The Columbusing of Black excellence by white opportunists has long been prevalent in popular culture — never more so than in the realm of music, where everything from Elvis’ hip-shaking to Miley’s twerking have been erroneously attributed. For decades, Black music was ghettoized, pushed into the shadows. It didn’t matter …
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Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and Lil Nas X scored the most nominations for the 62nd Grammy Awards, with all three notching nods for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best New Artist. Lizzo led the pack, with eight nominations, including “Truth Hurts” for Record and Song of the …
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The list of nominees for the 2020 Grammys is out — and Latin artists remain stranded on their own remote island. Things seemed to look up in 2019 when “I Like It,” the Latin trap crossover hit by Cardi B, J Balvin and Bad Bunny, received the nomination for Record …
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