and winners have started being announced for the 2020 Grammy Awards.
Here is our live update on winners from the industry event right to the televised show.
Grammys 2020 winners
- Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media winner – ‘Chernobyl’
- Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media winner – ‘A Star Is Born’ Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga
- Best Song Written For Visual Media winner – “I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version) A star is Born
- Best Recording Package – ‘Chris Cornell’
- Best Recording Package winner – ‘Woodstock: Back To The Garden -The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive’ Masaki Koike, art director
- Best Historical Album winner – ‘Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection’ Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)
- Best Album Notes winner – ‘Stax ’68: A Memphis Story’ Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various Artists)
- Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical winner – ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ (Billie Eilish)
- Best Remixed Recording winner – “I Rise (Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix)”
- Best Immersive Audio Album winner – ‘Lux’ Morten Lindberg
- Best Music Film – ‘Homecoming’ (Beyonce)
- Best New Age Album winner – ‘Wings’ (Peter Kater)
- Best Bluegrass Album winner – ‘Tall Fiddler’ (MC Flamekeeper)
- Best Contemporary Blues Album winner – ‘This Land’ (Gary Clark Jr)
- Best Traditional Blues Album winner – ‘Tall, Dark & Handsome’
- Best Folk Album winner – ‘Patty Griffin’
- Best Regional Roots Music Album winner ( Ranky Tanky)
- Best Reggae Album winner – ‘Rapture’ (Koffee)
- Congrats Best Children’s Album winner – ‘Ageless Songs For The Child Archetype’ (Jon Sampson)
- Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio, Books & Storytelling) winner – ‘Becoming’ (Michelle Obama)
- Best Dance/Electronic Album – ‘No Geography’ (Chemical Brothers)
- Best Dance Recording winner – “Got To Keep On” (chemical brothers)
- Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – ‘Mettavolution’ – Rodrigo y Gabriella
- Best Instrumental Composition – ” StarWars : Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite” John Williams, composer
- Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella – “Moon River” – Jacob Collier
- Best Improvised Jazz Solo – “Sozinho” (Randy Brecker)
- Best Jazz Vocal Album -’12 Little Spells’ (Espe Spalding)
- Best Jazz Instrumental Album – ‘Finding Gabriel’ (brad mehldau)
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album – ‘The Omni-American Book Club’ Brian Lynch Big Band
- Best Country Solo Performance winner – “Ride Me Back Home” (Willie Nelson)
- Best Latin Jazz Album – ‘Antidote’ (Chick Corea& The Spanish Heart Band)
- Best Country Song winner – “Bring My Flowers Now” (brandi carlile. Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth, Tanya Tucker)
- Best Country Album winner – ‘While I’m Livin” (Tanya Tucker)
- Best Gospel Performance/Song winner – “Love Theory” (Kirk Franklin)
- Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song winner – “God Only Knows”
- Best Gospel Album winner – ‘Long Live Love (Kirk Franklin)
- Best Contemporary Christian Music Album winner – ‘Burn The Ships’ (4king and country)
- Best Roots Gospel Album winner – ‘Testimony’ (gloria gaynor)
- Best Latin Pop Album winner – ‘#Eldisco‘ (Alejandro Sanz)
- Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album winner – ‘El Mal Querer’ (Rosalia)
- Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) winner – ‘De Ayer Para Siempre’ (Maria Los Camperos)
- Congrats Best Rap Performance winner – “Racks In The Middle” (NipseyHussle,
RoddyRicch & Hit Boy - Best Tropical Latin Album winner – ‘Opus’ (Marc Anthony)
- Best Tropical Latin Album winner – ‘A Journey Through Cuban Music’ (Aymee Nuviola)
- Best Rap Song winner – “A Lot” J(JColeNC , Dj Dahi, 1 Savage & Anthony White
- Best Engineered Album, Classical winner – ‘Riley: Sun Rings’
- Producer Of The Year, Classical winner (Blanton Alspaug)
- Best Orchestral Performance winner – “Norman : Sustain” (Gustavo Dudamel)
