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The Beyhive is buzzing yet again. Today (February 2), in the wee hours of the morning, Beyoncé decided to cause a tizzy by making her highly-anticipated announcement. Despite the well though out theories floating around, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer isn’t moving on to Act III of her Renaissance album series.

Over on Instagram, Beyoncé shared the first teaser
(viewable here) for her forthcoming Cowboy Carter Tour. Since the controversial project’s release, supporters wondered if Beyoncé would hit the road to support the body of work. Well, that speculation has officially been validated.

In the clip, a neon sign with the words “Cowboy Carter Tour” dangles above the road before it suddenly ends. Although Beyoncé has not yet revealed the tour’s schedule, supporters believe the rodeo is coming this summer considering a clue Bey provided in the Renaissance film.

Back on January 14, despite Beyoncé postponing the announcement (out of respect for the Los Angeles County wildfires), a few dates leaked online, which allowed fans to start saving for the show.

With Beyoncé Cowboy Carter album nominated for several Grammy awards, depending on how the ceremony turns out she could generously pull the turn on a date reveal later tonight. For now, the Beyhive is going to have to hold their horse until Beyoncé pulls the trigger.

The Cowboy Carter Tour Promotional Poster

There was some chatter that the 67th Annual Grammy Awards would be postponed due to the Los Angeles wildfires, but ultimately, the show is going on as planned today, February 2. However, per a statement from Harvey Mason Jr. (Recording Academy CEO) and Tammy Hurt (the chair of the Academy’s board of trustees), this year’s ceremony has “a renewed sense of purpose: raising additional funds to support wildfire relief efforts and honoring the bravery and dedication of first responders who risk their lives to protect ours.”

Of course, beyond that valuable cause, the core mission is to honor the best and brightest in music — as long as the release came out from September 16, 2023 to August 30, 2024, this year’s eligibility window — by handing out some Grammys. There are so many winners to keep track of, so below, check out our list of this year’s nominees, with the winners for each category marked in bold. This post will be updated as the results are announced.

Record Of The Year

The Beatles — “Now And Then”
Beyoncé — “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Billie Eilish — “Birds Of A Feather”
Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”
Charli XCX — “360”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
Taylor Swift Feat. Post Malone — “Fortnight”

Album Of The Year

André 3000 — New Blue Sun
Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter
Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard And Soft
Chappell Roan — The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
Charli XCX — Brat
Jacob Collier — Djesse Vol. 4
Sabrina Carpenter — Short N’ Sweet
Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department

Song Of The Year

Beyoncé — “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Billie Eilish — “Birds Of A Feather”
Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Please Please Please”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Taylor Swift Feat. Post Malone — “Fortnight”

Best New Artist

Benson Boone
Doechii
Chappell Roan
Khruangbin
Raye
Sabrina Carpenter
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Alissia
Daniel Nigro
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessi Alexander
Jessie Jo Dillon
Raye

Best Pop Solo Performance

Beyoncé — “Bodyguard”
Billie Eilish — “Birds Of A Feather”
Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”
Charli XCX — “Apple”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica — “The Boy Is Mine – Remix”
Beyoncé Feat. Post Malone — “Levii’s Jeans”
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish — “Guess Feat. Billie Eilish”
Gracie Abrams Feat. Taylor Swift — “Us.”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”

Best Pop Vocal Album

Ariana Grande — Eternal Sunshine
Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard And Soft
Chappell Roan — The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
Sabrina Carpenter — Short N’ Sweet
Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Disclosure — “She’s Gone, Dance On”
Four Tet — “Loved”
Fred Again.. & Baby Keem — “Leavemealone”
Justice & Tame Impala — “Neverender”
Kaytranada Feat. Childish Gambino — “Witchy”

Best Dance Pop Recording

Ariana Grande — “Yes, And?”
Billie Eilish — “L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]”
Charli XCX — “Von Dutch”
Madison Beer — “Make You Mine”
Troye Sivan — “Got Me Started”

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

Charli XCX — Brat
Four Tet — Three
Justice — Hyperdrama
Kaytranada — Timeless
Zedd — Telos

Best Remixed Recording

Charli XCX — “Von Dutch A. G. Cook Remix Feat. Addison Rae”
Doechii & Kaytranada Feat. JT — “Alter Ego (Kaytranada Remix)”
Julian Marley & Antaeus — “Jah Sees Them (Amapiano Remix)”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)”
Shaboozey & David Guetta — “A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Remix)”

Best Rock Performance

The Beatles — “Now And Then”
The Black Keys — “Beautiful People (Stay High)”
Green Day — “The American Dream Is Killing Me”
Idles — “Gift Horse”
Pearl Jam — “Dark Matter”
St. Vincent — “Broken Man”

Best Metal Performance

Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor le Masne — “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)”
Judas Priest — “Crown Of Horns”
Knocked Loose Feat. Poppy — “Suffocate”
Metallica — “Screaming Suicide”
Spiritbox — “Cellar Door”

Best Rock Song

The Black Keys — “Beautiful People (Stay High)”
Green Day — “Dilemma”
Idles — “Gift Horse”
Pearl Jam — “Dark Matter”
St. Vincent — “Broken Man”

Best Rock Album

The Black Crowes — Happiness Bastards
Fontaines DC — Romance
Green Day — Saviors
Idles — Tangk
Jack White — No Name
Pearl Jam — Dark Matter
The Rolling Stones — Hackney Diamonds

