Jack Dorsey to reportedly step down as Twitter CEO

Jack Dorsey, the CEO and one of the founders of Twitter, is expected to step down from his role ... causing the company's stock to make a massive jump.

A report from CNBC says Dorsey -- who is both the CEO of Twitter and Square -- is expected to step down from his executive role with Twitter as early as Monday. After the news, the stock jumped 11%. 

It was just last year when Elliott Management -- the Twitter stakeholder -- had wanted Dorsey to step down, under the belief it was hard for him to effectively run both Twitter and Square at the same time. Both had come to an agreement back then to keep Jack on, but clearly, they've now decided differently.

UAE new law from January 2, 2022: Reform eases restrictions on extra-marital relationships

The UAE has ratified a new and updated Federal Crime and Punishment Law, a move intended to further develop and refine the legislative system of the UAE, the Government Media Office said Saturday.

The new legislation offers enhanced protections for women and domestic servants, strengthens public safety and security provisions and eases restrictions on extra-marital relationships and it will be fully enacted starting from January 2, 2022. 

The new law includes the amendment and revision of a number of areas of legislation, including new criminal penalties for public disorder offences and the de-criminalization of a number of behaviours.

• The new law also prohibits the consumption of alcoholic beverages in a public place or in unlicensed locations.
• The law also prohibits the sale, provision or incitement or inducement to consume alcoholic beverages to any person below 21 years of age.
• The new law stipulates life imprisonment for the crime of rape or non-consensual intercourse and if the victim is under the age of 18, disabled or otherwise rendered in a condition unable to offer resistance can be extended to capital punishment.
• The new law also addresses the crime of indecent assault with imprisonment or a fine of no less than Dh 10,000 regardless of the victim’s gender. If the use of force or threat is employed in the course of the crime, the penalty shall be imprisonment for a period of no less than five years and not exceeding 20 twenty years.
• The penalty will rise to a prison term of no less than ten years and not exceeding 25 years if the victim is aged under 18, disabled or otherwise rendered in a condition unable to offer resistance. Also, the more severe penalty applies if the crime takes place in a place of work, study, shelter or care.
• The law also punishes with imprisonment for a period of no less than six months, consensual extra-marital intercourse with a person aged over 18 years, noting that a criminal case for this crime is only instituted on the basis of a complaint from the husband or guardian. In all cases, the husband or guardian has the right to waive the complaint, and the waiver entails the expiration of the criminal case or the suspension of the execution of the penalty, as the case may be.
• The new law effectively decriminalizes consensual relationships out of wedlock, providing that any child conceived as a result of the relationship is acknowledged and will be cared for.
• Any couple conceiving a child out of wedlock will be required to marry or singly or jointly acknowledge the child and provide identification papers and travel documents in accordance with the laws of the country of which either is a national, considering the applicable laws of that nation. Failing this, a criminal case would introduce a prison term of two years for both correspondents.
• One of the most important provisions newly introduced by the Crime and Punishment Law is that the law is applied to anyone who commits, or participates in, a premeditated murder that occurs against a citizen of the UAE even if the crime takes place outside the country.

Culled From Khaleej Times.

Malcolm X’s daughter Malikah Shabazz found unconscious & dies aged 56

Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of the civil rights leader Malcolm X, has died.

She was 56. 

Shabazz was found unconscious by her daughter inside their home in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, New York police said. Muhammad Aziz talks outside the courthouse with members of his family after his conviction in the killing of Malcolm X was vacated on Thursday. 

“At this point in time, working with other authorities, the medical examiner, and speaking to the family, she had been ill for a period of time, and at this point, nothing appears suspicious,” the NYPD commissioner, Dermot Shea, told a local news outlet. Malikah Shabazz and her twin sister, Malaak, were the youngest of Malcolm X’s six daughters with his wife, Dr Betty Shabazz. 

Betty Shabazz was pregnant with the twins when Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights, a New York neighborhood, on 21 February 1965.

Malikah Shabazz is one of six daughters of slain civil rights activist Malcolm X!

Iman Shumpert becomes 1st NBA player to win #DancingWithTheStars' Mirrorball Trophy

Iman Shumpert is the new champion of Dancing With the Stars!

