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Fans Choose The Weeknd & Ariana Grande’s ‘Save Your Tears’ Remix as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Earlier in the week, both superstars teased an audio snippet of their breathy vocals harmonizing the lyric, “I don’t know why I run away,” on the song from The Weeknd’s Billboard 200 No. 1 album, After Hours. The remix later dropped with an animated clip featuring The Weekend and Grande. “Save Your Tears” is currently sitting at No. 5 on the April 24-dated Billboard Hot 100 and just topped the Pop Airplay chart last week. The “Save Your Tears” remix is The Weeknd and Grande’s third collaboration in seven years. He previously appeared on the “off the table” duet featured on Grande’s 2020 album, Positions, and “Love Me Harder,” from her 2014 sophomore release, My Everyt...
Joshua Bassett Compliments Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Deja Vu’: ‘The World Better Watch Out for the Album’
Rodrigo’s debut album, Sour, will be out on May 21. The 11 tracks on the project include “Drivers License” and “Deja Vu,” her first two proper singles. She shared the full track list earlier this month. Bassett released his self-titled debut EP in March and recently revealed he’s got a brand-new single, “Feel Something,” coming on May 7. Bassett and Rodrigo will be seen together for season two of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which premieres May 14 on Disney+. See his kind words about “Deja Vu” on Instagram. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the pro...
Serj Tankian Thanks President Biden for Recognizing Armenian Genocide: ‘This Is Extremely Important’
Tankian, who lives in Los Angles, was born in Lebanon. His family moved to the U.S. when he was a child, but his grandparents all fled the Armenian Genocide. “Today, I will say thank you to the US and all those who have fought hard for this statement over the years,” he added. On Saturday, which marked the 106th commemoration of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Biden became the first sitting U.S. president to officially recognize the systematic deportation and slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in World War I. It’s estimated that 1.5 million Armenians were killed between 1915 and 1923. The Turkish government continues to deny that a genocide occurred. Over the years, System of a Down — whose members are from Armenian heritage — have strongly advocated f...
Sia’s ‘Music’ Wins Three at 2021 Razzie Awards
And while Glenn Close, who was nominated for both the supporting actress Razzie and Oscar for her role in Hillbilly Elegy, didn’t win at the Razzies, another Oscar-nominated project did: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. The Sacha Baron Cohen-starring sequel, which is up for two Oscars, won two Razzie Awards, both for Rudy Giuliani’s headline-making cameo. The Razzie Awards got political with the prizes for worst actor and picture, recognizing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s role in his election-fraud film, Absolute Proof, which claimed there was an “unprecedented level of voter fraud” in the 2020 presidential election in which Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump. Erotic Polish film 365 Days won worst screenplay and Robert Downey Jr. starrer Dolittle won worst rem...
Family & Friends Pay Tribute to DMX in ‘Celebration of Life’ New York Memorial Service
DMX had a larger-than-life influence on his community. It came as no surprise that the entire perimeter of Barclays was blocked off and packed several hours prior to the event, only to let an enormous monster truck — carrying a bright red casket that was reportedly DMX’s — arrive on the scene. Doors for the memorial opened at 2:00 p.m. ET, with only family, friends and media in attendance, though a live stream was available on DMX’s YouTube channel for supporters around the world to tune in. His funeral service will be held Sunday at 2:30 P.M. ET and will be broadcast live on BET and the network’s YouTube channel. At 6:20 P.M., a bone-chilling silence finally swept the stadium, so quiet the sound of a single can of soda cracking open would echo across the enormous venue. More t...
