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Lady Gaga gets emotional while discussing the creation and success of “Die With a Smile” — her hit collaboration with Bruno Mars — in this bonus clip from Gaga’s recent episode of Rolling Stone’s “The Breakdown.”

“I’m just so grateful to have made ‘Die With a Smile’ with Bruno,” Gaga says of the song, which was released in August. “He is the most wonderful artist. He is so kind and generous. One of my favorite things about working with him on this song was, he wanted me to be myself.

Lady Gaga’s new song “Disease” is finally here in all its maximalist pop glory.

The track is driven by a cavernous synth line that swells and slams against industrial drums before erupting into a classic Gaga shout-along chorus: “I could play the doctor, I can cure your disease/If you were a sinner, I could make you believe/Lay you down like one, two, three/Eyes roll back in ecstasy/I can smell your sickness, I can cure your/Cure your disease.”

“Disease” is the first song of Gaga...

Lady Gaga continued to ramp up the excitement for her new single “Disease” with an unsettling short clip that appeared to offer a first look at the song’s music video.

The 11-second video, which Gaga posted on social media, comprises just one shot from the inside of a car as it pursues a young woman who is sprinting down a suburban street. There’s no clear look at the driver, only a strange silhouette that appears to show the wide brim of a hat and perhaps a piece of...

Lady Gaga has previewed a new song from her forthcoming LP, Harlequin, out Sept. 27. The album is a companion piece to her film Joker: Folie à Deux, a musical of sorts in which the singer plays Harley Quinn.

Gaga shared a clip of the dramatic tune on Instagram along with a video shot in the Louvre museum in Paris, where her character defaces the Mona Lisa with red lipstick. “There’s always a Joker,” she wrote in the caption. Although she did not clarify the song’s title, it appears to be titled “The Joker.

If you’re gonna have someone like Lady Gaga star in your movie, it only makes sense to have her contribute, in some way, to the soundtrack. Indeed, when she did A Star is Born, Gaga received a Best Actress Oscar nomination, but she also won the award for her contribution to the soundtrack, “Shallow.” While Joker: Folie a Deux is being called a jukebox musical, in that most of the songs are covers of already existing tracks, Gaga has nonetheless recorded a ton of music inspired by the film and the character she plays (Harleen “Lee” Quinzel aka Harley Quinn), and now has announced a companion album called Harlequin, which is a pretty apropos title.

The singer made the announcement via Instagram.

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Lady Gaga is one of the biggest pop stars of all time, and she’s released plenty of amazing studio albums across her decade-plus long career.

In celebration of the surprise announcement of Harlequin, We’re taking a look back and seeing how all of her studio albums fared on Metacritic, which compiles reviews from journalists around the world.

Here’s how the ranking system works: “Creating our proprietary Metascores is a complicated process. We carefully curate a large group of the world’s most respected critics, assign scores to their reviews, and apply a weighted average to summarize the range of their opinions. The result is a single number that captures the essence of critical opinion in one Metascore.”

From her 2008 debut studio album The Fame up to 2021′s Love For Sale, here’s how Lady Gaga’s albums are ranked…...

Lady Gaga’s next album, Harlequin, will be a companion to Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie À Deux, which hits theaters Oct. 4.

The album will arrive Friday, Sept. 27. Gaga had been teasing her next album, LG7, for a while, and she dropped hints about the project along with her press schedule at Venice Film Festival. That could still be a separate album, as the first single for that work will arrive at some point in October after the film and ‘Harlequin’ have released.

Before she posted the album cover, which features Gaga with an inflatable live vest beneath a running shower head, Gaga posted five slides that tipped her followers off as to an announcement coming.

Written on the slides are “Still Not October,” “Moondust Gets Everywhere,” “No Ducttape No Mission,” “Don’t Tell Me What To Wear” and “I’m Ready For My Interview.” She also recently released “Die With...

That’s life! Lady Gaga will drop Harlequin, a companion album to Joker: Folie à Deux, out Sept. 27.