Best Alternative Music Performance

Cage The Elephant — “Neon Pill”
Fontaines DC — “Starburster”
Kim Gordon — “Bye Bye”
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — “Song Of The Lake”
St. Vincent — “Flea”

Best Alternative Music Album

Brittany Howard — What Now
Clairo — Charm
Kim Gordon — The Collective
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — Wild God
St. Vincent — All Born Screaming

Best R&B Performance

Chris Brown — “Residuals”
Coco Jones — “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
Jhené Aiko — “Guidance”
Muni Long — “Made for Me (Live On BET)”
SZA — “Saturn”

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Kenyon Dixon — “Can I Have This Groove”
Lalah Hathaway Feat. Michael McDonald — “No Lie”
Lucky Daye — “That’s You”
Marsha Ambrosius — “Wet”
Muni Long — “Make Me Forget”

Best R&B Song

Coco Jones — “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
Kehlani — “After Hours”
Muni Long — “Ruined Me”
SZA — “Saturn”
Tems — “Burning”

Best Progressive R&B Album

Avery*Sunshine — So Glad To Know You
Childish Gambino — Bando Stone And The New World
Durand Bernarr — En Route
Kehlani — Crash
NxWorries — Why Lawd?

Best R&B Album

Chris Brown — 11:11 (Deluxe)
Lalah Hathaway — Vantablack
Lucky Daye — Algorithm
Muni Long — Revenge
Usher — Coming Home

Best Rap Performance

Cardi B — “Enough (Miami)”
Common & Pete Rock Feat. Posdnuos — “When The Sun Shines Again”
Doechii — “Nissan Altima”
Eminem — “Houdini”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”
Glorilla — “Yeah Glo!”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Beyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey — “Spaghettii”
Future, Metro Boomin & The Weeknd — “We Still Don’t Trust You”
Jordan Adetunji Feat. Kehlani — “Kehlani (Remix)”
Latto — “Big Mama”
Rapsody Feat. Erykah Badu — “3:AM”

Best Rap Song

Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”
Glorilla — “Yeah Glo!”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Rapsody & Hit-Boy — “Asteroids”
¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla Sign & Rich The Kid Feat. Playboi Carti — “Carnival”

Best Rap Album

Common & Pete Rock — The Auditorium Vol. 1
Doechii — Alligator Bites Never Heal
Eminem — The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
Future & Metro Boomin — We Don’t Trust You
J. Cole — Might Delete Later

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Malik Yusef — Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema Episode 1: In The Beginning Was The Word
Omari Hardwick — Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series
Queen Sheba — Civil Writes: The South Got Something To Say
Skillz — The Seven Number Ones
Tank And The Bangas — The Heart, The Mind, The Soul

Best Jazz Performance

The Baylor Project — “Walk With Me, Lord (Sound | Spirit)”
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck — “Juno”
Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis Feat. Troy Roberts — “Little Fears”
Lakecia Benjamin Feat. Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield — “Phoenix Reimagined (Live)”
Samara Joy Feat. Sullivan Fortner — “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me”

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Catherine Russell & Sean Mason — My Ideal
Christie Dashiell — Journey In Black
Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner — Wildflowers Vol. 1
Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding — Milton + Esperanza
Samara Joy — A Joyful Holiday

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Ambrose Akinmusire — Owl Song
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck — Remembrance
Kenny Barron — Beyond This Place
Lakecia Benjamin — Phoenix Reimagined (Live)
Sullivan Fortner — Solo Game

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra — And So It Goes
Dan Pugach — Bianca Reimagined
John Beasley Feat. Frankfurt Radio Big Band — Returning To Forever
Miguel Zenón — Golden City
Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band — Walk A Mile In My Shoe

Best Latin Jazz Album

Donald Vega Feat. Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero- As I Travel
Eliane Elias — Time And Again
Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba — Collab
Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez, John Beasley & Jose Gola — El Trio: Live In Italy
Michel Camilo & Tomatito — Spain Forever Again
Zaccai Curtis — Cubop Lives!

Best Alternative Jazz Album

Arooj Aftab — Night Reign
André 3000 — New Blue Sun
Keyon Harrold — Foreverland
Meshell Ndegeocello — No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin
Robert Glasper — Code Derivation

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Aaron Lazar — Impossible Dream
Cyrille Aimée — À Fleur de Peau
Gregory Porter — Christmas Wish
Lake Street Dive — Good Together
Norah Jones — Visions

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Béla Fleck — Rhapsody In Blue
Bill Frisell — Orchestras (Live)
Julian Lage — Speak To Me
Mark Guiliana — Mark
Taylor Eigsti — Plot Armor

Best Musical Theater Album

Hell’s Kitchen
Merrily We Roll Along
The Notebook
The Outsiders
Suffs
The Wiz

Best Country Solo Performance

Beyoncé — “16 Carriages”
Chris Stapleton — “It Takes A Woman”
Jelly Roll — “I Am Not Okay”
Kacey Musgraves — “The Architect”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus — “II Most Wanted”
Brothers Osborne — “Break Mine”
Dan + Shay — “Bigger Houses”
Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan — “Cowboys Cry Too”
Post Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”

Best Country Song

Beyoncé — “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Jelly Roll — “I Am Not Okay”
Kacey Musgraves — “The Architect”
Post Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

Best Country Album

Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter
Chris Stapleton — Higher
Kacey Musgraves — Deeper Well
Lainey Wilson — Whirlwind
Post Malone — F-1 Trillion

