Grammys: Who will win album of the year?
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How Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli mounted one of the greatest comebacks in Grammy history
This time 36 years ago, Fabrice Morvan was preparing for his first Grammy Awards. It had been a wild few years for the 23-year-old Parisian and his best friend Robert Pilatus from Germany. The duo known as Milli Vanilli had rocketed to fame, going from obscure dancers in Munich to dominate the pop music scene. Not only were they nominated for best new artist, but they were expected to perform live. Underneath it all, the pair were quickly reaching their breaking point.
Don Henley’s “The End of the Innocence” was nominated for both song and record of the year. Indeed, for the tens of millions of Milli Vanilli fans who bought their records, the 1990 Grammy ceremony marked an end of innocence of sorts. To this day, Milli Vanilli are the only artists in the history of the Grammys to have their award revoked.
Why this ‘visionary’ record exec still believes in the major label
John Janick, chairman and CEO of Interscope Capitol, at his office this month in Santa Monica.
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As he mills around backstage at Inglewood’s YouTube Theater on a recent evening, John Janick could be just another of the countless dads who’ve brought their kids here to see the K-pop girl group Katseye.
Dressed in jeans and a rumpled T-shirt, the 47-year-old looks on as North West — rapper, influencer, middle-school-age daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West — blows into the greenroom in a blur of sunglasses and blue hair and poses for a picture with the six bandmates after their show. It’s a valuable photo op for an act whose fans live on social media, and the young women of Katseye are clearly thrilled by West’s presence (at least until they all strike looks of studied nonchalance for the camera).
‘Our music is to make love, connect people’: Grupo Frontera on repping the border and moving without fear
Grupo Frontera
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Across a large conference room table somewhere inside the bowels of the Wynn Las Vegas, the members of Grupo Frontera appeared tired.
The Tex-Mex quintet had been shuffling up and down the Las Vegas strip for eight straight hours doing media interviews in the lead-up to the Latin Grammys, held on Nov. 13 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. They were nominated twice in the regional Mexican song category for their cumbia norteña tracks “Me Jalo,” a collaboration with the clamorous Mexican American band Fuerza Regida, and “Hecha Pa’ Mí,” but would lose out to Los Tigres del Norte’s “La Lotería.”
‘What is yours won’t miss you’: Eve receives Grammy for ‘You Got Me’ 26 years later
Eve Jihan Cooper, who uses the stage name Eve, is an actor, singer and Grammy Award-winning rapper. She is photographed at her home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.
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During the summer of 1998, a 19-year-old rapper named Eve (formerly known as Eve of Destruction) received a phone call from her producer friend Scott Storch about an opportunity to hop on a record with the Roots.
The hip-hop band from Philadelphia, formed by Black Thought and Questlove, was bubbling at the time and Eve, a known battle rapper in the city, was excited to work together on a song called “You Got Me.”
How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ unlocked Netflix’s Grammy possibilities
From left, Audrey Nuna, Ejae and Rei Ami won Golden Globes this month for the best original song, motion picture for “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters.”
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As it turns out, ‘80s pop star Kate Bush and fictional girl group Huntr/x from “KPop Demon Hunters” have a lot in common.
Over the last several years, Netflix has positioned itself as one of the few video streaming services focused on making an impact in the music industry.
Grammy nominee Edgar Barrera wants songwriters to get their due
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There is no rest for songwriter Edgar Barrera, who in the weeks leading up to the 68th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles finds himself hopping around northern Mexico doing what he does best — penning your favorite artist’s songs.
“Right now I have some writing sessions [in Monterrey] for Fuerza Regida’s new album, two days from now I start Carin León’s new album, then I go to L.A. for the Grammy Week,” Barrera said through Zoom, having freshly arrived from Tulum.
‘Category fraud’ is a perennial Oscar problem. Why the Grammys could be next
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Leave it to Beyoncé to shape the Grammy Awards in a year when she’s not even on the ballot.
