![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaSuicide is on the rise for young Americans, with no clear answersPublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, A button featuring Ben SalasBy Will VernonBBC News, North CarolinaWarning: contains upsetting material.Katherine and Tony Salas had no idea their son, Ben, was leading a double life.”In one, he was planning his suicide,” Tony says.”And in the other life, he was shopping for engagement rings.””I wish he would have given us the chance to help him,” says Katherine, her voice breaking.”That was the hardest part – I had no way of talking him through it.”Twenty-one-year-old Ben Salas took his own life last April. He was a promising criminology student at North Carolina State University and an aspiring Olympic athlete. He had many friends, a stable relationship and a loving family.His death was one of 50,000 suicides registered in the US last year – the largest number ever recorded. In second place: 2022, which saw 49,449 suicides. Crippled with grief, Tony and Katherine have created a “memory wall” to Ben in their front room. His university diploma, awarded posthumously, hangs at the top.”He was a good all-round person,” Tony says. “There’s a huge hole in our souls. A part of us is missing.”Image caption, Katherine and Tony Salas saw no warning signsBut why did Ben kill himself? That’s the question the Salas family is struggling to answer.Ben’s parents say their son briefly received treatment for mild depression in 2020, but subsequently reassured them that he had fully recovered.”There weren’t any of the typical indicators that you would expect in a kid that was continuing to struggle mentally. He wasn’t withdrawn,” says Tony.Ben was close to his parents, speaking to them often. Tony called his son shortly before he died.”He said ‘I’m okay. I’m good.’ And then a couple of hours after that he was gone.”North Carolina State University has recently been sent reeling by a series of suicides. In the previous academic year, seven students, including Ben, took their own lives. So far this academic year, there have been three suicides, including one at the end of January.The high number of suicides has been very difficult on staff and students alike, says Assistant Vice-Chancellor Justine Hollingshead, who is based at NC State’s sprawling campus in the centre of Raleigh, North Carolina. She says suicide is a “national epidemic” in the United States that isn’t limited to just college campuses.”If we knew the reason, we would solve the problem. It’s not something that we’re trying to avoid or not figure out. But there may be no warning signs: individuals don’t tell their family or friends, they don’t reach out to resources and they make that decision. And we’ll likely never know why.”NC State has increased the number of counsellors and drop-in spaces, and introduced a system called “QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer” so that students can recognise the signs that friends or classmates are struggling and get them help. Staff are trained to refer students who habitually skip lectures or request extensions to deadlines – in case these, too, are signs that something isn’t right.”I feel like we’re doing the very best we can in unimaginable circumstances,” Ms Hollingshead says.”Last year it was a case of get through and survive, provide support and hope that you can save a life.”Image caption, NC State is asking students to “Question, Persuade, Refer”Raleigh is known as “the City of Oaks” and NC State’s red-brick university buildings are nestled among them. The student union, known as Talley, is a multi-storey beehive of cafes, study areas and shops.”I was in the dorm of the first one that happened.” says one student, Lorelai. “I think a lot of kids our age have anxiety about the world. There are constant things that aren’t getting better, and life is expensive.”Brody, a computer science student, says he’s aware of the help available from emails the university sends out frequently. “They’re putting more of an emphasis on mental health problems,” he says.Other universities, across many different states, are experiencing a similar trend. And suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among Americans under the age of 35, according to the Centers for Disease Control, America’s health protection agency.The Covid pandemic could be a contributing factor, says Dr Christine Crawford, a psychiatrist and associate medical director at the National Alliance on Mental Illness.”It caused this significant hit on our young people in terms of acquiring the social skills and tools that they need,” she says. “They were at home, they were disconnected from their peers and from the elements that are so critical for healthy development in a young person.”Young people who spend a lot of time “wrapped up” in their gadgets are constantly bombarded with images of war and polarising political messages, which can lead to anxiety and depression, according to Dr Crawford.In December 2021, the US surgeon general issued a rare public health advisory on the rising number of youth attempting suicide, singling out social media and the pandemic, which had “exacerbated the unprecedented stresses young people already faced”.Calls to 988, a national suicide helpline with more than 200 centres across the US, increased by 100,000 per month in the last year alone.One centre in the state of Maryland is currently expanding its staff from the 150 operators who already work there.Operator Josue Melendez says many calls come from younger males, starting at age 15 and going up to 35 or 40, and university students. “The stress of having to pay for [university], the economy as well, all that can be stressful for one person to take in,” he says.Image caption, The parents of Ben Salas have created a memory wallBack at the Salas family home, Katherine agrees young people are struggling with financial pressures.”Every safety net that past generations had has been taken away. I think that a lot of young people feel very insecure about what their future holds for them,” she says.She wears a badge pinned to her top featuring a picture of her son and the words “You Matter”.”I wear it every day, over my heart, because that’s where Ben is,” she says, fighting back tears. They want to raise awareness about “something that he didn’t have control over – depression”.Mental illness is stigmatised in the US, they both say.”We need more people to talk about it,” says Tony. “If it can happen to us, then it can happen to somebody else.”Katherine agrees: “Don’t settle for ‘I’m OK.’ An ‘OK’ may be an OK, but a lot of times it’s not.”If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story you can visit BBC Action Line. Help and support outside the UK can be found at Befrienders Worldwide or you can call the US Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on 988.Related TopicsSuicide preventionNorth CarolinaMental healthUnited StatesTop StoriesOJ Simpson, NFL star cleared in ‘trial of the century’, dies aged 76Published3 hours agoUnpaid carers shocked at having to repay thousandsPublished1 hour agoUK food production at threat after extreme floodingPublished41 minutes agoFeaturesObituary: The spectacular fall of NFL star OJ SimpsonListen: Americast – The life and death of OJ SimpsonAttributionSoundsThe Papers: Trident ‘safe in Labour’s hands’ and OJ dead at 76Suicide is on the rise for young Americans. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaSuicide is on the rise for young Americans, with no clear answersPublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, A button featuring Ben SalasBy Will VernonBBC News, North CarolinaWarning: contains upsetting material.Katherine and Tony Salas had no idea their son, Ben, was leading a double life.”In one, he was planning his suicide,” Tony says.”And in the other life, he was shopping for engagement rings.””I wish he would have given us the chance to help him,” says Katherine, her voice breaking.”That was the hardest part – I had no way of talking him through it.”Twenty-one-year-old Ben Salas took his own life last April. He was a promising criminology student at North Carolina State University and an aspiring Olympic athlete. He had many friends, a stable relationship and a loving family.His death was one of 50,000 suicides registered in the US last year – the largest number ever recorded. In second place: 2022, which saw 49,449 suicides. Crippled with grief, Tony and Katherine have created a “memory wall” to Ben in their front room. His university diploma, awarded posthumously, hangs at the top.”He was a good all-round person,” Tony says. “There’s a huge hole in our souls. A part of us is missing.”Image caption, Katherine and Tony Salas saw no warning signsBut why did Ben kill himself? That’s the question the Salas family is struggling to answer.Ben’s parents say their son briefly received treatment for mild depression in 2020, but subsequently reassured them that he had fully recovered.”There weren’t any of the typical indicators that you would expect in a kid that was continuing to struggle mentally. He wasn’t withdrawn,” says Tony.Ben was close to his parents, speaking to them often. Tony called his son shortly before he died.”He said ‘I’m okay. I’m good.’ And then a couple of hours after that he was gone.”North Carolina State University has recently been sent reeling by a series of suicides. In the previous academic year, seven students, including Ben, took their own lives. So far this academic year, there have been three suicides, including one at the end of January.The high number of suicides has been very difficult on staff and students alike, says Assistant Vice-Chancellor Justine Hollingshead, who is based at NC State’s sprawling campus in the centre of Raleigh, North Carolina. She says suicide is a “national epidemic” in the United States that isn’t limited to just college campuses.”If we knew the reason, we would solve the problem. It’s not something that we’re trying to avoid or not figure out. But there may be no warning signs: individuals don’t tell their family or friends, they don’t reach out to resources and they make that decision. And we’ll likely never know why.”NC State has increased the number of counsellors and drop-in spaces, and introduced a system called “QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer” so that students can recognise the signs that friends or classmates are struggling and get them help. Staff are trained to refer students who habitually skip lectures or request extensions to deadlines – in case these, too, are signs that something isn’t right.”I feel like we’re doing the very best we can in unimaginable circumstances,” Ms Hollingshead says.”Last year it was a case of get through and survive, provide support and hope that you can save a life.”Image caption, NC State is asking students to “Question, Persuade, Refer”Raleigh is known as “the City of Oaks” and NC State’s red-brick university buildings are nestled among them. The student union, known as Talley, is a multi-storey beehive of cafes, study areas and shops.”I was in the dorm of the first one that happened.” says one student, Lorelai. “I think a lot of kids our age have anxiety about the world. There are constant things that aren’t getting better, and life is expensive.”Brody, a computer science student, says he’s aware of the help available from emails the university sends out frequently. “They’re putting more of an emphasis on mental health problems,” he says.Other universities, across many different states, are experiencing a similar trend. And suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among Americans under the age of 35, according to the Centers for Disease Control, America’s health protection agency.The Covid pandemic could be a contributing factor, says Dr Christine Crawford, a psychiatrist and associate medical director at the National Alliance on Mental Illness.”It caused this significant hit on our young people in terms of acquiring the social skills and tools that they need,” she says. “They were at home, they were disconnected from their peers and from the elements that are so critical for healthy development in a young person.”Young people who spend a lot of time “wrapped up” in their gadgets are constantly bombarded with images of war and polarising political messages, which can lead to anxiety and depression, according to Dr Crawford.In December 2021, the US surgeon general issued a rare public health advisory on the rising number of youth attempting