Music’s biggest night is an all-day event. The 68th Annual Grammy Awards highlighted a year of musical projects across 95 categories this Sunday. Although the award ceremony only announced nine winners, the preshow ceremony, live from the Peacock Theater, awarded the artists from the other 86 categories. Read more...
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February 2, 6:45 pm
Grammys 2026: 68th Grammy Awards serves as message of unity, sees Bad Bunny win big
The Grammys 2026 prove music brings people together. This Sunday, the 68th Annual Grammy Awards returned for the 23rd time to Crypto.com Arena. Highlighting outstanding musical projects released between Aug. Read more...
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January 30, 8:11 pm
Grammys 2026: Daily Bruin writers predict 68th Grammy Awards winners
The wait is almost over, and soon golden gramophones will be claimed. On Sunday, music’s biggest night is back for its 68th rendition. Returning to its regular venue, Crypto.com Arena, the 2026 Grammys will recognize music talents across 95 categories – including the newly added Best Album Cover and Best Traditional Country Album. Read more...
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January 29, 4:30 pm
Grammys 2026: UCLA alumnus Brian Vu talks Grammy nomination, opera performance
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 6:04 p.m. Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of suicide that some readers may find disturbing. What started as rehearsals in Schoenberg Hall has taken a UCLA alumnus across opera stages nationwide. Read more...
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January 29, 12:30 pm
Grammys 2026: UCLA alumnus, composer sees opera ‘Intelligence’ nominated for Grammy
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 5:57 p.m. A UCLA alumnus is bringing lesser-known stories to the opera stage, and the Grammys are noticing. Jake Heggie, an American composer and UCLA alumnus, had his 2023 opera “Intelligence” nominated for Best Opera Recording at the 68th Grammy Awards this year. Read more...
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January 24, 2:34 pm
Album Review: Ari Lennox’s “Vacancy” brings R&B to 2026 with sultry, upbeat songs
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 8:21 p.m. Ari Lennox is leaving no vacancy for R&B music in 2026. The neo soul songstress released her third album, “Vacancy,” on Friday – one of the first major R&B releases of the new year and her first LP since 2022’s “age/sex/location.” The 15-track, 51-minute album leans heavily upon Lennox’s past lyrical themes about sex and relationship woes while adopting a more jazzy sound than her previous work, complete with rich saxophone throughout. Read more...
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January 21, 12:39 pm
Music Video Roundup: Female artists headline fall season, release music videos accompanying hit tracks
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 9:13 p.m. Fall has gone, but its visuals still linger. As we start the new year, there is no better time to reflect on the past quarter. Read more...