Beyonce, the music royal whose art has shifted the culture time and again, long ago cemented herself as one of the world's seminal stars.. Her paradigm-shifting 2016 album "Lemonade," which emphasized Black womanhood against the backdrop of America's heritage of slavery and culture of oppression, remains one of the most venerated musical projects in recent memory.
Here is a list of winners in key categories for the 65th annual Grammy Awards, which were handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles.. Beyonce led the field with a total of nine nominations and scooped up four awards, making her the winningest artist in Grammys history.
Six months after being stabbed, British author Salman Rushdie on Tuesday publishes his new novel "Victory City", an "epic tale" of a 14th-century woman who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city. . - A 'triumph' - US author Colum McCann wrote in The New York Times that his friend Rushdie was saying "something quite profound" in Victory City.
From Jamal Hemmou's ramshackle workshop in Nablus's Old City in the occupied West Bank, classic Arabic songs blare into the surrounding cobbled streets. . - 'You're transported back' - Israel has occupied the West Bank since the Six-Day War in 1967.
Beyonce on Sunday broke the record for the most Grammy wins of any artist, scoring her 32nd prize ever and fourth of the night to resounding applause.. Beyonce was still up for several awards later Sunday, including album, record and song of the year. mdo/sst
Music's brightest stars on Sunday brought their fashion A-game to the Grammys red carpet, strutting their stuff in bold colors, slinky styles, major bling and barely-there gowns.. Here's a look at what the A-listers wore to the Grammys: - Rainbow effect - If you want to get noticed on the red carpet, a pop of color does the trick.
The New York Youth Symphony on Sunday won the Grammy for best orchestral performance -- the first youth orchestra to do so.. The untitled album that celebrates Black composers was produced by Judith Sherman, who this year also added another Grammy to her collection, for classical producer of the year.
"Assassin's Creed" composer Stephanie Economou won the first ever Grammy honoring video game scores at Sunday's gala in Los Angeles.. "A lot of them cannot separate the music from a game -- and that's a really exciting opportunity for any composer coming in," the Los Angeles-based Economou told AFP prior to Sunday's show.
Actor Viola Davis on Sunday joined the rare firmament of showbiz luminaries to have won competitive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards -- the so-called EGOT -- after taking home the gramophone for best audio book, narration and storytelling.. Davis bested a rather formidable field: comedian Mel Brooks, who already has an EGOT; composer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is an Oscar away; and actor Jamie Foxx and musician Questlove, who are both Oscar and Grammy winners.
Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 65th annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles.. Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z are now tied as the most nominated artists in Grammys history, with 88 each.
