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Ahead of Music’s Biggest Night, the Grammys, Billboard staffers sat down and chatted all about their predictions, performances, snubs and more!
Tetris Kelly:
It’s Grammy Sunday! I’m Tetris Kelly, here at Soho Warehouse in downtown Los Angeles. We have a great show for you today with behind-the-scenes access, exclusive interviews with nominees like Dom Dolla and Scott Hoying of Pentatonix, and some hot performances. Plus, we’ll talk to Billboard’s experts covering all things you need to know, the biggest snubs, hottest genres and their picks in the Big Four categories, including the highly competitive best new artist. Oh, and by the way, we’ll introduce you to all eight best new artist nominees, so let’s run it down! Welcome to Billboard Celebrates Music’s Hottest Night!
First up are two of Billboard’s most in-the-know contributors Katie Atkinson and Rania Aniftos to talk about some of the biggest moments in music this year and what everyone is talking about going into the Grammys. Hey, ladies, how’s it going?
Katie Atkinson:
Hi, Tetris!
Rania Aniftos:
Hi, Tetris!
Tetris Kelly:
I love that you got the green memo with me, Katie.
Katie Atkinson:
That’s right! Sorry, Rania!
Tetris Kelly:
Sorry, Rania!
Rania Aniftos:
No one informed me!
Tetris Kelly:
You we’re not informed, but you guys are the most informed in music. So let’s talk about this year. Can’t talk about it without the biggest tours — Beyonce, Taylor’s Eras tour, Renaissance tour, how did that shape music this year?
Rania Aniftos:
I mean, you were at both the tours this year.
Katie Atkinson:
I did. I went to both. I think Tetris did too.
Tetris Kelly:
I had a good time!
Katie Atkinson:
Basically, two of our biggest superstars had their career-defining tours this year and I think that kind of goes into the Grammys because it’s like who’s going to be next? Whoever gets coronated as the big star after Sunday night, maybe they’re gonna have the big career-defining tour next year, right?
Tetris Kelly:
Absolutely and I mean, Taylor is also having a big year in nominations as well, correct?
Rania Aniftos:
Oh, yeah, I mean, she’s nominated for album of the year for ‘Midnights,’ and she basically dominates the Grammys once again, as she does with every single album cycle. Something that I really liked about her tour, and I’m hoping that more artists do it and it seems like with Madonna and the Jonas Brothers, there are already artists who are playing on this “Eras thing,” you know, where they want to celebrate their discography and the music that made them who they are. And I hope that more artists look towards the future to do something like that.
Tetris Kelly:
And we can’t talk about women having a big year without talking about the ‘Barbie’ soundtrack I mean Lizzo, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, that soundtrack had bops on bops.
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Primary Wave’s annual pre-Grammy party went down Saturday night at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, and this year, for the first time, it celebrated Billboard No. 1s.
So it makes sense that a crowd of hitmakers was in the building to celebrate Grammy Weekend, including Jon Bon Jovi, who had just been honored the night prior as MusiCares Person of the Year and is the voice of four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits with his namesake band. Melissa Etheridge was also there, alongside wife Linda Wallem, and she’s a Billboard chart-topper too, including the Adult Contemporary No. 1 smash “I’m the Only One.”
Then there was Bell Biv DeVoe — the trio of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivens and Ronnie DeVoe — who scored three No. 1s on Billboard‘s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in their early ’90s heyday. They were the perfect people for Billboard‘s Rania Aniftos to ask “what is the key to making a hit song?” on the red carpet Saturday night.
“Be yourself, have fun, make sure you’re enjoying it,” Bell offered. “Make sure it’s what you would really listen to when you go to the clubs or jump in your car. Just keep it true in that aspect.”
Bivens chimed in next: “I would say get a hot beat. Don’t nothing happen without the beat. Then go straight to the chorus and get something that they want to remember. And then just tell a story that you think connects to men and women.”
Finally, DeVoe said, “It’s about that moment in time too, like being real as far as what you’re feeling in your life at that time. The biggest albums were about a moment in time in any given artist’s career. Whether it’s Prince, Purple Rain or Mary J. Blige, What’s the 411? There’s so many classics based on people’s pain and their victory at any time. A song should speak to that.”
CeeLo was in charge of the night’s music, spinning everything from Usher’s “Yeah!” and Too $hort’s “Blow the Whistle” to his own “F**k You! (Forget You),” a No. 1 hit on Billboard‘s Pop Airplay chart in 2011.
Also at the Waldorf Astoria for the party: Lauren Spencer-Smith, Fifth Harmony alumni Ally Brooke & Dinah Jane, Grandmaster Flash, Gavin Rossdale, “Lovin On Me” co-writer & co-producer Sean Momberger, Johnny Gill, Bonnie McKee, Israeli & Palestinian boy band as1one, Eric Benét, charlieonafriday, Pat Houston, Donna Houston, Damien “DDOT” Washington, Domani Harris, Armani White, James Charles, Crystal Kung Minkoff
Dom Fenison & Chanel West Coast, Terry Washington and, last but not least, The Hamburglar, who surprised the party with Happy Meal boxes filled with McDonald’s cheeseburgers and french fries.
