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Grammy-winning singer B.J. Thomas, the famous crooner behind hits like 'Hooked on a Feeling', has passed away at the age of 78 after battling with stage 4 lung cancer with which he had been diagnosed in March.

The music’s biggest night of Grammy Awards is set to take place on January 31, 2022, from Los Angeles After delaying the proceedings for almost two months and coming up with different ideas to put on a live show during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Grammy Awards are going back to normal with the 2022 awards ceremony.As per Variety, the music’s biggest night is set to take place on January 31, 2022, from Los Angeles’ Staples Center and air live on CBS and Paramount+, with the show set to be available later on-demand on the ViacomCBS streaming service. The Recording Academy on Wednesday announced the date for the 2022 Grammy Awards.However, what is less usual for the 2022 awards ceremony is that the show is taking place on a Monday for the first time since 2016. The show was moved to Monday that year to avoid Valentine’s Day, which fell on Sunday, the day before.The…

Michelle Obama congratulated music sensations Beyonce and Taylor Swift for their historic wins Writer and former First Lady of the US, Michelle Obama congratulated music sensations Beyonce and Taylor Swift for their historic wins at this year’s Grammy Awards.Michelle Obama took to her Twitter handle and wrote, “So amazed by @Beyonce and her record-breaking 28 #GRAMMYs wins! Congrats, Queen Bey–album after album, your music continues to define and elevate the moment, bringing us joy, soothing our pain, and filling our hearts with so, so much pride.” Michelle Obama added in another tweet, “And congrats to @TaylorSwift13 on her record-breaking third #GRAMMYs win for Album of the Year! I’m so proud of all the artists who continue to use their music and talents to inspire us all.” As per People magazine, after winning the trophy for best R&B performance for her empowering song ‘Black Parade’, Beyonce surpassed Alison Krauss’ record and became the most-decorated Grammy-winning female…

The Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, will air next on March 14 on CBS Television Network and Paramount+ Singer-actor Harry Styles will be kicking off the 2021 Grammy Awards. The ceremony is set to open with a performance by the singer, who is nominated for three awards on music’s biggest night.As per Variety, Styles is nominated for best pop solo performance for ‘Watermelon Sugar’, the best pop vocal album for ‘Fine Line’, and best music video for ‘Adore You’. “You don’t want to miss the top of the show,” Jack Sussman, CBS’ executive VP of specials, music, and live events, told Variety.Sussman added, “It’s going to be music coming at you heavy and hard like you’ve not seen it before. We’ve got Harry Styles, this incredible entertainer, at the top of the show and we’ll just keep coming at you.”However, Sussman did not specify what song the former ‘One Direction’ singer would be performing.…

Zayn Malik recently shared his thoughts on the 2021 Grammy Awards and spoke out against the Recording Academy Singer-songwriter Zayn Malik recently shared his thoughts on the 2021 Grammy Awards and spoke out against the Recording Academy, four months after the nominations were announced.The ‘Pillowtalk’ singer took to his Twitter handle and shared a scathing tweet that read, “F–k the Grammys and everyone associated. Unless you shake hands and send gifts, there are no nomination considerations. Next year I’ll send you a basket of confectionary.” As evident from the tweet, the ‘One Direction’ alum was not nominated this year for a Grammy. He never received a nomination from the prestigious awards ceremony since going solo in 2015, despite consistently releasing music nearly every year.Zayn’s fans took note and poured in support for him on social media. One Twitter user wrote,”‘Pillowtalk’ was the biggest and most-streamed debut in 2016, Mind Of Mine was one of the…

The upcoming Grammy Awards ceremony will be held in the outdoor portion of the Los Angeles Convention Center, with the show’s traditional home of the Staples Center, which is located essentially next door as the backdrop. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to almost everything, with many award ceremonies and cultural activities facing the brunt of the health crisis. While everything remains uncertain, several details regarding this year’s Grammy Awards have been revealed. As per Variety, a number of details have begun to emerge about how the Grammy Awards show will be run, although as with everything during a pandemic, it’s all subject to change. According to the publication, the upcoming Grammy Awards ceremony will be held in the outdoor portion of the Los Angeles Convention Center, with the show’s traditional home of the Staples Center, which is located essentially next door as the backdrop. Keeping everyone’s safety in mind, there will be…