- Best Opera Recording winner – ‘Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox’ (Gil Rose)
- Best Choral Performance winner – “Duruflé: Complete Choral Works” (Robert Simpson)
- Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance – “Shaw: Orange” (Attacca Quartet)
- Best Instrumental Solo winner – “Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite” (Nicky Benedett,
Cristi Macelaru) - Congrats Best Classical Solo Vocal Album winner – ‘Songplay’
- Best Contemporary Classical Composition winner – ‘Higdon: Harp Concerto’ (Jennifer Higdon)
- Best Musical Theater Album winner – ‘ (Hadestown)
- Best Rock Performance winner – “This Land” (Gary Clark Jr)
- Best Metal Performance winner – “7empest” (Tool)
- Best Rock Song winner – “This Land” (Gary Clark Jr)
- Best Rock Album winner – ‘Social Cues’ (Cage The Elephant)
- Best Alternative Music Album winner – ‘Father of the Bride’ (vampire weekend)
- Best R&B Performance winner – “Come Home” (Anderson Paak& André 3000)
- Best Traditional R&B Performance winner -“Jerome” (lizzo)
- Best Urban Contemporary Album winner – ‘Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)’ (lizzo)
- Best R&B Song winner – “Say So” (PJ MORTON)
- Best R&B Album winner – ‘Ventura’ (Anderson Paak)
- Best World Music Album winner – ‘Celia (Angelique Kidjo)
- Best American Roots Song winner – “Call My Name” (sarah jarosz, donovan aoife & Sara Watkins)
- Congrats Best American Roots Performance winner -“Saint Honestly” (Sara Bareilles)
- Best Americana Album winner – ‘Oklahoma’ (keb mo)
- Best Pop Duo/Group Performance winner – “Old Town Road” (LilNasX & billy ray cyrus)
- Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical – finneas
- Best Pop Vocal Album winner – ‘When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ (billie eilish)
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album winner – ‘Look Now’ (ElvisCostello & The Imposters)
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Social Trends: American rapper, Foolio Fatally Shot at 26th Birthday Celebration
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Florida rapper Julio Foolio, also known as Foolio, was shot and killed while celebrating his 26th birthday in Tampa.
RIP Julio Foolio
The rapper was killed while celebrating his birthday party in Tampa 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/wsA0UegylH
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) June 23, 2024
The incident occurred during a party, and details surrounding the shooting are still emerging.
🔥🚨BREAKING: Florida rapper Julio Foolio has been shot and killed at his birthday party. This rapper was notorious for going viral in 2021 after he made a song mocking all of the people who he didn’t like that were killed. pic.twitter.com/Tx6qUNh093
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) June 23, 2024
Foolio was known for his controversial song ‘When I See You,’ which discussed the death of his enemies on their birthdays.
His death has sparked discussions about violence in the rap community and the consequences of provocative lyrics.
Yungeen Ace Drop This Same Night Julio Foolio Died Rest In Peace pic.twitter.com/AkM0ZwzeJh
— General (@pluggysteph_) June 23, 2024
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6LACK Returns With New Song “Fuck The Rap Game
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Today, the multi-platinum, four-time GRAMMY-nominated artist 6LACK returns with the release of his stirring new song “FTRG” (“Fuck The Rap Game”) via LVRN/Interscope Records. The track sees 6LACK in deep reflection as he honors his rap roots, revealing much about his own staggering personal and professional journey. A journey lined with the tumultuous ups and downs of the music industry that goes hand-in-hand with his own journey as a man in today’s world. It’s the result of a man vehemently working to be his best for his family, his friends, his peers, his community and himself, choosing to stay focused on his higher purpose that led him to find music. Directed by AboveGround, the video brings to life the many sentiments at play in this song: The flashiness and allure of the industry while 6LACK bares himself and remains authentically him.