Find photos from the party below:
Lauren Spencer-Smith at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Melissa Etheridge and Linda Wallem at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Sadik Dogosh, Neta Rozenblat, Ohad Attia, Aseel Farah, Nadav Philips and Niv Lin of as1one at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Ghostwriter at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Grandmaster Flash at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Gavin Rossdale at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
charlieonafriday at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe and Michael Bivins of Bell Biv DeVoe at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Pat Houston at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Donna Houston at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Bonnie McKee at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Damien “DDOT” Washington at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Sean Momberger at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Domani Harris at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Eric Benét at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
CeeLo Green and Armani White at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Ally Brooke and Dinah Jane at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Johnny Gill and Ricky Bell at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
James Charles at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Crystal Kung Minkoff at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Dom Fenison and Chanel West Coast at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Terry Washington and Eric Benét at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Jon Bon Jovi at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
The Hamburglar and CeeLo Green at the Primary Wave x Billboard Grammy Party held at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills on Feb. 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Dom Dolla talks about his Grammy nominations, being nominated for his work on “New Gold” with Tame Impala and Gorillaz, collaborating with Nelly Furtado, playing Coachella, the future of dance music, how dance music has changed over the years and more!
Katie Bain
Hi, I’m Katie Bain for Billboard News and I’m here with Grammy-nominated producer, Dom Dolla. Dom, thank you for being here.
Dom Dolla
Thanks for having me. Appreciate it.
Katie Bain
I want to start with knowing exactly what you were doing when you found out you were nominated.
Dom Dolla
I was in bed. I woke up, check my phone and just started swearing. It was a weird morning, honestly, back home in Australia. It’s like, it’s the award that all of my Australian friends and family understand is like the highest echelon of music. So honestly, that’s been the coolest part. Like, I was just back home in Australia with with all my relatives and they were like, you know, bugging out over it.
Katie Bain
Sure. They understand how big what you see, that they may not understand your day-to-day basis has actually become.
Dom Dolla
Yeah, like to uncles and aunties at the Christmas dinner … like oh, okay, it’s like actually, ‘you’re doing pretty good with the music production and songwriting stuff.’ So anyway.
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It’s Friday, February 2nd, and there’s a ton of new music out. Usher teamed up with Pheelz for their new track “Ruin,” TWICE dropped a new song titled “I GOT YOU,” G(I)-DLE’s new album ‘2’ is here, Kate Hudson released her first single & more. Spotify hosted its annual Spotify Best New Artist Party last night and we’re letting you in on all the fun from the event. Justin Timberlake seemingly called out Britney Spears after she apologized for things she had written in her book, “The Women In Me.” Justin Bieber shared a new photo from the studio and fans are hoping this means new music is on the way. boygenius has announced that they will be going on a hiatus for the “foreseeable future.” We take you inside Kylie Minogue’s Las Vegas residency. And more!
Tetris Kelly
Inside Spotify’s exclusive Grammys party, feuds, comebacks and breakups. The latest in music news, we sit down with Grammy nominee Coco Jones, take you inside one of Vegas’ hottest shows and run down this week’s biggest bangers. Happy Friday, it’s February 2nd. I’m Tetris and this is Billboard News, yes I’m exhausted for Grammy week. But we do it for you, so much to talk about in the show, but first, let’s jump into our Friday music guide. We didn’t think we could be more excited for Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show. But now that he’s given us a new check with Pheelz “Ruin” has us chomping at the bit. More new music to come throughout the show. But for now, let’s chat Grammy week. And I have to tell you all about Spotify’s Best New Artist party.
Landon Barker
Honestly, whoever wins I feel like I’m going to the Grammys. So I’m just grateful to be in the presence of everybody.
Dixie D’Amelio
Gracie Abrams. I love Noah Kahan is amazing. I actually was introduced to Jelly Roll at CMT awards last year..
Tetris Kelly
Okay!
Dixie D’Amelio
And I honestly was so shocked in an amazing way of how amazing he is. And I just have been obsessed with him ever since.
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Coco Jones talks about receiving five Grammy nominations, what’s next for her role as Hilary Banks in the show Bel-Air, her song for The Color Purple soundtrack, how she is planning to top the success she saw with her hit song “ICU,” performing in front of her hometown Nashville, why she loves her collab with Reneé Rapp and more!
Coco Jones:
I guess, look at music creation from the standpoint of “What do you want the final world to be? Where do you want the songs to live, and how do you want to feel on stage?” because you’re going to do that every day. Hey, y’all, it’s Coco Jones, and you’re watching Billboard News.
Kyle Denis:
First off, happy new year! How are you feeling now that we’re officially in 2024?
Coco Jones:
I’m excited. I think I learned a lot in 2023. I just had a birthday, and I’m ready for whatever challenges are up.
Kyle Denis:
What do the Grammys mean to you? And how does it feel to now have “Grammy nominated” in front of your name?
Coco Jones:
Grammys are just a very respected group of people who earned their voice and earned their credits and their credentials. To me, I respect everyone who is nominated and who decides, because I just feel like the Grammys also help up-and-coming artists, help up-and-coming creatives. And so for them to recognize the work that I’m doing, it just feels very affirming.
Kyle Denis:
You’re up for five awards, and I want to list them out because you deserve that. You’re up for best new artist, “ICU” is up for best R&B performance and best R&B song. What I Didn’t Tell You deluxe is up for best R&B album, and “Simple” with Babyface is up for best traditional R&B performance. Congratulations.
Coco Jones:
Thank you.
Kyle Denis:
Wow. Where were you when you first learned about those nominations?
Coco Jones:
Oh, when I first learned I was nominated, I was on the plane. And I definitely was asleep. My phone was vibrating so much. I was like, “This turbulence is crazy.” But what I realized is everyone was texting me congratulations. So as soon as I landed, I was calling everybody back.
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