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    Los Angeles: Jesse Powell, the singer-songwriter greatest recognized for his ’90s hit ‘You’, has died aged 51, his household mentioned in an announcement.
    Published: September 14, 2022 11:17 PM IST By Tahir Qureshi
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    Singer Jesse Powell Passes Away Aged 51 (Image: Twitter/@Rap)

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  • K-pop megastars BTS on ‘hiatus’, this is all we all know

    BTS have been referred to as “icons of progressive globalism” and have been stated to embody the twenty first century zeitgeist, however at coronary heart, they're simply entertainers.

  • Taylor Swift says she ‘would love’ to direct a function movie 

    By PTI

    NEW YORK:  Following the screening of her quick movie “All Too Well” on the 2022 Tribeca Festival, pop star Taylor Swift mentioned she “would love” to direct a full-fledged function movie.

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, the a number of Grammy winner attended the movie gala on Saturday to advertise the 10-minute quick she directed primarily based on her track of the identical identify which was launched as a part of her 2012 album ‘Red’.

    “It would be so fantastic to write and direct a feature. I don’t see it being bigger in terms of scale. I loved making a film that was so intimate with a group that was really small and a really solid group of people that I trusted,” Swift mentioned throughout a dialogue with director Mike Mills.

    The singer-songwriter additionally opened up in regards to the course of of creating her quick movie “All Too Well”, saying it “started with meddling”. She mentioned she began writing elaborate therapies for her movies and “outsourcing the directing” a few decade in the past.

    “It felt very natural to extend writing a song and visualising it in my head to making a shot list and storyboarding it and picking who we wanted as the head of each department and who would help put all of this puzzle together,” Swift, who has additionally directed the music movies for her songs “Cardigan” and “Willow”, mentioned.

    The 32-year-old singer mentioned she started directing “almost out of necessity” on “The Man”, the track from her 2019 studio album ‘Lover’.

    “My first instinct was to write the treatment, send it out. I wanted a female director to direct it. And all of my favourite female directors were booked and busy, which is great. We love that. That’s fantastic. So I just figured maybe I could do it? I found it incredibly fulfilling.”

     She additionally addressed the challenges confronted by feminine filmmakers. “I’m also extremely aware of my privilege when it comes to being a female filmmaker because I was able to finance this film myself.”

    “I have to constantly be aware that, as much as it’s a constant challenge for me to be doing something new, I also understand that it’s still extremely hard for women to make films, and I am always keeping an eye on that reality,” she added. The Tribeca Film Festival closes June 19.

  • Grammys add new classes, together with songwriter of the 12 months

    By Associated Press

    LOS ANGELES: The Grammys are including a particular tune for social change award and 5 new classes together with songwriter of the 12 months, giving the Recording Academy an avenue to honour music’s finest composer.

    The academy introduced Thursday that the brand new non-classical songwriter class will acknowledge one particular person who was the “most prolific” non-performing and non-producing songwriter for a physique of latest work throughout an eligibility 12 months. The class is taking a distinct strategy than tune of the 12 months, which awards the songwriter or songwriters who wrote the lyrics or melodies to 1 tune.

    “This new category is truly for an expert person at the songwriting craft,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr told The Associated Press. Songwriters must have written a minimum of five songs in which they are credited “solely” as a songwriter or co-writer.

    “Somebody who writes their own music and records it would not be eligible,” he stated. “They must be doing songs for others. We need to spotlight the craft of writing songs professionally for artists.”

    “Songwriters are at the heart of our business and industry,” he said. “Nothing happens without songwriters. For us, this was a no brainer. It’s in alignment with all the changes. We thought, ‘How can we do more? Showcase more people and be more inclusive to different genres?’”

    The new class is one other enormous step for songwriters. Last 12 months, a rule replace allowed that any songwriter, producer, engineer or featured artist on an album nominated for album of the 12 months may finally earn a nomination.

    The 4 different classes embody best-spoken phrase poetry album, different music efficiency, Americana music efficiency and rating soundtrack for video video games and different interactive media.

    The academy created a particular advantage award that determines finest tune for social change. The award shall be primarily based on lyrical content material that addresses a well timed social situation and promotes “understanding, peacebuilding and empathy.”