The NBA player and Oak Park native told Hosea Sanders he was in it to win it, and Iman did just that! The credits were already rolling on the show as Iman & Daniella were lifted up in victory with two perfect scores and lots of fan support. 

Shumpert becomes the first former NBA player to ever win the Mirrorball Trophy. Shumpert and Karagach beat out JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson. 

Cody Rigsby and Cheryl Burke finished third, while Amanda Kloots and Alan Bersten placed fourth. Host Tyra Banks said on the broadcast that it was a record number of votes for the finale.

Grammy Awards 2022: The Full List of Nominees Include Femi & Made Kuti, Wizkid, Tems, Burnaboy

The full list of nominations for the 64th Grammy Awards have been revealed and Nigeria's Femi Kuti and son, Made Kuti, Wizkid, Tems, Burnaboy and Beninoise Angelique Kidjo made the list.

Jon Batiste leads all artists with 11 nominations; Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. follow with eight; Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo have seven each.

The 2022 Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on Monday, January 31 and will broadcast live on CBS.

Record of the Year

ABBA - I Still Have Faith in You
Jon Batiste - Freedom
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - I Get a Kick Out of You
Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Cesar & Giveon - Peaches
Brandi Carlile - Right on Time
Doja Cat Featuring SZA - Kiss Me More
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License
Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open

Album of the Year

We Are - Jon Batiste
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Love for Sale
Justin Bieber - Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Doja Cat - Planet Her (Deluxe)
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
H.E.R. - Back of My Mind
Lil Nas X - Montero
Olivia Rodrigo - Sour
Taylor Swift - Evermore
Kanye West - Donda

Song of the Year

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile - A Beautiful Noise
Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License
H.E.R. - Fight for You
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Doja Cat Featuring SZA - Kiss Me More
Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open
Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Cesar & Giveon - Peaches
Brandi Carlile - Right on Time

Best New Artist

Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Finneas
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid Laroi
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie

Best Pop Solo Performance

Justin Bieber - Anyone
Brandi Carlile - Right on Time
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Ariana Grande - Positions
Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - I Get a Kick Out of You
Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco - Lonely
BTS - Butter
Coldplay - Higher Power
Doja Cat Featuring SZA - Kiss Me More

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Tony Bennett, & Lady Gaga - Love for Sale
Norah Jones - ’Til We Meet Again (Live)
Tori Kelly - A Tori Kelly Christmas
Ledisi - Ledisi Sings Nina
Willie Nelson - That’s Life
Dolly Parton - A Holly Dolly Christmas

Best Pop Vocal Album

Justin Bieber - Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Doja Cat - Planet Her (Deluxe)
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Ariana Grande - Positions
Olivia Rodrigo - Sour

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Afrojack & David Guetta - Hero
Ólafur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo – Loom
James Blake - Before
Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Heartbreak
Caribou - You Can Do It
Rüfüs Du Sol - Alive
Tiësto - The Business

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Black Coffee - Subconsciously
Illenium - Fallen Embers
Major Lazer - Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded)
Marshmello - Shockwave
Sylvan Esso - Free Love
Ten City - Judgement

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal - Double Dealin’
Rachel Eckroth - The Garden
Taylor Eigsti - Tree Falls
Steve Gadd Band - At Blue Note Tokyo
Mark Lettieri - Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2

Best Rock Performance

AC/DC - Shot in the Dark
Black Pumas - Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)
Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares 2 U
Deftones - Ohms
Foo Fighters - Making a Fire

Best Metal Performance

Deftones - Genesis
Dream Theater - The Alien
Gojira - Amazonia
Mastodon - Pushing the Tides
Rob Zombie - The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)

Best Rock Song

Weezer - All My Favorite Songs
Kings of Leon - The Bandit
Mammoth WVH - Distance
Paul McCartney - Find My Way
Foo Fighters - Waiting on a War

Best Rock Album

AC/DC - Power Up
Black Pumas - Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio A
Chris Cornell - No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1
Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight
Paul McCartney - McCartney III

Best Alternative Music Album

Fleet Foxes - Shore
Halsey - If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy’s Home