Harlequin will contain jazz standards like “Oh, When the Saints” (made famous by Louis Armstrong) and “Get Happy” (Judy Garland), and marks her first jazz release since the death of her collaborator Tony Bennett (the duo released 2014’s Cheek to Cheek and 2021’s Love for Sale). It’s a fitting companion to Todd Phillips’ Joker sequel, out Oct. 4, which is reported to be a jukebox musical.

Harlequin is undoubtedly the “surprise project...

Sérgio Mendes, the pianist who gifted the world with the most famous version of the Brazilian classic “Mas Que Nada,” died on Thursday. Born in 1941, Mendes was a 20-year-old musician when he first arrived in the U.S. to perform at a historic Carnegie Hall concert that brought many bossa nova legends to New York in 1962. Two years after the show, Mendes moved to Los Angeles and never left the U.S. He also never abandoned Brazilian music, becoming one of the most significant ambassadors of bossa nova and samba around the world.

A new 7-inch vinyl/CD box set collects Motörhead’s latter-era A-side and B-side singles, ranging from 1995 through 2006.

Dubbed We Take No Prisoners: The Singles: 1995 – 2006, the set will arrive on vinyl (nine 7-inch vinyl discs) and as a 2-cd box set, both out October 25th. The track “Shut Your Mouth,” from the band’s 2002 album Hammered, was chosen as the lead single for the collection.

The box set is especially notable for collectors. As mentioned in the band’s press release, 7-inch singles were a dominant format up until the ’90s, when CDs took over. Many of these tracks were released as CD singles at the time, before becoming sought-after collectibles. Not only does this box set return them to print, but most are receiving their first-ever release on 7-inch vinyl.

Among the notable inclusions is Motörhead’s cover of the Sex Pistols “God Save The Queen,” concert favorite and box set lead track “Sacrifice,...

One of the favorited Brazilian filmmakers of the Cannes film festival with Madame Satã (2002), O Céu de Suely (2006), and winner A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão having all premiered at the fest’s Un Certain Regard section. Adding Special Screening selected Mariner Of The Mountains (2021) and last year’s Firebrand, Karim Aïnouz makes a quick Croisette return with Motel Destino. Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha and Fábio Assunção are in the lead roles here in this film noir.

Gist: The neon-hued Motel Destino, a roadside sex hotel steaming under the burning blue skies of the northeastern coast of Brazil, is run by hot-headed Elias and his restless younger wife Dayana.…...

Shot between his directing Alicia Vikander in “Firebrand” and Kristen Stewart in “Rosebushpruning,” “Motel Destino,” which bows in Cannes Competition on May 22, can be seen as a return by Brazil’s now most international director to his Brazilian roots.

This axis between international and local, plays out in “Motel Destino” and Aïnouz insists, in now his whole career.

An erotic thriller, “Motel Destino” turns on Dayana, the young wife of a roadside sex hotel owner who seduces on-the-run minor mobster Heraldo for great sex. But she soon conceives the idea of his helping her to kill her terrifyingly abusive older husband.

“I was really interested in a kind of Brazilian interpretation of melodrama and noir cinema, how to take genre, which begins in Hollywood, and appropriate it make it local and ours,” Aïnouz tells Variety.

“Motel Destino” is melodrama “in the sense these characters that are trying to survive, by any means.

Karim Aïnouz is harnessing the sweaty desire of corruption for his latest erotic thriller “Motel Destino.”

The Brazilian filmmaker returns to his native country for the feature, which was shot entirely in Aïnouz’s homeland of Ceará. “Motel Destino” stars Iago Xavier and Nataly Rocha, who were selected from an extensive casting process, and renowned Brazilian actor Fabio Assunção.

Per the official synopsis, neon-hued Motel Destino is a roadside sex hotel under the burning blue skies of the Northeastern coast of Brazil, run by the boorish Elias and his frustrated, beautiful wife Dayana. When 21-year-old Heraldo finds himself at the motel, after messing up a hit and going on the run from both the police and the gang he let down, Dayana finds herself intrigued and lets him stay. As the two navigate a dance of power, desire and liberation, a dangerous plan for freedom emerges. In this tropical noir,...

