Who are these people and what have they done with the Recording Academy?

A staggering amount of good music went mainstream this year.

Epic sold the company last month.

HIGH: Tomorrow X Together. LOW: Emo Nite.

“One of my favorite things … is this last line that goes, ‘My name’s Ken / And so am I.’ It’s so stupid, it’s the worst syntax.”

“On paper, I’ve got no business making an album, but I did it anyway and it worked.”

“We don’t like to back down from a challenge.”

We asked an ice-rink expert.

We run down the most notable (though not always great) moments we spotted in the desert — and over YouTube — this past weekend.

After a career of romantic tearjerkers, she’s got everyone crying (for joy) in the club.

Singer Karly Hartzman’s lyrics include her screaming neighbors, Mortal Kombat, and the smell of rotten grass.

“Back in the day, as a live band, we kind of half-assed it.”

The band’s new album "So Much (for) Stardust" returns to where it all started, 20 years later.

On Fever Ray’s "Radical Romantics," don’t expect any “Oh, I love this person, they are amazing, blah blah blah” type of music.

“I feel like a stuntwoman most of the time.”

Attempting to explain a painful-to-swallow win.

High: Beyoncé makes history. Low: Beyoncé still can’t win AOTY.

How to make Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and Adele sound perfect.

And will Beyoncé finally earn an Album of the Year trophy?

“Song could be about severe self doubt, isolation, paranoia, loneliness, etc. All the good stuff!”

The proudly stubborn singer-songwriter stopped drinking, released a memoir, then took another left turn.

“Y’all gotta learn to take me as this dude that overcame a lot of this s***.”

One question: Is it joyful?

Apple Music and YouTube Music are onboard -- while Spotify has gone overboard.

According to the people behind hits for Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, *NSYNC, and more.

“They don’t have a Ticketmaster in Europe, they have competition, and ticket prices are lower.”

Beyoncé is in a good spot - and so are Mary J. Blige, ABBA, and even DJ Khaled.

Three songwriters on the importance of the Grammys’ new songwriter-specific category.

HIGH: Kelsea Ballerini. LOW: Hardy.

We’ve found what you’re looking for.

"Midnights" is the latest example of artists using the attention-grabbing power of … announcing things in advance.

The singer’s Zamrock tribute also features in the latest "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" trailer.

“You could pick someone with more acting experience, sure, or you could go with the real queer person who has music experience.”

The late Velvet Underground singer’s archivists discuss "Words & Music, May 1965."

“I’m so thankful for that song. I sing it every night and I watch people cry.”

A track-by-track dance reference guide to B7.

Longtime producer Ricky Reed on making Lizzo’s new album sound "Special."

HIGH: The saxophones. LOW: The rain.

“We wanted a kind of Swiftian, middle-of-the-album, heart-wrenching track.”

“‘Show Me Love’ is my legacy. And Beyoncé thought of me enough to be a part of my legacy.”