Best American Roots Performance

The Fabulous Thunderbirds Feat. Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood — “Nothing In Rambling”
Rhiannon Giddens — “The Ballad Of Sally Anne”
Shemekia Copeland — “Blame It On Eve”
Sierra Ferrell — “Lighthouse”

Best Americana Performance

Beyoncé — “Ya Ya”
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings — “Empty Trainload Of Sky”
Madi Diaz & Kacey Musgraves — “Don’t Do Me Good”
Madison Cunningham — “Subtitles”
Sarah Jarosz — “Runaway Train”
Sierra Ferrell — “American Dreaming”

Best American Roots Song

Aoife O’Donovan — “All My Friends”
Iron & Wine & Fiona Apple — “All In Good Time”
Mark Knopfler — “Ahead Of The Game”
Shemekia Copeland — “Blame It On Eve”
Sierra Ferrell — “American Dreaming”

Best Americana Album

Charley Crockett — $10 Cowboy
Maggie Rose — No One Gets Out Alive
Sarah Jarosz — Polaroid Lovers
Sierra Ferrell — Trail Of Flowers
T Bone Burnett — The Other Side
Waxahatchee — Tigers Blood

Best Bluegrass Album

Billy Strings — Live Vol. 1
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes — I Built A World
Dan Tyminski — Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman
The Del McCoury Band — Songs Of Love And Life
Sister Sadie — No Fear
Tony Trischka — Earl Jam

Best Traditional Blues Album

Cedric Burnside — Hill Country Love
The Fabulous Thunderbirds — Struck Down
Little Feat — Sam’s Place
Sue Foley — One Guitar Woman
Taj Mahal — Swingin’: Live At The Church In Tulsa

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Antonio Vergara — The Fury
Joe Bonamassa — Blues Deluxe Vol. 2
Ruthie Foster — Mileage
Shemekia Copeland — Blame It On Eve
Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour — Friendlytown

Best Folk Album

Adrianne Lenker — Bright Future
American Patchwork Quartet — American Patchwork Quartet
Aoife O’Donovan — All My Friends
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings — Woodland
Madi Diaz — Weird Faith

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Big Chief Monk Feat. J’wan Boudreaux — Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Kalani Pe’a — Kuini
New Breed Brass Band Feat. Trombone Shorty — Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
The Rumble — Stories From The Battlefield
Sean Ardoin & Kreole Rock And Soul — 25 Back To My Roots

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Doe — “Holy Hands”
Melvin Crispell III — “Yesterday”
Ricky Dillard — “Hold On (Live)”
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Feat. Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr — “One Hallelujah”
Yolanda Adams — “Church Doors”

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson Feat. CeCe Winans — “Holy Forever (Live)”
CeCe Winans — “That’s My King”
Elevation Worship Feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore — “Praise”
Honor & Glory & Disciple — “Firm Foundation (He Won’t)”
Jwlkrs Worship & Maverick City Music Feat. Chandler Moore — “In The Name Of Jesus”
Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore Feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard — “In The Room”

Best Gospel Album

CeCe Winans — More Than This
Karen Clark Sheard — Still Karen
Kirk Franklin — Father’s Day
Melvin Crispell III — Covered Vol. 1
Ricky Dillard — Choirmaster II (Live)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Brandon Lake — Coat Of Many Colors
Doe — Heart Of A Human
Elevation Worship — When Wind Meets Fire
Forrest Frank — Child Of God
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine — The Maverick Way Complete

Best Roots Gospel Album

Authentic Unlimited — The Gospel Sessions, Vol. 2
Cory Henry — Church
The Harlem Gospel Travelers — Rhapsody
Mark D. Conklin — The Gospel According To Mark
The Nelons — Loving You

Best Latin Pop Album

Anitta — Funk Generation
Kali Uchis — Orquídeas
Kany García — García
Luis Fonsi — El Viaje
Shakira — Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran

Best Música Urbana Album

Bad Bunny — Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana
Feid — Ferxxocalipsis
J Balvin — Rayo
Residente — Las Letras Ya No Importan
Young Miko — Att.

Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album

Cimafunk — Pa’ Tu Cuerpa
El David Aguilar — Compita del Destino
Mon Laferte — Autopoiética
Nathy Peluso — Grasa
Rawayana — ¿Quién Trae las Cornetas?

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Carín León — Boca Chueca, Vol. 1
Chiquis — Diamantes
Jessi Uribe — De Lejitos
Peso Pluma — Éxodo

Best Tropical Latin Album

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 — Radio Güira
Kiki Valera — Vacilón Santiaguero
Marc Anthony — Muevense
Sheila E. — Bailar
Tony Succar & Mimy Succar — Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live At Gran Teatro Nacional)

Best Global Music Performance

Angélique Kidjo & Soweto Gospel Choir — “Sunlight To My Soul”
Arooj Aftab — “Raat Ki Rani”
Jacob Collier Feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal — “A Rock Somewhere”
Masa Takumi Feat. Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung — “Kashira”
Rocky Dawuni — “Rise”
Sheila E. Feat. Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar — “Bemba Colorá”

Best African Music Performance

Asake & Wizkid — “MMS”
Burna Boy — “Higher”
Chris Brown Feat. Davido & Lojay — “Sensational”
Tems — “Love Me JeJe”
Yemi Alade — “Tomorrow”

Best Global Music Album

Antonio Rey — Historias de un Flamenco
Ciro Hurtado — Paisajes
Matt B & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — Alkebulan II
Rema — Heis
Tems — Born In The Wild

