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GRAMMY AWARDS® TO RETURN TO STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES IN 2019 Recording Academy™ And AEG Sign Four-Year Deal Santa Monica, Calif. — The Recording Academy™ today announced that it has signed a four-year agreement with AEG for STAPLES Center to host the GRAMMY® telecast when the show returns to Los Angeles in 2019 following its 60th anniversary celebration in New York this coming January. “We very much consider STAPLES Center our home and are grateful for the successful relationship we’ve cultivated throughout the years with AEG and the entireRead More
The Recording Academy®’s GRAMMY Recordings® and Republic Records have teamed to release the 2016 GRAMMY® Nominees album, available in stores and via digital retailers Jan. 22, 2016. The 22nd installment of the best-selling series features an array of hit songs across multiple genres by this year’s GRAMMY-nominated artists. A portion of album proceeds support the year-round work of the GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares Foundation,® — The Recording Academy’s charitable organizations focused on music education and critical assistance for music people in need. Beginning Dec. 6, the night before GRAMMY nominationsRead More
The stage for the 16th Latin GRAMMY AwardsTM will feature and international presenter lineup and talented musicians, including memorable collaborations. Presenters for the 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards — which include current Latin GRAMMY® nominees, previous winners and celebrities from film, radio and TV — are: Mexican actor Diego Boneta; Latin GRAMMY winner Miguel BosĂ©; current nominees RenĂ© Camacho, Pedro CapĂł and AĂda Cuevas; singer Leslie Grace; Latin GRAMMY-winning Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy; current nominees Kaay; singer and current nominee VĂctor Manuelle; Academy Award®, Emmy®, Tony, and GRAMMYRead More
New York, NY – Haitian International artist BĂ©lO is one step closer to reaching a larger audience. His album, Natif Natal, pass the Grammy entry process, and it’s eligible for consideration. Natif Natal has made the preliminary list of albums on the Grammy nomination ballot (Best World Album 2014). The First-round of voting determines the nominees on the 57th GRAMMY Awards, and the nominations will be announced the first week of December. A fierce buzz surrounded “Natif Natal”, when it reached 5th place on Itunes World Music Chart in justRead More
Miami, Florida – Best Bluegrass Album GRAMMY Award goes to the Del McCoury Band for their recent release, The Streets of Baltimore. The band is led by living legend and national treasure, Del McCoury. His two sons Ronnie and Rob McCoury play two parts of an immensely skilled quartet with Jason Carter, and Alan Bartram. The Del McCoury Band will perform in Miami at the 3rd Annual Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival on Saturday February 22nd, 2014. Del McCoury is the ultimate bluegrass ambassador, persevering with humility, good humor, adventurousness, andRead More
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards will air live on CBS on January 26, 2014. Two titles released on VP Records, Beres Hammond’s One Love, One Life and Sizzla’s The Messiah, are in the running for the Best Reggae Album category. “We are very proud of Sizzla and Beres for this outstanding achievement. Each artist, who are both legends in their own right, created inspiring and groundbreaking material on their latest collections. They not only released some of their best work to date, but raised the bar for the genre,” VPRead More
Angela Hunte, singer and famed writer for Jay Z, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears and many more, unveils the new music video for her song “One Shot” produced by Jerry ‘Wonda’ Duplessis (The Fugees, Shakira, Justin Beiber). Hunte steps in front of the camera this time with her electric new reggae-influenced selection, available now on VP Records’ Reggae Gold 2013 compilation. The Brooklyn native with Trinidadian roots, who has also written and contributed vocals for reggae crossover albums from Gyptian, Snoop Lion and Major Lazer, shot this video at NYC’s iconicRead More
The 2014 Grammy nominees were revealed on Friday, December 6th, 2013. Two titles released on VP Records, Beres Hammond’s One Love, One Life and Sizzla’s The Messiah, are in the running for the Best Reggae Album category. Known to many as the “Otis Redding of Reggae,” Beres Hammond has been producing and pouring out his smoky-sweet vocals over every kind of riddim track for almost 40 years. VP Records released his latest Grammy-nominated, double-disc studio album One Love, One Life in November 2012. The release peaked at #1 on Billboard’sRead More
Once again King of Dancehall delivers a hit single while teaming up with Silva Cat on “Salt Shayka”. The “Herbal Dance” riddim breakthrough single was produced by the award winning team of Digital Vibes Entertainment. Directed by “The Board” the sexy video was filmed on location in Kingston, Jamaica . The international superstar known for his catchy hooks never fails to deliver a fun and energetic performance on the screen as on the stage. His appreciation for the ladies is well known, and with “Salt Shayka” Beenie’s sings of theirRead More
Atlanta, USA Gramps Morgan, solo artist, and member of the legendary Reggae group Morgan Heritage, will perform across the USA alongside India.Arie this fall on the first leg of her ‘SongVersation Tour’ which kicks off in Seattle, Washington on Saturday September 21, 2013. Gramps who is featured on the Reggae driven song, “Thy Will Be Done” on Arie’s fifth studio album, will open nightly with a twenty-minute acoustic set including songs from his solo projects, Reggae Music Lives and 2 Sides of My Heart Vol. 1. Elated to have anotherRead More
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