“SOPHIE was a pioneer of a new sound, one of the most influential artists in the last decade In a shocking state of events, popular Scottish DJ and producer Sophie Xeon died at the age of 34 following a “sudden accident” on Saturday.According to People magazine, the Grammy-nominated artist passed away on the morning of January 30. The late star’s representative announced the news in a statement, saying, “It is with profound sadness that I have to inform you that musician and producer SOPHIE passed away this morning around 4 am in Athens, where the artist had been living, following a sudden accident.” “At this time respect and privacy for the family is our priority. We would also ask for respect to her fanbase, and to treat the private nature of this news with sensitivity,” the rep added.The statement continued, “SOPHIE was a pioneer of a new sound, one of the most influential artists in…

Grammy-winning TV and film composer, Perry Botkin Jr. has passed away at 87 According to Deadline, Botkin’s friend and ‘The Happy Days of Garry Marshall’ writer John Scheinfeld shared the sad news of the musician’s demise on Facebook, noting that the star died on 18 January, this year. “Today I share the news that the man who discovered Harry (Nilsson) and signed him to his first publishing contract, a gentleman and gentle-man named Perry Botkin, passed away on Monday at age 87,” Scheinfeld wrote. “Perry was a magnificently talented composer, arranger, producer, and story-teller, perhaps best known for composing the Grammy-winning Nadia’s Theme for the CBS soap ‘The Young and the Restless’,” Scheinfeld added in his post. Source: Social Media As reported by Deadline, Botkin Jr. was born in New York on April 16, 1933, and he kicked off his music career in Los Angeles as a trombone player in a high school jazz quartet.…

The 63rd annual Grammy Awards have been delayed amid concerns about COVID-19 The 63rd annual Grammy Awards, set to be presented this month, have been delayed amid concerns about COVID-19, as reported by The New York Times (NYT) on Tuesday (local time).The awards show will now be held on March 14, according to a statement from Grammy organizers. “The deteriorating Covid situation in Los Angeles, with hospital services being overwhelmed, I.C.U.s having reached capacity, and new guidance from state and local governments have all led us to conclude that postponing our show was the right thing to do,” said the statement, which was signed by executives at the Recording Academy, which presents the Grammys, and CBS, its longtime broadcast partner as quoted by NYT.“Nothing is more important,” it added, “than the health and safety of those in our music community and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly on producing the show.” Source: Social Media The…

Kanye West announced the release of his newest album ‘Donda’, which is set to come out this Friday American rapper Kanye West announced the release of his newest album ‘Donda’, which is set to come out this Friday.As per The Hollywood Reporter, the announcement was featured in a Beats by Dre ad — scored and edited by West — starring America’s fastest woman Sha’Carri Richardson. The ad featured the track star lining up to run a 100m sprint, while a preview of the album track ‘No Child Left Behind’ played in the background.The commercial spot aired during Game 6 of the NBA finals. ‘Donda’ will be West’s most recent project since his last album ‘Jesus is King’, which was released in 2019.The ad also announced an album listening event set to take place this Thursday in Atlanta. The event will take place at 8 pm ET and will be live-streamed globally via Apple Music. JUST…

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga are synonymous with New York City, making the great stage at Radio City Music Hall American musicians Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga will be joining forces for a pair of shows at Radio City Music Hall in August that are being billed as their final appearances together.According to Variety, the ‘One Last Time: an Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’ shows will take place on August 3 and 5, with a special credit-card pre-sale beginning Wednesday and a general ticket release on Thursday. All ticketholders will be required to show proof of vaccination. The first of the two nights is Bennett’s 95th birthday. The reason for advertising these as the final shows the two will do together may have less to do with his advanced age, than the fact that Bennett was diagnosed with dementia five years ago, a condition that was discovered in 2016, but not revealed to…

Cardi B was decked out in a revealing outfit, showcasing her baby bump This year’s BET Awards proved to be special for all the Cardi B fans, as the songstress not only won the ‘Video of the year’ award for her music video ‘WAP’ but also announced that a new member would be added soon to her family.The ‘Up’ star is expecting baby number two with her husband Offset, and they made the announcement through a joint performance at the BET Awards 2021, on Sunday. According to TMZ, the couple did not say a thing about the news, but let their actions speak for them. The Migos opened the ceremony with a medley song and were later joined by Cardi and her husband. Cardi was decked out in a revealing outfit, showcasing her baby bump.The Grammy winning-star also performed, rapping to her songs like ‘Type Shit’, while getting shoulder-to-shoulder with her husband as the audience…

