Grammys 2018: Boycotts, battles and how to watch

Is taylor quick snubbing the ceremony? Can jay-z win album of the 12 months? And wherein's beyonce?

Here's everything you need to recognise about the 60th annual grammy awards, which take area in new york on sunday.

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When are the grammys?
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The ceremony takes vicinity on sunday, 28 january. If you're in the us, you can watch it stay on cbs from 7:30pm (et) / 4:30pm (pt).

Inside the uk, you need to wait until 4music screens a highlights display at 7pm on monday night time. But, you can watch pink carpet coverage live on e! (151 on sky, 156 on virgin, 321 on bt) from 10:30pm on sunday.

And bbc music news live might be bringing you all the action as it takes place, in the course of the night.

Advertisement who is not? In alphabetical order we've...

Alessia cara, khalid and common sense
Brothers osborne, maren morris and eric church
Bruno mars and cardi b - going back to the 90s.
Infantile gambino
Elton john and miley cyrus - duetting on one in all elton's classics.
Emmylou harris and chris stapleton
Gary clark, jr and jon batiste
Kendrick lamar
Kesha
Woman gaga - performing as a solo artist after her duet with metallica remaining year.
Little large metropolis
Luis fonsi and daddy yankee
Patti lupone and ben platt - billed as a "broadway tribute", this can be a medley of songs from evita and west aspect story.
Red - possibly on a trapeze.
Rihanna, dj khaled and bryson tiller - who'll play wild mind, in spite of losing out on a grammy nomination.
Sam smith
Sting
Sza
U2 - in a signal of the times, u2 are the most effective rock band in the line-up.
And that's now not all... There are normally some surprises at the night time itself.

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I heard a few stars are boycotting the display... Gossip web site hits each day double currently claimed taylor fast, ed sheeran, lorde and justin timberlake could sensationally boycott the grammys due to the fact they are livid at being snubbed.

Within the past, artists like frank ocean, justin bieber and kanye west have averted the rite over a perceived racial bias; so a similar movement by white pop artists (some of whom have been accused of appropriating black tradition) could be misguided at exceptional.

A more likely explanation is that the tale is garbage.

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What do you suggest?
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Even as it is actual that several stars are lacking from the seating plan, maximum of them have legitimate reasons for lacking the rite.

Justin timberlake is busy rehearsing his notable bowl half-time display, as an example. And taylor quick's latest record, reputation, isn't always eligible for the awards till subsequent yr.

As for chart-bothering pop megasaur ed sheeran? He's most effective nominated inside the pop classes, which are passed out in an earlier, non-televised rite. So he might as properly stay at home and get a takeaway.

However, drake is actually boycotting the show. The canadian star refused to put up his track for consideration after the grammys relegated him to the rap classes remaining yr.

The canadian famous person said he felt "alienated" by means of organisers "putting me in that category, cos it's the best region you could parent out in which to place me".

"perhaps due to the fact i've rapped inside the beyond or because i'm black, i can't discern out why."

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Will #timesup be reflected?