With movies like Always Be My Maybe, Anyone But You, and Red, White & Royal Blue putting romantic comedies back in the spotlight, Lindsay Lohan returns to the genre to show everyone how to own the genre in Netflix‘s Irish Wish trailer. Falling for Christmas director Janeen Damian gets behind the camera for the lighthearted and often funny film, set to make hearts go pitter-pat on Netflix on March 15, 2024.

Damian directs from a screenplay written by Kirsten Hansen, with Amanda Phillips, James Townsend, Janeen Damian, Galen Fletcher, Steve Berman, Bryan Bordon, Kirsten Hansen, Bader Shammas, and Lindsay Lohan executive producing.

Lindsay Lohan stars as Maddie Kelly in the Irish Wish trailer, a woman whose dream partner is engaged to her best friend. When Maddie wishes she could be the bride instead of a bridesmaid, the universe grants her wish but also teaches her a valuable lesson.

Here’s the official...

The ongoing Motörhead live recording series, The Löst Tapes, is being collected on a new eight-disc CD box set arriving February 23rd. In addition, a fifth volume in the series, Live at Donington Download Fest ’08, has been announced as part the box set and as a standalone vinyl release.

The Motörhead camp launched The Löst Tapes series in 2021, restoring previously unreleased Motörhead concert recordings sourced from cassette tapes discovered in the archives of the late Lemmy Kilmister.

“[Cassettes] were a standard part of every tour … Motörhead were certainly no exception, recording show after show,” read the press release for the box set. “They contain gold, pure aural gold, and had for many years sat hundreds of feet underground in a small cave Lemmy owned, guarded by small, hairy centurions in Roman armor with small spears and bad attitudes. Only the magic password would release them, and thankfully, Lem had scribbled it...

Asian cinema is under a global spotlight right now. Thanks to the success of movies like Parasite and the rising profile of Asian actors and TV shows, east Asian productions are surging in popularity with mainstream and arthouse audiences alike. While recent hits such as Past Lives and Tainted Love are garnering plenty of attention, and we eagerly wait for Lulu Wang’s Expats to drop, here are four seriously underrated East Asian movies to check out in 2024.

Breathless (2009)

Director: Yang Ik-june

Directed by and featuring Yang Ik-june in a lead role, 2009’s Breathless is a great example of Korean cinema that’s very much a hidden gem. Exploring the unlikely friendship between a hard-nosed debt collector and a student, the movie delivers an unflinching portrayal of the harsh realities of life.

The narrative unfolds as Sang-hoon (Ik-june) and Yeon-hee (Kim Kkobbi), two strangers from different ends of the spectrum dealing with great personal distress,...

Lady Gaga is one of pop’s most prolific artists, and she’s released plenty of incredible studio albums across her decade-plus long career.

In celebration of the “Stupid Love” singer’s kick-off of the Chromatica Ball tour, we’re taking a look back and seeing how all of her studio albums fared on Metacritic, which compiles reviews from journalists around the world.

Here’s how their ranking system works: “Creating our proprietary Metascores is a complicated process. We carefully curate a large group of the world’s most respected critics, assign scores to their reviews, and apply a weighted average to summarize the range of their opinions. The result is a single number that captures the essence of critical opinion in one Metascore.”

From her 2008 debut studio album The Fame up to 2021′s Love For Sale, here’s how Lady Gaga’s albums are ranked…

10. Artpop (2013)

Metascore: 61

Billboard wrote that “Coherently channeling R&b,...

Lady Gaga is one of pop’s most prolific artists, and she’s released plenty of incredible studio albums across her decade-plus long career.

In celebration of the “Stupid Love” singer’s kick-off of the Chromatica Ball tour, we’re taking a look back and seeing how all of her studio albums fared on Metacritic, which compiles reviews from journalists around the world.

Here’s how their ranking system works: “Creating our proprietary Metascores is a complicated process. We carefully curate a large group of the world’s most respected critics, assign scores to their reviews, and apply a weighted average to summarize the range of their opinions. The result is a single number that captures the essence of critical opinion in one Metascore.”

