Shakira tops Latin Grammy nominations
Shakira leads the Latin Grammy nominations with five nods, with Ricardo Arjona, Gustavo Cerati and Julieta Venegas each receiving four, ahead of the ceremony in New York on 2 November.…
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Recording Academy president calls for collaboration
Recording Academy president Neil Portnow has urged the music and technology sectors to collaborate, and called for artists to be involved in negotiations.…
Latin Grammys switch language
The Latin Grammys were presented entirely in Spanish for the first time, moving from CBS to Spanish-language Univision after declining TV audiences.…
US industry bodies prepare for Grokster ruling
US content owner groups met to plan a PR response to the pending Supreme Court ruling in the MGM v Grokster P2P case.…
Zeppelin get lifetime achievement Grammy
Led Zeppelin received a Recording Academy lifetime achievement award at a party in LA, with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones attending and Robert Plant sending a video message.…
To host Grammys
Queen Latifah has been confirmed as host of the Grammy Awards on 13 February, according to Neil Portnow of the Recording Academy.…
Zepp to get lifetime achievement award from US industry
The Recording Academy will give Led Zeppelin a Lifetime Achievement Award on the eve of the Grammy Awards, recognising their contribution to rock music.…
Brian Wilson to receive MusiCares Person of the Year honour
Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson will be honoured as MusiCares Person of the Year 2005 at the Recording Academy foundation's gala dinner in February.…
Latin Grammy nominations announced
Maria Rita, Bebo Valdes and producer Tom Capone lead the Latin Grammy nominations, with Tom Capone earning five, and the awards take place in LA on 1 September.…
Grammys website live
The Recording Academy has launched the official Grammy Awards website, a joint venture with AOL, offering nominee information and live coverage of the 23 February event.…
Sixties and seventies classics added to Grammy Hall of Fame
Twenty-one recordings were added to the Grammy Hall of Fame, mostly from the sixties and seventies, including Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' and Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours'.…
Grammys announce lifetime achievement awards
Simon and Garfunkel, Etta James, Tito Puente, Johnny Mathis and Glenn Miller will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at next February's Grammys, with Alan Lomax honoured with a Trustees Award.…