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Reggaeton Star Bad Bunny Tests Positive For La Rona, Misses AMA Awards
Source: Kevin Winter / Getty If you need another reminder that this pandemic is here for an extended stay look no further. One of Reggaeton’s top names has tested positive. As spotted on Deadline Bad Bunny is the latest celebrity to contract the Coronavirus. He was originally scheduled to perform at last weekend’s American Music Awards telecast but never made it to the stage. The organizers did not explain his absence in real time leaving many fans disappointed and quite befuddled. On Monday, November 23 his management team confirmed his medical condition to as why he never made it. Nevertheless he still had a big night with wins for Favorite Male Artist – Latino and Favorite Latin Album – Latino which he accepted from his Los Angeles home. While it is unclear how he is holding up via...
Meg Thee Stallion Went Hard On ‘Good News,’ But It’s Only A Glimpse Into What She’s Capable Of
Source: Apple Music / Apple Music Let’s go back to Good News Friday (Nov. 20) and it’s time to listen to the album we’ve all been patiently waiting for. My coworkers, men, can’t stop talking about Meg Thee Stallion‘s official debut. Upon pressing play, you’ll understand immediately that although Good News can be a polarizing project, it definitively positions Black women as a community of power in every bar uttered. Hot Girl Meg has given us the indisputable commandments of a bad b*tch, putting f*ck boys all over the nation on notice. As a Black woman, myself, I feel captivated by the Houston Hottie for countless reasons. Women who look like us are always stereotyped, disrespected, and pigeonholed — and historically, Black women of Meg’s height and size have been mocked even more so. But M...
Taylor Swift Goes Back Into The Studio For Intimate Folklore Film
Since the surprise July release of her eighth studio album, Folklore, the project has earned Taylor Swift a growing number of accolades. She became the first artist in history to debut at the top of both the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and the Billboard 200 albums chart. A few months later, in September, the singer broke Whitney Houston’s record as the female artist with the most consecutive weeks at No. 1 across all of her albums. Now, Swift is taking fans behind the curtain and back into the studio with an intimate documentary. On Tuesday (November 24), the singer announced that a new concert documentary, Folkore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, will release November 25 for streaming on Disney+. Swift took to social media to break the news, sharing ...
Beyoncé Leads The 2021 Grammy Nominations — See The Full List Here
Grammy season is here — and Beyoncé is already leading the pack. The artist garnered a total of nine nods as the 2021 Grammy nominees were announced on Tuesday (November 24), making her the most-nominated artist this year. Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, and Roddy Ricch follow behind Bey with six nominations each. Swift and Lipa are up for Album of the Year, along with Jhené Aiko, Black Pumas, Coldplay, Jacob Collier, Haim, and Post Malone. Megan Thee Stallion, who saw her star massively rise in 2020, also racked up a handful, including in the Record of the Year and Best Rap Song categories. She’s also up for Best New Artist alongside Doja Cat, Noah Cyrus, Phoebe Bridgers, D Smoke, and more. Harry Styles, meanwhile, nabbed his first-ever Grammy noms in the Best Music Video, Best Pop Sol...
Noah Cyrus on Scoring Best New Artist Grammy Nomination: ‘I’ve Idolized the Show Since I Was Little’
Cyrus says the news felt even more special coming from her mom, who has always been her biggest fan; at the beginning of the year, Tish even wrote in her intentions book that Noah would win a Grammy. Cyrus immediately after called her dad and the rest of the family, wiping away tears each time she relived the news. “I’ve watched the show since I was a little girl and I’ve idolized the show since I was a little girl,” she says. “I’ve always known the importance, the weight and the honor that it holds to be nominated for or to receive a Grammy. This is something I’ve talked about since the day that I started as an artist. I remember being 15 in my manager’s office talking about the Grammys and everybody being like, ‘That’s so far away.’” Cyrus, now 20 and with over 940 million on-demand care...
7 Things the 2021 Grammy Nominations Got Right in the Dance Categories – And 3 Things They Got Wrong
Celebrating Experimentation: Baauer, Kaytranada, Madeon and Arca aren’t necessarily the flashiest artists in the scene, but all four veteran producers (and first-time nominees) are revered in the cooler and somewhat more experimental realms of the dance world. While best dance album nominees in years past have been linked by a sort of overall tone or genre, this year the Grammys are simply rewarding slightly offbeat, critically well received albums that reflect where each artist is at on their own personal trajectory rather than where the dance scene is as a whole. And while Disclosure just gets nominated every time they release something, it’s mostly because they deserve to be. Jayda G: The dance/electronic categories have long had a gender inequality issue, with almost exclus...
