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Grammy Awards 2020 winners #Grammys
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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Major step in malaria prevention as three West African countries roll out vaccine
In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—today launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations. The vaccine rollout, announced on World Malaria Day, seeks to further scale up vaccine deployment in the African region.
Today’s launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood immunization programmes, extending access to more comprehensive malaria prevention. Several of the more than 30 countries in the African region that have expressed interest in the vaccine are scheduled to roll it out in the next year through support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as efforts continue to widen its deployment in the region in coordination with other prevention measures such as long-lasting insecticidal nets and seasonal malaria chemoprevention.
Benin, which received 215 900 doses, has added the malaria vaccine to its Expanded Programme on Immunization. The malaria vaccine should be provided in a schedule of 4 doses in children from around 5 months of age.
“The introduction of the malaria vaccine in the Expanded Programme on Immunization for our children is a major step forward in the fight against this scourge. I would like to reassure that the malaria vaccines are safe and effective and contribute to the protection of our children against this serious and fatal diseases,” said Prof Benjamin Hounkpatin, Minister of Health of Benin.
In Liberia, the vaccine was launched in the southern Rivercess County and will be rolled out afterwards in five other counties which have high malaria burden. At least 45 000 children are expected to benefit from the 112 000 doses of the available vaccine.
“For far too long, malaria has stolen the laughter and dreams of our children. But today, with this vaccine and the unwavering commitment of our communities, healthcare workers and our partners, including Gavi, UNICEF and WHO, we break the chain. We have a powerful tool that will protect them from this devastating illness and related deaths, ensuring their right to health and a brighter future. Let’s end malaria in Liberia and pave the way for a healthier, more just society,” said Dr Louise Kpoto, Liberia’s Minister of Health.
Two safe and effective vaccines — RTS,S and R21 — recommended by World Health Organization (WHO), are a breakthrough for child health and malaria control. A pilot malaria vaccine programme in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi reached over 2 million children from 2019 to 2023, showing a significant reduction in malaria illness and a 13% drop in overall child mortality and substantial reductions in hospitalizations.
In Sierra Leone, the first doses were administered to children at a health centre in Western Area Rural where the authorities kicked off the rollout of 550 000 vaccine doses. The vaccine will then be delivered in health facilities nationwide.
“With the new, safe and efficacious malaria vaccine, we now have an additional tool to fight this disease. In combination with insecticide-treated nets, effective diagnosis and treatment, and indoor spraying, no child should die from malaria infection,” said Dr Austin Demby, Minister of Health of Sierra Leone.
Malaria remains a huge health challenge in the African region, which is home to 11 countries that carry approximately 70% of the global burden of malaria. The region accounted for 94% of global malaria cases and 95% of all malaria deaths in 2022, according to the World Malaria Report.
“The African region is taking positive steps in scaling up the rollout of the malaria vaccine – a game-changer in our fight against this deadly disease,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. “Working with our partners, we’re committed to supporting the ongoing efforts to protect, save the lives of young children and lower the malaria burden in the region.”
Aurelia Nguyen, Chief Programme Officer at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, noted: “Today we celebrate more children gaining access to a new lifesaving tool to fight one of Africa’s deadliest diseases. This introduction of malaria vaccines into routine programmes in Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone alongside other proven interventions will help save lives and offer relief to families, communities and hard-pressed health systems.”
Progress against malaria has stalled in these high-burden African countries since 2017 due to factors including climate change, humanitarian crises, low access to and insufficient quality of health services, gender-related barriers, biological threats such as insecticide and drug resistance and global economic crises. Fragile health systems and critical gaps in data and surveillance have compounded the challenge.
To put malaria progress back on track, WHO recommends robust commitment to malaria responses at all levels, particularly in high-burden countries; greater domestic and international funding; science and data-driven malaria responses; urgent action on the health impacts of climate change; harnessing research and innovation; as well as strong partnerships for coordinated responses. WHO is also calling attention to addressing delays in malaria programme implementation.
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Kid Cudi cancels tour after breaking foot at Coachella
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The Un Certain Regard Jury of the 77th Festival de Cannes
The Canadian actor, director, screenwriter and producer Xavier Dolan will be the President of the Un Certain Regard Jury of the 77th Festival de Cannes. He will be joined by French-Senegalese screenwriter and director Maïmouna Doucouré, Moroccan director, screenwriter and producer Asmae El Moudir, German-Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps, and American film critic, director, and writer Todd McCarthy. They will be in charge of awarding prizes for the Un Certain Regard section, which showcases art and discovery films by young auteurs.
This year, 18 films have been selected, including 8 first films. The 2023 Un Certain Regard top prize went to director Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature How to Have Sex.
When the light breaks by Rúnar Rúnarsson will open the Un Certain Regard section on Wednesday May 15, 2024.
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