Best R&B Performance

Snoh Aalegra - Lost You
Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Cesar & Giveon - Peaches
H.E.R. - Damage
Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open
Jazmine Sullivan - Pick Up Your Feelings

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Jon Batiste - I Need You
BJ the Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Charlie Bereal - Bring It on Home to Me
Leon Bridges, Robert Glasper - Born Again
H.E.R. - Fight for You
Lucky Daye Featuring Yebba - How Much Can a Heart Take

Best R&B Song

H.E.R. - Damage
SZA - Good Days
Giveon - Heartbreak Anniversary
Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open
Jazmine Sullivan - Pick Up Your Feelings

Best Progressive R&B Album

Eric Bellinger - New Light
Cory Henry - Something to Say
Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant
Lucky Daye - Table for Two
Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington - Dinner Party: Desert
Masego - Studying Abroad: Extended Stay

Best R&B Album

Snoh Aalegra - Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies
Jon Batiste - We Are
Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound
H.E.R. - Back of My Mind
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales

Best Rap Performance

Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar - Family Ties
Cardi B - Up
J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray – ​​My Life
Drake, Featuring Future & Young Thug - Way Too Sexy
Megan Thee Stallion - Thot Shit

Best Melodic Rap Performance

J. Cole Featuring Lil Baby - Pride Is the Devil
Doja Cat - Need to Know
Lil Nas X Featuring Jack Harlow - Industry Baby
Tyler, the Creator Featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Ty Dolla $ign - WusYaName
Kanye West Featuring The Weekend & Lil Baby - Hurricane

Best Rap Song

DMX Featuring Jay-Z & Nas - Bath Salts
Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat - Best Friend
Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar - Family Ties
Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z - Jail
J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray – ​​My Life

Best Rap Album

J. Cole - The Off-Season
Drake - Certified Lover Boy
Nas - King’s Disease II
Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost
Kanye West - Donda

Best Country Solo Performance

Luke Combs - Forever After All
Mickey Guyton - Remember Her Name
Jason Isbell - All I Do Is Drive
Kacey Musgraves - Camera Roll
Chris Stapleton - You Should Probably Leave

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood - If I Didn’t Love You
Brothers Osborne - Younger Me
Dan + Shay - Glad You Exist
Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris - Chasing After You
Elle King & Miranda Lambert - Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)

Best Country Song

Maren Morris - Better Than We Found It
Kacey Musgraves - Camera Roll
Chris Stapleton - Cold
Thomas Rhett - Country Again
Walker Hayes - Fancy Like
Mickey Guyton - Remember Her Name

Best Country Album

Brothers Osborne - Skeletons
Mickey Guyton - Remember Her Name
Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram - The Marfa Tapes
Sturgill Simpson - The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
Chris Stapleton - Starting Over

Best New Age Album

Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster & Tom Eaton - Brothers
Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej - Divine Tides
Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone - Pangaea
Opium Moon - Night + Day
Laura Sullivan - Pieces of Forever

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Christian Scott Atunde - Sackodougou
Kenny Barron - Kick Those Feet
Jon Batiste - Bigger Than Us
Terence Blanchard - Absence
Chick Corea - Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)

Best Jazz Vocal Album

The Baylor Project - Generations
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter - SuperBlue
Nnenna Freelon - Time Traveler
Gretchen Parlato - Flor
Esperanza Spalding - Songwrights Apothecary Lab

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Jon Batiste - Jazz Selections: Music From and Inspired by Soul
Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet - Absence
Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Skyline
Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl - Akoustic Band Live
Pat Metheny - Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart - Live at Birdland!
Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force - Dear Love
Christian McBride Big Band - For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver
Sun Ra Arkestra - Swirling
Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band - Jackets XL

Best Latin Jazz Album

Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés - Mirror Mirror
Carlos Henriquez - The South Bronx Story
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Virtual Birdland
Dafnis Prieto Sextet - Transparency
Miguel Zenón ^ Luis Perdomo - El Arte del Bolero

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Dante Bowe Featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore - Voice of God
Dante Bowe - Joyful
Anthony Brown, Group Therapy - Help
CeCe Winans - Never Lost
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music - Wait on You

