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]]>It’s been over a year since the release of Raye’s long-awaited debut studio album My 21st Century Blues, and she’s still making waves with this record. After dominating this year’s Brit Awards with historic six wins, Raye was invited to serve as a musical guest on the latest episode of SNL, hosted by Kristen Wiig.
After the episode aired, she shared her rendition of “Worth It” on social media. She captioned it by writing “just a little south London girl performing on SNL”, followed by a series of crying emojis, and added she’s lost for words after her performance on the iconic sketch show.
Raye also delivered a jazz-inspired rendition of her breakout hit “Escapism”. This breakup anthem came out in late 2022, and went on to become a viral sensation, hitting No. 1 in her home country of the UK. It also won her a prize for song of the year at this year’s Brit Awards, where she also won a trophy for the British artist of the year and album of the year for My 21st Century Blues.
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]]>The post André 3000’s New Song Becomes the Longest to Ever Chart on the Billboard Hot 100 appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>With the runtime of 12:20, “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time” isn’t even the longest song on New Blue Sun, but it’s pretty long by the Hot 100 standards. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at 90, becoming the longest-ever song to make it to this chart, breaking the record previously held by Tool’s “Fear Inoculum” at 10:21.
André 3000 discussed this song in an interview with NPR, and explained he opted for such a quirky title because his new album is all “about wind and breathing.” All song titles on New Blue Song have a similarly long, and that’s not a coincidence.
“They were long on purpose because I knew if this album has no lyrics that I would try to give as much thought or information in the titles. And I have been going through a phase where I love these really long titles,” André 3000 told NPR.
André 3000’s debut solo album New Blue Sun hit the shelves on November 17, and it features eight compositions of experimental flute music.
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]]>The post André 3000 Announces His First Solo Album Since Outkast Breakup appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Most people know André Benjamin aka André 3000 as a rapper, who gave us such iconic songs as “Hey Ya!” and “Ms. Jackson” during his time with Outkast. Those days are long behind him, and he’s now gearing up for the release of his debut album New Blue Sun, 17 years after leaving Outkast behind.
It’s important to note his debut album will be an instrumental jazz record that puts his abilities as a flutist front and center. He described it as “an entirely instrumental album centered around woodwinds” and “a celebratory piece of work in the form of a living, breathing, aural organism.”
New Blue Sun will feature eight tracks, with super-long titles that would put emo bands to shame, starting with “I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time.” André 3000 explained he opted for these titles because he wanted to have some fun with them since the songs on the album have no lyrics.
New Blue Sun will be released by Epic Records on November 17.
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]]>The post Lady Gaga is Reviving Her “Jazz & Piano” Las Vegas Residency appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Gaga launched Jazz & Piano in January 2019, as a part of her more elaborate pop-oriented Enigma show. Its setlist included stripped-down versions of Gaga’s biggest hits and Great American Songbook classics, such as “Luck Be a Lady,” “Mambo Italiano,” “La Vie En Rose”, and “Fly Me to the Moon”.
The setlist boasts several songs that Gaga recorded alongside the late Tony Bennet, and she announced this tour shortly after sharing an emotional post where she reflected on their relationship.
“With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp. Tony & I had this magical power. We transported ourselves to another era, modernized the music together, & gave it all new life as a singing duo. But it wasn’t an act. Our relationship was very real,” she wrote on Instagram.
Lady Gaga’s Jazz & Piano residency show will return to the Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas for 12 dates, taking place between August 31 and October 5.
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]]>The post Legendary Jazz and Traditional Pop Singer Tony Bennett Dies at 96 appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Bennett died at his home in New York City on July 21, after a seven-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease, and his family confirmed his passing in an official statement: “Tony left us today but he was still singing the other day at his piano and his last song was, ‘Because of You,’ his first #1 hit. Tony, because of you we have your songs in our heart forever.”
