Awards
Films About Billie Eilish, The Velvet Underground & More Shortlisted for Documentary Feature Oscar
Films about Billie Eilish and The Velvet Underground and the acclaimed Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) are on the shortlist of 15 films vying for the Oscar for documentary feature. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences released shortlists in 10 categories on Tuesday (Dec. 21). Members of the documentary branch voted to determine the shortlist for documentary feature, which was drawn from 138 eligible films. They will vote again to determine the five nominees in the category, which will be announced on Feb. 8. All Academy voters will vote to determine the winner, which will be announced at the 94th annual Academy Awards on March 27. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news R.J. Cutler wrote and directed B...
Beyonce and Jay-Z on Shortlist of 15 Original Songs Competing for 2022 Oscar: Full List
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are both represented on the shortlist of 15 songs competing for best original song at the 2022 Academy Awards — Beyoncé with “Be Alive” from King Richard; Jay-Z with “Guns Go Bang” from The Harder They Fall. If both stars are nominated, this will mark the first time in Oscar history that a married couple has competed against one another in any category. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Shortlists in 10 categories were announced on Tuesday (Dec. 21). Members of the music branch voted to whittle down the initial list of 84 eligible songs to the 15 shortlisted songs. They will also vote to determine the five nominees. All Academy voters will make the final selection. The 94th annual Academy Awards will be presented on March 27, 20...
Adele, Ed Sheeran & More Dominate 2022 Brit Awards Nominations: Complete List
Adele, Ed Sheeran, Dave and Little Simz are the leading contenders for the 2022 Brit Awards, with four nods each. The nominations were announced on Saturday (Dec. 18) on an hour-long TV special, The Brits Are Coming. The awards will be presented on Feb. 8 at the O2 Arena in London. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Adele will have to wait nearly a year for the 2023 Grammy nominations, in which her long-awaited fourth album, 30, is expected to be a major force. This year marks the first time that the Brits have combined separate male and female categories in both artist of the year and international artist. So how did it shake out? Females took two of the five spots for artist of the year (Adele and Little Simz), but four of the five spots for int...
How the Grammy Children’s Music Category Embraced Diversity: ‘There Wasn’t Enough Melanin Up In There’
The Grammys’ best children’s music album category rarely generates headlines, but it did in late 2020 when three of the five contenders declined their nominations to protest the fact that all of the nominees were white artists — a result that felt especially disheartening amid the Black Lives Matter movement and the country’s larger reckoning with racial equity. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In December 2020, Alastair Moock, Dog on Fleas and the Okee Dokee Brothers dropped out of the Grammy race and stood in solidarity with artists of color in the family music space. Even though Family Music Fo...
Brandi Carlile, James Taylor & More Set for MusiCares Gala Honoring Joni Mitchell
The first batch of artists set to perform at the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring Joni Mitchell range from longtime friends and colleagues, such as Graham Nash, James Taylor and Herbie Hancock, to younger singer/songwriters, including Brandi Carlile, Leon Bridges, Maggie Rogers and Mickey Guyton. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The initial roster of performers, announced Thursday (Dec. 16), also includes Jon Batiste, who is this year’s top Grammy nominee with 11 nods, triple Grammy winners Pentatonix and four-time nominees Black Pumas. Carlile and Batiste will serve as artistic directors, a first for the Person of the Year concert. Mike Elizondo, who won a Grammy for co-producing Switchfoot’s 2009 album Hello Hurricane, will serv...
Here’s the Date of the 2022 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The Guild of Music Supervisors Awards’ 12th annual GMS Awards will be held on March 20, 2022, one week before the 94th annual Academy Awards will be presented at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The GMS Awards will be held midway through the final-round voting period for the Oscars (March 17-22), so wins here could help in Oscar balloting for best original song and best original score. The GMS Awards are meant to honor the best in the craft of music supervision. Awards will be presented in the following categories: Best music supervision for film budgeted over $25 million Best music supervision for film budgeted under $25 million Best music supervision for film budgeted under $10 million Best music supervision for film budgeted under $5 million Best song written and/or recorded for a film B...