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby - We Win
H.E.R. & Tauren Wells - Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)
Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven - Man of Your Word
CeCe Winans - Believe for It
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine - Jireh

Best Gospel Album

Jekalyn Carr - Changing Your Story
Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Royalty: Live at the Ryman
Maverick City Music - Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music - Jonny X Mali: Live in LA
CeCe Winans - Believe for It

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Natalie Grant - No Stranger
Israel & New Breed - Feels Like Home Vol. 2
Kari Jobe - The Blessing (Live)
Tauren Wells - Citizen of Heaven (Live)
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music - Old Church Basement

Best Roots Gospel Album

Harry Connick, Jr. - Alone With My Faith
Gaither Vocal Band - That’s Gospel, Brother
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound - Keeping On
The Isaacs - Songs for the Times
Carrie Underwood - My Savior

Best Latin Pop Album

Pablo Alborán - Vértigo
Paula Arenas - Mis Amores
Ricardo Arjona - Hecho a la Antigua
Camilo - Mis Manos
Alex Cuba - Mendó
Selena Gomez - Revelación

Best Música Urbana Album

Rauw Alejandro - Afrodisíaco
Bad Bunny - El Último Tour del Mundo
J Balvin - Jose
Karol G - KG0516
Kali Uchis - Sin Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Bomba Estéreo - Deja
Diamante Eléctrico - Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition)
Juanes - Origen
Nathy Peluso - Calambre
C. Tangana - El Madrileño
Zoé - Sonidos de Karmática Resonancia

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Aida Cuevas - Antología de la Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2
Vicente Fernández - A Mis 80’s
Mon Laferte - Seis
Natalia Lafourcade - Un Canto por México, Vol. II
Christian Nodal - Ayayay! (Súper Deluxe)

Best Tropical Latin Album

Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta - Salswing!
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico - En Cuarantena
Aymée Nuviola - Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso
Gilberto Santa Rosa - Colegas
Tony Succar - Live in Peru

Best American Roots Performance

Jon Batiste - Cry
Billy Strings - Love and Regret
The Blind Boys of Alabama & Béla Fleck - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile - Same Devil
Allison Russell - Nightflyer

Best American Roots Song

Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi - Avalon
Valerie June Featuring Carla Thomas - Call Me a Fool
Jon Batiste - Cry
Yola - Diamond Studded Shoes
Allison Russell - Nightflyer

Best Americana Album

Jackson Browne - Downhill From Everywhere
John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band - Leftover Feelings
Los Lobos - Native Sons
Allison Russell - Outside Child
Yola - Stand for Myself

Best Bluegrass Album

Billy Strings - Renewal
Béla Fleck - My Bluegrass Heart
The Infamous Stringdusters - A Tribute to Bill Monroe
Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin’ Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)
Rhonda Vincent - Music Is What I See

Best Traditional Blues Album

Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite - 100 Years of Blues
Blues Traveler - Traveler’s Blues
Cedric Burnside - I Be Trying
Guy Davis - Be Ready When I Call You
Kim Watson - Take Me Back

Best Contemporary Blues Album

The Black Keys Featuring Eric Deaton & Kenny Brown - Delta Kream
Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea
Shemekia Copeland - Uncivil War
Steve Cropper - Fire It Up
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram - 662

Best Folk Album

Mary Chapin Carpenter - One Night Lonely (Live)
Tyler Childers - Long Violent History
Madison Cunningham - Wednesday (Extended Edition)
Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi - They’re Calling Me Home
Sarah Jarosz - Blue Heron Suite

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock and Soul - Live in New Orleans!
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux - Bloodstains and Teardrops
Chia Wa - My People
Corey Ledet Zydaco - Corey Ledet Zydaco
Kalani Pe’a - Kau Ka Pe’a

Best Reggae Album

Etana - Pamoja
Gramps Morgan - Positive Vibration
Sean Paul - Live N Livin
Jesse Royal - Royal Soja - Beauty in the Silence
Spice - 10