Best Reggae Album

Collie Buddz — Take It Easy
Shenseea — Never Gets Late Here
Various Artists — Bob Marley: One Love — Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe)
Vybz Kartel — Party With Me
The Wailers — Evolution

Best New Age, Ambient, Or Chant Album

Anoushka Shankar — Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn
Chris Redding — Visions Of Sounds De Luxe
Radhika Vekaria — Warriors Of Light
Ricky Kej — Break Of Dawn
Ryuichi Sakamoto — Opus
Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon — Triveni

Best Children’s Music Album

Divinity Roxx & Divi Roxx Kids — World Wide Playdate
John Legend — My Favorite Dream
Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band — ¡Brillo, Brillo!
Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats — Creciendo
Rock for Children — Solid Rock Revival

Best Comedy Album

Dave Chappelle — The Dreamer
Jim Gaffigan — The Prisoner
Nikki Glaser — Someday You’ll Die
Ricky Gervais — Armageddon
Trevor Noah — Where Was I

Best Audio Book, Narration, And Storytelling Recording

Barbra Streisand — My Name Is Barbra
Dolly Parton — Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones
George Clinton — …And Your Ass Will Follow
Jimmy Carter — Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration
Various Artists — All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Bradley Cooper — Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein
Various Artists — The Color Purple
Various Artists — Deadpool & Wolverine
Various Artists — Saltburn
Various Artists — Twisters: The Album

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Kris Bowers — The Color Purple
Hans Zimmer — Dune: Part Two
Laura Karpman — American Fiction
Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross — Shōgun
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross — Challengers

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games And Other Interactive Media

Bear McCreary — God Of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
John Paesano — Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Pinar Toprak — Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora
Wilbert Roget II — Star Wars Outlaws
Winifred Phillips — Wizardry: Proving Grounds Of The Mad Overlord

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Barbra Streisand — “Love Will Survive” (From The Tattooist Of Auschwitz)
Jon Batiste — “It Never Went Away” (From The Netflix Documentary American Symphony)
Luke Combs — “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” (From Twisters: The Album)
*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake — “Better Place” (From Trolls Band Together)
Olivia Rodrigo — “Can’t Catch Me Now” (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes)

Best Music Video

ASAP Rocky — “Tailor Swif”
Charli XCX — “360”
Eminem — “Houdini”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Taylor Swift Feat. Post Malone — “Fortnight”

Best Music Film

Jon Batiste — American Symphony
June Carter Cash — June
Run-DMC — Kings From Queens
Steven Van Zandt — Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Various Artists — The Greatest Night In Pop

Best Recording Package

The Avett Brothers — The Avett Brothers
Charli XCX — Brat
iWhoiWhoo — Pregnancy, Breakdown, And Disease
Kate Bush — Hounds Of Love (Baskerville Edition)
The Muddy Basin Ramblers — Jug Band Millionaire
Post Malone — F-1 Trillion
William Clark Green — Baker Hotel

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Alpha Wolf — Half Living Things
John Lennon — Mind Games
Kate Bush — Hounds Of Love (The Boxes Of Lost At Sea)
Nirvana — In Utero
Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker — Unsuk Chin
90 Day Men — We Blame Chicago

Best Album Notes

Alice Coltrane — The Carnegie Hall Concert (Live)
Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras — After Midnight
John Culshaw — John Culshaw — The Art Of The Producer — The Early Years 1948-55
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists — Centennial
Various Artists — SONtrack Original de la Película “Al Son de Beno”

Best Historical Album

King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists — Centennial
Paul Robeson — Paul Robeson – Voice Of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, And Victor Recordings
Pepe de Lucía & Paco de Lucía — Pepito y Paquito
Prince & The New Power Generation — Diamonds And Pearls (Super Deluxe Edition)
Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews — The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Super Deluxe Edition)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Charlotte Day Wilson — Cyan Blue
Kacey Musgraves — Deeper Well
Lucky Daye — Algorithm
Peter Gabriel — I/O
Sabrina Carpenter — Short N’ Sweet
Willow — Empathogen

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas — Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams & Los Angeles Master Chorale — John Adams: Girls Of The Golden West
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Manfred Honeck — Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 – Bates: Resurrexit (Live)
Skylark Vocal Ensemble & Matthew Guard — Clear Voices In The Dark
Timo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble — Timo Andres: The Blind Banister

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Christoph Franke
Dirk Sobotka
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
Erica Brenner
Morten Lindberg

Best Immersive Audio Album

Ensemble 96, Current Saxophone Quartet & Nina T. Karlsen — Pax
Peter Gabriel — I/O (In-Side Mix)
Ray Charles & Various Artists — Genius Loves Company
Roxy Music — Avalon
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Nick Davies — Henning Sommerro: Borders

Best Instrumental Composition

Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman — “Strands”
André 3000 — “I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album but This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time”
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck — “Remembrance”
Christopher Zuar Orchestra — “Communion”
Shelly Berg — “At Last”

Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella

Béla Fleck — “Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)”
Henry Mancini & Snarky Puppy — “Baby Elephant Walk (Encore)”
Jacob Collier Feat. John Legend & Tori Kelly — “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
Säje — “Silent Night”
Scott Hoying Feat. Säje & Tonality — “Rose Without The Thorns”

Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals

Cody Fry Feat. Sleeping At Last — “The Sound Of Silence”
John Legend — “Always Come Back”
Säje Feat. Regina Carter — “Alma”
Willow — “Big Feelings”
The 8-Bit Big Band Feat. Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher — “Last Surprise (From “Persona 5″)”

