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Metallica’s members are all in their 60s, and their music is way more physically demanding than anything their classic-rock forebears have had to tackle onstage — but lead guitarist Kirk Hammett tells our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast that he doesn’t see retirement on the horizon.

“As long as we have our health and our mind, I think we can just keep on going,” says Hammett, whose new coffee-table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett, dives into his world-class arsenal of vintage guitars. “Sometimes I forget how old I am,...

Sometimes, the smallest accessories can be the most impactful — and that’s exactly what Little Words Project set out to do. Launched in 2013 by college student Adriana Carrig, the brand was created as a way to show yourself compassion and love, even when it can be difficult.

“After years of bullying, I started making bracelets in college for myself and my sorority sisters. The wearable affirmations reminded us of our worth, and got us through the tough times together,” Little Words Project Founder, Adriana Carrig, said on the company’s website.

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the best in music with a live event on March 17 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

LL Cool J is set to host the award show where the artists leading the nominations include Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, and Sabrina Carpenter.

The award show will also pay tribute to Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires that displaced thousands of residents.

Who is performing at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards?

Artists confirmed to take the stage and perform include Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Glorilla, Gracie Abrams, Kenny Chesney, Muni Long, Nelly, and more.

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Who is receiving the Innovator Award at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards?

Lady Gaga is set to receive the Innovator Award at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The special accolade...

Metallica is pushing a new level of immersion for their live show experience, releasing a concert experience through Apple Vision Pro this week that gets fans about as close to the band as possible, including standing on stage while the band performs.

Officially released for Apple Vision Pro users on Friday, the show takes high-tech footage Apple had compiled during the Mexico City stop for the band’s M72 tour last year, placing viewers everywhere from directly in the crowd, to above the stage and to right behind Lars Ulrich’s drum kit, close enough to see even the most minute bits of dirt catching on the high hats.

Metallica bass player Robert Trujillo surprised a couple of fans who demoed the show Friday at the Apple Store at The Grove in Los Angeles, unaware he was sitting beside them as they watched the show through the headsets, only to...

She is the Music will honor Gracie Abrams for a special event at the Peppermint Club in Los Angeles later this month, the advocacy group announced on Thursday, for an evening that will also honor 50 accomplished women in the business while trying to build out a larger community for the next generation of women in the industry.

The event, called Women Sharing the Spotlight, is slated for March 27, with partnership from Live Nation Women and TuneCore, while The Hollywood Reporter is serving as the event’s media partner. During the event, Dr. Stacy Smith of USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initative will present the latest findings from this year’s annual Inclusion in the Music Business report alongside TuneCore CEO Andreea Gleeson.

To hone in on efforts to uplift one another, She is The Music is asking the 50 women being honored to bring a woman earlier in her career to the...

The life of R&b legend Roberta Flack was celebrated at a star-studded memorial in Harlem, New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church on Monday, March 10th. Fugees members Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean made a surprise appearance, performing covers of Flack’s songs.

The duo took on Flack’s classic “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” before delivering Fugees’ version of “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” which launched them into stardom and remains the group’s biggest hit.

As Billboard reports, Hill prefaced their performance with a remembrance of the singer. “We weren’t formally asked to do this because I think they were a little shy in asking us to attend,” she said. “So we kind of bum-rushed the service because it really wouldn’t be possible for us to just stand by and not participate.”

Calling Flack “beyond trailblazing,” Hill continued, “Like Nina Simone,...

Lauryn Hill made an appearance at Roberta Flack’s memorial service, performing the late soul and R&b singer’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” accompanied by Stevie Wonder on harmonica and the Fugees’ Wyclef Jean.

Flack was honored at New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church on Monday afternoon, following the Grammy-winner’s death at age 88 in February. Over the course of the four-hour service, a number of Flack’s close friends, industry peers, and loved ones — including Dionne Warwick, Alicia Keys, label executive Clive Davis, India.Arie Simpson,...