Bennett’s rise to prominence started when he dropped “Because of You” in 1951, and he went on to release 70 albums in the years to come. He endured many shifts in the music industry over the decades, staying loyal to his signature style, and gave us such hits as “Rags to Riches” and “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”.
Bennett retired from performing in 2021, with a final concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. His retirement came shortly after he revealed he’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016, but he kept making music after his diagnosis and found success with the collaborative album Love for Sale alongside Lady Gaga.
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]]>The post Jon Batiste Teases New Album Featuring Lana Del Rey, Lil Wayne & More appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Batiste described World Music Radio as a concept album that takes place in the interstellar regions of the universe, adding it will fill your soul, open your heart, and stretch your mind while expanding your vision of popular art.
“I created this album with a feeling of liberation in my life and a renewed sense of exploration of my personhood, my craft and of the world around me unlike anything I ever felt before,” wrote Batiste on social media.
The singer gave us a taste of things to come with the lead single “Calling Your Name”, and he shared the official visualizer for this track. World Music Radio will also feature collaborations with Lana Del Rey, Lil Wayne, NewJeans, and JID, and it will hit the shelves on August 18.
Expectations are running high for World Music Radio after the success of Batiste’s last studio effort We Are. He received 11 nominations at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, including eight for We Are, which was eventually named the album of the year.
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]]>Batiste’s triumph isn’t surprising since he topped the list of nominees with a total of 11 nods. Despite the fact that he managed to collect a total of five trophies, only one of them came in the main categories—the award for album of the year for We Are.
Silk Sonic had a much better showing in the main field and walked away with two awards—record and song of the year for “Leave the Door Open”. This song was nominated for four awards and won all of them, including best R&B performance and best R&B song.
Rodrigo was one of the night’s most-nominated stars, and she picked up the trophy for the best new artist and two more awards in the pop categories. The list of winners with three trophies also included D’Mile, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, and CeCe Winans.
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 3 in Las Vegas with Trevor Noah returning to host for the second year in a row.
Album of the Year
We Are
Jon Batiste
Record of the Year
“Leave the Door Open”
Silk Sonic
Song of the Year
“Leave the Door Open”
Silk Sonic
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Kiss Me More
Doja Cat Featuring SZA
Best Pop Vocal Album
Sour
Olivia Rodrigo
Best R&B Album
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Performance
Family Ties
Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo
Best Country Album
Starting Over
Chris Stapleton
Song of the Year
Leave the Door Open
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
Producer of the Year
Jack Antonoff
Best Comedy Album
Sincerely
Louis C.K.
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love For Sale
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Best Pop Solo Performance
driver’s license
Olivia Rodrigo
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Songwrights Apothecary Lab
Esperanza Spaulding
Best Rap Song
Jail
Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West & Mark Williams
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Hurricane
Kanye West Featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Best Progressive R&B Album
Table for two
Lucky Daye
Best R&B Song
Leave the Door Open
Silk Sonic
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Fight for You
H.E.R.
Best R&B Performance – TIE
Leave the Door Open
Silk Sonic
and
Pick Up Your Feelings
Jasmine Sullivan
Best Alternative Music Album
Daddy’s Home
St. Vincent
Best Rock Album
Medicine at Midnight
Foo Fighters
Best Rock Song
Waiting on a War
Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance
The Alien
Dream Theater
Best Rock Performance
Making a Fire
Foo Fighters
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Shaw: Narrow Sea
Caroline Shaw
Best Classical Compendium
Woman Warriors – Voices of Change
Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Mythologies
Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann
Best Classical Instrumental Performance, Solo
Alone Together
Jennifer Koh
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Beethoven: Chello Sonatas
Yo Yo Ma
Best Choral Performance
Mahler: Symphony No. 8
Gustavo Dudamel
Best Opera Recording
Glass: Akhnaten
Producer of the Year, Classical
Judith Sherman
Best Engineered Classical Album
Chanticleer Sings Christmas
Leslie Ann Jones and Michael Romanowski
Best Spoken Word Album
Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation From John Lewis
Don Cheadle
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Tree Falls
Taylor Eigsti
Best Tropical Latin Album
Salswing!
Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Best Regional Mexican Music Album
A Mis 80s
Vicente Fernandez
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Origen
Juanes
Best Música Urbana Album
El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo
Bad Bunny
Best Latin Pop Album
Mendó
Alex Cuba
Best Roots Gospel Album
My Savior
Carrie Underwood
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Old Church Basement
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Best Gospel Album
Believe For It
CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Believe For It
CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Never Lost
CeCe Winans
Best Music Film
Summer of Soul
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers
Best Music Video
Freedom
Jon Batiste
Best Immersive Audio Album
Alicia
George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Passenger
Mike Shinoda
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Love For Sale
Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
Best Historical Album
Joni Mitchell Archives, Volume 1: The Early Years
Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
Best Album Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions
Ricky Riccardi
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
All Things Must Pass
Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison
Best Recording Package
Pakelang
Li Jheng Han and Yu Wei
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Subconsciously
Black Coffee
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Alive
Rüfüs Du Sol
Best Raggae Album
Beauty in the Silence
Soja
Best Regional Roots Album
Kau Ka Pe’a
Kalani Pe’a
Best Contemporary Blues Album
662
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Best Traditional Blues Album
I Be Trying
Cedric Burnside
Best Bluegrass Album
My Bluegrass Heart
Béla Fleck
Best Americana Album
Native Sons
Los Lobos
Best American Roots Performance
Cry
Jon Batiste
Best Country Song
Cold
Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Younger Me
Brothers Osborne
Best Country Solo Performance
You Should Probably Leave
Chris Stapleton
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)
Chick Corea, soloist
Best Latin Jazz Album
Mirror Mirror
Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver
Christian McBride Big Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Skyline
Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Best New Age Album
Divine Tides
Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
The Edge of Longing
Vince Mendoza
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Meta Knight’s Revenge
Charlie Rosen and Jake Silervman
Best Instrumental Composition
Eberhard
Lyle Mays
Best Global Music Album
Mother Nature
Anjelique Kidjo
Best Global Musical Performance
Mohabbat
Arooj Aftab
Best Immersive Album
Soundtrack Of The American Soldier
Leslie Ann Jones, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, immersive producer (Jim R. Keene & The United States Army Field Band)
Best Song Written for Visual Media
All Eyes on Me
Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer
Best Musical Theater Album
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical
Composers/Lyricists Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear
Producer Emily Bear
Best Composition Soundtrack Album For Visual Media
The United States vs. Billy Holiday
Andra Day
Compilation Producer Salaam Remi
Music Supervisor Lynn Fainchtein
Best Score Soundrack Album For Visual Media – TIE
Caros Raphael Rivera
The Queen’s Gambit
and
Jon Batiste, Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor
Soul
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]]>The news of the pair’s upcoming album was announced in the new AARP magazine article detailing Bennett’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease. They started working on this album in 2018 at New York’s Electric Lady Studios and continued recording through early last year.
Lady Gaga calls Bennett “an incredible mentor, and friend, and father figure” in an article passage that describes their creative process at the studio. Danny Bennett, the singer’s son and manager, announced the album in the article. “I wanted to check with her to make sure she was cool because she watches his back all the time. She was like, ‘Absolutely, it’s just another gift that he can give to the world,’” he explained.
The second collaborative album recorded by Gaga and Bennett still doesn’t have a release date, but it’s expected to drop in the second quarter of 2021.
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]]>Howard and her band absolutely nailed the tune, putting their own spin on the arrangement but keeping the moving vibe of the original. It didn’t matter that they were performing in the empty studio, as the 32-year-old singer completely owned the stage and made sure to project the energy to the viewers at home.
Check out Howard’s rendition of “Revolution” below.
Brittany Howard, known for her work with bands Alabama Shakes and Thunderbitch, released her debut solo album Jamie in late 2019. The record received acclaim from the critics and was praised for “mixing” different music styles and Howard’s lyrics and vocal delivery.
