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February 2, 10:42 pm

Grammys 2025: 67th ceremony awards Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar, encourages fire recovery in LA

This post was updated Feb. 4 at 8:55 p.m. In the heart of Los Angeles, this year’s Grammy Awards celebrated much more than music. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards were held at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, honoring the best music released between Sept. Read more...

Photo: Beyoncé accepts the trophy for Album of the Year at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. She won the trophy for her LP “COWBOY CARTER” after previously losing for “I AM…SASHA FIERCE,” “BEYONCÉ,” “Lemonade” and “RENAISSANCE.” (Courtesy of CBS/Recording Academy)

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February 2, 12:27 pm

Grammys 2025: UCLA instructor Ryan Svendsen contributes to Beyoncé’s Grammy-nominated song

This post was updated Feb. 3 at 6:11 p.m. For one member of the UCLA community, playing trumpet for Beyoncé is no longer just a dream. Read more...

Photo: Ryan Svendsen sits at his computer surrounded by several of his trumpets. The alumnus and UCLA extension instructor played the trumpet on Beyoncé’s song “16 CARRIAGES,” which is nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. (Courtesy of Evan Lanam)

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January 31, 5:08 pm

Album review: The Weeknd awaits the next day in his 6th studio album, “Hurry Up Tomorrow”

For The Weeknd, tomorrow has finally arrived. Abel Tesfaye – the Canadian superstar who performs under the moniker The Weeknd – released his sixth studio album “Hurry Up Tomorrow” on Friday, which arrives three years after his last full-length LP “Dawn FM.” The new project covers 22 songs over 84 minutes of music and marks the end of a trilogy of The Weeknd’s albums that began with “After Hours” in 2020. Read more...

Photo: A closeup image of The Weeknd’s sweaty face against a white background is used as the cover for his sixth studio album “Hurry Up Tomorrow.” The 22-track, 84-minute project was released Jan. 31 and is the third LP in a trilogy from the Canadian superstar, following 2020’s “After Hours” and 2022’s “Dawn FM.” (Courtesy of The Weeknd XO Music ULC, marketed by Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)

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January 30, 8:43 pm

Grammys 2025: UCLA alumnus nominated for ‘Rose Without The Thorns’ arrangement

From gospel roots to Grammy nominations, Alexander Lloyd Blake is transforming the music industry with arrangements that touch both the heart and the conscience. Blake, a musician and UCLA alumnus, has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella for his arrangement of “Rose Without The Thorns.” The composition, performed by his music ensemble Tonality alongside the group säje, showcases Blake’s attention to harmony and social justice alike. Read more...

Photo: Alexander Lloyd Blake wears a red and blue outfit during a rehearsal. The alumnus is nominated this Sunday for the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella. (Courtesy of Michael Owen Baker)

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January 30, 12:25 am

Grammys 2025 Q&A: UCLA lecturer Amy Kuney outlines Chappell Roan collaboration, songwriting identity

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 10:15 p.m. Amy Kuney is a supernova of her own. The artist and lecturer at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is a co-writer on Chappell Roan’s “Red Wine Supernova,” a track off her 2023 debut “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.” Roan’s album is up for two Grammy Awards this Sunday – Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album – with Roan also clinching a Best New Artist nomination. Read more...

Photo: Amy Kuney looks at the camera while wearing a black suit and sitting in a chair against a white curtain holding an orange tabby cat in her lap. Kuney is a songwriting lecturer at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music who co-wrote Chappell Roan’s “Red Wine Supernova,” a track off Roan’s Grammy-nominated album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.” (Courtesy of Alexandra Petruck)


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