2013 Grammy Nominations: Surprises, Snubs, And 'Walsergate'
Last week the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2013 Grammy Awards. Critics have noted that this new crop of nominees -- many of them newcomers like fun. and Frank Ocean (each with six...
View ArticleGrammy Preview; Richard Thompson Plays 'Electric'
In This Episode: New York Times pop music critic Jon Caramanica previews the 2013 Grammy Awards before this Sunday's broadcast.And, British folk singer and guitarist Richard Thompson plays selections...
View ArticleThe Grammy Awards: Contemporary Or Classicist?
Last year, the Grammy Awards belonged to Adele. The young British star picked up six awards, including the trifecta of Album, Record and Song of the Year. But don't try to tell New York Times pop music...
View ArticleClassical Grammy Awards to Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Symphony
The San Francisco Symphony, led by Michael Tilson Thomas, won the Grammy for Best Orchestral Performance on Sunday for its album of John Adams's Harmonielehre and Short Ride in a Fast Machine.The...
View ArticleJohnny Cash, Forever; Wynter Gordon; Frank Ocean's Grammys Debut
In this episode: The US Postal Service recently announced the end of Saturday mail delivery – but their commemorative stamp program carries on. We talk with the designer of a recently announced Johnny...
View ArticleThe Man Behind The Headband: Who Is Frank Ocean?
Sunday night's Grammy Awards was an evening of unexpected downpours; moving tributes; one very large screen/dress; and a lot of terrible jokes about Twitter. It was, however, not a evening dominated by...
View ArticleGrammy Nominees; Bands To Watch In 2014; Joseph Keckler
In this episode: We talk about who got some love -- and who got snubbed -- in this year's Grammy nominee pool. Chris Richards of the Washington Post joins us with his take. Plus, we run down a list of...
View ArticleA Look At This Year's Grammy Nominees
Last week, the nominations for the 56th annual Grammy Awards were announced. Leading the pack with nine nominations is rapper Jay Z, who this year released his album Magna Carta Holy Grail. But without...
View ArticleDance Music And The Grammys; London Grammar Plays Live; Radio V. Spotify
In this episode: Daft Punk is no stranger to the Grammys. Since 1998, the French electronic duo has been nominated 13 times, and, five years ago, they won the awards for Best Dance Recording and Best...
View ArticlePlay Grammys Bingo With Soundcheck!
Will you be tuning in to the Grammys Sunday night? Whether you're watching to see your favorite artists perform or to mercilessly criticize today's pop stars, we want you to join Soundcheck as we play...
View ArticleThe Grammys And Dance Music: A Long, Awkward Pas De Deux
Daft Punk is no stranger to the Grammys. Since 1998, the French electronic duo has been nominated 13 times, and, five years ago, they won the awards for Best Dance Recording and Best Electronic/Dance...
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Classical Grammy Awards to Minnesota Orchestra, Dawn Upshaw, Thomas Adès
Days after ending a nearly crippling, 16-month labor dispute, the Minnesota Orchestra won the Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance on Sunday for its album of Sibelius’s Symphonies Nos. 1 and...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Grammy Moments in Vines
From Yoko Ono's dance clinic to Pharrell's social-media savvy headwear, here are the best Grammy moments distilled just for you.10. Beyoncé with a brandy snifter in hand. Like a boss. 9. In your face...
View ArticleGrammys 2015: List of Classical Nominees
In-house orchestra labels had a particularly strong showing in the nominations for the 57th Grammy Awards, which were announced on Friday afternoon. Dominating the classical categories are Seattle...
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And the Classical Grammy Winners Are...
Albums featuring two of America’s best-known living composers won Grammy Awards in the classical categories on Sunday.The Saint Louis Symphony, conducted by David Robertson, won the Grammy for Best...
View ArticleA Night Of Highs And Lows At The 2015 Grammy Awards
The 57th annual Grammy Awards telecast on CBS last night was interminable: over three and a half hours long, with only nine statues awarded. I understand the thinking: the Grammys are a celebration of...
View ArticleGrammys 2016: List of Classical Nominees
The nominees for the 2016 Grammy awards were announced Monday. Below is the list of classical and opera categories. Some of the notable inclusions this year are the Boston Symphony Orchestra's...
