2020 Grammy Awards
13 Feb 2020
Love him or hate him, Burna Boy is not the type that runs away from saying his mind regardless of the controversies that come with that. And on Tuesday, a couple of tweets he posted started another round of Burna controversy. The 'Ye' singer accused Nigerian singers of paying for popularity in places like the…
29 Jan 2020
Nigerian superstar musician, Burna Boy recently lost out to Beninese singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo at the 62nd Grammy Awards under the World Music category. Many music lovers especially Nigerians were left disappointed with Burna Boy failing to clinch the award although many also expressed the opinion that Kidjo's win is a well-deserved one. In her reaction, supermodel…
27 Jan 2020
The 2020 Grammy Awards has come and gone but the winners will not be forgotten in a hurry. The 62nd Grammy Awards show lasted for almost four hours long and it kicked off with a solemn a cappella tribute to late NBA legend Kobe Bryant by Boys II Men. Late Prince also got honoured by…
26 Jan 2020
Sean “Diddy” Combs called out the Recording Academy, the body responsible for the Grammy Awards at the annual Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday night saying that hip-hop and black music have “never been respected by the Grammys". Diddy in an ironic moment made the statement as he accepted his award as the 2020 Grammy…
25 Jan 2020
Just 10 days before 2020 Grammy Awards ceremony, Deborah Dungan, the chief executive of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, was sacked. The shocking news ultimately opened a can of worms of the explosive accusations that would rock the body responsible for organizing the Grammy Awards. Following her dismissal, Deborah Dugan filed a…
22 Jan 2020
Neil Portnow, the former CEO of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences that oversees the Grammy Awards, on Tuesday was accused of raping an unnamed female artist. Recently ousted Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan on Tuesday filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that Portnow “allegedly raped a female…
18 Jan 2020
The chief executive of the Recording Academy, Deborah Dugan has been removed from her position just 10 days before the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Dugan was placed on administrative leave following an allegation of misconduct, the Academy said in a statement. In a statement, the Recording Academy said: "In light of concerns raised…
14 Nov 2019
American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys is set to reprise her role as the host of the Grammy Awards show in 2020. Keys hosted the annual music awards show for the first time earlier this year, now she is billed to host it again in the coming year. Reacting to the announcement in a statement, Keys said:…
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