suicide, singling out social media and the pandemic, which had “exacerbated the unprecedented stresses young people already faced”.Calls to 988, a national suicide helpline with more than 200 centres across the US, increased by 100,000 per month in the last year alone.One centre in the state of Maryland is currently expanding its staff from the 150 operators who already work there.Operator Josue Melendez says many calls come from younger males, starting at age 15 and going up to 35 or 40, and university students. “The stress of having to pay for [university], the economy as well, all that can be stressful for one person to take in,” he says.Image caption, The parents of Ben Salas have created a memory wallBack at the Salas family home, Katherine agrees young people are struggling with financial pressures.”Every safety net that past generations had has been taken away. I think that a lot of young people feel very insecure about what their future holds for them,” she says.She wears a badge pinned to her top featuring a picture of her son and the words “You Matter”.”I wear it every day, over my heart, because that’s where Ben is,” she says, fighting back tears. They want to raise awareness about “something that he didn’t have control over – depression”.Mental illness is stigmatised in the US, they both say.”We need more people to talk about it,” says Tony. “If it can happen to us, then it can happen to somebody else.”Katherine agrees: “Don’t settle for ‘I’m OK.’ An ‘OK’ may be an OK, but a lot of times it’s not.”If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story you can visit BBC Action Line. Help and support outside the UK can be found at Befrienders Worldwide or you can call the US Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on 988.Related TopicsSuicide preventionNorth CarolinaMental healthUnited StatesTop StoriesOJ Simpson, NFL star cleared in ‘trial of the century’, dies aged 76Published3 hours agoUnpaid carers shocked at having to repay thousandsPublished1 hour agoUK food production at threat after extreme floodingPublished41 minutes agoFeaturesObituary: The spectacular fall of NFL star OJ SimpsonListen: Americast – The life and death of OJ SimpsonAttributionSoundsThe Papers: Trident ‘safe in Labour’s hands’ and OJ dead at 76Suicide is on the rise for young Americans. Why?’I survived the ferry disaster – but lost 17 of my family’Weekly quiz: How did ‘Hardest Geezer’ celebrate the end of his Africa run?India election: What is at stake in the world’s biggest poll?Bowen: Israel denies famine looms in Gaza, but evidence is overwhelmingHow gang violence gripped a tourist havenElsewhere on the BBCShould you be worried about getting enough protein?Dr Julia Ravey and Dr Ella Hubber unpick this macronutrient to find out what it does in our bodiesAttributionSounds’I’m not difficult… I just cannot take mediocrity’Explore the meteoric rise to fame and troubled personal life of the comedy pioneer Peter SellersAttributioniPlayer’I was freaking out, I knew I was in trouble’How did Australian Holly Deane-Johns end up in a notorious Thai prison?AttributionSoundsUnearthing the fascinating stories of our ancestorsBritain’s Biggest Dig gives a glimpse into the life of the rich and poor of Georgian LondonAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Harry Kane says children ‘fine’ after car crash2Unpaid carers shocked at having to repay thousands3OJ Simpson, NFL star cleared in ‘trial of the century’, dies aged 764David Cameron heads to Brussels for Gibraltar talks5Gang culture at neurosurgery department, doctor alleges6Mother heartbroken over daughter’s stabbing death7UK food production at threat after extreme flooding8NHS spring Covid booster jab bookings to open9Postmistress jailed while pregnant rejects ex-Post Office boss’ apology10Man in court over murder of wife as she pushed pram
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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityCultureKendrick Lamar’s beef with Drake and J Cole explainedPublished3 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A song on Drake’s latest album has triggered a flurry of back-and-forth insultsBy Mark SavageMusic correspondent, BBC NewsRappers have been trading insults since the dawn of hip-hop. It’s part of the culture – a test of lyrical skill and a declaration of superiority that has produced hundreds of classic “diss tracks”, from 2Pac’s Hit ‘Em Up to Jay-Z’s Takeover.The latest beef has erupted between three of hip-hop’s biggest stars – Drake, Kendrick Lamar and J Cole – and was triggered by a seemingly innocuous lyric praising their respective careers.Here’s a guide to what’s happened so far.Who are the main players?Image source, Getty ImagesDrake (above left) – the Canadian actor-turned-musician whose vulnerable blend of rap and R&B has made him the most commercially successful hip-hop artist of the 21st Century. Among his multi-platinum hits are tracks like Hotline Bling, One Dance and Hold On We’re Going Home.Kendrick Lamar (centre) – A Compton-born rapper whose compelling rhymes and conceptual vision have seen him named the best rapper of his generation. One of the most inventive lyricists in the game, he tackles big topics like police brutality, black self-worth and his own internal conflicts. In 2018, he became the first hip-hop artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.J Cole (right) – Born in Germany and raised in North Carolina, J Cole was mentored by Jay-Z and went on to score hits with songs like Middle Child and Deja Vu. But he grew disenchanted with the trappings of commercial success and began to forge his own path with more introspective, analytical songs, resulting in some of the most popular and successful music of his career.How did the beef start?When Kendrick Lamar was a young up-and-comer, Drake offered him a helping hand by inviting him onto his Take Care album, and giving him an opening spot on his 2012 Club Paradise Tour.But in 2013, after the success of Lamar’s debut album Good Kid, m.A.A.d City, he made his ambitions clear. During a guest verse on Big Sean’s Control, he called out Drake, J Cole, Meek Mill, Mac Miller, Pusha T and a host of other rappers, warning them: “I got love for you all, but I’m trying to murder you.”Asked about the diss, Drake told Billboard Magazine: “I didn’t really have anything to say about it. It just sounded like an ambitious thought to me. That’s all it was. “I know good and well that [Lamar] ‘s not murdering me, at all, in any platform. So when that day presents itself, I guess we can revisit the topic.”The rappers traded a few jibes over the next few years (Lamar memorably boasted that he’d “tucked a sensitive rapper back in his pajama clothes” during the BET hip-hop awards) but it never seemed particularly serious. What triggered the latest escalation?