Recording Academy Makes Changes to Grammy Awards Categories, Rules Amid Claims of Conflicts of Interest

Britney Spears found a new dancing buddy! The 40-year-old introduced fans to her adorable new puppy Sawyer with one of her signature Instagram videos. Her video started off with a closeup of her adorable new pup. Sawyer laid down and gave his best puppy dog eyes to the camera. “Geez …. can you have two loves of your lives because he comes in second !!!!  I’m introducing the new edition to my family,” she wrote in the caption. “his name is Sawyer and he’s a white Australian shepherd with blue eyes !!!!! I found him in Maui like a dream and took him home with me immediately.”

Scarlett Johansson, 37, is looking amazing in her latest ad pics! The actress posed as one of David Yurman’s first celebrity ambassadors for the jewelry brand’s “Come Closer” campaign and showed off her sexy side while she was at it. In one of the eye-catching photos, she is in bed with nothing but a white sheet wrapped around her as she stares into the camera with a serious look.

Baby blue Blake! Blake Lively arrived at the Michael Kors fashion show on Tuesday with a stunning, bright blue look for the New York Fashion Week event. The actress wore a matching light blue crop top and pencil skirt, throwing a similarly colored jacket draped over her shoulders. Blake topped off the look with light blue strappy Christian Louboutin pumps and clutch, also rocking gorgeous red lips and her signature blonde looks with the outfit.

Trigger Warning: This story discusses domestic violence, murder and self harm, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.Police said in a statement that Glen, who is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, was charged with one count of “murder, arson and unlawful stalking”.Glen Tipler (38) was known for posting storm chasing videos online.Police will allege that on February 9, 2022, around 11 pm,  “a fire was deliberately lit at a Leichardt Street residence causing the death of a 21-year-old Coomera man.”On February 9, Queensland Fire and Emergency Service were called after neighbours heard a smoke alarm go off and saw smoke coming from the Leichardt Street address where Glen lived. The police found Adam’s body inside the residence.The same night around 11.50 pm, police were called to a Pioneer Road, Sheldon residence, after a man reported that his work colleague Glen had turned up at his house with significant burn injuries.

Manchester United could face competition from Arsenal for the signing of Christopher Nkunku this summer, according to reports.

Chris Hemsworth to share a hilarious Valentine’s Day post. The actor took to social media to wish his wife, Elsa Pataky, the best with her other “love.” Hemsworth shared a picture of Elsa kissing a kangaroo.

Johnny Depp is now the proud recipient of Serbia’s medal of honour, presented to him by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade Tuesday.

Murray Bartlett is sharing all the secrets of his mustache on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

The “Sex and the City” sequel “And Just Like That…” has wrapped the first season but the conversation about Miranda Hobbes’ storyline keeps going.

Every time we think we see a little development for Kanye West, it’s one step forward and two steps back.

Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced that its 70th anniversary edition in August will include the debut of the annual MIFF Film Competition. Already the Southern Hemisphere’s largest and longest-running film festival, MIFF will now also offer one of the world’s most substantial festival prize pools.Initially comprising three awards, the MIFF Film Competition‘s flagship prize will be the AUD$140,000 (approx.

“I don’t want to die on TV. I want to die on the golf course or somewhere fishing. I don’t want to be sitting inside over [by] fat-ass Shaq [waiting] to drop dead,” said NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley of his tenure on TNT’s Emmy-winning Inside the NBA.

Tyrese Gibson is mourning after the death of his beloved mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson.

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Lori Harvey is dressed to impress! The model, 25, showed up to New York’s Fashion Week in a stunning all-white outfit, ready to attend the Michael Kors show. Lori was all smiles as she walked into the event, sporting a chic, short structured white blazer with nothing underneath and paired the jacket with matching white tailored trousers. Lori accessorized her look with strappy white sandals, a silver clutch bag, a silver necklace, and silver hoops, also sporting a sleek, shoulder-length chop.

The family of the late Bob Saget has filed a lawsuit in Florida’s Orange County attempting to prevent records related to the “Full House” star’s death from being released.

Michelle Dockery and Michael Fox have gone from the sets of  “Downton Abbey” to a recording studio.