Kate Hudson doesn’t just play a rockstar—she lives like one. ‘I like when life is sort of spontaneous. I like the unexpected. I’m comfortable in that!’ she once said, and that same free-spirited energy radiated from her shimmering, fringed ensemble at the 9th Annual Love Rocks concert. Blending boho-chic with stage-ready glamour, her head-turning look was the perfect fusion of fashion and attitude.

Alex Edelman, Amy Schumer, Susie, Essman, and Tracy Morgan hosted the concert at the Beacon Theatre to benefit God’s Love We Deliver, a non-profit that provides medically tailored meals to sick people who cannot cook or shop for themselves.

The night kicked off with a performance by Alicia Keys, and later, Kate Hudson, who released her debut studio album Glorious last year, graced the stage to deliver a breathtaking set.

Kate Hudson steals the show at the 9th Annual Love Rocks benefit concert...

How does a truly terrible song end up an otherwise flawless album? Blame ego-appeasing band-politics concessions, drug-fueled studio experiments, songwriters working through a few too many personal demons, and artists who just ran out of songwriting steam a little too soon. Or maybe it all comes down to bad judgment.

In any case, Rolling Stone‘s Andy Greene recently found 50 examples of classic albums with at least one bad song, and he goes through his entire list with host Brian Hiatt on the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now.

D’Wayne Wiggins, the singer, guitarist, and co-founder of Tony! Toni! Toné!, died Friday, March 7. He was 64.

Wiggins’ family confirmed his death in a statement, saying he died Friday morning “surrounded by friends and loved ones.” They said, for the past year, Wiggins had been “privately and courageously battling bladder cancer,” adding, “Through this fight, he remained committed and present for his family, his music, his fans and his community.”

The statement continued: “D’Wayne’s life was incomparable, and his music and service impacted millions around the world, including in his hometown of Oakland,...

Cher broke out one of her best musical bits last night at the annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, taking the stage dressed as Elvis Presley to perform Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis.”

Donning a pristine Presley pompadour wig and a pink shirt with a massive collar, Cher delivered a pristine performance of the 1991 classic as part of her three-song set (which also included “(This Is) A Song for the Lonely” and “Believe”). Cher famously recorded a version of “Walking in Memphis” for her 1995 album, It’s a Man’s World,...

The hits keep comin’ to the Pantages. The fabled Hollywood Boulevard venue today revealed the schedule for its 2025-26 Broadway in Hollywood series, featuring tours of recent hits from the New York stage — including last year’s Tony winner for Best Play — along with revivals of three stage classics and a pair of previously announced special added productions. See the full schedule below.

The season will kick off in November with Suffs, which won 2024 Tonys for Best Score and Best Book for a Musical. Next up is Stereophonic, the smash hit that won Best Play and four other Tony Awards last year.

Next up, in order of appearance: The Notebook: The Musical, 2005 Best Musical Tony winner Monty Python’s Spamalot; a new revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music; the Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen; and the first North American production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast...

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Global Poverty Project has 40 known supporters, including John Legend, Alicia Keys, and Beyoncé

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Roy Ayers, the pioneering jazz-funk musician best known for his song “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at the age of 84.

“It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist, composer and producer Roy Ayers announce his passing which occurred on March 4th, 2025 in New York City after a long illness,” read a post on the musician’s Facebook. “He lived a beautiful 84 years and will be sorely missed. His family ask that you respect their privacy at this time, a celebration of Roy’s life will be forthcoming.”

Ayers, who was born in Los Angeles on September 10th, 1940, released his debut album, West Side Vibes, in 1963, and collaborated with jazz legend Herbie Mann on a number of recordings. After releasing a handful more solo jazz albums in the ’60s, he formed his band Roy Ayers Ubiquity, developing his signature jazz-funk sound.

His signature song “Everybody Loves the...

Elton John will headline a special stadium concert May 9 at San Diego’s Petco Park to raise money for cancer research. Tickets for the Curebound Concert for Cures go on sale Friday, with ticket prices beginning at $300.

The Concert for Cures live music series, which began in 2022, has previously featured performances by Ed Sheeran, and Alicia Keys with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. It’s raised more than $8.5 million, and will likely up that number dramatically with this Elton John concert.

Elton John formally retired from the road in July...

