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Everything you need to know about the 2025 Grammy Awards

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 Everything you need to know about the 2025 Grammy Awards The Grammys are music's biggest night, both literally and figuratively. The ceremony, which takes place in LA on Sunday night, runs for a staggering eight hours, attracting the biggest stars in pop, rock, country and hip-hop. Organisers will hand out 94 awards, recognising everything from best pop album to best choral performance. Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have both confirmed their attendance, as they square off in the album of the year category for the first time since 2010 (Swift won on that occasion, fact fans). There'll also be performances from Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, Benson Boone, Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Teddy Swims and Raye - and an in memoriam tribute to Thriller producer Quincy Jones. Here's everything you need to know about the ceremony. 1) Who's going to win album of the year? pick The big question of the night is whether Beyoncé will finally win album of the year, after four...

Mavs GM Nico Harrison on stunning Luka Doncic trade: ‘It’s my job to make tough decisions’

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Mavs GM Nico Harrison on stunning Luka Doncic trade: ‘It’s my job to make tough decisions’  Somehow the sun did in fact dawn Sunday in North Texas, piercing though not erasing the shroud of Mavericks fans’ shock, despair and anger. The previous night’s astonishing bombshell was in fact reality: The Mavericks really did trade 25-year-old superstar Luka Doncic to the despised and perpetually hoops-god-blessed Los Angeles Lakers. If anything, raw emotion intensified as Sunday unfolded, with fans gathering outside American Airlines Center to protest the trade as the Mavericks played an afternoon game in Cleveland. “We definitely understand the magnitude of what just transpired,” Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison said, using the word “magnitude” three times during a nine-minute news conference in Cleveland. “It’s not lost on us.” Magnitude? This is the most shocking trade in the Mavericks’ 45-year history and arguably the mo...