Once a year, the British Phonographic Industry And British Association Of Record Dealers picks one outstanding album from the UK or Ireland and awards it the Mercury Prize. There’s been a great deal of ceremony around the Mercury Prize ever since its 1992 inception, and while the prize has certainly gone in some unexpected directions o...

Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, and opera singer Justino Díaz are the latest artists who will receive the Kennedy Center Honors. The induction ceremony is scheduled to take place on 12/5 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and will air on CBS at a later date.

Keigo Oyamada, the Japanese experimental musician better known as Cornelius, issued an apology over the weekend for past instances of bullying after it was announced that he had composed parts of the soundtrack for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, which is set to take place next week.

Elton John cares about the Oscars. Last year, he won Best Original Song for the second time. Whenever John isn’t at the ceremony, he hosts a glitzy Oscar-night watch party. Last night, John brought his Oscars watch party back as a virtual event, with a livestreamed pre-show and a series of performances tied to the commercial breaks of ...

Deftones video for Ceremony was directed by Leigh Whannell, one of the creators of the Saw franchise