Tyler, the Creator has suggested the awards categories at the Grammys are racist, and described his nomination and win as a “backhanded compliment”. The rapper took home the award for Best Rap Album on Sunday night (26 January), with his record Igor beating out competition from Dreamville, Meek Mill, 21 Savage and YBN Cordae. Responding … Read more
The 62nd annual Grammy Awards has come to a close after taking place at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Some of the biggest stars in the music industry attended the ceremony, while a number of others performed live including Run-DMC and Aerosmith, Camila Cabello, John Legend, Cyndi Lauper, Lil Nas X and Billy Rae Cyrus, BTS, … Read more
Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Lil Nas X having all emerged as winners of the 2020 Grammys. Eilish dominated the night with wins in the Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album categories. Lil Nas X scored two victories for Best Music Video and Best … Read more
Jaden Smith has congratulated Tyler, the Creator after the IGOR rapper won his first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Album. The artist, who also performed at the ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, accepted his prize and thanked a number of people, including his mother who went up on stage with him. Shortly after the win, … Read more
The Grammys have come under fire for leaving Keith Flint and other artists out of the in memoriam clip broadcast during the ceremony. Flint died in March last year, meaning many were expecting to see him among the personalities eulogised in the traditional video. But the Prodigy frontman didn’t get acknowledged in the segment – … Read more
The solo track from BTS star Jimin has become the fifth most-streamed song of all time on SoundCloud. Jimin’s single, titled “Promise”, broke records upon its release in December 2018 by beating Drake to become the the biggest-ever debut for a song on the music platform. Drake’s “Duddy Freestyle” was streamed 4.9m times in its first 24 hours compared … Read more
Justin Bieber has announced that his fifth album, Changes, will be released on 14 February. The popstar revealed a string of North American tour dates along with the album news, as well as a brand new single, “Get Me”, which features Kehlani. Changes will also include Bieber’s single “Yummy”, and marks Bieber’s first album since Purpose in 2015. Other recent tracks include the … Read more
Tyler, the Creator has quote-tweeted a message from a stranger online that claimed the rapper would never get a Grammy award. Tyler won the prize for Best Rap Album – his first-ever Grammy – at the ceremony held last weekend (26 January), for his critically acclaimed album IGOR. Shortly after, he shared a tweet by a … Read more
Nicki Minaj’s brother Jelani Maraj has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of raping a child. Maraj was found guilty of “predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child” following his 2017 conviction, and was sentenced in a New York court on Monday (27 January). … Read more
BTS took part in a game of hide-and-seek on The Late Late Show with James Corden and Ashton Kutcher. The K-pop stars appeared on the latest episode, in which they gave a captivating performance of their new single “Black Swan” live on TV for the first time, and discussed their forthcoming album Map of the Soul: 7. “The title … Read more