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Whethan Teases Upcoming Collaboration with Louis The Child
Over the weekend, Louis The Child teased the release of their upcoming Candy 2 mixtape. Through a series of Instagram photos, they shared a look at what will seemingly become a visual companion to the mixtape. Not-so-coincidentally, Whethan took to Twitter around the same time and announced that he “may or may not” have a new track with the duo on the way sometime next month. While it’s not quite an official confirmation, fans have already begun to put two and two together, as the trio dropped a collaboration on the last Candy mixtape. To stoke the flames even further, Whethan followed up the original tweet with candy emojis. At the time of writing, there is no specific release date or title for the Whethan and Louis The Child collaboration in question. On the bright side...
The Killers Rule Australia’s Albums Chart With ‘Imploding The Mirage’
The Killers are kings of the Australian albums chart as Imploding The Mirage (Island/Universal) debuts at No. 1, while Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion and BTS flex up on the national singles chart. With Mirage, the Las Vegas alternative rock outfit earn a third No. 1 on the ARIA chart and an eighth Top 10 album in Australia. It’s the followup to their 2017, chart-topping set Wonderful Wonderful. Mirage also blasts to No. 1 in the U.K. with 50,000 first-week chart sales. Aussie pop artist Troye Sivan returns with his In A Dream EP (via EMI), new at No. 3. The six-track set is Sivan’s first title to hit the ARIA Albums Chart since his sophomore album Bloom, which peaked at No. 3 in September 2018. Also new to the Top 10 this week is Cannot Buy My Soul: The Songs Of Kev Carmody (EMI),...
Pikotaro Collaborates With Pikachu on New Track ‘PIKA to PIKO’
J-pop viral sensation Pikotaro teamed up with a world-famous star on his latest track, called “PIKA to PIKO,” dropping Aug. 31. Featuring none other than Pikachu, the tune is meant to put a smile on the faces of kids and adults alike during these difficult times. Pikotaro — the alter ego of comedian and music producer Daimao Kosaka — explains that he reached out to Pikachu to see if they could collab on a song for kids who aren’t able to play outside as much as they’d like to, even during summer vacation, because of the coronavirus and extreme heat that Japan is currently undergoing. The “PPAP” artist says he had always been a fan of the iconic Pokémon because of their matching yellow hues, and wrote the song based on what he imagines Pikachu is saying. The track and video features Pikotar...
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ Takes Slim Lead In U.K. Chart Race
It’s early days, but the U.K. chart race is shaping as a classic. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” (Atlantic) is fast out the gate. The hip-hop track takes top spot on the Official Chart: First Look, which gauges the hottest hits following the weekend’s sales and streaming activity. Cardi and Megan won’t be popping the champagne corks just yet. Their tune is just 80 chart sales ahead of Joel Corry and MNEK’s “Head & Heart” (Asylum/Perfect Havoc), which has ruled the weekly chart for six cycles. “WAP” bowed at No. 4 earlier this month, logged two weeks at No. 2 but has never hit the summit. In other chart news, U.S. rapper and singer 24kGoldn is poised for his first U.K. Top 10 single with “Mood” (Black Butter) featuring Iann Dior. Powered by viral videos on TikTok, it’s up...
Ariana Grande Shows Love For Lady Gaga and More Best Social Media Moments From the 2020 MTV VMAs
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards looked a little different this year thanks to COVID-19, but the stars and performers still managed to pull off an impressive, partially-remote takeover of New York City. A variety of artists — from BTS, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga to Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker and Blackbear, JP Saxe and Julia Michaels — graced stages all over town, and Twitter had a lot to say about all of it. The MTV VMAs broadcasted live from Barclays Center (and beyond) in New York City on Sunday (Aug. 30). Check out the full winners’ list here, and see some of the best social media moments and reactions by stars and fans alike below. i’m living for all these vma performances — faouzia (@faouzia) August 31, 2020 Midnight sky is IIIIIITTTTTT — Zara Larsson (@za...
Lady Gaga Makes a Splash With Chromatica Medley in VMAs Performance
Meteorologists may have predicted a mostly sunny Sunday in New York City, but nobody could’ve prepared them for the storm that was coming. To win over Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande made an absolute splash with their debut performance of the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit and seven-time VMA-nominated single “Rain on Me” during Gaga’s high-energy Chromatica medley performance. During one of the first socially-distanced award shows of its kind, the two pop powerhouses joined other performers in trying to figure out how exactly they’d win over audiences worldwide while still being conscious of the pandemic. And the pair did just that… in masks. Gaga started the medley with some killer group choreo and “911” before Grande appeared from the Chromatica backdrop. The tw...
