Rock band Dawes took center-stage for a rendition of Randy Newman's song "I Love L.A.," joined by plenty of familiar Nashville faces. Music City's Brad Paisley and Brittany Howard hit the stage on ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Kwame Dawes, a Brown University professor of literary arts, has been named poet laureate of Jamaica. As poet laureate, Dawes is “charged with stimulating a ...

With a rendition of Randy Newman's ballad to the City of Angels "I Love L.A.," Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith was joined onstage by bandmate and brother Griffin Goldsmith, John Legend ...

Dawes, with Brittany Howard, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, John Legend, and Brad Paisley, opened the 2025 Grammys with "I Love L.A." - Credit ... once owned a home. In one of his replies, Goldsmith ...

Widely acclaimed poet Professor Kwame Dawes has been appointed Poet Laureate ... “I consider my role one of affirming this nation’s desire to resist that erasure, to facilitate and make ...

During the occasion, the brothers offered a memorable ode to Randy Newman by covering the aptly titled “I Love LA” in honor of the city’s strength after last month’s wildfires. Dawes ...

Dawes also performed at the FireAid benefit concert ... Taylor Goldsmith said he welcomed the change. “I love it when bands have new phases, and this is the beginning of a new phase ...

As Dawes and its supergroup of backing players launched into Randy Newman’s “I Love LA,” scenes of the recent fires screen behind them. At one point, Taylor Goldsmith sang, “Look at these ...

folk rock band Dawes took to the stage at the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards ® to open the show with an inspiring rendition of Randy Newman’s "I Love L.A." Joined by a supergroup of previously announced ...

Following a touching intro from host Trevor Noah, Dawes kicked off the awards show with an upbeat cover of Randy Newman’s ‘I Love L.A.’, for which they were joined onstage by John Legend ...