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Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack has died at 88. The Grammy-winning singer and pianist was known for her intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits. Her publicist says she died Monday, surrounded by her family. Flack became an overnight star in the early 1970s after Clint Eastwood used “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” in his film “Play Misty for Me.” Flack’s other hits included “Feel Like Makin’ Love” and a duet with former Howard University classmate Donny Hathaway, “Where is the Love?”… Continue Reading

Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammy noms, becoming the most nominated artist in the show’s history

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2025 Grammy Award nominations are here. Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” rules the nation. She leads the nods with 11, bringing her career total to 99 nominations. That makes her the most-nominated artist in Grammy history. Trailing behind her with seven nominations each are Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli XCX, who earned her first nominations as a solo artist. Taylor Swift and first-time nominees Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan boast of six nominations each. The 2025 Grammy Awards will air Feb. 2 live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.… Continue Reading

The Grammys’ voting body is more diverse, with 66% new members. What does it mean for the awards?

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, the Grammy Awards have been criticized over a lack of diversity, a a reflection of the Recording Academy’s electorate. An evolving voting body is working to remedy that. The Recording Academy announced Thursday that since 2019, more than 3,000 women have been added to the electorate, and now 66% of the voting body is made up of members who have joined in the past five years. There are now over 16,000 members and over 13,000 of them are voting members. The Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. says it’s the most diverse Grammy electorate, ever.… Continue Reading