Tuesday, 16 February 2016

58th Grammys 2016: The Complete Winners List

Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and the Weeknd all came into the 58th annual Grammy Awards with strong chances of winning, with Lamar earning 11 nominations and Swift and the Weeknd up for seven each. But they were hardly the only nominees up for a Gramophone Monday. Here's a full rundown of all the Grammy winners. Rolling Stone will be updating this list as awards come in. Album of the Year: Taylor Swift, 1989 Record of the Year: Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk" Song of the Year: Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out...

Monday, 11 January 2016

This New Year, Be the Change

What if, instead of asking myself, What do I want to do? I ask, Who do I want to be? A hush descends on the earth when it snows. It's as if the fluffy white stuff that covers the ground and coats the trees and houses and cars also mutes the volume of the world. The rough edges are smoothed. The hard places soften. In the stillness, magic glitters. Untouched snow collects: fresh, like a blank canvas to be painted, like a story to be written, like a new year to be lived. 2016 sounded like science fiction when I was a child -- eons away. But in my...