Trevor Noah returns as Grammy host with comfort, nervousness
Trevor Noah says he feels more comfortable hosting the Grammy Awards for a third-straight year, but the former โThe Daily Showโ host still has some nervousness about leading the ceremony with big-time acts like Beyoncรฉ, Adele and Harry Styles looking on.
Alessandro Michele steps down as Gucci creative director
Alessandro Michele is leaving his role as creative director of the Gucci, the fashion house announced Wednesday, bringing an end to an eight-year tenure that sharply redefined Gucciโs codes with romanticism and gender-fluidity, all the while powering revenues for the Kering parent.
New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include an live posthumous album from Tom Petty, the criminal profile spinoff series โCriminal Minds: Evolution,โ a documentary about the plucky Mars Rover Opportunity and a TV series that focuses on the backstage melodrama at the Chippendaleโs male strip clubs.
New this week: Bruce Springsteen, 'The Big Brunch' and Sonic
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums by Bruce Springsteen and Louis Tomlinson, Olivia Wilde's โDon't Worry Darlingโ hits HBO Max, and Dan Levy of Emmy-winning โSchittโs Creekโ fame has โThe Big Brunch,โ a cooking competition he created and hosts.
Harry Styles hits Toronto for 'My Policeman' premiere
With just as much fanfare but a tad less drama, Harry Styles took the Toronto International Film Festival by storm on Sunday, premiering the tragic gay romance โMy Policemanโ less than a week after the debut of โDonโt Worry Darlingโ in Venice.
Poitras documentary wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
โAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed,โ Laura Poitrasโs epic documentary about photographer Nan Goldin and her activism against the Sackler family and their art connections has been awarded the Golden Lion for best film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.
Aronofsky, Iรฑarritu films set for Venice Film Festival
Darren Aronofskyโs โThe Whale,โ the Marilyn Monroe drama โBlonde,โ Alejandro Gonzรกlez Iรฑรกrrituโs โBardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truthsโ and Guadagninoโs โBones and All,โ with Timothรฉe Chalamet, will all have their world premieres in competition at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.
New this week: Harry Styles, 'Angelyne' and 'The Valet'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include Harry Styles' third solo album, a reboot of โChip โn Dale: Rescue Rangersโ that has attracted some top โSaturday Night Liveโ alums, and Emmy Rossum stars in a series about media personality Angelyne.
Nicholas, now tropical storm, may cause deadly flash floods in parts of Texas, Louisiana
Tropical Storm Nicholas has weakened to a tropical depression as it slowed to a crawl over southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana as its heavy rains continued to drench the area, maintaining a flood threat.
The highs and (very few) lows of this yearโs Grammys
Beyoncรฉ accepts the Best R&B Performance award for 'Black Parade' onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. AdHIGH: Trevor Noah hosting: โThe Daily Showโ host was up for the task to host a socially distanced Grammys, and he did pretty well! I had no clue about Black Pumas, but after watching their Grammy performance, Iโm hooked. And when there was potential that she was going to make history at the Grammys, she showed up. Harry Styles winning best Pop Vocal Performance, H.E.R.
The joy of music returns for Grammy winners, performers
Beyonce, left, and Megan Thee Stallion accept the award for best rap song for "Savage" at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Beyoncรฉ, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish made history at the Grammy Awards. Just as joyously, dozens of creators largely sidelined for a year due to the pandemic got to make music again. 's topical โI Can't Breatheโ won song of the year and Megan Thee Stallion was named best new artist. Further crowding the family trophy case is husband Jay-Z, whose songwriting on โSavageโ earned him his 23rd Grammy on Sunday, and even their 9-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, who won best music video together with mom.
The Latest: Billie Eilish wins record of the year at Grammys
Billie Eilish arrives at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)NEW YORK โ The Latest on the Grammy Awards (all times local):8:45 p.m.Billie Eillish has won the Grammy Award for record of the year for the second straight year. Beyoncรฉ broke the record with her victory Sunday night for best R&B performance for โBlack Parade,โ surpassing the 27 Grammys won by Alison Krauss. DaBaby says he โfeels like itโs going to touch everybody.โAdโ Marcela Isaza at the Grammy Awards (@misaza)___3:15 p.m.Brandi Carlile is excited to perform at Sundayโs Grammy Awards, even if there isnโt an audience. โJojo Rabbitโ and the โJokerโ soundtrack also won Grammys in the segment of the show that awarded music created for visual media.
