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5 Questions With ... Tyrese

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Exclusive interview with GRAMMY-nominated R&B artist
Crystal Larsen
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Dec 2, 2014 - 4:06 pm

GRAMMY-nominated R&B artist Tyrese was the recent guest for an installment of The Recording Academy's 5 Questions With … series. Held at the singer's home in Los Angeles, Tyrese discussed his forthcoming new album Black Rose, being nominated for a 55th GRAMMY Award and his plans for the future, among other topics.  

"Other than [2011's] Open Invitation, of course, [Black Rose is] probably the most important album of my career…. … It was a concentrated effort to create the greatest music that the world has ever heard. That was the goal. … Black Rose is the proudest thing I've ever done."

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Born Tyrese Darnell Gibson in Los Angeles, Tyrese began his career at age 14, performing at talent shows in the Watts area of L.A. After starring in a Coca-Cola commercial, Tyrese landed a recording contract and released his self-titled debut album in 1998. The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200, sold more than 1 million copies and spawned his first GRAMMY nomination for "Sweet Lady" for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Following the release of his sophomore set, 2001's gold-selling 2000 Watts, 2003's I Wanna Go There notched Tyrese his second GRAMMY nomination for "How You Gonna Act Like That."

After a five-year recording hiatus, in which he focused on acting in films such as Fast Five and Transformers, Tyrese returned in 2011 with the independently produced Open Invitation, which received a GRAMMY nomination for Best R&B Album at the 55th GRAMMY Awards. In February Tyrese and co-author Rev Run published Manology: Secrets Of Your Man's Mind Revealed, a book offering advice and insight on how a man's mind works with regard to relationships.

In 2014 Tyrese is expected to release Black Rose, a double album for which he recorded 146 songs in 34 days beginning Jan. 5, 2013.

 

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Rap + R&B Focus: Kendrick Lamar Wins Big

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Rapper leads the 58th GRAMMYs with five wins; R&B music saluted on Music's Biggest Night
Andreas Hale
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Feb 16, 2016 - 12:27 pm

Kendrick Lamar wins Best Rap Album GRAMMY

At the 58th GRAMMY Awards, Kendrick Lamar had a huge night. After garnering a leading five awards — including Best Rap Album — the rapper took to the GRAMMY stage to deliver a memorable GRAMMY Moment that will likely be talked about for years. 

Lamar’s set was a fearless declaration of black pride and celebration of his Compton, Calif., hometown, Africa and the musical influences that helped mold his Best Rap Album-winning To Pimp A Butterfly. Lamar marched onstage in a prison jumpsuit, while shackled to a group of men also dressed as inmates. As his band played inside a makeshift prison cell, Lamar delivered a passionate performance of “The Blacker The Berry” before transitioning to "Alright."

His performance managed to provide timely social commentary on the GRAMMY stage with a relentless fervor. He closed the performance with a previously unheard lyrical barrage punctuated by an illuminated image of Africa with the word "Compton" scrawled across the continent. The performance elicited a worthy ovation for Lamar, who also won Best Music Video for "Bad Blood" with Taylor Swift and swept the Rap Field, including Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for "Alright" (with Kawan Prather, Mark Anthony Spears and Pharrell Williams) and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "These Walls" (with Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat).

Many of those who helped bring the musicality of Lamar's acclaimed To Pimp A Butterfly to life, spoke on his behalf at the GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony. Bassist Thundercat, singers Bilal and Anna Wise, and producer Sounwave — all first-time GRAMMY winners — took to the stage to thank the rapper for recording the project.

"We come from nothing and people don't realize that," To Pimp A Butterfly co-engineer/mixer Derek "MixedByAli " Ali said. "If it wasn't for God, loyalty, trust, and teamwork we wouldn't be here."

Hip-hop legend and host of the evening LL Cool J kicked off the telecast reminding viewers that music is universal. "Our shared love of music unites us," he said.

Other hip-hop legends were in attendance, including Russell Simmons, Reverend Run of Recording Academy 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Run DMC and Ice Cube, who was joined onstage by his son O'Shea Jackson Jr. to present the GRAMMY for Best Rap Album. Ice Cube noted rap had come "a long way to change our world forever."