Miley Cyrus Brings Out Disco Ball For ‘Midnight Sky’ VMAs Performance
Miley Cyrus is one of the few artists who can allude to herself in performances. During her Sunday debut performance of “Midnight Sky” at the VMAs, Cyrus splashed the stage with colored lights and brought out a wrecking ball — well… disco ball — and rode it as a flashback to her infamous past life and 2013 single “Wrecking Ball.” But this performance was about today and her latest track, although Cyrus managed to take things back to the ’80s with her flashy visuals. Her dazzling cross necklace, and never-ending staircase that she sang on top of — seemingly straight out of Super Mario 64 — allowed her powerhouse rasp to still take center stage, although everything else was just as stunning. Cyrus is only nominated for Song of the Summer tonight, but with the way this single is climbing the ...
MTV VMAs 2020: Watch The Weeknd Perform ‘Blinding Lights’
The Weeknd just took MTV back to the days when it would play music videos more frequently. The Toronto singer’s Sunday night, New York City rooftop performance of his chart-topping single “Blinding Lights” kicked off a night of socially distant awards. The ’80s-inspired cut off his retro After Hours record has seen some mega-performances before, notably his January gig on Jimmy Kimmel Live. But Sunday’s take on the track was bigger, bolder and synth-ier. While it mirrored his previous performances of the cut at first, it soon saw the superstar dance around on a rooftop in red akin to Spider-Man, with fireworks backing him to really drive it home. Among the weekend’s six VMA noms are nods for Artist of the Year and Video of the Year. We’ll just have to see how many Moonpeople he goes home w...
Machine Gun Kelly Wins Best Alternative Video at MTV Video Music Awards
When this year’s VMAs were first announced, one of the biggest surprises was the inclusion of the Best Alternative category for the first time in 22 years. However, the biggest surprise was that the winner was…yep, you read correctly above — Machine Gun Kelly. The Cleveland-bred rapper’s video for “Bloody Valentine,” which starred his girlfriend Megan Fox, beat out Lana Del Rey (“Doin’ Time”), The 1975 (“If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)”), FINNEAS (“Let’s Fall in Love for the Night”), twenty one pilots (“Level of Concern”), and All Time Low (“Some Kind of Disaster”) to win the Moonman. The last winner of the Best Alternative category was Green Day in 1998 for “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).” Things have certainly changed a lot since then...
MTV VMAs: Here are All of the Winners
Updated at 10:08 pm EST This year’s MTV Video Music Awards was unlike any other due to COVID-19. The night was full of performances from across New York City and it is one of the first socially-distanced awards shows. Heading into the night, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande were tied for the most nominations. Lady Gaga is the first winner of the Tricon Award. See which artists who took home a trophy at this year’s VMAs, with the winners notated in bold: Video of the Year Billie Eilish – “everything i wanted”Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – “Godzilla”Future ft. Drake – “Life Is Good”Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”Taylor Swift – “The Man”The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” Artist of the Year DaBabyJustin BieberLady GagaMegan Thee StallionPost MaloneThe Weeknd Song of the Year Billie Eilish – “every...
NBA’s Donovan Mitchell Donates $45K To Jacob Blake’s Children, adidas Matches
Source: Kevin C. Cox / Getty NBA star Donovan Mitchell is looking out for the kids of Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot in the back by Kenosha, WI police. The Utah Jazz all-star has donated $45,000 to a scholarship fund for Blake’s 6 children, and adidas has matched. Mitchell is sponsored by adidas and has a new signature shoe, the D.O.N. Issue #2, which pays homage to Spider-Man and his “Spidey-Sense.” The shoe dropped on August 28 and for the first 45-hours, Mitchell pledged to donate $45,000 of the proceeds to support the education of Blake’s children, which means $90,000 in total with adidas’ matching donation to “secure the future education.” of the kids “Education reform is something I really believe and I believe will able to push our future past the point we are at,” said Mit...
Megan Thee Stallion Pays Tribute to Victims of Police Brutality During Virtual Concert
Megan Thee Stallion took a powerful moment during her first virtual concert on Saturday (Aug. 29) to honor Black victims of police brutality. Wearing a sparkly jeweled lingerie-style outfit and backed by a several dancers, the hour-long paid livestream featured a twerk-filled set of Billboard Hot 100 hits such as “WAP,” “Savage” and “Hot Girl Summer.” Early on in the high energy performance, which had the production of an arena show minus the audience, Meg slowed things down to remember the lives of Black men, women and children who’ve been killed or injured at the hands of police. As the stage lights went down, names including Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Freddie Gray, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor appeared on a large screen with a sh...
