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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...
Arab Strap Announce First Album Since 2005, Share First Song ‘Compersion Pt. 1′
For fans of Scottish indie duo Arab Strap, today brings arguably the best news since the group reunited in 2016. The band will release their seventh studio album (and first since 2005’s The Last Romance), As Days Get Dark on March 5, 2021 via Rock Action Records. “It’s about hopelessness and darkness,” the band’s Aidan Moffat said in a statement of the album. “But in a fun way.” The announcement comes alongside the release of the new single, “Compersion Pt. 1″ and the speculative announcement of a Fall 2021 tour throughout the UK (assuming things are open again by then, which is starting to seem more and more like a fantasy in its own right). Of “Compersion Pt. 1,” Moffat says that it “depicts a quest to find the ever-elusive unicorn; to bond fluidly – and safely! – with th...
Tomorrowland Shows Off First Look At Jaw-Dropping NYE Virtual Festival Stages
Tomorrowland has developed four lavish stage setups for its second virtual festival. There’s arguably no holiday more extravagant than New Year’s Eve, and with Tomorrowland hosting their debut holiday event to celebrate the occasion, they needed no further excuses to go all out. Tomorrowland has always captured the eyes of millions around the world, but with the onset of the pandemic, digital viewership has been the only way fans could attend in 2020. The virtual Tomorrowland Around The World event drew in over 1 million ticketed viewers in June, marking the company’s first-ever virtual festival endeavor. Tomorrowland has now begun to offer sneak previews of its follow-up event on NYE. Tomorrowland’s latest reveal includes their lavish stage setups, which are ...
Australia’s Triple J to Host Digital Graduation Party Featuring Alison Wonderland, Flume, More
Now this formal committee knows how to party. Triple J is throwing Australia’s graduating class of 2020 a prom night for the books featuring a night full of dance music entertainment. Some of the country’s biggest electronic artists are slated to play the virtual event, including Alison Wonderland, Flume, Peking Duk, and Internet Money. Hosted by Good Nights and Bridget Hustwaite, the event wouldn’t be complete without also hosting an award ceremony, but fortunately you won’t be needing your tuxedo or dress to attend this formal. Similar to weddings, DJing a school event falls into a niche category all to its own, so it’ll be interesting to see how the stars approach the unique gig. The celebration is being thrown in honor of Australia’s ...
KSHMR Teases New 2021 Album
The renowned dance music producer and Dharma Worldwide label head also wiped his Instagram. KSHMR is preparing to kiss 2020 goodbye and kick off 2021 with a bang. It seems the renowned dance music producer and Dharma Worldwide label head has a new album on the horizon. KSHMR wiped his Instagram account today and only six posts remain, all of which pertain to the upcoming project. He was cryptic in the teaser’s details, however, only divulging a release date of January 15th, 2021 and a website. One of the posts contains a short audio preview, which should delight longtime fans of KSHMR due to the Middle Eastern-inspired sound present. It features spacey vocal swells and nature foley, akin to his signature hypnotic yet soaring Dharma sound. You can check out the preview below. Vie...