Best Global Music Performance

Arooj Aftab - Mohabbat
Angélique Kidjo & Burna Boy - Do Yourself
Femi Kuti - Pà Pá Pà
Yo-Yo Ma & Angélique Kidjo - Blewu
Wizkid Featuring Tems - Essence

Best Global Music Album

Rocky Dawuni - Voice of Bunbon Vol. 1.
Daniel Ho & Friends - East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live in Concert
Angélique Kidjo - Mother Nature
Femi Kuti, Made Kuti - Legacy +
Wizkid - Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition

Best Children’s Music Album

123 Andrés - Actívate
1 Tribe Collective - All One Tribe
Pierce Freelon - Black to the Future
Falu - A Colorful World
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band - Crayon Kids

Best Spoken Word Album

LeVar Burton - Aftermath
Don Cheadle - Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation From John Lewis
J. Ivy - Catching Dreams: Live at Fort Knox Chicago
Dave Chappelle & Amir Sulaiman - 8:46
Barack Obama - A Promised Land

Best Comedy Album

Lavell Crawford - The Comedy Vaccine
Chelsea Handler - Evolution
Louis C.K. - Sincerely Louis CK
Lewis Black - Thanks for Risking Your Life
Nate Bargatze - The Greatest Average American
Kevin Hart - Zero F***s Given

Best Musical Theater Album

Original Album Cast - Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella
World Premiere Cast - Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s Some Lovers
Original Broadway Cast - Girl From the North Country
The 2020 Les Misérables Staged Concert Company - Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording)
World Premiere Cast - Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots
Barlow & Bear - The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Various Artists - Cruella
Various Artists - Dear Evan Hansen
Various Artists - In the Heights
Various Artists - One Night in Miami...
Jennifer Hudson - Respect
Various Artists - Schmigadoon! Episode 1
Andra Day - The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Kris Bowers - Bridgerton
Hans Zimmer - Dune
Ludwig Göransson - The Mandalorian: Season 2 - Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16)
Carlos Rafael Rivera - The Queen’s Gambit
Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus RossSoul

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White - Agatha All Along
Bo Burnham - All Eyes on Me
P!nk -All I Know So Far
H.E.R. - Fight for You
Jennifer Hudson - Here I Am
Leslie Odom, Jr. - Speak Now

Best Instrumental Composition

Brandee Younger - Beautiful Is Black
Tom Nazziola - Cat and Mouse
Vince Mendoza - Concerto for Orchestra: Finale
Arturo O’Farrill - Dreaming in Lions
Lyle Mays - Elberhard

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Bill O’Connell - Chopsticks
Robin Smith - For the Love of a Princess
Emile Mosseri - Infinite Love
Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman - Meta Knight’s Revenge
Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sanchez - The Struggle Within

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Ólafur Arnalds - The Bottom Lin
Tehillah Alphonso - A Change Is Gonna Come
Jacob Collier - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Cody Fry - Eleanor Rigby
Vince Mendoza - To the Edge of Longing (Edit Version)

Best Recording Package

Reckless Kelly - American Jackpot / American Girls
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage
2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group & The Chairman Crossover Big Band - Pakelang
Matt Berninger - Serpentine Prison
Soul of Ears - Zeta

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

George Harrison - All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition
Soccer Mommy - Color Theory
Steven Wilson - The Future Bites (Limited Edition Box Set)
Gang of Four - 77-81
Mac Miller - Swimming in Circles

Best Album Notes

Sunwook Kim - Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas
Louis Armstrong - The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966
Willie Dunn - Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology
Various Artists - Etching the Voice: Emile Berliner and the First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895
Various Artists - The King of Gospel Music: The Life and Music Oof Reverend James Cleveland

Best Historical Album

Marian Anderson - Beyond the Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings
Various Artists - Etching the Voice: Emile Berliner and the First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895
Various Artists - Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s Music
Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)
Prince - Sign o’ the Times (Super Deluxe Edition)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

The Marías - Cinema
Yebba - Dawn
Low - Hey What
Tony Bennet & Lady Gaga - Love for Sale
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills - Notes With Attachments

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff
Rogét Chahayed
Mike Elizondo
Hit-Boy
Ricky Reed