    “It’s always the right time to recognize music that’s changing the world,” he stated. “I believe it deserves a particular recognition. These songs are essential and impactful. We need to be certain that we’re honoring and celebrating that artform. This is a good way to try this.”

    Mason stated it was yearlong technique of accepting proposals to make modifications, additions and updates from music creators and professionals that make up the membership physique.

  • Grammy winner Ricky Kej’s jibe on ‘Brand India’ stirs controversy

    By IANS

    BENGALURU: Two-time Grammy-winning music composer Ricky Kej’s jibe on ‘Brand India’ whereas criticising the immigration course of at KempeGowda International Airport in Bengaluru stirred controversy on Sunday.

    Ricky had tweeted, “How are we expected to build ‘brand India’ if this is the welcome that everyone gets by the airports. The first impression of India for foreign travelers.”

    Following the blended response and criticism for his tweet posted at 3 am, Ricky questioned on Twitter once more in a while Sunday that why not attempt to be among the many greatest?

    Ricky said “I see a lot of comments naming some other country immigration as being worse than Bengaluru. Our mindset needs to change. We are comfortable with ourselves if we are not the worst! Haha…We pat our backs if we manage to be second to worst. Why not try and be among the best?”

    Earlier Ricky had taken the authorities to activity in his sequence of tweets. “Pathetic state of immigration at the Bengaluru International Airport. Been in line for over an hour now. Currently well over 1,000 people are waiting, not all counters working, staff is clueless, inefficient at Bengaluru airport. Why have so many flights when there is no capacity?” Ricky questioned.

    “Number of lines to enter Bengaluru, India at Bengaluru Airport, Air Suvidha check; immigration; check if immigration stamp is accurate (not joking this is another line); baggage screening- customs; collecting bags; customs may do additional screening,” he had listed out. He additionally advised that “steps can be reduced.”

    Reacting to his tweet, Uttam Solanki questioned, “You can’t put something on social media and bad mouth brand India. As a responsible citizen you could have walked up to Bangalore airport authorities or management and put up your case. Can’t generalise it for the whole India. Why not put up experience with Mumbai or Delhi airports?”

    Free Speech Ok requested him if these are exempt in developed nations – immigration, baggage screening- customs, accumulating baggage, customs might do further screening – simply asking, he stated.

    Sudeendra Gokulnath, wrote “saar, one thing goes improper. You will tweet for that additionally.

    “Security and process lapse at BIAL.”

    CVA Puppala stated, “Get well soon. All countries immigration is more or less the same.”

  • BTS declares new album, to be out on June 10

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: South Korean music group BTS will launch their new album on June 10, their administration company BigHit Music introduced Sunday.

    The improvement of the brand new album comes as BTS full their ‘Permission to Dance On Stage’ tour at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, US.

    BigHit Music took to Weverse, the worldwide fan neighborhood discussion board, to share the information. “BTS will be back with another new album on June 10, 2022,” the company stated in a press release. Details on the brand new album might be offered in a separate discover at a later date, they added. “We look forward to your love and support for BTS’ new album,” BigHit stated.

    The official BTS Twitter web page additionally dropped an announcement teaser protecting the journey of the band that began in 2013.

    The 50-second-long video flashed ‘WE ARE BULLETPROOF’ and ‘2022.6.10’ in the direction of the tip of the clip. Many members of the ARMY, the fan group of the Grammy-nominated band, took to social media and requested if the identify of the brand new album was ‘WE ARE BULLETPROOF’.

    [공지] #BTS (+ENG/JPN/CHN)https://t.co/Pxb2rZbyCc pic.twitter.com/qkuPPA4cmx

    — BTS_official (@bts_bighit) April 17, 2022

    BTS launched the music “We Are Bulletproof: Part 2” in 2013 and adopted it up with “We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal”, as a continuation of the earlier observe.

    The septet, comprising RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook, launched their final album ‘BE’ in December 2020. Post ‘BE’, BTS launched two back-to-back English singles “Butter” and “Permission to Dance” in May and July 2021, respectively.