Agent 007 made it to the Oscars. On Sunday, Lisa, Doja Cat, and Raye performed a tribute to the James Bond franchise in celebration of the film series’ producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, who received Honorary Oscars at the Governors Awards.

Halle Berry took the stage at the Oscars to introduce the tribute. Then actress Margaret Qualley, dressed in a long red gown, danced on stage with a series of James Bond lookalikes adorned in classic tuxedos.

After Qualley’s brief moment on stage, Lisa entered the center...

Angie Stone, neo-soul singer and member of the pioneering all-female hip-hop group the Sequence, has died at the age of 63.

The singer’s rep Deborah R. Champagne told TMZ that Stone died in a car accident early Saturday morning following a concert the previous night in Montgomery, Alabama; Stone was scheduled to perform in Baltimore Saturday night, and died en route in the crash on Interstate 65 in Montgomery County, Alabama. Stone’s daughter Diamond also confirmed her mother’s death on social media.

“Angie Stone’s voice and spirit will...

Angie Stone, the veteran R&b singer known for her songs “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” has died at the age of 63.

According to TMZ, Stone was killed in a car crash after a concert in Montgomery, Alabama, early Saturday morning. She had been scheduled to perform in Baltimore later that day.

Stone first found success as a member of Sugar Hill Records’ hip-hop trio The Sequence, which scored a hit with “Funk You Up.” The song was later famously sampled by Bruno Mars on “Uptown Funk.”

After signing to Arista Records, Stone released her debut solo album, Black Diamond, in 1999. The LP went on to achieve gold status, thanks in part to its No. 1 single, “No More Rain (In This Cloud).” Her sophomore album, 2001’s Mahogany Soul, released on Clive Davis’ J Records, boasted collaborations with Raphael Saadiq, Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys,...

Attention, MTV Generation, your ship has come in! Paramount+ is opening the floodgates to bring classic episodes of MTV Unplugged, VH1 Storytellers, and CMT Crossroads to the streaming platform. Over 50 episodes of MTV Unplugged were recently added, and there are dozens of episodes of VH1 Storytellers and CMT Crossroads to experience and explore.

According to Paramount+, many episodes “haven’t been available in 20+ years.” The MTV Unplugged offerings alone are a reason to consider getting a Paramount+ subscription, with iconic performances from bands like Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Tori Amos, Staind, Korn, The Cranberries, Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Duran Duran, and more up for grabs. MTV Unplugged is a legendary series of performances in unique and intimate settings, typically with acoustic versions of classic songs performed for the first time.

Meanwhile, VH1 Storytellers is similar to MTV Unplugged in that it’s a concert series in an intimate setting. However, the...

The great child actress Michelle Trachtenberg died today, Feb. 26, 2025. This follows a liver transplant the actor received, along with several Instagram posts which had alarmed some friends and fans, with the images portraying an extremely gaunt Trachtenberg. As The New York Post writes, "Trachtenberg was found by her mother at around 8 a.m. Wednesday at One Columbus Place, a 51-story luxury apartment complex in Manhattan’s Central Park South neighborhood, the sources said [...] The NYPD confirmed Trachtenberg was found 'unconscious and unresponsive' by police and pronounced dead by Ems workers."

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Trachtenberg, born on Oct. 11, 1985, began her career as a child actor, eventually joining a live-action Nickelodeon series, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, at the age of nine. That series began as little interstitial shorts in 1989, which became popular enough to warrant a handful of TV specials. Going from...

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“I guarantee you I will screw this song up,” Kurt Cobain told the crowd before Nirvana launched into their stirring cover of David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World” on MTV Unplugged back in 1993. Over 30 years later, the band’s legendary acoustic performance has finally landed on streaming services, along with several other memorable episodes from the groundbreaking concert series.

