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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…

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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.

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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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Los Angeles Times

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

The Independent UK

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.

Los Angeles Times

‘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

The Guardian - US

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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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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.

Evening Standard

Jon Batiste quits the Late Show With Stephen Colbert: here’s everything to know about the Grammy winner

2022 has been a huge year for Jon Batiste

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Jon Batiste Crowned Grammys King with Five Wins Including Best Album

Industry watchers had tipped pop superstars as the likely big winners at Sunday's Grammys -- but jazzman Jon Batiste instead was crowned king, taking home five awards including the prestigious Album of the Year prize. At the star-studded gala, held for the first time in Las Vegas, Silk Sonic --…

The Independent UK

Batiste, joyful performances highlight Grammy Awards

Jon Batiste may have won the most Grammy Awards with five on Sunday night, but in some ways he was a surprise

The Guardian - AU

Monday briefing: Zelenskiy condemns ‘butchers’ of Bucha

Horror at killings of civilians in Kyiv’s surrounds … fines over Downing Street party on eve of Prince Philip’s funeral … and the return of Marine Le Pen

Axios

Jon Batiste wins 5 Grammys — including album of the year

With more music and less talking, the Grammys avoided the kind of drama that sucked up all of the attention at last week's Oscars.

Los Angeles Times

Silk Sonic, Jon Batiste, Olivia Rodrigo lead an eclectic, drama-free Grammy Awards

Jon Batiste, Olivia Rodrigo and Silk Sonic each took home big prizes at the 64th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, an upbeat and drama-free ceremony after the chaos of the Academy Awards last week.

The Guardian - US

Grammy awards 2022: Olivia Rodrigo wins big and Ukraine’s Zelenskiy makes cameo

The specter of Oscars chaos loomed over the music awards – a mega-concert which included a message of hope from the Ukrainian president

The Times of India

Grammys 2022 Complete Winners' List: Jon Batiste, Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic take home top honours

Jon Batiste won album of the year honours for “We Are” at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, giving him five trophies on a night that saw the ’70s funk of Silk Sonic take record of the year and song of the year and newcomer Olivia Rodrigo take three awards.

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