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It s Mother s Day today, which must have been difficult for both stars but doubly so for John, since it always falls close to the birthday of his mother Julia. Growing up he had already been taken away from her and placed into care with his maternal aunt Mimi, after her sister was judged unfit by social services. And then, when John was only 17, Julia was knocked down and killed on July 15, 1958, close to Mimi s home. Paul also lost his mother Mary when he was only 14. Both songwriters worked through some of their grief in their music but there were a
In 2017, the Grammy Foundation announced it was diversifying its membership, in addition to setting up committees to ensure quality control and relevancy when it comes to nominations.
While the moves resulted in a line-up of eclectic and quality artists making the cut, more work is clearly left to be done before they truly capture the musical zeitgeist.
This was demonstrated as this year’s nominees were announced in November 2020.
Despite the inclusion of popular and powerful names such as Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Beyonce and BTS, it is the omission of The Weeknd that overshadows an otherwise strong list.
After all, the Canadian RnB singer owned the last 12 months with both the blockbuster album
Ryan Maloney
Christie s NFT auction closes at $69 million, as digital art sets off a gold rush
The blockchain-backed technology gives artists a way to take ownership and collect compensation for digital works. Listen - 06:54
Artist Ryan Maloney had planned a conventional launch for his latest project, a series of collector cards called Beastly Ballers that feature cartoon creatures decked out in football gear. The New Canaan, Connecticut-based illustrator was going to use a Chinese printer to package the cards; then he d market them online and sell them at $4.99 for a pack of 10.
Instead, Maloney skipped the physical product all together. He listed the card images on the online marketplace OpenSea as NFTs, or nonfungible tokens, the digital assets that are upending the art world. Maloney had followed the rise of the technology and decided to give it a try.
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