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Jennifer Velez
Jennifer Velez is a staff writer for GRAMMY.com. She covers music from the U.S., Latin America and beyond. In the past she has written/produced for NPR, Remezcla and more.
Apollo stopped by the Recording Academy to talk about his Friends EP, his Mexican culture, being an independent artist, owning his own music and more.
GRAMMYs
Sep 19, 2019 – 5:11 pm
Brenda Lee keeps her golden gramophone where she can see it, but rest assured, "It's nothing to do with vanity," she told the Recording Academy for the latest edition of Where Do You Keep Your GRAMMY?
GRAMMYs
Sep 18, 2019 – 3:57 pm
The norteño band, made up of brothers and their cousin, decided to perform in the same prison Johnny Cash did on Jan. 13,1968 for the same reason he did: they do not want folks in prison to be forgotten. The documentary can now be streamed on Netflix.
GRAMMYs
Sep 17, 2019 – 12:29 pm
The band also plans to share archival photos, unseen footage of live performances and new visuals, available only on Spotify.
GRAMMYs
Sep 13, 2019 – 4:29 pm
The tour will launch in Nottingham on Feb. 15 and will head to other cities in the U.K. and Ireland including Leeds, London, Cardiff, Aberdeen and Glasgow before closing out in Dublin on March 3.
GRAMMYs
Sep 13, 2019 – 11:28 am
"Fascinating" was to appear on 2001's Reveal, but was eventually cut from the album. Proceeds will go to Mercy Corps, a global non-profit that aids countries affected by disasters.
GRAMMYs
Sep 12, 2019 – 5:06 pm
The Rolling Stones are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Let It Bleed with a new box set, out Nov. 1, which will include a remastered version of the tracks in mono and stereo, as well as a replica of the "Honky Tonk Women/"You Can't Always Get What You Want" seven-inch in mono.
GRAMMYs
Sep 12, 2019 – 12:11 pm
The show will take place at Brooklyn Steel in New York on Nov. 3 and will feature hip-hop duo Camp Lo, as well as other special guests.
GRAMMYs
Sep 11, 2019 – 11:57 am
In the latest installment of Where Do You Keep Your GRAMMY, three-time GRAMMY-winning Christian artist Michael W. Smith welcomed the Recording Academy to his home in Franklin, Tenn., where he revealed where he keeps his golden gramophones.
GRAMMYs
Sep 11, 2019 – 1:33 pm
The tour will launch in 2020 on April 15 in Lisbon, Portugal and will head to Spain, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and the U.K., before its last stop in Dublin, Ireland on May 3.
GRAMMYs
Sep 10, 2019 – 12:48 pm
The Recording Academy gets Up Close & Personal with the R&B sibling trio on the inspiration behind their latest album, MASTERPEACE, what song from the album means the most to them, collaborations they’d like to do and what they've learned from the music industry.
GRAMMYs
Sep 10, 2019 – 4:14 pm
The tour will launch in Irvine, Calif. on Oct. 11 then head to other cities including Denver, Lincoln, Neb., Milwaukee, Highland Heights, Ky., and Providence, R.I., before closing it out on Nov. 21 at the Met in Philadelphia.
GRAMMYs
Sep 9, 2019 – 12:51 pm
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, follows Ronstadt's musical trajectory, but more than anything shows her true essence: her love for singing and her love for her Mexican culture.
GRAMMYs
Sep 6, 2019 – 2:59 pm
Learn more from the Brooklyn entertainer about the empowering symbolism of nail salons in her latest album, her go-to ski masks and more.
GRAMMYs
Sep 3, 2019 – 5:50 pm