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Director Sing J Lee on the release of The Accidental Getaway Driver: 'I think that there's this potency of such a human story being able to be shared in today's landscape'

Director Sing J Lee's directorial feature debut, The Accidental Getaway Driver – which had its premiere at Sundance Film Festival in 2023 – is inspired by true events that took place in Southern California in 2016. The film follows Long Mã (Hiep Tran Nghia), an elderly Vietnamese cab driver who finds himself in a frightening and misadventurous episode after he responds to a late-night call. In his pyjamas and held at gunpoint, three convicts from an Orange County jail force him to drive them to a motel, where he's held hostage. As a tense waiting game unfolds, he strikes up a surprising connection with one of his captors (Dustin Nguyen).

Lee's previous credits include the 2011 short film, First The Bird Fell, about...

A massive trove of live performances from the late-Nineties/early-Aughts glory days of music television has finally made it to the streaming era, with Paramount+ uploading old episodes of MTV Unplugged, CMT Crossroads, and VH1 Storytellers.

As Billboard notes, these collections aren’t entirely comprehensive, with random episodes and full seasons missing here and there for all three programs. Nevertheless, there’s still a deep assortment of classic performances to dig through, including most of the episodes that appeared on Rolling Stone’s list of the 15 Best Episodes of MTV Unplugged.

Paramount+ has opened up its vault of classic MTV Unplugged episodes. Over 50 episodes of the live performance series have been added to the streamer, alongside dozens more episodes of VH1 Storytellers and CMT Crossroads.

According to a press release, many of the episodes “haven’t been available in 20+ years.” Coming from Seasons 1-8 and 10-13, the MTV Unplugged episodes include iconic performances from Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Paul McCartney, Oasis, R.E.M., Alanis Morissette, Alice in Chains, and Bob Dylan.

Meanwhile, the VH1 Storytellers episodes are taken from Seasons 1-9, 11-13,15, and 16, featuring standouts like David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Alicia Keys, and Elton John.

See the full list of more than 125 episodes below.

MTV Unplugged

Aerosmith (1990)

Alanis Morissette (1999)

Alice in Chains (1996)

Alicia Keys (2005)

Allman Brothers (1990)

Annie Lenox (1992)

Arrested Development (1993)

Babyface & Friends feat. Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, and K-Ci & JoJo (1997)

Bob Dylan (1994)

Bryan Adams (1997)

Chris Isaak (1995)

Cranberries (1995)

Crowded House...

Producer/songwriter Andrew Watt went from the pop world to finding himself in the studio with his rock heroes, from the Rolling Stones to Pearl Jam — and now he’s back at the center of pop as executive producer of Lady Gaga’s upcoming album Mayhem. His career is reaching new heights at the moment, with a Grammy win for the Stones’ Hackney Diamonds, an Oscar nomination for a track with Elton John and Brandi Carlile (who have a Watt-produced dual album on the way), and a long run...

Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of facilities in North America that provides superior medical care at no charge to children under the age of 18. The first Shriners Hospital opened in Shreveport, LA, in 1922, and the network today encompasses 22 hospitals in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Shriners Hospitals are at the forefront of medical treatment and research in orthopedic, burn and spinal cord injury care, and more than 800,000 young people are today able to lead better, fuller lives, thanks to the hospitals and medical services provided.

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Shriners Hospitals for Children has 30 known supporters, including Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, and Leona Lewis

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Place names are continuing to grow in popularity, especially among celebrities. Whether it’s to commemorate a pivotal moment from a beloved location or passing down a naming trend from parent to child, here are over 30 celebrities who have given their babies place names.

1. Socialite Paris Hilton continued a place naming pattern for her two children. She and her husband Carter Reum named their son Phoenix and their daughter London. Paris has shared that she had long planned to give her daughter that moniker.

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2. Similar to Paris, Ireland Baldwin, the daughter of actor Alec Baldwin, carried her place name tradition with her first child. She and her partner Andre Allen Anjos named their daughter Holland.

3. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West gave two of their children place names. Their third baby, a girl, is named Chicago and their first daughter,...

The ninth anniversary of Love Rocks NYC will see an all-star lineup take the stage to help raise money for the non-profit God’s Love We Deliver, which offers medically tailored meals and nutrition services to those in need.

