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BTS' 2019 GRAMMY Suits On Display At GRAMMY Museum

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Other red carpet looks on display include outfits from Rihanna, Michelle Obama, Maren Morris, Carlos Santana, the late GRAMMY-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle and more
Jennifer Velez
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Nov 20, 2019 - 11:52 am

The GRAMMY Museum's newly re-opened third floor will be the home of K-pop superstars BTS' 2019 GRAMMY outfits.

The matching black-and-white suits you saw the lovable group wear, by designers JayBaek Couture and Kim Seo Ryong, are on display as a part of the Museum's updated On The Red Carpet exhibit by Delta.

The exhibit also includes red carpet moments from the late GRAMMY-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle, Rihanna, Michelle Obama, Maren Morris, Carlos Santana and more. 

The "Boy With Luv" singers' album Love Yourself: Tear was up for Best Recording Package at the 61st GRAMMY Awards.

The third floor is also home to the expanded Latin music programming, including the new Latin Gallery, which features its own Latin GRAMMY red carpet looks and officially launched Nov. 18. The third floor exhibits and programming, including the updated Mono to Surround interactive sonic experience, are now reopened to the public. 

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Dua Lipa Teases New Album, 'Future Nostalgia,' Announces 2020 Tour Dates

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The 2019 Best New Artist shared the first details of her highly anticipated sophomore LP by getting the album title tattooed on her arm
Ana Yglesias
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Dec 3, 2019 - 1:37 pm

GRAMMY-winning dance-pop queen Dua Lipa is poised to bring us boldly into the new decade. On Dec. 1, the 2019 Best New Artist shared the first details of her highly anticipated sophomore LP by getting the album title, Future Nostalgia, tattooed on her arm and posting it on social media.

The "Electricity" artist followed up the album reveal with another exciting announcement: a 24-date European tour, which she will kick off on April 26 in Madrid. The Future Nostalgia EU Tour 2020 will see the Londoner playing massive venues across Europe, two nights at London's 20,000-capacity The 02 and Berlin's Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Lipa has not announced the release date for the new album yet, although her most recent bop, the vibrant nu-disco-tinged "Don't Start Now," was confirmed to be the lead single. She dropped the "boy bye" anthem on Halloween, followed by a fun new video (where you can peek that new tattoo!) the next day, Nov. 1.

She also spoke about the forthcoming project in a recent press release:

"What I wanted to do with this album was to break out of my comfort zone and challenge myself to make music that felt like it could sit alongside some of my favorite classic pop songs, whilst still feeling fresh and uniquely mine. I was inspired by so many artists on the new record from Gwen Stefani to Madonna to Moloko to Blondie and OutKast, to name just a few.

Because of the time that I'd spent on the road touring with my band I wanted Future Nostalgia to have a lot more of a live element, but mixed together with modern electronic production. My sound has naturally matured a bit as I've grown up but I wanted to keep the same pop sensibility as I had on the first record. I remember that I was on my way to a radio show in Las Vegas thinking about the direction for this new record and I realized that what I wanted to make was something that felt nostalgic but had something fresh and futuristic about it too."

Sounds like exactly what we need in pop music in 2020!

Last October, at her powerful acoustic performance and intimate conversation at the GRAMMY Museum, the "New Rules" singer noted the personal-feeling early albums of P!nk and Nelly Furtado, two of her childhood favorites, as points of reference for her 2017 self-titled debut album. We also caught up with her before the event to chat about working with Calvin Harris, who's on her collab wish list (Rosalía and Frank Ocean are two!), what the viral success of "New Rules" felt like for her and more.

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Tickets for the Future Nostalgia EU Tour go on sale this Friday, Dec. 6 at 9 a.m. local time, except for Spain, whose tickets will go on sale on Dec. 5 at 9 a.m.—more details can be found on dualipa.com.

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Cyndi Lauper Will Receive First-Ever "Nobel Prize In Music"

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The award will be given out annually to an artist who has promoted social justice for over a decade and is in collaboration with High Note Global Initiative
Jennifer Velez
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Nov 26, 2019 - 12:25 pm

GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Cyndi Lauper will be honored with the United Nation's first-ever High Note Global Prize for her efforts to end LGBTQ youth homelessness.  