    They have been nominated for the second time for the perfect pop duo/ group efficiency Grammy for “Butter”, however misplaced out to Doja Cat and SZA’s “Kiss Me More”.

  • Bengaluru-based Ricky Kej wins second Grammy

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Music composer Ricky Kej, primarily based out of Bengaluru, has gained his second Grammy in the very best new album class for ‘Divine Tides’.

    The US-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland, the drummer of the enduring British rock band The Police, who collaborated with Kej on the album.

    At the sixty fourth Grammy Awards ceremony, held at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom, Kej greeted the audiences with a namaste when he took the stage with Copeland to obtain the distinguished gramophone.

    The music composer later shared a publish on Instagram expressing his gratitude for his second win.

    “So grateful to have won the Grammy Award for our album ‘Divine Tides’. Absolutely love this living-legend standing next to me – Stewart Copeland. Love all of you too! This is my 2nd Grammy Award and Stewart’s 6th,” he wrote alongside an image with Copeland.

    In 2015, Kej took residence a Grammy in the very best new age album class for ‘Winds of Samsara’.

    Copeland’s earlier Grammy wins got here as a part of his work with The Police in classes akin to greatest rock instrumental efficiency (“Reggatta de Blanc”, “Behind My Camel”), greatest rock efficiency by a bunch with vocal (“Don’t Stand So Close To Me”, “Synchronicity”), and greatest pop efficiency by a bunch with vocal for “Every Breath You Take”.

    According to its official web site, ‘Divine Tides’ is a nine-song album that goals to ship the message that “each individual life plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance that serves all equally”.

    Meanwhile, New York-based Indian singer Falguni Shah additionally did the nation proud on the 2022 Grammys.

    Known by her stage title Falu, Shah earned her first Grammy Award for ‘A Colorful World’ in the very best youngsters’s album class.

  • Indian-American singer Falguni Shah wins Grammy: No phrases to explain immediately’s magic

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: New York-based Indian singer Falguni Shah, identified by her stage identify Falu, received a Grammy Award for ‘A Colorful World’ in the most effective youngsters’s album class.

    The Mumbai-born singer-songwriter took to Instagram to thank the Recording Academy, which conducts the Grammys, for the win.

    “I’ve no phrases to explain immediately’s magic. What an honor to carry out for the opening variety of the GRAMMY Premier Ceremony, after which take house a statue on behalf of all of the unbelievable individuals who labored on A Colorful World.

    “We are humbled and thank the Recording Academy for this tremendous recognition. THANK YOU! (sic)” Shah wrote alongside her photos from the occasion, which was held on Sunday night time in Las Vegas.

    The singer, identified for her “modern inventive style with a formidable Indian classically-shaped vocal talent”, was beforehand nominated for a Grammy in the identical class for her 2018 album “Falu’s Bazaar”.

    Shah, who’s in her early 40s, has educated in Hindustani Classical music within the Jaipur musical custom and within the Benares model of thumrie beneath Kaumudi Munshi and semi classical music from Uday Mazumdar.

    According to her official web site, she later continued learning beneath the late sarangi/vocal grasp Ustad Sultan Khan, and later with the legendary Kishori Amonkar (Jaipur model).

    Shah moved to the US in 2000 and her subsequent profession there has led her to collaborate with the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, Wyclef Jean, Philip Glass, Ricky Martin, Blues Traveler and A R Rahman, amongst others.

  • Grammy 2022: Jon Batiste tops honours; Silk Sonic soars, Rodrigo topped

    By Associated Press

    LAS VEGAS: Jon Batiste gained album of the 12 months honors for “We Are” on the Grammy Awards on Sunday, giving him 5 trophies on an evening that noticed the ’70s funk of Silk Sonic take file of the 12 months and track of the 12 months and newcomer Olivia Rodrigo take three awards.

    Batiste honored the artists he beat. “The creative arts are subjective,” he stated. “Be you.”

    The multi-genre performer additionally gained for his track “Cry,” the video for “Freedom” and his work with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the soundtrack for “Soul.”

    “I just put my head down and I work on the craft every day. I love music,” he stated.