Best Remixed Recording

Soul II Soul - Back to Life (Booka T Kings of Soul Satta Dub)
Papa Roach - Born for Greatness (Cymek Remix)
K. D. Lang - Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)
Zedd & Griff - Inside Out (3scape Drm Remix)
Demi Lovato & Ariana Grande - Met Him Last Night (Dave Audé Remix)
Deftones - Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)
PVA - Talks (Mura Masa Remix)

Best Immersive Audio Album (63rd Grammy)

Stemmeklang - Bolstad: Tomba Sonora
Booka Shade - Dear Future Self (Dolby Atmos Mixes)
Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus - Fryd
Alain Mallet - Mutt Slang II: A Wake of Sorrows Engulfed in Rage
Jim R. Keene & The United States Army Field Band - Soundtrack of the American Soldier

Best Immersive Audio Album

Alicia Keys - Alicia
Patricia Barber - Clique
Harry Styles - Fine Line
Steven Wilson - The Future Bites
Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor - Stille Grender

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion - Archetypes
Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears
Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Chanticleer - Chanticleer Sings Christmas
Gustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus, Pacific Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic - Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’

Producer of the Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh
Steven Epstein
David Frost
Elaine Martone
Judith Sherman

Best Orchestral Performance

Nashville Symphony Orchestra - Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; Harmonielehre
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
San Francisco Symphony - Muhly: Throughline
Philadelphia Orchestra - Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Seattle Symphony Orchestra - Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy

Best Opera Recording

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra - Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus - Glass: Akhnaten
London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus & LSO Discovery Voices - Janáček: Cunning Little Vixen
The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra - Little: Soldier Songs
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus - Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites

Best Choral Performance

Matthew Guard - It’s a Long Way
Gustavo Dudamel - Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’
Donald Nally - Rising w/The Crossing
Kaspars Putniņš - Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons
Benedict Sheehan - Sheehan: Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
Craig Hella Johnson - The Singing Guitar

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Jack Quartet - Adams, John Luther: Lines Made by Walking
Sandbox Percussion - Akiho: Seven Pillars
Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion - Archetypes
Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears
Imani Winds - Bruits

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Jennifer Koh - Alone Together
Simone Dinnerstein - An American Mosaic
Augustin Hadelich - Bach: Sonatas & Partitas
Gil Shaham Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos
Mark Grgić - Mak Bach
Curtis Stewart - Of Power

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Laura Strickling - Confessions
Will Liverman - Dreams of a New Day - Songs by Black Composers
Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitman - Mythologies
Joyce DiDonato - Schubert: Winterreise
Jamie Barton - Unexpected Shadows

Best Classical Compendium

Agave & Reginald L. Mobley - American Originals - A New World, A New Canon
Michael Tilson Thomas - Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs & Three Pieces for Orchestra
Timo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum - Cerrone: The Arching Path
Chick Corea - Plays
Amy Andersson - Women Warriors - The Voices of Change

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Andy Akiho - Akiho: Seven Pillars
Louis Andriessen - Andriessen: The Only One
Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore - Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes
Jon Batiste - Batiste: Movement 11'
Caroline Shaw - Shaw: Narrow Sea

Best Music Video

AC/DC - Shot in the Dark
Jon Batiste - Freedom
Tony Bennet & Lady Gaga - I Get a Kick Out of You
Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon - Peaches
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me by Your Name)

Best Music Film

Bo Burnham - Inside
David Byrne - David Byrne’s American Utopia
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever (A Love Letter to Los Angeles)
Jimi Hendrix - Music, Money, Madness...Jimi Hendrix in Maui
Various Artists - Summer of Soul

                             

UAE announces National Day, Commemoration Day holidays for public & private sectors

Authorities in the UAE have officially announced the holidays for Commemoration Day and the 50th National Day.

The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources tweeted on Wednesday that federal employees would enjoy three days off from Wednesday, December 1, to Friday, December 3. Since Saturday, December 4, is a weekend, federal employees would have a four-day break. 

They will resume work from Sunday, December 5. The country will be celebrating its 50th birthday this year. Even though it’s a long weekend, residents would do well to spend it in the UAE as the country is going all out to celebrate its Golden Jubilee. 

