Grammy awards
HIGH NOTE: SA's Trevor Noah to host 2021 Grammys
Trevor Noah, who currently hosts 'The Daily Show' will host the music awards on Sunday, 31st January.
They also said the next Grammy Awards show would go ahead as planned in January 2021, despite the coronavirus epidemic that has sidelined multiple cultural events.
The 18-year-old singer became the youngest artist, and only the second artist ever, to scoop the ceremony's four biggest categories - Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist.
The rapper, the Prodigy star and veteran singer Doris Day were among those artists who have passed away over the last 12 months that were honoured during the ceremony at Los Angeles' Staples Centre on Sunday.
The 18-year-old beat out stiff competition from viral hitmaker Lil Nas X and the year's most-nominated artist Lizzo.
The 33-year-old singer and actress was delighted to find out the film has earned three spots on the shortlist for next year's ceremony set to take place on 26 January in Los Angeles.
Lizzo is dominating the concert scene, streaming playlists and social media feeds, seducing legions of fervent fans with her soulful self-love anthems, zesty raps and even the occasional twerk.
Noah was nominated for his stand-up special ‘Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia’ and will be up against the likes of talk show host giant Ellen DeGeneres as well as Dave Chappelle.
The newbies face superstar challengers Ariana Grande and Beyonce along with the soulful R&B artist H.E.R. ahead of music's biggest night on 26 January.
The 38-year-old singer will become the third woman to host the event more than once - after Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell - when she follows up this year's presenting effort by fronting the spectacle again in 2020.
The ‘Bodak Yellow’ hitmaker took home the Best Rap Album prize at Sunday’s ceremony for her debut LP ‘Invasion of Privacy’.
Cardi B has taken to social media to defend her Best Rap Album win at the Grammy Awards, insisting she deserved it as much as everyone else nominated.
The coolest, wildest fashions from the always-above-and-beyond Grammy's red carpet. CNN reports.
Ross serenaded the crowd with a performance that included her classic songs, “The Best Years of My Life” and “Reach Out And Touch.”
The group won for its album 'Freedom' - renditions of well-known liberation struggle songs.
Already a show with a strong lineup of female performers and nominees, the Grammys sprung a surprise by including Obama in an opening segment that also featured Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, actress Jada Pinkett Smith and host Alicia Keys talking about the power of music.
The televised bash in Los Angeles, which kicks off at 5:00 pm at the Staples Centre, is not without controversy, as the Recording Academy grapples with how to embrace diversity in its ranks.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar - who won a Pulitzer Prize for his album "DAMN." but not a Grammy for Album of the Year - earned eight nominations, while Canadian rapper Drake snagged seven.
Ariana Grande claims producers of the event refused to allow her to show her creativity, despite her offering up three different songs that she could perform