*Damn! seems like the correct exclamation in light of what we’re talking about because it’s historic. And it’s this: rapper Kendrick Lamar is now the first non-classical and non-jazz artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for music for his 2017 album, ‘DAMN.

"Damn" earns Lamar his third number one album on the Billboard 200 chart with biggest debut of 2017. Billboard reports that the Compton rapper’s “Damn” has sold 603,000 units overriding Drake’s “More Life” which sold 505, 000 units in its first ...

The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards were released Friday, and the competition is fierce. Gwen Baumgardner highs the high notes with the top contenders and a few surprising snubs.