With 35 trophies to her name, the pop superstar is the winningest artist in the nearly seven-decade history of music’s most prestigious awards show; with 99 nods, she’s the most-nominated act of all time too.
Grammy-nominated jazz vocalists Samara Joy and Dee Dee Bridgewater share intergenerational wisdom
Samara Joy, left, and Dee Dee Bridgewater.
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As is always the case, the Grammys this year will be dominated by pop, rap, country and rock. But the best races often lie in the less mainstream genres. Take best jazz vocal album, where Samara Joy, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap, Michael Mayo, Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell and Nicole Zuraitis are competing for the honor.
The highly impressive group reflects the current state of jazz, where both young guns and veterans are combining to bring the music to a new swell of fans. To talk about the present state of jazz, The Times brought together 26-year-old Joy and 75-year-old Bridgewater. What followed is an incredible conversation on politics, race, equality and mutual fandom.
2026 Grammy nominees on why power is still in the hands of real artists. Sorry, AI
Coco Jones, from left, Cirkut, Carter Lang, Laufey, Raphael Saadiq and Alex Warren at the Sun Rose in West Hollywood.
Scrolling past TikToks about oneself. Iceland’s most luxurious lodge. The difference — if indeed there is one? — between a joint and a blunt.
These were some of the topics of conversation when The Times gathered six musicians to discuss the work that led them to nominations for February’s 68th Grammy Awards.
Grammys: Can K-pop score a Big Four award this year?
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Fuerza Regida is flying high. Bandleader JOP wants Mexican music to soar
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If there is anyone who believes in the power of manifestation, it is Fuerza Regida frontman Jesús Ortiz Paz. “I always knew I was gonna do it,” he said in November, on the eve of the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas.
What to expect from the 2026 Grammy Awards
Members of the L.A. County Fire Department at the 67th Grammy Awards in 2025.
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A few weeks ago, Ben Winston and the rest of the team behind the annual Grammy Awards telecast were going over plans for this year’s show when suddenly Winston recalled sitting in the same room with the same people almost exactly 12 months earlier as the Palisades and Eaton wildfires were ravaging large swaths of Los Angeles.
“We were looking at the fire over the road from my office — you could see it,” the Emmy-winning television producer recalls. “I remember we were like, ‘Is there even going to be a show?’”
Grammys 2026 predictions: Who will win, who should win and the Bad Bunny of it all
Kendrick Lamar, left, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny.
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A year after Beyoncé finally took home a long-overdue award for album of the year, music’s royalty will gather Sunday night to find out what fresh justice or outrage might be served up during the 68th Grammy Awards.
Kendrick Lamar leads the field with nine nominations, followed by Lady Gaga and the producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff, each of whom have seven, and Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Leon Thomas and the recording engineer Serban Ghenea, each of whom has six. The telecast, set to air live on CBS from Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, will be hosted by Trevor Noah (for what he says is the final time) and will feature performances by Carpenter, Thomas, Clipse, Pharrell Williams, Addison Rae, Alex Warren, Olivia Dean and others.
Here’s the complete list of 2026 Grammy nominees
Kendrick Lamar led the 2026 Grammy Awards nominations with nine.
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Abracadabra! The nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards are in.
After sweeping last year’s Grammys with his explosive diss track, Kendrick Lamar led the 2026 pack with nine nominations. Trailing just behind the “Not Like Us” hitmaker was Mother Monster herself, Lady Gaga, with seven nominations, the same number earned by producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff.
How to watch the Grammys — and everything else you need to know
The 68th Grammy Awards will air live on CBS on Feb. 1 from Crypto.com Arena.
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Music’s biggest night is just around the corner.
The Recording Academy next weekend will salute this season’s standout music at the 68th Grammy Awards. Last year’s hybrid awards show-fundraiser had its rocky moments but nonetheless raised $9 million for L.A. wildfire relief efforts.