Music

HOLLYWOOD—The 63rd annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 14. Let’s see if our predictions for Album, Record and Song of the Year, plus Best New Artist will be on point. In three of the last four years, one artist has swept all 3 categories. You might recall Adele accomplished the feat four years ago and Billie...

CALABASAS—Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of the late “King of Rock” Elvis and Priscilla Presley died at the age of 54, after being rushed to a hospital for cardiac arrest on Thursday, January 12. Her mother, Priscilla, confirmed her death to People magazine Thursday evening.  "It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that...

HOLLYWOOD—We have been patiently waiting for weeks to find out how awards season would end. Well, the wait is finally over. The 90th (yes, it’s been 90 years America), Academy Awards better known as the Oscars were handed out on Sunday, March 4 from the famed Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Would “The Shape of Water” hold its momentum as...

BEVERLY HILLS─It is the biggest accolade one can win in the cinematic universe, and on Monday, January 13, the nominees for the 2020 Academy Awards were announced, and let’s say there were some major surprises and stunners America. Revealing the nominees for 2020 were Issa Rae and John Cho. Leading the pack of all contenders was the film “Joker” with...

SANTA MONICA—I guess I shall say it, awards season is in the mix and the first one to transpire took place on Tuesday, December 7, the People's Choice Awards, actually voted by the people. If I learned anything about fan voted awards shows its proof that anyone can win or better yet, whoever attends the ceremony or knows ahead...

BEVERLY HILLS—Music executive Clarence Avant, who has been coined by many in the industry as the ‘Black Godfather’ of music died at his Beverly Hills home on Sunday, August 13. Avant was surrounded by children, Nicole and Alexander, at the time of his passing. Nicole’s husband, Netflix co-CEO, Ted Sarandos was also his side at the time of his...

HOLLYWOOD—Shortly after worldwide celebrity Ariana Grande’s new hit single "thank u, next" was released on November 3, it reached number one in many countries including Australia, Canada, Singapore, the UK, and the United States.  In addition, it held the number one position on the iTunes Charts and broke Spotify streaming records, exceeding over 100 million streams.  About two weeks have passed...

UNITED STATES—Pandora embarked on a new free live concert series for the modern virtual world on Tuesday, July 28. Pandora started their new series with country artist Kane Brown. Fans were able to tune in 15 minutes early for exclusive pre-show activities including artist trivia, and other Pandora Live events. The series will all be free and open to the...

HOLLYWOOD—Nights biggest night for the ‘culture’ transpired during the 2022 BET Awards held live in Los Angeles. The ceremony which celebrated 20 years this year kicked off with a performance by Lizzo bursting out her latest hit giving off a 70s vibe if I’m being honest. The ceremony was hosted by Oscar-nominee Taraji P. Henson and it was a...

SANTA MONICA—The awards show that is mostly voted on by fans was held over the weekend. No, I’m not talking about the Oscars, not the Grammys, not the Tony Awards; I’m referring to the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards. The ceremony was hosted by “Shazam!” star Zachary Levi and I must say the guy was hilarious. He had a...