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ReImagined Returns With More Exclusive & Unexpected Cover Performances All Summer Long

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A wide-ranging array of artist dig deep into the GRAMMY vault to cover classic songs with their own special twist, starting with Caribbean soul duo COASTCITY's take on a Childish Gambino's "Redbone"
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Jul 9, 2019 - 10:00 am

Summer is upon us, and now here's another musical wonder to look forward to: every two weeks, the Recording Academy will debut a new installment of ReImagined, a video series where artists bring a fresh take on classic GRAMMY-winning/nominated songs by their favorite artists—from the Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Rock Song, Best R&B Song and Best Rap Song categories.

COASTCITY Cover "Redbone": ReImagined

To kick things off, Puerto Rican Caribbean soul duo COASTCITY tackle a modern classic, Childish Gambino's GRAMMY-winning hit "Redbone," which took home an award for Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 60th GRAMMY Awards.

Other upcoming ReImagined performances offer interpretations of songs by Lorde, Neil Young, Oasis, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga and Brandley Cooper and more, from artists such as Andrew Bird, Angela Aguilar, VINCINT, Asiahn, Shea Diamond, La Santa Cecilia and others.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel and visit our video page to watch each ReImagined episode, along with other exclusive content, as it's released.

ReImagined 2019 Schedule:

July 9: COASTCITY, "Redbone" by Childish Gambino

July 23: Angela Aguilar, "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

Aug. 6: Shaun Ross, "Believe" by Cher

Aug. 20: Brandon Stansell, "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Sept. 3: Madison Beer, "Put Your Records On" by Corinne Bailey Rae

Sept. 17: Andrew Bird, "Harvest Moon" by Neil Young

Oct. 1: La Santa Cecilia, "House Of Cards" by Radiohead

Oct. 15: Jessenia + Jaimie, "Wonderwall" by Oasis

Oct. 29: VINCINT, "Issues" by Julia Michaels

Nov. 12: Shea Diamond, "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran

Nov. 26: Asiahn, "Royals" by Lorde

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Watch: Angela Aguilar Covers Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's "Shallow" For ReImagined

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The GRAMMY- and Latin GRAMMY-nominated ranchera singer, who typically performs in Spanish, offers a powerful one-woman rendition of Gaga and Bradley Cooper's GRAMMY-winning song from 'A Star Is Born'
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Jul 23, 2019 - 10:25 am

15-year-old ranchera singer Ángela Aguilar grew up in the music industry, coming from a long lineage of powerful performers, including her father Pepe Aguilar. She has already grown into a big name herself, with a massive following (1.5 million followers on Instagram alone) but she's admitted that she'd still be star struck if she met Lady Gaga, of whom she's a big fan.

Now, with the latest episode of ReImagined, which you can watch below, Aguilar pays tribute to the pop queen, offering a moving one-woman cover of Gaga and Bradley Cooper's GRAMMY-winning hit "Shallow," from their Oscar-winning film A Star Is Born.

Angela Aguilar Covers Lady Gaga's "Shallow"

Aguilar may be as just as excited about this video as her many fans are. She first teased the performance last month during a news interview with TV Azteca, where she was very thrilled to have permission to offer her take on the emotional song.

"Shallow," released last fall as part of the A Star Is Born Soundtrack, was written by Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt. The song took home two wins at the 61st GRAMMY Awards earlier this year, for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Song Written For Visual Media. 

Also for the 61st GRAMMYs, Aguilar earned her first nomination, for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) for her debut solo album, Primera Soy Mexicana. She also, along with Aida Cuevas and Natalia Lafourcade, stole the show during the GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony, with their rendition of the classic Spanish language song "La Llorna." Aguilar also earned her first Latin GRAMMY nominations in 2018, for Best New Artist and Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album.

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Relive The Fun At Austin City Limits 2019 With The Aces, Mahalia, Pink Sweat$ & More

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Backstage at one of the most frigid iterations of the Texas capital event, we hid from the chills and chilled with some of your favorite artists
GRAMMYs
Oct 14, 2019 - 6:56 pm

Austin City Limits, the music festival that's been keeping Austin groovy since 2002, wrapped up Weekend Two of its 2019 event last night. As per usual, the big three-day fest brought in a killer lineup of big name and emerging acts across genres and locales. The Recording Academy was there to catch some music and interview a handful of the performers, including Alesia Lani, The Aces, Mahalia and Pink Sweat$.

Backstage at one of the most frigid iterations of the Texas capital event, we also caught up with Denzel Curry, Billie Eilish and her big brother Finneas, King Princess, Orville Peck, IDK, Metric, K.Flay and more.

Relive Austin City Limits 2019

Watch the recap video above to hear from the artists themselves about the electric mood at the fest, and click the links for more great ACL 2019 exclusives. 

Behind The Scenes At Austin City Limits 2019

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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.

Lizzo performed in front of one of the biggest crowds she's ever seen during her Sunday set at weekend two of ACL.

Mumford & Sons brought out a marching band to close out the last night of ACL 2019 during their epic performance. 

Guns N' Roses Return To ACL With Another Grand Performance Of Their Iconic Rock Classics | Austin City Limits

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Watch: Madison Beer Covers Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On" For ReImagined

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The vocal powerhouse offers a vibrant rendition of the 2006 GRAMMY-nominated neo-soul hit for our ReImagined series
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Sep 3, 2019 - 10:00 am

The next installment of ReImagined, featuring rising vocal powerhouse Madison Beer serving up a powerful cover of British R&B/neo-soul songstress Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On," is officially here!

Madison Beer Covers Corinne Bailey Rae: ReImagined

Above, you can watch the L.A.-based, New York-born singer take on the GRAMMY-nominated 2006 feel-good bop. "Put Your Records On" was Bailey Rae's second single, which charted in both the U.K. and U.S., from her self-titled debut album. The uplifting track was nominated for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year at the 49th GRAMMY Awards, where she also got a nod for Best New Artist.

Beer has a debut album of her own on the way this year to follow up her 2018 EP, As She Pleases. She released the LP's catchy lead single "Dear Society" in May. The 20-year-old is one to watch—back when she was just 13, Justin Bieber discovered her YouTube covers of icons like Etta James, tweeting about her to his huge fan base and helping connect her with a record deal.

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Watch: Angela Aguilar Covers Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's "Shallow" For ReImagined