Beyoncé has broken the record for the most Grammy wins of all time, with 32, having won four awards — so far — in the 2023 proceedings. The award that put her over the top was a win for best dance/electronic album for “Renaissance.” Beyoncé was on hand at the arena to accept this one,
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Trevor Noah opened the 2023 Grammy Awards with a pointed dig at Donald Trump. Reacting to Bad Bunny’s sizzling opening performance, Noah raved, “Absolutely incredible! You know, every time I listen to him, I get hips I never knew I had. It even makes Trump want to learn Spanish.” “My job is to be your eyes and ears,” Noah continued,
Bad Bunny brought his record-breaking “World’s Hottest Tour” to the 2023 Grammys stage, performing a mashup of “El Apagon” and “Despues De La Playa” to open the 65th annual awards show on Sunday night. The Puerto Rican reggaeton titan kicked off his set off-stage and was backed by a live band who shook the venue
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 2023 Grammy Awards will air Sunday at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount Plus. The ceremony returns in full force for the first time in over three years,
Stephanie Economou won the first Grammy ever awarded for video game music — one of four visual media categories awarded Sunday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles. The music of Disney’s “Encanto” swept the three it was up for: best song for visual media, best score soundtrack and best compilation soundtrack. Economou won for “Assassin’s Creed
For quite a few years in her burgeoning career, Molly Tuttle kept her bluegrass side and her singer-songwriter side at a slight remove from one another, unsure of how to write the more personal material she wanted to sing and have it completely fit in with the world in which she’d grown up as a
Beyoncé leads the 2023 Grammy Awards with nine nominations, and she could become the most-awarded solo artist in Grammy history on Sunday if she wins four trophies. Three wins would tie her for the most Grammy wins in history. She’s up for record of the year, song of the year, album of the year and
On the eve of the Grammy Awards, the music industry’s glitterati were jazzed for the chance to resume the tradition of coming together for a night of tributes, shout-outs and impressive displays talent. Here are a few things we learned from Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday evening. Swiss Beatz does a funny Davis impression Atlantic Records’ Julie Greenwald is a “bad-ass bitch,” in Cardi B’s estimation. Elvis Costello considers Nick Lowe “his
With all of the challenges facing touring musicians in this post-pandemic world, environmental friendliness may not be a top-three priority for many. Yet touring takes an enormous toll on the environment, and musicians such as Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, Lorde, Harry Styles, Guster and many others have been active and outspoken in their
Viewers tuning into “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Friday got a rare treat when television bandleader Paul Shaffer and the World’s Most Dangerous Band — legendary for their longtime affiliation with David Letterman — replaced The Roots for one-night-only as the NBC late-night talk show’s house band. With Questlove, Black Thought and the
“Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing” was the unofficial theme of MusiCares’ annual benefit dinner Friday night. A handful of surviving and still musically active singers who date back to the original Motown era, not least of them Stevie Wonder, were joined by performers from the real-er side of contemporary music to pay tribute to
The Grammys are similar to the Oscars in at least one respect this year — it’s a real contest in most of, if not all of the top fields. The question that’s shifted most lately is: Contest between whom? Last fall, Variety published a story raising the possibility that the 2023 awards could be a
Long known as an off-camera voice on the immensely popular Joe Budden Podcast, Parks Vallely has sustained a respectable career in music as a producer, engineer and mixer. And while most fans recognize him on the street or corner deli by his speaking voice, he’s also a two-time Grammy nominee, notching a nod for his
On the eve of Grammys weekend, a group of sexual assault survivors came together to call on the music industry to take action against sexual predators and those who enable them. “We need to take concrete steps to make sure that the music industry is safe and equitable,” said Melissa Schuman, a former member of
Backstreets, a quarterly Bruce Springsteen magazine that has been covering the singer and his E Street Band since 1980, is shutting down due to disillusionment over Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model and management response to what an earlier editorial described as a fan “freeze-out.” The fanzine made the announcement on social media Friday, quoting a lyric