From her 2008 debut studio album The Fame up to 2021′s Love For Sale, here’s how Lady Gaga’s albums are ranked…

10. Artpop (2013)

Metascore: 61

Billboard wrote that “Coherently channeling R&b,...

Lady Gaga returned to Las Vegas Thursday night to resume her “Lady Gaga: Jazz & Piano” residency, where she honoured her late friend, Tony Bennett.

The show, which includes classic jazz songs and stripped-down renditions of Gaga’s hits, marked the superstar’s first concert since Bennett, her frequent collaborator and mentor, died in late July. With that being said, Gaga paid a special tribute to the jazz icon.

In footage captured by attendees, the Grammy-winner, 37, gave a shoutout to Bennett’s wife, Susan Benedetto, who was reportedly in the audience, before dedicating a song to her.

“Susan, everybody in this audience loves you so much,” Gaga began. “The truth is I didn’t know exactly what to say about Tony because this whole show was for Tony, everything. The opening number, the middle numbers, all the diamonds, all the musical instruments, all the conducting, all the improvisation was in his memory.

Karim Aïnouz’s “Motel Destino,” which began filming last week, has eroticism, a recurring element in his films, as the backdrop. The Match Factory is selling the international rights.

His eighth fiction feature marks a return to the director’s Brazilian roots after having shot his first English-language production, “Firebrand,” starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law, which played in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Aïnouz won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes in 2019 for “Invisible Life.”

“Motel Destino” is an “intimate picture of a youth whose future has been stolen by a toxic and oppressive elite, against which rebellion and violence are often the only possible way out,” according to a press statement.

“‘Motel Destino’ is, above all, a love story,” Aïnouz said. “The love between a peripheral young man who lives against a system that wants him dead and a woman who resists the attacks...

Project marks a return to the Brazilian director’s roots after his first English language production, Firebrand, debuted in Competition at Cannes this year.

Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz has started shooting his eighth fiction feature, Motel Destino which is being sold internationally by The Match Factory.

The project marks a return to the director’s roots after his first English language production, Firebrand starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law, debuted in Cannes Competition this year.

Motel Destino is being shot in the Brazilian state of Ceará, the director’s home state, and features two local talents, Iago Xavier and Nataly Rocha...

Lady Gaga is opening up about the loss of her friend Tony Bennett, who died on July 21 at the age of 96.

“I will miss my friend forever,” Gaga wrote in a lengthy Instagram tribute on Monday. “I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together. With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp… We transported ourselves to another era, modernized the music together, and gave it all new life as a singing duo. But it wasn’t an act. Our relationship was very real. Sure, he taught me about music,...

Legendary performer Tony Bennett, a 20-time Grammy Award winner who sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, died Friday at the age of 96.

His publicist, Sylvia Weiner, confirmed his death to the New York Times.

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Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. His family first went public with his diagnosis in February 2021. He retired from touring shortly thereafter, and his final performance...

Olivia Rodrigo is back with “Vampire,” the lead single off her sophomore album, the highly-anticipated “Guts.” The song has proven to be yet another hit for her, debuting at number-one on the Spotify charts and poised to do the same on the Billboard Hot 100. With such immediate success come questions about how the song will perform at the Grammys, especially coming after Rodrigo’s three wins at the 2022 event. While it might be too early to declare “Vampire” a general field competitor, there’s one category where the song might already have a path to victory: Best Pop Solo Performance. Rodrigo previously won that category for her smash single “Drivers License.” So how does that affect her chances at a nomination and perhaps a win?

Twelve songs have won Best Pop Solo Performance since that category was created in 2012 (combining the separate male and female awards), and in most cases,...

Previously best known as the band leader for Stephen Colbert‘s “Late Show,” musician Jon Batiste had an explosive couple of years in 2021 and 2022, taking home an Oscar and then five Grammys. Now he has announced his follow-up album, “World Music Radio,” set to be released on August 18. Along with the announcement, Batiste released the new single “Calling Your Name” as a preview of things to come. Watch the visualizer for the single above.

Batiste said in a statement, “I created this album with a feeling of liberation in my life and a renewed sense of exploration of my personhood, my craft and of the world around me unlike anything I had ever felt before.” It’s no wonder he’s feeling creatively liberated after being feted by his industry peers. In April of 2021 he received the Oscar for Best Original Score, shared with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, for the Pixar animated film “Soul.

