A peek behind the masks, precautions at the pandemic Grammys
MARCELA ISAZA, Associated Press
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1of5Associated Press entertainment reporter Marcela Isaza poses backstage at the 63rd Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Thursday, March 11, 2021. The awards show will air on Sunday.Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Associated Press entertainment reporter Marcela Isaza poses backstage at the 63rd Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Thursday, March 11, 2021. The awards show will air on Sunday.Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of5Associated Press entertainment reporter Marcela Isaza poses backstage at the 63rd Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Thursday, March 11, 2021. The awards show will air on Sunday.Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/APShow MoreShow Less
Erivo on near-EGOT status: I m just going to keep working
MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer
March 11, 2021
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FILE - Cynthia Erivo accepts the award for leading actress in a musical for The Color Purple at the Tony Awards in New York on June 12, 2016. “The Color Purple” turned into Grammy, Tony and Emmy gold for Cynthia Erivo. Now she s nominated for a Grammy. “Stand Up, a song Erivo co-wrote from “Harriet, is competing in a category with songs by Taylor Swift, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Billie Eilish, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Old vs. new school: the best rap album debate at the Grammys
JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., AP Entertainment Writer
March 5, 2021
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1of3Hip Hop artist Nas performs before the NBA All-Star basketball game in New York on Feb. 15, 2015, left, and Lil Baby performs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 23, 2019. Lil Baby has blazed the Billboard charts, but Grammy voters gave the young hip-hop star the cold shoulder in the best rap album category, instead, surprisingly nominating the genre’s more matured voices like Nas.APShow MoreShow Less
2of3This combination photo shows, Roddy Ricch, from left, DaBaby and Lil Baby, who have blazed the Billboard charts, but Grammy voters gave the young hip-hop stars the cold shoulder in the best rap album category, instead, surprisingly nominating the genre’s more matured voices like Nas and Jay Electronica.APShow MoreShow Less
Still divisive, Dr. Luke resurges at Grammys - as Tyson Trax
MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer
March 4, 2021
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1of5FILE - Songwriter Lukasz Dr. Luke Gottwald arrives at the 28th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles, on April 27, 2011. The controversial music producer and hitmaker rose to the top of the Billboard charts with Doja Cat’s ubiquitous funk-pop jam “Say So,” along with Saweetie s anthemic bop “Tap In” and Juice WRLD s Top 5 pop smash “Wishing Well. Dr. Luke appeared as Tyson Trax on the Grammy ballot for Doja Cat s “Say So, which he produced and co-wrote. The hit tune is competing for record of the year, where Dr. Luke is contention as the song’s producer.Matt Sayles/APShow MoreShow Less