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Power suits and petal power in full bloom on the Grammys 2018 red carpet

8 years ago Lily Garner
The Grammy Awards, which unspooled in New York on Sunday for the first time in 15 years instead of Los Angeles, appeared to switch things up fashion-wise too — largely forgoing the over-the-top outfits that make music’s most visible red-carpet showcase feel like something out of Cirque du Soleil...

Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar the big winners at Grammy Awards

8 years ago Lily Garner
It was supposed to be a night when political and social issues took center stage and the music industry fully embraced hip-hop. But when the 60th Grammy Awards were given out Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York, it was a different tune. The Recording Academy gave three of its top trophies....

The inside story behind Kesha’s emotional Grammy moment

8 years ago Lily Garner
Kesha’s emotional performance at this year’s Grammys was in the works long ahead of Sunday’s ceremony, with its origins tracing back to late last year when the pop singer-songwriter played to a sold-out crowd at the Hollywood Palladium. It was the final stop of her Rainbow tour — a trek that for...

The Grammys were set for change, but that’s not what happened

8 years ago Lily Garner
The Grammy Awards giveth, and the Grammy Awards taketh away. When the Recording Academy announced nominations in November for music’s most prestigious prizes, the notoriously fusty industry group raised the tantalizing prospect that its members finally got it. With multiple nods for the likes of....