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How to watch the VMAs 2023 from anywhere in the world

From Bey to Tay, you won't want to miss this year's awards. Here's how to watch the VMAs, no matter your locale

My Imperfect Life

Taylor Swift, SZA and Doja Cat lead 2023 MTV VMA nominations

Swift has a chance to become the most awarded artist in VMA history

The Independent UK

Louis Cato, TV late night bandleader, offers 'Reflections,' a new album of 'laid bare, honest' songs

Louis Cato’s remarkable musical gifts are on show this summer with his second album, “Reflections,” a way to express himself while his regular day gig as bandleader of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” is quiet because of the Hollywood strike

The Independent UK

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Billie Eilish headlines climate awareness concert at Eiffel Tower

Paris’s Eiffel Tower will be the stage for a concert featuring Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz and Jon Batiste on Thursday night. The event, to raise awareness about climate change, comes as world leaders gather for a climate solidarity summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Radio France Internationale

Lizzo, Ed Sheeran among hundreds of acts to play Jazz Fest

Lizzo and Ed Sheeran are among the headliners who will play this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which takes place over two weekends beginning April 28

The Independent UK

Celebs and dignitaries meet at the White House for Biden's state dinner

Foreign and domestic government officials and A-list stars partook in President Biden's black tie event Thursday night, in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron.

WEKU

Biden’s state dinner for Macron includes notable VIP guests

WASHINGTON — Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, KKR and Co. co-founder Henry Kravis and film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg were among the guests Thursday at President Joe Biden’s first state dinner honoring French President Emmanuel Macron.

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Biden, Macron to dine on world’s best cheese, hear Batiste

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron will dine on lobster, caviar and an Oregon cheese named the best in the world while listening to Grammy-winner Jon Batiste at the U.S. president’s first state dinner on Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Jon Batiste to Sing for Macron at Biden’s 1st State Dinner

Musician Jon Batiste is on tap to perform at President Joe Biden’s first White House state dinner on Thursday that will highlight long-standing ties between the United States and France and honor President Emmanuel Macron. “An artist who transcends generations, Jon Batiste’s music inspires and brings people together,” said Vanessa…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jon Batiste to sing for Macron at Biden's 1st state dinner

The White House says singer Jon Batiste has been chosen to perform at Thursday's state dinner that will highlight long-standing ties between the United States and France and honor President Emmanuel Macron

The Independent UK

2023 Grammy nominations: All the snubs and surprises

LOS ANGELES — At April’s Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, the big winner was Jon Batiste, a jazz-funk bandleader with a plum TV gig and critical acclaim but almost zero chart presence prior to the ceremony.

Los Angeles Times

Trump, Biden and consequences

For Republicans in D.C., endless division is fun and games. But that isn't what most Americans really want

Salon

Jon Batiste leaves Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show’ after seven years as bandleader

Five months after winning big at the 2022 Grammys, Jon Batiste is stepping away from his post as bandleader for Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show.”

Los Angeles Times

Trombone Shorty exults in Voodoo Threauxdown Tour: 'People will get this whole gumbo of New Orleans music!'

Trombone Shorty has not yet devised a way to take his concert audiences to New Orleans, at least not literally.

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Los Angeles Times

2023 Grammy Awards will return to usual LA venue for first time in three years

LOS ANGELES — Thanks to pandemic-related setbacks, for the first time in three years the Grammy Awards are set to return to their usual Los Angeles home at Crypto.com Arena.

Chicago Sun-Times

Juneteenth 2022: what to watch on television, streaming platforms this weekend

Here are programs celebrating the holiday with musical performances, by revisiting history and highlighting Black culture.

The Independent UK

Jon Batiste kicks off Grammy Museum's educational series

Jon Batiste will kick off a series geared toward the Grammy Museum's public and educational programs in New York City next month

Los Angeles Times

Stephen Colbert halts more ‘Late Show’ episodes due to recurrence of COVID-19

Exactly a week after returning to “The Late Show” after a bout of COVID-19, host Stephen Colbert is canceling the taping of more new episodes due to “a recurrence” of the highly contagious virus.

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The Guardian - US

‘The industry is predictable – there’s a lot of gatekeeping’: Reggie Watts is the last weirdo left on TV

For the past decade the bandleader role has been critical to late-night talk shows, a place where they can project inclusiveness without having to scrap the white, middle-aged male host

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert on possible Russian war crimes: ‘Save time and pull the “possible” out of that sentence’

Late-night hosts discuss Russian destruction in Ukraine, Mike Pence’s denial of 6 January, and Trump’s endorsement of Sarah Palin

Los Angeles Times

How to win the Grammys? Make old sounds new again

Throwback resplendent in a dark velvety suit and a shirt unbuttoned to the point of parody, Anderson .Paak sauntered up to the stage near the end of Sunday night’s 64th Grammy Awards like a cat toward a bowl of milk.

Benzinga

Winners And Losers At The 64th Grammy Awards

The 64th annual Grammy Awards were held on Sunday, filled with much less drama than the Oscars in the previous week. Here are some highlights.

The Independent UK

Meet Jon Batiste, new Grammy winner with plenty going on

Jon Batiste wears so many hats he may need a closet for them all — recording artist, bandleader, musical director, film composer, museum creative director and scion of New Orleans musical royalty

The Guardian - UK

The 2022 Grammys got behind the classiest of artists … and the least

Prizes for Silk Sonic, Doja Cat and Olivia Rodrigo showed the awards at their best – which can’t be said for Louis CK’s honour

Al Jazeera

Grammys 2022: Full list of winners

Jon Batiste won five Grammys, teenage pop phenomenon Olivia Rodrigo and R&B duo Silk Sonic were also honoured.

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