NPR: Grammy https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1154248191 Grammy en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:44:04 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Grammy https://www.npr.org/tags/1154248191/grammy Opinion: Bob Newhart showed us the extraordinary in the ordinary NPR's Scott Simon remembers understated comedian and actor Bob Newhart, who died this week at the age of 94. Sat, 20 Jul 2024 08:00:23 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/07/19/nx-s1-5043557/opinion-bob-newhart-showed-us-the-extraordinary-in-the-ordinary https://www.npr.org/2024/07/19/nx-s1-5043557/opinion-bob-newhart-showed-us-the-extraordinary-in-the-ordinary

NPR's Scott Simon remembers understated comedian and actor Bob Newhart, who died this week at the age of 94.

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]]> Scott Simon New Grammy category for African music ignores almost all of Africa Grammy is unveiling an award for "Best African Music Performance." Do the nominees fulfill the goal of "recognizing recordings that utilize unique local expressions from across the ... continent"? Sun, 04 Feb 2024 10:12:51 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/02/04/1228089744/new-grammy-category-for-african-music-ignores-almost-all-of-africa https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/02/04/1228089744/new-grammy-category-for-african-music-ignores-almost-all-of-africa

Grammy is unveiling an award for "Best African Music Performance." Do the nominees fulfill the goal of "recognizing recordings that utilize unique local expressions from across the ... continent"?

]]> Ian Brennan The Economics of the Grammys, Explained Sure, Beyoncé<em> </em>and Adele might scoop up even more awards for their collections. But with prizes being handed out in 91 categories, a lot of folks stand to see career boosts due to the Grammy Awards. Sun, 05 Feb 2023 12:13:44 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/02/05/1154246143/grammy-awards-2023-money-beyonce https://www.npr.org/2023/02/05/1154246143/grammy-awards-2023-money-beyonce

Sure, Beyoncé and Adele might scoop up even more awards for their collections. But with prizes being handed out in 91 categories, a lot of folks stand to see career boosts due to the Grammy Awards.

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