Grammy Awards

Three Cool Moments of the Grammys

BEST POWER COUPLE

Gloria and Emilio Estefan

Locos Por Juana Nominated for Grammy, Celebration at Jazid Dec. 19

Miami's favorite Latin - rock - cumbia - whatever mash-up band, Locos Por Juana, has finally got its due from the awards gods. The Locos have finally scored their first Grammy nomination, in the category of Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album, for La Verdad. Note that this is in the regular Grammys ... More >>

Well, Look at this Obama Portrait

MiamiKaos No offense to Serge Touissant, but there's a new Obama art king in town. Here's local graphic artist Miami Kaos, of Hardcore Designs, take on the Commander in Chief. Much like a pregnant M.I.A. at the Grammys, he's flanked by four of Hip Hop's biggest stars. [Obama Art Report via Animal Ne ... More >>

Dip It Lo

This DJ can certainly save your life.

Locos por Juana

This DJ can certainly save your life.

Deadmau5

This DJ can certainly save your life.

Bright-Light Balsero

Freedom cabaret shines at the Arsht.

Alicia Keys in Miami

Musician sees the pyramids, moves mountains.

More than Semi-Pro

Andre 3000, renaissance man.

Two-Day Pretty Party

The one and only Makeup Show rolls into town.

Last Chance to Dance

Say adios to the Global Cuba Fest at Spiegelworld.

Playing It by Ear

The Blind Boys of Alabama don’t need sight to sing their sweet soul.

Sax in the City

Paquito D’Rivera brings brass to the Gusman.

We’re Ready for Some Football

Super Bowl fun for everyone

While Her Sitar Gently Weeps

Take a musical journey with Anoushka Shankar

Freedom Dancing

Brazilian high kicking meets high art

Beethoven Never Looked This Good

Brazilian high kicking meets high art

Roger Sanchez

Brazilian high kicking meets high art

Maria Rita

Maria Rita Warner/Musicrama

Dirty Vegas

One Capitol

Cheryl Bentyne

One Capitol

Nicholas Payton

One Capitol

On the Record

Erstwhile Smiths spin in Miami

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Erstwhile Smiths spin in Miami

Much Ado

Choosing winners at the Latin Grammys is like comparing apples and oranges -- and orangutans

Sumner Vacation

Sting and the art of corporate rock

Salsa's Past as Prologue

Sting and the art of corporate rock

Get Loco

Sting and the art of corporate rock

Nom, Nom, Nom

Sting and the art of corporate rock

Gloria Estefan Is In Fact Ready For Some Football

Gloria Estefan recently recorded a colabo with Hank Williams Jr. for the football classic, "Are You Ready For Some Football", which will open all three nationally televised games this year (two on ESPN and a Monday Nighter against the Jets on October 12). It should be fun to hear her legendary v ... More >>

Conjunto Progreso at Transit Lounge Tonight, Friday June 26

Que bola, mi gente? It's about that time yet again to proudly don some Cubaneo. What? You know you love it. Even if you're not Cuban, there's no denying that we make some great grooves for shakin' your ass to.Providing an immediate opportunity for you to partake in some of that very ass shakin', Con ... More >>

Top 10 Thursday: The Real Top 10 American Entertainers

Michael Jackson dies and all of a sudden he's the greatest entertainer of all time. Not so fast. MJ made three great albums, invented the moonwalk and, well.... Let us take another look at the performers who have truly proved most thrilling over the years.1. Elvis Presley Michael Jackson may have du ... More >>

Concert Announcements: Jewel, Bela Fleck, and Ghostface Killah

​Ghostface Killah, member and producer of The Wu-Tang clan, is stepping out on a solo tour promoting his upcoming album Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City. He'll be making a stop at Revolution Live on October 7. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.Singer/songwriter/actress Je ... More >>

Sweet Music in the Arsht

​Ghostface Killah, member and producer of The Wu-Tang clan, is stepping out on a solo tour promoting his upcoming album Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City. He'll be making a stop at Revolution Live on October 7. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.Singer/songwriter/actress Je ... More >>

Unofficial Miami Anthem "I'm On a Boat" Earns Befuddling Grammy Nod

Unless your studio nickname is Babyface or you wear sunglasses with slats in them, the Grammys probably mean nothing to you. As a ego-massaging spectacle, the music industry's award show is even more irritating the Oscars. That being said, we think it's pretty awesome that "I'm on a Boat" -- the Sat ... More >>

