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Super Bowl Halftime Show & Grammys Have Never Won Top Emmy for Variety Programs: Could This Be the Year?
The Grammy Awards and the Super Bowl Halftime Show have a few things in common. Both, of course, have been fixtures on network television for decades, but neither has even won the top Emmy Award for variety programming — an award currently called outstanding variety special (live). Both shows are nominated in that category again this year. Will one of these shows finally prevail this year? Quite possibly. Each received five Emmy nominations this year, which is more than the other three nominees in this category — The Oscars (which received three nods), The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back! (which received two) and Live In Front Of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (which also received two). The Grammys became a live telecast in March 1971, but they assumed a hi...
The Super Bowl Halftime Show & Grammys Have Never Won Top Emmy for Variety Programs: Could This Be the Year?
The Grammy Awards and the Super Bowl Halftime Show have a few things in common. Both, of course, have been fixtures on network television for decades, but neither has even won the top Emmy Award for variety programming — an award currently called outstanding variety special (live). Both shows are nominated in that category again this year. Will one of these shows finally prevail this year? Quite possibly. Each received five Emmy nominations this year, which is more than the other three nominees in this category — The Oscars (which received three nods), The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back! (which received two) and Live In Front Of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (which also received two). The Grammys became a live telecast in March 1971, but they assumed a hi...
Terence Blanchard on Composing Music for a Documentary About One of His ‘Heroes’ & Other 2022 Emmy Nominee Reactions
More than a dozen nominees in the music categories for the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards shared their reactions to the good news with Billboard. Spoiler alert: They were delighted, proud and grateful. Here are some of their reactions. Terence Blanchard, They Call Me Magic, outstanding music composition for a documentary series or special (original dramatic score) Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Not only is this nomination an honor, but it is also humbling to be nominated for composing music for the documentary about one of my heroes, Magic Johnson — someone that I admire. Working on this documentary was a reminder of what it takes to be great and the focus and effort that are needed to be the best you can be.” Siddhartha Khosla, Only Murders in t...
2022 Emmy Nominees: Adele, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga and More Music Stars Receive Nods
Adele, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga and Zendaya are among the music stars who received Emmy nominations on Tuesday (July 12) when the nods for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced. Zendaya received her second nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama for Euphoria (HBO). She won in the category two years ago. In addition, she received two nominations for outstanding original music & lyrics for songs she co-wrote with Labrinth, among others. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Adele: One Night Only (CBS) and One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (also CBS) are both nominated for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded). Adele was first nominated in the category six years ago for Adele: Live in New York Ci...
Who Should Win the Emmy for Outstanding Original Music & Lyrics? Vote!
The Emmy Awards unveiled the 2022 list of nominations on Tuesday (July 12), highlighting the achievements dozens of television shows have made in direction, cinematography, casting, music and more. The 2022 ceremony features a total of seven categories that honor music: outstanding music composition for a series, outstanding music composition for a series, outstanding music composition for a series, outstanding musical direction, original music supervision, outstanding original main title theme music and outstanding original music and lyrics. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The competition in the outstanding original music and lyrics category this year is stiff — Euphoria nabbed a total of two nominations for outstanding original music ...
Under New Grammy Fee Structure, Procrastinators Will Pay More for ‘Excess Entries’
The Recording Academy released more details about its fee structure for “excess entries” in a memo to all voting members on Friday (July 1). As previously announced, all professional and voting members of the academy will be allowed to make five courtesy entries every year as a benefit of membership. But members will have to pay a fee for each entry beyond the five allowed unless they are able to obtain a waiver. In an effort to get voters to vote promptly — rather than wait until just before the voting period closes, as people tend to do — the academy has adopted a multi-tier pricing strategy. “Early bird pricing” (July 18 – July 31) is $40 per entry (after the five courtesy entries). “Standard pricing” (Aug. 1 – Aug. 21) is $75 per entry (after the five courtesy entries). “Final deadline...
