Many think that you need huge commercial success in order to get a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year, with most of the contenders historically being chart-toppers with big hits. However, most years we get one or two left-field…
Best remembered now as the star of two hit television shows of the 1970s and 1980s, Bob Newhart launched his career as a standup comic in the late 1950s.
Billboard revealed that, technically, Sabrina Carpenter could be eligible for Best New Artist at the Grammys. We had speculated about this possibility, but voters now know they should look for her on the ballot. Her fate is still not…
TV producer/writer Bob Booker, who spent 75 years working in television, radio, film, and the recording industry, died July 12 at his home in Tiburon, California, at age 92 from heart failure, according to his daughter, Laura Booker.
Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” has been one of the biggest stories in music this year, with the pop-R&B superstar transitioning yet again into a new genre, this time country and Americana. While the pivot was deemed successful by most critics,…
This year’s lineup for Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammys has the potential to be, dare I say, the hardest it’s ever been to predict. What used to be, perhaps, a two-horse race a few months ago has turned into a solid split between at…
Four-time Grammy nominee and American country music singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress faced harsh criticism for her national anthem performance at the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Just one rap hit has won record of the year – Childish Gambino’s “This Is America.” Will Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" become the second? Place your bets.
It's hard to turn Texans off to The Star-Spangled Banner, but four-time Grammy nominee Ingrid Andress nearly did exactly that before Monday's Home Run Derby.
Often the Grammy for Best New Artist can be quite obvious going into nominations, with one clear standout among that year’s debutantes. That was the case in the years when Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish won. Both were clearly ahead of…