Skip to main content
 
  • Recording Academy
  • GRAMMYs
  • Membership
  • Advocacy
  • MusiCares
  • GRAMMY Museum
  • Latin GRAMMYs
GRAMMYs
  • Advocacy
  • Membership
  • GRAMMYs
  • News
  • Governance
  • Jobs
  • Press Room
  • Events
  • Login
  • MusiCares
  • GRAMMY Museum
  • Latin GRAMMYs
  • More
    • MusiCares
    • GRAMMY Museum
    • Latin GRAMMYs

The GRAMMYs

  • Awards
  • News
  • Videos
  • Music Genres
  • Recording Academy
  • More
    • Awards
    • News
    • Videos
    • Music Genres
    • Recording Academy

Latin GRAMMYs

MusiCares

  • About
  • Get Help
  • Give
  • News
  • Videos
  • Events
  • Person of the Year
  • More
    • About
    • Get Help
    • Give
    • News
    • Videos
    • Events
    • Person of the Year

Advocacy

  • About
  • News
  • Issues & Policy
  • Act
  • Recording Academy
  • More
    • About
    • News
    • Issues & Policy
    • Act
    • Recording Academy

Membership

  • Join
  • Events
  • PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS WING
  • GRAMMY U
  • GOVERNANCE
  • More
    • Join
    • Events
    • PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS WING
    • GRAMMY U
    • GOVERNANCE
Log In Join
  • SUBSCRIBE

  • Search
See All Results
Modal Open
Subscribe Now

Subscribe to Newsletters

Be the first to find out about GRAMMY nominees, winners, important news, and events. Privacy Policy
GRAMMY Museum
Membership

Join us on Social

  • Recording Academy
    • The Recording Academy: Facebook
    • The Recording Academy: Twitter
    • The Recording Academy: Instagram
    • The Recording Academy: YouTube
  • GRAMMYs
    • GRAMMYs: Facebook
    • GRAMMYs: Twitter
    • GRAMMYs: Instagram
    • GRAMMYs: YouTube
  • Latin GRAMMYs
    • Latin GRAMMYs: Facebook
    • Latin GRAMMYs: Twitter
    • Latin GRAMMYs: Instagram
    • Latin GRAMMYs: YouTube
  • GRAMMY Museum
    • GRAMMY Museum: Facebook
    • GRAMMY Museum: Twitter
    • GRAMMY Museum: Instagram
    • GRAMMY Museum: YouTube
  • MusiCares
    • MusiCares: Facebook
    • MusiCares: Twitter
    • MusiCares: Instagram
  • Advocacy
    • Advocacy: Facebook
    • Advocacy: Twitter
  • Membership
    • Membership: Facebook
    • Membership: Twitter
    • Membership: Instagram
    • Membership: Youtube
GRAMMYs

Lil Nas X

News
2020 GRAMMYs: Lil Nas X, BTS & More To Perform lil-nas-x-bts-billy-ray-cyrus-diplo-more-performance-2020-grammys

Lil Nas X, BTS, Billy Ray Cyrus, Diplo & More To Perform At The 2020 GRAMMYs

Facebook Twitter Email
The group will come together for an "Old Town Road All-Stars" performance on Music's Biggest Night
GRAMMYs
Jan 23, 2020 - 6:30 am

In keeping with the tradition of presenting signature "GRAMMY Moments," the Recording Academy has announced two special segments to take place on the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards. The first, "Old Town Road All-Stars," will feature current nominees Billy Ray Cyrus and Lil Nas X joined by BTS, Diplo, Mason Ramsey, and other surprise guests.

Over the past year, "Old Town Road" has been the subject of numerous mixes and mashups, which inspired bringing together a number of acts who have performed it, making it a one-of-a-kind performance. 

Additionally, in a tribute to GRAMMY executive producer Ken Ehrlich, and to acknowledge the importance of music education in schools to the Recording Academy, GRAMMY Museum and Ehrlich, artists associated with Ehrlich's 40-year career will gather to perform "I Sing The Body Electric" from the film Fame. The performance will feature current nominees Camila Cabello and Gary Clark Jr., joined by Debbie Allen, Joshua Bell, Common, Misty Copeland, Lang Lang, Cyndi Lauper, Ben Platt and the War And Treaty.

"To bring high-caliber artists like Camila Cabello, Cyndi Lauper, Common, Misty Copeland, Debbie Allen, Ben Platt, Gary Clark Jr., Joshua Bell and Lang Lang together on one stage fulfills a dream of mine," said Ehrlich, who is completing his 40th and final GRAMMY Awards as producer. "To be able to do this on the GRAMMY stage makes it unforgettable for me." 

Live from STAPLES Center, and hosted by Alicia Keys, the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. 

Previously announced artists and performers who will take the stage at this year's GRAMMYs include Aerosmith, who are also performing live at the 2020 MusiCares Person Of The Year event in their honor, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Jonas Brothers, Camila Cabello, Rosalía, H.E.R., Demi Lovato, Bonnie Raitt, Run-D.M.C., Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, Tyler, The Creator and Charlie Wilson. Additionally, John Legend, DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch, YG and Kirk Franklin will perform an all-star tribute to the late, GRAMMY-nominated Nipsey Hussle.

