Meghan Trainor has never won a Grammy award, but can you blame her? She really struck big in 2015 with her “All About That Bass” album and just couldn’t beat out those nominated against her that year. This year, she was nominated for the Best New Artist, and when she won, she was brought to […]
Category: Hot AC
James Bay’s Tough Night
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards was a bittersweet night for many artists. On the one hand, it’s an honor just to be in attendance and up for an award. On the other hand though, these artists and bands are here because they want to win. Their competitive drive is part of what makes them an […]
Justin Bieber Wins First Ever Grammy
You would think that after all of these years of success and albums sold by Justin Bieber that he had won a Grammy before, but such was not the case. In fact, he had only been nominated for two Grammys until this year’s single nomination. In 2011, Bieber was nominated for Best New Artist and […]
Two Ladies Come Home Empty Handed
Kelly Clarkson has had major success in her time as an artist, winning three Grammys since 2004 and being nominated for 10-plus overall. On the other hand, Ellie Goulding has never won a Grammy and came into this year’s award show with only one nomination, this year’s for Best Pop Solo Performance. Unfortunately for these […]
Bruno Mars’ Success at the Grammys
Bruno Mars has been to many Grammys, but very rarely has he walked away a winner. He’s been nominated for 21 Grammys since 2011, but had only won two awards (two nominations in 2016). This year Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson would change that though, sweeping the board when it came to their nominations. The […]
The Weeknd at the Grammys
Monday night, The Weeknd had the opportunity to win four Grammy awards, but he didn’t quite come away with those numbers. Instead, he won two and likely is very happy with his past year. He dominated the summer with his music, and is already being successful in 2016. Let’s take a look at his two […]
Taylor Swift’s Big Night
Taylor Swift had a big night at the Grammys last night, but are we really surprised? She went into the award show with seven nominations and ended up taking home three. Taylor’s wins on the night were for Album of the Year (1989), Best Pop Vocal Album (1989), and Best Music Video (Bad Blood featuring […]
Bruno Mars Working on Third Album
Billboard is reporting that Bruno Mars has begun working on his third album, which would be great to see after his exhilarating performance at the NFL Championship Game. During the half time show, he played “Uptown Funk,” which we all know as the song both he and Mark Ronson made popular over the past few […]
More Swift Headlines
It’s the end of the week, but that doesn’t mean we should stop talking about the stars! One singer has been in the news plenty in recent days and weeks, so let’s break down some of what you may not have heard about…. Taylor Swift! To cap off our Grammy coverage of Taylor, it has […]
Rachel Platten Reaches the Top
Every week we discuss the Mediabase top 10 chart for Hot AC music, seeing plenty of moving and shaking. This week is certainly on the high end of moving and shaking, as we have new artists/songs in every spot but two. The most impactful change is Rachel Platten to the top spot. Her song “Stand […]