Kygo in 2017

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Kygo Unveils Full Orchestra "Stargazing" Video, New Concert Film

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Watch the Norwegian producer perform alongside Justin Jesso and a full orchestra
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Dec 6, 2017 - 4:54 pm

Norwegian electronic producer Kygo gives his classical roots the spotlight in a new video for the orchestral version of his hit single "Stargazing" from his upcoming Live At The Hollywood Bowl concert film.

Recorded in collaboration with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and vocalist Justin Jesso (who lent his vocals to the original studio version of the track), the video showcases a stripped-down arrangement of the song that puts the swelling strings and melodic piano lead at the forefront, building to a massive crescendo as the lights rise up to reveal the full cast of musicians sharing the stage.

The stunning video is a preview of the new concert film that chronicles the "Stole The Show" producer's impressive one-night stand at the historic L.A. venue alongside a who's who of special guests, including Conrad Sewell, G-Eazy, James Hersey, Kodaline, Labrinth, Parson James, Seal, and more.

Kygo's Live At The Hollywood Bowl is set for release on Dec. 12.

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Jon Batiste, 2017

Jon Batiste

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GRAMMY Week 2018: Jon Batiste To Perform With GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session Students

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The performance will take place in New York City during the annual "GRAMMYs In The Schools Live!" event just days before the 60th GRAMMY Awards
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Dec 21, 2017 - 4:24 pm

Select students from the GRAMMY Camp—Jazz Session program will gather at the John L. Tishman Auditorium in New York City during GRAMMY Week to participate in the ninth annual "GRAMMY In The Schools Live!" performance and alumni reception.

Special guest and past GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session participant Jon Batiste will join the student band during the performance. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Batiste is the current musical director for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

Additional guests of honor will include Pamela Alexander, director of community development for Ford Motor Company Fund, which provides funding and support for the GRAMMY Camp program, Recording Academy President/CEO and Board Chair of the GRAMMY Museum Neil Portnow, as well as the recipient of the Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Museum's fifth annual Music Educator Award.

GRAMMY Camp is one of several flagship music education programs the comprise the GRAMMY Museum's GRAMMY in the Schools initiative, alongside GRAMMY Signature Schools and the Jane Ortner Education Award. GRAMMY Camp offers selected high school students an interactive nonresidential summer music experience focusing on all aspects of commercial music. 

High school instrumentalists can audition for the GRAMMY Camp—Jazz Session, and selectees will travel to the host city for the annual GRAMMY Awards, and participate in high-profile GRAMMY Week performances, recording sessions and attend the GRAMMY telecast.

"GRAMMY In The Schools Live!" will take place on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets are on sale now.

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Britney Spears, 2017

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Britney Spears Joins Camilla Cabello, BTS For Dick Clark's Rockin' NYE Lineup

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The pop diva is set to make her first appearance on the annual NYE celebration since 2002
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Dec 21, 2017 - 12:47 pm

As the capstone performance to a four-year residency in Las Vegas, Britney Spears will join the lineup for "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2018" on Dec. 31.

Spears' performance will be broadcast live from Axis Theater in the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino, where the GRAMMY-winning pop diva has held court in Las Vegas since 2013.

The five-and-a-half-hour broadcast will feature separate countdowns in Los Angeles and New Orleans, respectively hosted by Ciara and Lucy Hale, along with the main countdown broadcast from New York's Times Square, anchored by Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy.

The gathered crowd of more than one million partygoers in Times Square will be treated to live performances by Camilla Cabello, Nick Jonas and Sugarland, and throughout the evening additional performances by K-pop sensations BTS, Kelly Clarkson, Fitz & The Tantrums, Shawn Mendes, Charlie Puth, Portugal. The Man, and more will be streamed from Los Angeles, along with collaborative performances by Alessia Cara and Zedd, Khalid and Marshmello, Hailee Steinfeld with Alesso, and more.

The countdown in New Orleans will feature additional performances by Imagine Dragons and Walk The Moon.

This year's installment of "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve With Ryan Seacrest" will kick off on Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.

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Cee Lo Green at the 59th GRAMMY Awards, 2017

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Cee Lo Green Says New Gnarls Barkley Album Is "Halfway" Done

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The GRAMMY winner claims the album's production will be finished in early 2018
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Dec 20, 2017 - 4:59 pm

Cee Lo Green spoke candidly in a new interview with authoritative hip-hop blog DJ Booth about the prospect of a new Gnarls Barkley album sometime in 2018, calling his forthcoming solo mixtape Songbirds a "prequel" to help warm fans up and build anticipation for a third trip in to the studio with Danger Mouse and the resurrection of their GRAMMY-winning psychedelic soul project.

"We have already started on a new [Gnarls Barkley] album," Green told DJ Booth, stirring excitement over the possibility of the first new Barkley-branded music since 2008's Best Alternative Music Album GRAMMY-nominated The Odd Couple. "We're halfway in and we have some overtures from the other projects that may not have stood the test of time, we don’t know yet."

Green went on to hint that his collaborations with Danger Mouse have always been easily prolific, boasting the much of the recording efforts behind their two previous albums as Gnarls Barkley were finished in the time span of about a week. "That's pretty much all the time we had to do St. Elsewhere," he says. "We were doing [Gnarls Barkley] recreationally."

Further details on the new album are still forthcoming, though Green did reveal that he and Danger Mouse will be getting together at the "top of the year" to wrap up production.

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Sofi Tukker, 2017

Sofi Tukker

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Shazam "Next To Know" Spotlights Artists On The Rise: Sofi Tukker, BTS & More

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The music discovery app has picked its first class of 10 artists on the rise
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Dec 20, 2017 - 12:59 pm

Music discovery app Shazam has announced a new monthly initiative to highlight young talent on the rise, aptly titled Shazam Next To Know.

For the opening class, the app's curation team has chosen a group of 10 artists from various genres whom they feel are ready to make major strides in 2018. Moving forward, each month will see four new artists get the spotlight treatment.

The inaugural class of Next To Know artists are GRAMMY-nominated dance/electronic duo Sofi Tukker, singer/songwriter Jessie Reyez, rapper/producer blackbear, Noregian pop singer Sigrid, K-Pop's de facto U.S. ambassadors BTS, alt-pop singer/songwriter Billie Eilis, English performer  Tom Walker, soundcloud rapper Lil Pump, Christian rapper NF, and country singer/songwriter Devin Dawson.

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Strong picks all around, many of the artists in the inaugural class are already making major moves up the Billboard charts, with Lil Pump's "Gucci Gang" charting No. 3 on the Hot 100, BTS' "Mic Drop" nabbing K-Pop's first-ever Top 40 U.S. ranking, and Sofi Tukker's Best Friend" getting a huge placement in a new iPhone X commercial.

Opening up on the decision to move forward with the new initiative, Shazam's global head of content Julian Marshall said, "In previous years, our data has helped highlight household names way ahead of them breaking into the mainstream. However, we've seen a change in how quickly an artist can break and we want to reflect that, too. That's why, every month, we will update 'Next to Know' with four artists who are about to break out."

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