The father-son team fittingly presented Lamar his award for Best Rap Album in front of a standing audience. After thanking his parents, fiancée Whitney Alford and Top Dawg Entertainment family, Lamar declared, “This is for hip-hop. [This is for] Ice Cube. This is for Snoop Dogg, Doggystyle. This is for Illmatic. This is for Nas. We will live forever!"

The night also included big celebrations of R&B music. Tyrese Gibson, John Legend, Luke Bryan, Demi Lovato, and Meghan Trainor paid tribute to 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year Lionel Richie with a medley of the singer/songwriter’s hits. Legend breezily rolled through “Easy” while Demi Lovato’s rendition of “Hello” had the former Commodore shaking his head in amazement. Tyrese punctuated the set with a funky performance of “Brick House” before Richie took to the stage and brought the house down with “All Night Long.”

GRAMMY winners Stevie Wonder and a capella group Pentatonix paid homage to the late Maurice White — founder of 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Earth, Wind & Fire — with a beautiful rendition of “That’s The Way Of The World.”

Later, Earth, Wind & Fire would take the stage to present Album Of The Year. The GRAMMYs also paid tribute to the legacy of Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall by enlisting GRAMMY-winning R&B singer/songwriter Miguel to deliver an intimate performance of “She’s Out Of My Life.”

A satellite performance of the hip-hop Broadway musical "Hamilton" — which took home Best Musical Theater Album honors — easily made one of the toughest tickets to grab that much harder to get. "Hamilton" creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda rapped his acceptance speech, thanking a list of people including Lamar. Adele also shouted out the Compton rapper after her performance, yelling, "I love you, Kendrick. You're amazing."

Canadian singer/songwriter The Weeknd had a strong showing, earning his first career GRAMMYs with a pair of awards for Best R&B Performance for "Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)" and Best Urban Contemporary Album for Beauty Behind The Madness. The singer celebrated his birthday a day early with the wins and a performance of “Can’t Feel My Face” and “In The Night” while freshly dipped in a black tuxedo. R&B newcomer Andra Day would take to the stage with Ellie Goulding for a collaborative set as the two rising talents filled the Staples Center with their powerful voices

Elsewhere, singer/songwriter D'Angelo won Best R&B Song for "Really Love" with Kendra Foster. D'Angelo And The Vanguard snared the Best R&B Album award for Black Messiah, D'Angelo's first album following a decade-plus hiatus from releasing music. At the Premiere a tearful Lalah Hathaway thanked her late father Donny Hathaway as she took home the award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for her remake of 1972's "Little Ghetto Boy." Choking back tears, Hathaway offered: "Thank you to my father for leaving this song to me to give to other people."

Ultimately, hip-hop and R&B had an incredibly strong showing at the 58th GRAMMY Awards, which celebrated some of the genre's finest talent. Many will likely remember this as the night that Lamar made another powerful mark on the industry and owned Music's Biggest Night with a performance for the ages.

With over a decade of experience as a journalist and editor, Andreas Hale has been called the "Swiss Army Knife of Journalism" by his peers. His work has been featured on Billboard, MTV, Complex, Jay Z's Life+Times, XXL, and The Source, among others. He is also the co-host of combat sports podcast "The Corner" on the Loud Speakers Network.

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Celebrating The Live Music Experience

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GRAMMY Foundation's annual Music Preservation Project event to explore the evolution of live concert performances
Crystal Larsen
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Dec 2, 2014 - 4:06 pm

(For a complete list of 54th GRAMMY Awards nominees, click here.)

The GRAMMY Foundation will host One Night Only: A Celebration Of The Live Music Experience — the 14th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Music Preservation Project — on Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif.

One Night Only: A Celebration Of The Live Music Experience will explore the history and evolution of live concert performances and celebrate the various and invaluable contributions of those events, the key players behind them, and their influence on the American cultural landscape. The event will feature live musical performances and archival footage.

Hosted by television personality Sharon Osbourne, performers will include GRAMMY winners Robert Cray, Jonny Lang and Mavis Staples; current GRAMMY nominees Dave Koz and Ledisi; and A Fine Frenzy, the Colburn Orchestra, Trombone Shorty, and Tyrese, as well as other artists to be announced shortly. The evening's musical director will be Darrell Brown, songwriter/producer, Recording Academy Trustee and GRAMMY Foundation Board member.

General admission tickets are $25 per person. For tickets and information, click here, or contact 323.908.0607.