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, J Cole was comparing himself to Drake and Kendrick on the song First Person ShooterThe initial spark was a gesture towards unity, rather than division.In October last year, Drake released his eighth album For All The Dogs, which featured a collaboration with J Cole called First Person Shooter.In one verse, Cole suggested that he, Drake and Kendrick were the “big three” of the current era of hip-hop.”Love when they argue the hardest MC / Is it K. Dot [Kendrick]? Is it Aubrey [Drake]? Or me? / We the big three, like we started a league.”The song debuted at the top of the US singles chart, becoming Drake’s 13th and Cole’s first number-one song. The achievement meant Drake tied with Michael Jackson for the most number one singles by a male solo artist. A week later, Taylor Swift’s Cruel Summer replaced them at number one, and the moment seemed to have passed. But privately, Kendrick had taken note – and he wasn’t happy.What did Kendrick Lamar say?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Kendrick Lamar’s response fuelled the fireEarlier this month, producer Metro Boomin’ and rapper Future released a collaborative album called Like That.Hidden in the tracklisting was an uncredited verse by Kendrick Lamar – and it was explosive.With a tightly-wound, expletive-laden delivery, he took aim at Cole’s verse, claiming there was no “big three – it’s just big me”.He went on to call Cole’s best verses insubstantial – “a light pack” – and declared he was the Prince to Drake’s Michael Jackson.The power of the verse can’t really be conveyed in print, but when it ends with Lamar promising to put all of Drake and J Cole’s “dogs” in the “pet sematary” – the name of a Stephen King 1983 horror novel – you know a fuse has been lit.(NB: Lamar doesn’t mean literal pet dogs, but the rappers’ nearest and dearest. The lyric doubles up as a reference to Drake’s album title, For All The Dogs)It’s worth noting that the placement of Lamar’s verse is also significant, as Metro Boomin’ is a former Drake collaborator who fell out with the Canadian star.Metro, whose real name is Leland Wayne, produced the majority of Drake’s 2015 album What A Time To Be Alive, but a promised sequel never materialised, allegedly leading to bad blood between the pair.In 2022, the producer removed Drake from a song called Trance, and unfollowed him on Instagram.Did Drake accept defeat?Of course not. Drake appeared to address Kendrick’s verse in a concert in Florida, with a pugnacious message to the crowd.”A lot of people ask me how I’m feeling,” he said. “I’ma let you know I’m feeling.”I got my [expletive] head up high, my back straight, I’m 10 [expletive] toes down in Florida and anywhere else I go. And I know that no matter what, it’s not a [person] on this earth that could ever [expletive] with me in my life!”What’s the latest?On Friday, J Cole offered his own reply to Kendrick’s verse, in a track on his surprise album Might Delete Later.”I got a phone call, they say that somebody dissing / You want some attention, it come with extensions,” he rapped. “He still doing shows but fell off like The Simpsons.”He continued by critiquing Kendrick’s discography, calling his debut a “classic”, but his most recent effort – a sprawling double album called Mr Morale and the Big Steppers – “tragic”.”Your third [album] was massive and that was your prime,” he continued, “I was trailing right behind and I just now hit mine.”He finished up by saying he still respected Lamar, but wouldn’t hesitate to destroy him if the insults continued.”Push come to shove on this mic I will humble him.”Related TopicsDrakeHip-hopMusicTop StoriesIsrael says body of hostage recovered in night raidPublished2 hours agoShameful to call for UK to end Israel arms sales, Johnson saysPublished4 hours agoDozens of UK flights cancelled as Storm Kathleen sweeps inPublished1 hour agoFeaturesThe world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaWhere in the UK can you see Monday’s solar eclipse?Inside IDF’s detailed briefing on aid convoy attackWhere does Israel get its weapons?New Yorkers mostly unshaken by rare earthquakeTracking the world’s biggest iceberg as it drifts towards oblivionPrince Andrew’s infamous BBC interview… as dramatised by NetflixKacey Musgraves: ‘The tortured musician cliché is a farce’My return home – 30 years after Rwanda’s genocideElsewhere on the BBCIt’s make or break timeAnother set of eager entrepreneurs hope to impress the fearsome panelAttributioniPlayerBruce Lee as you’ve never seen him beforeTen defining pictures throw a unique lens onto an extraordinary lifeAttributioniPlayerAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerFrom Starman to film star…How did the silver screen inspire David Bowie?AttributioniPlayerMost Read1Planes collide at Heathrow Airport2Actor Cole Brings Plenty found dead in Kansas3Dozens of UK flights cancelled as storm sweeps in4Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?5Israel military sales ban call shameful – Johnson6West faces ‘authoritarian’ alliance, says Nato head7Where in the UK can you see Monday’s solar eclipse?8Israel says body of hostage recovered in night raid9Warnings of more flooding in Sydney as dam spills10Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar](https://newsinsightplus.com/wp-content/uploads/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/7682/production/_133083303_gettyimages-496392678.jpg)
