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2022 Dance/Electronic Grammy Preview: Afrojack on His David Guetta Collab & Why a Nomination Is ‘The Best Firepower You Can Have in This Industry’
Editors note: In this series, Billboard Dance is speaking with each 2022 Grammy nominee from the dance/electronic categories ahead of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3 in Las Vegas. In more ways than one, it’s kind of a fluke that Afrojack and David Guetta are up for a Grammy this year. Their nominated single “Hero” is classic main stage EDM, a sound Guetta and Afrojack pioneered and popularized worldwide in the early 2010s — and a sound the best dance/electronic recording category has largely turned away from in the last few years as its embraced more IDM and experimental sounds. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news With “Hero” released independently by Afrojack’s Wall Recordings last May, the duo also just kind of… forgo...
Miley Cyrus Says She Has COVID-19, ‘But It Was Definitely Worth It’
Miley Cyrus revealed Friday (April 1) on Twitter that she has COVID-19, but she has no regrets: “It was definitely worth it.” The pop star has been touring Latin America for the past week, with a concert in Bogota, Colombia, and a performance at Lollapalooza Brazil in Sao Paolo. “Traveling around the world, playin for 100,000 people a night & meeting hundreds of fans a day, the chances of getting Covid are pretty high,” Cyrus tweeted. “I have Covid now but it was definitely worth it.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Traveling around the world, playin for a 100,000 people a night & meeting hundreds of fans a day the chances of getting Covid are pretty high. I have Covid now but it was definitely worth it. — Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyr...
Japan’s Daichi Miura Premieres New Song ‘Sansan’ in Concert
J-pop artist Daichi Miura kicked off his nationwide tour on Thursday (March 31) in Saitama, Japan. Titled Daichi Miura Live Tour 2019-2022 Colorless, this trek picks up from where he left off when he had to indefinitely postpone in 2020 due to the pandemic. The current tour adds new venues to the schedule from two years ago for a total of 22 locations. The “Excite” singer-songwriter will perform 33 shows over the course of four months this year. During the concert that was also livestreamed for fans watching from home, the 34-year-old performed a set including many of the songs he released after he had to postpone. He also premiered his latest track called “Sansan,” set to be featured as the theme of the new NHK morning drama series beginning April 11. Chimudondon is the 106th title in the...
Vitamin String Quartet Turns Cover of Robyn’s Heartbreak Anthem for ‘Bridgerton’ Into a Fun, Silly Video
Who knew it was possible to play the cello while dancing? On Friday (April 1), Vitamin String Quartet dropped the music video for their instrumental cover of Robyn‘s “Dancing on My Own” — aka the track that plays in season 2 episode 4 of Bridgerton as Anthony and Kate dance together for the first time — featuring the group’s members showing off their moves. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In Bridgerton, VSQ’s cover plays over the scene where Lady Kate Sharma twirls around the dance floor with Viscount Anthony Bridgerton as she scopes out his intentions to marry her younger sister Edwina — even though both of them secretly know they’re madly in love with each other. It’s an incredibly tense moment in the show, but the new music video i...
A$AP Rocky Weighs in on Will Smith’s Oscars Slap: ‘He Emasculated Another Black Man’
The 2022 Oscars may have taken place on Sunday night, but the celebrity opinions about the incident continue to roll in. A$AP Rocky is the latest to share his thoughts on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock for making a G.I. Jane joke about Jada Pinkett Smith while presenting the best documentary award. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I’m a fan of Will, Jada, Chris, all of them. They OGs,” Rocky said in an upcoming episode of Drink Champs, which the podcast shared on Friday (April 1). “I think it’s unfortunate that, like, he emasculated another Black man in front of all them people like that. But I do think that, like, it’s some built-up s–t that probably wasn’t really targeted at Chris Rock. I don’t know. … Like what you said, it seems like it’s m...
Snoop Dogg Releases First Metaverse Music Video With ‘House I Built’: ‘It’s About Keeping It Real’
Thanks to his track “House I Built,” new Death Row Records owner Snoop Dogg has released the first-ever virtual music video produced in the Sandbox Metaverse. The Sandbox and Animoca Brands announced the news Thursday. Later this year, Snoop Dogg will helm his debut Metaverse concert, also in The Sandbox. His tune “House I Built” appears on his latest album, BODR, which dropped via Death Row Records in February. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Dogg appears as a voxel avatar in the visual, which features Blondish along with Steve Aoki and was created using VoxEdit and Game Maker, The Sandbox’s free user-generated content creation tools. Snoop Dogg said in a statement, “The ‘House I Built’ track draws a parallel between how I’ve const...
