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DJ Khaled’s ‘GOD DID’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200
DJ Khaled is opening at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard 200 with GOD DID. The 18-track project earns 107,500 equivalent album units, including 96,000 in streaming equivalent album units (129.82 million on-demand streams of the tracks), 9,500 in album sales and 2,000 in track equivalent album units. GOD DID marks the We The Best Music founder’s fourth chart-topping effort following KHALED KHALED in 2021, Grateful in 2017 and Major Key in 2016. Other debuts in this week’s top 10 are TWICE with Between 1&2 earning 100,000 equivalent album units to enter at No. 3 and Nicki Minaj’s Queen Radio: Volume 1 greatest hits effort earning 32,000 equivalent album units to enter at No. 10. Elsewhere in the chart are Bad Bunny at No. 2, Kendrick Lamar at No. 4, Morgan Wallen at No. 5, Beyoncé at No. 6...
Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent Win Creative Arts Emmy for Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show
Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent all took home a Creative Arts Emmy for their Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show performance. The performers won the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) award, marking the first time in history that a program like the Super Bowl Halftime Show was awarded in this category. “I am nervous, man. [JAY-Z] is watching,” executive producer Jesse Collins said during his acceptance speech. “First on behalf of the fellow executive producers and our performers, we would like to thank the television academy for this incredible honor. It’s amazing. This is the first time this show has ever won this award and it’s so incredible to be a part of this moment. It took an incredible team to pull this together and I thank you all.” The Halftime Sho...
Watch Action Bronson Get in the Ring and Throw a Dude at AEW All Out
Action Bronson made a surprise in-ring appearance during All Elite Wrestling’s All Out pay-per-view tonight in Chicago. He came to the aid of Hook, the young wrestler who walks out to Bronson’s song “The Chairman’s Intent.” Following Hook’s FTW Championship match with Angelo Parker, Bronson hit the ring to eject “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard from the ring and then literally throw Parker. Watch it happen below. In an interview with Pitchfork last year when Bronson’s song debuted on AEW television, Hook and Bronson revealed that the two had trained in the ring together. “I got in the ring with Hook, did a couple moves—it was beautiful,” Bronson said. Both men were cagey about whether or not the rapper was a member of Hook’s former wrestling stable Team Taz. “Hey, listen, I can’t talk about that ...
Emmys 2022: Stranger Things Wins Best Music Supervision
Stranger Things has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Supervision at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Series music supervisor Nora Felder won the award for the episode “Chapter Four: Dear Billy,” which includes Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.” The song surged in popularity this summer and was featured as a motif throughout the fourth season of Stranger Things. It was the favorite song of Max Mayfield, who was played by Sadie Sink. It’s the fourth time Stranger Things was nominated for the award and the first time the show has won. Previous series that have won the award include I May Destroy You, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Big Little Lies. Other nominees for Music Supervision this year included Euphoria, Better Call Saul, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Ozark. Other winners...
Emmys 2022: Tim Robinson Wins Best Actor in Short Form Series for I Think You Should Leave
Tim Robinson is an Emmy Award winner. His performance as multiple characters in the second season of I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, the Netflix sketch series, won him Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. He won over fellow nominees Bill Burr (Bill Burr Presents Immoral Compass), Anthony A. Anderson (Anacostia), Brendan Gleeson (State of the Union), and Ikechukwu Ufomadu (Words With Ike). I Think You Should Leave was also nominated for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama, or Variety Series, but lost to Carpool Karaoke: The Series. The second season of I Think You Should Leave included Robinson’s confident pitch in a series called Coffin Flop, a prank show featuring tons of prosthetic makeup and severe depression, and a pant...
Allison Russell Put on Vocal Rest Due to Vocal Hemorrhage
In an effort to avoid “permanent, irrevocable damage” to her vocals, Allison Russell has called off her performance at this weekend’s Water Is Life Festival in Duluth, Minnesota, on doctor’s orders. The Americana singer-songwriter, who released the solo album Outside Child last year and a re-imagining of the Our Native Daughters song “You’re Not Alone” with Brandi Carlile in August, was scheduled to appear at the music festival on Sunday (Sept. 4), sharing the lineup with acts including Ani DiFranco and the Indigo Girls. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I am beyond devastated and sorry to tell you that I won’t be able to play my set at the @waterislifefestival in Duluth today,” Russell wrote on Instagram Sunday afternoon. “I have been s...