Alicia Keys, Beck, and Cher will lead the the roster, along with music director and bandleader Will Lee (The CBS Orchestra). Additional performers include Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) feat. Vanessa Amorosi, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Grace Bowers, Jesse Malin, Kate Hudson, Luke Spiller, Mavis Staples, Michael McDonald, Peter Frampton,...

Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance at Sunday’s Super Bowl was the most-watched in history, with more than 133 million people tuning in — and it also may have been the most uncompromising. In a slot that every previous artist has reserved mostly for greatest hits, Lamar only played bits of two older songs, focusing instead on his excellent new album, Gnx, and his Drake-eviscerating smash, “Not Like Us.”

On the latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt to break down the...

The loss of Irv Gotti, who died last week at the age of 54, is immense. The Hollis, Queens native was a relic from an era when being a hip-hop multi-hyphenate wasn’t about diversifying your portfolio but a passion for hip-hop culture. In his time, he was a DJ, an A&R credited with saving Def Jam Records by helping sign Jay-Z and Dmx, a producer who crafted a signature, multi-platinum sound, and a label head for Murder Inc., which sold over 30 million albums from artists like Ja Rule and Ashanti.

Three years ago at the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, Kendrick Lamar was the home-turf newbie on the halftime show hip-hop dream team of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and 50 Cent. On Sunday in New Orleans, the top-of-his-game Compton-born Pulitzer Prize winner didn’t have to share the glory with anyone as he further solidified his dominance of the genre and the culture.

“This is the great American game!” bellowed an Uncle Sam-clad Samuel L. Jackson as a tic-tac-toe board lit up the stadium and Lamar appeared surrounded by dancers clad in red, white and blue.

(L-r) Samuel Jackson and Kendrick Lamar during the Super Bowl Lix Halftime Show

Much more a successor to Lamar’s stunning Juneteenth performance in front of a jubilant Kia Forum in L.A. last summer than that Super Bowl Lvi celebration of West Coast rap and the 50th anniversary of the genre,...

For the fifth consecutive year, a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was part of the Super Bowl pregame festivities, this time delivered by Grammy-winning R&b singer Ledisi.

Backed by the Greater New Orleans High School Choral Collective, Ledisi performed the song — widely regarded as the Black national anthem — ahead of Super Bowl Lix on Sunday, broadcast live from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

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When it comes to sports, the world has no shortage of sporting events that draw millions of views and hype. However, when it comes to the land of the free and the home of the brave, there is perhaps no bigger event quite like the Super Bowl. Such is its popularity that the event is watched globally by countless fans, becoming a cultural phenomenon thanks to its reach and appeal.

But just like the entertainment industry, sports too are not free from controversy, rumors, and speculation. The 2025 Super Bowl is, thus, no different from the rest and has been drawing the attention of many eager eyes with its baffling Super Bowl Logo Conspiracy theory. According to this theory, the colors in the logo predict which two teams will eventually play in the finals, and eerily over the past few years, the color of the Super Bowl logo has predicted the championship teams with remarkable accuracy.

Irv Gotti, the famed music producer, industry executive, and TV producer, has died at the age of 54. Def Jam Recordings, the parent label of Gotti’s Murder Inc. company, confirmed his death, though did not state a cause.

The instrumental hip-hop figure, born Irving Lorenzo, died after previously suffering what his representatives deemed a “minor stroke” in early 2024. At the time, they said he had changed his diet and had been “successful in making a full recovery.”

Gotti, a native of Hollis, Queens, in New York, co-founded early 2000s rap stalwart Murder Inc. Records,...

Starting today, enjoy R&b ballads — from the classics to the ones you just fell for — as soul superstar Maxwell takes you through his favorite love songs and timeless slow jams, including hits from his own catalog, on Maxwell’s Serenade Radio.

Maxwell’s Serenade RadioAvailable February 3–March 3Listen on the App

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The channel takes over SiriusXM Silk 330 (Ch. 330) from February 3–March 3 and Heart & Soul (Ch. 47) from February 14–15.

Plus, stream it on the SiriusXM app from February 3–March 3.

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Maxwell has artfully managed to transfix music lovers for more than two decades, releasing five studio albums, all in his own time and all duly anointed as classics.

