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Yola, Nicola Benedetti, Chick Corea, I'm With Her & More To Perform At The 2020 GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony
Starting at 12:30 p.m. PT on Sunday, Jan. 26, the 2020 GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony will be hosted by Imogen Heap and streamed live on GRAMMY.com
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Jan 16, 2020 - 6:05 am
Today (Jan. 16), the Recording Academy announced that the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony is set to take place at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 26, from 12:30–3:30 p.m. PT, and will be streamed live internationally via GRAMMY.com.
Preceding the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast, the Premiere Ceremony will be hosted by two-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Imogen Heap and feature a number of performances by current GRAMMY nominees. Currently slated to perform are classical violinist Nicola Benedetti, jazz legend Chick Corea, folk music supergroup I'm With Her, West African sensation Angélique Kidjo and Best New Artist nominee Yola.
Read: 2020 GRAMMY Awards: The Complete Nominees List
Presenting the first GRAMMY Awards of the day will be current nominees Luis Fonsi, Nathalie Joachim, Kimié Miner, PJ Morton, Esperanza Spalding and former Recording Academy Chair Jimmy Jam. Greg Fera is executive producer, Bill Freimuth is the producer on behalf of the Recording Academy and Cheche Alara will serve as music director/producer.
The live stream of the 2020 GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony will remain on GRAMMY.com as video on demand for 90 days following the event.
The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live following the Premiere Ceremony on the CBS Television Network from 8:00–11:30 p.m. ET/5:00–8:30 p.m. PT.
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Keb' Mo' Wins Best Americana Album For 'Oklahoma' | 2020 GRAMMYs
Keb' Mo' takes home Best Americana Album at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards
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Jan 26, 2020 - 4:19 pm
Keb' Mo' has won Best Americana Album for Oklahoma at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards.
Keb' Mo' beat out fellow category nominees Calexico And Iron & Wine (Years To Burn), Madison Cunningham (Who Are You Now), J.S. Ondara (Tales Of America) and Yola (Walk Through Fire).
"This is amazing, I don't know what to say," he said in his acceptance speech when thanking his collaborators on Oklahoma, which includes collaborations with his wife and artists Rosanne Cash and Taj Mahal. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, wow."
Read: Reflections From Keb' Mo'
The four-time GRAMMY winner last won a GRAMMY for his 2017 album, TajMo, which took home the golden gramophone for Best Contemporary Blues Album, a category he's won a total of four times.
Check out the complete 62nd GRAMMY Awards nominees and winners list here.
Lizzo at the 2020 GRAMMY
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Lizzo Wins Best Traditional R&B Performance For "Jerome" | 2020 GRAMMYs
The bop queen takes home her first-ever GRAMMY win at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards
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Jan 26, 2020 - 4:17 pm
Lizzo won Best Traditional R&B Performance For "Jerome" at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards. This marks her first-ever GRAMMY win. Shortly after, she also took home Best Urban Contemporary Album for her major 2019 breakout album, Cuz I Love You. She was the most-nominated artist for the 62nd GRAMMYs, with eight nominations going into Music's Biggest Night.
"Jerome" was featured on Lizzo's third studio album, Cuz I Love You, which included other standout tracks such as "Juice" and "Like A Girl." The track was produced with the rock band X Ambassadors.
The "Juice" singer bested fellow nominees BJ The Chicago Kid, India.Arie, Lucky Daye, PJ Morton featuring Jazmine Sullivan. In addition to taking home her first GRAMMYs, the singer/songwriter busted out her flute for a rousing opening performance of the show with a rendition of her tunes "Cuz I Love You" and "Truth Hurts."
Check out all the complete nominees and winners list here.
Angélique Kidjo
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Angélique Kidjo Wins Best World Music Album For 'Celia' | 2020 GRAMMYs
Angélique Kidjo takes home Best World Music Album for 'Celia' at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards
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Jan 26, 2020 - 4:13 pm
Angélique Kidjo won Best World Music Album for Celia at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards. This marks her fourth win in the category and fourth GRAMMY win overall.
During her acceptance speech, Kidjo celebrated a new generation of African artists coming up to represent the continent while thanking luminaries who came before her for their contriutions to world music, including Celia Cruz.
"Four years ago on this stage, I was telling you that the new generations of artists coming from Africa gonna take you by storm and the time has come," Kidjo said. "Celia Cruz, for me she's the goddess of salsa. She's the queen of salsa. She is one of those artists that taught me at a young age that my gender cannot define who I am, that I can do everything I wanted to do."
Kidjo beat out fellow nominees Altin Gün (Gece), Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley (What Heat), Burna Boy (African Giant) and Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet (Fanm D'Ayiti). She also gave an audience-rousing performance of "Afrika" during the 62nd GRAMMYs Premiere Ceremony.
Check out the complete 62nd GRAMMY Awards nominees and winners list here.
