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Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Cardi B & More Potential Record-Setters at the 2020 American Music Awards
Swift is also nominated for favorite music video for “Cardigan.” She won last year for “You Need to Calm Down.” She’s vying to become the first two-time winner in the category since it was re-introduced in 2017. The other nominees for favorite music video are Doja Cat’s “Say So,” Future ft. Drake‘s “Life Is Good,” Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande’s “Rain on Me” and The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights.” Bieber is vying for his fourth award as favorite male artist – pop/rock. That would, likewise, set a record in this category. The Bieb is currently tied for the lead with Barry Manilow, Michael Bolton, Eric Clapton and Michael Jackson, with three awards each. The other two nominees in that category are Post Malone, who won two years ago, and The Weeknd. There are separate male and female awards...
The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch Top 2020 AMAs Nominations
The 2020 AMAs air on ABC at 8PM ET on Nov. 22 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. See the full list below. ARTIST OF THE YEARJustin BieberPost MaloneRoddy RicchTaylor SwiftThe Weeknd NEW ARTIST OF THE YEARLewis CapaldiDoja CatDaBabyLil BabyRoddy RicchMegan Thee Stallion COLLABORATION OF THE YEARCardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP”DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours”Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me”Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, “Savage Remix” FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTISTBTSBillie EilishEXOAriana GrandeNCT 127 FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEODoja Cat, “Say So”Future ft. Drake, “Life Is Good”Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me”Taylor Swift, “cardigan”The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCKJustin BieberPost MaloneThe W...
12 Top Takeaways from the 2020 American Music Award Nominations
Bieber, who has won 15 American Music Awards, which puts him in a tie for seventh place, is nominated for four more awards this year. He’s vying for his fourth award as favorite male artist – pop/rock. That would, likewise, set a record in this category. The Bieb is currently tied for the lead with Barry Manilow, Michael Bolton, Eric Clapton and Jackson, with three awards each. Juice WRLD, who died of a seizure in December 2019, is vying for favorite male artist – rap/hip-hop. Juice WRLD wouldn’t be the first posthumous winner in this genre. 2Pac took the 1997 award for favorite rap/hip-hop artist, four months after he was shot to death in Las Vegas. BTS, the winner for favorite social artist the last two years running, is nominated in that category again this year. BTS is also defending i...
Republic Records Rules Top Three on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
With Republic Records claiming Nos. 1-3 (the label shares distribution credit with Epic on Savage Mode II), it’s the first time a label has held the top three since Republic itself did it on the July 14, 2018-dated chart. That week, Drake’s Scorpion (Young Money/Cash Money/Republic) debuted at No. 1, while Florence + the Machine’s High as Hope (Republic) debuted at No. 2, and Post Malone’s Beerbongs & Bentleys (Republic) held at No. 3. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Becomes First Million-Selling Album of 2020 in U.S.
Folklore and Lover are the only albums released in 2019 and 2020 to sell a million copies in the U.S. Folklore is Swift’s ninth album to sell at least 1 million copies in the U.S. Those nine albums include all eight of her studio efforts, along with her Christmas release The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection. Here’s a look at all of Swift’s million-selling albums, in order of release: Taylor Swift (2006, 5.75 million sold to date), The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection (2007, 1.08 million), Fearless (2008; 7.21 million), Speak Now (2010, 4.71 million), Red (2012, 4.49 million), 1989 (2014, 6.25 million), Reputation (2017, 2.28 million), Lover (2019, 1.22 million) and Folklore (2020, 1.04 million). You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined wha...
The Vamps Snag U.K. No. 1 With ‘Cherry Blossom’
Veteran Irish crooner Daniel O’Donnell extends his national chart record as his new album Daniel (DMG TV) starts at No. 3, and becomes his 40th U.K. Top 40 album. The veteran country artist has landed a Top 10 album in each of the last 29 years, and is the first artist to have an LP on the national sales chart each year for the last 32 years. Daniel’s No. 3 bow is an equal career best, jointly held with O’Donnell’s 2003 album Daniel In Blue Jeans. Following the announcement of her new, global publishing deal with Reservoir, Georgia-born singer Katie Melua’s Album No. 8 (BMG) enters at No. 7. It’s her eighth Top 10 record. Philippines-born, British indie rock artist Beabadoobee is new at No. 8 with her debut album Fake It Flowers (Dirty Hit). Beabadoobee was shortlisted for the 2020 BRITs’ ...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for Eighth Week
Of Folklore’s 77,000 units earned in the tracking week ending Oct. 22, album sales (as noted above) comprise 57,000 (up 709%), SEA units total 20,000 (down 7%, equaling 26.35 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs) and TEA units comprise a little under 500 (up 2%). With another 57,000 copies sold in the latest tracking week, Folklore’s total album sales jump past 1 million (to 1.038 million), making it the first album to sell a million copies in 2020. It’s also the first album released in 2020 to sell a million. Folklore is Swift’s ninth album to sell at least 1 million copies in the U.S. Those nine albums include all eight of her studio efforts, along with her Christmas release The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection. Folklore’s eighth week at No. 1 also marks its third total visit to...