With no offense intended to any other parties, the inaugural Black Music Collective Grammy-Week throwdown was the highlight of last year’s Grammy Week — with performances from Summer Walker, John Legend, Muni Long and others, and there was such a general positive and proud vibe to the whole event that the Academy decided to do it
Twelve artists, including platinum record-holders Adele, Doja Cat and Harry Styles, received iHeartRadio’s Titanium Award on Thursday in recognition of reaching 1 billion audience spins in 2022. The honorees include Adele for the song “Easy on Me,” Ava Max for “Kings & Queens,” Drake and Lil Durk for “Laugh Now Cry Later,” Doja Cat for
There was no better place to be on Feb. 2 than Spotify’s 2023 best new artist showcase. The streaming service put together an irresistible Grammys week party in West Hollywood on Thursday night, ruled by its diverse lineup of the industry’s hottest rising acts: Anitta, Omar Apollo, DOMi & JD Beck, Samara Joy, Latto, Måneskin,
Country pop queen Shania Twain has returned with a new album and world tour, a celebration she conceived after a harrowing battle with COVID-19. The singer of classics like “Still the One” and “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” has long had severe asthma, a condition heightened when she contracted coronavirus amid the pandemic. “With
On the one hand, Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah and executive producer Ben Winston are veterans of Music’s Biggest Night, as the two are preparing for their third show in their respective roles. However, owing to the pandemic, 2023 is their first “normal” Grammys: 2021 was held as a small outdoor gathering at the Los
With its major role in launching the careers of Garbage, Muse, Coldplay, Zero 7 and Ash, the Mushroom/ Infectious label scored multiple No. 1s and sold millions of albums in its 10-year existence. But while many of the Australian-British record company’s artists went on to rule the charts, its true impact can be seen in
When the Recording Academy hosts its Special Merit Award ceremony Saturday in Los Angeles – the afternoon before the 65th annual Grammy Awards – the Supremes are at the top of its list for 2023’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. Together with Nirvana, Nile Rodgers, Ma Rainey, Slick Rick, Bobby McFerrin and Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson, Supremes co-founders
The unsung heroes of the Grammy Awards may well be the microphone operators responsible for making sure winners and presenters sound pitch perfect when they take the broadcast stage. An added challenge: adjusting the ever unpredictable height of the mic stand. Microphone gaffes are legendary in the entertainment biz, and music’s biggest night is no
As tipped by Variety earlier this week, Jay-Z will perform with DJ Khaled at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night in an all-star live performance of the nominated song “God Did” that also includes its featured guests artists Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, John Legend and Fridayy, sources say. An official announcement is expected later today
Former pop star Gary Glitter has been released from a U.K. prison after serving half his sentence for sexual abuse, according to reports. Glitter, who is 79, was jailed in 2015 for 16 years after being convicted of sexually abusing three under-age girls. The victims were 13, 12 and 10. However, he has now been
Do Grammy voters go with their heads or their hearts? Do they pick by personal preference or strategically? Do they even know who the nominees are? To get inside the voting body’s mind, Variety spoke with five industry figures, on the condition of anonymity, to find out how Recording Academy members really made their decisions about the
The Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala — better known as “the Clive Party” — is a fete like no other, a place where you can see Bey and Jay at one table and Barbra Streisand and Nancy Pelosi at the next, where you’re seeing completely unique performances by some of the biggest stars in the world: Highlights
Pamela Anderson released a Netflix documentary and her memoir this week, and amid reclaiming her own narrative, she’s found a fan in Britney Spears. Spears — who has been the subject of a slew of recent documentaries, though she hasn’t been involved with any — is praising Anderson for speaking out. “I’m such a fan
One of the hottest tour in the altrockiverse last year was unquestionably Pavement’s reunion tour, celebrating the group’s thirty-somethingth anniversary. One of the tour’s many highlights was the band’s performance on the long-running concert series “Austin City Limits,” playing a 15-song set spanning their entire career. Check out the video below of the band playing
Veteran music business attorney Peter Paterno’s client list is dazzling enough — Dr. Dre, the Tupac Shakur estate, Metallica, Van Morrison, Blink-182, Twenty One Pilots, Skrillex, Tyler the Creator, Q Tip, Rage Against the Machine, Alice in Chains, Linda Ronstadt, Roddy Ricch, Sia, the Henry Mancini Estate, Shirley Manson, Alanis Morissette, Tori Amos and many