![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityCultureGrammys 2024: The highs, lows and why Taylor Swift won album of the yearPublished27 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsGrammy AwardsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, SZA was one of the big winners at the 2024 Grammy AwardBy Mark SavageBBC Music CorrespondentThe 2024 Grammy Awards ended with a bang: Taylor Swift taking home her fourth album of the year trophy.It cements her position as the one of the greatest songwriters of her era – although she was gracious enough to use her speech to praise fellow nominee Lana Del Rey, calling her “a legend in her prime” who has set the agenda for an entire generation of female artists.Despite Taylor taking the main title, it was a fairly even-handed night by Grammy standards. Favoured nominees like Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, SZA and Boygenius all went home with multiple prizes, while the best new artist went to R&B star Victoria Monét – the first time a female R&B act has scooped that award since Alicia Keys in 2002.Taylor Swift makes history at the Grammy AwardsGrammy Awards: The main winners and nomineesGrammy Awards red carpet and ceremony in picturesAlong the way, there were plenty of surprise appearances (Celine Dion!) and show-stopping performances (Burna Boy, Dua Lipa). Here are the highlights, lowlights and takeaways from “music’s biggest night”.TAKEAWAY: Taylor Swift wasn’t just recognised for her musicImage source, ReutersBy any metric, it’s an incredible feat: Taylor Swift has won album of the year three times more than The Beatles, two more than Adele and one more than Stevie Wonder.In fact, she’s won the prize more than anyone. Ever.Her latest honour is for 2022’s Midnights – a hazy, dream-scrubbed collection of songs about the late-night obsessions.At the time of release, it was not her best-received album. And for that reason, many people thought R&B star SZA or indie band Boygenius were more likely to win.But the Grammys aren’t simply about musical merit, and Swift is currently in the middle of an imperial phase. Her Eras tour has broken box office records, boosted local economies, prompted a government inquiry into Ticketmaster and even caused seismic activity. The singer has also been named Time Magazine’s person of the year, while her romance with Travis Kelce brought new eyes to American football.It’s hard to argue against her cultural dominance – but it all stems from the music.That’s a factor the Recording Academy’s 11,000 voters will have been keenly aware of. They take songwriting incredibly seriously, which means they take Swift – who exists at the crossroads of commercial success and sonic innovation – seriously as well. So her fourth Grammy win was all but inevitable, even if your preferred Taylor Swift album is Folklore (correct answer), 1989 (also acceptable) or Lover (we need to have words).HIGHLIGHT: A standing ovation for Joni MitchellImage source, ReutersJoni Mitchell’s music is like a language of its own. It’s raw, magical, almost painfully beautiful.But over the past 10 years, the singer was almost robbed of language after a life-threatening brain aneurysm. Following intensive rehabilitation, she returned to the stage in 2022 at the Newport Folk Festival – and a recording of that concert earned the singer the Grammy for best folk album on Sunday night.Mitchell followed that up with a performance of Both Sides Now, supported by musicians Brandi Carlile and Jacob Collier. At first, her voice seemed to catch – but as the song continued, she settled into a rich, dusky vocal tone. “They say, Joni, you’ve changed,” she sang, adapting the lyrics to the occasion. “Well something’s lost, but something’s gained / In living every day.”Rich with experience, and laden with significance, the performance was exceptionally moving. It rightly brought the crowd to their feet.LOWLIGHT: Travis Scott vs some chairsImage source, ReutersFor one of rap’s most physically intense performers, Travis Scott’s set was mystifyingly boring. The star performed a medley of My Eyes, I Know? and Fein (key lyric: “Fein, fein, fein, fein, fein, fein”) shrouded in shadow, while a dancer wandered around looking for something to do.There was a brief frisson when Playboi Carti joined him on stage in a burst of pyrotechnics, but it all fizzled out with Scott flinging around plastic chairs like a refugee from a 1980s wrestling match.HIGHLIGHT: Jay-Z goes off scriptImage source, ReutersI say off-script, but I’m not sure Jay-Z even prepared a script. Honoured with something called the Dr Dre Global Impact Award, the rapper used his allotted time to deliver a wide-ranging ramble about the Grammys in general. Straight off the bat, he reminisced about using one of his previous Grammy Awards as a “sippy cup” for his daughter Blue Ivy, who this time accompanied him to the stage.”Blue’s grown up now,” he added. “She doesn’t take a sippy cup and she has her own Grammys.”But he didn’t stop there. He joked about boycotting the 1998 Grammys because his friend DMX had been snubbed. And then he went for the jugular – bringing up Beyoncé.Famously, his wife has more Grammys than anyone in history, with 32 in total. But for all that apparent love, the big prizes have eluded her. Of the 16 times she’s been nominated in the major categories, she has won just once: song of the year for Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) in 2010.”I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won album of the year,” said Jay-Z. “So even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work. Think about that.”HIGHLIGHT: Boygenius’s childhood ambitions Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Boygenius (L-R): Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien BakerAlt-rock supergroup Boygenius were also triple winners, for their debut album The Record, which updates the classic 1970s California rock sound with an emphasis on harmony, friendship and feminism.”We were all delusional enough as kids to think this might happen to us,” said Lucy Dacus, picking up their first prize – best rock performance for the song Not Strong Enough.”Phoebe [Bridgers] would sing at the Guitar Center, hoping that she would get discovered. Julien [Baker] wanted to play sold out stadiums. And I would practice writing an acceptance speech, and thank all the people who’d been nice to me – like my bus driver and the guy that held the door at church. “So I feel kind of like a kid, because that was the last