Ladies night: Beyoncรฉ, Swift make history as others win big
Four women won the top four prizes Sunday, including Swift, who became the first female performer to win album of the year three times. Beyoncรฉ โ with her 28th win โ became the most decorated woman in Grammy history. And 9-year-old Blue Ivy Carter โ who won best music video alongside her mother โ became the second youngest act to win a Grammy in the showโs 63-year history. Megan Thee Stallion, who won three honors, also made history and became the first female rapper to win best rap song. She's also the fifth rap-based act to win best new artist.
A peek behind the masks, precautions at the pandemic Grammys
Associated Press entertainment reporter Marcela Isaza poses backstage at the 63rd Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)LOS ANGELES โ I have covered the Grammy Awards for the Associated Press for 15 years. Built around performances, full of singing and shouting, and with the biggest crowd of any awards show, the Grammys seem uniquely wrong for a world still in the coronavirus pandemic. The AP workspace is set off with high, thick black curtains, and they are constantly replenishing us with masks and hand sanitizer. AdOutside the sprawling building, carpenters and technicians have been building the stages that will be a hub for Sundayโs awards.
For Trevor Noah, Grammy Awards a return to in-person hosting
FILE - Trevor Noah arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020. Noah will host the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday. โIf you get asked to host the Grammys, I donโt think you take long to say โyes,โโ said the Emmy winner, who will host Sunday's Grammy Awards from downtown Los Angeles. AdโUnlike most award shows, the Grammys also are about the performances,โ said Noah. So far, Noah said venturing out to prepare for his Grammy hosting duties around other people has been โamazingโ and โsurreal.โ While watching rehearsals, he said the performances gave him and others life.
New this week: 'Cherry,' 'Bloodlands' & Kids' Choice Awards
This combination photo shows key art for the Acorn TV series "Bloodlands," premiering March 15, left, key art for the Apple TV+ film "Cherry," center, and key art for Nickelodeons "Kids Choice Awards," hosted by Kenan Thompson and airing on March 13. (Acorn TV/Apple TV+/Nickelodeon via AP)Hereโs a collection curated by The Associated Pressโ entertainment journalists of whatโs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. AdโAP Film Writer Jake CoyleMUSICโ The 2021 Grammys will hand out 84 awards Sunday, but whatโs more exciting? Other performers include Chris Martin, John Mayer, Doja Cat, Maren Morris, DaBaby, HAIM, Lil Baby, Brandi Carlile, Roddy Ricch, Brittany Howard, Miranda Lambert, Mickey Guyton and Black Pumas. Adโ Grown-ups donโt have a lock on awards shows, as Nickelodeonโs Kidsโ Choice Awards proves once again.
Grammy performers: Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B, Billie Eilish
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019 photo, Billie Eilish performs during the first weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Eilish will perform at this month's Grammy Awards. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B and Billie Eilish are set to perform at next weekโs Grammy Awards. The Grammys were originally supposed to take place on Jan. 31 but were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Beyoncรฉ is leading nominee with nine, followed by Swift, Lipa and Ricch, who each earned six nominations.
New this week: Jingle Ball 2020 & 2 doses of Meryl Streep
MOVIESโ Travel may seem closed off right now but how about a cruise with Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest and Candice Bergen? โ If one Streep film wasnโt enough for you, sheโs again in typically fine form in โThe Prom,โ parodying a diva actor in Ryan Murphyโs adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical. โ AP Film Writer Jake CoyleMUSICโ Jon Bon Jovi has already produced an album this year with โ2020โ and the concert film "On a Night Like This โ Bon Jovi 2020." โ AP Entertainment Writer Mark KennedyTELEVISIONโ This seasonโs winner for lengthy title: โHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special,โ debuting Friday on Disney +. โ The CWโs โiHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2020,โ a 90-minute special based on the annual concert, will air at 8 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 14.
Harry Styles fans celebrate โAdore You Day,โ marking one-year anniversary of songโs release
One year after the songโs release, fans are still talking about Harry Stylesโ โAdore Youโ. Globally, fans have coined Dec. 6 as โAdore You Dayโ and took to social media to support Styles and the album. Fans may be basking in the songโs glory, even one year later. However, what everyone learned from the video is that Eroda, which is โAdoreโ spelled backwards, is not only the setting of the music video, but itโs also a real place. The island town even got in on the fun online trend with a new set of virtual postcards in honor of the songโs one-year anniversary.
Bad Bunny is Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2020
The Puerto Rican superstar is the music platformโs most-streamed artist of the year with 8.3 billion streams globally. With more than 3.3 billion streams, Bad Bunnyโs sophomore solo album โYHLQMDLGโ tops Spotifyโs list of most-streamed albums globally. The albumโs single, โBlinding Lights,โ is Spotifyโs most-streamed song of the year with 1.6 million streams globally. In the U.S., late rapper Juice WRLD was the most-streamed artist on Spotify. His album โLegends Never Dieโ was the platformโs most-streamed album in the U.S., while Ricchโs โThe Boxโ was the country's most-streamed song.