Grammys Newsletter

Subscribe Now

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Be the first to find out about winners, nominees, and more from Music's Biggest Night.
GRAMMYs

Lil Nas X and BTS

Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images

News
Lil Nas X Performs "Old Town Road" | 2020 GRAMMYs lil-nas-x-bts-billy-ray-cyrus-enter-old-town-road-multiverse-2020-grammys

Lil Nas X, BTS & Billy Ray Cyrus Enter The "Old Town Road" Multiverse At The 2020 GRAMMYs

Facebook Twitter Email
Lil Nas X also surprised the audience with massive fireworks and Queens emcee “Big” Nas, who popped up on stage to spit a verse on Lil Nas’ Cardi B-assisted "Rodeo"
J'na Jefferson
GRAMMYs
Jan 26, 2020 - 7:28 pm

The Atlanta native wore an iridescent cowboy suit while singing his Billboard record-breaking song, "Old Town Road." In a “who’s who” carousel of verses, the 20-year-old was accompanied by Billy Ray Cyrus, BTS, Mason Ramsey and Diplo. The original song saw its chart reign bolstered by various remixes featuring some of the aforementioned artists. 

Lil Nas X also surprised the audience with massive fireworks and Queens emcee "Big" Nas, who popped up on stage to spit a verse on Lil Nas' Cardi B-assisted "Rodeo." This segment of the performance featured bone-breaking street dancers, which is a style often implemented by Southern-bred performers.

Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus Win Best Music Video For "Old Town Road" | 2020 GRAMMYS

Lil Nas X is already a two-time winner tonight. He was awarded Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)." He could find himself with a win in three of the Big Four categories, including Album of the Year for his EP, 7.

Grammys Newsletter

Subscribe Now

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Be the first to find out about winners, nominees, and more from Music's Biggest Night.
Lil Nas X

Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP

News
2020 GRAMMYs Premiere Ceremony In Photos lil-nas-x-imogen-heap-2020-grammys-premiere-ceremony-photos

Lil Nas X To Imogen Heap: 2020 GRAMMYs Premiere Ceremony In Photos

Facebook Twitter Email
Awarding GRAMMYs in more than 70 categories with unforgettable performances, see the highlights from the 62nd GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony
GRAMMYs
Jan 26, 2020 - 1:30 pm

Music’s Biggest Night kicks off each year with the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony, where more than 70 GRAMMYs are awarded across music’s most esteemed genres, from classical to jazz, R&B, hip-hop, country and more, as well as outstanding creatives working behind the scenes.

Hosted by Imogen Heap, the 62nd GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony also featured performances from the likes of Chick Corea & The Spanish Hearts Band, I’m With Her, Angélique Kidjo and Nicola Benedetti, among others. GRAMMY Awards were presented by PJ Morton, Nathalie Joachim, Jimmy Jam, Luis Fonzi and Esperanza Spalding.

Take a look back at all the performances, artists and presenters you may have missed in photos.

Esperanza Spalding
2020 GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony | Photo Gallery

The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards, hosted by Alicia Keys, will be broadcast live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on CBS.

Track all the winners from Music’s Biggest Night here.

GRAMMYs

Jason Daley Kennedy, Rebecca Drucker, Sherri Lewis, Chauntae Pink, Abby Sasser and Mark Poston

Photo by Timothy Norris/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

News
HIV/AIDS's Impact On Music Communities storiestelling-music-and-hivaids-highlights-impact-hivaids-education-storytelling

"Storiestelling: Music and HIV/AIDS" Highlights Impact Of HIV/AIDS Education, Storytelling, Activism On Music Communities

Facebook Twitter Email
The 2020 GRAMMY Week event was hosted in collaboration with STORIES: The AIDS Monument at the GRAMMY Museum
Onaje McDowelle
GRAMMYs
Jan 23, 2020 - 1:40 pm

As precisely stated by political activist and GRAMMY Hall of Fame Inductee and Lifetime Achievement award recipient Paul Robeson, "Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization’s radical voice." The proposition is no exaggeration.

In 1994, hip-hop trio TLC famously released their chart-topping single "Waterfalls" which saw immediate success, landing at the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s top 100 chart shortly after its release. At the 38th Annual GRAMMY Awards the song was nominated for Record Of The Year and Best Pop Performance By A Duo. But beyond its accolades, the song perhaps did even better to openly address the HIV/AIDS crisis on a global scale during a time when speaking out was needed the most. 

On Tuesday, Jan. 21, The GRAMMY Museum’s Clive Davis Theater played host to the panel "STORIESTelling: Music and HIV/AIDS" which focused conversation on the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS on artists, music communities and the music industry, as well as the impact of music on HIV/AIDS. The free-to-the-public panel was brought to life in collaboration with STORIES: The AIDS Monument as a part of the GRAMMY Museum’s GRAMMY week panel series, "Music in Action: conversations with those diversifying, preserving and changing the music industry."