Travis Scott Announces Creative Partnership With PlayStation to Promote PS5
Another day, another franchise Travis Scott teams up with. This time, the “Franchise” rapper is leveling up with PlayStation to promote their upcoming console. Scott’s expertise between the rapping and gaming worlds proves paramount in his latest business collaboration, where he serves as a strategic creative partner. He boasted on Sept. 25 that he already had his hands on the PS5, which isn’t set to be released until Nov. 12. And on Friday (Oct. 23), he posted a black-and-white promo video introducing the key team members who designed the next-gen console and himself being blown away by the final product. “TS5,” he captioned the clip on Twitter, which might also be teasing Sony PlayStation-branded Nike sneakers. “I’m super thankful and ...
How Phillipa Soo Channeled Beyonce & More ‘Diva Queens’ for Netflix Animated Feature ‘Over the Moon’
The beautiful story, directed by Glen Keane, features spritely and often moving songs by Chris Curtis, Majorie Duffield and Helen Park, and a luminescent score by Oscar-winner Steven Price. For Soo, who is Chinese-American, the story of Chang’e was familiar — up to a point. “We’ve never seen Chang’e like this before. We know what happens until she gets to the moon, but we don’t really know what happens after that,” she says. “With this version, there’s elements of science-fiction in it, elements of the myth, elements of the Chinese culture, and that all culminates into this wonderful version of how we see her now.” Soo talked to Billboard about what Earth-bound stars inspired her performance, how Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda helped prepare her, and the significance...
Yandel & Rapeton Founder El Guru Launch New Artist Development Venture
“I’ve been following Angel’s growth for several years,” says Yandel, whose real name is Llandel Veguilla. “I think he’s a natural A&R who truly wants to help new artists. I’m 100% convinced that with my record label, I can contribute to grow this Rapeton Approved, an idea Angel has been working on since 2016.” Y Entertainment already has producers and artists signed to its roster, including Catalyna, Nesty and Izzy Guerra. However, the new Rapetón Approved will start from scratch in its search for talent, says Yandel’s manager, Andy Martínez, who helped piece the deal together. Likewise, Rapetón will continue to function as it normally does, focused on covering the world of Latin urban music in general and the reggaeton in particular, where Guru is a widely respected fixture with a You...
Anitta’s Gaming Livestreams Dominate Top Facebook Live Videos Chart
Anitta’s streams take up the entire top three and five spots of the top 10 for September. Anitta’s gaming livestreams on Facebook are a hit, with three of the streams taking the top three spots on Billboard’s Top Facebook Live Videos chart for September 2020. The chart, the latest of which recaps September 2020 activity, is a monthly look at the widest-reaching and most-reacted-to videos posted by musicians on Facebook Live, as tracked by media analytics company Shareablee. Rankings are determined by a formula that blends reactions, comments, shares and first-seven-days views. Anitta’s streams find her playing video games such as Grand Theft Auto V, sometimes with special guests. In fact, the top video of the month, aired Sept. 6, featured popular gaming streamer Nobru. You Deserve to Make...
Trey Songz Scores Third No. 1 on Top R&B Albums With ‘Back Home’
As mentioned above, Home marks Songz’s third leader on the Top R&B Albums chart, following Trigga, a five-week champ in 2014 and Tremaine The Album, which led for one week in 2017. Notably, the Top R&B albums chart began in 2012, seven years after Songz’s first charted albums landed in 2005. On the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, which encompasses the singer’s entire career, Back Home enters at No. 9 to secure his 10th top 10 album there. Here’s a full rundown of his top 10 collection: Album Title, Peak Position, Peak DateI Gotta Make It, No. 6, Aug. 13, 2005Trey Day, No. 2, Oct. 20, 2007Ready, No. 2, Sept. 19, 2009Passion, Pain & Pleasure, No. 1 (one week), Oct. 2, 2010Inevitable (EP), No. 4, Dec. 17, 2011Chapter V, No. 1 (one week), Sept. 8, 2012Trigga, No. 1 (three weeks),...
