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Top 50 Songs of 2020
The 2020 edition of our Annual Report continues today with our Top 50 Songs of 2020. If you haven’t already, check out our Top 50 Albums of 2020, which came out earlier in the week. Also, be sure to tune in next week as we begin handing out our annual accolades and continue looking back on the strange year that was 2020. Upon being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame some years ago, Tom Waits said, “We love music, but what we really want is for music to love us back.” Believe it or not, it felt like music did that in 2020. For me, anyway. I know that it’s easy to see the world through pandemic goggles right now or strictly through the lens of racial injustice or political turmoil. Tragedy and frustration that keeps piling on can definitely cloud our vision or color our window on t...
Tones And I Dishes Uplifting New Song ‘Fly Away’ on ‘Kimmel’: Watch
Also, it’s the third-most streamed song of the year on Apple Music, and the year’s most-Shazamed tune (and the all-time record holder, with 24.6 million Shazams to-date). Tones isn’t resting on her laurels. She’s looking ahead to the 2021 release of her debut full-length album, and her new song “Fly Away” is currently flying on charts in her homeland, where it’s No. 24 on the ARIA Singles Chart and No. 2 on the ARIA Top 20 Australian Singles survey. On Wednesday night (Dec. 2), Tones stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to dish out her uplifting new song, with a full complement of bouncy backing singers. Watch below. 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, cha...
David Bisbal and Carrie Underwood Go Bilingual In New ‘Tears of Gold:’ Watch The Premiere
While bilingual collabs between Latin and mainstream artists are no longer novel, Latin pop paired with country voice is definitely not something you hear every day. Add to that two powerful voices—David Bisbal and Carrie Underwood—and that’s something very novel indeed. “Tears of Gold,” the new single that brings together the two superstars from different continents (Bisbal is from Spain), is a soaring, uptempo pop ballad. It’s vintage Bisbal, who’s always had a flair for the dramatic. When Bisbal first heard the demo, “I immediately knew it was an amazing track that needed a special talent, and voice, to work with me on a duet,” he explains. “As an artist and vocalist, I listen to a lot of songs, determine the style and sound, and am involved in the process of my collab...
Dolly Parton, Gwen Stefani, Tori Kelly and More Perform at NBC’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
For millions around the world, 2020 was a year to forget. Good news: Christmas is not cancelled. On Wednesday night (Dec. 2), tradition kicked in as the biggest pop stars in the country gathered round as the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree was lit up in Manhattan. On a chilly night, Dolly Parton, Brett Eldredge, Gwen Stefani, Tori Kelly, Pentatonix and other A-listers kept viewers warm and toasty. 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 process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Seahorse Talks Swimming Off ‘Masked Singer,’ Taking Home Some Mementos
Alas, it wasn’t enough to save her rhinestone-encrusted skin, so when the horse head came off it revealed singer/actress/producer/songwriter and season nine American Idol semi-finalist Tori Kelly. It capped a pretty epic 2020 for Kelly, who recently followed-up her quarantine EP Solitude with her first Christmas album, the 13-track A Tori Kelly Christmas. Billboard spoke to Kelly before she was sent packing to find out why she will always hold a little piece of the glittery sea monster in her heart. How did you end up on this show? Were you a fan? My dad was a big fan and it was so out there and crazy that I hesitated at first. I didn’t just want to say yes to say yes right away. But then I realized it could be a really fun opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and do ...
Popcorn Never Tried to Hide Her Massive Voice on ‘The Masked Singer’: ‘We’re Not Here to Fool Anybody’
When the final kernel popped and the tub came off, though, it was none other than Taylor Dayne. The singer, who has sold more than 75 million records worldwide thanks to such hits as “Tell It To My Heart,” “Love Will Lead You Back” and “I’ll Always Love You,” has done everything from touring with Michael Jackson to appearing on Broadway in Elton John’s Aida in 2001. But, she tells Billboard, it was her run on Masked Singer that really got her blood running during the pandemic lockdown. Between this summer’s epic dance anthem “Please,” last year’s memoir Tell It To My Heart: How I Lost My S–t, Conquered My Fear and Found My Voice and recent studio sessions for fresh tracks, Dayne has plenty of things to be thankful for this year. Speaking to Billboar...