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Your Weekly GRAMMY Social Roundup

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Chester Bennington, Rihanna and Jack White are among the 10 tweets and Instagram posts featuring GRAMMY winners that we didn't want you to miss
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Dec 2, 2014 - 4:06 pm

Today, we remember those who have fought so courageously for our freedom... Land of the free BECAUSE of the brave. #VeteransDay

— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) November 11, 2014

Destroying stages is good fun, in the name of rock n roll

— Scott Mescudi (@KidCudi) November 8, 2014

Nerding out! Met Mr Martin Sheen and his sweet granddaughter Paloma Estevez at #WeDayMinnesota today : ) pic.twitter.com/S3oMmWZzcS

— Colbie Caillat (@ColbieCaillat) November 12, 2014

Thanks to the crowd last night for being so great! You guys carried me through a tough night!!

— Chester Bennington (@ChesterBe) November 10, 2014

#TBT. Who was at this show? Should they do another one? #KarasFlowers pic.twitter.com/3QYkCmmuTm

— Maroon 5 (@maroon5) November 13, 2014

@tyrese x @therealfaithevans x @bobatl!!! #GoodTimes at the #SoulTrainAwards this weekend!

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Taking a break from mixing on the roof at our studios .what a beautiful day! #mixingmyrecord

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A gift from the Official Polish Jack White Fan Club. Silkscreen Krakóws and I lick my fingers! #jackwhite #officialpolishjackwhitefanclub #krakow #lazaretto #thirdmanrecords

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Tyrese Is Living The Dream

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Tim McPhate
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Dec 2, 2014 - 4:06 pm

Arguably, no recording artist fits the description of multihyphenate better than Tyrese. Actor, singer, CEO, model, author, and philanthropist — it's been an unprecedented jump from the streets of South Central Los Angeles. In an exclusive interview with GRAMMY.com, Tryese discuseds the art of creativity, balancing acting and music, his biggest career moments, and his latest album, Open Invitation, among other topics.

"For me, it's still like a long dream that I could have never seen coming," says Tyrese of his career.

Born Tyrese Darnell Gibson, Tyrese began his dream at age 14, performing at talent shows in the Los Angeles section of Watts. After starring in a Coca-Cola commercial, Tyrese landed a recording contract and released his self-titled debut album in 1998. The album cracked the Top 20 on the Billboard 200, sold more than 1 million copies and spawned his first GRAMMY nomination for "Sweet Lady" for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.  Following the release of his sophomore set, 2001's gold-selling 2000 Watts, 2003's I Wanna Go There notched Tyrese his second GRAMMY nomination for "How You Gonna Act Like That."

"When you get that phone call that you have a [GRAMMY] nomination, you really can't compare it to anything else," says Tyrese.

In search for additional creative outlets, Tyrese dabbled in modeling and television, hosting MTV's "MTV Jams" program. He also made the move to the big screen in 2003's 2 Fast 2 Furious and has gone on to starring roles in films such as Transformers, Legion, The Take, and Transformers: Dark Of The Moon.

"I think there is value in just having a fan base. And once you have that fan base you can take them on whatever ride you want," says Tyrese. "I love movies but ultimately until you write and direct your own film, you're helping [others] to get their visions and ideas out. But when you do music, it's yours. It's your baby."

In 2011 Tyrese added The New York Times bestselling author to his résumé with the release of How To Get Out Of Your Own Way, a book offering a candid look at his life and rise to fame. His philanthropic endeavors include participation as an ambassador of Operation Hope: 5MK, a program designed to help reduce the rate of high-school dropouts, and his own Watts Foundation, which is working toward building a state-of-the-art youth center in Los Angeles.

After a five-year recording hiatus, Tyrese returned in 2011 with the independently produced Open Invitation. Tyrese teamed with artists such as R. Kelly, Ludacris and Rick Ross. Released via his Voltron Recordz imprint, the album topped Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart and the single "Stay" became a R&B/hip-hop hit.

"What I really wanted to do was do an album that was anchored in spirit and consistency," says Tyrese. "Hopefully when my fans and supporters hear this album they'll be able to feel the spiritual connection from one song to the next because it was all done literally at my house. I had 14 music producers, songwriters, singers all sleeping at my house for three weeks. … We had so much fun making this album."

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