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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 · Aug 9, 2023

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 · Aug 8, 2023

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 · Aug 8, 2023

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 · Dec 1, 2022

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 · Nov 28, 2022

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 · Nov 27, 2022

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 · Nov 15, 2022

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 · Oct 13, 2022

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 · Aug 12, 2022

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 · Aug 11, 2022