A mainstay in the Un Certain Regard section (with a whopping four films as director/writer) and has sprinkled his films in Venice and Berlinale as well, Brazilian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz finally graduated to the competition section with a film that is very far removed from his native country. Firebrand follows the likes of Madame Satã (2002), O Céu de Suely (2006), and section winner A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão. He was also included as a Special Screening status for Mariner Of The Mountains in 2021.

In blood-soaked Tudor England, Katherine Parr (originally the role was assigned to Michelle Williams), the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII, is named Regent while tyrant Henry is fighting overseas.…...

Exclusive: Here’s a first look at Alicia Vikander’s turn as Katherine Parr in the Cannes-bound Firebrand.

Gabrielle Tana’s Brouhaha Entertainment has released the first-look photo of the Ex Machina star in costume for Brazilian helmer Karim Ainouz’s first English-language film. See it below.

Alicia Vikander plays opposite Jude Law, who plays a scheming Henry VIII. Our exclusive photo shows Vikander with the ladies of her bedchamber, who are played by Ruby Bentall (Poldark), Bryony Hannah (Call The Midwife) and Maia Jemmett.

Images of Law as the much-married Tudor king are being kept under wraps at Ainouz’s behest until the movie has screened in competition in Cannes.

A screening date hasn’t been officially set yet but it’s strongly rumoured that Firebrand will premiere at the Palais des Festivals on Sunday, May 21. FilmNation will be shopping on the Croisette.

To date, singer and songwriter Lady Gaga has won 13 Grammys out of 36 nominations. And she achieved a rare feat of being nominated for Album of the Year for three consecutive years: for “The Fame” (2010), “The Fame Monster” (2011) and “Born This Way” (2012). She hasn’t won that top prize yet, though. She has also made a big impact at the MTV Video Music Awards, where “Bad Romance” won seven times in 2010 including Video of the Year; it’s the second most awarded video of all time, behind only Peter Gabriel‘s “Sledgehammer.”

She transitioned to acting too. That’s usually a risky venture for a musician, but it paid off for Gaga. In 2016 she won a Golden Globe for Best TV Movie/Limited Actress for “American Horror Story: Hotel.” But her biggest success was yet to come. When she co-starred in a 2018 remake of the classic musical “A Star is Born,...

Ask any pop music fan to tell you who the biggest artists of the year are, and their answers will likely include R&b-superstar Sza and pop icon Taylor Swift. Both Swift and Sza are having amazing years, repping the success of their late-2022-released albums “Sos” and “Midnights,” respectively. Big success often translates to some sort of Grammy recognition. As such, and with no other true front-runner this season so far, let’s consider the idea that either Swift or Sza will end up taking the Grammy for Album of the Year.

There’s good reason to believe both of these ladies are front-runners. On Swift’s side, it’s clear that the Grammys really respect her, as she’s the only woman to win Album of the Year three times. On top of that, virtually every album she releases gets acknowledged in one way or another. Additionally, “Midnights...

If you skim through Album of the Year winners at the Grammys, one that you might be less familiar with is “Raising Sand,” the collaboration project between bluegrass artist Alison Krauss and rock veteran Robert Plant. With a unique take on standards, the album became an industry favorite and a critical success. Overall it swept the Grammys, winning six times over two years, including Album and Record of the Year. Now, 15 years after “Raising Sand’s” release, the duo is back in Grammy consideration with their follow-up record, “Raise the Roof.” But the question is, will the duo be a heavy hitter again at the Grammys 2023?

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First things first, let’s consider what made “Raising Sand” such a success. Back then Krauss was already a Grammy darling and the most awarded woman ever (a title she held until 2021). Plant, on the other hand, was somewhat under-rewarded,...

Billie Eilish and Beyonce boast a lot of success, but now the musical superstars can boast about being World Record Holders too, with their official induction into this year’s Guinness World Records.

Both Eilish and Beyonce appear multiple times in the 2023 edition of the book, that’s been tracking record-breaking achievements since 1955.