The Emirates News Agency (Wam) tweeted on Wednesday that employees in UAE's private sector would enjoy three days paid holiday from Wednesday, December 1, to Friday, December 3.

Since Saturday, December 4, is a weekend, residents would have a four-day break. They will resume work from Sunday, December 5.

Commemoration Day and UAE National Day Holiday in the Federal Government
From Wednesday December 1st until Friday December 3rd, 2021 pic.twitter.com/esl2fESGd2

— FAHR (@FAHR_UAE) November 24, 2021

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announces a three-day paid holiday for all private sector establishments, institutions, and entities, from December 1 until December 3, on the occasions of UAE Commemoration Day and the 50th UAE National Day. #MOHRE #UAE pic.twitter.com/SazR2KoELm

— MOHRE_UAE وزارة الموارد البشرية والتوطين (@MOHRE_UAE) November 24, 2021

PHOTOS: Paris Hilton weds Carter Reum in Bel Air wearing Oscar de la Renta

It’s official: Paris Hilton is married!

The entrepreneur and reality TV star wed venture capitalist Carter Reum at the former Bel Air estate of the bride’s late grandfather Barron Hilton, the successor to hotelier Conrad Hilton. 

“Carter and I have been friends for over 15 years,” Paris says of how she and her now husband first got together. “We stayed in each other’s lives over time, and we reconnected at a Thanksgiving get-together in 2019. From that night, I felt the spark, and the rest is history.”

The pair wed at a private estate in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 11.

                                              

PHOTOS From Malala Yousafzai & Asser Malik's wedding

Malala Yousafzai is married!

The 24-year-old human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner tied the knot recently with her partner, during an Islamic ceremony in Birmingham. 

On social media, she shared a few pictures from the day, writing that it “marks a precious day” of her life. “Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life. We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families. Please send us your prayers. We are excited to walk together for the journey ahead,” the caption read.

Street Project Foundation (Nigeria) & 9 other community organisations honoured at #Expo2020Dubai

Good news!

Ten organisations from 10 countries have been awarded the Intercultural Innovation Award (IIA) for their social commitment at Expo 2020 Dubai. 

Now in its 10th year, the IIA honours people and projects that promote diversity, tolerance and inclusion in a creative way. Organised by BMW Group and the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC), more than 1,100 organisations from 120 countries applied for the award. 

The winners will each receive financial support of $20,000 and professional mentoring from BMW Group, UNAOC and consulting company Accenture. 

The awardees are: 

Initiatives of Change International (Switzerland) – an organisation that supports communities in times of conflict and social upheaval, providing resources to address and overcome conflict issues. 

La Cana, Productos Con Causa (Mexico) – a non-profit organisation that promotes fair working conditions and vocational training for women in prison. 

 

Mediterranean Youth Foundation (Egypt) – the world’s first inter-religious youth dialogue, which uses workshops to empower young people to implement the concept of “human fraternity” in their communities and counter hate speech, extremism and intolerance. 

MITTI Social Initiative Foundation (India) – runs “inclusion cafes” staffed by people with disabilities. 

Peacegeeks Society (Canada) – provides refugees and migrants with reliable information about the asylum application and immigration process in Canada. 

Place Network (France) – offers a platform for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to make their success stories visible and motivate them to actively participate in the social life of their adopted country. Politize! 

Civic Education Institute (Brazil) – shares knowledge, training opportunities and educational experiences with young people who want to participate in the political life of their communities. 

Spielen in der Stadt (Germany) – schoolchildren find new ways of engaging with Munich’s National Socialist past through creative film, dance theatre and performance formats. 

Street Project Foundation (Nigeria) – Creative Youth Boot Camp brings together young people from more than 200 ethnic groups in Nigeria to get creative together. 

Strengthening Youth Leadership Collective (Sri Lanka) – Youth Leadership Collective is a community of young people engaged in community development work that cuts across all ethnic and religious lines in Sri Lanka. 

The award ceremony took place at the Germany pavilion, coinciding with the themed week on tolerance and inclusivity and the International Day of Tolerance.

Culled From The National News