time that something like this felt possible.”TAKEWAY: Women “stepped up”, but there’s more to doImage source, Rex FeaturesFemale artists thoroughly dominated this year, taking home all the major prizes and plenty more besides. Kylie Minogue won best pop dance recording, and South Africa’s Tyla (pictured) picked up the inaugural award for best African performance. Meanwhile, the formerly testosterone-soaked rock and alternative categories were dominated by Paramore (led by Hayley Williams) and Boygenius.It’s a reflection of a year in which women were incredibly successful in the charts, and a significant change for the Grammys. As recently as 2018, the ceremony was embroiled in controversy when former chairman Neil Portnow said women needed “to step up” if they wanted a nomination.So has the gap been closed? Far from it. By some counts, only 20% of artists signed to a major record label are female. Last year, only 19.5% of all songwriters across the Billboard Hot 100 songs were women. “What we want is to be seen as equals, not just on the creative side but on the business side,” said Dua Lipa on the red carpet. “We’re still figuring that out but it’s getting there slowly.”HIGHLIGHT: Billy Joel’s brutal honestyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Billy Joel attended the ceremony with his wife Alexis RoderickSix-time Grammy winner Billy Joel was back at the ceremony this year to perform Turn The Lights Back On – his first new song in almost two decades. Speaking on the red carpet, he explained why it had taken so long to put pen to paper.”I gotta go into my cave and become a caveman,” he told CBS news. “It’s not a fun process for me. It’s very self-centred. It’s very lonely. And sometimes it’s torture. But afterwards, I love having written.”Joel added that he was surprised to be invited back to the Grammys after his last performance in 1994.Back then, he stopped his performance of River Of Dreams mid-song in protest at Frank Sinatra’s speech being cut short earlier in the show.”I looked at my watch and I said, ‘There is a lot of valuable advertising time going by here’,” he recalled. “I stopped for a long time… So they still might be mad at me for that.”HIGHLIGHT: Tracy Chapman joining Luke CombsImage source, ReutersIn a major coup for the Grammys, Tracy Chapman made her return to the stage to duet with country star Luke Combs.The singer, who had a run of successful albums in the 1980s and 1990s, has largely avoided the spotlight since her last tour in 2009.But she was tempted back after Combs covered her signature song Fast Car – a haunting folk-rock story about trying to escape poverty – and took it back into the US top 10 last year.Their performance opened with Chapman picking out the song’s unforgettable riff, then trading verses with Combs before they united on the chorus.Both singers looked delighted. Chapman grinned throughout, and Combs sang along off-mic during her solos.In a video clip ahead of the performance, Combs said: “Just to be associated with her in any way is super humbling for me.” In the audience, Taylor Swift and country star Jelly Roll sang along at the tops of their voices. A simple, but emotional, pleasure.LOWLIGHT: U2 in Las VegasImage source, Getty ImagesLook, I’m fond of U2. I’m from Ireland, where it’s practically a requirement. But sometimes… oh, man.The band beamed in live from The Sphere, the insane globular Las Vegas venue that’s made of 66ft LED screens and was built at a cost of $2.3bn (£1.83bn).U2 are playing a residency there, and if you dream of a gig where you spend more time watching TV screens than watching the band, then you’re welcome to the $750 ticket price.Their performance was basically a huge advert for the venue, set to Atomic City – an underwhelming single they put out to coincide with their opening night last year. Fair enough that the Grammys should highlight innovation in concert technology, but everything about this was disappointingly mediocre. If only they’d played Mysterious Ways.HIGHLIGHT: Practically every other performerImage source, Getty ImagesThe Grammys is always a mixed bag, but this year’s hit rate was high. Dua Lipa bravely opened the show with a brand new song, the pneumatic Training Season, while gyrating on metal scaffolding, and SZA recreated the Crazy 88 swordfight from Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill.Billie Eilish’s rendition of song-of-the-year-winner What Was I Made For? was suitably tear-jerking; and Burna Boy oozed charisma during his medley of On Form, City Boys and Sittin’ On Top Of The World.The In Memoriam section was particularly strong: Stevie Wonder paid touching tribute to his friend Tony Bennett, before Annie Lennox gave a stirring rendition of Sinead O’Connor’s Nothing Compares 2U – backed by Prince’s musical foils Wendy and Lisa.But it was Fantasia Barrino who stole the show, racing through an electric performance of Tina Turner’s Proud Mary before walking into the audience and shimmying with Dua Lipa. The Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll would have been proud.LOWLIGHT: That one weird photo everyone’s forced to doImage source, Getty ImagesIt’s Grammy law. If you win a trophy, you have to pose awkwardly with it backstage. Bonus points if you kiss it. Double bonus points if you have an armful of the things. Who knows why at this stage? It’s probably some Illuminati thing.