Best Orchestral Performance

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & JoAnn Falletta — “Kodály: Háry János Suite, Nyári este & Symphony In C Major”
Esa-Pekka Salonen & San Francisco Symphony — “Stravinsky: The Firebird”
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas — “Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina”
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop — “John Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance”
Susanna Mälkki & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra — “Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava & Lemminkäinen”

Best Opera Recording

Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams & Los Angeles Master Chorale — John Adams: Girls Of The Golden West
Lyric Opera Of Kansas City & Gerard Schwarz — Moravec: The Shining
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus — Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus — Puts: The Hours
San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Symphony — Saariaho: Adriana Mater

Best Choral Performance

Apollo’s Fire & Jeannette Sorrell — “Handel: Israel In Egypt, HWV 54”
The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Artefact Ensemble & Novus NY — “Sheehan: Akathist”
The Crossing, Donald Nally & Dan Schwartz — “Ochre”
Skylark Vocal Ensemble & Matthew Guard — “Clear Voices In The Dark”
True Concord Voices & Orchestra, Jeffrey Biegel & Eric Holtan — “A Dream So Bright: Choral Music Of Jake Runestad”

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion — “Rectangles And Circumstance”
JACK Quartet — “John Luther Adams: Waves & Particles”
Lorelei Ensemble & Christopher Cerrone — “Christopher Cerrone: Beaufort Scales”
Miró Quartet — “Home”
Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax — “Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97 “Archduke””

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Andy Akiho — “Akiho: Longing”
Curtis J Stewart, James Blachly & Experiential Orchestra — “Perry: Concerto for Violin And Orchestra”
Mak Grgić & Ensemble Dissonance — “Entourer”
Seth Parker Woods — “Eastman The Holy Presence Of Joan d’Arc”
Víkingur Ólafsson — “J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations”

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Fotina Naumenko — Bespoke Songs
Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d’Oro & Maxim Emelyanychev — Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
Karen Slack & Michelle Cann — Beyond The Years
Nicholas Phan, Farayi Malek & Palaver Strings — A Change Is Gonna Come
Will Liverman & Jonathan King — Show Me The Way

Best Classical Compendium

Amy Porter, Nikki Chooi, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & JoAnn Falletta — Lukas Foss: Symphony No. 1 & Renaissance Concerto
Andy Akiho & Imani Winds — BeLonging
Danaë Xanthe Vlasse, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Michael Shapiro — Mythologies II
Experiential Orchestra, James Blachly & Curtis J Stewart — American Counterpoints
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas — Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Andrea Casarrubios — “Casarrubios: Seven for Solo Cello”
Decoda — “Coleman: Revelry”
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo & San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra — “Saariaho: Adriana Mater”
Eighth Blackbird — “Lang: Composition as Explanation”
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Master Chorale — “Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina”

Luka Doncic getting traded to the Lakers for Anthony Davis was not something anyone saw coming outside of Nico Harrison, Rob Pelinka, and a handful of other people in the Mavs and Lakers front offices. The players involved didn’t know it was happening, the co-stars still left on the two teams didn’t know it was happening, and fans and other folks around the league sure as hell didn’t know it was happening.

As word broke late Saturday night, it spread across the league rapidly and reactions started to pour in. Stars around the league tweeted out their disbelief, LeBron James had to shut down a rumor he had “grown frustrated” with Anthony Davis, and in Portland, the Suns and Blazers were learning about it and discussing amongst themselves on the bench late in a fourth quarter blowout win by the Blazers. Kevin Durant spoke in detail about what the trade meant and how it could embolden other front offices to look to pull the plug and make a dramatic trade if things don’t seem to be working — which was perhaps a bit of him wondering what might happen to the listless Suns this week.

Devin Booker, on the other hand, decided to have a bit of fun at the expense of the Mavs, as they have never let him live down the Game 7 blowout win in Phoenix that Luka led in 2022. The picture of Luka staring at Booker during some late free throws became an instant meme and one the Mavs have used regularly, including just a few days ago as part of a social media trend of posting a photo with no context, with a caption of “ok last one we swear”.

Booker, in the wee hours of Sunday morning, retweeted that with “kept their word” in an elite post — and one that led Mavs fans already in their feelings to let out some of their anger on the Suns star guard.

It’s an excellent post, and I have to imagine it made his teammate Kevin Durant, who is the NBA’s best poster, very proud to see him fire this one off. Mavs/Doncic fans, of course, used it as another opportunity to remind Booker that Doncic has dominated that matchup and this doesn’t change that, but Booker is certainly enjoying seeing Mavs fans in shambles over the trade after hearing so much from them in recent years.

The talk of sports fans everywhere on Saturday night was the shocking trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Mavericks. The move was so surprising and unexpected that most people thought the first two Shams Charania tweets breaking the news were evidence he had been hacked until confirmation of the deal began rolling in from elsewhere.

With the trade happening just after midnight on the East Coast, an awful lot of folks learned about the deal while out on the town. For some that was by text or push notification on the Shams Charania tweet, but others found out thanks to a DJ who wanted to make sure those in the club were aware of the big news of the night.

I really do love everything about this, especially the fact that he read off the entire trade details. He didn’t just give the people a “Luka just got traded to the Lakers for AD.” No, he made sure they knew the full package so they could discuss amongst themselves with the full context of Max Christie, the Lakers 2029 first round pick, Markieff Morris, and Maxi Kleber’s inclusion. Smashing the bomb sound effect button and then transitioning straight into “TV Off” by Kendrick Lamar is also some real DJ business, and I hope this man got some tips or something for his service.