“FTRG” follows the release of his beloved More Lonely Nights acoustic project that celebrated the one year anniversary of his Grammy-nominated album, Since I Have A Lover. It also arrives as 6LACK is in the middle of his striking No More Lonely Nights Tour that has introduced a series of intimate performances that capture the raw emotion that lines the collection of songs on Since I Have A Lover, delving into 6LACK’s personal journey with mental health, healing, personal growth, love and finding his way through it all — the good and the bad.
Since I Have A Lover has received large critical acclaim from the likes of NPR, Zane Lowe, Rolling Stone, Forbes, Business Insider, Complex, Fader and Pitchfork to name a few. It introduced a collection of profound songs speaking on mental health, recovery, self-improvement, love and revealed much about 6LACK’s personal journey navigating life’s highs and lows. It’s 6LACK like we’ve never seen or heard him before. The album features stunning collaborations with Don Toliver, Wale, India Shawn, Ty Dolla $ign, QUIN, and production by Leon Thomas, OZ, Fwdslxsh, Scribz Riley, EarthGang’s Olu, Teddy Walton and others.
ABOUT 6LACK:
Pronounced “Black”, the four-time GRAMMY-nominated and multi-platinum selling artist has brilliantly captured a voice of a generation through his dynamic art for years now. Born and raised in Zone 6 of Atlanta, 6LACK exploded onto the scene with his breakout debut FREE 6LACK album in 2016, cementing his insatiable, singular sound. He was later catapulted into stardom in 2018 with the arrival of his critically acclaimed album, East Atlanta Love Letter, which hit No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
The revered artist has amassed over 9.2 billion global streams across platforms while also giving the world some of the biggest hits from the past decade through explosive collaborations with some of today’s most beloved artists including J. Cole, Future, Selena Gomez, Young Thug, Timbaland, Normani, Isaiah Rashad, Rita Ora, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Baby, Khalid, Jessie Reyez, Nao and many more. Most recently, his colossal collaboration with Lil Tjay on the song “Calling My Phone” earned him a No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and hit No. 3 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart. The track has since reached platinum status and was brought to life through a moving performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
6LACK: NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS TOUR DATES:
Sat Jun 22 | Waukee, IA | Vibrant Music Hall
Thu Jun 27 | McKees Rocks, PA | Roxian Theatre
LISTEN TO THE SINCE I HAVE A LOVER LP HERE
LISTEN TO THE NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS EP HERE
6LACK Press Photos: https://umusic.box.com/s/
Follow 6LACK: INSTAGRAM I TWITTER I YOUTUBE I SOUNDCLOUD | FACEBOOK I WEBSITE
For more information visit www.6LACK.com
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Travis Scott arrested on disorderly intoxication, trespassing charges in Miami
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Rapper Travis Scott was arrested and booked into Miami-Dade County Jail early Thursday morning on charges of trespassing property after being given a warning and disorderly intoxication, county jail records show. (more…)
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Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Cement New Distribution Partnership Between Verzuz & X
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Making a monumental power move, VERZUZ—the online award-winning, multi-media platform launched by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland—has cemented an exclusive partnership with Xfor distribution. Swizz and Timbaland personally broke the news at an activation in Cannes, France today.
Earlier this year, Swizz and Timbaland reacquired VERZUZ from previous partner Triller, now owning 100% of the platform, while retaining their equity (along with the artists who participated in VERZUZ) in Triller. Upon resuming complete control, they sought out the perfect channel for independent distribution.
The partnership journey with X has now begun!
Together, the companies orchestrated a mutually beneficial alliance where Swizz and Timbaland maintain their full ownership and creative control, while X receives exclusive distribution rights. As a result, VERZUZ will now broadcast to an audience of over 550 million active users, exponentially expanding its viewership and international reach like never before. Since the inception of VERZUZ, the conversations around each VERZUZ naturally evolved on X from fans and enthusiasts alike. Viewers will now be able to watch for FREE exclusively on X, bringing the visual series, and viral conversation, all to one platform! Stay tuned for the announcement of the next VERZUZ matchup coming soon.
