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Beyonce’s Got 99 Grammy Noms But 1 Problem: Can She Claim Album of the Year?
The superstar’s record-holding 32 wins and 99 nominations may all be a prelude to the one award she’s never claimed: album of the year.
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Alissia on Historic Grammy Producer of the Year Nod and Her Sacred Encounters With Quincy Jones and Prince
The musician, who has worked with Mary J. Blige, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, is just the ninth woman nominated for the coveted producer Grammy: "It's way bigger than me."
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Muni Long Explains How She “Made” It
The singer opens up about her TikTok hit "Made for Me," working with Mariah Carey and the perils of being a songwriter: "Not getting credit, not getting paid, the producer running off with the money — it happened to me."
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How Pop Stars Are Gaming the Grammy Ballot
Sabrina Carpenter is competing in country, Megan Thee Stallion is competing in rock, and Jelly Roll is competing against himself. THR’s music editor Mesfin Fekadu looks behind this year’s ballot machinations.
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Who’ll Win Best New Artist at the Grammys?
Though music’s biggest night is still five months away, the field is already crammed with contenders in pop, country and rap, from Sabrina Carpenter to Benson Boone to Shaboozey.
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Could Post Malone Finally Win His First Grammy?
The Download: Collabs with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, along with his hit-filled country album, boost his chances and could yield nominations in the double digits.
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Can Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Overcome Country’s Bias?
The Download: It’s made history on country charts, but the resistance is real, though covers and collaborators may finally take the artist over the top.
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Victoria Monét Reflects on Historic Win as First Black Woman to Earn Best Engineered Album Grammy
In his latest entry for The Download, THR’s senior music editor chats with Monét about making Grammy history and the importance of writing, producing and engineering her own songs: “It allows me not to be bulls****ed as much.”
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Osage Nation Songwriter on His ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Oscar Nom: “Our Whole Tribe Was Going Crazy”
The musician, who also is a low-income-housing director for Native Americans in Oklahoma, on what it was like to work with Martin Scorsese and his hopes to perform the drum-filled song at the Oscars.
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Issa Rae, ‘Rap Sh!t’ Cast Predict Grammy Winners, from SZA to Meryl Streep to Nicki Minaj
The nine-time Emmy nominee, joined by actresses KaMillion and Aida Osman, predicts that SZA will win album of the year over Taylor Swift, who Rae thinks could take home record of the year: "Let's only give her that."
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Diddy, Nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album, Will Not Attend 2024 Grammys (Exclusive)
A rep for the music mogul says he won't attend the Feb. 4 show, where he is nominated for his latest album, while dealing with sexual assault allegations (which he has denied).
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SZA, Ariana Grande and ‘Insecure’: Everyone Wants a Piece of Producer Leon Thomas
The musician (and former Nickelodeon sitcom star) created the music that made Grande a superstar. Now he’s has graduated to Grammy nominations, THR's senior music editor reveals in his latest The Download dispatch.
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