The soul singer redefined soul music in April of 1996 when...

The music business is all about the next big act, the next big performer. Who’s going to break out. Who’s going to be the next household name. The Grammys, over the years and to varying degrees of success, has delivered that prediction with its Best New Artist prize.

Starting with Bobby Darin in 1960, the award has been the harbinger of who’s going to be topping the music world … some of the time. Darin didn’t do too bad in his long music and acting career. In 1965, a little combo from the UK made the cut and The Beatles went on to become one of the greatest bands ever.

Some other highlights of the Best New Artist roster. In 1962, Peter Nero was the first jazz musician to win. Bobbie Gentry was the first woman to win in 1968. The Carpenters, Richard and Karen, was the first duo to win...

Our long national nightmare is over: Beyoncé finally won Album of the Year. The Grammys desperately needed her to win this award, so the night felt like a true celebration. The entire 2025 Grammys ceremony was a “just give Beyoncé her damn Album of the Year already” countdown. It all goes back to the curse of Morning Phase in 2015, when she lost to an obscure Beck album, the biggest upset in Grammy history. Over the past decade, as she lost for Lemonade and Renaissance, there’s been a sense that Bey...

A phrase you will never see as part of a chyron on any other awards show: “All unworn undergarments will be donated to survivors of domestic violence through I Support The Girls.”

That notification flashed, so to speak, across the screen at the end of Charli Xcx’s performance late in Sunday night’s 2025 Grammy Awards.

Charlie Xcx had just made her way from the loading dock at the Arena Formerly Known as Staples in Los Angeles, paraded out onto the stage in an absurdly high-energy maelstrom of sweaty limbs, thrusting groins, raining confetti and, yes, veritable plumes of pantaloons — most presumably unworn, but who can say for sure?

It was a moment that captured the wild versatility of the Grammys in general and this year’s in particular, conducted in the recent aftermath of the disastrous Los Angeles fires and in the midst of growing uncertainty about the United...

Alicia Keys is being honored!

The 44-year-old “Girl on Fire” singer was honored with the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 2) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

After being introduced by longtime friend Queen Latifah, Alicia was escorted on stage by her 10-year-old song Genesis.

Keep reading to find out more…In her acceptance speech, Alicia took a moment to defend diversity initiatives after President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders aimed at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (Dei) programs across the federal government.

“This is not the time to shut down the diversity of voices,” Alicia said as the audience cheered and applauded. “We’ve seen on this stage talented, hardworking people from different backgrounds with different points of view, and it changes the game. Dei is not a threat, it’s a gift.”

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In a show that largely ignored politics, Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga spoke out forcefully in favor of human rights at the 2025 Grammy Awards.

In back-to-back acceptance speeches — Gaga for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Keys for the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award — the artists directly addressed policies of the Donald Trump administration rolling back transgender rights and attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion (Dei) hiring practices.

“This is not the time to shut down the diversity of voices,” Keys declared at the podium. “We’ve seen on this stage talented, hardworking people from different backgrounds, with different points of view, and it changes the game. Dei is not a threat, it’s a gift.”

Alicia Keys!!! Yes!!!

“This is not the time to shut down the diversity of voices. We’ve seen on this stage talented, hardworking people from different backgrounds with different points of view, and it changes the game.

The 2025 Grammys were handed out Sunday, with Beyoncé taking home the top award of the night for album of the year and Kendrick Lamar sweeping all the categories in which he was nominated, including song and record of the year.

Beyoncé won album of the year along with best country album for Cowboy Carter. During the premiere ceremony, she won her first award of the night, taking home her first country Grammy for best country duo/group performance for “II Most Wanted” featuring Miley Cyrus, making her the first Black woman to win a country Grammy in 50 years. The album of the year award was presented by members of the Los Angeles Fire Department as a way to recognize them for their efforts to contain the wildfires that blazed through the city last month.

During the live telecast on CBS, Lamar won both song and record of the year for “Not Like Us,...

Alicia Keys is championing diversity initiatives as her work is recognized at the 67th Grammy Awards.

After winning the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at Sunday’s awards show, Keys shined a light on other female music producers and called for more platforms for diverse voices.