The award will be given out annually to an artist who has promoted social justice for over a decade and is in collaboration with High Note Global Initiative, created by producer and entrepreneur David Clark. The initiative celebrates music artists who promote social justice through their music. The award has been referred to as the "Nobel Prize In Music," according to the High Note Global Initiative.

GRAMMY-nominated pop singer Kesha will present Lauper with the award during the Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home for the Holidays benefit concert, taking place at the Novo Theater in Los Angeles on Dec. 10, Human Rights Day. 

UN Human Rights Chief External Outreach Laurent Sauver said the award is an effort to inspire more awareness of human rights around the world. 

"Musicians hold a special place in society, as they have the ability to inspire people to action. We are proud to support The High Note Global Initiative and The High Note Global Prize in an effort to galvanize global awareness of the importance of human rights, and at the same time honor artists who passionately use their work to promote and protect the rights of others," Sauveur said in a statement on the High Note Global Initiative website.  

Lauper co-founded True Colors United, an organization fighting against and preventing LGBTQ youth homelessness. According to statistics, roughly 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ. 

Lauper, whose songs like "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and "Time After Time" have become classics in American culture, won her first GRAMMY in 1985 in the Best New Artist Category. 

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TroyBoi To Perform At Monster Energy's Up & Up Festival College Competition

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The race for TroyBoi's signature bass sound launches Feb. 11
Jennifer Velez
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Nov 25, 2019 - 11:52 am

Colleges across the nation will rally together in early February to get British music producer TroyBoi to drop beats on their campus as a part of the Monster Energy drink Up & Up Festival college series.

Each academic semester, students all over the U.S. compete in a 48-hour pre-sale race to win a chance at having a major music artist perform at their school. The top seven schools to get the most pre-ordered tickets win the concert. This upcoming winter semester, internationally recognized artist TroyBoi, who is known for his bass sound and collaborations (Skrillex among them), is the artist colleges are competing to see, Billboard reports. 

TroyBoi is currently on his 2019 Nostalgia tour with Los Angeles producer Yultron. He recently released "Tranquilizer" with Nigerian artist AG Baby.  

The race for the fest launches Feb. 11. For more information, visit the up & Up festival website.

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Walk, Don't Run: 60 Years Of The Ventures Exhibit Will Showcase The Surf-Rock Icons' Impact On Pop Culture

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The exhibit, opening Dec. 7, will feature late band member Mel Taylor's Gretsch snare drum, a 1965 Ventures model Mosrite electric guitar, the original 45 rpm of "Walk Don't Run" and more
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Nov 21, 2019 - 12:44 pm

Influential instrumental rock band The Ventures are getting their own exhibit at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles that will showcase the band's impact on pop culture since the release of their massive hit "Walk, Don't Run" 60 years ago. 

The Rock Hall of Fame inductees and Billboard chart-toppers have become especially iconic in the surf-rock world, known for its reverb-loaded guitar sound, for songs like "Wipeout," "Hawaii Five-O" and "Walk, Don't Run." The Walk, Don't Run: 60 Years Of The Ventures exhibit opening Dec. 7 will feature late band member Mel Taylor's Gretsch snare drum, a 1965 Ventures model Mosrite electric guitar, the original 45 rpm of "Walk Don't Run," a Fender Limited Edition Ventures Signature guitars, rare photos and other items from their career spanning six decades and 250 albums. 

“It’s such an honor to have an exhibit dedicated to The Ventures at the GRAMMY Museum and be recognized for our impact on music history,” said Don Wilson, a founding member of the band, in a statement. "I like to think that, because we ‘Venturized’ the music we recorded and played, we made it instantly recognizable as being The Ventures. We continue to do that, even today."

Don Wilson, Gerry McGee, Bob Spalding, and Leon Taylor are current band members. On Jan. 9, Taylor's widow and former Fiona Taylor, Ventures associated musician Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and others will be in conversation with GRAMMY Museum Artistic Director Scott Goldman about the band's journey into becoming the most successful instrumental rock band in history at the Clive Davis Theater. 

"The Ventures have inspired generations of musicians during their storied six-decade career, motivating many artists to follow in their footsteps and start their own projects," said Michael Sticka, GRAMMY Museum President. "As a music museum, we aim to shine a light on music education, and we applaud the Ventures for earning their honorary title of 'the band that launched a thousand bands.' Many thanks to the Ventures and their families for letting us feature items from this important era in music history."

The exhibit will run Dec. 7–Aug. 3, 2020 at the GRAMMY Museum. 

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