Month: November 2020

The 2021 Grammy nominations were announced on Wednesday, with Beyoncé leading all artists with nine total. “Black Parade” earned nominations for record of the year, song of the year, best r&b performance and best r&b song categories. Her duet with Megan Thee Stallion, “Savage,” is also up for record of the year, best rap performance and best rap song. Beyonce tops off her nominations with best music video (“Brown Skin Girl”) and best music film (Black Is King.)

Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Roddy Rich each earned six nominations. Swift’s Folklore is up for album of the year, and best pop vocal album, “Cardigan” will compete for song of the year and best pop solo performance. Swift is nominated alongside Bon Iver for best pop duo/group performance for “Exile” and for best song written for visual media for “Beautiful Ghosts,” from Cats.

Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia is up for album of the year and best pop vocal album. “Don’t Start Now” appears in the record of the year, song of the year and best pop solo performance categories. Lipa is also nominated in the best pop duo/group category with J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Tainy for “Un Dia (One Day).” 

Roddy Ricch is up for record of the year (“Rockstar”), song of the year (“The Box”), best melodic rap performance and best rap song for both “Rockstar” and “The Box.”

See the full list on nominees in the link below.

2021 Grammy Awards nominees announced with Beyonce leading with 9 nominations

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The nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards have officially been announced. Chair and Interim…

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Taylor Swift debuted an entire film with performances from her latest album, Folklore.

Four months after releasing Folklore, Swift gave fans intimate performances of the songs for the very first time by releasing Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, on Disney+. The film features Taylor and her co-writers and producers, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, for the first time since they virtually recorded the album in quarantine. Taylor performs tracks from the record, and the trio also discuss how the project came together and what went into making it.

Earlier this month, Taylor also began re-recording her first six albums, which she lost the rights to when she left Big Machine Label Group in 2018. When Taylor left the label, she was not given the option to buy her masters, which were then purchased by her nemesis, Scooter Braun, for $300 million in 2019.

        

Taylor Swift ‘folklore’ sessions debuting on Disney+

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Thanksgiving is coming early for the Swifties.

11/24/2020 10:02 AM

 

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Machine Gun Kelly’s upcoming musical adaptation of his pop-punk album Tickets To My Downfall is set to arrive next year.

MGK shared a 15-second teaser trailer of the “pop-punk Grease” movie titled Downfalls High, due out January 2021. Machine Gun Kelly revealed he shot the Tickets To My Downfall musical in four days with collaborator Mod Sun, while also directing for the first time ever.

Watch the trailer for Downfalls High at the link: here.

This Is When Machine Gun Kelly Will Be Releasing His ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ Movie

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After dropping his pop-punk opus ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ back in September, Machine Gun Kelly…

11/23/2020 4:09 AM

 

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Bad Bunny tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Sunday’s American Music Awards, forcing him to cancel his planned performance. The 26-year-old musician originally planned to perform with Jhay Cortez for a world premiere performance of their duet “Dákiti,” but never appeared on stage, opting instead for video calls to accept and present awards.

On Monday, his team confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE that the reason for the change in plans was due to a positive COVID test ahead of the show. “Bad Bunny was originally set to perform his No. 1 global hit ‘Dákiti’ with Jhay Cortez live for the first time at the AMAs but unfortunately, the artist tested positive for COVID-19, which forced him to cancel the presentation,” read the statement. The artist’s reps added that, as of Monday morning, he is “feeling okay [and] isn’t showing major symptoms,” and they added that they are “praying it remains that way.”

Bad Bunny presented the award for favorite female Latin artist from his home in Los Angeles and won the favorite male Latin artist and favorite Latin album awards for YHLQMDLG. Accepting his award, the artist said: “To all my fans, to all the people who support me and listen to my music, I do it all for you. Latinos are ruling the world. I love you all so much.”

Bad Bunny tests positive for coronavirus after canceled AMA performance

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The announcement came a day after the musician won favorite male Latin artist and favorite Latin…

11/23/2020 1:23 PM

 

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The American Music Award were held live Sunday night from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Taraji P. Henson. The audience looked a little different this year, with a “small but mighty COVID-free audience,” and cardboard cutouts of famous faces such as Dolly Parton and Beyoncé lining the front rows.

The Weeknd, Dan + Shay and Taylor Swift each took home three awards, with swift also winning the night’s biggest honor: artist of the year.

The full list of AMA winners can be found at the link below.

2020 American Music Awards Winners List: Updating Live

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Check out all of the nominees and winners. Continue reading…

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