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Rauw Alejandro Performs Medley at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards: Watch
Rauw Alejandro took the stage at the Billboard Music Awards tonight. The reggaeton singer performed a medley of his songs, including “Cúrame,” “Museo,” and “Todo De Ti,” while surrounded by backup dancers. This year’s Billboard Music Awards are being held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Watch Alejandro’s performance below. While doing interviews on the red carpet for this year’s Billboard Music Awards, Alejandro teased a second collaboration with Shakira, following their joint single “Te Felicito” from earlier this year. “We got some more surprises in the studio,” he said. “So wait for another collab with Shakira.” Alejandro released his latest EP Trap Cake, Vol. 2 earlier this year, behind his 2021 studio LP Vice Versa. Last month, the Reggaeton star teamed up with Shakira for...
Florence and the Machine Perform “My Love” at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards: Watch
Florence and the Machine appeared at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night (May 15), performing “My Love” from the new album Dance Fever. Watch it below. Dance Fever arrived on Friday, just two days before the awards ceremony in Las Vegas. Earlier in the week, Florence Welch had stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about the album, and she participated in the show’s antics by joining Jimmy Buffett for a round of “Margaritaville.” She also performed “My Love” on the show. She’ll tour North America later this year, kicking off from Montreal at the beginning of September. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Morgan Wallen Didn’t Acknowledge Racist Slur Controversy at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards
Morgan Wallen performed at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night (May 15) where he took home the award for Top Country Male Artist. At no point during the event did Wallen acknowledge his use of a racist slur last year or being banned from the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. During his performance, Wallen sang renditions of “Wasted on You” from Dangerous: The Double Album and his new song “Don’t Thank Jesus” which he released last month. The latter track is about turning to religion after regretful, alcoholic behavior because Jesus forgives whereas other people do not. “I think that kind of just speaks for my story — 10 years, but especially the past couple. I feel like that song is really a big representation of a lot of things that I’ve been through and the attitude that I’ve ...
Watch Arcade Fire Perform “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” at the 2022 Juno Awards
Arcade Fire performed “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” from their latest album WE to close out Canada’s 2022 Juno Awards tonight (May 15) at Massey Hall in Toronto. Watch the grand finale, with confetti falling from the rafters, below. The band’s appearance in Toronto arrived at the end of a week that included a new music video, a Harry Styles cover, and a Thursday night performance of “Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole” on Fallon. Arcade Fire also performed “End of the Empire IV (Sagittarius A*)” at an event celebrating a newly photographed black hole on Friday, after appearing on Saturday Night Live last week. The band announced WE in March, first releasing “The Lightning I, II” and “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” ahead of the full album in May. They’re set to tour North America and Eu...
Kendrick Lamar Gets Crucified Above the Ocean in “N95” Music Video
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Listen to NGHTMRE and KLAXX’s Reunion on Their Anthemic Track “The One”
Following the release of his emotive new track with SLANDER and Dylan Matthew, “Fall Into Me,” NGHTMRE has tapped KLAXX for yet another moving single entitled “The One.” “The One” is a festival anthem at its core, showcasing both NGHTMRE and KLAXX’s affinity for writing melodic music. Beautifully, sweeping guitar riffs are accompanied by gorgeous vocals crooning about the uncertainty that comes with love all while dynamic drums build towards a soaring, synth-driven drop. “The One” truly encapsulates NGHTMRE’s distinct sound while showing growth and simultaneously allowing KLAXX to shine. KLAXX shares his experience writing the tune in a press statement. “The idea for ‘The One’ was to write a song that made you fe...
Listen to NGHTMRE and KLAXX’s Reunion on Their Anthemic Track “The One”
Following the release of his emotive new track with SLANDER and Dylan Matthew, “Fall Into Me,” NGHTMRE has tapped KLAXX for yet another moving single entitled “The One.” “The One” is a festival anthem at its core, showcasing both NGHTMRE and KLAXX’s affinity for writing melodic music. Beautifully, sweeping guitar riffs are accompanied by gorgeous vocals crooning about the uncertainty that comes with love all while dynamic drums build towards a soaring, synth-driven drop. “The One” truly encapsulates NGHTMRE’s distinct sound while showing growth and simultaneously allowing KLAXX to shine. KLAXX shares his experience writing the tune in a press statement. “The idea for ‘The One’ was to write a song that made you fe...