Jason Derulo, Lizzo & Charlie Puth Among TikTok’s Top Celebrity Users
TikTok unveiled its Top 100 data on Wednesday (Dec. 2), with the top viral videos, celebrities, songs and more that thrived this year on the popular app. As quarantine had us all stuck inside in 2020, many (including celebrities) turned to TikTok for some entertainment. Jason Derulo leads the pack as the platform’s top A-lister, followed by Kylie Jenner, Lizzo, Charlie Puth, Tyga, China McClain, Lil Yachty, Dr. Phil, Shay Mitchell and Jack Black. TikTok’s top 2020 song was also thanks to Derulo, as his “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) with Jawsh 685 dominated the For You Page. Speaking of savage, Megan Thee Stallion‘s “Savage” remix with Beyonce followed on the list. Other songs that lead the platform in 2020 include Travis Scott‘s R...
Britney Spears Celebrates Birthday by Sharing Unreleased Song “Swimming in the Stars”: Stream
Looks like Britney Spears fans have been granted their Christmas wish this year. In celebration of her 39th birthday, the pop icon has unearthed a previously unreleased song called “Swimming in the Stars”. Out through RCA Records, “Swimming” is a leftover track that was originally recorded during sessions for Spears’ 2016 album Glory. Despite having been shelved all these years, its positive lyrics — about briefly forgetting our worries and holding onto joy — actually make for a refreshing and relevant remedy for this hellish 2020. “Head first, all the way down/ In gravity’s arms we’ll drown/ The world is ours/ When we’re swimming in the stars,” sings Spears. Stream it down below. Editors’ Picks The newly revealed song will be included on the deluxe vinyl edition of Glory, which...
Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar For Upcoming Albums
December 4Bastille, Goosebumps EPGeographer, Down And Out In The Garden Of Earthly DelightsGrandson, Death of an OptimistJoan of Arc, Tim Melina Theo BobbyJordana, Something To Say To YouShawn Mendes, WonderVarious, Promising Young Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack December 11The Avalanches, We Will Always Love YouFrench Cassettes, RolodexJason Lancaster, Say I’m What You Want EPThe Neighbourhood, Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones (Deluxe Edition)Paul McCartney, McCartney IIIPeter Bjorn and John, Endless Play EP December 18The Black Keys, Brothers (Deluxe Remastered Anniversary Edition) 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 ...
Shawn Mendes Announces ‘Wonder: The Experience’ Livestream Benefit Concert
To join the livestream, fans can RSVP for free here, with an option to donate to the Shawn Mendes Foundation, which helps support and the voices of young leaders driving positive change. American Express card members can also purchase exclusive ticket packages with behind-the-scenes content, virtual group meet and greets, exclusive merchandise and more, with a portion of each ticket package sold donated to the foundation. Mendes’ album Wonder is out Friday (Dec. 4). 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 process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share...
Kelly vs. Kelly: Watch Kelly Clarkson & Tori Kelly Turn Christmas Caroling Into a Contest
Plus: The two “American Idol” alums team up for a “Silent Night” duet. Kelly Clarkson usually reigns the stage of her daytime talk show solo, but she recruited Tori Kelly to sing a Christmas duet and duke it out over who can finish singing classic carols. The two Kellys sprinkled some soul into their socially distant rendition of “Silent Night” from Tori Kelly’s first Christmas album, A Tori Kelly Christmas, which she executive-produced alongside Babyface and Scooter Braun. But that’s not the only Christmas song these two performed in front of their virtual audience. Both American Idol alums put their voices to the test to see who could finish a Christmas song for a festive and aptly named Kelly Clarkson Sho...
Harry Styles Helped Nick Kroll Pop The Question to His Wife in Style
The couple had just moved into a new house, and Kroll put a huge bouquet of flowers into a moving box with the ring in the center of the arrangement, which he asked Kwong to move for him. When she opened the box and saw the flowers, she was duly surprised, and before they could even snap a picture and call their folks, Styles texted him seeking an update. “‘Have you done it yet? What’s going on?'” Styles apparently asked. And when Kroll relayed that Kwong had said yes, Styles became the very first person to share their joy. “Harry Styles was the first person to know we were getting married… and he gave us his blessing and it meant the world.” Kroll said, adding that Styles also very sweetly sent along a huge bouquet of flowers for the wedding. R...
