Tony Bennett, the timeless and illustrious crooner, whose career spanned eight decades, even garnering a number one album at age 85, died Friday morning. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday. While his publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed Bennett’s death to The Associated Press, noting he died in his hometown of New York,…
Grammy CEO Emphasizes Eligibility of Music With AI-created Components
As the music industry continues to move forward in the face of rapid technological advances, the Recording Academy has asserted its stance when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence and its role in regard to artists winning the musical award. That was established in a recent interview given to the Associated Press by…
Prosecutor: Fatal Shooting of Grammy Winner by Police ‘Reasonably Necessary’
May 24, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The fatal shooting of a Grammy-winning sound engineer by police earlier this year was “reasonably necessary,” a Tennessee prosecutor said on Wednesday. The decision in January’s fatal shooting of Mark Capps, 54, comes after a review of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report, the autopsy and video evidence, Nashville District Attorney General Glenn Funk…
Grammy Winner Accused of Assault, Kidnapping Fatally Shot
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A Grammy-winning sound engineer accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint in Tennessee was fatally shot by police, authorities said. A Metro Nashville Police officer killed Mark Capps, 54, during an encounter Thursday at the man’s home in the Hermitage neighborhood, agency spokesman Don Aaron said. Officers had gone to…
Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters Dead at 74
Anita Pointer, one of the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters, died of cancer on Saturday at age 74, her publicist said. Pointer was surrounded by family at her Beverly Hills home when she died, publicist Roger Neal said. Anita was the second oldest of four sisters who started performing as the duo of June and Bonnie in…
Trevor Noah Goes for a Threepeat of Grammy Award Hosting
NEW YORK—Unemployment didn’t last long for Trevor Noah—he’s hosting the Grammy Awards in early 2023. The comedian who recently left his post as host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central has been asked to be master of ceremonies on Feb. 5, which will be his third time leading the Grammys. The ceremony will return…
Woman Forbidden to Sing as a Child Wins Latin Grammy at 95 After Grandson Records Her Songs
A 95-year-old Cuban-American grandmother has won best new artist at the Latin Grammy Awards after being forbidden to pursue music as a child. She is the oldest musician ever to be nominated in this category. In her speech, the nonagenarian thanked her grandson, a composer, who recorded her voice, which earned her the stardom she…
Grammy-Winning Fiddler Eileen Ivers On How the Positive Energy of Music Brings People Closer Together
Eileen Ivers uses her violin “Bluey” to help people overcome hardships through music, and to teach them to look for the positive and live life with gratitude. Ivers—Grammy-winning violinist, composer, producer, educator, author of new children’s book “Will Someone Play Bluey?” and nine-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion—has loved playing music since she was a child. But…
Rapper Mystikal to Be Arraigned on Rape, Other Charges
NEW ORLEANS—The Grammy-nominated hip-hop performer Mystikal is scheduled for arraignment on charges accusing him of raping and choking a woman, and illegally possessing drugs at his Louisiana home. Charges the performer will face during his arraignment Monday will include first-degree rape, which carries an automatic life sentence if Tyler is convicted. “My client is innocent…
Jacqueline Avant, Wife of Music Executive Clarence Avant, Killed in Shooting
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Jacqueline Avant, a Los Angeles philanthropist and the wife of music executive Clarence Avant, was fatally shot at their home in Beverly Hills, California, early Wednesday, police said. Police and paramedics arrived at the home after a 2:23 a.m. call to find Jacqueline Avant, 81, with a gunshot wound, Beverly Hills Police Chief…
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