Eilish lands two new nods, for “Most consecutive Grammy nominations for Record of the Year (female)” and “Youngest person to win the ‘Triple Crown’ of film music awards,” taking home an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy for her James Bond track,...

Tony Bennett has been part of the pop cultural landscape for over seven decades. The 96-year-old scored his first hit song, “Because of You,” in 1951, the year he made his first TV appearances on a long-forgotten variety series “Star of the Family.” He recorded his signature tune, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco’ in 1962. Other hits included “Rags to Riches,” which Martin Scorsese used brilliantly on the soundtrack of his 1990 masterpiece “Goodfellas” and the Oscar-winning “The Shadow of Your Smile” from 1965’s “The Sandpiper.”

Unlike the crooners Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, movie success eluded Bennett. Just check out his film debut in the overstuff 1966 turkey “The Oscar.” His career waned. Rock was hot and Bennett wasn’t. He stopped recording in the late 1970s and was in lot of debt. He turned to drugs but a near death drowning experience in his bathtub changed his life and lifestyle.

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga have earned a belated Emmy nomination for their concert special, One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.

The special — which documented two sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City last August — was already nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) when the 2022 Emmy nominations were announced in July. But because neither Bennett nor Gaga produced the special, they weren’t technically included as nominees.

But that officially changed on Tuesday night, Aug. 2, with Gaga and Bennett earning nominations...

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The 64th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)

The Trevor Noah-hosted celebration of music aired April 3 (more recently than any rival), featured performances from winners Silk Sonic and Olivia Rodrigo, and landed five Emmy nominations (tied for category best). But only the 2021 Grammys telecast attracted fewer viewers, and no Grammys telecast has ever won this award.

The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back! (CBS)

This commemoration of Broadway’s rebound from Covid aired in September (another Tonys has aired since), was hosted by Tony winners Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom Jr. and featured musical performances and award presentations. But with just two noms, it’s tied for a category low, and a Tonys telecast hasn’t won this prize since 2017.

The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!

The Oscars (ABC)

March’s telecast will forever be remembered for the moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.

Karim Aïnouz’s essay on his own family history takes him from Brazil to north Africa to discover his father’s country

Karim Aïnouz, best known for mostly Brazil-set dramatic features such as Invisible Life, Love for Sale and the evocatively titled I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You, is truly an international film-maker. The son of a Brazilian mother and an Algerian father, he lives sometimes in Berlin and sometimes in the US, depending on his latest project.

Mariner of the Mountains, which premiered last year at Cannes, goes back to basics technically and Aïnouz’s own family history to create a thoughtful, often moving essay film about his journey to Algeria, the fatherland he never knew. Narrated throughout in Portuguese by the silky-voiced director, the film comprises a sort of filial love letter to his recently deceased mother, Iracema, who brought him up in Fortaleza,...

Lady Gaga has released her new single, “Hold My Hand,” which will appear in upcoming Tom Cruise movie Top Gun: Maverick. The hopeful, anthemic track sees Gaga singing about being there for someone without question: “But if you decide to, I’ll ride in this life with you/I won’t let go ’til the end.”

The stadium-ready single was produced by Lady Gaga and longtime collaborator BloodPop, with additional production by Benjamin Rice. The version of “Hold My Hand” that appears in the film features additional production and scoring...

New music from Lady Gaga is on the way — and Little Monsters have Top Gun: Maverick to thank. On Wednesday, Gaga announced that she will release the soundtrack’s lead single, “Hold My Hand,” on May 3.

“When I wrote this song for Top Gun: Maverick, I didn’t even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film’s heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we’ve been living in,” Gaga tweeted about the track Wednesday. “I’ve been working on it for years, perfecting it,...

The 2022 Grammys were quite star-packed, with winners ranging from pop sensations Olivia Rodrigo and Doja Cat to country music superstar Chris Stapleton. However, the final award of the night was a surprise to many when Lenny Kravitz announced that the winner of Album of the Year was none other than Jon Batiste for his eclectic album “We Are.” You might remember Batiste’s name as the top nominee this year, earning an impressive set of 11 nominations including Record and Album of the Year. So Batiste’s win might have come out of nowhere to many people, but if you dig deeper, it’s actually not too hard to explain.

