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FILE - Atlanta Braves' organist Matthew Kaminski plays an organ overlooking Truist Field before Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves Oct. 30, 2021, in Atlanta. The jazz lover's eclectic taste in music, and his hilarious selections when opposing players come to the plate, set up a game within every game. For the first time ever, we'll be awarding a Newby Grammy to our top sports-related musician, Kaminski. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Astros at Braves 10/30/2021

Dec. 31, 2021 02:58 AM EST

FILE - Queen Latifah arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 26, 2019, in Newark, N.J. Queen Latifah will be honored at Sunday’s BET Awards. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Cardi B reveals baby bump during BET Awards performance

By Mesfin Fekadu Jun. 27, 2021 03:00 AM EDT

FILE - Christone "Kingfish" Ingram performs at TD Pavilion at the Mann on Sept. 4, 2019, in Philadelphia. Ingram and Shemekia Copeland were among the top winners at the Blues Music Awards held in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday. Ingram, who won five times last year, took home the contemporary blues male artist and guitar instrumentalist awards. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Copeland, Ingram among winners of Blues Music Awards

Jun. 07, 2021 02:41 PM EDT

DaBaby arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020, left, and Megan Thee Stallion appears at the 5th annual Diamond Ball benefit gala in New York on Sept. 12, 2019. The chart-topping rappers each scored seven nominations at the show airing live on June 27 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)
Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby top BET Award nominations

By Mesfin Fekadu May. 27, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

Jason Isbell performs at the To Nashville, With Love Benefit Concert in Nashville, Tenn. on March 9, 2020, left, and Amythyst Kiah of Our Native Daughters performs during the Americana Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. on Sept. 11, 2019. Singer-songwriters Isbell and Kiah are both up for three nominations at this year's Americana Honors and Awards Show. This year's show will resume in-person on September 22 after the ceremony was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. (AP Photo)
Jason Isbell, Amythyst Kiah lead Americana music awards

By Kristin M. Hall May. 26, 2021 03:31 PM EDT

DJ Khaled, front left, and H.E.R., front right, perform with Takeoff, from background left, Quavo and Offset, of Migos, at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
The Weeknd wins multiple honors at Billboard Awards

By Mesfin Fekadu May. 23, 2021 08:22 PM EDT

Keith Urban performs at the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn. The awards show airs on April 18 with both live and prerecorded segments. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
ACM Awards hits record low ratings, join the ceremony slump

By Lynn Elber Apr. 20, 2021 07:17 PM EDT

FILE - Eric Burton of Black Pumas performs "Colors" at the 63rd Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center, in this Thursday, March 11, 2021, file photo. Grammy Award nominated rock & soul duo Black Pumas and Cleveland's own Machine Gun Kelly will perform at next week's NFL draft. The league announced its musical acts for the second and third days of the draft, which is back on the road after being all virtual last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Black Pumas, Machine Gun Kelly to perform at NFL draft

By Tom Withers Apr. 20, 2021 02:23 PM EDT

In this Aug. 3, 2020 photo, Mickey Guyton is photographed during a remote portrait session in Los Angeles on Aug. 3, 2020, left, and Keith Urban appears at the 13th Annual ACM Honors in Nashville, Tenn. on August 21, 2019. Guyton and Urban will host the Academy of Country Music Awards in April. (AP Photo)
Keith Urban, Mickey Guyton have chemistry as ACM hosts

By Kristin M. Hall Apr. 16, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

Gena Johnson poses in her home studio in Nashville, Tenn. on April 8, 2021. Johnson, a recording engineer, is the first woman to ever be nominated for engineer of the year by the Academy of Country Music. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
ACM nominee engineer Gena Johnson crafts hit records

By Kristin M. Hall Apr. 13, 2021 10:26 AM EDT

Trevor Noah, left, and host Ringo Starr appear on stage at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Grammy Award ratings drop 51 percent to record low

By David Bauder Mar. 16, 2021 05:55 PM EDT

DaBaby arrives at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Fashionable Grammys: Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Harry Styles' boas

By Leanne Italie Mar. 15, 2021 03:06 PM EDT

Billie Eilish reacts as she accepts the award for record of the year for "Everything I Wanted" at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
The joy of music returns for Grammy winners, performers

By David Bauder Mar. 15, 2021 01:15 PM EDT

Chris Martin, left, and Brittany Howard perform together during the "In Memoriam" section of the 63rd Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. The awards show airs on March 14 with both live and prerecorded segments. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
PHOTOS: See music's return to the big stage at the Grammys

By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2021 06:23 AM EDT

Taylor Swift appears at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2019, left, and Beyonce appears at the world premiere of "The Lion King" in Los Angeles on July 9, 2019. Swift could become the first woman to win the show’s top prize, album of the year, three times. Her first surprise album of 2020, the folky, alternative adventure “folklore,” is competing for the top honor. While Beyonce has never won album of the year, she is the most nominated act. With 24 previous wins and nine nominations this year, she could surpass Alison Krauss’ 27 wins and become the most decorated woman in Grammys history. (AP Photo)
Ladies night: Beyoncé, Swift make history as others win big

By Mesfin Fekadu Mar. 15, 2021 01:30 AM EDT

In this video grab provided by CBS and the Recording Academy, Lionel Richie performs during the In Memoriam as Kenny Rogers is pictured on screen at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (CBS/Recording Academy via AP)
Grammys' in memoriam especially long, grim in pandemic year

By Andrew Dalton Mar. 15, 2021 01:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, various Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The Recording Academy is partnering with Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University to complete a study focused on women's representation in the music industry.. The academy, which puts on the annual Grammy Awards, said the lack of female creators in music is “one of the most urgent issues in the industry today." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
The Latest: Billie Eilish wins record of the year at Grammys

By The Associated Press Mar. 14, 2021 09:05 PM EDT

Associated Press entertainment reporter Marcela Isaza poses backstage at the 63rd Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Thursday, March 11, 2021. The awards show will air on Sunday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
A peek behind the masks, precautions at the pandemic Grammys

By Marcela Isaza Mar. 12, 2021 06:17 PM EST

FILE - Trevor Noah arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020. Noah will host the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
For Trevor Noah, Grammy Awards a return to in-person hosting

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Mar. 11, 2021 04:32 PM EST

Sisters, from left, Alana, Este and Danielle Haim of the band HAIM pose for a portrait in Los Angeles on Feb. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At the Grammys, sister trio HAIM makes rock 'n' roll history

By Ragan Clark Mar. 10, 2021 09:27 AM EST