12 Grammy facts: BTS and Dr. Luke in, The Weeknd out
And it earned him his first Grammy nomination in six years. 3 spot on the pop charts โ is up for best rap song and best rap performance. And Anderson .Paak's โLockdown," about police brutality and racial injustice, is up for best melodic rap performance and best music video. JAY-Z, THE SONGWRITERS, SHINESHappy wife, happy life: Jay-Z has lent his songwriting hand to his wife Beyoncรฉ and he's earned Grammy nominations for it. PAUL McCARTNEY, THE ART DIRECTORPaul McCartney scored his 79th Grammy nominations this year โ as an art director.
And the Grammy nomination goes to ... Megan? Harry? Weeknd?
Others who may earn nominations include Lewis Capaldi, Summer Walker, Morgan Wallen, Doja Cat, BLACKPINK, Ingrid Andress, Snoh Aalegra, Skip Marley, Mickey Guyton and CNCO. Ricch should also earn nominations for his guest appearance on DaBabyโs international hit โRock Star,โ helping him become the showโs overall top nominee. ________FOLKS LOVE FOLKLORETaylor Swiftโs last two albums, โLoverโ and โreputation,โ didnโt earn nominations for album of the year. The seven-member groupโs hit โDynamiteโ could snag a nomination for best pop duo/group performance, and their latest album could compete for best global music album. 3 on pop charts, should earn a nomination for best country performance and best country song.
Gucci, Gus Van Sant challenge fashion cycle with film collab
Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele teamed up with film director Gus Van Sant to create a seven-part mini-series revealing Guccis latest collection, dubbed Ouverture. Film and fashion have a long relationship, and Gucci is not the first fashion house to team up with a filmmaker, even during the pandemic. Van Sant traveled to Rome, where he filmed part of โMy Private Idahoโ 30 years ago, to shoot on location. โThere is a cinematic fusing with commerce,โโ Van Sant said. โThe combination of cinema with exposing fashion ideas has a lot of potential, as cinema starts to get sucked into the computer screen,โโ Van Sant said.
BTS, Lady Gaga win top awards at MTV Europe Music Awards
FILE - Korean pop band BTS attends the 2019 Variety's Hitmakers Brunch in West Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2019. The South Korean boy band BTS HAS won a leading four awards including best song for Dynamite and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 while Lady Gaga took home the best artist prize. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
BTS, Lady Gaga win top awards at MTV Europe Music Awards
The South Korean boy band BTS HAS won a leading four awards including best song for Dynamite and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 while Lady Gaga took home the best artist prize. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)The South Korean pop group BTS won a leading four awards including best song for โDynamiteโ and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday night, while Lady Gaga took the best artist prize. Coldplay won best rock, Haley Williams got best alternative and Little Mix was named best pop. And the best Latin award went to Karol G, who also won best collaboration for โTusaโ featuring Nicki Minaj. David Guetta, who won best electronic, also performed at the show from a stage in Budapest.
Country artist Cam confronts hard truths on 'The Otherside'
Country singer Cam poses in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 to promote her second album The Otherside. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ The five-year journey between albums for country singer Cam was an evolution in coming to grips with hard truths about a music industry that had left her a bit bruised but not broken. But two years ago, Cam decided to walk away from Sony Nashvilleโs imprint Arista citing different values, but remaining under Sony on the RCA Record label based in New York. The title track, a meticulously crafted country dance track, was co-written with acclaimed Swedish dance artist Avicii, whose real name was Tim Bergling. She knew what she was getting into when she heard Smithโs easily recognizable voice on the demo for โHappier For You,โ a melancholic country song that fit well with Cam's aesthetic of moody and introspective country tunes.
The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch lead AMA nominations with 8 each
In this video grab issued Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, by MTV, The Weeknd performs "Blinding Lights" during the MTV Video Music Awards. (MTV via AP)LOS ANGELES โ The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are the leading nominees for this yearโs American Music Awards with eight apiece. Many, like the BET Awards, Country Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards, have opted for a mix of live and pre-taped performances. Billie Eilish, an awards favorite since her sweeping wins at the Grammy Awards, scored two nominations, for favorite alternative rock artist and favorite social artist. Dan + Shay earned three nominations, including for favorite country duo or group, where theyโre up against Florida Georgia Line and Old Dominion.