The annual Royal Rumble marks the official kick off of WrestleMania season, as plans begin to fall into place on the direction of the WWE ahead of its biggest annual event. Before Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair punched their respective tickets to the main event of WrestleMania 41, Paul “Triple H” Levesque was announced as the first inductee into this year’s Hall of Fame class.

Levesque’s announcement came as a surprise, with Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker partnering with WWE President Nick Khan to break the news unexpectedly at the end of the organization’s Town Hall earlier in the week.

Levesque was asked at the post-Rumble press conference about his reflections on the announcement from US Weekly, where he shared conversations he’d had with Khan about the timing of his Hall of Fame induction, opting to push that out a number of years. Instead, Levesque was on the receiving end of what he calls the “ultimate pay of respect.”

“I’ve had the honor of calling a lot of people to tell them, ‘We’re going to induct you into the Hall of Fame’ or be there in person to say to them ‘we’re going to induct you into the Hall of Fame,’ and watch them cry and get emotional because of our passion for what we do. It hit me way harder than I thought it would,” Levesque said. “When we left there, it was an oddly comical and surreal moment. Taker and Shawn were there. We went to a meeting and as it slowly started to dawn on me, ‘here we go.’ The same moment that I watched everybody else have, that emotional all flooding over you over your career, the people you’ve worked with, what it meant to you, the fans you’ve met around the world, the moments you’ve been able to create and share.”

Levesque admits he’s excited for his induction despite it being at the busiest time of the and spoke to how meaningful the recognition is from the likes of Michaels, Taker, and Khan.

“I wish it wasn’t at WrestleMania so I could focus on it more. But it’s one of the most meaningful things of my career and to have it come from Shawn and Taker, the two guys in the business that I probably respect more than anybody, and to have it set up from Nick, which on one hand is mildly irritating because he fooled me,” Levesque said. “But in business for me outside of the in-ring, there is nobody I respect more than him. He is my partner in all this. Him doing that for me is incredibly meaningful.”

It’s extremely rare for an NBA trade to happen these days without anyone knowing about it other than the owners and few front office personnel directly involved, but that appears to have been the case with the shocking trade that broke late Saturday night that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Mavericks.

By all accounts, none of the players involved or their star teammates were briefed on the trade talks or aware discussions were even going on. Shams Charania of ESPN reported LeBron James learned of the deal when everyone else did while out to dinner in New York after the Lakers beat the Knicks, and that Davis and Doncic both also found out they were getting moved when the trade happened (along with Maxi Kleber, Max Christie, and Jalen Hood-Schifino). Mavs GM Nico Harrison still had not spoken with Doncic directly as of Sunday morning after the star had not returned phone and text messages after the shocking trade went down, per Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News. Kyrie Irving was similarly blindsided to learn he was getting a new star big man and losing his backcourt running mate, with Ramona Shelburna reporting he was mid-training session in Cleveland when the news broke.

The LeBron part was where most people got hung up, because for the last 15-plus years, there has been the assumption by many fans that James was at least included in conversations about roster moves by his teams, if not outright dictating some. However, given there was never even so much as a whisper this trade was going to go down despite it being discussed by Harrison and Rob Pelinka for the last three weeks, I’m inclined to believe James was genuinely not brought into the loop until it was at the finish line.

Players, agents, and front office personnel are notoriously talkative and I really think the Lakers kept the lid on this thing completely to avoid it blowing up if it became public. The backlash in Dallas to even having discussions on Luka would’ve been massive (as evidenced by Mavs fans reaction to the actual trade) and might’ve been enough to scuttle everything — at the least, it would’ve allowed other teams to try and make offers for Doncic that could’ve driven the price up. Instead, after years of Lakers fans begging the front office to make an all-in move, they not only did that but set themselves up for the post-LeBron era. That also might’ve led them to not involving James, as Luka is as much LeBron’s future replacement as the Lakers top star as he is James’ new star teammate.

Now there are real questions about whether the Lakers are done shaking up their foundation and how LeBron feels about the new arrangement. This was a no-brainer from the Lakers organizationally, as they now have their star for the next 10 years, but the roster this year is now wildly imbalanced after trading Davis from a team that was already extremely thin at center. How LeBron will feel about a trade that adds a star but is more a long-term play than a short-term push for this season remains to be seen, and everyone involved has to process a lot after being blindsided by the craziest trade in recent memory (and maybe ever).

Rian Johnson coped with the COVID-19 lockdown the same way a lot of people did: by watching old TV shows. His series of choice was Columbo, the “howcatchem” crime-drama starring Peter Falk.

“It was comfort food. The thing that really hit me was how much it is, at heart, a hangout show with Peter Falk. I wasn’t watching each new episode really for the mystery plot. It was for Falk and the guest star,” The Last Jedi director told Deadline. Johnson’s warm feelings for Columbo inspired him to create a shaggy detective series of his own, Poker Face, starring Natasha Lyonne.

Poker Face season 1 appeared on nearly every list of the best TV shows of 2023, including our own, and Lyonne was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the Emmys. Now the Peacock series is coming back for more mysteries, guest stars, and murder. Here’s everything we know.

Plot

The basic premise of Poker Face: Charlie Cale (played by Natasha Lyonne) knows when people are lying, and every episode takes place in a different setting where she uses this unusual skill to help solve — or prevent — a crime.

