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What New Grammy Rules Mean for Latin Music & The Latin Grammys: Analysis

First and foremost, let’s recognize that the elimination of the fabled Nominations Review Committees is indeed the “bombshell” news of the day, as Billboard awards editor Paul Grein reported Friday (April 30). To reiterate what this means, the nominees for most of the Grammy categories will no longer be determined by small, secret committees of voting […]

Angie Stone, Ramsey Lewis & More to Receive 2021 Black Music Honors

Angie Stone, Ginuwine, Marvin Sapp and Ramsey Lewis will be honored at the 2021 Black Music Honors. The two-hour show will be taped at the City Winery in Nashville and televised in national syndication from June 5 to July 4. It will air on Bounce TV on Saturday, June 19 at 1 p.m. ET. (That […]

SEVENTEEN Soars to No. 1 on Japan Hot 100 With ‘Hitorijanai’

SEVENTEEN’s “Hitorijanai” soars to No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Apr. 19 to 25, selling 372,913 CDs in its first week. The K-pop boy band’s third Japanese single had charted at No. 44 on the Hot 100 last week before the CD dropped on the 21st, powered by Twitter mentions, downloads, […]