Awards
Harry Connick Jr. on the ‘Thrill’ of His 15th Grammy Nod & Going It ‘Alone’ for New Album
He jokes, but in actuality, the New Orleans crooner now has three Grammy Awards to his name (he won again in 2002) and 15 total nominations — including one at Sunday’s show: best traditional pop vocal album for True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter. While his first priority is making great music, Connick admits the nominations never get old. “I’m not really thinking about Grammys when I’m recording, but when Grammy time comes around, I think we all think about that and what an incredible thrill and honor it is,” he says. “So I pinch myself. It’s a really big deal.” Looking back on his early wins, Connick remembers just how massive Music’s Biggest Night truly felt back then. “You have to understand, that was before cell pho...
How to Watch the 2021 Juno Awards Nominations
They roll out at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday (March 9). The nominations for the 2021 Juno Awards will be announced at 11:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday (March 9). The 50th annual awards honoring the best and brightest in Canadian music will be revealed on CBC Music platforms, including the CBC Music YouTube page. Last year’s event included wins for Avril Lavigne (fan choice), Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello (single of the year, “Señorita”), Billie Eilish (international album of the year, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?), Alessia Cara (album of the year, The Pains of Growing, songwriter of the year and pop album of the year), Mendes (artist of the year), Loud Luxury (group of the year), Lennon Stella (breakthrough artist of the year), Neon Dreams (breakthrough group of th...
Strait Talk With Dean Dillon As He Waits (and Waits) for His Hall Of Fame Induction
“That pretty much solidified the relationship between George and myself because he never forgot that,” recalls Dillon. “The next album, he’d call me up: ‘I’m cutting at so-and-so. Be in my office at 10 o’clock Monday morning. I want to hear everything you’ve got.’ And we did that for 40 years.” Strait, in fact, recorded over 70 of Dillon’s songs through the years, with 16 of them — including “I’ve Come To Expect It From You,” “Here for a Good Time” and “Nobody in His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her” — becoming hits. They’re a big reason Dillon experienced another life-changing moment, one he recognized as a landmark as it occurred. Country Music Association CEO Sarah Tr...
Here Are All the Winners From the 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards
It’s time for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards. Hosted by Taye Diggs, the ceremony honors both TV and films. Original songs from Judas and the Black Messiah, The United States Versus Billie Holiday, One Night in Miami, The Life Ahead, The Outpost and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga are up for the best original song award. Scores from The Midnight Sky, Tenet, News of the World, Minari, Mank and Soul are up for 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.
BTS & Taylor Swift Among 22 Artists Set to Perform on 2021 Grammy Awards
Hosted by Trevor Noah, the show will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and its surroundings. All performances will emanate from there, though the Grammys will make use of other venues for the reading of nominations and announcement of winners in various categories. This will be Swift’s seventh performance on the Grammy telecast and her first in five years. She is widely expected to win album of the year for the third time with her hit album Folklore. This will be the sixth performance for both Martin (counting Coldplay) and Mayer; the fifth for Lambert; the third for Cardi B and Morris; and the second for Carlile, Eilish, Howard, Lipa and Post Malone. Half of the acts on the show will be making their Grammy telecast performance debuts — a milestone event in an artist...
Laura Pausini on Giving Voice to ‘Icon’ Sophia Loren & Winning the Golden Globe
“I heard the song in English [titled ‘Seen’] and immediately felt a very strong connection,” says Pausini, who is fluent in English. Pausini got together with Niccolò Agliardi and wrote the Italian translation of the song, “Io Si,” for the film. On Sunday, Warren, along with Pausini and Agliari, won the Golden Globe for best original song for “Io Sì (Seen),” adding to a lineup of hardware that also includes four Latin Grammys. Which begins to explain why Pausini wasn’t content with only recording this song in Italian. “I decided to also do it in four other languages, because I wanted everyone to understand the meaning behind ‘Io Si.’ It was very important to me,” she says. She translated the lyrics to Portuguese and Spanish, and also recorded ...