Jamie secured Howard a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at the upcoming Grammys. At the same time, she was also nominated for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Stay High,” Best R&B Performance for “Goat Head,” and Best American Roots Performance for “Short and Sweet.”
Nina Simone wrote “Revolution” with jazz musician Weldon Irvine and released it as a single in 1969 and as part of the album To Love Somebody. The song was written as an answer to The Beatles’ song of the same name, which was released the year before.
Although Simone’s “Revolution” wasn’t a huge success at the time, it has become somewhat of an iconic track in the following decades.
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]]>The post In Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes’ New Release, the Parts are Greater than the Whole appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The opening and titular track “What Kinda Music” is a strong enough start. There’s an ambient, hip hop mood trickling through the track with some interesting melodies. The track lets itself down with the lyrics, which are lacking. The same can be said about the rest of the album, which is lyrically nostalgic in a translucent way. There’s no poignancy or guttural feeling.
“Nightrider ft. Freddie Gibbs” is a chilled atmospheric track that sounds like music that might be played at a fancy late-night hotel bar. Gibbs raps about late-night drug deals and in the chorus, Misch sings: “High beam, on the dash / I be shaking you down, it’s a wrap / So easily, so easily.”
“Tidal Wave” features some more interesting drumming from Dayes. Things pick up here and carry on throughout the rest of the album. The rhythm is playful and Dayes’ percussive solos find their own space. This is true for the tracks that follow, particularly “Kyiv” which has a somewhat funkier feel.
“Lift Off” with its funky vibes and experimental instrumentation is an album highlight. Dayes and Misch flirt with genre and make a case for contemporary jazz. While the track is musically great, it perhaps plays as more of a jam session than a track for the listener. There’s a sultry indulgence to it which makes for good background music, but leaves little room for the listener to engage.
Although What Kinda Music is impressive musically, it does seem to be lacking something. Lyrically, it makes no impassioned statements and while this is not a requirement of music, the lack of passion throughout makes it feel like the listener has been left out of the production of the record. The result is an album that is enjoyable enough to listen to, but never really commands our attention.
3/5
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]]>The post Raye Performs “Escapism” and “Worth It” on “SNL” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>It’s been over a year since the release of Raye’s long-awaited debut studio album My 21st Century Blues, and she’s still making waves with this record. After dominating this year’s Brit Awards with historic six wins, Raye was invited to serve as a musical guest on the latest episode of SNL, hosted by Kristen Wiig.
After the episode aired, she shared her rendition of “Worth It” on social media. She captioned it by writing “just a little south London girl performing on SNL”, followed by a series of crying emojis, and added she’s lost for words after her performance on the iconic sketch show.
Raye also delivered a jazz-inspired rendition of her breakout hit “Escapism”. This breakup anthem came out in late 2022, and went on to become a viral sensation, hitting No. 1 in her home country of the UK. It also won her a prize for song of the year at this year’s Brit Awards, where she also won a trophy for the British artist of the year and album of the year for My 21st Century Blues.
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]]>With the runtime of 12:20, “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time” isn’t even the longest song on New Blue Sun, but it’s pretty long by the Hot 100 standards. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at 90, becoming the longest-ever song to make it to this chart, breaking the record previously held by Tool’s “Fear Inoculum” at 10:21.
André 3000 discussed this song in an interview with NPR, and explained he opted for such a quirky title because his new album is all “about wind and breathing.” All song titles on New Blue Song have a similarly long, and that’s not a coincidence.
“They were long on purpose because I knew if this album has no lyrics that I would try to give as much thought or information in the titles. And I have been going through a phase where I love these really long titles,” André 3000 told NPR.
André 3000’s debut solo album New Blue Sun hit the shelves on November 17, and it features eight compositions of experimental flute music.
