Back in 2016, I was chatting with David Cook during our broadcast backstage at The 58th GRAMMY Awards. That previous November I saw David headline Gramercy Theater, and hung out backstage with him and the legendary Steven Van Zandt after the show. Just a few months after, we were talking about the performance and Cook… Read more »
Posts Categorized: The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards
INTERVIEW: Here’s How Jake Owen Helped Mike Posner (And Others) Write Music
This is the story of a song, its GRAMMY nomination and how one small suggestion can have a ripple effect amongst multiple artists. Yes, this is the story – as unlikely as it may seem – of Mike Posner’s “I Took A Pill In Ibiza,” before the producer SeeB remixed it for pop radio’s indulgence…. Read more »
INTERVIEW: Zendaya Recalls The First Time She Met Rihanna
I’ll never forget the second time I met Zendaya. It was in the press room after the 2013 American Music Awards. I had already chatted with Ariana Grande and was waiting for an influx of other big names: One Direction, Taylor Swift and Rihanna to name a few. The fellas of 1D headed straight to… Read more »
INTERVIEW: Yes, Mike Posner Took A Pill In Ibiza
Mike Posner really did take a pill in Ibiza with the intention of showing superstar DJ Avicii that he was cool. “One-hundred percent autobiographical,” the “Cooler Than Me” singer responded when I asked how true the song was. “(Avicii) didn’t take (a pill), but I took one to be cool.” SeeB, a Norwegian production duo,… Read more »
Why I Left My Dry Cleaning In LA, And Other Stories From The West Coast
There were a lot of “firsts” on my latest trip to Los Angeles: my first time running 14 miles while on the west coast, my first time leaving an item behind at the dry cleaners, my first time covering an award show weekend without attending said award show and my first time flying back and… Read more »
Taylor Swift Uses GRAMMYs Win To Send Kanye A Not-So-Subtle Message
The soap opera that is Taylor Swift and Kanye West took yet another turn Monday night, and of course it centered on an award show. This all began in 2009 at the MTV Video Music Awards and we thought that at last year’s GRAMMYs, bygones were bygones. During the commercial break, Swift and West along… Read more »
The 58th GRAMMYs #WWOBackstage: Day 2 With Hailee Steinfeld, Alessia Cara And More
Day 2 of the broadcast Backstage at The 58th GRAMMYs is always more hectic but also a lot of fun: you’re set up, in a groove and a lot of artists are coming by – usually more so than the previous day. It was great meeting ‘Idol’ winner Nick Fradiani, BØRNS and actress/singer Hailee Steinfeld…. Read more »
The 58th GRAMMYs #WWOBackstage: Day 1 With Tori Kelly, James Bay And More
For my fourth consecutive year, I broadcasted from backstage at music’s biggest night, inside the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Day 1 is always the more difficult day because you’ve just arrived on site, you’re setting everything up and you’re trying to work your way in to a flow as artists move in and… Read more »
INTERVIEW: Here’s How Charlie Puth Found Out About His Multiple GRAMMY Noms
How hectic is Charlie Puth’s life right now? The singer behind the anthem “See You Again” didn’t realize how many GRAMMY nominations he received until Google told him. “Well, I originally thought it was ‘a’ GRAMMY,” revealed Puth when I spoke with him after he and rapper Wiz Khalifa performed the “Furious 7” track on… Read more »