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Multiple award winners Boygenius, Taylor Swift and Jack AntonoffImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Victoria Monét won best new artist, best R&B album and best engineered albumImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Karol G became the first woman to win the award for best musica urbana albumImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jay-Z has won 24 Grammy Awards over the course of his careerImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Kylie Minogue picked up her second Grammy, for Padam Padam, 20 years after winning best dance recording for Come Into My WorldImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Shankar Mahadevan of the band Shakti won the best global music album award for This MomentHIGHLIGHT: Miley Cyrus vindicatedImage source, ReutersIn her 17-year music career, Miley Cyrus has had dozens of hits – from Wrecking Ball and The Climb to Nothing Breaks Like A Heart and Midnight Sky. But she’d never won a Grammy… until now. The singer won two prizes: song of the year and best pop solo performance, both for the instant-classic break-up ballad Flowers. Cyrus marked the moment with a brilliantly tortured metaphor.”There’s a story I want to tell that sums up this moment,” she explained. “There was a little boy and all he wanted for his birthday was a butterfly. And so his parents gave him a butterfly net and he was so excited. He just went outside, out in the sun, and started swinging and swinging, but with no luck. “Then he sat down on the ground, and he finally let go and he surrendered. He was OK that he wasn’t going to capture this beautiful butterfly.”And right when he did, is when the butterfly came and landed right on the tip of his nose. And this song, Flowers, is my butterfly.”Later, Cyrus performed the song live for the first time, adding some parenthetical asides to the lyrics.”I didn’t want to leave you (but I did) / I didn’t want to fight (but we did) / Started to cry but then remembered… I just won my very first Grammy!”She ended with a mic drop. And rightly so.Related TopicsTaylor SwiftJoni MitchellMiley CyrusGrammy AwardsJAY-ZMusicMore on this storyGrammy Awards: The main winners and nomineesPublished10 hours agoGrammy Awards red carpet and ceremony in picturesPublished57 minutes agoTaylor Swift makes history at the Grammy AwardsPublished1 hour agoKylie wins second Grammy Award after 20 yearsPublished52 minutes agoTop StoriesLive. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaOneFour: How drill music trailblazers have divided AustraliaPublished17 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Tristan Stefan EdouardImage caption, OneFour members (L-R) Spenny, Celly and J Emz on the set of their new music videoBy Hannah RitchieBBC News, Sydney”We’re not a gang. We’re a music group,” J Emz says, unflinchingly.”We’re a business.” The OneFour frontman is speaking in a small, hard-to-find recording studio wedged behind a refrigerator supply store in industrial outer Sydney.It’s here that Australia’s most successful hip-hop act is finalising their new single.The question I’ve asked J Emz – does OneFour have gang links? – has long stalked the group.To fans, the rappers are pioneers: five Sāmoan-Australians from one of Sydney’s poorest postcodes who have used their explosive sound to give voice to millions of marginalised young people. But to police, OneFour is a threat to community safety, to be managed and contained. For years, they have blocked the group from performing at home by arguing their music incites violence – triggering a complex debate about art and censorship.Violent or visionary? OneFour is made up of J Emz (Jerome Misa), 25; his brother Pio “YP” Misa, 22; Spencer “Spenny” Magalogo, 25; Salec “Lekks” Su’a, 27; and Dahcell “Celly” Ramos, 28.They are the undisputed faces of Australian drill music – a subversive style of hip-hop that tells unfiltered stories of crime, poverty and social dislocation by people who have lived it. Their songs have accrued more than 150 million streams and focus on their experiences growing up in Mount Druitt, a Sydney suburb which has long been the subject of stories about struggle and unemployment, not art.But it’s a melting pot of diverse communities, littered with family-run businesses, busy churches and mosques.Image source, NetflixImage caption, J Emz (centre) says OneFour tells authentic stories of western Sydney”A lot of people were embarrassed to say they were from Mounty growing up. I never was though, I wore it on my sleeve,” J Emz tells me.”It’s home, it’s family. Everything I do in life refers to where I’m from.” OneFour formed in 2014. Their name is a nod to that year and – police allege – the notorious Mount Druitt street gang NF14, which has been in an ongoing war with 21 District, a rival gang from the nearby suburb of Parramatta.But it was a local Mormon church choir that first brought them together as kids, J Emz explains.And it shows up in their music – which often juxtaposes heavy rap verses with soothing gospel-like vocals. Their breakout moment came in 2019 with The Message, a high-octane track that went viral within days, earning the group praise from rap titans including Dave and A$AP Ferg.In the track’s video, dozens of young Pasifika men rally around OneFour at Mount Druitt’s courthouse. Smoke billows as lyrics like “retaliation is a must, ain’t no maybes, ifs or buts” slap in time to the beat.But one now-infamous line also caught the attention of police: “21 what, but one got knocked, ha! I guess that makes them 20.”Police said it referenced the recent murder of a 21 District member and argued that OneFour’s lyrics were inciting violence.Image source, NetflixImage caption, OneFour’s songs have been streamed over 100 million times on SpotifyThe group was soon being monitored by two elite police units – Strike Force Raptor, created to hunt underground criminal networks, and Strike Force Imbara, which investigates gang feuds. “I’m going to use everything in my power to make your life miserable, until you stop doing what you’re doing,” Sergeant Nathan Trueman from Raptor told the ABC in 2019, in a recorded voice memo addressed to the rappers. A years-long campaign to block OneFour from performing has followed, leading to the cancellation of a national tour, repeated raids on the artists’ homes, and pressure on streaming services to shun their tracks. “Just as police do not tolerate public acts of violence, they also won’t tolerate any behaviour – including music – that clearly incites and provokes retribution and other violent behaviour,” NSW Police said in a statement to the BBC.OneFour maintain their lyrics “spread awareness of what life is like in western Sydney” and that social commentary is not a crime.”We make music about our life experiences and what we’ve had to go through,” J Emz says. “It’s [frustrating] that people that don’t even know you or want to understand your story, want to shut you down.” But a series of violent incidents involving several of the group’s members have complicated the picture and increased police scrutiny. All except