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.
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The GRAMMY-winning reggae singer will perform 11 of the reggae icon's tracks on the Bob Marley's official YouTube channel in partnership with CEEK Virtual Reality.
GRAMMYs
Jul 15, 2020 – 4:51 pm
The musician reportedly died after battling cancer. His jazz label, Blue Note Records, announced his death on July 13.
GRAMMYs
Jul 14, 2020 – 5:05 pm
Jean Dawson, Lido Pimienta, Johnny Ventura and more talk anti-Blackness in the Latinx community, what non-Black Latinx can do to stop a cemented history in upholding whiteness, and how music can be one of the greatest catalysts for change.
GRAMMYs
Jul 13, 2020 – 5:51 pm
Daniels died of a hemorrhage stroke at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn. on Monday, July 6.
GRAMMYs
Jul 6, 2020 – 4:40 pm
Empowering from its inception, the EP, out July 4, was inspired by his 10 days spent protesting in L.A.
GRAMMYs
Jul 1, 2020 – 2:56 pm
Reiner died the night of Monday, June 29, of natural causes in his Beverly Hills, Calif., home. His son, Rob Reiner, confirmed his death.
GRAMMYs
Jun 30, 2020 – 5:54 pm
Mardones died on Monday, July 29, in his Menifee, California home from complications after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. He died peacefully with his wife, Jane, at his side.
GRAMMYs
Jun 29, 2020 – 4:37 pm
The Mexican Regional music icon's family shares a piece of the unreleased song and details her forthcoming posthumous album.
GRAMMYs
Jun 29, 2020 – 9:55 am
Towers addresses police brutality and racism, channeling Malcolm X with more of a traditional hip-hop sound that takes him back to his roots.
GRAMMYs
Jul 8, 2020 – 2:40 pm
The fest sold early bird tickets for its 2020 event earlier this year but had not released a lineup. Tickets for the 2021 fest will go on sale June 25 at 10 a.m. PST.
GRAMMYs
Jun 24, 2020 – 1:43 pm
Police found the rapper, born Christopher Treadwell, with a gunshot wound shortly after midnight in Sacramento's Franklin Boulevard and Fruitridge Road area after responding to a report of shots fired on June 21, according to a statement.
GRAMMYs
Jun 23, 2020 – 3:44 pm
The 14-track follow-up to 2011's The People's Key will also feature songs "One and Done," "Persona Non Grata" and "Forced Convalescence," which were released earlier this year.
GRAMMYs
Jun 22, 2020 – 4:59 pm
