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Drake Comes to The Weeknd’s Defense Over Grammys Controversy
The R&B singer expressed his frustration toward the Recording Academy on behalf of himself, his fans and the entire music industry. “The Grammys remain corrupt,” he stated on Twitter. “You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…” In a followup tweet, he wrote: “Collaboratively planning a performance for weeks to not being invited? In my opinion zero nominations = you’re not invited!” Now, Drake has entered the fray. “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones that come after,” he wrote on Instagram. “It’s like a relative you keep exp...
Tame Impala, Sampa The Great Dominate 2020 ARIA Awards
Sampa The Great made history in 2019 when she became the first woman of color to win the ARIA for best hip-hop release. The Melbourne-based artist made history again by snagging the award for a second time, one of a hattrick of ARIA wins on the night. The Zambian-born, Botswana-raised singer and rapper also took out best female artist and best independent release for her debut full-length album The Return, winner of the 2019 Australian Music Prize. Sampa also delivered one of the ARIA Awards’ highlights, a performance of “Final Form” shot in Africa. On receiving the hip-hop honor, she noted: “This award means a lot to me because hip-hop has been redefined in the past five, 10 years in Australia. Young black artists, colored people, keep doing what you’re doing. Keep bring...
Tones And I, Amy Shark, Jessica Mauboy & More Pay Tribute to Helen Reddy at ARIA Awards: Watch
On Wednesday night (Nov. 25), as the annual ARIA Awards came to a close in Sydney, more than 30 of country’s brightest and best-known female artists came together to pay tribute to the late, great Australian. Joining the tribute were former ARIA Award winners Amy Shark, Christine Anu, Delta Goodrem, Emma Watkins, Jessica Mauboy, Kate Ceberano, Marcia Hines, Montaigne, The McClymonts, Tones And I and more. 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, 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.
U.K. Judge Refuses Johnny Depp Permission to Appeal Libel Ruling
In a ruling made public on Wednesday, the judge also ordered Depp to make an initial payment of almost 630,000 pounds ($840,000) to News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, to cover its legal fees. Depp can still apply directly to the Court of Appeal, and has until Dec. 7 to do so. The judge’s main ruling came after a three-week trial in which Depp and Heard gave conflicting accounts of their brief, tempestuous marriage. In the wake of the decision, Depp said he was leaving the Fantastic Beasts film franchise after studio Warner Bros. requested his resignation. Depp is also suing Heard for $50 million in Virginia over a Washington Post op-ed essay that she wrote about domestic violence. The essay talks about her experience being abused but does not name Depp. The trial is due to be hel...
Andrea Bocelli Earns 10th Top 10 on Album Sales Chart With ‘Believe,’ Bows at No. 1 on Classical Albums
Bocelli got his first top 10 on the Album Sales chart in 1999 with Sogno, which debuted and peaked at No. 4. He landed his first No. 1 with 2018’s Si. Through his career, Bocelli has sold 24.3 million albums in the U.S. Believe also gives Bocelli his 20th No. 1 on the Classical Albums chart and his 14th No. 1 on the Classical Crossover Albums tally. He extends his own record for the most No. 1 albums on both charts. The Classical Albums ranks the most popular classical albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, combining album sales, track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. The Classical Crossover Albums chart ranks the top-selling classical crossover titles of the week. Back in the top 10 of the new Album Sales list, AC/DC’s Power Up debuts at No....
11 Things We Learned From Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions’
Here’s everything we learned from the film. William Bowery Is Joe Alwyn When Folklore was released, an unknown writer named William Bowery was credited on both “Exile” and “Betty.” Fans speculated over the identity, but Taylor confirmed in the doc that it is, in fact, her longtime boyfriend Joe Alwyn. The First Song She Wrote Is “My Tears Ricochet” and She Always Knew It Would Be Track No. 5 In Taylor Swift lore, track five on each album always deals in heartbreak and sadness. “My Tears Ricochet” fit that theme. “Chronologically, that’s the first thing. I wrote that one alone,” Swift said to Antonoff. “It’s definitely I think one of the saddest songs on the album.” “I think it’s one of the...