These Studio Pros Each Have Three 2022 Grammy Nods in a Marquee Category
This year, three studio pros each have three Grammy nominations in a marquee category: record or album of the year. Manny Marroquin has three album of the year nods as an engineer/mixer on Jon Batiste’s We Are, H.E.R.’s Back of My Mind and Lil Nas X’s Montero. Serban Ghenea and John Hanes each have three record of the year nods as engineer/mixers on Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open” and the Doja Cat/SZA collab “Kiss Me More.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Remarkably, this is the second time that Ghenea and Hanes have had three record of the year nominations in one year. And the last time they did it, in 2015, there were just five nominees in the category. (There are 10 this year.) Ghenea and Hane...
Sam Cooke’s Music Still ‘Sends’ Grammy Voters, Decades After His Death
Sam Cooke died 57 years ago, on Dec. 11, 1964, but his music remains timeless. And it figures in four 2022 Grammy nominations. Leslie Odom Jr. has two nominations for his work on One Night in Miami…, the film for which he received two Oscar nominations (best supporting actor and best original song) earlier this year. Odom is Grammy-nominated for best compilation soundtrack for visual media, alongside compilation producer Nicholai Baxter and music supervisor Randall Poster. He is also nominated for best song written for visual media for “Speak Now,” alongside his co-writer Sam Ashworth. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news BJ the Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon featuring Charlie Bereal are nominated for best traditional R&B performance ...
2021 MAMAs: BTS Cleans Up, Aespa Debuts and NCT Dream, Itzy & Wanna One Deliver
The Mnet Asian Music Awards have come and gone for another year, and while one of the most prestigious music award shows in South Korea is always chock-full of exciting performances and plenty of idol worship, this latest event felt truly special. After the 2020 ceremony featured no live audience at all, it was obvious to all involved that the 2021 staging had to be bigger and more fantastic than ever… and thankfully, the show was everything it should have been. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news BTS wrapped the evening as the biggest winners, as they claimed all four Daesangs — artist of the year, worldwide icon of the year, song of the year (for “Butter”) and album of the year (for Be) — as well as just as may other prizes, bringing their total ...
MrBeast & Bretman Rock Win Top Awards at 2021 YouTube Streamy Awards
MrBeast won the top award, creator of the year, at the YouTube Streamy Awards for the second year in a row. The show, which streamed on YouTube on Saturday (Dec. 11) was a lighter-than-air celebration of the year’s online content and creators. Bretman Rock took show of the year and unscripted series for “30 Days With: Bretman Rock.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Larray was billed as master of ceremonies – a curiously formal, old-school title for a show that had a distinctly young vibe. “Party host” was more like it. Larray was joined by Issa, described in a press release as his best friend. The two openly gay guys had an easy rapport as they rode a double-decker bus around Los Angeles, hand-delivering Streamys to selected winners. The show fe...
Holly Humberstone Wins Brit Awards’ Rising Star Award
Holly Humberstone is the winner of the Brit Awards’ rising star award supported by BBC Radio 1. The alt pop artist was also tapped this week as an opening act on the North American leg of Olivia Rodrigo’s upcoming debut concert outing The Sour Tour. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Humberstone, who will turn 22 on Dec. 17, is the first performer to be confirmed for the Brit Awards, which are set for Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the O2 arena in London. The news of her award was revealed Thursday (Dec. 9) by Clara Amfo on her BBC Radio 1 Future Sounds show. The other nominees were Bree Runway and Lola Young. In a statement, Humberstone said: “I remember watching the Brits with my parents each year and being totally awestruck by the artists coming together in what felt like another universe....
Olivia Rodrigo, Pooh Shiesty, Tai Verdes & More Lead RIAA’s Class of 2021: Exclusive
From pop star Olivia Rodrigo and country newcomers Lily Rose and Elvie Shane to rappers Pooh Shiesty and Mooski and metal band Corpse, 43 acts achieved a significant career milestone in 2021: receiving their first gold, platinum or multiplatinum certification from the Recording Industry Assn. of America. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “These awards celebrate some of the most special moments in our industry – when new voices emerge and find their place on the national stage,” RIAA CEO and chairman Mitch Glazier tells Billboard. “Music never stands still – and these dynamic breakthrough artists and the label teams supporting them are a big part of the reason why.” A song or album reaches gold status when it achieves combined sales and/or streams...