Long Live the Blues

Unless your studio nickname is Babyface or you wear sunglasses with slats in them, the Grammys probably mean nothing to you. As a ego-massaging spectacle, the music industry's award show is even more irritating the Oscars. That being said, we think it's pretty awesome that "I'm on a Boat" -- the Sat ... More >>

Tonight! Steel Pulse at Revolution

Just a reminder that Steel Pulse is in South Florida this evening at Revolution. Arielle has more to say about the legendary reggae group here. This morning, we would merely like to mention that Biblical figures "Daniel, King David and Abraham Israel were all black men," which is the crux of Steel P ... More >>

Prayer Time

Just a reminder that Steel Pulse is in South Florida this evening at Revolution. Arielle has more to say about the legendary reggae group here. This morning, we would merely like to mention that Biblical figures "Daniel, King David and Abraham Israel were all black men," which is the crux of Steel P ... More >>

Blind Men Shall Lead Us

Just a reminder that Steel Pulse is in South Florida this evening at Revolution. Arielle has more to say about the legendary reggae group here. This morning, we would merely like to mention that Biblical figures "Daniel, King David and Abraham Israel were all black men," which is the crux of Steel P ... More >>

Mas Música, Maestro

Just a reminder that Steel Pulse is in South Florida this evening at Revolution. Arielle has more to say about the legendary reggae group here. This morning, we would merely like to mention that Biblical figures "Daniel, King David and Abraham Israel were all black men," which is the crux of Steel P ... More >>

Poplife Wants You to Dip It Low With Secret Guest DJ at Bar Tonight

Yeah, this is a hint.​When secret parties with special guest DJs are announced, 90 percent of the time they don't live up to the hype. Trust us when we say tonight's secret party at Bar probably isn't going to be one of those times. The person taking over the decks tonight is a very well known Gra ... More >>

Put Some Bach Into It

Yeah, this is a hint.​When secret parties with special guest DJs are announced, 90 percent of the time they don't live up to the hype. Trust us when we say tonight's secret party at Bar probably isn't going to be one of those times. The person taking over the decks tonight is a very well known Gra ... More >>

Cue the Klezmer

Yeah, this is a hint.​When secret parties with special guest DJs are announced, 90 percent of the time they don't live up to the hype. Trust us when we say tonight's secret party at Bar probably isn't going to be one of those times. The person taking over the decks tonight is a very well known Gra ... More >>

Common's Lecture on The Effects of Hip-Hop on Modern Society at FIU

Photo by Liana Lozada​ On Wednesday, February 9, FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus got a little taste of Chicago rapper and actor Common. The speaking engagement was titled "The Effects of Hip-Hop on Modern Society." But it took the form of a motivational speech on achieving individual greatness. Common ... More >>

53rd Grammy Awards = 15 Minutes of Fun!

Photo by wireimage.com via grammy.comCee Lo acid puppets = Fun!​Did you waste three hours of your life watching the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards last night? Well, congrats ... You got almost 15 minutes of genuine entertainment out of the deal. For one, Bieber took a beating at the hands of Best ... More >>

Jorge Moreno Talks Winning the International Songwriting Competition and His Split Personality

​Jorge Moreno's "Thank You" is a gently unfolding, deceptive pop-rock paean to life's simple pleasures. Its earworm tendencies come on slowly. The more you play the track, the more it reveals new flourishes -- a roots-rock guitar lick here, a Beatles-esque wall of backing voices there. It also ... More >>

Chris Brown, Rihanna, Drake, and Four Other Totally Awkward Award Show Moments

​The BET Awards were held this past Sunday and some really confusing, awkward shit went down in the middle of granting the Viewer's Choice Award. Some fans were invited onstage to announce this year's winner, which at first was Chris Brown. But only a few seconds after Brown received the award f ... More >>

Tomorrow's Latin Spice Festival at Pinecrest Gardens: Chino Nuñez and Hot Stuff

Latin Spice Festival​Still got Basel fever and need some sort of festival to go to this weekend? Fever no more because Pinecrest Gardens is hosting the Latin Spice Festival tomorrow, December 10, from 6 until 10 p.m.Entry is just $5 before 8 p.m., $25 after that to watch the evening concert with G ... More >>

Ten Reasons the 2012 Grammys Are a Total Joke

​As popular culture continues to be consumed by a seemingly inexhaustible inferno of idiocy - dubstep trickle down, reunion shows, Drake, the list goes on - the Recording Academy is putting on their best Nero costumes and getting their fiddles nice and tuned. Yes. That's right. It's fucking Gramm ... More >>