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Kendrick Lamar wins and David Bowie gets tribute at the 2016 Grammys
Kendrick Lamar accepts the award for Best Rap Album for “To Pimp A Butterfly” at the 58th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on Feb, 15, 2016. Photo by Mario Anzuoni/ReutersKendrick Lamar...
View ArticleLianne La Havas defies easy labels in Grammy-nominated ‘Blood’
Video by Frank Carlson, Amanda Gomez and Jordan Vesey.When British singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas arrived in Jamaica, her mother’s native country, in 2014, she quickly connected with her...
View ArticleWhat To Expect At The 2017 Grammy Awards
Award season continues this Sunday with the 59th Annual Grammy Awards...this one being Takeaway Culture Reporter Melissa Locker's favorite. This time around, superstar Beyoncé leads the pack with nine...
View ArticleClassical's Grammy Winners Include a Tie, 'Daughtery: Tales of Hemingway'
Classical music and the Grammy awards have a brow-raising relationship. At most ceremonies in recent memory the telecast has become a pop-oriented affair. While that’s fine — pop music needs it due,...
View ArticleThe 2018 Classical Grammy Winners
Winners in the Grammys classical categories are all-too-often buried way towards the bottom of the long list of recipients. So, we’ve fixed that for you, and present this convenient listing of the...
View ArticleHere For It: Jay-Z on Trump, The Grammys and a Dancer's Mythical Beast
Check It: Jay-Z, Trump and TwitterRapper Jay-Z was Van Jones' featured guest for the premiere episode of his new CNN show over the weekend, and they cut straight to the quick. Jay was both thoughtful...
View ArticleGrammys Recap
Puja Patel, editor in chief of Pitchfork, and Andrew Unterberger, senior editor at Billboard, join us to break down last night's 61st Grammy Awards.
View Article'Lorena,' American Songbook Series at Lincoln Center, 2019 Grammys, 'Nassim'
Morgan Pehme, Dylan Bank, and Daniel DiMauro talk about their Netflix documentary, “Get Me Roger Stone.” Clemency Burton-Hill joins us for her ongoing series, "All Things Classical." Lorena Bobbitt,...
View ArticleDon Bryant's First Grammy Nomination
Don Bryant is a first-time Grammy nominee at the age of 78, despite a career spanning five decades that includes co-writing “I Can’t Stand the Rain” with his wife, singer Ann Peebles. His latest...
View ArticleLove, Soul, & Meditation
[REBROADCAST FROM JANUARY 22, 2021] Don Bryant is a first-time Grammy nominee at the age of 78, despite a career spanning five decades that includes co-writing “I Can’t Stand the Rain” with his wife,...
View ArticleLove and Soul: Don Bryant's 'You Make Me Feel'
[REBROADCAST FROM JANUARY 22, 2021] Don Bryant is a first-time Grammy nominee at the age of 78, despite a career spanning five decades that includes co-writing “I Can’t Stand the Rain” with his wife,...
View ArticleA Week of Grammy Nominees: Mastering Engineer Emily Lazar
In 2019, Emily Lazar made Grammy history as the first female mastering engineer to win the award for Best Engineered Recording, Non Classical for Beck’s Colors. This year, for her work on Coldplay’s...
View ArticleA Week of Grammy Nominees: Black Pumas
Last year, Black Pumas were up for the Grammy for Best New Artist. On March 14, the band — who also performed as part of President Biden’s inauguration special — will vie for Album of the Year, Record...
View ArticleFuture of Broadway, National Sawdust, 'The Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume...
On March 12, 2020, Broadway went dark -- closing all of its theaters in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. A year later, Tony-winning playwright Jeremy O. Harris joins us to talk about what the future...
View ArticleGrammy Spotlight: Jon Batiste
[AIRED THURSDAY, MARCH 11] Pianist and composer Jon Batiste has two albums nominated for Grammy awards and a new album on the way. Chronology Of A Dream: Live At The Village Vanguard is nominated in...
View ArticleGrammy Spotlight: Emily Lazar
[AIRED WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10] In 2019, Emily Lazar made Grammy history as the first female mastering engineer to win the award for Best Engineered Recording, Non Classical for Beck’s Colors. This year,...