That’s ‘Sir’ Crypto Dad: French order knights former CFTC chair Chris Giancarlo
The French government has given former United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Chris Giancarlo, also known as “Crypto Dad,” the equivalent of a knighthood. In a Tuesday tweet from Giancarlo, the former CFTC head said France’s National Order of Merit awarded him a Chevalier — the equivalent of a knighthood — in a ceremony at the French ambassador’s residence in Washington D.C. Those attending included current and former CFTC commissioners Rostin Behnam, Brian Quintenz, Christy Goldsmith Romero, Kristin Johnson, Caroline Pham, as well as Hester Peirce of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Merci for honor of l’Ordre National du Mérite at the Résidence de France before mes amis @CFTCbehnam @BrianQuintenz @HesterPeirce Dawn Stump Dan Berkovitz @CFTCcgr @C...
Here Are All the Performances From the 2022 BET Awards: Watch
Black art, culture, and pride were all on brilliant display Sunday night (June 26) at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater, where the 2022 BET Awards were held. Celebrating African American contributions to entertainment across film, TV, and music, the show made sure of two things: that several attendees were honored with prestigious awards, and that viewers were treated to an all-star lineup of show-stopping performances. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Kicking off with a glittering opening performance from Lizzo — who came armed with her signature flute and fleet of backup dancers as she performed her Billboard Hot 100 top five hit “About Damn Time” — the BET stage featured numerous main performers and even some surprise guest artists. Latto brough...
Giveon Discusses Debut Album ‘Give or Take’ at 2022 BET Awards
Giveon was all smiles on the 2022 BET Awards red carpet, just two days following the release of his long-awaited debut studio album, Give or Take. The album is a deeply personal 15-track offering, featuring production from Bo-1da, Jahaan Sweet and Sevyn Thomas, among others. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The 27-year-old vocalist says he can finally breathe now that the album is out, but he’s still waiting patiently for fan reactions. “It hasn’t been out long enough for people to really get the exact story because something like this album, it’s gonna take a couple listens for you to really feel it,” he tells Billboard. Give or Take centers on conversations between Giveon and his mother, who was also featured on his 2020 project T...
All the 2022 BET Awards Performances Ranked
The 2022 BET Awards took place in Los Angeles on Sunday (June 26) at the Microsoft Theater, and brought out some of the most prominent artists across the hip-hop, R&B, and Gospel spaces. From Sean “Diddy” Combs anchoring a mega-set for his lifetime achievement award performance to the young stars such as Jack Harlow, Latto, and Ella Mai bringing out household legends, the 2022 BET Awards were an event to behold. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Billboard ranked the performances of the night below. Check it out. 12. FireBoy DML, “Peru” After Tems accepted the award for best collaboration on behalf of Wizkid’s “Essence (Remix),” Africa enjoyed its moment even longer when EMPIRE’s heralded rookie FireBoy DML dished out “Peru.” FireBoy did a com...
Giveon Performs Medley at 2022 BET Awards, Jokes About BET ‘Sabotaging’ His Mic After Technical Issues
Giveon closed out the 2022 BET Awards with a laid-back performance of some of his fan favorites at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday (June 26) — and rolled with some unexpected technical issues. Sporting a black studded button-down, white pants and black boots, the Long Beach native performed soft and shortened versions of his Billboard Hot 100 top 20 hit “Heartbreak Anniversary,” “For Tonight” and “Lie Again” with a live band. The singer seemed to have technical difficulties while singing though, forcing him to awkwardly switch microphones before singing the latter song. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Following the performance, he jokingly tweeted, “Not @BET sabotaging my mic,” along with six cry-laughing emojis. He also ...
Silk Sonic, Kendrick Lamar & More Record-Setters at 2022 BET Awards
Silk Sonic, Kendrick Lamar and Tems were the top winners at the 2022 BET Awards, which were presented Sunday (June 26) at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Each won two awards. Silk Sonic took album of the year for An Evening With Silk Sonic and best group for the second year in a row. In addition, the duo’s Anderson .Paak was named video director of the year. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Lamar won best male hip-hop artist for a record fifth time. He had shared the record for most wins in the category with Drake with four wins each. Lamar also took video of the year for “Family Ties,” a collab with his cousin, Baby Keem. Tems took best international act and also best collaboration for Wizkid’s “Essence” on which she was featured (along ...