The first thing that Batiste had as an advantage was his cross-genre appeal. His 11 nominations were spread across many different fields. From jazz to classical music to R&b and even American roots, Batiste was known and embraced by peers from multiple genres,...

Lady Gaga isn't the only fashion star in her family. At the 2022 Grammy Awards on April 3, the "Love For Sale" singer served up several old Hollywood glamour looks, including one designed by her sister Natali Germanotta. After scooping up her 13th Grammy for her Best Traditional Pop Vocal album for her second collaboration with Tony Bennett, Gaga posed for photos in a custom dyed, mint green satin silk velvet gown from her sister's Topo Studio design house. It also featured a hand-ruched heart bodice and hand-stoned feathered capelet. She shared her appreciation on Instagram the day after the big event, writing, "thank you to @topostudiony...

It finally happened, folks: Lady Gaga and Lil Nas X met in person for the first time. The music icons crossed paths at the Grammys on April 3, and photographers were nearby to capture footage of their wholesome interaction. After locking eyes and sharing a sweet hug, the singers snapped a few selfies together and chitchatted during a commercial break. Is it possible they were discussing a potential Mother Monster and Montero collaboration?

Both stars performed on stage during the ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas - Lil Nas X reunited with Jack Harlow to sing "Dead Right Now" and "Industry Baby," while Gaga delivered a jazzy rendition of her songs "Love For Sale" and "Do I Love You." Somewhat surprisingly, this was the first time they've been in the same room together that we know of, despite earning nominations at several of the same award shows in the past.

CBS’ broadcast of the 2022 Grammy Awards on Sunday night averaged 8.93 million viewers, up just a smidgen from last year’s all-time audience low of 8.8 million. That tally includes those that watched the linear broadcast on CBS or live-streamed the show via Paramount+ and other platforms.

Once out-of-home viewership is folded in (on Tuesday), this year’s tally is projected to hit 9.6 million, which would represent a Yoy gain of 3 percent from the 2021 comp (9.4 mil).

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Lady Gaga swooped in to make sure Sza looked picture-perfect on stage while accepting her first-ever Grammy. The "Stupid Love" singer fixed the train of Sza's long floral dress as she climbed the steps on crutches at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to receive the award for best pop duo/group performance alongside Doja Cat. Gaga and Tony Bennett's "I Get a Kick Out of You" was also nominated for the accolade, but it didn't seem to phase Gaga one bit that she lost to Sza as she fluffed her tulle gown and beamed from ear to ear. Queens supporting queens - we love to see it.

Although Sza walked the Grammys red carpet without any assistance, she had crutches on hand during the award show and used them to get from her seat to the podium.

The 2022 Grammy Awards on April 3 crowned an eclectic crop of winners. Jon Batiste, who was nominated in 11 categories, ended up winning five awards, including album of the year. Silk Sonic - the R&b superduo featuring Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak - took home all four awards they were nominated for, including record and song of the year.

Meanwhile, Doja Cat and Sza won best pop duo/group performance for their song "Kiss Me More," and Olivia Rodrigo won three awards, including best new artist. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett also won best traditional pop vocal album for their album "Love For Sale."

The award ceremony, held for the first time in Las Vegas and hosted by Trevor Noah, kicked off with a performance by Silk Sonic. Though BTS didn't win, they wowed the crowd with their "Butter" performance. Rodrigo emotionally sang her hit "Drivers License," Nas performed a medley of his hits,...

At the end of a Grammy night full of close races and big surprises, Jon Batiste achieved one of the biggest upsets, claiming Album of the Year for “We Are.” We had ranked him fifth in our racetrack odds behind Billie Eilish (“Happier Than Ever”), Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga (“Love for Sale“), Olivia Rodrigo (“Sour”), and H.E.R. (“Back of My Mind”). In hindsight it seems silly to be surprised since he came in with the most overall nominations (11), but in claiming top honors he becomes the first Black artist to win the category in 14 years.

