Music

LOS ANGELES—The only question I had going into Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 5, is rather I would be bored for 4 hours or would it be an actual entertaining ceremony people? I was entertained for about 2 hours, then things started to drag near the end. The ceremony kicked off with multiple nominee Bad Bunny with an exceptional...

HOLLYWOOD—We are in the thick of Awards Season America. We’ve already had the Golden Globes and Critic’s Choice Awards. However, there are plenty of more to come, SAG Awards, BAFTA Awards, Razzie Awards, Academy Awards and then the Grammy Awards. I used to be a fan of award shows, but when the pandemic happened, it just changed the perspective....

BEVERLY HILLS—Who received good news? Who was snubbed? What were the surprises? Those are all the conversations being had after the nominees for the 2023 Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday, January 24 by actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams. The movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led all contenders with a total of 11 nominations including Best Picture. Followed...

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...

EAST SUSSEX—Jeff Beck, member of the 1960s British rock band, The Yardbirds, and considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time, died from bacterial meningitis in a hospital near his home in Riverhall Hill, England on January 13. He was 78 years old. Beck, born Geoffrey Arnold Beck on June 24, 1944 in Surrey, England, rose to prominence after...

BEVERLY HILLS—It seemed like forever since we’ve last talked about the Golden Globe Awards. The last time the ceremony was held was post-COVID in 2020, it was cancelled in 2021 and had no ceremony in 2022 and it returns in 2023. After being absent for such a long time, would the ceremony actually entertain audiences. The Red Carpet was...

HOLLYWOOD—DJ and Co-host of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Stephen “tWitch” Boss, died by suicide at the age of 40 on Tuesday, December 13, at around 11:15 a.m. TMZ first reported the news. His wife, Allison Holker Boss, published a statement of his passing on Wednesday, December 14 that read: “Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family,...

BEVERLY HILLS—Well, we can now say awards season is officially underway as the nominees for the 2023 Golden Globes were announced on Monday, December 12 by actresses Selenis Leyva and Mayan Lopez. The GG has dealt with lots of controversy in recent years with its lack of diversity and chaos within the membership. It got so bad in 2021...

HOLLYWOOD—Well, the nominees for music’s biggest night are in and if the nominations are any sign, Album of the Year will be one hell of a battle. Why? You have 3 titans competing for the top prize, and 2 of them are long overdue for the prize. Beyoncé leads all contenders with 9 nominations including Album, Song and Record...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival was held from Friday, September 30 through Sunday, October 2 at Golden Gate Park. It has been two years since the city hosted the festival due to the pandemic. The last two years of the event were live streamed.  A total of 64 various artists performed at the festival including Emmylou Harris, Danielle Ponder,...