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SAN FRANCISCO—Two San Francisco State University alumni—Joe Louis Walker and Wayne Wallace, earned Grammy nominations on Tuesday, December 6. This is not the first time that Walker and Wallace have earned a Grammy nomination for performance based or compositional contributions. Walker, 85, also known as Junior Walker of JLW, is a “four-time Blues Music Award winner” and guitarist according to his official website. He played...

HOLLYWOOD—The contenders for the highest accolade in the music arena have been unveiled. That’s right the nominees for the 2017 Grammy Awards were announced Tuesday, December 6, with Grammy winner Meghan Trainor announcing the contenders in some of the big races including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist. Leading the...

HOLLYWOOD—I’ve said it before and I will say it again, you know Thanksgiving is around the corner when the American Music Awards airs. The 2016 ceremony was hosted by Gigi Hadid and “Saturday Night Live” star Jay Pharaoh who kicked off the festivities with a  performance by Bruno Mars and his new hit “24K Magic.”  Mars definitely has the...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Treasure Island Music Festival, founded in 2007, returned to San Francisco this weekend. In 2015, San Francisco natives and visitors took in the sounds of headliners: Deadmau5, The National, Chvrches, and FKA Twigs during the mid-October weekend. The festival moved to the eastern shore for 2016, and The Blah Blah Blah stage, hosted by Funny or Die, is not present...

HOLLYWOOD—Usher, 37, known for his pop and R&B songs, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, September 7, according to reports. Usher’s star is located in front of the Eastown apartment complex at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Argyle Avenue. The star is unveiled in advance of Usher’s latest album “Hard to Love”...

NEW YORK, NY—It’s the music award show, where anything can happen. Yep, the time has come for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards and it was plenty of fun people. I mean when you have performances from pop icons like Britney Spears, Rihanna and wait for it, Beyoncé, what more can you ask for? The ceremony kicked off with an...

LOS ANGELES—The day when the whole band of Guns 'N' Roses would be intact was a day most fans waited decades for. The constant rumors and false starts finally culminated in the, "Not In This Lifetime Time Tour," and the wait was worth it. At Dodgers Stadium,  on August 18 and 19, GNR delivered a set that music fans...

HOLLYWOOD—The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards unveiled its nominations for the upcoming ceremony on Tuesday, July 26. Leading all contenders is superstar Beyoncé with a total of 11 nominations including Video of the Year for her hit “Formation.” Followed closed behind is Adele with 8 nominations including a nod for Video of the Year for her hit “Hello.” Other contenders...

HOLLYWOOD—Oh, there were plenty of surprises this year at the 2016 BET Awards. One of the biggest had to be the opening act. Yes, usually BET gives hints as to who may or may not be opening the big show, but even I was left in the dark over the fact that Queen Bey, yes, Beyoncé was going to...

HOLLYWOOD—Well he had one of the biggest hits in 2015 with “Hotline Bling” and its apparent that Drake is the guy to beat. The nominations for the 2016 BET Awards were unveiled on Friday and leading the pack of all contenders was Drake. The rapper leads all contenders with a total of 9 nominations including two nominations in the Video of...