Surprising Country Music Snubs At This Year's Grammy Awards
The 60th Grammy Awards kick off this Sunday. The best in music will take the stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It's the first time the show is being held outside of Los Angeles since 2003.
Not a single country artist was nominated in the four big categories - Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Record of the Year and New Artist of the Year. Rare Country's Hunter Kelly joins to discuss the snubs.
Little Big Town and Chris Stapleton have the most nominations as far as country artists go with three nominations each. Kelly believes Stapleton will win Best Country Album and that Little Big Town will win for Best Country Song.
Americans are expected to spend nearly $24 billion in 2022 for Valentine's Day, and many of those gifts will be in the form of chocolate. John Galloway, interim president of the Americas and CMO of Godiva, joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss what chocolate trends the brand is seeing this year, plus the impact of inflation and supply chain issues on the industry.
New York City's famous subway system is currently facing scrutiny after several recent attacks on platforms. Now, local leaders in the Big Apple are calling on the MTA. To step in and take action.
New York City ride-hailing app drivers are about to get a pay raise. According to the city's Mayor Eric Adams, New York will increase its minimum driver pay rate for both Uber and Lyft drivers. This means both platforms would now be required to pay their drivers a minimum of $1.61 cents per mile and about 0.50 cents per minute. Ultimately, the move would give riders at least a 5.3% race. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, joined Cheddar to discuss more.
Tensions in Ukraine continue to rise. According to NATO and U.S. officials, Russian troops are still being built up despite Moscow's claims of de-escalation. However, Ukraine does not believe the troops are enough to mount an invasion. The government in Kyiv has also reported several cyber attacks against its defense agencies and banks which is the largest attack in the country's history. Foreign Affairs Reporter based in Ukrain, Terrell Starr, joined Cheddar to discuss more
