Author: Mesfin Fekadu
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Adele sweeps Grammys Awards with 5 wins, while Bowie wins 4
Mesa Ridge wrestler Deric Cruz won his 195-lb division at Metros this weekend. JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE Ziggy Marley performs at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) Matt Sayles Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 59th annual Grammy Awards at the…
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Could Beyonce finally win album of the year at the Grammys?
LOS ANGELES — There are few things Beyonce has not conquered, and the Grammy for album of the year is one of them. For the third time, Beyonce is nominated for the coveted trophy, an award given to few R&B-based performers and only two hip-hop acts in the Grammy’s 59-year history. She was nominated for…
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Grammy nominations: 9 for Beyonce, 8 each for Drake, Rihanna, Kanye
NEW YORK — The Grammy Awards are sipping all of Beyonce’s lemonade. The pop star leads the 2017 Grammys with nine nominations, including bids for album of the year with “Lemonade,” and song and record of the year with “Formation.” The singer, who already has 20 Grammys and is the most nominated woman in Grammy…
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Alicia Keys on future goals: Honey, I already won
Alicia Keys is winning. Not because you say she is, but because she says she is. As the piano-playing singer releases her sixth album and reflects on the 15 years since she put out her Grammy Award-winning debut, “Songs in A minor,” she feels content. Super content. When asked about her future goals, she replies:…
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Garth Brooks wins top award, Beyonce performs at CMA Awards
Garth Brooks, who lost entertainer of the year at last year’s Country Music Association Awards when he returned to music after a 13-year break, won the top prize at the show Wednesday, where Beyonce and the Dixie Chicks’ surprise duet performance was met with love and hate. Brooks beat out Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Keith…
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Lady Gaga will perform during Super Bowl halftime show
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — It’s official: Lady Gaga will headline the Super Bowl halftime show. The NFL and Pepsi announced Thursday that the pop star will take the stage Feb. 5 at NRG Stadium in Houston.…
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Queen: Trump wasn’t authorized to use ‘We Are the Champions’
NEW YORK — Queen says they don’t want Donald Trump using their music and the classic rock band’s publishing company says Trump has not asked for permission to use the group’s songs. Sony/ATV Music Publishing — which admisters Queen’s catalog including songs such as “We Are the Champion” — said a statement Tuesday they have…
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AP’s top albums of 2015: Troye Sivan, Kendrick Lamar, Adele
NEW YORK – More than hit singles, albums are works of art that move you to think, reflect, dance and smile. Here are 10 albums that did that in 2015, according to Associated Press music editor Mesfin Fekadu. 1. “Blue Neighborhood,” Troye Sivan: Just as the battle for album of the year was going down…
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CMA Predictions: Luke Bryan? Garth Brooks? Miranda Lambert?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Miranda Lambert made history at last year’s Country Music Association Awards when she became the most decorated female in the show’s history with 11 honors. The singer, who won her second Grammy this year, has a chance to add more CMA wins to her resume when the show airs live on ABC…