Harry Styles investing in new music venue in Manchester
LONDON โ While most music stars are rescheduling tour dates to 2021, Harry Styles is looking farther ahead and making plans to headline his own arena โ one heโs putting his money and ideas into. Styles is one of the investors in a ยฃ350 million pound ($456.6 million) new concert venue in Manchester, England, called Co-op Live. "I love going to shows, I love live music.โFor performers, he also wants to create great memories. It's a switch from the music he said he's always writing and working on. While heโs shooting, Styles is staying away from the social media monitoring of his hair length and instead dropping a new music video for โGolden,โ which was filmed in Italy.
Outtakes: Stevie Nicks on Petty, Prince, Beyoncรฉ and Harry
FILE - Harry Styles, right, presents a trophy to Stevie Nicks at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York on March 29, 2019. I feel like I know Beyoncรฉ even though I really donโt know her at all. I hope youโre wrong.โ But heโs absolutely right.โ_________CALL ME MAYBESpeaking of friends Stevie Nicks have been in touch with โ donโt count the members of Fleetwood Mac. Iโm really, really good friends with Mick,โ she said. Thatโs really good too because that kind of keeps you in sort of that mindset also,โ she said.
On edge of 72, Stevie Nicks just wants to sing a song live
FILE - Stevie Nicks performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York on March 29, 2019. During that time, she recorded the new single Show Them the Way" and edited her new concert film Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold The Concert. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Itโs Saturday at 9:30 p.m. and Stevie Nicks is singing on the phone. Nicks is 72 and doesnโt want to be homebound when she prefers to be singing live on the road. โThis song really is a prayer.
Gaga, Grande top MTV VMA noms; quarantine categories added
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande both scored nine VMA nominations each, including video of the year for their No. Rain on Me is also competing for song of the year, best collaboration, best pop, best cinematography, best visual effects and best choreography. The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards will air live on Aug. 30 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Gaga and Grande both scored nine nominations each, including video of the year for their No. Rain on Me is also competing for song of the year, best collaboration, best pop, best cinematography, best visual effects and best choreography.
Harry Styles announces rescheduled tour date for San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO Another San Antonio concert has a rescheduled date after a slew of performances were canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Harry Styles Love On Tour," originally had a scheduled a stop at the AT&T Center on Aug. 11 but the date has been pushed back over a year to Sept. 4, 2021. This summer we were excited to be bringing Love On Tour to North America. However, due to the ongoing threat from Covid-19 we have been forced to reschedule these dates to next summer, Style said in an Instagram post on Wednesday. Harry Styles Debuts Watermelon Sugar Music Video Dedicated to TouchingOriginal tickets will be honored on the new date and time, according to Ticketmasters policy.
Lizzo Covers Harry Styles' Song 'Adore You' Complete With Epic Flute Interlude
Lizzo is impressing Harry Styles fans with her latest cover! The 31-year-old singer recently stopped by the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and performed a special rendition of the Styles' track, "Adore You." Lizzo made the song her own, replacing the word "Honey" with "Harry" at one point, and even busting out her flute for an incredible interlude during her performance. RELATED CONTENT:Harry Styles Surprises Lizzo Fans on Stage at Pre-Super Bowl Concert: Watch! Lizzo Has the Best Response to Harry Styles' Cover of 'Juice'Lizzo Addresses Criticism That Her Music Is 'Corny' and That It's 'For White People'
Review: Harry Styles 'steps into the light' with great album
Harry Styles, โFine Lineโ (Columbia )Arriving just in time to mess-up everyone's best-of-the-year music lists is Harry Styles' sophomore album, โFine Line.โ The former One Direction member richly deserves a spot on yours. The 12-track album continues Styles' tour through his musical influences โ his salute to rock royalty โ and yet also shows signs that he's coming up with his own sound. The men of One Direction are each taking their own direction, but Styles' proves the most ambitious ( Take notes, Liam Payne ). Styles has reunited with producers Jeff Bhasker, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon, who helped mold his sound on his first album. The moody, string-based โFine Lineโ ends the album, another song about the push-pull of former flames and broken things.
Review: Liam Payne stumbles badly with embarrassing debut CD
Liam Payne, โLP1" (Capitol)One Direction fans have reason to rejoice this holiday season: They get not just one, but two full albums from former members โ Liam Payne and Harry Styles. Payne's 17-track โLP1" never really gets off the ground, a collection of monotonous club songs that often sound like warmed-over Justin Beiber rejects. Thereโs a good reason for the first tune being good โ itโs co-written by Ed Sheeran and Payne doesnโt try to disguise its origins, mimicking Sheeran vocal tics and flow. For a first album, Payne surprisingly doesn't show up: He had a hand co-writing only four songs and fails to do anything interesting with his voice. While Styles is off making fascinating, intriguing music, Payne is clearly phoning in his debut from the club.