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]]>Most people know André Benjamin aka André 3000 as a rapper, who gave us such iconic songs as “Hey Ya!” and “Ms. Jackson” during his time with Outkast. Those days are long behind him, and he’s now gearing up for the release of his debut album New Blue Sun, 17 years after leaving Outkast behind.
It’s important to note his debut album will be an instrumental jazz record that puts his abilities as a flutist front and center. He described it as “an entirely instrumental album centered around woodwinds” and “a celebratory piece of work in the form of a living, breathing, aural organism.”
New Blue Sun will feature eight tracks, with super-long titles that would put emo bands to shame, starting with “I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time.” André 3000 explained he opted for these titles because he wanted to have some fun with them since the songs on the album have no lyrics.
New Blue Sun will be released by Epic Records on November 17.
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]]>Gaga launched Jazz & Piano in January 2019, as a part of her more elaborate pop-oriented Enigma show. Its setlist included stripped-down versions of Gaga’s biggest hits and Great American Songbook classics, such as “Luck Be a Lady,” “Mambo Italiano,” “La Vie En Rose”, and “Fly Me to the Moon”.
The setlist boasts several songs that Gaga recorded alongside the late Tony Bennet, and she announced this tour shortly after sharing an emotional post where she reflected on their relationship.
“With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp. Tony & I had this magical power. We transported ourselves to another era, modernized the music together, & gave it all new life as a singing duo. But it wasn’t an act. Our relationship was very real,” she wrote on Instagram.
Lady Gaga’s Jazz & Piano residency show will return to the Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas for 12 dates, taking place between August 31 and October 5.
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]]>Bennett died at his home in New York City on July 21, after a seven-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease, and his family confirmed his passing in an official statement: “Tony left us today but he was still singing the other day at his piano and his last song was, ‘Because of You,’ his first #1 hit. Tony, because of you we have your songs in our heart forever.”
Bennett’s rise to prominence started when he dropped “Because of You” in 1951, and he went on to release 70 albums in the years to come. He endured many shifts in the music industry over the decades, staying loyal to his signature style, and gave us such hits as “Rags to Riches” and “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”.
Bennett retired from performing in 2021, with a final concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. His retirement came shortly after he revealed he’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016, but he kept making music after his diagnosis and found success with the collaborative album Love for Sale alongside Lady Gaga.
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]]>Batiste described World Music Radio as a concept album that takes place in the interstellar regions of the universe, adding it will fill your soul, open your heart, and stretch your mind while expanding your vision of popular art.
“I created this album with a feeling of liberation in my life and a renewed sense of exploration of my personhood, my craft and of the world around me unlike anything I ever felt before,” wrote Batiste on social media.
The singer gave us a taste of things to come with the lead single “Calling Your Name”, and he shared the official visualizer for this track. World Music Radio will also feature collaborations with Lana Del Rey, Lil Wayne, NewJeans, and JID, and it will hit the shelves on August 18.
Expectations are running high for World Music Radio after the success of Batiste’s last studio effort We Are. He received 11 nominations at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, including eight for We Are, which was eventually named the album of the year.
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]]>Batiste’s triumph isn’t surprising since he topped the list of nominees with a total of 11 nods. Despite the fact that he managed to collect a total of five trophies, only one of them came in the main categories—the award for album of the year for We Are.
Silk Sonic had a much better showing in the main field and walked away with two awards—record and song of the year for “Leave the Door Open”. This song was nominated for four awards and won all of them, including best R&B performance and best R&B song.
Rodrigo was one of the night’s most-nominated stars, and she picked up the trophy for the best new artist and two more awards in the pop categories. The list of winners with three trophies also included D’Mile, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, and CeCe Winans.
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 3 in Las Vegas with Trevor Noah returning to host for the second year in a row.
