The 2026 Grammy Awards took an explosive turn when host Trevor Noah took a swipe at President Trump during the "Song of the Year" segment. Following Billie Eilish's win for "Wildflower," Noah joked that Trump wanted the award as much as he wanted Greenland—adding that because Jeffrey Epstein’s island is gone, the President needs a new one to hang out on with Bill Clinton.

Award-winning American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, singer-songwriter Thomas Deluca, were found shot dead in their Los Angeles home on July 14. Police have arrested 22-year-old Raymond Boodarian, who allegedly killed the couple during a burglary when they returned home unexpectedly.