Ashley Kenney

I was riding down Hull Street one afternoon in May 2020 when I noticed a small shop that displayed dozens of sheds on its lot. This is a place that I have passed countless times before. I was off work early running errands. I was also deep into my second trimester with my second child. Pregnancy had slowed me down in some ways, but it had also accelerated my need for space — mental space, physical space, emotional space — the room to breathe in the middle of a life that already felt very full.

Music’s biggest night just got a little bit bigger. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards introduced an increase in 2021from eight to 10 nominees in the general field categories – a last-minute changeproposed by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. in hopes to increase thediversity of artists and variety of genres. The expansion evidently brought increased minority representation with the nominations of Ye’s “Donda” for Album of the Year and Arooj Aftab for Best New Artist.

Kenney is currently the Photo editor for the Daily Bruin. She previously served as an assistant Photo editor on the arts and entertainment beat and is an Arts contributor. Kenney is also a fourth-year human biology and society student with a minor in food studies. Kenney is currently the Photo editor for the Daily Bruin. She previously served as an assistant Photo editor on the arts and entertainment beat and is an Arts contributor.