Thursday, May 28

Grammys shine in rose gold as women take center stage at 66th annual award show

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 8:15 p.m. Painted in rose gold, the Grammys were a night for the vibrance of women.  Dangling from a cube and in a sultry mesh ensemble, Dua Lipa ushered in the 66th annual Grammy Awards ceremony with a reflective disco-pop mashup including “Training Season,” “Houdini” and “Dance the Night.” Quipping that the economy surrounding Taylor Swift’s tables has blossomed, Trevor Noah warmed up the crowd with feel-good comedy, while also highlighting notable achievements in terms of diversity, including the majority of female nominees for the Album Of The Year category.  Trilling that all nominees for the category are women, Mariah Carey presented Miley Cyrus with the Best Pop Solo Performance award for “Flowers.” After Luke Combs’ duet of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” Karol G won her first Grammy Award, Best Música Urbana Album, for “Mañana Será Bonito.” Also winning her first Grammy, Lainey Wilson won Best Country Album for “Bell Bottom Country.” SZA then set the stage aflame for the second performance of the night with “Snooze” and a gritty rendition of “Kill Bill,” accentuated with sword-fighting.   Afterward, Billie Eilish serenaded the Crypto.com Arena with an airy, orchestral rendition of “What Was I Made For?” Performing “Flowers” live on television for the first time, Cyrus relished the milestone with a fierce stage presence and her infamous adlibs. Read more...

Photo: Presenter Mariah Carey stands to the left of Miley Cyrus as Cyrus accepts the Best Pop Solo Performance award for “Flowers.” Tonight’s 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony included the historic first performance by a Nigerian musician, Burna Boy. (Courtesy of Getty Images for the Recording Academy)


19th Annual All-Star Concert promises many musical firsts for student performers

This Sunday, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music all-stars are getting the opportunity to showcase their musical prowess for the UCLA community. The 19th Annual All-Star Concert, held by the School of Music, provides students in the department the chance to perform as soloists with the UCLA Philharmonia, the university’s flagship orchestra. Read more...

Photo: (Julia Chen/Daily Bruin)




Suchecki twins and bandmates of Royal Fools navigate growth, musical trajectory

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 7:27 p.m.  There’s nobody the Suchecki twins would rather be Royal Fools with than each other. The Fools’ musical journey began in their freshman year of high school when they decided to start writing music together, August Suchecki said. Read more...

Photo: Third-year music industry students August Suchecki (left) and Greyson Suchecki (right) lean on each other. Known by the name Royal Fools, the twins will celebrate the release of their second single “Bats in the Attic” with a show in Westwood on Jan. 27. (Courtesy of Royal Fools)



Q&A: Pianist Althea Waites on spotlighting underrepresented composers

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 7:42 p.m. The weight of history cannot stop Althea Waites’ momentum. Taking place tomorrow evening at The Nimoy, the acclaimed pianist’s “Momentum: Time and Space” performance will include works from underrepresented Black composers, including recently discovered pieces from Margaret Bonds. Read more...

Photo: Althea Waites sits as she plays the piano. Tomorrow evening, Piano Spheres’ Leonard Stein Resident Artist will perform works by underrepresented composers at The Nimoy. (Courtesy of David Witham)



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