Album of the Year
We Are
Jon Batiste
Record of the Year
“Leave the Door Open”
Silk Sonic
Song of the Year
“Leave the Door Open”
Silk Sonic
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Kiss Me More
Doja Cat Featuring SZA
Best Pop Vocal Album
Sour
Olivia Rodrigo
Best R&B Album
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Performance
Family Ties
Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo
Best Country Album
Starting Over
Chris Stapleton
Song of the Year
Leave the Door Open
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
Producer of the Year
Jack Antonoff
Best Comedy Album
Sincerely
Louis C.K.
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love For Sale
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Best Pop Solo Performance
driver’s license
Olivia Rodrigo
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Songwrights Apothecary Lab
Esperanza Spaulding
Best Rap Song
Jail
Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West & Mark Williams
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Hurricane
Kanye West Featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Best Progressive R&B Album
Table for two
Lucky Daye
Best R&B Song
Leave the Door Open
Silk Sonic
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Fight for You
H.E.R.
Best R&B Performance – TIE
Leave the Door Open
Silk Sonic
and
Pick Up Your Feelings
Jasmine Sullivan
Best Alternative Music Album
Daddy’s Home
St. Vincent
Best Rock Album
Medicine at Midnight
Foo Fighters
Best Rock Song
Waiting on a War
Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance
The Alien
Dream Theater
Best Rock Performance
Making a Fire
Foo Fighters
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Shaw: Narrow Sea
Caroline Shaw
Best Classical Compendium
Woman Warriors – Voices of Change
Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Mythologies
Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann
Best Classical Instrumental Performance, Solo
Alone Together
Jennifer Koh
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Beethoven: Chello Sonatas
Yo Yo Ma
Best Choral Performance
Mahler: Symphony No. 8
Gustavo Dudamel
Best Opera Recording
Glass: Akhnaten
Producer of the Year, Classical
Judith Sherman
Best Engineered Classical Album
Chanticleer Sings Christmas
Leslie Ann Jones and Michael Romanowski
Best Spoken Word Album
Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation From John Lewis
Don Cheadle
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Tree Falls
Taylor Eigsti
Best Tropical Latin Album
Salswing!
Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Best Regional Mexican Music Album
A Mis 80s
Vicente Fernandez
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Origen
Juanes
Best Música Urbana Album
El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo
Bad Bunny
Best Latin Pop Album
Mendó
Alex Cuba
Best Roots Gospel Album
My Savior
Carrie Underwood
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Old Church Basement
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Best Gospel Album
Believe For It
CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Believe For It
CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Never Lost
CeCe Winans
Best Music Film
Summer of Soul
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers
Best Music Video
Freedom
Jon Batiste
Best Immersive Audio Album
Alicia
George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Passenger
Mike Shinoda
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Love For Sale
Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
Best Historical Album
Joni Mitchell Archives, Volume 1: The Early Years
Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
Best Album Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions
Ricky Riccardi
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
All Things Must Pass
Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison
Best Recording Package
Pakelang
Li Jheng Han and Yu Wei
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Subconsciously
Black Coffee
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Alive
Rüfüs Du Sol
Best Raggae Album
Beauty in the Silence
Soja
Best Regional Roots Album
Kau Ka Pe’a
Kalani Pe’a
Best Contemporary Blues Album
662
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Best Traditional Blues Album
I Be Trying
Cedric Burnside
Best Bluegrass Album
My Bluegrass Heart
Béla Fleck
Best Americana Album
Native Sons
Los Lobos
Best American Roots Performance
Cry
Jon Batiste
Best Country Song
Cold
Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Younger Me
Brothers Osborne
Best Country Solo Performance
You Should Probably Leave
Chris Stapleton
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)
Chick Corea, soloist
Best Latin Jazz Album
Mirror Mirror
Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver
Christian McBride Big Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Skyline
Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Best New Age Album
Divine Tides
Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
The Edge of Longing
Vince Mendoza
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Meta Knight’s Revenge
Charlie Rosen and Jake Silervman
Best Instrumental Composition
Eberhard
Lyle Mays
Best Global Music Album
Mother Nature
Anjelique Kidjo
Best Global Musical Performance
Mohabbat
Arooj Aftab
Best Immersive Album
Soundtrack Of The American Soldier
Leslie Ann Jones, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, immersive producer (Jim R. Keene & The United States Army Field Band)
Best Song Written for Visual Media
All Eyes on Me
Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer
Best Musical Theater Album
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical
Composers/Lyricists Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear
Producer Emily Bear
Best Composition Soundtrack Album For Visual Media
The United States vs. Billy Holiday
Andra Day
Compilation Producer Salaam Remi
Music Supervisor Lynn Fainchtein
Best Score Soundrack Album For Visual Media – TIE
Caros Raphael Rivera
The Queen’s Gambit
and
Jon Batiste, Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor
Soul
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]]>The news of the pair’s upcoming album was announced in the new AARP magazine article detailing Bennett’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease. They started working on this album in 2018 at New York’s Electric Lady Studios and continued recording through early last year.