The Road to the Billboard Music Awards: Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, BTS & More Talk About Their Hits
The 2022 Billboard Music Awards are Sunday (May 15). As you get ready to tune in to the awards show, Billboard News‘ “Road to the Billboard Music Awards” video will get you even more excited for the night ahead. The clip, which can be watched above, highlights several of this year’s nominees and features interview clips with artists like Doja Cat and Olivia Rodrigo. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Doja Cat, who’s nominated in 14 categories at the 2022 BBMAs, looked back at what it was like first hitting No. 1 on the charts with her music. After celebrating the news over the phone, she said, “not even like an hour later, I hear a beep outside and it is 10 cars lined up on the road.” She added, “I come outside and everybody’s like, ‘Congratulatio...
Fans Choose My Chemical Romance’s ‘The Foundations of Decay’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
My Chemical Romance‘s new song “The Foundations of Decay” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (May 13) on Billboard, choosing the rock group’s dizzying six-minute track as their favorite new music release of the past week. “The Foundations of Decay,” MCR’s first release as a band since 2014, brought in 40% of the vote, beating out new music by Post Malone featuring Roddy Ricch (“Cooped Up”), Kendrick Lamar (Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers), Florence + The Machine (Dance Fever), The Chainsmokers (So Far So Good), and others. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “The Foundations of Decay” showcases MCR’s penchant for epic storytelling while highlighting frontman Gerard Way’s impeccable vocal ran...
Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Bad Bunny notches his second chart-topping album on the Billboard 200 chart as his latest release, Un Verano Sin Ti, debuts at No. 1 (on the May 21-dated chart) with the year’s biggest week for any album: 274,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 12, according to Luminate. It’s also Bad Bunny’s best week ever in terms of units earned. See latest videos, charts and news Un Verano Sin Ti marks the second all-Spanish-language album to reach No. 1 on the 66-year-old chart. The first was Bad Bunny’s last album, 2020’s El Último Tour del Mundo. The new album’s release date of May 6 was announced on May 2 via an Instgram post, after Bad Bunny had teased hints about the project for months. Also in the Billboard 200’s new top 10, Jack Harlow scores his highest-chartin...
Selena Gomez as ‘SNL’ Host: Watch Every Sketch She Starred In
SNL host Selena Gomez‘s opening monologue made headlines for its spot-on Miley Cyrus impression and sweet Barney sing-along, but the singer and actress really showed off her comedic skill in a variety of sketches Saturday night (May 14). In just one episode, Gomez pulled off being a Bratz doll, a Latina talk show host, a documentarian, a princess, a jealous partner, a bad understudy, a model spokesperson, an irresponsible older sister and a way-too-patient girlfriend. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In total, Gomez starred in nine sketches during her gig on Saturday Night Live — and only broke character once. Watch them all below, and see the full episode on Hulu here. The streaming service is currently offering a 30-day free ...
Watch Post Malone and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold Play New Song on SNL
Post Malone has made his Saturday Night Live debut, performing songs from his new album Twelve Carat Toothache. For one of the songs, “Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol,” Malone was joined by one of his favorite artists: Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, who sang in a choir behind Malone, slightly obscured by a fog machine. Two percussionists playing taiko drums flanked the rapper for the moody performance. For his live rendition of “Cooped Up,” Malone wore head-to-toe leather and was joined by Roddy Ricch on the SNL stage. Ricch appears on the recorded version of the single—Malone’s latest release from Twelve Carat Toothache. Watch it all go down below. Pecknold previously performed on Saturday Night Live in January 2009. According to the Fleet Foxes musician, he and Post Malone wrote “Love/Hate Let...
