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21 New Holiday Songs From Todrick Hall, Tinashe, Mariah Carey & More To Spark Joy As 2020 (Finally) Comes To A Close

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Enjoy festive tracks from Andrew Bird, Shea Diamond, Bebe Rexha, Chance The Rapper, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sabrina Claudio, Alicia Keys, BLOND:ISH, Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X and others!
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Dec 17, 2020 - 7:27 pm

The harrowing year that was 2020 is almost over, but before it ends, we worthy of safe moments of joy. To help you celebrate the season with glee—even while shared through a Zoom screen—GRAMMY.com has rounded up a lovely list of holiday songs released this year. Read on to listen to each track and learn more about these festive new singles and albums dropped recently—there's a lot!

"No mask? Naughty list! Whoville, who dis?" Todrick Hall coyly delivers on the gift that is "Bells, Bows, Gifts, Trees," the holiday update of 2019's, "Hair, Nails, Hips, Heels." Just as this year was filled with great new music that helped us get through it, Santa helped continue this trend and was rather generous with bringing us yuletide bops.

The queen of Christmas since 1994, Mariah Carey, delivered a whole new slew of cheery tracks for her sparkly "Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special" on Apple TV. The soundtrack not only features a Magical Christmas Mix version of "All I Want For Christmas Is You," but two superstar collab songs, the first being "Oh Santa!" (originally recorded by Carey on her 2010 holiday album) with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson.

Surprise—Santa is actually Snoop Dogg! On "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) / House Top Celebration," he and fellow hip-hop icon Jermaine Dupri (a regular collaborator of Mimi's) bring some West Coast and Atlanta funk to the North Pole.

We are gifted with more star-studded festive tunes from another soundtrack, for the Hulu's queer Christmas romcom, Happiest Season. Highlights include the soulful "Blame It On Christmas" from Shea Diamond and Bebe Rexha, Diamond's empowering "Mrs. Claus" and Tegan and Sarah's sparkling "Make You Mine This Season."

2019 Was Good Too: 13 New Songs To Add To Your Holiday Playlist From Kacey Musgraves, Jacquees, The Flaming Lips & More

On Lil Nas X's "Holiday," which comes with a wild, futuristic video directed by the GRAMMY winner and Gibson Hazard, we learn that the young rapper is also Santa. In true Carly Rae Jepsen fashion, the Canadian pop star channels the stress of the holidays in the most upbeat way possible on "It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries."

Feliz Navidad: José Feliciano On 50 Years Of "Feliz Navidad," New Album 'Behind This Guitar' & Hitting The Big Screen

As for festive numbers en Español, Latin GRAMMY-winning, New York City-based all-female mariachi group Flor de Toloache offered up both Spanish and English language versions of classics "Let It Snow" and "Jingle Bell Rock." Speaking of classics, "Feliz Navidad" by José Feliciano turned 50 this year! The legend recorded a new rendition on his 2019 album Behind This Guitar.

Mexican corrido group Fuerza Regida recently released their Christmas album, Navidad Con La Regida, which opens up with the heartwarming "24 de Diciembre.

Many artists gravitated towards making holiday-themed albums this year, and we're not mad about it! On R&B queen Tinashe's Comfort & Joy EP, she serves up sensual 808-backed renditions of classics, including "Angels we Have Heard on Night," "O Holy night" and Wham!'s "Last Christmas." Sabrina Claudio also dropped a festive and sultry project, Christmas Blues. Alicia Keys joins her on "Winter Time" and The Weeknd brings the blues on the title track.

Chance The Rapper and Jeremih pair up on Merry Christmas Lil' Mama: The Gift That Keeps on Giving. Hear the Chicago rapper's "The Return" below.

Here are three more artists who gifted us great holiday albums? Andrew Bird's melancholic-yet-bright, whistling HARK! Includes the all-to-relatable "Christmas in April," along with other original songs and covers of late, great John Prine, who we sadly lost to COVID-19.

Dolly Parton gathered a very talented cast of friends for A Holly Dolly Christmas, including her goddaughter Miley Cyrus on "Christmas Is," as well as Billy Ray Cyrus, Michael Bublé, Willie Nelson and more on other songs.

Fellow GRAMMY-winning country queen Carrie Underwood also has gifts in store, with her first holiday album, My Gift. On "Hallelujah," she and John Legend keep our hearts warm through the snowy days.

More than a dozen former Mouseketeers reunited virtually to create a 17-track holiday album, Why? Because It's Christmas, that not only delivers sonic cheer, but financial support to those directly impacted by COVID-19. "Go Tell It On The Mountain" brings together all of the artists involved in a powerhouse number.

Offering more good tidings, Phoebe Bridgers dropped a haunting cover of Merle Haggard's 1973 country number "If We Make It Through December" to benefit the Downtown Women's Center in her hometown of Los Angeles.

