Grammy Awards

The 63rd annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast by CBS from Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 31 — but not much else is known about the ceremony, one of the many awards shows taking place as the coronavirus pandemic and its resulting restrictions continue.After 40 years, the show’s longtime producer, Ken Ehrlich, has retired from the awards, and Ben Winston (known for his work on James Corden’s late-night show and “Carpool Karaoke”) will be taking over. Trevor Noah, from “The Daily Show,” will host. But who will perform — and how — are still big questions.Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Roddy Ricch picked up the most nominations. The Weeknd and Luke Combs were among the artists surprisingly snubbed this year.Record of the Year“Black Parade,” Beyoncé“Colors,” Black Pumas“Rockstar,” DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch“Say So,” Doja Cat“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish“Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa“Circles,” Post Malone“Savage,” Megan Thee StallionAlbum of the Year“Chilombo,” Jhené Aiko“Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition),” Black Pumas“Everyday Life,” Coldplay“Djesse Vol. 3,” Jacob Collier“Women in Music Pt. III,” Haim“Future Nostalgia,” Dua Lipa“Hollywood’s Bleeding,” Post Malone“Folklore,” Taylor SwiftSong of the Year“Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk and Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)“The Box,” Samuel Gloade and Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)“Cardigan,” Aaron Dessner and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)“Circles,” Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post and Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)“Don’t Start Now,” Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa and Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)“I Can’t Breathe,” Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)“If the World Was Ending,” Julia Michaels and JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels)Best New ArtistIngrid AndressPhoebe BridgersChikaNoah CyrusD SmokeDoja CatKaytranadaMegan Thee StallionBest Pop Solo Performance“Yummy,” Justin Bieber“Say So,” Doja Cat“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish“Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa“Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles“Cardigan,” Taylor SwiftBest Pop Duo/Group Performance“Un Dia (One Day),” J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy“Intentions,” Justin Bieber featuring Quavo“Dynamite,” BTS“Rain on Me,” Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande“Exile,” Taylor Swift featuring Bon IverBest Pop Vocal Album“Changes,” Justin Bieber“Chromatica,” Lady Gaga“Future Nostalgia,” Dua Lipa“Fine Line,” Harry Styles“Folklore,” Taylor SwiftBest Rock Performance“Shameika,” Fiona Apple“Not,” Big Thief“Kyoto,” Phoebe Bridgers“The Steps,” Haim“Stay High,” Brittany Howard“Daylight,” Grace PotterBest Rock Album“A Hero’s Death,” Fontaines D.C.“Kiwanuka,” Michael Kiwanuka“Daylight,” Grace Potter“Sound & Fury,” Sturgill Simpson“The New Abnormal,” The StrokesBest Alternative Music Album“Fetch the Bolt Cutters,” Fiona Apple“Hyperspace,” Beck“Punisher,” Phoebe Bridgers“Jamie,” Brittany Howard“The Slow Rush,” Tame ImpalaBest R&B Performance“Lightning & Thunder,” Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend“Black Parade,” Beyoncé“All I Need,” Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia and Ty Dolla Sign“Goat Head,” Brittany Howard“See Me,” Emily KingBest R&B Song“Better Than I Imagine,” Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello and Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. and Meshell Ndegeocello)“Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk and Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)“Collide,” Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar and Benedetto Rotondi, songwriters (Tiana Major9 and Earthgang)“Do It,” Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch and Vincent Van Den Ende, songwriters (Chloe X Halle)“Slow Down,” Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson and Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley and H.E.R.)Best Progressive R&B Album“Chilombo,” Jhené Aiko“Ungodly Hour,” Chloe X Halle“Free Nationals,” Free Nationals“____ Yo Feelings,” Robert Glasper“It Is What It Is,” ThundercatBest Rap Performance“Deep Reverence,” Big Sean Featuring Nipsey Hussle“Bop,” DaBaby“What’s Poppin,” Jack Harlow“The Bigger Picture,” Lil Baby“Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé“Dior,” Pop SmokeBest Melodic Rap Performance“Rockstar,” DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch“Laugh