Lady Gaga calls Bennett “an incredible mentor, and friend, and father figure” in an article passage that describes their creative process at the studio. Danny Bennett, the singer’s son and manager, announced the album in the article. “I wanted to check with her to make sure she was cool because she watches his back all the time. She was like, ‘Absolutely, it’s just another gift that he can give to the world,’” he explained.
The second collaborative album recorded by Gaga and Bennett still doesn’t have a release date, but it’s expected to drop in the second quarter of 2021.
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]]>Howard and her band absolutely nailed the tune, putting their own spin on the arrangement but keeping the moving vibe of the original. It didn’t matter that they were performing in the empty studio, as the 32-year-old singer completely owned the stage and made sure to project the energy to the viewers at home.
Check out Howard’s rendition of “Revolution” below.
Brittany Howard, known for her work with bands Alabama Shakes and Thunderbitch, released her debut solo album Jamie in late 2019. The record received acclaim from the critics and was praised for “mixing” different music styles and Howard’s lyrics and vocal delivery.
Jamie secured Howard a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at the upcoming Grammys. At the same time, she was also nominated for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Stay High,” Best R&B Performance for “Goat Head,” and Best American Roots Performance for “Short and Sweet.”
Nina Simone wrote “Revolution” with jazz musician Weldon Irvine and released it as a single in 1969 and as part of the album To Love Somebody. The song was written as an answer to The Beatles’ song of the same name, which was released the year before.
Although Simone’s “Revolution” wasn’t a huge success at the time, it has become somewhat of an iconic track in the following decades.
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]]>The opening and titular track “What Kinda Music” is a strong enough start. There’s an ambient, hip hop mood trickling through the track with some interesting melodies. The track lets itself down with the lyrics, which are lacking. The same can be said about the rest of the album, which is lyrically nostalgic in a translucent way. There’s no poignancy or guttural feeling.
“Nightrider ft. Freddie Gibbs” is a chilled atmospheric track that sounds like music that might be played at a fancy late-night hotel bar. Gibbs raps about late-night drug deals and in the chorus, Misch sings: “High beam, on the dash / I be shaking you down, it’s a wrap / So easily, so easily.”
“Tidal Wave” features some more interesting drumming from Dayes. Things pick up here and carry on throughout the rest of the album. The rhythm is playful and Dayes’ percussive solos find their own space. This is true for the tracks that follow, particularly “Kyiv” which has a somewhat funkier feel.
“Lift Off” with its funky vibes and experimental instrumentation is an album highlight. Dayes and Misch flirt with genre and make a case for contemporary jazz. While the track is musically great, it perhaps plays as more of a jam session than a track for the listener. There’s a sultry indulgence to it which makes for good background music, but leaves little room for the listener to engage.
Although What Kinda Music is impressive musically, it does seem to be lacking something. Lyrically, it makes no impassioned statements and while this is not a requirement of music, the lack of passion throughout makes it feel like the listener has been left out of the production of the record. The result is an album that is enjoyable enough to listen to, but never really commands our attention.
3/5
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