Justin Bieber Says ‘Changes’ Getting Pop Grammy Nod Instead of R&B ‘Feels Weird’
Justin Bieber is setting the record straight on which genre Changes belongs to after his fifth album received a Grammy nomination Tuesday (Nov. 24) for best pop vocal album. He wrote a short letter to the Recording Academy on Instagram the day nominations for the 2021 Grammys were revealed, stating how his mission to make an R&B album was not honored properly by being placed in this category. “To the Grammys I am flattered to be acknowledged and appreciated for my artistry. I am very meticulous and intentional about my music. With that being said I set out to make an R&B album. Changes was and is an R&B album,” he started. “It is not being acknowledged as an R&B album which is very strange to me. I grew up admiring R&B music and wis...
Elton John Teams Up With TikTok For Special World AIDS Day Campaign
First, the new partnership will roll out an “HIV/AIDS Education & Awareness Quiz,” aimed at helping TikTok users learn more about the disease. Then, on World AIDS Day itself, John will be throwing a virtual special live via TikTok, featuring stars like Sam Smith, Rina Sawayama, and more. “I’m excited to recognize World AIDS Day with TikTok and my Foundation this year to celebrate progress that we’ve made and mark what we can do collectively to end the AIDS epidemic,” John said in a statement released with the news. “HIV may seem a disease of the past, especially with COVID-19 in the headlines, but it still affects everyone. We all need to care about HIV and end the discrimination around this disease. There’s a great line-up for our TikTok Live to bre...
PETER GREEN Tribute Concert, Feat. KIRK HAMMETT, PETE TOWNSHEND, STEVEN TYLER And More, Coming To Big Screen
On February 25, 2020, mere days before the first case of COVID-19 was discovered in the United Kingdom, as the ongoing pandemic necessitated the suspension of modern society, a very special concert took place at the legendary Palladium in London celebrating the songs of Peter Green and the original incarnation of FLEETWOOD MAC. The audience at that sold-out show witnessed something unique at what would be the last live concert anyone would attend until further notice. This show also now takes on a particularly poignant meaning, with the unfortunate passing of Peter Green in July 2020. The players gathered were an all-star cast and all of the musicians present that night had a deep and frequently far-fetched, cosmic connection to the songs. This music had changed their lives, impelled them ...
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN’s Tribute To His Father, ‘Distance’, Tops ‘Hot Hard Rock Songs’ Chart
“Distance”, the first music from Wolfgang Van Halen‘s solo band MAMMOTH WVH, has topped Billboard‘s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart. The track also entered the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart at No. 9 and at Nos. 1 and 2 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales and Rock Digital Song Sales charts, respectively. “Distance” had 826,000 U.S. streams and had 13,000 downloads sold in the week ending November 19, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. “I am beyond humbled by the response to ‘Distance’,” Wolfgang told Billboard. “I can’t believe that it’s appearing on all of these charts so soon after release. The fact that so many have embraced the song and video shows how much we have in common in the love and respect we hav...
JACKYL To Release ‘Family Reunion – Live In Kansas City’ Concert DVD + CD In December
Long-running southern hard rockers JACKYL will release a new concert DVD and CD, “Family Reunion – Live In Kansas City”. The set was recorded during the band’s December 21, 2019 performance at The Midland in Kansas City. Pre-orders for “Family Reunion – Live In Kansas City” are available now exclusively through JACKYL‘s fan club, The Chainsaw Mafia (membership is required, but it’s free to join). Items will ship beginning on December 11, 2020, and your copy will be autographed. “Family Reunion – Live In Kansas City” track listing: 01. Blastoff 02. My Moonshine Kicks Your Cocaine’s Ass 03. Mental Masturbation 04. Encore 05. Screwdriver 06. Down On Me 07. Push Comes To Shove 08. Just Because I’m Drunk (Don...
SLIPKNOT Announces Inaugural ‘Knotfest Brasil’ For 2021
SLIPKNOT has announced the first-ever Knotfest Brasil, set to take place on December 19, 2021 at Sambódromo do Anhembi in São Paulo. Tickets will be available from 10 a.m. Brasilia Standard Time on Thursday, November 26 at Eventim.com.br. More than just a festival, Knotfest is an event that celebrates all cultural aspects of heavy music. Knotfest is a gathering of the biggest and heaviest bands in the world, a phenomenon created by the multi-platinum act SLIPKNOT. Launched in 2012, the festival established itself in the United States and has consistently expanded its offerings across the globe, with events in Japan, Mexico, Colombia and France. Knotfest Brasil is the realization of a partnership between 30 Entertainment and 5B Artists+Media. In addition to SLIPKNOT headlining the inaugural...