About this chapter, Swizz stated, “We are beyond thrilled to have found the best partner for Verzuz. Not only are we excited to have Verzuz on X, we’re excited to help X build the biggest entertainment company in the world. I would like to thank Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Brett Weitz, Mitchell Smith and the entire X team for believing in the Verzuz vision. We can’t wait to get to work.”
Timbaland added, “We are thrilled to partner with X, the most innovative platform globally. Our goal has always been to bring Verzuz to the world which we can now do bigger than ever.”
As they have since the first VERZUZ, the founders uplift the culture and community into the spotlight in the center of the world’s stage. However, they preserve the same grit, honor, authenticity, and integrity that makes hip-hop, rap, R&B, soul and ALL genres of music so special. They have the opportunity to magnify its resonance, thanks to Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, and the entire X team championing their unfiltered voices.
Linda Yaccarino stated, “X is so proud to partner with trailblazing creators, artists, and entrepreneurs Swizz Beatz & Timbaland. Our platform stands at the forefront of innovation, and Verzuz defines the essence of an innovative content experience. As we continue to work with the most exciting voices to bring premium content to X, there is no better fit than this series. Together we will redefine how consumers engage with their favorite entertainment, one Verzuz at a time.”
VERZUZ has partnered with Uncontained Media, led by Christian Sarabia, and Raymond Garcia. Together, they have produced multiple hit shows including Emmy Winner DRIVE WITH SWIZZ BEATZ and will serve as the production company and Executive Producers of VERZUZ.
The influence and impact of VERZUZ has proven to be undeniable. So far, it has produced over 40 episodes, generating 100 million-plus live views and over 70 billion impressions. It has naturally encompassed other verticals with VERZUZ SPORTS, and VERZUZ COMEDY, all which play well to some of the most highly engaged communities on X. Not to mention, the power of the #VERZUZEFFECT cannot be overstated. Every artist that has participated in a VERZUZ have seen dramatic increases in streaming, ticket sales, merchandise, and overall revenue from just one appearance.
Welcome to the biggest, boldest, and best era of VERZUZ. Welcome to the future of entertainment.
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“Lord Of The Rings” actor Ian McKellen hospitalized after falling off stage during London performance
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Sir Ian McKellen has been taken to hospital after falling off stage during a performance of Player Kings at the Noël Coward theatre in London. (more…)
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German officials decry racist attack on 8-year old Ghanaian girl and her father
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Police say a group of youths and teenagers injured an 8-year-old Ghanaian girl and her father in the town of Grevesmühlen in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
German officials have condemned an attack that resulted in the injury of a Ghanaian girl and her father.
Police said that an 8-year-old Ghanaian girl and her 10-year-old sister were attacked by a group of around 20 teenagers and young adults late on Friday.
The 8-year-old girl and her father sustained mild injuries and were hospitalized.
The attack occurred in the town of Grevesmühlen in the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Police said the attackers kicked the younger girl in the face, after which the girl’s parents intervened.
According to police reports, one of the suspected attackers continued to direct racist insults at the victims after officers arrived at the scene.
Police are investigating a breach of the peace, grievous bodily harm, incitement of hatred and verbal abuse.
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on the platform X, formerly Twitter, that her thoughts and solidarity were with the children and their family.
“Calling children racist names and brutally attacking them is a sign of deep hatred and inconceivable inhumanity,” she said.
Grevesmühlen Mayor Lars Prahler told the German public radio station NDR 1 Radio MV that he was shocked at the incident.
“This racially motivated offense simply leaves me stunned. It shows bottomless hatred and uninhibited inhumanity and cannot be excused,” he said.
He added that the fact that some of the suspects are teenagers is no excuse for the behavior.
State Premier Manuela Schwesig condemned the attack in a post on X.
“The injured girl is 8 years old — as young as my daughter. We must not allow hatred and hate speech to poison our society and violence to threaten our children,” she declared.
Jana Michael, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Integration Commissioner, urged those in the group of youths to name the perpetrators.
“Every witness who remains silent is complicit and prevents the investigation of this disgusting violence against children,” she said.
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