The 2023 Grammy Awards nominations are finally in, with Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar leading the way. It wasn’t a shocker to see their work recognized by the Recording Academy, but this year’s list of nominees brought many snubs and surprises that we didn’t see coming. Snub: Rosalia The Recording Academy truly let down some of […]
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]]>The 2023 Grammy Awards nominations are finally in, with Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar leading the way. It wasn’t a shocker to see their work recognized by the Recording Academy, but this year’s list of nominees brought many snubs and surprises that we didn’t see coming.
Snub: Rosalia
The Recording Academy truly let down some of the leading Latin artists this year, starting with Rosalia, who only got a consolation nomination for best Latin rock or alternative album for Motomami.
Surprise: ABBA
Mamma mia, ABBA is back! The Swedish pop group dropped a new album Voyage last year, and Grammy voters awarded them with four nods, including the coveted album of the year.
Snub: Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj criticized the Grammys for moving her chart-topping hit “Super Freaky Girl” from rap to pop. This category shift eventually cost her the nomination, since she failed to break through in the competitive pop field.
Surprise: Mary J. Blige
The Recording Academy is showing a lot of love to Mary J. Blige this year. Her latest album Good Morning Gorgeous is in the running for album of the year and this is just one out of six awards she was nominated for.
Snub: Best New Artists
It’s really a joy to see the likes of Anitta, Latto, and Måneskin nominated for the best new artist, but the glaring omission of several promising young female vocalists, such as Em Beihold, Dove Cameron, GAYLE, Tate McRae, and Lauren Spencer-Smith, truly stings.
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Black gowns are never going out of style and we can find a few at pretty much every major award show. This year’s Billboard Music Awards were no different, but the stars attending this show managed to make a statement with their black dresses and did a great job putting a twist on them. Doja […]
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]]>Black gowns are never going out of style and we can find a few at pretty much every major award show. This year’s Billboard Music Awards were no different, but the stars attending this show managed to make a statement with their black dresses and did a great job putting a twist on them.
Doja Cat
Doja Cat was dripping black and gold at this year’s BBMAs in a full Schiaparelli look, which included a gown with a sculptural black corset, a nude tulle train, gold-toe shoes, and a matching planet-shaped bag.
Megan Fox
Fox stole the show on the red carpet with her off-the-shoulder David Koma gown with thigh slit and dramatic long sleeves decorated with crystal flower appliqués.
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige picked up the Icon Award and this year’s ceremony and she opted for a patterned sheer cutout gown by Julien Macdonald for the occasion.
Chloe Bailey
Chloe Bailey never plays it safe with her fashion choices and she stayed true to herself as a BBMAs. She hit the red carpet in a risky leather cutout dress by Valdrin Shahiti.
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There’s always a lot of anticipation surrounding the announcement of the Super Bowl halftime show, but we won’t be getting just one this time around. Five hip-hop icons will use the upcoming halftime show to pay homage to West Coast hip-hop, but can you guess who they are? The Super Bowl bosses announced that the […]
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]]>There’s always a lot of anticipation surrounding the announcement of the Super Bowl halftime show, but we won’t be getting just one this time around. Five hip-hop icons will use the upcoming halftime show to pay homage to West Coast hip-hop, but can you guess who they are?
The Super Bowl bosses announced that the spotlight at the upcoming game will be split five ways—between Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar. The show’s main sponsor Pepsi is promising “an epic, unforgettable celebration of the impact hip-hop has today”, and opting for this theme is a pretty great idea.
Super Bowl LVI will take place in the Los Angeles area for the first time in three decades, so it makes sense to pick some of the artists responsible for the West Coast hip-hop revolution as headliners. Kendrick Lamar hails from a different generation, but he grew up in Compton, in the heart of California’s rap scene.
Another thing that these five artists have in common is their critical acclaim. They have 43 Grammys and 22 no. 1 albums between them, and this will be the first time they hit the stage together. We can’t wait to see how their joint set will look like when Super Bowl returns to California on February 13th, 2022.
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