Winans Family Extends Chart Legacy, As Juan & Lisa Winans Lead Gospel Airplay for First Time
While the twosome reigns in its first Gospel Airplay appearance, Marvin Winans, who is Juan’s uncle, adds his second No. 1. He first led as featured on Andrae Crouch’s “Let the Church Say Amen,” for four weeks starting in April 2012. Marvin Winans is a member of landmark gospel group The Winans, which also includes Carvin (Juan’s father) and Michael Winans. The act most recently ruled Top Gospel Albums in 1990 with its LP Return. Juan Winans began his career as a teenaged member of the group Winans Phase 2, with younger members of the family. The act scored a No. 1 on Top Gospel Albums in its lone appearance, as We Get Next led in September 1999. Lisa Winans (formerly Lisa Kimmey) broke through as a member of Christian music trio Out of Eden with her sisters A...
The Killers Channel Trump In Hilarious Grammys Snub Tweet
As everyone digests the Grammys nominations list, while we’re still chewing over the political events of recent weeks, Brandon Flowers and Co. let the world know they won’t be going quietly into the night. The Killers let loose with a Trumpian tweet, in all caps, and all for laughs. The band banged on about observers not being allowed into counting rooms, “bad things happened,” the whole set up was “rigged.” And, of course, the “Mr Brightside” singers really won. Forget the results. The message was completed with the hashtags #RIGGEDGRAMMYS #WEWON. Its timely and a bit of good, clean fun. And every other band who failed to get a Grammys mention will wish they’d got there first. The Killers could be excused for having a gripe. In a career spanning more than 16 years, ...
Kelly Clarkson Left With a Tough Decision to Make During ‘The Voice’ Knockouts: Watch
Next up, Tanner Gomes’ brought it back to Kelly’s wheelhouse with a rendition of Tim McGraw’s “Real Good Man.” “It was good enough to surprise Blake Shelton. “You did some stuff there at the end that was really impressive,” he said of the Nashville resident. “Help me,” yelped Clarkson, her decision looming. Corvo, enthused Gwen Stefani, is a “phenomenal singer and performer, a musician. You’ve got everything going for you.” When it came to the crunch, Kelly admitted she’d hate herself either way. But she went with Tanner. 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, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards ...
Recording Academy Chief Harvey Mason Jr. Responds to The Weeknd’s ‘The Grammys Remain Corrupt’ Tweet
That’s pretty blunt, but it’s nothing compared to a tweet from The Weeknd himself: “The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency.” Asked for a response, Harvey Mason Jr., the Recording Academy’s chair and interim president/CEO, supplied a statement to Billboard that read in part, “We understand that The Weeknd is disappointed at not being nominated. I was surprised and can empathize with what he’s feeling. His music this year was excellent…We were thrilled when we found out he would be performing at the upcoming Super Bowl and we would have loved to have him also perform on the Grammy stage the weekend before …To be clear, voting in all categories ended well before The Weeknd’s performance at the Super Bowl was announced, so in no way could it have aff...
Swifties Are Loving Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Film and Live Album
Taylor Swift’s Folklore film debuted on Disney+ in the small hours. Judging by the volume traffic on social media, tens of thousands of Swifties stayed up all night and settled in for some action. In the special, TayTay talks about the making of her chart-topping lockdown album Folklore, giving an insights into how it was pieced together, unbottling family grief and, yes, love. The storytelling has captivated thousands of fans, who turned to social media in the early hours of Wednesday morning to soak it all up, have a blub, and share their thoughts in the best way possible: with memes. 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 ...
Seismic Talent Agency Launches In Australia With Alison Wonderland, The Presets & More: Exclusive
Seismic’s philosophy? To work with ambitious, unique and groundbreaking domestic talent, Siviour explains, and to develop “bespoke touring strategies that prioritize each artist within their individual space” across the APAC region. What sets the company apart from others is its diverse roster. More specifically, it’s one of the first agencies to boast gender parity, Siviour notes. “It’s definitely something I’ve been making conscious progress towards over the last few years,” he tells Billboard. “Diverse representation is both important to me as an individual and as a cornerstone to the company-culture at Seismic Talent; it was certainly purposeful but far from a tokenistic approach.” The launch comes on the eve of the 2020 ARIA Awards, and amid mo...
