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The most unforgettable 65th Grammy Awards red carpet looks

Taylor Swift walked away with a Grammy for Best Music Video for “All Too Well: The Short Film” while dressed in a dark blue sequined gown…writes N Lothungbeni Humtsoe

The 65th Grammy Awards, held on Sunday in Los Angeles, were all about rebirth, new beginnings, and hope for the remainder of the year. Let’s take a look at the most unforgettable red carpet looks.

Cardi B

Cardi B gave us a truly electric queen moment, which her Grammy outfit designer Gaurav Gupta agrees with in his comment on Cardi B’s Instagram post.

Doja Cat

Doja Cat never fails to amaze her fans with her red carpet looks, after being adorned in 30,000 Swarovski crystals at the Schiaparelli Paris presentation. The rapper wore a Versace leather gown to the Grammy Awards.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift walked away with a Grammy for Best Music Video for “All Too Well: The Short Film” while dressed in a dark blue sequined gown.

Jennifer Lopez

Meet the Queen of Hollywood Jennifer Lopez at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards in a handmade Gucci gown with draping crystals.

Beyonce

Beyonce arrived on the Grammy red carpet wearing a handmade Gucci outfit. Gucci’s official Instagram page posted her photo with the comment: “She made history at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards with the record for most Grammy victories. During the evening’s event, she won Best Dance/Electronic Recording, Best Traditional R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best Dance/Electronic Music Album and was nominated for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best R&B Performance, and Best Song Written For Visual Media.”

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Viola completes EGOT with first Grammy win

Viola Davis.(photo:Twitter/@QuincyDJones)

She won her first Grammy at the 65th annual Grammy Awards for her audiobook recording of her memoir, ‘Finding Me’…reports Asian Lite News

Actress Viola Davis is the fresh inductee to the group of EGOT winners. EGOT signifies a recipient of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony award. Davis is the 18th person to achieve EGOT status, joining the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Andrew Lloyd Webber and John Gielgud.

She won her first Grammy at the 65th annual Grammy Awards for her audiobook recording of her memoir, ‘Finding Me’.

“I wrote this book to honour the six-year-old Viola,” Davis said on stage at the ceremony in Los Angeles. “To honour her life, her joy, her trauma, everything. And, it has just been such a journey — I just EGOT!”

She previously won an Emmy for her role in ‘How to Get Away with Murder’, an Oscar for ‘Fences’ and two Tony awards for ‘King Hedley III’ and ‘Fences’.

She is the third Black female EgotOT winner, after Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Hudson. The musician John Legend became the first Black male EGOT winner and joint youngest at the age of 39 in 2018.

The 65th annual Grammy Awards, which recognises the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022, were held at the Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

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Taylor Swift honoured with Best Music Video award at Grammy

Taylor Swift .(photo:Twitter)

Since directing the ‘All Too Well’ short film, Swift has been tapped to direct her debut feature, based on a self-penned screenplay…reports Asian Lite News

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift won Best Music Video for ‘All Too Well: The Short Film’ at the recent Grammy Awards. Swift beat out work from Adele, BTS, Doja Cat, Harry Styles, and Kendrick Lamar. The video of ‘All Too Well: The Short Film’ has been self-directed by Swift.

Before tonight, Swift had won 11 Grammys, including one for Best Music Video. Since directing the ‘All Too Well’ short film, Swift has been tapped to direct her debut feature, based on a self-penned screenplay.

Swift was not at the premiere ceremony to accept her Grammy Award, but she tweeted later, “I can’t put into words what this means to me. For the @RecordingAcad and my peers to acknowledge me as a director, and in doing so, acknowledge my work to try and reclaim my music. I’m blown away. Thank you to all the fans who willed this to happen.”

The 65th annual Grammy Awards, which recognises the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022, were held at the Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

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‘Encanto’ bags 3 honours at Grammy

Encanto

Franco became the first woman to score a Disney animated feature film with ‘Encanto’…reports Asian Lite News

American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film ‘Encanto’ clinched 3 honours at the 65th edition of the Grammy Awards. The album won Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Song Written for Visual Media for the song ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’. The film’s music was done by Germaine Franco.

Franco became the first woman to score a Disney animated feature film with ‘Encanto’. Franco, who is of Mexican American descent, began composing as a student at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, where she graduated in 1984.

‘Encanto’ follows a multigenerational Colombian family, the Madrigals, led by a matriarch whose children and grandchildren, except for Mirabel Madrigal, receive magical gifts from a miracle that helps them serve the people in their rural community called the Encanto.

The 65th annual Grammy Awards are being held at the Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles. It recognises the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022.

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Anoushka to perform at Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony

Anoushka Shankar to perform at 65th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony.(photo:IANSLIFE)

Anoushka Shankar says, “What a true honor to be invited as the Inaugural Visiting Professor in Music Business at Oxford University! I’m deeply grateful to embark upon this new journey.”…reports Asian Lite News

Kicking off the proceedings for the 65th annual Grammy Awards, the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will return to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on 5th February 2023. In an exciting development, the ceremony will be marked by a stirring performance by current Grammy nominee Anoushka Shankar, making it her third Grammy performance.

The masterful sitar player, producer, film composer, activist, and nine-time Grammy Award Nominee will perform alongside vocalist Arooj Aftab on their Grammy -nominated track Udhero Na from Arooj’s new album, Vulture Prince.

While Udhero Na is up for Best Global Music Performance, Anoushka’s latest album, Between Us (Live) with Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley featuring Manu Delago has also been nominated for Best Global Music Album this year. This earns Anoushka the massive coup of being the first Indian female musician to receive two Grammy nominations in one year.

Anoushka Shankar said, “I’m genuinely over the moon to be performing at the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony for the third time. This time I’m excited to share the stage with the wonderful Arooj Aftab, playing her beautiful song Udhero Na. I’m grateful my music on this song and on my album Between Us has been recognized with a nomination again and am proud to represent India and my instrument, the sitar, on this world stage.”

This announcement coincides with Anoushka’s fresh inaugural empanelment as a Visiting Professor in Music at Oxford University. This new role by the Oxford Faculty of Music, in conjunction with the Said Business School and Jesus College is designed to recognize the achievements and contributions of diverse figures across the music industry, and to forge connections and expand the dialogue between students and academics in the University and the wider industry.

In 2016, in a similar vein, Anoushka made an impactful presence within the UK education system, when she became one of the first five female composers to be added to the UK A-level music syllabus, a move that heralded a more diverse, inclusive, and representative syllabus and guaranteed better female representation in the Western classical tradition.

Anoushka Shankar further adds, “What a true honor to be invited as the Inaugural Visiting Professor in Music Business at Oxford University! I’m deeply grateful to embark upon this new journey.”

The award ceremony will stream live on Sun, Feb. 5, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and on live.grammy.com.

Anoushka Shankar

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