Beyoncé has the most nominations for the 2023 awards, and many recent perennials are back again. But some of music’s most inventive younger stars didn’t break through.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Zach Bryan and Abba
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Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Lead 2023 Grammy Nominations
The New York Times – Music:Brandi Carlile, Lizzo and Harry Styles, also near the top of the pack, will compete for the biggest awards at the 65th annual ceremony in February.
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Dan McCafferty, Nazareth Frontman Who Sang ‘Love Hurts,’ Dies at 76
The New York Times – Music:His band became known for hard-driving stadium rock, but its biggest hit was a cover of a country ballad about heartbreak.
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Mimi Parker, Moody Alt-Rock Vocalist, Is Dead at 55
The New York Times – Music:Her influential band, Low, emerged in the 1990s, but its minimalist sound stood in sharp contrast to the anthems of angst that came to define the grunge era.
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Jeff Cook, a Founder of the Country Band Alabama, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:His group had 32 No. 1 country singles, and his guitar and fiddle playing helped extend its reach to a generation raised on rock ’n’ roll.
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Max Martin, Pop’s Low-Key Mastermind, Takes Center Stage (Sort Of)
The New York Times – Music:The Swedish songwriter and producer behind smashes for Britney Spears, Katy Perry and the Weeknd is reluctantly emerging for “& Juliet,” a new Broadway show built on his music.
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Gal Costa, One of Brazil’s Greatest Singers, Dies at 77
The New York Times – Music:Her graceful, flexible voice and ear for memorable songs sustained a five-decade career defining the sound of Brazilian pop.
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Joe Tarsia, an Architect of the Sound of Philadelphia, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:His work as an engineer at Sigma Sound Studios left a sonic stamp on R&B hits by the O’Jays, the Delfonics, the Stylistics and many others.
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How Peter Asher, a Jack-of-all-Trades in Music, Mastered Them All
The New York Times – Music:The British musician, manager, producer, executive and author known for his work with Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor, is the subject of a new book exploring his unique run in the industry.
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50 Years of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Talking Book’
The New York Times – Music:A conversation about the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s studio innovations, and melding of social consciousness and musical creativity.
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Taylor Swift’s Second-Week Sales Are Still Among the Year’s Biggest
The New York Times – Music:The singer’s blockbuster new album, “Midnights,” holds strong atop the Billboard 200 chart, and her single “Anti-Hero” is No. 1 on the Hot 100.
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Who Are All Those Celebrities at the Weird Al Pool Party? A Guide
The New York Times – Music:We break down that star-studded scene from “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” the sorta kinda true portrait of the pop star’s life, now on the Roku Channel.