Read More: BLOND:ISH On Finding Real Community On Twitch, Staying Present & Remixing Foreigner & Fela Kuti

The Lofi Holiday Mixtape is surely the jolliest collection of tunes to study/read/write to. It dishes out lo-fi remixes of favorites, including the dreamy BLOND:ISH remix of The Temptations' 1970 seasonal gem, "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Up Composer Michael Giacchino wrote the surf rock-reminiscent "Christmas Number One" with Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson for a Christmas variety show he hosted last year at the Royal Albert Hall. He released it as a single this year to spread some cheer, with help from U.K. psych pop band Itchy Teeth, who perform it.

From the GRAMMY.com family to you, we wish you and you loved ones a safe and joyful holidays!

For The Record: Mariah Carey's Eternal Merry-Maker, "All I Want For Christmas Is You"

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Jennifer Lopez at 2021 inauguration

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Watch Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks & Poet Amanda Gorman Bring Hope & Joy To Biden-Harris Inauguration

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Revisit the JLo, Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks and 22-year-old Los Angeles poet Amanda Gorman performances that brought warmth and music to the chilly, sunny Washington, D.C. morning
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Jan 20, 2021 - 11:59 am

Today, Jan. 20, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office as the 46th President and 49th Vice President of the United States of America.

Before they each took their oath of office, GRAMMY-winning pop queen Lady Gaga walked down the steps in a billowing red skirt with a black top and gloves and a large gold dove on her shoulder to sing the "Star-Spangled Banner." She delivered the National Anthem with operatic grace and drama into a coordinating gold microphone, serving the soprano richness of her voice to the freezing audience.

More: Biden-Harris Inauguration: Watch ‘Celebrating America’ With Demi Lovato, Foo Fighters & More Here

The grand, heartfelt performance set the perfect tone for Harris—the first female, first Black and first South Asian Vice President of the U.S.—to take her oath of office.

Following Gaga's performance, GRAMMY-nominated Bronx powerhouse Jennifer Lopez had her turn to shine. She performed "This Land Is Your Land" and "America, The Beautiful," rocking a stunning all-white outfit with a floor-length fuzzy trench coat, sparkling earrings and her signature high, voluminous pony. She added her own special flair to the performance, which began to trend online (on-brand for the singer), by adding a line from her song "Let's Get Loud." Before ending her performance, she shouted, "Una nación bajo Dios, indivisible, con libertad y justicia para todos!" quoting the Pledge of Allegiance proudly in Spanish. 

Recording Academy member and longtime GRAMMY Awards Music Director Ricky Minor served as the Music Director for the inauguration, with fellow Academy members Chris Walden and Michael Bearden composing musical arrangements. Both JLo and Gaga were backed by the U.S Marine Band.

Garth Brooks also delivered a touching performance. The country singer took the stage wearing his classic black cowboy hat after Biden took his oath of office and gave his first speech as president. The country has "much to repair, much to restore, much to heal, much to build, and much to gain," Biden said, adding a moment of silence for those tragically lost to COVID-19 afterward.

Brooks followed the solemn moment with a passionate performance of "Amazing Grace" acapella. The singer aimed to bring a feeling of unity amid a pandemic that kept many from celebrating the moment in person, asking people watching—in person and at home—to join him for the powerful last verse. 

Los Angeles poet Amanda Gorman, the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate and the youngest inauguration poet ever at 22 years old, closed the show with her impactful words and yellow power suit. In her powerful poem that stole the show, titled "The Hill We Climb," she reminded us, "Victory won't lie in the blade, but in all of the bridges we've built…While democracy can be periodically delayed, it cannot be permanently defeated."

Welcome President Biden And Vice President Harris: Let's Get To Work!

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GRAMMY.com Launches New Genre Pages To Expand Music Discovery

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Updated daily, the genre pages will help GRAMMY.com fans explore the latest news, read artist interviews, watch original video series and exclusive performances, and discover your next favorite artist
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Jan 20, 2021 - 8:00 am

The nature of music genres has changed. Today, we live in a genre-bending world where sounds and styles transcend boundaries. While the music you listen to and love can no longer only be defined by labels and categories, genres continue to provide music-lovers unique ways to discover new music and next-gen artists.

That's why we're launching our brand-new genre pages on GRAMMY.com, a dynamic feature aimed at fostering music discovery and expanding your musical knowledge. Updated daily, the genre pages will help GRAMMY.com fans discover their next favorite artist, stay up to date on the latest music news, read insightful artist interviews and explore our vast library of original video series, exclusive performances and archival footage. 

Launching with sections for Rap, R&B, Pop, Country and Rock, the genre pages will give GRAMMY.com readers all the newest updates in music to know now, all packed in one, easy-to-use destination.

GRAMMY.com will launch more genre pages soon where you can explore all the artists, sounds and styles we celebrate every year at the annual GRAMMY Awards. 

