If last year Beyoncé was the main protagonist of the Grammy award ceremony, climbing on stage for the first time after announcing her multiple pregnancy, this time it will be her husband, rapper Jay-Z, who captures everyone's attention the lights. The rapper, who has already won 21 Grammy awards, this year is the big favorite with a total of eight nominations, including the best album of the year by 4:44.
In this category, Jay-Z will compete with 24K Magic by Bruno Mars, DAMN by Kendrick Lamar, Awaken, My Love ! by Gambino, and Melodrama by Lorde, at a gala in which the National Academy of Arts and Sciences of Recording recognizes the best artists of 2017.
Jay-Z is followed by number of nominations Kendrick Lamar with 7, Bruno Mars with 6, and Childish Gambino, Khalid, No ID and SZA, with 5. The latter has become the most nominated woman in this edition and could Be one of the surprises of the night. All will be present at a ceremony that reaches its 60th edition and will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York with James Corden as master of ceremonies for the second time in a row.
The Despacito de Luis Fonsi has all the ballots to succeed as song of the year and both the guitarist Vicente Amigo and the artist Concha Buika have the possibility of taking a golden gramophone in the music section of the world.
Among the performances that we can see live include Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Emmylou Harris or the Irish band U2, among others.
In addition, new faces of the industry such as Alessia Cara , rapper Cardi B, Khesa, Logic, Khalid and SZA will be on stage. But, undoubtedly, the act that will give more talk will be that of Miley Cyrus with Elton John to interpret one of the classics of the British composer, who has announced his withdrawal from the stage.
The 60th edition of the Grammy Awards , the most important in the music industry, began this Sunday in New York with two hip-hop figures as favorites: Jay-Z , with eight nominations, and Kendrick Lamar , with seven.
The "premiere" ceremony, in which the bulk of the Grammy winners are revealed, kicks off the "big night of music", and 75 new owners of a gramophone will come out of it.
Among the categories presented in this first part of the Grammy Awards, conducted by the Canadian singer Paul Shaffer , there are several dedicated to Latin artists.
Alex Cuba, Juanes, La Santa Cecilia, Natalia Lafourcade and Juanes are candidates for the best Latin pop album, while the best Latin, urban or alternative rock albums complete the awards for Latin music; tropical, and jazz.
Once the prizes are handed out in most categories, the gala will continue with a selection of main courses, including the album, the recording and the song of the year, which this year stand out for the diversity of their nominees.
The nominations for best album and recording Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and Childish Gambino, while "Despacito" by Juanes and Daddy Yankee in collaboration with Justin Bieber, aspire to record and song of the year.
Another of the Grammy inducements are the live performances, which will take the stage to Childish Gambino, Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, DJ Khaled, Sting or U2.
Also, the Recording Academy will recognize the career of Tina Turner, Queen, Neil Diamond and Emmylou Harris, who also acts alongside country musician Chris Stapleton.
Conducted for the second year in a row by comedian James Corden, singers Tony Bennett, Alicia Keys, John Legend and Nick Jonas or actresses K atie Holmes and Anna Kendrick, among others , will act as presenters of the main awards .
The Grammy weekend was inaugurated by the Person of the Year award, which went to a band for the first time, Fleetwood Mac, and featured performances by around twenty artists, including Imagine Dragons, Alison Krauss, Juanes, Lorde and OneRepublic, and with the participation of former President Bill Clinton.
The Grammys will be delivered at Madison Square Garden in New York, a brief return to the Big Apple after spending the last 15 years in Los Angeles, where they will be held again in 2019.
The Grammy Awards will be broadcast on CBS at 7:30 pm ET this Sunday in the US. The ceremony will be broadcast by E! Entertainment and TNT for Latin America (Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Uruguay and Paraguay) at 6:30 p.m. with the red carpet and then the award ceremony.
In this category, Jay-Z will compete with 24K Magic by Bruno Mars, DAMN by Kendrick Lamar, Awaken, My Love ! by Gambino, and Melodrama by Lorde, at a gala in which the National Academy of Arts and Sciences of Recording recognizes the best artists of 2017.
Jay-Z is followed by number of nominations Kendrick Lamar with 7, Bruno Mars with 6, and Childish Gambino, Khalid, No ID and SZA, with 5. The latter has become the most nominated woman in this edition and could Be one of the surprises of the night. All will be present at a ceremony that reaches its 60th edition and will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York with James Corden as master of ceremonies for the second time in a row.
The Despacito de Luis Fonsi has all the ballots to succeed as song of the year and both the guitarist Vicente Amigo and the artist Concha Buika have the possibility of taking a golden gramophone in the music section of the world.
Among the performances that we can see live include Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Emmylou Harris or the Irish band U2, among others.
In addition, new faces of the industry such as Alessia Cara , rapper Cardi B, Khesa, Logic, Khalid and SZA will be on stage. But, undoubtedly, the act that will give more talk will be that of Miley Cyrus with Elton John to interpret one of the classics of the British composer, who has announced his withdrawal from the stage.
The 60th edition of the Grammy Awards , the most important in the music industry, began this Sunday in New York with two hip-hop figures as favorites: Jay-Z , with eight nominations, and Kendrick Lamar , with seven.
The "premiere" ceremony, in which the bulk of the Grammy winners are revealed, kicks off the "big night of music", and 75 new owners of a gramophone will come out of it.
Among the categories presented in this first part of the Grammy Awards, conducted by the Canadian singer Paul Shaffer , there are several dedicated to Latin artists.
Alex Cuba, Juanes, La Santa Cecilia, Natalia Lafourcade and Juanes are candidates for the best Latin pop album, while the best Latin, urban or alternative rock albums complete the awards for Latin music; tropical, and jazz.
Once the prizes are handed out in most categories, the gala will continue with a selection of main courses, including the album, the recording and the song of the year, which this year stand out for the diversity of their nominees.
The nominations for best album and recording Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and Childish Gambino, while "Despacito" by Juanes and Daddy Yankee in collaboration with Justin Bieber, aspire to record and song of the year.
Another of the Grammy inducements are the live performances, which will take the stage to Childish Gambino, Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, DJ Khaled, Sting or U2.
Also, the Recording Academy will recognize the career of Tina Turner, Queen, Neil Diamond and Emmylou Harris, who also acts alongside country musician Chris Stapleton.
Conducted for the second year in a row by comedian James Corden, singers Tony Bennett, Alicia Keys, John Legend and Nick Jonas or actresses K atie Holmes and Anna Kendrick, among others , will act as presenters of the main awards .
The Grammy weekend was inaugurated by the Person of the Year award, which went to a band for the first time, Fleetwood Mac, and featured performances by around twenty artists, including Imagine Dragons, Alison Krauss, Juanes, Lorde and OneRepublic, and with the participation of former President Bill Clinton.
The Grammys will be delivered at Madison Square Garden in New York, a brief return to the Big Apple after spending the last 15 years in Los Angeles, where they will be held again in 2019.
The Grammy Awards will be broadcast on CBS at 7:30 pm ET this Sunday in the US. The ceremony will be broadcast by E! Entertainment and TNT for Latin America (Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Uruguay and Paraguay) at 6:30 p.m. with the red carpet and then the award ceremony.