    The R&B supergroup Silk Sonic took residence awards in all 4 classes it was nominated in, together with file of the 12 months.

    ALSO READ | Grammys 2022: Silk Sonic’s ‘Leave the Door Open’ luggage Record of The Year

    Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have been exuberant as they accepted the respect towards the top of the ceremony. The win places Mars in historic firm once more: He turns into the one artist together with Paul Simon to take residence the award 3 times.

    “We are really trying our hardest to remain humble at this point,” .Paak stated. “But in the industry, they call that a clean sweep!” later including “drinks is on Silk Sonic tonight!”

    The win got here after the night time’s festivities grew grim when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the gathering with an replace on the warfare and his numbers included kids injured and killed. “Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos,” he stated. “We are fighting Russia, which brings horrible silence with its bombs. The dead silence. Fill the silence with your music.”

    He ended by saying: “Tell the truth about the war on your social networks, on TV. Support us in any way you can any, but not silence. And then peace will come to all our cities.”

    ALSO READ | ‘Fill the silence along with your music,’ Zelenskyy tells Grammys

    John Legend then carried out “Free” with Ukrainian exiles together with singer-actress Mika Newton and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk.

    Rodrigo’s gained for greatest new artist put her in esteemed firm together with Carly Simon, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Tom Jones, the Beatles and Billie Eilish.

    A veteran of the “High School Musical” sequence, she grew to become the breakout music star of 2021, main along with her huge viral hit “Drivers License” and following with the one “Good 4 U” and the aching album “Sour,” which took greatest pop vocal album.

    “This is my biggest dream come true,” she stated after her greatest new artist win. She thanked her mother and father for supporting her goals, which at one level concerned being an Olympic gymnast and shortly veered towards music.

    “I want to thank my mom for being so supportive for all of my dreams, no matter how crazy. I want to thank my mom and dad for being equally as proud of me for winning a Grammy as they were when I learned how to do a back walk.”

    Silk Sonic opened the Grammys in Las Vegas with their high-energy, infectious repair of retro soul and funk by performing their “777.” They returned to the stage a short while later to gather the track of the 12 months trophy for “Leave the Door Open.”

    The win helps Mars tie the file for many track of the 12 months wins. He had beforehand gained for “24K Magic.”

    Both Mars and .Paak jumped out their seat, threw up their arms and danced to their track.

    “We’ll be singing this song together for the rest of our lives,” Mars stated to .Paak

    Host Trevor Noah launched the duo’s opening efficiency by saying they have been singlehandedly bringing again the Seventies, “which might explain the inflation.”

    By the time the present began on CBS, Batiste has already taken residence 4 Grammy Awards, together with his first ever. Batiste gained for greatest American roots efficiency, greatest American roots track, greatest music video and tied with Carlos Rafael Rivera for greatest rating soundtrack for visible media. His track “Freedom” within the music video class beat out a number of different robust rivals, together with Rodrigo, Lil Nas X and Eilish. All the honors have been handed out throughout a pre-telecast ceremony.

    “I am so grateful for the gifts that God has given me and the ability to share that for the love of humankind,” Batiste stated. “We just wanted everyone to see it. Any depression, any bondage or any darkness that was over your life is completely removed by just the love and the joy of the video.”

    It’s the primary tie since 2019 when Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake tied with Anderson .Paak to win greatest rap efficiency.

    It was a household affair from cousins Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, who gained greatest rap efficiency for his or her track “Family Ties.” Lamar gained his 14th Grammy and the primary for Keem, who stated “nothing could have prepared me for this moment” after stepping out onstage to say his trophy.

    Chris Stapleton gained his third Grammy for greatest nation solo efficiency for “You Should Probably Leave.”

    Tony Bennett prolonged his file because the artist with essentially the most conventional pop vocal album with 14 wins with “Love for Sale,” a duet album with Lady Gaga.

    Dressed in all black, BTS took the stage with a flirty second between V and Rodrigo earlier than the group carried out their hit single “Butter.” The made an look after one of many members examined constructive for COVID-19. All seven of the members – Jin, Jimin, V, RM, J-Hope, Suga and Jungkook – acted as in the event that they have been secret brokers with neon-blue lasers, dancing with easy choreography earlier than going into a quick rap portion of the track.