“This is not the time to shut down the diversity of voices,” said Keys. “We’ve seen on this stage talented, hardworking people from different backgrounds with different points of view, and it changes the game. Dei is not a threat, it’s a gift.”

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Beyoncé led the nominations with 11 categories, followed by Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli Xcx at seven each, and Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan with six apiece.

It seems Donald Trump is making awards shows political again.

After high-profile ceremonies were mostly apolitical last year as celebs grew quiet after speaking out against Trump from awards show stages in his first term, the 2025 Grammys, the first major awards show in Trump’s second term, featured a number of references to some of the most controversial actions the president has taken at the start of his second term.

Lady Gaga issued perhaps the strongest call out to Trump’s anti-trans executive orders, including a first-day proclamation that the U.S. would only recognize two genders (male and female) and that those “are not changeable.” Accepting the Grammy for best pop duo or group performance for her “Die With a Smile” duet with Bruno Mars, Gaga declared, “Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love.”

Earlier in the night,...

Breaking out is hard to do. So when a music artist explodes on the scene to the extent that they earn nominations in all of the Big Four Grammy Awards categories, it’s especially noteworthy. It’s such an impressive feat that only 15 artists have ever achieved it — 16 depending on how you count Finneas (more on him below). Scroll down to see everyone who has ever accomplished the big gour nominations sweep, what other nominations they earned that night, and what they won.

The big four categories, also known as the general field, are the races that are open to music from all genres, making them the best in show for the entire recording industry: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. With Best New Artist among the big four, the only time you can get the grand slam is your...

Alicia Keys is getting support from her husband Swizz Beatz on her big night!

The 44-year-old “Girl on Fire” singer was dripping in gold jewelry as she and the 46-year-old music producer arrived at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 2) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Alicia will be honored tonight with the Grammy Global Impact Award, which honors “Black music creators whose dedication to the art form has greatly influenced the industry”

During the pre-show, Alicia‘s producing partners Adam Blackstone and Brandon Victor Dixon picked up the award for Best Musical Theater Album for their Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen.

The Grammys telecast is airing on CBS this year and you can also stream the show live on Paramount+. Comedian Trevor Noah is returning to host the ceremony for the fifth consecutive year. Make sure to check out the full list of nominations, led by Beyonce with 11 mentions.

There are going to be so many celebs on the red carpet at the 2025 Grammy Awards and we’re recapping all of the best photos here!

It’s music’s biggest night on Sunday (February 2) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Make sure to tune in for the show at 8/7c on CBS and you can also stream on Paramount+.

Comedian Trevor Noah is returning to host the ceremony for the fifth consecutive year. Make sure to check out the full list of nominations, led by Beyonce with 11 mentions.

Head inside to check out the full list of celebs attending the Grammys…

Keep scrolling to see photos of all the celebs at the Grammys…

**We’ll be updating this post all night long.

Chappell Roan

Fyi: Chappell is wearing a vintage Jean Paul Gaultier Couture dress.

Taylor Swift

Lady Gaga

Will Smith

Miley Cyrus

Cardi B

Olivia Rodrigo...

Clive Davis‘ annual pre-Grammys party photos are in – and we have your look inside the star-studded affair!

Lots of celebs were in attendance for the annual Pre-Grammy Gala & Grammys Salute to Industry Icons, which honored Jody Gerson, on Saturday night (February 1) in Los Angeles.

Some of the stars in attendance included Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Gracie Abrams, Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley, Halle Bailey, Machine Gun Kelly, Maren Morris, Paris Hilton, and more. Nancy Pelosi even scored an invite! The event was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and there were performances from lots of artists like Post Malone, Benson Boone, Shaboozey, Samara Joy, and more.

Fyi: Jennifer Lopez is wearing Lapointe. Gracie is wearing Chanel. Paris is wearing The New Arrivals by Ilkyaz Ozel with Gianvito Rossi shoes, Roger Vivier clutch, and a Loree Rodkin ring, and Kallati earrings. Margaret is wearing Chanel.

Browse through the gallery for all the photos…...

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