H.E.R. wins two Grammys

February 11, 2019 Kat Iniba

H.E.R. who received 5 Grammy nominations, took home 2 Grammy awards this past weekend for Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance for her song Best Part featuring Daniel Caesar.

21 year old H.E.R., whose mom is half Filipino and dad is African American has credited her parents for her musicality, stating that she has always been around music her entire life and just gravitated towards instruments. When she accepted her Grammy for Best R&B Album Award, she thanked her family by saying,

“I want to thank first and foremost God, and my parents who are in the building and my wonderful sister. Mom, Dad, this is for all the wonderful sacrifices that you made for me. Thank you for embracing my talents and who I am.”

H.E.R. was born Gabi Wilson but in 2016, changed her stage name to H.E.R. which stands for Have Everything Revealed.

BRUNO MARS HEADS TO SIN CITY

February 5, 2019 Kat Iniba

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11 time Grammy winner Bruno Mars will be heading to Las Vegas’ Park MGM for an 11 show residency which is scheduled from April 29th to September 14th.

Tickets will go on sale at 10am on February 8th (Live Nation and M Life Rewards member presales will take place on February 6th)

For more information, you can head to the MGM website here.

1ST GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR LEA SALONGA

December 10, 2018 Kat Iniba

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Lea Salonga, along with her Once on This Island cast received a Grammy nomination (Best Musical Theater Album category) for their cast album. This is the first Grammy nomination for Salonga who was in disbelief. She admitted in a tweet that she had to visit grammy.com to verify the news.

In the Broadway musical Once on This Island, Salonga plays Erzulie, the goddess of love. The musical follows the story of a peasant girl and a French descended nobleman and the gods that watch over them.

Joining the Once on This Island cast under the Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album category include albums of The Band’s Visit, Carousel, My Fair Lady and Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards will take place on February 10th 2019 at the Staples Center.