View ArticleGrammy Spotlight: Laura Marling
[AIRED MONDAY, MARCH 8] Laura Marling’s album, Song for Our Daughter, earned the British singer-songwriter her second Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album. During our week of interviews with Grammy...
View ArticleGrammy Spotlight: Black Pumas
[AIRED FRIDAY, MARCH 12] Last year, Black Pumas were up for the Grammy for Best New Artist. This year, the band — who also performed as part of President Biden’s inauguration special — vie for Album of...
View ArticleGrammy Spotlight: Dan Auerbach
[AIRED TUESDAY, MARCH 9] Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys has won eight Grammys, including Producer of the Year in 2013. In 2019, he was nominated in the same category, and at the 63rd annual awards...
View ArticleWeekly Music Roundup: Grammys, Valerie June, Nubiyan Twist
This week, a look further down the Grammy ballots, a posthumous release from Tony Allen, and a cosmic new album by Valerie June.Beyond the “Big Four,” a Grammy recapYou’ve probably already seen the...
View Article'Video Music Box,' 'Flee' Documentary, 'Full Bio:' Led Zeppelin, Jon Batiste,...
"YOU'RE WATCHING VIDEO MUSIC BOX" chronicles the longest-running music video show in the world, “Video Music Box,” launched and hosted in New York City by visionary DJ and MC Ralph McDaniels. Since its...
View ArticleGrammy Nominee Jon Batiste
[REBROADCAST FROM MARCH 11, 2021] We reair an interview with pianist and composer Jon Batiste about his albums Chronology Of A Dream: Live At The Village Vanguard and Meditations, which were Grammy...
View ArticlePreviewing the 64th Annual Grammy Awards
We preview the contenders for awards at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony with Switched On Pop co-host Charlie Harding. Plus, we'll take your calls.
View ArticleDan Auerbach on His Production Career
[REBROADCAST FROM MARCH 9, 2021] Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys has won eight Grammys, including Producer of the Year in 2013. In 2019, he was nominated in the same category, and at the 63rd annual...
View ArticleBlack Music’s Most Memorable Moments With Emil Wilbekin
In the spirit of the Grammys, Emil Wilbekin, a founding editor of VIBE, offers a first-person history of Black popular music, from Soul Train to Beyoncé.On Notes from America we focus on Black history...
View ArticleThey Might Be Giants on 40th Anniversary Tour
They Might Be Giants continue their world tour celebrating 40 years as a band, as well as their Grammy-nominated multimedia project, BOOK. John Flansburgh and John Linnell join to reflect on their...
View ArticleBen Wendel: 'All One' (Grammy Listening Party)
On his latest album All One, saxophonist and bassoonist Ben Wendel is joined by Bill Frisell, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Terence Blanchard and more jazz stars. The album earned Wendel his first Grammy, in...
View ArticleBrandy Clark's Six Grammy Nominations
[REBROADCAST FROM May 18, 2023] Country singer-songwriter Brandy Clark has been nominated in six different Grammy award categories. Clark is a co-writer of the music and lyrics to the hit new Broadway...
View ArticlePoet aja monet's Grammy Nominated Spoken Word Album (Listening Party)
[REBROADCAST FROM May 25, 2023] After releasing her debut single, “Give My Regards To Brooklyn'' in 2022, surrealist blues poet and cultural worker aja monet returns with her first album, When The...
View ArticleConversations With Some Of This Year's Grammy Nominees
[REBROADCAST FROM May 18, 2023] Country singer-songwriter Brandy Clark has been nominated in six different Grammy award categories. Clark is a co-writer of the music and lyrics to the hit new Broadway...
View ArticleThe Immigration Battle in Washington, and the Real Crisis at the Border
Now that the border crisis has migrated into blue cities, the White House cannot avoid addressing a political liability, and the President has dramatically shifted his rhetoric on the border. “You have...
View ArticleMigrant Stories; South Carolina Democratic Primary; Oscar Docs: Bobi Wine;...
Coming up on today's show:Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker staff writer and the author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (Penguin Press, 2024),...
View ArticleYour Cross Generational Music Recs
There was some multigenerational synergy at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, as an 80-year-old Joni Mitchell performed with 40-something Brandi Carlile, and Tracy Chapman sang her hit song "Fast Car" with...
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