Vamos! This week’s Right on LA! with Ruby Lovell features three-time Grammy Award nominee Latin sensation AleMor. Known for her silky smooth vocal abilities that include playing a trumpet with just her voice, she is making an indelible mark in the world of music with her extraordinary talent. The prestigious Grammy Awards that take place […]
This week’s Right on LA! show with Ruby Lovell features four-time Grammy Award winner Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, as well as legendary singer Patti Austin. The prestigious Grammy Awards recognize the best of musical talent and attracts viewers from around the world, providing the artists with international recognition and exposure. This episode focuses on […]
LOS ANGELES—Taylor Swift won album of the year at the Grammy Awards for “Midnights,” breaking the record for most wins in the category with four. She began her speech by thanking her producer and friend Jack Antonoff and added, “I would love to tell you this is the happiest moment of my life,” she told […]
LOS ANGELES—Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth, has died. He was 56. The band’s manager, Robert Hayes, said Mr. Harwell “passed peacefully and comfortably” Monday morning surrounded by family and friends at his home in Boise, Idaho. The cause of death was acute liver failure, Hayes said in […]
As the music industry continues to move forward in the face of rapid technological advances, the Recording Academy has asserted its stance when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence and its role in regard to artists winning the musical award. That was established in a recent interview given to the Associated Press by […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The fatal shooting of a Grammy-winning sound engineer by police earlier this year was “reasonably necessary,” a Tennessee prosecutor said on Wednesday. The decision in January’s fatal shooting of Mark Capps, 54, comes after a review of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report, the autopsy and video evidence, Nashville District Attorney General Glenn Funk […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A Grammy-winning sound engineer accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint in Tennessee was fatally shot by police, authorities said. A Metro Nashville Police officer killed Mark Capps, 54, during an encounter Thursday at the man’s home in the Hermitage neighborhood, agency spokesman Don Aaron said. Officers had gone to […]
Anita Pointer, one of the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters, died of cancer on Saturday at age 74, her publicist said. Pointer was surrounded by family at her Beverly Hills home when she died, publicist Roger Neal said. Anita was the second oldest of four sisters who started performing as the duo of June and Bonnie in […]
NEW YORK—Unemployment didn’t last long for Trevor Noah—he’s hosting the Grammy Awards in early 2023. The comedian who recently left his post as host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central has been asked to be master of ceremonies on Feb. 5, which will be his third time leading the Grammys. The ceremony will return […]
LOS ANGELES—Pop superstar Beyonce led the field of musicians nominated for Grammy awards on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with Adele, Harry Styles and others for the top prize of album of the year. Beyonce landed nine nominations for the highest honors in music. That brought her career total to 88, tying her with husband […]
NEW ORLEANS—The Grammy-nominated hip-hop performer Mystikal is scheduled for arraignment on charges accusing him of raping and choking a woman, and illegally possessing drugs at his Louisiana home. Charges the performer will face during his arraignment Monday will include first-degree rape, which carries an automatic life sentence if Tyler is convicted. “My client is innocent […]
SAO PAULO—Marília Mendonça, one of Brazil’s most popular singers and a Latin Grammy winner, died Friday in an airplane crash on her way to a concert. She was 26. Mendonça’s press office confirmed her death in a statement, and said four other passengers on the flight also perished. Their plane crashed between Mendonça’s hometown Goiania […]
John Davis, one of the true singers behind notorious R&B act Milli Vanilli, has died of coronavirus aged 66, according to his family. Davis’ daughter, Jasmin Davis, confirmed the performer’s death to CNN Thursday. She revealed the news initially in a post shared on his Facebook page this week. “Unfortunately my dad passed away this […]
Emmy and Grammy-winning musician and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, known for his work with his band Fountains of Wayne and on the TV show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” died Wednesday after contracting the coronavirus, his attorney said. Schlesinger died at a hospital in upstate New York, his longtime lawyer Josh Grier told The Associated Press. It is not […]
LOS ANGELES—The late Aretha Franklin’s songs were so impactful that some of music’s bests from Alicia Keys to Celine Dion took the stage on Jan. 14, to relive the Queen of Soul’s biggest hits in a taped tribute concert. Every rendition of Franklin’s songs from “Respect” to “I Say a Little Prayer” brought audience members […]
Los Angeles International Airport was filled with lively Latin, Salsa, and other types of music at around noon on Sept. 4 and 5. Three-time Grammy Award winner Oscar Hernandez led a musical quintet in four separate performances at the airport to entertain busy and stressed travelers. Oscar Hernandez played keyboard, Katisse Buchingham played flute and […]
