It is all to play for at the 2026 Grammy Awards. In an eligibility window of big returns and insurgent crossover acts-but no contenders from autopilot picks like Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish-the Recording Academy has a wide canvas to fill with a fresh crop of nominees. Should voters wish to paint it in beige and ecru, that is their business. But consider a world where academy dials are tweaked to favor a shade more invention and vibrancy,
Kendrick Lamar has won his second Emmy, securing the Creative Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction for The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar. He and fellow music director Tony Russell received the award-one of seven for which the show was nominated. Other Creative Emmys winners included the 2024 Grammys broadcast, for choreography, and "SNL 50: The Anniversary Special" in several technical categories.
Universal Music Group on Monday urged a New York federal judge to dismiss a defamation suit from hip-hop star Drake against the record label over the hit dis track 'Not Like Us' by his rival Kendrick Lamar, casting Lamar's lyrics as opinion and hyperbole.
Fans who have been blasting "Cowboy Carter" and "GNX" on repeat for months will finally get the chance to experience the No. 1 albums live as Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar with SZA prepare to take the stage for multiple dates at SoFi Stadium.