In the season 1 finale, Charlie brawls with a casino goon using a “dick ring” (it’s a long story) and gets a phone call from Five Families crime syndicate head Beatrix Hasp (Rhea Perlman). Charlie is given two options: work for her mob, or die. Charlie makes her choice by listening to Neil Young, cracking open a beer, and thinking about her next adventure.

Hell yeah.

There’s no official synopsis for season 2 yet, but following the season 1 finale, then-showrunners Nora Zuckerman and Lilla Zuckerman (they have since been replaced by Tony Tost, although they’re staying on as executive producers) discussed future plans with Entertainment Weekly. “We’re going to keep doing what works,” Lilla said. “I believe that this format is a proven format, this ‘how catch ’em’-style of storytelling. We’re going to continue to stay in that tradition. But, much like we did in season 1, we’re going to continue to innovate within that format, and hopefully find new and fresh ways to surprise the audience as we take them on these case-of-the-week journeys.”

As for whether Perlman’s Beatrix Hasp will be season 2’s Big Bad, Nora teased, “We certainly set her up that way… She’s such an interesting character actor that I cannot wait to see her as the head of the Five Families.”

Same premise + different mysteries + Natasha Lyonne looking impossibly cool + Rhea Perlman = a winning formula. Plus, the guest stars!

Cast

Natasha Lyonne will be back, of course, but there’s a whole new batch of guest stars. The season 2 roster includes John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, Sam Richardson, Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Gaby Hoffmann, Kumail Nanjiani, Sherry Cola, Kevin Corrigan, Ben Marshall, Kathrine Narducci, Cynthia Erivo, BJ Novak, Awkwafina, Corey Hawkins, Simon Rex, Method Man, and Margo Martindale. If BoJack Horseman taught us anything, she’s the criminal.

Release Date

A premiere date hasn’t been announced yet, but PaleyFest LA will have an “exclusive screening” of season 2 in March, so hopefully it’s this spring.

Trailer

If you’re still on the fence about watching Poker Face, just know that there’s an episode where Chloë Sevigny is the singer in a one-hit-wonder metal band named Doxxxology who decides to electrocute her drummer. It’s a good show.

Every single week, our TV and film experts will list the most important ten streaming selections for you to pop into your queues. We’re not strictly operating upon reviews or accrued streaming clicks (although yes, we’ve scoured the streaming site charts) but, instead, upon those selections that are really worth noticing amid the churning sea of content. There’s a lot out there, after all, and your time is valuable.

10. Back In Action – Netflix movie

Cameron Diaz came out of acting retirement, and the streaming audience is here for her and Jamie Foxx as married and retired CIA spies who get drawn back into the game, Godfather III style. As a bonus, Diaz’s Knight And Day is also trending on Netflix with similar vibes and Tom Cruise. You might forget Back In Action in a week, much like everyone (myself included) forgot that Knight And Day existed, but never dismiss the appeal of a popcorn movie, even when that movie streams at home.

9. Black Snow – Stan series streaming on Sundance Now & AMC+

Not to be confused with Black Doves, the second season of this Australian crime drama series follows the investigation of a young woman who disappeared at her birthday party, and the chief detective is (as is often the case) also plagued by a case that makes things personal. Dark Winds viewers will (while they wait for the AMC series’ third season) want to hop on this show because the Aussies are doing their part to fuel hunger for mystery shows while spy and superhero shows run rampant. Black Snow, in particular, goes beyond the mystery into an even deeper injustice while never forgetting the names of the victims whose cases lead them down that path.

8. Twin Peaks – Twin Peaks Productions/Spelling Television series streaming on Paramount+

Following David Lynch’s death at age 78, the binging of his phantasmagorical crime series has gone down hard with people climbing back onboard Agent Cooper’s investigation into who killed Laura Palmer. Likewise, Twin Peaks: The Return is receiving an otherworldly amount of visitors to revisit the scene of the crime 25 years later with the help of the thrillingly dulcet tones of “The Nine Inch Nails.” Sure, Mulholland Drive is trending like wildfire, too, but there’s “nothing like a great cup of coffee” to relive this Great’s past.

7. Prime Target – Apple TV+ series

So, this is a high concept series revolving around a supposed math genius, and of course it’s not going to please staunch mathematicians who desire accuracy. Leo Woodall portrays a postgrad math student who comes together with an NSA agent to unravel fears that his wielding of prime numbers could be used (in the wrong hands) to harness the world’s computers. To drop an out-of-context quote from an Internet famous cycling instructor, “It’s not that deep,” but if you are a Ridley Scott completist (he produces here) and a conspiracy-TV addict, there are worse ways to spend an afternoon.

6. The Pitt – Max series

The never-ending appetite for primetime medical dramas is further fueled by this watchable Noah Wyle series that surely will not mind visits from the ER crowd. The show relies heavily on FOX’s 24 gimmick by delivering an hour-in-the-life episode each week, which adds up to 15-hour shift for Wyle’s attending physician in Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s emergency room. For better or worse, this is no soap opera, but it might inspire you to start really watching health habits, not only for obvious, life-extending and money-saving reasons but also to avoid landing in an ER that feels like The Bear. Yikes.

5. American Primeval – Netflix series

A team of creative minds behind Narcos, The Revenant, and Friday Night Lights have come together for this Neo-Western limited series, in which Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin go through hell on earth. The year is 1857, and they’re fighting through frigid elements amid the Mountain Meadows Massacre, during which Mormon soldiers killed hundreds of pioneers at the behest of Brigham Young (Kim Coates of Sons Of Anarchy). This clash involves Indigenous nationals also rising up to fight for their own survival within the same contested territory, and this ain’t Yellowstone, baby.

