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Trevor Noah is returning to host the Grammy Awards for a fourth time — but this is the first time he is hosting as a nominee. Noah earned his first nomination for best comedy album at the 2020 show with Son of Patricia, losing to Dave Chappelle’s Sticks & Stones. He’s battling the comedy king again on Sunday, alongside other Black icons: Chris Rock (Selective Outrage) and Wanda Sykes (I’m An Entertainer). All of their specials aired on Netflix; Sarah Silverman’s Someone You Love, on HBO, round out…

After hearing “F2F” on SOS, a Paramore–SZA collaboration just makes sense! In a new interview with Apple Music, the R&B star confirmed that a collab with Paramore could be on the way. “Soon! Soon! It’s in the works,” SZA said in the short clip. It’s an interesting update after Hayley Williams, the group’s frontwoman, has been manifesting the two acts to work together for months. Williams spoke to Rolling Stone last year and in a previously unreleased part of the interview, said the two have long…

SZA, the most-nominated person at Sunday’s Grammys, will perform at the live show. The Recording Academy announced on Monday that the R&B star will hit the stage at the event, airing live on CBS from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.  Previously announced performers include Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, Luke Combs, Burna Boy and Travis Scott. Emmy winner Trevor Noah will host the show. SZA’s nine nominations include album of the year for SOS,…

SZA will bring a taste of Rolling Stone‘s Number One album of 2023 to the Grammys. On Monday, the Recording Academy announced that the singer — the most-nominated artist at this year’s awards show — will be performing live from the Los Angeles ceremony on Feb. 4. SZA is up for a total of nine awards, including nods in all of the major categories, including Album of the Year for SOS, and both Record and Song of the Year for “Kill Bill.” The album also dominates the R&B categories: SOS is up for Best…

Taylor Swift, Jelly Roll, 21 Savage, SZA and Olivia Rodrigo lead the nominations at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The ceremony will air live on Fox on April 1 from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Swift leads the group with nine nominations, followed by Jelly Roll, 21 Savage and SZA, each with eight. Rodrigo comes in fourth with seven. This year’s show will include several new categories, including pop artist of the year, pop song of the year, K-pop artist of the year, K-pop song of the…

For many decades, going as far back as the 1940s, artists from the world of R&B couldn’t really claim mainstream success until they’d crossed over to Top 40 radio and the pop charts. This century, it often feels more like the pop world is crossing over to R&B. The genre has never been more successful, relevant, or ambitious. Many of this century’s epochal blockbuster albums are R&B records: from Usher’s 10-times platinum Confessions, to Beyonce’s Lemonade, to Mariah Carey’s The…

In 2013, as a college student, Grammy-nominated producer Khris Riddick-Tynes was mixing tracks for Ariana Grande’s debut album Yours Truly in the back of his political science class at Loyola Marymount University. An experience that he says, “Was creating something, with knowing that we knew it was tight, but then it getting out into the world and blowing up.” Khris Riddick-Tynes poses with Leon Thomas and Ariana Grande in studio…

These are the best photos from a tumultuous year in the world of entertainment. Through the lenses of many talented photographers, this collection captures defining moments and portraits of figures in the arts, music, film and television.Get a behind-the-lens look at the challenges, inspirations and unexpected moments that led to each striking shot as photographers share stories about their creative process. Our critics and reporters select their favorite TV shows, movies, albums, songs, books,…

Ariana Grande’s 2013 debut album, Yours Truly, not only marked a seminal breakthrough for the former Nickelodeon actress, but it also helped launch the careers of its creators behind the scenes. A decade later, two of those acts are taking center stage at the Grammy Awards. Victoria Monét co-wrote two songs on Grande’s debut and has written on every Grande album since. She’s competing for a whopping seven Grammys, including best new artist and record of the year with “On My Mama.” Leon Thomas, who…

SZA might just kill her ex… On Wednesday night, Apple will release a new episode of their concert series Apple Music Live, and this time SZA is taking the reins from her SOS tour stop in New York City. Rolling Stone has an exclusive preview of her performance of “Kill Bill.” SZA’s full performance will debut Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET on Apple Music and Apple TV+ and will be available on demand on both Apple Music and Apple TV+. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrY9Kmv72II “SZA is one the most streamed…