Spenny have criminal records for drug, robbery, or assault charges. In 2019 Lekks, Celly and YP were jailed for a pub brawl in which YP wielded a chair leg and Celly hit a man with a hammer – an incident allegedly triggered by a racist slur. Image source, Tristan Stefan EdouardImage caption, J Emz and Spenny were the only members not in prison when OneFour launched their EPThe three were ultimately given maximum sentences of between four and eight years. It’s not something the group shies away from though, instead using songs like Welcome to Prison to explore the cycle of violence and incarceration that has plagued their community. “I was taught from young that I’d get caught up in the system didn’t listen, and that’s how I got done,” YP raps in one verse. J Emz is convinced that music is their only path to a different life. “It’s a type of therapy… after releasing certain songs, there’s a burden, a weight off our shoulders.”And criminologists say the argument that the group’s music incites violence doesn’t stack up.”The idea that we can draw this correlation that people are more likely to offend because of these lyrics is a bit ludicrous – it’s simply not played out in the statistics,” says Professor Murray Lee from the University of Sydney. “The way police are approaching OneFour is completely counterproductive because it feeds into the narrative of them being outlaws. And it’s that authenticity that sells their music.” ‘This ain’t Home and Away’Some of hip-hop’s most iconic artists have butted heads with police. NWA’s run-ins with US law enforcement in the 1980s inspired their critically acclaimed album, Straight Outta Compton, but it also led to a cease-and-desist order from the FBI.More recently, the UK’s Metropolitan Police has blamed London’s drill scene for fuelling gang crime, and requested the removal of hundreds of music videos from social media.But in Australia – where rap artists have often failed to find success – there has “never been a campaign targeting musicians like this”, says culture journalist Osman Faruqi. “It’s a similar situation to what NWA experienced. The key difference being that the US grappled with these questions about music and censorship 40 years ago, and has largely arrived on the side of artists.”Faruqi argues that OneFour’s struggle cuts to the core of a bigger debate about who is permitted to tell stories in Australia “and make a living out of it”.It’s even become the subject of a Netflix documentary about the group, called Against All Odds, after their EP.Director Gabriel Gasparinatos says OneFour’s raw talent first drew him in, but it was police efforts to “shut them down” and the competing narratives about what the group represented that kept his camera rolling.Image source, Tristan Stefan EdouardImage caption, J Emz says the group is keen for new artistic challenges”Australia loves to celebrate an underdog or a criminal – Ned Kelly is a national icon, our unofficial anthem Waltzing Matilda is about a sheep thief. So, it was kind of fascinating that the public didn’t get behind OneFour in the same way,” he explains.”There’s an element of it motivated by race, part of it is class. There’s also a stigma around a place like Mount Druitt – maybe people wanted to avoid promoting that version of this country, but it’s a far more accurate depiction of Australia today than the surfy, sun-kissed lifestyle we market.”It’s a conversation OneFour is also having through tracks like This Ain’t Home and Away – which contrasts the idyllic beach-loving lifestyle of Australia’s most popular soap with the neglected corners of Mount Druitt.Faruqi adds: “There would be people now in parts of south London, or Chicago who know more about Mount Druitt than they do about Bondi Beach, and that is a fascinating by-product of the success of Onefour.” The next chapter On the set of OneFour’s new song – Freedom of Speech – J Emz, Spenny and Celly are the only members present. YP is still serving his prison sentence and Lekks has recently been deported to New Zealand. The mood is polite yet focused, as the three quietly rehearse their verses. Extras arrive dressed in police uniforms, for a scene involving the burning of a mock-up cop car.Their manager Ricky Simandjuntak is nearby, as are creatives from Mount Druitt running everything from the cameras to the choreography.”We’re not competing with other Australian artists, we’re competing with Drake, BTS, Blackpink – that’s the standard we’ve got to work to,” Simandjuntak tells me.Image source, Tristan Stefan EdouardImage caption, Celly, J Emz and Spenny are fronting OneFour’s new music videoHis gaze returns to Celly, whose voice has long appeared on OneFour’s tracks in the form of prison phone calls. Now Celly is learning to adjust to his newfound fame while also trying to integrate back into society.”People see gangs as reckless groups who come together to commit crime,” Simandjuntak continues. “Often these are kids who are getting picked on or hurt who band together to protect one another. That mentality served them when they were younger, but now they’re learning a different way.”But there are reminders that not everything is in their control. A few weeks after I visit OneFour on set, headlines are made when Sydney police arrest two men who had allegedly accepted a contract to murder all the group’s members except Lekks. Police said an “organised crime network” that had “conflict” with the rappers could be behind the plot, which had been foiled. They did not elaborate further and OneFour declined the BBC’s request to comment on the matter. On the day of the arrests the group posted a cryptic video on Instagram set to 50 Cent’s track Many Men (Wish Death), before later removing it. But for now, OneFour’s next step is to support rapper The Kid LAROI on his Australia tour next month.It will be a chance to test the limits of their relationship with police, which the group says is slowly improving.With the group’s sound having given life to a thriving drill ecosystem across Australia, J Emz says OneFour is now ready to evolve and extend themselves artistically. “Everyone’s seen and heard our drill music. We’re capable of more than that,” he says. “We’re artists. We’re musicians. 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