4. Marianne – Netflix series

Shades of several classic horror titles, including numerous nods to The Ring are pushing viewers toward the comfort onscreen scares in a time when reality isn’t that much better. What’s particular wild about the show’s current trending status is that this French horror series was cancelled five years ago after only one season, but guess what? Stories about writers attempting to vanquish demons through their writing are always timely.

3. Paradise – Hulu series

Sterling K. Brown and Dan Fogelman are having a This Is Us reunion over on Hulu for a thriller series that could alternately scratch your escapism itch or feel too close to home. Without spoiling anything for the first three episodes already streaming, Brown portrays a security agent fronting a team that is tasked with protecting the president (James Marsden), but this show isn’t a meat-and-potatoes conspiracy story. Like This Is Us, expect non-linear storytelling that helps build context behind the overriding mystery of the series. A slower burn than many streaming series of the same nature helps this show stand apart, and the test for future seasons will be whether audiences will be patient enough without tidy explanations at every turn.

2. Severance – Apple TV+ series

If you’re a Helly fan and you are feeling conflicted this season, you are not alone. Creator Dan Erickson and director Ben Stiller are having too much fun tugging at heartstrings over the fan favorite character, and thank goodness that the core four (Mark, Irving, and Dylan, too) are back together, even if the job will never be the same as before the Innies explored the Outie world. With that said, this show has managed to deliver a different experience from the first season, which makes the three-year wait almost worth enduring. Now, about those goats?

1. The Night Agent – Netflix series

Peter’s newfound Night Action gig wasn’t all that it was cracked up to be, and every “call is coming from inside the house” variant is on display during this second season, which includes lingering effects, including PTSD, of Rose and Peter’s first adrenaline-filled mission. With Peter’s second-season crisis off the books, the show was able to step back (since he is AWOL and hiding) to reflect upon how they are dealing with their trauma in different ways. They still came together again, though, which makes this season finale hit even harder. Now the wait for the third season (and more or less Rose?) begins.

At 11 p.m. ET, the biggest story of the night involving the Los Angeles Lakers was a big win over the New York Knicks in a national showcase game on ABC. LeBron James had a spectacular showing with 33 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds, while the Lakers put forth one of their most inspiring defensive efforts of the seasons despite the absence of Anthony Davis.

After the game, there was optimism about what this Lakers group could look like once Davis is back healthy if they can find that kind of level on both ends of the floor. An hour later, Davis was shipped to Dallas in the most shocking trade arguably in NBA history, with Luka Doncic now suddenly a Laker. The immediate question from everyone was: Why would Dallas do this? After early speculation of a stealth trade request was shut down, we learned the Mavs had simply decided they didn’t want to pay Doncic when he becomes extension eligible this summer for a record-setting supermax deal due to “constant conditioning issues.”

There was less confusion about why the Lakers would do this, as you’d be hard pressed to find many teams that would’ve said no to a similar trade offer that would bring back Doncic. Still, trading Davis is a big deal and the Lakers already thin frontcourt is now even thinner and even if they go find reinforcements by Thursday, they won’t bring back an All-Star and DPOY candidate like Davis. That led to some to posit Davis and James were no longer as close as they once were, with CBS Sports’ Bill Reiter suggesting James had “grown frustrated” with his co-star.

LeBron, who had not said anything about the trade prior, took to Twitter to swiftly shut that down in what is, to this point, the only public statement he’s made about anything regarding the trade.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, LeBron learned about the trade at the same time everyone else did, which is wild if true, but also might have to be the case given there wasn’t even a peep about this being a possibility before it broke. It is going to be fascinating to see what LeBron’s eventual statement on the actual trade is, as this was both a no-brainer move from the Lakers for their long-term outlook and also a deal that creates even more roster imbalance for this current season. For now, LeBron wanted to shut down any talk that he played a role in the Lakers looking to move Davis. We’ll find out by late Thursday what the Lakers roster will look like for the stretch run and what other moves they have up their sleeve, but there’s no shortage of drama in L.A. and the NBA this week.

It’s not often that a trade happens in the NBA that takes everyone by surprise — and has everyone in the league talking — but that’s what happened on Saturday night when the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis in a three-team blockbuster.

The deal came out of seemingly nowhere, with all of the players involved apparently having no heads up about the trade, as Dallas decided to pull the ripcord on their All-NBA star over concerns about his “constant conditioning issues.” Mavs fans (including Patrick Mahomes) were sick upon finding out they had just traded their 25-year-old superstar, and everyone else around the league was left scratching their heads at how and why this trade came about. That included the teams actively playing when the trade broke, as the Portland Trail Blazers continued their strong play of late with a blowout win over the Suns.

However, as the fourth quarter wound to a close, the talk of the Blazers bench was not their performance against a Phoenix team desperate to make a big move, but instead was about the Doncic-Davis trade that they were all learning about.

Matisse Thybulle’s face is incredible and was pretty much the same facial expression most NBA fans made when they saw the news was real. I do love that the Blazers TV broadcast was keeping the players in the loop on the craziest NBA trade maybe ever, and the bench was doing what every NBA fan group chat was doing, just in real life.

On the other sideline, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Royce O’Neale, and the rest of the Suns were having a similar conversation, with Durant scrolling his phone as the clock wound down late in disbelief (video here).