Hatchie has shared the title track of her forthcoming album, ‘Giving The World Away’.The new single sees Hatchie meditate on treating oneself kindly through periods of self-doubt and deprecation, above lush, reverb-heavy instrumentation.

Lori Loughlin, 57, was all smiles during her recent Valentine’s Day celebration with Kris Jenner, Kym Douglas, and more! The Full House star hung out at 66-year-old Kris’ house, where the a holiday party was held, and appeared to be having a great time in a lighthearted pic and video clip that Kym posted to Instagram. Kym, whose husband Jerry Douglas sadly passed away in Nov., revealed the party was held for her by her friends because otherwise she would have been spending her first Valentine’s Day alone in 40 years.

Chloe Bailey and Gunna head out together after dinner at BOA Steakhouse on Monday night (February 14) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Bob Saget's family filed a lawsuit Tuesday attempting to block officials from releasing further information regarding the comedian's cause of death "in order to protect" their "privacy," one of the family's attorneys said.  The lawsuit, which was filed in Orange County and obtained by Fox News Digital, names Orange County Sheriff John Mina and the District Nine Medical Examiner’s Office. "In order to protect the Saget family’s privacy, today on their behalf, I filed for an injunction to prevent the disclosure of any photographs or videos of Mr.

The Tinder Swindler, Simon Leviev, has signed with representation.

Vivienne Chow Police in Hong Kong on Tuesday arrested Tommy Yuen, a popular singer and pro-democracy campaigner. Local media and rights groups reported that Hong Kong authorities have also blocked access in the city to a pro-democracy website operated from the U.K.Yuen, a former member of the Canto-pop boy band E-kids, was arrested by national security police over the suspicion of sedition and money laundering.

The CFO of ViacomCBS, soon to be known as Paramount, said Tuesday that the company is looking hard for “efficiencies” at its traditional businesses to divert as much cash it can to streaming, where investment will hit an estimated $6 billion in 2024.

UPDATED, with Allison Gollust comment: Less than two weeks after Jeff Zucker resigned from CNN, the cable newser’s chief marketing exec Allison Gollust is out too.

Zoe Saldana is headed to Paramount+.

Jennifer Aniston is a big fan!

CNN's chief marketing officer, has resigned from the network following a WarnerMedia investigation into «issues associated with Chris Cuomo and former Governor Andrew Cuomo.»WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar announced Gollust's resignation in a memo to CNN staffers Tuesday, following the completion of the company's «comprehensive and definitive» investigation, which WarnerMedia says was performed by «a third-party law firm and led by a former federal judge.»«Based on interviews of more than 40 individuals and a review of over 100,000 texts and emails, the investigation found violations of Company policies, including CNN's News Standards and Practices, by Jeff Zucker, Allison Gollust, and Chris Cuomo,» Kilar said in the memo.«We have the highest standards of journalistic integrity at CNN, and those rules must apply to everyone equally,» he continued.Gollust responded to the statement with one of her own, calling WarnerMedia's statement an attempt to retaliate against her following CNN president, Jeff Zucker's resignation just weeks prior.«WarnerMedia's statement tonight is an attempt to retaliate against me and change the media narrative in the wake of their disastrous handling of the last two weeks,» Gollust said.«It is deeply disappointing that after spending the past nine years defending and upholding CNN's highest standards of journalistic integrity, I would be treated this way as I leave,» Gollust added.

Billboard discussed the changes with Harvey Mason, Jr., Chair & Interim President/CEO of the Recording Academy.1. In best new artist, the Academy dropped the rule that an artist may have released no more than 30 tracks prior to the start of the current eligibility year: The Academy had sought to quantify its definition of best new artist, but found that it’s almost impossible to come up with numbers that are fair in every situation.

posted its entire rule book online on Wednesday morning (June 10). (OK, there was no “online” for much of the Academy’s history, but you get the point.) Under the direction of Harvey Mason, Jr., the Academy’s chair and interim CEO/president, the organization is striving for greater transparency.Here are 12 rules that struck me as surprising or at least interesting as I read through the rulebook.