    Foo Fighters gained three awards Sunday, however weren’t in attendance to choose up their trophies following the current loss of life of its drummer Taylor Hawkins. An prolonged tribute to Hawkins performed earlier than the present’s In Memoriam section honoring artists and music trade figures who’ve died.

    Eilish paid homage to Hawkins throughout her efficiency by sporting a black T-shirt along with his picture. She stepped onstage in an upside-down home alongside along with her brother Finneas earlier than entering into the rain to carry out the title monitor from her “Happier Than Ever.”

    TJ Osborne, who got here out as homosexual final 12 months, fought again tears as he and his brother accepted a Grammy for the Brothers Osborne track “Younger Me.” He famous the track was impressed by his popping out.

    “I never thought that I would be able to do music professionally because of my sexuality. And I certainly never thought I would be here on the stage accepting a Grammy after having done something I felt like was going to be life changing and potentially in a very negative way,” Osborne stated.

    “And here I am tonight, not only accepting this Grammy Award with my brother, which I love so much, but I’m here with a man that I love and he loves me back. … I don’t know what I did be so lucky.”

    The ceremony shifted from Los Angeles to Las Vegas due to rising COVID-19 instances and the omicron variant in January, with organizers citing “too many risks.”

  • Big Grammys questions: Will Olivia Rodrigo make a clear sweep? What will Ye do?

    It’s anybody’s guess who will prevail on the Grammy Awards on Monday in Las Vegas, in a discipline that ranges from teen sensation Olivia Rodrigo to 95-year-old singer Tony Bennett and rapper Kanye West.

    Rodrigo, 19, is nominated within the high 4 classes – album, tune and document of the 12 months and greatest new artist – on the music trade’s highest honours. Only two musicians in Grammys historical past have swept all 4 classes on the identical night time.

    Experts say Olivia Rodrigo is near a lock-in for greatest new artist after her “drivers license” took off in January 2021, and that the viral hit is a powerful contender within the document and tune classes.

    “Everybody thinks Olivia Rodrigo is going to take a significant number of awards,” mentioned Variety deputy music editor Jem Aswad. “She’s almost a shoo-in for best new artist.”

     

    Album of the 12 months is tougher to name, Grammy watchers say. Rodrigo’s “Sour” is competing in opposition to West’s “Donda”, Jon Batiste’s “We Are” and Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s “Love for Sale”.

    Justin Bieber’s “Justice” can also be within the race, together with Doja Cat’s “Planet Her”, Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever”, H.E.R.’s “Back of My Mind”, Lil Nas X’s “Montero” and Taylor Swift’s “Evermore”.

    Kanye West, who has legally modified his identify to Ye, has a contentious historical past with the Grammys. Media retailers have quoted an unnamed consultant for the rapper saying West was advised he couldn’t carry out at this 12 months’s ceremony resulting from his current social media posts.

    The rapper was suspended from Instagram for twenty-four hours this month after posting racial slurs about late-night host Trevor Noah, who will probably be internet hosting the Grammys.

     

    Representatives for the Recording Academy, which presents the Grammys, and West didn’t reply to requests for remark.

    West is an award nominee, so he might be seated within the viewers on Monday even when he doesn’t carry out. Viewers and attendees will probably be watching how he reacts, win or lose, within the 5 classes he’s nominated in, Aswad mentioned.

    The rapper famously took the microphone from Taylor Swift as she was accepting a trophy on the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009.

    “No one expects Kanye West to sit on his hands on Grammy night,” Aswad mentioned.

    This 12 months’s Grammys have been pushed to April from January due to a Covid-19 surge at the start of the 12 months. The date swap compelled a change in venue from Los Angeles to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The awards will probably be broadcast dwell on CBS tv and Paramount+ within the US.

     

    Okay-pop band BTS, which has but to win a Grammy, enters the night time with a single nod for top-selling single “Butter” and is among the many acts slated to carry out on the Grammys stage.

    Nominee Bennett has Alzheimer’s illness and isn’t anticipated to attend.