The Avalanches’ Win Australian Music Prize With ‘We Will Always Love You’
“We’re so thrilled to be the winners of the prestigious AMP Award and be amongst the esteemed winners of the past,” reads a statement from The Avalanches following their win. “We’d love to thank everyone involved in making this award happen especially SoundMerch, also to the many people who helped us put this record together. A truly special day for us and we’re so grateful.” SoundMerch is headline sponsor for this year’s award, which carries A$20,000 ($15,600) in prize money for the winner. We Will Always Love You dropped last December and features assists from the likes of Blood Orange, Jamie xx, Weezer, Denzel Curry, and is the follow-up to 2016’s Wildflower, which opened at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The LP “overflows with ideas, samples, and guests acro...
‘Soul’ Score Wins Society of Composers & Lyricists Award
Lolita Ritmanis’s score for Blizzard of Souls won outstanding original score for an independent film. Both Soul and Blizzard of Souls are on the Oscars’ shortlist of 15 contenders for best original score. The spirit of collaboration award was presented to Terence Blanchard and Spike Lee. The award is presented “to a composer and filmmaker with an enduring and distinguished creative partnership, representing a significant body of work.” Blanchard and Lee’s most recent collaboration, Da 5 Bloods, was nominated for outstanding original score for a studio film. (Da 5 Bloods is also on the Oscar shortlist.) Here’s the full list of winners: Outstanding original score for a studio film: Soul, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste Outstanding original score for an independent film: Blizzard...
Karol G & J Balvin Lead 2021 Latin American Music Awards Nominations
Nominees are based on key fan interactions with music, including streaming, sales, airplay and social activity tracked by Billboard through its data partners MRC Data and Next Big Sound for data covering the periods of Jan. 17, 2020, through Jan. 21, 2021. The 2021 Latin AMAs are set to take place April 15 live from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. The Latin AMAs return after the show went on hiatus in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The sixth annual ceremony will be broadcast on Telemundo starting at 7 p.m. ET with the red-carpet pre-show followed at 8 p.m. ET by the awards show. See the full list of nominees below. Artist of the Year• Anuel AA• Bad Bunny• Christian Nodal• Daddy Yankee• Eslabon Armado• J Balvin• Karol G• Maluma• Ozuna• Sech New Artist of the ...
Here Are All the Winners From the 2021 Golden Globes
Best Motion Picture — DramaThe FatherMankNomadland — WINNERPromising Young WomanThe Trial of the Chicago 7 Best Motion Picture — Musical or ComedyBorat Subsequent Moviefilm — WINNERHamiltonMusicPalm SpringsThe Prom Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — DramaRiz Ahmed, Sound of MetalChadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom — WINNERAnthony Hopkins, The FatherGary Oldman, MankTahar Rahim, The Mauritanian Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — DramaViola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black BottomAndra Day, The United States Vs. Billie Holiday — WINNERVanessa Kirby, Pieces of a WomanFrances McDormand, NomadlandCarey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman Best Director, Motion PictureEmerald Fennell, Promising Young WomanDavi...
Andra Day’s Billie Holiday Portrayal Wins Golden Globe for Best Actress
At the 2021 Golden Globes on Sunday (Feb. 28) evening, Andra Day walked away with the prestigious Golden Globe for actress in a drama motion picture for her portrayal of the incalculably influential jazz singer Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Day, a singer in her own right whose 2015 single “Rise Up” is a contemporary socio-political anthem, was happily shaken and emotional during her acceptance speech. Surrounded by friends, Day saluted “the amazing, transformative, dynamic Billie Holiday [who] transformed me with this role and her presence and her spirit.” 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 an...
Wole Soyinka to Nigerians: Don’t accept child hostage taking as a way of life
Following the Friday abduction of over 300 school children in Jangebe in Zamfara State, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday warned Nigerians against accepting kidnapping of school children in parts of the north as a way of life. Soyinka who lamented that the government and security agencies have failed Nigerians, said he did not know what else to recommend as panacea to the nation’s “abnormal times.” The octogenarian playwright spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, at the ANA Ogun award lecture and public presentation of ‘Chronicles of the happiest people on earth,’ the latest book authored by him. The event was put together by the Association of Nigerian Authors, Ogun State chapter in collaboration with Abeokuta Club. The 524 page book was launched by foremost indigenous ...