K-Pop Star Luna Hopes BTS Will Show Up For Opening Night of Broadway Debut in ‘KPOP’ Musical
Korean pop star Luna is ready to make her Broadway debut this fall in the musical KPOP and she’s already dreaming of who might be there on opening night — like BTS. “I would be thankful if they showed up on opening night,” Luna told The Associated Press through her translator. She also wants fans and other stars to show up, too. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “This is New York City, it’s got its own celebrities and also audiences who would enjoy this. So, I would love to see New York celebrities, as well as Hollywood celebrities,” Luna said. Luna was introduced at a press event for the musical Wednesday at the Korean Cultural Center in New York. The singer began her musical career as a member of the popular K-pop group f(x) before becomin...
Fans Thank Harry Styles for the ‘Instant Serotonin Boost’ of ‘As It Was’: ‘I’m Alive But I’m Dead’
Ahead of the May 20 release of his third album, Harry’s House, Harry Styles released “As It Was,” the first song and video from the new album, on Thursday (March 31) — and fans are in their feelings. The Stylers took to Twitter en masse to share their love for the jubilant song with the uber-personal lyrics. “If you ever need an instant serotonin boost, just listen to Harry Styles #asitwas,” one fan tweeted, while another thanked the pop star for the “free therapy.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The “As It Was” video shows Styles walking through the world in a baggy red overcoat only to shed the oversize jacket for a two-piece red spandex set once he’s inside that lets him be his true self. Fans are reading into Styles’ sartorial choi...
August Alsina Decides to ‘Choose Peace’ After Drama Surrounding Will Smith Oscar Slap
August Alsina shared some peaceful thoughts on Tuesday (Mar. 29), just two days after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face at the Oscars on Sunday night. “Choose peace; trusting that life’s intricate puzzle pieces are all forming together for the greater good and mastering of the seasonally sometime chaotic nature of your life’s art piece that’s being formed and painted by birthing life to your internal masterpiece; grown through external chaos-metamorphosing alchemy, dark turned 2 light and beauty within,” he wrote alongside a selfie via Instagram. “I’m A Walking Billboard & Network Simply Desiring To Televise & Broadcast Love, the love, grace and healing embrace of God, Good Music that’s healing (w/ a lil bit of nasty).” While Alsina didn’t directly mention the Oscars i...
Miley Cyrus Calls Her Marriage to Liam Hemsworth a ‘F–king Disaster’
Miley Cyrus headlined Lollapalooza Brazil over the weekend and dropped some cold, hard truths about her marriage to Liam Hemsworth in the process. The unfiltered moment came when the pop star helped a fan propose to his boyfriend onstage during her set. After the Brazilian Smiler popped the question in Portuguese, Cyrus offered her own words of celebratory, jaded wisdom to the happy couple. “Yasss!” she shrieked when the fan’s boyfriend accepted the proposal. “Forever b—h, yasss! Congratulations! Honey, I hope your marriage goes better than mine. Mine was a f–king disaster.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In case you need a refresher, the one-time Hannah Montana star was briefly married to Liam Hemsworth — whom she met on the set of 2010’s The...
10 Ways Ultra Miami 2022 Returned the Festival to Its Rightful Status as a Global Dance Destination
Did you miss it? The pounding bass? The bright blue sky? The smiles of friends and strangers from across the globe gathering for three days of music and merriment in beautiful downtown Miami? We sure as heck did, and we’re happy to report that Ultra Music Festival is back, baby — exactly where it belongs. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 precautions and a really weird and uncomfortable stint on Virginia Key Beach, UMF returned to its home at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami and reminded us all why it’s one of the premier destinations for dance music — not just in the United States, but the whole world. With daytime highs of 79 degrees, nary a cloud in the sky and soft bay breezes blowing, the weather couldn...
Above & Beyond to Mark 500th Installment of Group Therapy With a Pair of Live Events
This fall marks the 500th installment of Above & Beyond‘s Group Therapy mix show, which has broadcast the best in trance and progressive house to millions of global listeners every Friday night for the last 10 years. The trio will celebrate this accomplishment via a pair of live shows happening this October in Los Angeles. The first show, on Saturday, October 15, will feature a pair of Above & Beyond sets, along with music from other artists. The following day, Anjunadeep — the deep house oriented sister label of A&B’s longstanding Anjunabeats imprint — will present a day-long showcase of melodic house and electronic music. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Lineups for both days will be announced in the coming months. Pre-sale tickets will be available beginning Tuesda...
