This post was updated Jan. 30 at 9:57 p.m. In a few short days, the wait for music’s biggest night will be over. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is set for this Sunday at Crypto.com Arena, with trophies to be given in 94 categories for the best music released between Sept. Read more...
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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)
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 10:09 p.m. Two UCLA faculty members are reveling in the recognition of a colleague’s Grammy-nominated work. Catherine Gregory, a flutist and lecturer at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, and David Kaplan, a pianist and professor at the School of Music, are both members of the chamber music collective Decoda, which includes more than 30 musicians from around the country who work together on various concerts and songwriting projects. Read more...
Photo: Members of the chamber music collective Decoda play together at the Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail, Montana while recording their eponymous 2024 album. The LP feature “Revelry” by Valerie Coleman has been nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. (Courtesy of Kevin Kinzley Photography and the Tippet Rise Art Center)
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 8:33 p.m. Intertwining artistry and storytelling, KOLE is crafting a harmony of genres and cultures. Boasting an extensive catalog of songwriting collaborations ranging from Meghan Trainor to Ingrid Michaelson, the ethnomusicology alumnus is recognized in this year’s Grammys for her work on Lalah Hathaway’s latest release “VANTABLACK.” Hathaway’s album is nominated in the prestigious Best R&B Album category, marking KOLE’s second Grammy recognition as a songwriter. Read more...
Photo: Songwriter and producer KOLE wears a black dress and looks over her right shoulder while next to a pale taupe background. The artist is an alumnus of UCLA and co-wrote three songs on Lalah Hathaway’s Grammy-nominated album “VANTABLACK.” (Courtesy of Caity Krone)
This post was updated Nov. 12 at 9:07 p.m. For once, it seems that the Grammy nominations are mostly right. The nominations for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards – which will be held Feb. Read more...
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