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L.A.'s Selena For Sanctuary To Feature Ceci Bastida & More

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Artists will perform at the free concert happening during Grand Park's Day Of The Dead celebrations, one of Los Angeles' biggest celebrations of Latin culture
GRAMMYs
Oct 7, 2019 - 12:07 pm

Selena For Sanctuary, an outdoor concert series in support of immigration rights, has announced a Los Angeles edition featuring local and international artists on Nov. 1. at Grand Park.

Empress Of, Latin-nominated singer Ceci Bastida, Loyal-lobos, August Eve and L.A.'s San Cha will perform at the free concert happening during the park's Day Of The Dead festivities, one of the city's biggest celebrations of Latin culture.

The concert series, organized by Solidarity for Sanctuary and founded in 2017 by music manager Doris Muñoz, aims to raise "awareness about issues concerning immigrant communities and offers resources to help them during the immigration process, while also creating and celebrating community," a statement said. Selena For Sanctuary was named in honor of the late Tejana-cumbia singer Selena as a way to pay homage to her barrier-breaking legacy. 

In August, the themed concert event was held in New York City and featured Cuco, Kali Uchis and more. For more information on the L.A. edition, visit the Grand Park website. 

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The 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Nominations Are Here

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The Latin GRAMMYs are celebrating 20 years of the Biggest Night In Latin Music. Find out who's nominated this year
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Sep 24, 2019 - 6:33 am

The Biggest Night in Latin Music is looking brighter than ever as the Latin GRAMMYs prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary. So much so, the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences' logo has gone from red to platinum to commemorate the big event, but before the Latin GRAMMYs can officially cheers to two decades of celebrating notable artists in Spanish-language music, first comes first: the nominations. 

It might not come as a surprise that Spanish global pop superstar Rosalía is among the most nominated, as she finishes off a year in which El Mal Querer, her sophomore album with lead single "Malamente," took the world by storm with its flamenco, R&B infused tracks. Alejandro Sanz, another well-known Spanish pop star, Mexican alt-Latino singer Ximena Sariñana and Colombian singer-songwriter Fonseca are other names you'll spot in multiple categories. 

See Who Else Is Nominated for the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - Click here

Who will take Latin GRAMMY gold at the 2019 award show? Tune in to The Biggest Night in Latin Music airing live from Las Vegas on Univision on Nov. 14.

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Behind The Scenes At Austin City Limits 2019

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Here's who hung out with the Recording Academy during weekend two of the Austin music festival
GRAMMYs
Oct 12, 2019 - 11:39 am

Austin City Limits 2019 weekend two began as one of the coldest in the history of the more than 15-year-old three-day music festival. From iconic rock legends like Guns N' Roses to rising R&B artists like Mahalia, the Austin music event brought locals and fans from all over a plethora of genres to enjoy. See what artists stopped by to hang with the Recording Academy from Oct. 11–13 in Zilker Park.

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Soulful pop singer/songwriter and producer King Princess stopped by backstage to say hello before her set on Friday.

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Rising Austin R&B talent Alesia Lani hung out for a minute to talk about how much performing at Austin City Limits for the first time means to her. "It's a big dream. It's great that they give local opportunities and chances, and me being an authentic R&B artist that's a really big deal and I'm really very happy to be here," she told the Recording Academy's On The Road host Alina Vission. 

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Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan and Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses) have been on the Not In This Lifetime reunion tour since 2016, and ACL was one festival to join the list of dates. Before 2016, Axl and Slash had not shared the same stage in 23 years. 

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U.K. singer/songwriter Mahalia shared some of her thoughts on being an international artist and sat down with us to give us a little more insight on her latest music project, Love And Compromise.

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K.Flay swung by to talk the inspiration behind her "Not In California" video and more.

We could not miss The Raconteurs rocking the ACL stage on Friday.

Folk/pop singer Savannah Conley came through the Recording Academy tent to share what she likes to do when she comes to Austin and what she loves about ACL.

The Recording Academy caught Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas cheesing during a backstage moment.

Judah & The Lion's set was awesome and they were even more awesome to chat with afterwards.

We had to ask country star Orville Peck about both his musical and fashion style influences when he popped by backstage.

Pink Sweat$ let us know that he loves the diverse audience that comes out to ACL every year. He also shared the way he keeps in touch with fans on social media: answering DMs. 

The Cure delivered one of the greatest sets at the festival, hands down. The U.K icons took the stage to play some of their biggest songs, including "Lovesong" and "Just Like Heaven." 

James Blake also gave an electrifying set which, despite the big crowd, felt intimate because of his soothing vocals. The performance had many wanting more after his closing song. 

Oregon-trio Joseph were a delight to chat with backstage. 

Canadian band Metric were one of the awesome international bands to play at the fest. They stopped by to chat about their new collab with GRAMMY-winning Mexican band Zoe and more.

We loved rapper/singer/songwriter Denzel Curry's energy backstage. 

Billie Eilish and Finneas had a huge crowd going during their set at ACL.

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Green Day Partner With NHL To Feature New Songs On Hockey Nights

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NHL fans will hear new Green Day songs from their forthcoming album, 'Father Of All...,' during "Wednesday Night Hockey" and throughout the season
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Oct 1, 2019 - 12:12 pm

Green Day have teamed up with the National Hockey League (NHL) to get fans turned up during hockey games. 

The band have announced a two-year promotional partnership with the league and will have their new song "Fire, Ready, Aim" be the theme of "Wednesday Night Hockey" on NBCSN.  The song will be featured in the band's forthcoming album Father Of All... out early 2020. Additional songs from the album will also be heard throughout the season on the programming, while Green Day songs will be heard in the arenas, the Associated Press reports. 

Hockey season officially starts Wednesday, Oct. 2, but fans can catch the new song by the four-time GRAMMY winners, who will also perform at the 2020 All-Star Game in St. Louis on Jan. 26, debut Oct. 9 when the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers face-off, according to Pitchfork.

Green Day tweeted out their excitement and said the season would be one to remember: "This @NHL season is hereby known as LOUD season...where the toughest athletes to ever lace up a pair of skates meet the baddest rock band on the planet Turn up the volume, "Fire, Ready, Aim" & enjoy. Wait, did we just tease a BRAND NEW SONG?! @NHLonNBCSports #WNH #NHLGreenDay." 

Speaking on the theme song, NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood told the AP that they think "Fire, Ready, Aim" "Fits really well with hockey” and that “The song and the way it’s executed is really fun.”

Green Day is set to release their latest album, Father Of All..., on Feb. 7.  

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The 1975 Release 2020 U.K. And Ireland Tour Dates

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The band is set to release the follow-up to 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships' on Feb. 21, 2020
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Sep 13, 2019 - 11:28 am

British pop-rock band The 1975 have announced a European tour in support of their forthcoming album, Notes On A Conditional Form, that will kick off in early 2020. 

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. 

The band is set to release the follow-up to A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships on Feb. 21, 2020. The band's latest single is the heavily rock influenced "People" that calls upon the world to "wake up." 

Fans can pre-order their forthcoming album to get first access to tickets now. 

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