SZA
SZA on Grammy Wins, New Album ‘Lana’ and Album of the Year Snub: “I’m Grateful I Won Three”
SZA is feverishly scrolling through her phone. She missed the afterparty celebrating her Grammy wins on Sunday, and her die-hard fans are on social media wondering if she revealed clues about her new album at the affair. “I was trying to scroll the pictures of my party to see if I missed an album hint […]
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Grammys: Olivia Rodrigo, Lana Del Rey, Jon Batiste Shut Out Despite Multiple Nominations
While six-time Grammy nominees Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus won multiple awards and, in the case of Swift, made history, at the 2024 Grammys, fellow six-time nominees and past Grammy winners Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste each went home empty-handed despite their half-dozen nominations apiece. Batiste even won album of the year in […]
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Female Acts Win All Televised Awards at Grammys, Including Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, SZA, Billie Eilish
Women owned the night at the 2024 Grammys as female acts took home all the night’s televised awards, including Taylor Swift — who became the first person to win album of the year four times — Billie Eilish for song of the year, Miley Cyrus for record of the year and Victoria Monét for best […]
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SZA Sings “Snooze” and “Kill Bill” During Fierce Grammys Performance
SZA gave a fierce performance at the 2024 Grammys, singing some of her biggest hits. Wearing an all-black outfit with a leather trench coat, the singer-songwriter started with a soulful performance of her song “Snooze” from her album SOS. After, backup dancers, appearing equally fierce, proceeded to come in with swords as SZA began singing […]
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SZA’s ‘SOS’ Could Be First Album by a Black Woman to Win Top Grammy in 25 Years
It’s been 25 years since an album by a Black woman won the album of the year Grammy Award. The year was 1999 and Lauryn Hill’s heroic and artistic solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, took home the coveted prize. The win also marked the first time a rap-based project won the Grammys’ highest […]
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SZA, Nominated for Nine Awards, to Perform Live at Grammys as Meryl Streep, Oprah Set to Present
SZA, the most-nominated person at Sunday’s Grammys, will perform at the live show, while Meryl Streep and Oprah have been announced as presenters. The Recording Academy announced on Monday that the R&B star will hit the stage at the event, airing live on CBS from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Previously announced performers include […]
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Grammys Host Trevor Noah Talks Battling “Heroes” Chappelle, Chris Rock, Wanda Sykes for Comedy Album
Trevor Noah is returning to host the Grammy Awards for a fourth time — but this is the first time he is hosting as a nominee. Noah earned his first nomination for best comedy album at the 2020 show with Son of Patricia, losing to Dave Chappelle’s Sticks & Stones. He’s battling the comedy king […]
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2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Jelly Roll, 21 Savage Lead Nominations
Taylor Swift, Jelly Roll, 21 Savage, SZA and Olivia Rodrigo lead the nominations at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The ceremony will air live on Fox on April 1 from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Swift leads the group with nine nominations, followed by Jelly Roll, 21 Savage and SZA, each with eight. Rodrigo […]
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Grammy-Nominated Producer Khris Riddick-Tynes on His Music Journey: “This Means Something to the Culture”
In 2013, as a college student, Grammy-nominated producer Khris Riddick-Tynes was mixing tracks for Ariana Grande’s debut album Yours Truly in the back of his political science class at Loyola Marymount University. An experience that he says, “Was creating something, with knowing that we knew it was tight, but then it getting out into the […]
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The 10 Best Songs of 2023
R&B girlies sampling hip-hop classics, Latin divas tag-teaming for a knockout hit and Billie channeling Barbie were among favorites of THR's senior music editor.
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SZA, Ariana Grande and ‘Insecure’: Everyone Wants a Piece of Producer Leon Thomas
Ariana Grande’s 2013 debut album, Yours Truly, not only marked a seminal breakthrough for the former Nickelodeon actress, but it also helped launch the careers of its creators behind the scenes. A decade later, two of those acts are taking center stage at the Grammy Awards. Victoria Monét co-wrote two songs on Grande’s debut and […]
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SZA Caps Triumphant Return of Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival
Bringing a stripped-down version of her SOS Tour to the grounds outside Dodger Stadium on Sunday night, SZA closed out Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival — the two-day music festival curated by Tyler, the Creator — with a stylish and soulful flourish. The performance was a victory lap of sorts for the singer-songwriter born Solána Imani Rowel, […]
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