Adele Reacts to Emmy Win: ‘Trust Me to Officially Have an EGO’
Adele is one step closer to becoming an EGOT after winning an Emmy this weekend. The star proudly posed for a pair of selfies with an Emmy statuette on Sunday (Sept. 4) following the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where Adele: One Night Only was one of the night’s top winners. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Bloody hell I’m pleased as punch! Thank you @mrbenwinston for dropping this round to me this afternoon!! Trust me to officially have an EGO,” she wrote on Instagram and Twitter Sunday night, tagging the producer of Adele: One Night Only and adding a laughing emoji to her message. Adele won the Emmy for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded), and her CBS television special was the winner in four other categories. Paul Dugdale, ...
Lorde, Six60 Lead Inaugural Rolling Stone New Zealand Awards
Lorde, the chart-topping, Grammy Award-winning Kiwi superstar, reigned supreme at the inaugural Rolling Stone New Zealand Awards, held last week in Auckland. The singer and songwriter scooped the global award in her hometown, beating out a shortlist that included Benee, Six60, L.A.B, Broods and ARIA Hall of Famers Crowded House. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The global award is judged by Rolling Stone’s international editors, a panel that previously crowned winners in this category for the Australian edition of the awards, won by Tame Impala (2021) and The Kid LAROI (2022). Until now, the RS Award was one of the few missing from Lorde’s trophy cabinet. Her collection includes a brace of Grammys for her Billboard Hot 100 leader “Royals...
First-Time Winners Sweep Music Categories at 2022 Creative Arts Emmys
First-time winners swept the music categories at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys, which were presented over two nights on Saturday Sept. 3 and Sunday (Sept 4). The awards were presented at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Cristobal Tapia de Veer won two awards for his work on The White Lotus — outstanding original main title theme music and outstanding music composition for a limited or anthology series, movie or special (original dramatic score). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Also at Sunday’s show, Cinco Paul won outstanding original music and lyrics for writing a song for Schmigadoon!, Nora Felder took outstanding music supervision for Stranger Things, and David Shapiro won outstanding music composition for a series (original dramatic score) ...
Babyface Ray and Digga D Team Up for New Track “Goofies”
Detroit rapper Babyface Ray and British rapper Digga D have dropped some new heat in the form of their anticipated collaboration – teaming up for the new track “Goofies.” Known as a UK drill pioneer, D lends his signature chilled-out flow to the song’s glitchy beat – led by Ray’s rap cadence. The song’s theme centers on both artist taking turns lyrically addressing individuals that claim to be “gang” but are actually “goofy” IRL. In part of the song, Ray and D both state, “Ayy, look at who they call gang, n****s goofy than a b***h though.” Further into the song, the fiery duo addresses the issue of hip-hop music needing a change, rhyming: “Still screaming, ‘F**k rap,’ change the country for the hip-hop. The new track lays the foundation for Ray’s upcoming project and earns him further cros...
Emmys 2022: Adele and Dr Dre’s Super Bowl Halftime Win Variety Special Awards
Adele is one step closer to completing an EGOT. Her CBS concert special Adele: One Night Only was a big winner at night one of the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys, taking home five awards. The show won Emmys for Variety Special (pre-recorded), Directing for a Variety Special, Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special, Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special, and Technical Direction, Camerawork, and Video Control for a Special. The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent also won big, taking home three awards, including Variety Special (live), Outstanding Music Direction, and Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special. The wins leave Eminem—who has multiple Grammys and an Oscar—a Ton...
The Weeknd Loses Voice, Cancels L.A. Show Mid-Song
Early in his set at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium Saturday night (September 3), the Weeknd lost his voice and had to cancel the rest of the show, as Billboard and The Los Angeles Times point out. The singer was in the middle of “Can’t Feel My Face” when his voice went out. He then stopped the concert and addressed the sold-out crowd. “This is killing me, I don’t want to stop the show. But I can’t give you the concert that I want to give you right now,” Abel Tesfaye said. He continued: “I’m going to make sure everybody’s good, get your money back, and I’ll do a show real soon for you guys, but I wanted to come out and personally apologize and not tweet it or Instagram it. I wanted you guys to know that I can’t give you what I want to give you. I apologize. I’m so sorry. I love you guys so much....