Now, Cry Later,” Drake featuring Lil Durk“Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak“The Box,” Roddy Ricch“Highest in the Room,” Travis ScottBest Rap Song“The Bigger Picture,” Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew and Rai’shaun Williams, songwriters (Lil Baby)“The Box,” Samuel Gloade and Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)“Laugh Now, Cry Later,” Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour and Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake featuring Lil Durk)“Rockstar,” Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV and Rodrick Moore, songwriters (DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch)“Savage,” Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe and Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé)Best Rap Album“Black Habits,” D Smoke“Alfredo,” Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist“A Written Testimony,” Jay Electronica“King’s Disease,” Nas“The Allegory,” Royce Da 5’9”Best Country Solo Performance“Stick That in Your Country Song,” Eric Church“Who You Thought I Was,” Brandy Clark“When My Amy Prays,” Vince Gill“Black Like Me,” Mickey Guyton“Bluebird,” Miranda LambertBest Country Song“Bluebird,” Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)“The Bones,” Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)“Crowded Table,” Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)“More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)“Some People Do,” Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey and Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)Best Country AlbumLady Like,” Ingrid Andress“Your Life Is a Record,” Brandy Clark“Wildcard,” Miranda Lambert“Nightfall,” Little Big Town“Never Will,” Ashley McBrydeBest Latin Pop or Urban Album“YHLQMDLG,” Bad Bunny“Por Primera Vez,” Camilo“Mesa Para Dos,” Kany García“Pausa,” Ricky Martin“3:33,” Debi NovaBest American Roots Performance“Colors,” Black Pumas“Deep in Love,” Bonny Light Horseman“Short and Sweet,” Brittany Howard“I’ll Be Gone,” Norah Jones and Mavis Staples“I Remember Everything,” John PrineBest Global Music Album“Fu Chronicles,” Antibalas“Twice as Tall,” Burna Boy“Agora,” Bebel Gilberto“Love Letters,” Anoushka Shankar“Amadjar,” TinariwenProducer of the Year, Non-ClassicalJack AntonoffDan AuerbachDave CobbFlying LotusAndrew WattBest Music Film“Beastie Boys Story,” Beastie Boys“Black Is King,” Beyoncé“We Are Freestyle Love Supreme,” Freestyle Love Supreme“Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” Linda Ronstadt“That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” ZZ TopSee the full list of nominees at the Grammys’ website. 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Complaints about the Recording Academy have been received by the attorney general and are being examined following allegations of corruption and rape cover up.
Feb 9, 2020
AceShowbiz – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is examining a number of complaints about the Recording Academy’s governance structure.
The organisation has been shrouded in controversy since chief executive Deborah Dugan was put on administrative leave last month, January 2020 after just five months on the job, after making an allegation of misconduct.
She then fired back with a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Academy’s General Counsel, and made various serious accusations about the academy – including questioning the integrity of their voting process for the Grammy Awards.
According to Billboard, Becerra’s office has not formally launched an investigation, but the state attorney general’s office has received several complaints regarding the organisation’s board of trustees, the power of the academy’s executive committee and their approval of expenditures of millions of dollars in legal fees to two powerful law firms, as well its handling of a rape investigation of its former president and CEO Neil Portnow.
Officials with the Recording Academy insisted they are unaware of any investigation, telling Billboard, “We have not been contacted about any such review by the Attorney General or any other agency.”
The complaints also urged Becerra to look into the Recording Academy’s large expenditures, including $770,000 designated for hospitality at an event in September 2016 at the Four Seasons in Westlake Village. Officials from the Recording Academy insisted money is spent “judiciously.”
The state’s inquiry comes as the Recording Academy pursues an investigation of its own into issues cited in Dugan’s allegations of voting irregularities in the nomination process, sexual harassment and conflicts of interest within the board of trustees.

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