Featured panelists included performing artist and "Poz Roz" actress Chauntae Pink, Director of Talent and Entertainment Relations at ONE Abby Sasser, Moscham CEO and former EMI Music Chairman Mark Poston, Manager Rebecca Drucker and Performer, AIDS Activist and STORIES Board Member Sherri Lewis. The panel was moderated by Producer and Content Creator John Daley Kennedy.

Read More: Women In Music And Film Talk Self-Confidence & Inclusion At The GRAMMY Museum

Lewis was a member of the '80s pop-band Get Wet, whose top 40 hit "Just So Lonely" helped launch music videos on MTV. She tested positive for HIV in 1997 and subsequently followed a path of activism, offering support and fully standing in a message of HIV empowerment for survivors of the virus as well as promoting HIV prevention through involvement with various HIV/AIDS service organizations. "Being able to educate young people based on my own experiences so that they don’t have to go down that path is what gives it purpose," she shared.

During the 1980s, also known as the "plague years" for HIV/AIDS, AIDS was considered a death sentence. There was no known treatment for the virus and HIV/AIDS was negatively stigmatized by the spreading of disinformation and heightened media propaganda, only causing more confusion and fear about HIV/AIDS and how it might affect us. 

Read More: "Amplifying Music’s Reach" GRAMMY Week Panel Discusses Human Connection, MusiCares Research, Outreach, & More

As for music’s impact on HIV/AIDS, Poston explained that its biggest push forward came in the form of speaking out and spreading awareness. "Music and artists help open the discussion and create the awareness," he said. "That’s something that has continued right up until the present day. Artists have a voice, they’re often leading the culture and their tapped in with young people." He continued, noting key moments such as Freddie Mercury’s 1992 HIV/AIDS tribute concert, which garnered over 1 billion viewers worldwide. After contracting HIV, he explained that Mercury’s death helped put a face to the devastation behind the virus for music communities, who began to rally together around the cause after his passing.

The fight against HIV/AIDS itself, for music communities and beyond, is not over. Knowledge around HIV/AIDS is often still mystified and links between healthcare and poverty are intrinsic. According to Sasser, HIV/AIDS is still the number one killer of young girls around the world and spikes in infection amongst black and brown communities and women of color are evident. She is working alongside the STORIES AIDS monument team, continuing to keep the fight for awareness and action alive. Education and storytelling are key in this mission, she stated, which hopes to memorialize lives lost, celebrate activism around the virus that has occurred and to equip future generations with the knowledge necessary to effectively mobilize around HIV/AIDS moving forward. You can find more information on STORIES the AIDS monument here.

The GRAMMY Museum’s educational programming will continue throughout the week including discussions on Careers in the Music Industry, Creating Collaborative Communities for Female Artists and more. For more information on the scheduled events, visit the museum’s programs page here. 

Be sure to stay tuned to GRAMMY.com throughout the week for your behind-the-scenes pass into 2020 GRAMMY Week events, including the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards airing live on CBS this Sunday, Jan. 26, featuring performers Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish, Lizzo and more.

Grammys Newsletter

Subscribe Now

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Be the first to find out about winners, nominees, and more from Music's Biggest Night.
Cardi B & Rihanna

Cardi B & Rihanna in 2019

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

News
Vote: What 2021 Album Can You Not Wait For? cardi-b-rihanna-rosal%C3%ADa-more-which-artists-2021-album-are-you-looking-forward-most

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

Facebook Twitter Email
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:

Polls

What 2021 Album Are You Most Looking Forward To?

Poll: What's Your 2021 Musical New Year's Resolution?

Grammys Newsletter

Subscribe Now

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Be the first to find out about winners, nominees, and more from Music's Biggest Night.
Top
Logo
  • Recording Academy
    • About
    • Governance
    • Press Room
    • Jobs
    • Events
  • GRAMMYs
    • Awards
    • News
    • Videos
    • Events
    • Store
    • FAQ
  • Latin GRAMMYs
    • Awards
    • News
    • Photos
    • Videos
    • Cultural Foundation
    • Members
    • Press
  • GRAMMY Museum
    • COLLECTION:live
    • Explore
    • Exhibits
    • Education
    • Support
    • Programs
    • Donate
  • MusiCares
    • About
    • Get Help
    • Give
    • News
    • Videos
    • Events
  • Advocacy
    • About
    • News
    • Learn
    • Act
  • Membership
    • Chapters
    • Producers & Engineers Wing
    • GRAMMY U
    • Join
Logo

© 2021 - Recording Academy. All rights reserved.

  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Copyright Notice
  • Contact Us

Some of the content on this site expresses viewpoints and opinions that are not those of the Recording Academy. Responsibility for the accuracy of information provided in stories not written by or specifically prepared for the Academy lies with the story's original source or writer. Content on this site does not reflect an endorsement or recommendation of any artist or music by the Recording Academy.