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Prince Leads List of Recording Academy’s 2025 Grammy’s Special Merit Award Recipients
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Prince Leads List of Recording Academy’s 2025 Grammy’s Special Merit Award Recipients

Kimberly Shelby, Contributing WriterFebruary 12, 2025

On Sunday, February 2, the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards aired live on CBS and Paramount+. The day before, what did not air was the ceremony for the Special Merit Awards at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, where the 2025 honorees included Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Frankie Beverly, Dr. Bobby Jones, Frankie Valli, Roxanne Shante, Taj Mahal, The Clash, and Prince. Trustees awards—which are presented to individuals who have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording—were given to Cuban conductor and composer Tania Leon, producer and engineer Glyn Johns, and jazz pianist and composer Erroll Garner.

Here is a complete list of nominations announced today for the 64th Grammy Awards:
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Here is a complete list of nominations announced today for the 64th Grammy Awards:

November 24, 2021

Record of the Year “I Still Have Faith in You,” ABBA “Freedom,” Jon Batiste “I Get a Kick Out of You,” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga “Peaches,” Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon “Right on Time,” Brandi Carlile “Kiss Me More,” Doja Cat featuring SZA “Happier Than Ever,” Billie Eilish “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” Lil Nas X “Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo “Leave the Door Open,” Silk Sonic Album of the Year “We Are,” Jon Batiste “Love for Sale,” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga “Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe),” Justin Bieber “Planet Her (Deluxe),” Doja Cat “Happier Than Ever,”

Kirk Franklin Receives Billionare Honor From Pandora
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Kirk Franklin Receives Billionare Honor From Pandora

Sentinel News ServiceAugust 23, 2019

Becomes First Gospel Artist to Receive Honor   Nashville, TN (August 21, 2019) – On Thursday, August 15th fourteen-time GRAMMY®-winning artist/songwriter/producer, Kirk Franklin, was honored with a Billionaire plaque from Pandora. The music streaming company surprised Franklin by presenting him with the prestigious award on-stage at the Los Angeles stop of his LONG LIVE LOVE TOUR. Franklin was moved by the honor. He says, “It is truly humbling that the music God let me borrow has touched so many people, and that they still choose to listen with so many incredible gospel artists out there.” This honor, which has only been bestowed upon a small

Michelle Obama Hits the Grammy Stage with a Group of Pop Icons
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Michelle Obama Hits the Grammy Stage with a Group of Pop Icons

Sentinel News WireFebruary 10, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Awards kicked off Sunday with a group of powerful women, including Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga, describing the role of music in their lives — a display that came a year after female voices were somewhat muted at the 2018 ceremony. “Music has always helped me tell my story,” Obama said at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. “Whether we like country or rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves. It allows us to hear one another.” Gaga told the crowd: “They said I was weird, that my look, that my choices, that

An Intimate Conversation With Grammy-Award Winner Thelma Houston
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An Intimate Conversation With Grammy-Award Winner Thelma Houston

Shaquille Woods, Contributing WriterJanuary 17, 2019

She was a little girl born and raised in Mississippi, who eventually went on to become a Grammy Award-winning musician. Thelma Houston, best known for her number one international hit “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” will perform at the Clive Davis Theater on Jan. 17 in Downtown Los Angeles.   

Grammy Nominations are In, Women Dominate Categories while Kendrick and Drake are Top Contenders
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Grammy Nominations are In, Women Dominate Categories while Kendrick and Drake are Top Contenders

Associated Press - MESFIN FEKADUDecember 10, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — After being nearly muted at this year’s ceremony, the 2019 Grammys are shaping up to be the year of the woman, with powerful female voices representing the majority in two of the top categories. Janelle Monae, H.E.R. and Kacey Musgraves, performers who play instruments, write or co-write all of their songs and are also listed as producers on their projects, earned nominations for the coveted album of the year.  They are joined by singer-songwriter-instrumentalist Brandi Carlile, whose recent album is critically acclaimed and scored nominations in the big three categories, and Cardi B — a former