Harvey Mason-Junior: Celebs Rumors

“Heart On My Sleeve,” the hit viral song that uses A.I. to replicate the voices of Drake and The Weeknd, would be Grammy-eligible for Song of the Year and Best Rap Song.

The Grammy Hall of Fame has its 2024 class of treasured songs and albums.

K.J. Yossman Scooter Braun, Emmy Rossum and Helen Mirren are among 400 celebrities and industry executives who’ve signed an open letter supporting Israel’s inclusion in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Although there has been no suggestion the European Broadcasting Union, which organizes the annual singing competition, has any intention of barring Israel from the event, the open letter has been published in response to a handful of fringe voices calling for a ban.

Thania Garcia The Grammy Premiere Ceremony, where over 80 Grammy nominees will become winners, happens a few hours ahead of the official telecast on Feb. 4. The 2024 Premiere Ceremony will be hosted by songwriter and producer Justin Tranter live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and will feature performances from J.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Vice President Kamala Harris will celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary Saturday by hosting an all-star celebration at her official residence featuring Common, Jeezy, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante and more. The event is being presented in collaboration with the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective and Live Nation Urban and will welcome “artists, musicians, industry leaders and cultural trailblazers,” according to the announcement.

“Heart on My Sleeve,” a song created by the producer Ghostwriter using deepfaked vocal likenesses of Drake and The Weeknd, has been submitted to the Grammys for consideration, the New York Times reports. The song debuted in April and was created without the approval of either artist; after the song quickly became a viral sensation, Universal Music Group successfully pulled it from streaming services.

Afrobeats will be recognized among three new categories that will debut at next year’s Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced today.

Silk Sonic doesn’t want to monopolize the Grammys.

Louis C.K. won an award at the 2022 Grammy Awards and viewers are not happy at all.

was accused by several women of sexual misconduct — is up for the award for “Best Comedy Album” for his stand-up performance “Sincerely Louis CK.”The comedy special was his first since he admitted in 2017 that he masturbated in front of women without their consent.Also among the embattled nominees is comedian Dave Chappelle, who has faced backlash for transphobic remarks in his Netflix stand-up special “The Closer.”Chappelle is being considered for “Best Spoken Word Album” for his half-hour set on the police-killing of George Floyd, “8:46.”Meanwhile, West could be called up to the stage if he wins any of his five award nominations for his 2021 album “Donda” — even though his planned performance at the show was reportedly pulled over “concerning online behavior.”The rapper has faced scrutiny for harassing his estranged wife Kim Kardashian, cyberbullying Kardashian’s boyfriend, Pete Davidson, and using a racial slur while addressing Grammys host Trevor Noah.West’s collaborator, Manson — who is accused of being a sexual predator — is also nominated for his work on “Donda,” which is up for the “Album of the Year” category.At least 15 women have accused Manson of various degrees of sexual, psychological and physical abuse. He has denied all the allegations through his lawyers.When asked about Manson’s nomination, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.

Grammy Awards for a second year in a row.The comedian and Daily Show host presented this year’s event back in March – held at the Los Angeles Convention Center – and he’ll now serve as host for the 2022 ceremony.“Trevor was amazing as our host for the 63rd GRAMMY Awards with praise from the music community, music fans and critics,” Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement.

Nominees for the 64th Grammy Awards came out last week. Jon Batiste led the pack with 11 nominations in all, while Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R.

Trevor Noah is returning to host the 2022 Grammys! He also hosted this part year’s Grammys.

Grammys has responded to Marilyn Manson being nominated for an award at the 2022 ceremony.As revealed yesterday (November 23), Manson is nominated for a 2022 Grammy for his work as a featured artist and songwriter on Kanye West‘s ‘DONDA’, which is on the shortlist for Album Of The Year.Manson is currently facing four sexual assault lawsuits, after his former partner Evan Rachel Wood, among other women, publicly made allegations against him in February.Asked by The Wrap about Manson being nominated for a Grammy, The Recording Academy’s CEO Harvey Mason Jr.

door open for some surprising snubs as the nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards have been announced.In adherence to strict safety protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Recording Academy revealed the nominations for the 64th Grammys show during its second-annual virtual livestream event on Tuesday morning from the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.“It’s been a year of unprecedented, transformational change for the Recording Academy,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in April.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDaryl P. Friedman, the Recording Academy’s long-running chief advocacy & public policy officer, will leave his post later this year to become the global president and CEO of CEDIA, the trade association for the home technology industry.

Billboard.Freimuth has led the awards process for the Grammys since 2004, including handling the nominations process and the eligibility rules, both of which have come under criticism in recent years and led to new reforms. Also exiting are the Recording Academy’s VP of communications, Lourdes Lopez, and chief marketing and innovations officer, Lisa Farris.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a major shakeup at the Recording Academy, longtime chief awards officer Bill Freimuth has left the organization, along with VP of communications Lourdes Lopez and chief marketing and innovations officer Lisa Farris, Variety has confirmed. Freimuth had overseen the complex and often controversial nominating and awards process for the Grammy Awards since 2004.Reps for the Recording Academy did not immediately respond to Variety’s requests for comment.

said Friday that nominations for the next Grammy Awards in January will be chosen by its 11,000 voting members instead of by committees of 15 to 30 industry experts that have remained anonymous. Chairman and interim president and Chief Executive of the Recording Academy Harvey Mason Jr.

2021 GRAMMYs has a new date, and a new venue.The Recording Academy announced on Tuesday that they were postponing the awards show, originally set for Jan. 31, to March 14 due to ongoing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

Justin Bieber‘s recent claim that his album ‘Changes’ has been listed in the wrong category for the 2021 Grammy Awards.On Tuesday (November 24), Bieber picked up four nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album for ‘Changes’, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop/Duo Group Performance, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.However, the ‘Yummy singer was unhappy with the pop classification of his latest offering. “I am very meticulous and intentional about my music.

Branden Chapman, the academy’s new COO. Trade/industry will be led by Ruby Marchand, who joins the academy as its new chief industry officer.

The Recording Academy has named former Google executiveValeisha Butterfield Jones as its first chief diversity & inclusion officer, effective May 11. Butterfield Jones will join the executive leadership team and report directly to Harvey Mason Jr., academy chair and interim president/CEO.

By Jem Aswad