Much like genres themselves, the GRAMMY Awards have evolved with the ever-changing music industry throughout the decades. Originally launched in 1959, the annual GRAMMYs, music's only peer-recognized award and highest achievement, honor artists and music in a wide field of categories across more than a dozen genres. The number of awards and categories recognized at the GRAMMY Awards has changed throughout the years with the emergence of growing sounds and styles, like rap and Latin, while certain awards have been discontinued or combined into larger umbrella genres. 

This year, at the 63rd GRAMMY Awards, airing Sunday, March 14, on CBS, the Recording Academy will recognize 83 categories across a vast array of genres. 

As music continues to progress and fans expand the ways they consume music and culture, GRAMMY.com remains your go-to destination for new music discovery, Recording Academy and industry updates and engaging, music-first content.

2021 GRAMMYs: Complete Nominees List

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Cardi B, Rihanna, Rosalía & More: Which Artist's 2021 Album Are You Looking Forward To The Most?

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With a new year comes new music. Vote on the album you can't wait for in our latest poll
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Jan 19, 2021 - 3:26 pm

We're only three weeks into 2021, which means we have plenty of time left for new music releases. There are already some big albums confirmed and many more TBD ( based on artists' hints in interviews and social posts).

While Rihanna's long-awaited, "dangerously anticipated" ninth LP may be gifted to fans this year, it seems very likely music lovers will also be granted new albums from Adele, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Brazilian pop queen Anitta, Gwen Stefani, Lil Nas X, Kacey Musgraves, Sade, Rosalía, Lorde, and many more.

Let us know whose new album you are most excited to hear this year in our poll below:

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Demi Lovato at March For Our Lives on March 24, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Biden-Harris Inauguration: Watch ‘Celebrating America’ With Demi Lovato, Foo Fighters & More Here

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Plus, check out more performances before “Celebrating America” and revisit past Inauguration week musical performances
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jan 19, 2021 - 1:13 pm

Inauguration Day is here. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Joe Biden will take the oath of office to begin his term as the 46th president of the United States. While celebrations will be different this year, in honor of the new administration, some of music’s biggest stars will make appearances at a 59th Inauguration program special that Americans will be able to watch from home. After the swearing-in of President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, Tom Hanks will host the 90-minute "Celebrating America" special that will feature appearances from Demi Lovato, the Foo Fighters, Justin Timberlake, Jon Bon Jovi, John Legend, Bruce Springsteen, and more.

Stream the program at 8:30 p.m. EST above or at BidenInaugural.org/watch, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch. Amazon Prime Video, Microsoft Bing, NewsNOW from Fox, and AT&T U-verse (Channel 212/1212 in SD/HD) and DIRECTV (Channel 201) will also stream the program. ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, MSNBC, and PBS will broadcast the program live as well.

But, while major performances will take place Wednesday, the celebrations have already started. Revisit some of the performances and check out one more set of performances before “Celebrating America” below:

“Official Latino Inaugural 2021: Inheritance, Resilience & Promise” With Gaby Moreno, Farruko And More. 

Actor Eva Longoria Bastón will host a program on Tuesday, Jan. 19 featuring big names in the Latino community. The event will have “performances from Gilberto Santa Rosa, Gaby Moreno featuring David Garza, and All-Star Tejanos United – Stefani Montiel, Jose Posada, Shelly Lares, DJ Kane, and Mariachi Nuevo Santander from Roma High School in Roma, Texas. The event will also include an Emilio Estefan produced performance of One World, One Prayer by the Wailers, featuring Skip Marley, Farruko, Shaggy and Cedella Marley,” according to the Biden inaugural website.

Rita Moreno, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Leguizamo, Ivy Queen, and more will also make appearances.

The special will go live at bideninaugural.org/watch at 9:30 p.m. EST, as well as Telemundo and Univision digital platforms. Telemundo: YouTube, Facebook. Univision: Twitter and Facebook.  

Black Pumas and Resistance Revival Chorus With Deva Mahal At “America United: An Inauguration Welcome Event Celebrating America’s Changemakers”

2021 GRAMMY Award nominees Black Pumas, and Resistance Revival Chorus With Deva Mahal performed at an event celebrating the diversity of the country on Jan. 16. Catch appearances from Darren Criss, Whoopi Goldberg and more .

Bebe Winans, Aloe Blacc, Yo-Yo Ma And More At "United We Serve: A Celebration of the National MLK Day of Service"

Celebrations in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18 included performances from many names familiar to the GRAMMYs. BeBe Winans, Aloe Blacc, Yo-Yo Ma, Andra Day were among performers paying tribute to the late Civil Rights leader. In another performance, Chesca delivered a Spanish-language performance with Diane Warren on piano. Alejandro Fernandez and Mana also teamed up for another Spanish-language performance. Replay the stream above.

Tune in to "Celebrating America" with Demi Lovato, Foo Fighters and more at 8:30 p.m. EST on Jan 20., above.

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