There’s no better metaphor for America’s modern state of angst and upheaval than the decaying and desolate debris of the country’s past and slowly dissolving present: a.k.a. the mall. Similarly, Lana Del Rey has built the majority of her career recontextualizing the visual aesthetics of Americana — homages to the …
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Winners in the country music, Americana/roots, and bluegrass categories were announced during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony on Sunday afternoon. Tanya Tucker won two awards, Best Country Album for While I’m Livin’ and Best Country Song for “Bring My Flowers Now.” “After almost 50 years in this business, after many …
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Sean “Diddy” Combs will receive the 2020 Industry Icon award at Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammys gala, the Recording Academy announced Wednesday. “Clive Davis and Arista Records gave me a chance when I was starting Bad Boy Records, he was one of the first industry executives to really believe in me. …
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