Usher on Reworking Billy Joel’s “Uptown Girl,” Advice Michael Jackson Gave Him and Being “Vulnerable” for New Album
While preparing for his Super Bowl halftime performance, Usher achieved another goal: He finished recording his ninth album. Coming Home was released on Friday, two days before he celebrates his 30-year career at the big game. “Life couldn’t be in a better situation for me right now,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s going pretty […]
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Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Valerie June in New Super Bowl Commercial That Advocates for Health Care Transparency (Exclusive)
Musicians Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson and Valerie June are heading to the Super Bowl — in a new ad for the nonprofit organization Power to the Patients. The performers appear in a new spot that raises awareness about the health care crisis in America and pushes for officials to be more transparent about the cost […]
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Usher Says His Vegas Residency Will Be Reflected In His Super Bowl Halftime Show
Usher knows that social media has been buzzing with fantasy playlists about his halftime show performance, while others try to guess which special guests he’ll bring onstage. He didn’t offer specific details at a press conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, but the singer said he would incorporate elements of his uber-successful Sin City residency, […]
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Usher on Performing at the Super Bowl and Almost Leaving Music: “Should I Continue to Do This, or Should I Pivot?”
Usher is headlining Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, but the superstar admits he previously had thoughts of leaving the music industry. “I hadn’t had a successful record as successful as [2004’s] Confessions, and there was this analyzing [thought], like, ‘Man, should I continue to do this, or should I pivot and become an actor?'” he […]
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SZA on Grammy Wins, New Album ‘Lana’ and Album of the Year Snub: “I’m Grateful I Won Three”
SZA is feverishly scrolling through her phone. She missed the afterparty celebrating her Grammy wins on Sunday, and her die-hard fans are on social media wondering if she revealed clues about her new album at the affair. “I was trying to scroll the pictures of my party to see if I missed an album hint […]
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Usher Calls Kim Kardashian “A Fairy God-A&R” and Talks New Skims Ad
Usher has a new collaborator: Kim Kardashian. The Grammy-winning star appears in new racy photos for the reality star and entrepreneur’s Skims line and he says the partnership was developed to celebrate his new album Coming Home, out on Friday. “The idea started with the photo that is my album [cover], where I have the […]
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Female Acts Win All Televised Awards at Grammys, Including Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, SZA, Billie Eilish
Women owned the night at the 2024 Grammys as female acts took home all the night’s televised awards, including Taylor Swift — who became the first person to win album of the year four times — Billie Eilish for song of the year, Miley Cyrus for record of the year and Victoria Monét for best […]
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Michelle Obama Wins Second Grammy, Matching Barack Obama
Michelle Obama has earned her second Grammy Award, now matching husband Barack Obama. Michelle Obama won best audiobook, narration and storytelling for The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times on Sunday, beating out Meryl Streep, Senator Bernie Sanders, William Shatner and Rick Rubin. The win occurred during the 2024 Grammys pre-show, where most of […]
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Killer Mike Wins 3 Rap Grammys: “You Cannot Tell Me It’s Too Late”
At 48, Killer Mike won three rap Grammys on Sunday and told the audience: “You cannot tell me you get too old. You cannot tell me it’s too late.” Mike won best rap album for Michael, while his song “Scientists and Engineers” won best rap performance and best rap song. On Twitter, the Recording Academy […]
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Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Green Day, Ice Spice Perform at Clive Davis Gala as Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Cher Watch On
Stevie Wonder closed the multi-hour, all-star Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala with a rousing harmonica performance, a strong vocal delivery and words of positivity. The icon was joined by Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Andra Day, Keyshia Cole and Frederic Yonnet for performances of “That’s What Friends Are For” and “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” […]
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Halle Bailey, Summer Walker, Coco Jones Honored at Pre-Grammy High Tea Party
R&B darlings Halle Bailey, Summer Walker and Coco Jones celebrated their Grammy nominations in a lavish way — at a high tea party at a luxurious West Hollywood residence. As music industry players stood poolside, where synchronized swimmers performed and violinists played, the singers were honored on Friday by Femme It Forward, the female-led music […]
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Source: Fantasia Barrino, Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Jon Batiste to Perform During Grammys In Memoriam Segment (Exclusive)
Music icons who died in the last year — from Tina Turner to Tony Bennett — will be honored at Sunday’s 2024 Grammys with performances by Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Fantasia Barrino and Jon Batiste. A source close to the situation tells The Hollywood Reporter that Barrino, on the heels of her success in The […]
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