SEE2022 Grammy winners list in all 86 categories

It may be surprising that Black artists have had such a long Album of the Year drought given the nominations for musicians like Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, Lil Nas X, H.E.R., The Weeknd, Childish Gambino, Rihanna, and Frank Ocean, just to name a few from the past decade.

Jon Batiste hauled home five trophies at the 64th Grammys, including Album of the Year for We Are. He went into the night with 11 nominations and ended up with Album of the Year, American roots performance and American roots song, best score soundtrack for visual media (in a tie with Carlos Rafael Rivera’s score for The Queen’s Gambit) and best music video for “Freedom.”

Right behind Batiste was the duo Silk Sonic, who took the night’s two other big categories: Record and Song of the Year, both for “Leave the Door Open” as well as Best R&b Performance (in a tie with Jazmine Sullivan) and Best R&b Song.

Olivia Rodrigo was named Best New Artist and also won Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance.

Other big winners included Chris Stapleton, who won for Best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance.

Lady Gaga had good reason to make her first Grammy performance in three years on Sunday, April 3 — she had a musical icon to honor! The pop star and House of Gucci actress, looking resplendent in a satiny blue dress and an elegant updo, performed two sings in a tribute to her collaborator and longtime friend Tony Bennett. Bringing a touch of jazz to the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Gaga performed “Love for Sale” and “Do I Love You” as photos of her and Bennett lit up the screens behind her. lady gaga put her whole gagussy in this jazz performance… the versatility is unreal #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/MPmVYD9hra — allure (@alluregaga2) April 4, 2022 Those songs are two of the tracks from Gaga and Bennett’s Grammy-nominated 2021 alum Love for Sale, a compilation of Cole Porter covers. Bennett also contributed to the performance tonight, in his own way. The 95-year-old crooner,...

The Grammy Awards took place on Sunday night, April 3, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, but it took a while to get to the main event. Originally scheduled for January, the ceremony was pushed back more than two months as the result of the winter surge of Covid-19 cases due to the omicron variant. So who took home prizes when they were finally handed out? Scroll down for the complete list in all 86 categories from Record of the Year all the way down to Best Music Film.

These awards honor the best recording achievements released during the eligibility period of September 2020 through September 2021, and for the first time in more than two decades the nominations were decided in almost all categories by Recording Academy members without anonymous, controversial nomination review committees acting as unaccountable intermediaries to make the final judgments. The result was a list led...

Lady Gaga returned to the Grammys stage on Sunday to deliver a stunning performance of her songs "Love For Sale" and "Do I Love You." Dressed in a gorgeous Tiffany-blue gown, Gaga dazzled as she belted her heart out on stage alongside her jazz band and orchestra.

Gaga and Bennett's duets album, "Love For Sale," scored five nominations this year, including record of the year for "I Get a Kick Out of You" and album of the year. It won best traditional vocal album and best engineered album, nonclassical. Bennett did not attend this year's ceremony, but he did introduce Gaga. "Hi everyone, please welcome Lady Gaga!" he said.

Bennett also sent his well-wishes ahead of the ceremony. "Tony is beyond thrilled, particularly at the young age of 95, to once again be recognized along with his musical collaborator and dear friend Lady Gaga by the Recording Academy for their album 'Love for Sale,...

Singer Lady Gaga took the stage at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, performing ‘Love for Sale’ and ‘Do I Love You’ from her album “Love for Sale”, which she recorded with long-time friend and duet partner Tony Bennett. Bennett on Sunday night offered a videotaped introduction for his duet partner, offering a simple and sincere” […]...

Lady Gaga's 2022 Grammys performance is a bittersweet one.  The 36-year-old singer took the stage at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on April 3. And let's just say, the showstopping number deserved all the applause. Following an introduction from Tony Bennett, the House of Gucci actress took to the stage to perform "Love For Sale" and "Do I Love You" in a gorgeous powder blue gown. As she sang, photos of her and Tony played in the background, bringing Gaga to tears as she finished her performance. She looked into the camera, saying, "I love you, Tony." Gaga is one of many artists on the Grammys list of performers. Aymée Nuviola, Brothers...