Miley Cyrus Returning to ‘SNL’ as Musical Guest, With Host Elon Musk
The entrepreneur’s SNL appearance will come just days after he and girlfriend Grimes celebrate their son X Æ A-Xii’s first birthday on May 4. Cyrus, a Saturday Night Live veteran, last appeared in April 2020 as a surprise musical guest during the show’s second at-home episode amid the coronavirus pandemic. During the episode, the 28-year-old superstar performed Pink Floyd‘s classic “Wish You Were Here” alongside producer Andrew Watt on acoustic guitar. Over the years, Cyrus has also hosted SNL on numerous occasions, starting in 2011 with musical guest The Strokes. She later pulled double-duty as both host and musical performer in 2013 and 2015. In recent days, Cyrus has been teasing the April 30 release date of her remix of The Kid Laroi’s ...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (April 24)
From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. A Montaner Reality Show Multimedia company NTERTAIN, at the helm of Neon16’s Lex Borrero, Tommy Mottola and Range Media Partners, announced earlier this week the start of the development and production for its first original series, Los Montaner. The unscripted docu-series, executive produced by Borrero, will follow the daily life of the Montaner family: Ricardo Montaner, Marlene Rodriguez, Mau y Ricky, Evaluna Montaner, Camilo Echeverry, Sara Escobar and Stefi Roitman. Range Media Partners will co-finance the project, handling global sales of the series....
Milva, Beloved Italian Singer, Dies at 81
Born in 1939 as Maria Ilva Biolcati in Goro, a Po River delta town, she adopted the one-word stage name Milva. Along with Italian singers Ornella Vanoni and Mina, another performer who used a first name only, Milva was considered one of the greatest Italian popular female singers. Milva sold some 80 million records, the LaPresse news agency said, and recorded 173 albums. She was nicknamed “Milva the Red,” for her voluminous red hair as well as “the Panther of Goro” for her vitality. Germany, France and Italy all honored her with national awards. Milva also had a following of fans in Asia, particularly in South Korea. She appeared 15 times at the San Remo festival, the annual contest to promote Italian songs, joking after her 12th time that she never would win. One o...
DMX’s Daughter Delivers Moving Song at Memorial, Where Friends Nas, Eve & Swizz Beatz Speak
Ahead of the memorial at the Barclays Center, more than 1,000 people, including members of the Ruff Ryders motorcycle club, had formed a procession from Yonkers to Brooklyn, the New York Times reports. A monster truck that held a dark red coffin and that was inscribed with “Long Live DMX” led the procession. As the event began, the Sunday Service choir provided spirited musical tributes, and continued to do so throughout the evening. DMX’s family and friends, including several of his children, took the stage to give speeches — and even perform songs — in honor of the Earl Simmons they knew and loved. One of his young daughters delivered her own re-worked take on “Slippin’.” She turned it into a moving testimonial to her dad, who’s helpe...
Beyonce Celebrates 5th Anniversary of ‘Lemonade’ Album: ‘I’m So Thankful’
She concluded, “I hope you find joy today.” Lemonade arrived on April 23, 2016, through its same-titled film, which was soundtracked by the album’s songs, and premiered on HBO. The 12-song visual album was released by Parkwood/Columbia Records following the film’s debut, initially as an exclusive through Tidal. With standouts like “Hold Up,” “Formation,” “All Night” and “Sorry,” Lemonade debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, earning Beyonce her sixth-chart topper. The set includes guest appearances by Jack White, James Blake, The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar Following its release, all 12 of the album’s songs debuted on the Billboard Hot 100. Lemonade was also 2016’s third-biggest-selling albu...
How to Watch H.E.R., Leslie Odom Jr. & More Perform at Oscars Pre-Show
Ariana DeBose and Lil Rel Howery will host the pre-show event. See below for this year’s best original song nominees. “Fight For You,” Judas and the Black Messiah — music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II, lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas “Hear My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7 — music by Daniel Pemberton, lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite “Husavik,” Eurovision Contest: The Story of Fire Saga — music and lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Goransson “Io Si (Seen),” The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti A Se) — music by Diane Warren, lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini “Speak Now,” One Night in Miami… — music and lyric b...
Aloe Blacc Reflects on Unreleased Avicii Collabs in Live Tribute to Late Producer
Upon this meeting, Bergling shared a song with Blacc called “Black and Blue,” which was written by Mac Davis, the recently deceased country legend who’d also contribute to “Wake Me Up.” While “Black and Blue” was never released, Blacc did perform it live during Avicii’s iconic 2013 performance at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival, where the debut of “Wake Me Up” was famously booed by the audience. “We got onstage and the whole audience is expecting exactly what they’d seen all day before — lasers and confetti cannons and smoke and pyro and girls in bikinis dancing on turntables,” Blacc recalled of that show. “Tim came out with three to four musicians, and we kind of just performed live music at an ED...