Britney Spears said she wants to end the conservatorship and does not want to be evaluated as a pre-condition Britney Spears spoke out against the 13-year conservatorship she has been under at her latest court hearing on Wednesday, and told the judge that she had “lied and told the whole world I’m OK and I’m happy. It’s a lie. I’ve been in denial.”Britney Spears railed on her dad and her management team during Wednesday’s explosive court hearing as per TMZ by saying that she wants the conservatorship to end now, and not only this, but she wants to sue her family because of their abusive behaviour. She also said she wants to get married and have another baby but she is being blocked by the conservatorship. Britney claimed that she has an IUD but the conservator is not letting her have it removed.“I am not here to be anyone’s slave,” she said during the court…

Nominations for the 28th Annual SAG Awards will be announced on January 12, 2022 A year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards to change its format to virtual with a pre-recorded hourlong special, the awards season staple honouring the best of film and TV will be returning to business as usual.The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will take place next year on February 27, 2022, reported Variety. This was the date originally reserved for the 94th Academy Awards, but with the Oscars moving to March 27, the SAG Awards will now fill that date.The show will return to a two-hour telecast and be simulcast live on both TNT and TBS at 8 pm ET, the award ceremony’s organisers confirmed. This past year, a pre-taped, hour-long event took place on April 4 due to the health crisis. SAG Awards Sets Date for 2022 Ceremony, Which Will Return to a Live,…

Justin Bieber also released a deluxe version of the album on March 26, which features an extra six songs Singer Justin Bieber and his wife-model Hailey Bieber are on a romantic tour of Paris, and it seems a little lesson in politics is on the itinerary.The couple recently met with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, at the president’s luxe Elysee Palace office on Monday, reported E! News. Justin and Hailey dressed to the nines for their recent meeting. The Grammy-winning singer took to his Instagram account and shared a photo of himself and his wife posing next to the French President and his wife.For the meeting, Justin wore a grey suit, a white shirt with the top button popped, blue-trimmed Nike sneakers and a stack of necklaces. Hailey rocked strappy heels with a tan halter wrap dress, with her hair in a tight bun. Justin didn’t caption the picture with any…

Beyonce recently gave all of her children a shoutout at the Grammy Awards in March as she became the most-awarded female artist with her best R&B performance for 'Black Parade'.

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Mariah Carey parted ways with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Social media has been flooded with stories of personal feud since the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Mariah Carey parted ways with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation. However, the sources have denied all the speculations stating that the decision was taken in order to ‘try something new’.Sources close to the situation told TMZ that Mariah “prefers to work with a smaller team where she has more personal time with managers and Jay’s powerhouse agency has a more wide-ranging business model.” The sources also said that at Roc Nation, artists like Mariah could have 20 or more people working on her team in various departments like- marketing, social media, music, merchandise, and more; and “she simply felt it was time to pare down to a more intimate team.”TMZ confirmed that there was no “explosive argument” between the two music legends as it was reported by some outlets that were slammed by…

Like Underwood, DaCosta worked in the film industry as Eddie Murphy’s assistant on films like ‘Harlem Nights’ and ‘Another 48 Hours Actor Blair Underwood and his wife Desiree DaCosta are calling it quits after 27 years of marriage. The couple, who share three children together, announced their split in a joint social media statement.The 56-year-old actor and DaCosta shared a joint statement on Instagram on Sunday to announce their split. The exes share sons Paris, 24, and Blake, 19, and 22-year-old daughter Brielle. “After a tremendous amount of thought, prayer and work on ourselves individually and collectively, we have come to the conclusion to end our marriage that began 27 years ago,” the statement began.“It has truly been a beautiful journey,” Underwood and DaCosta continued in their joint statement.The statement further read, “Our proudest achievements are our three incredible children. Three souls to which God entrusted us. We continue to be awed and humbled by…

International Icon Interview with Whoopi Goldberg will be one of the highlights of the 2021 Edinburgh TV Festival The Edinburgh TV Festival has set the first sessions for its 2021 event, with Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy winner Whoopi Goldberg unveiled as its headline star.As per Variety, the International Icon Interview with Whoopi Goldberg will be one of the highlights of the 2021 Edinburgh TV Festival. The Edinburgh TV Festival takes place from August 23 to August 26. Goldberg is expected to talk candidly about her life on and off-screen and her experiences as a multi-award-winning artist, producer, author, entrepreneur and humanitarian, and the future of the entertainment industry.Led by 2021 advisory chair, Amazon Studios director of European originals, Georgia Brown, this year’s festival theme is ‘Accelerating Change’. Whoopi Goldberg to Headline Hybrid 2021 Edinburgh TV Festival https://t.co/rGCRu9lJuu— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 27, 2021 The 2020 edition took place online and the 2021 event…

The 27-year-old singer took to Instagram to post a picture of his freshly shaved head. The 'Sorry' hitmaker debuted the shorter style in a sweet picture of himself