Ashley Monaé is a Recording Academy/GRAMMY.com contributor.
Not long after the first 30 seconds of "Me And Your Mama" sounded, it was evident that Donald Glover's former hip-hop alias, Childish Gambino, was on some other s***. After honing his trippy rhyming skills on his 2011 debut, Camp, and 2013's Because The Internet, the world saw Glover take a voyeuristic turn for the stars — all while his…
On March 31, 1995, the world was shaken by the untimely death of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez. At just 23 years old, her career was skyrocketing toward crossover success. But just as she was settling into her fame, it was taken away in the blink of an eye when she was shot and tragically killed by a former president of…
Demi Lovato is glowing. On the lower level of Steinway & Sons' New York City showroom, she sits perched with perfect posture and a warm smile as her makeup artist dusts a hint of blush across her cheeks. In this moment — lights in place, cell phones silenced, cameras ready to roll — it's hard to believe that just a…
