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The Academy Awards Hit 18.1 Million Viewers, Down 7% From Last Year

Tuesday, March 4

The 97th Academy Awards on ABC and Hulu garnered just under 18.1 million viewers, marking a 7% decrease from the previous year. However, it was still the most-watched entertainment telecast of the season and... Read More.

Recording Academy Announces Changes To Grammy Week Proceedings Amid L.A. Fires

Thursday, January 16

On Wednesday (January 15), the Recording Academy announced significant changes to its annual Grammy Week festivities. The Academy canceled most industry events leading up to the awards show on Sunday, February 2,... Read More.

Grammy Awards Will Proceed As Scheduled According To Recording Academy

Monday, January 13

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. announced on Monday (January 13) that the 2025 Grammy Awards will proceed as planned on February 2. Mason Jr. sent out a letter to Academy members... Read More.

Academy Museum Gala With Paul Mescal, Ariana Grande Raises Over $11M

Sunday, October 20

The Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures hosted its annual gala on Saturday honoring Paul Mescal, Rita Moreno, and Quentin Tarantino -- and raising over $11 million for its museum exhibitions, education initiatives, and public... Read More.

Recording Academy Renames Award To Honor Harry Belafonte

Wednesday, July 17

The Best Song for Social Change Special Merit Award has been renamed by the Recording Academy in honor of the late Harry Belafonte, who died on April 25, 2023, at the age... Read More.

Wolfgang Van Halen To Perform On This Sunday’s Academy Awards

Friday, March 8

All five of the Best Original Song nominees will be performed at the 96th Academy Awards taking place Sunday, March 10th, in Los Angeles -- which means "I'm Just Ken," the power ballad send-up... Read More.

Dakota Johnson, ‘The Umbrella Academy,’ Meryl Streep + More!

Friday, February 16

DAKOTA JOHNSON CAN’T NAME TOM HOLLAND’S ‘SPIDER-MAN’ MOVIES: Despite being Marvel’s latest superhero in Madame Web, Dakota Johnson admitted during a recent interview with MTV’s Josh Horowitz that she doesn’t know much about the... Read More.

Angelina Jolie Hosts ‘Origin’ Screening For Academy Voters

Tuesday, January 16

Angelina Jolie is rallying behind Ava DuVernay and her new film, Origin, inspired by Pulitzer-prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson’s book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. The Maleficent actor held a private party for... Read More.

Gwyneth Paltrow Uses Her Academy Award As A Doorstop

Tuesday, October 10

Gwyneth Paltrow displays her Academy Award in an … unconventional way. In a video interview with Vogue shared on Monday (October 9th), the Sliding Doors actress revealed that she puts the trophy to use... Read More.

Sharon Osbourne Ozzfest Film To Be Screened At The Academy Museum

Thursday, August 17

Previously lost, 1990's Ozzfest film will get it's day at the acclaimed Academy Museum. The special screening will take place this Friday, August 18 in the David Geffen Theater in Los Angeles. ... Read More.