Emmy Awards
First-Time Winners Sweep Music Categories at 2022 Creative Arts Emmys
First-time winners swept the music categories at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys, which were presented over two nights on Saturday Sept. 3 and Sunday (Sept 4). The awards were presented at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Cristobal Tapia de Veer won two awards for his work on The White Lotus — outstanding original main title theme music and outstanding music composition for a limited or anthology series, movie or special (original dramatic score). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Also at Sunday’s show, Cinco Paul won outstanding original music and lyrics for writing a song for Schmigadoon!, Nora Felder took outstanding music supervision for Stranger Things, and David Shapiro won outstanding music composition for a series (original dramatic score) ...
‘SNL’s Kenan Thompson To Host 74th Emmy Awards On NBC & Peacock
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mark LoMoglio / Getty Kenan Thompson can now add hosting the Emmys to his long-growing list of career accomplishments. Saturday Night Live’s longest-running cast member Kenan Thompson has been tapped to host this year’s edition of the Emmy Awards, airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock. Per Variety, Thompson was chosen after a “lengthy search” conducted by NBC, the Academy, and Emmys producers Done+Dusted and Reggie Hudlin, who was frantically searching for an A-list name to host the annual award’s show. Luckily for them, they didn’t have to look too far, being that Thompson is literally a mainstay in the network. Being a part of this incredible evening where we honor the best of the television community is ridiculously exciting, and to do it on NBC – my ...
Quinta Brunson Makes History With 3 Comedy Emmy Noms for ‘Abbott Elementary’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Willard / Getty In its first season, Abbott Elementary was extremely well-received by critics and fans alike who praised the show for its wholesome and hilarious portrayal of a group of public school teachers in Philadelphia. Now the show (and its cast) are getting praise from the Television Academy with seven Emmy nominations. Including three for the show’s creator, Quinta Brunson, who is the first Black woman to be nominated for outstanding comedy series, lead actress in a comedy and writing for a comedy series (for the “Pilot”). At 32, Brunson is also the youngest Black woman ever nominated in the comedy acting category, per Variety. If she wins in the acting and writing categories, Brunson will join legendary actress Isabel San...
Super Bowl Halftime Show & Grammys Have Never Won Top Emmy for Variety Programs: Could This Be the Year?
The Grammy Awards and the Super Bowl Halftime Show have a few things in common. Both, of course, have been fixtures on network television for decades, but neither has even won the top Emmy Award for variety programming — an award currently called outstanding variety special (live). Both shows are nominated in that category again this year. Will one of these shows finally prevail this year? Quite possibly. Each received five Emmy nominations this year, which is more than the other three nominees in this category — The Oscars (which received three nods), The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back! (which received two) and Live In Front Of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (which also received two). The Grammys became a live telecast in March 1971, but they assumed a hi...
The Super Bowl Halftime Show & Grammys Have Never Won Top Emmy for Variety Programs: Could This Be the Year?
The Grammy Awards and the Super Bowl Halftime Show have a few things in common. Both, of course, have been fixtures on network television for decades, but neither has even won the top Emmy Award for variety programming — an award currently called outstanding variety special (live). Both shows are nominated in that category again this year. Will one of these shows finally prevail this year? Quite possibly. Each received five Emmy nominations this year, which is more than the other three nominees in this category — The Oscars (which received three nods), The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back! (which received two) and Live In Front Of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (which also received two). The Grammys became a live telecast in March 1971, but they assumed a hi...
Emmys 2022: This Year’s Wildest, Weirdest, and Most Surprising Nominations
The thing about the Emmy Awards is that there are so many of them. When the nominations are announced each fateful annual Tuesday in July, the nice folks who show up early to announce them (this year, J.B. Smooth and Melissa Fumero were charming and capable) only cover a fraction of what’s then posted online in a massive PDF document (this year’s is 58 pages long). Buried within this document are no shortage of delights and surprises, which may not make headlines but do warrant a little attention. So here are this year’s unexpected favorites: Shows you might have thought would go totally ignored by the TV Academy, stars who you might not have even known were working in television, and seriously overdue talent finally getting their roses. Chadwick Boseman’s Posthumous Nod <img data-lazy-...
Terence Blanchard on Composing Music for a Documentary About One of His ‘Heroes’ & Other 2022 Emmy Nominee Reactions
More than a dozen nominees in the music categories for the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards shared their reactions to the good news with Billboard. Spoiler alert: They were delighted, proud and grateful. Here are some of their reactions. Terence Blanchard, They Call Me Magic, outstanding music composition for a documentary series or special (original dramatic score) Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Not only is this nomination an honor, but it is also humbling to be nominated for composing music for the documentary about one of my heroes, Magic Johnson — someone that I admire. Working on this documentary was a reminder of what it takes to be great and the focus and effort that are needed to be the best you can be.” Siddhartha Khosla, Only Murders in t...
2022 Emmy Nominees: Adele, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga and More Music Stars Receive Nods
Adele, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga and Zendaya are among the music stars who received Emmy nominations on Tuesday (July 12) when the nods for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced. Zendaya received her second nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama for Euphoria (HBO). She won in the category two years ago. In addition, she received two nominations for outstanding original music & lyrics for songs she co-wrote with Labrinth, among others. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Adele: One Night Only (CBS) and One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (also CBS) are both nominated for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded). Adele was first nominated in the category six years ago for Adele: Live in New York Ci...
Who Should Win the Emmy for Outstanding Original Music & Lyrics? Vote!
The Emmy Awards unveiled the 2022 list of nominations on Tuesday (July 12), highlighting the achievements dozens of television shows have made in direction, cinematography, casting, music and more. The 2022 ceremony features a total of seven categories that honor music: outstanding music composition for a series, outstanding music composition for a series, outstanding music composition for a series, outstanding musical direction, original music supervision, outstanding original main title theme music and outstanding original music and lyrics. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The competition in the outstanding original music and lyrics category this year is stiff — Euphoria nabbed a total of two nominations for outstanding original music ...
2022 Emmy Nominations: Succession, Abbott Elementary, Pam & Tommy, Squid Game and More Score Big
In the era of so much TV, each Emmy Awards nominations morning brings with it a degree of chaos. In 2022, that remains consistent, though there are familiar faces returning to the dance as well as fresh voices. As many predicted, the third season of Succession (which dominated in 2020) was the nominations count leader with 25, including what feels like a metric ton of acting nominations across nearly all categories. Meanwhile, Netflix’s three big plays in the drama series category — Ozark, Stranger Things, and Squid Game — didn’t perform outrageously well. All did secure Outstanding Drama Series nods, though, and with 14 nominations for Squid Game and 13 each for Ozark and Stranger Things, that’s nothing to sneeze at. Apple TV+’s Severance (Consequence‘s best show of 2022 so far) also pick...
Kerry Washington Honors Michael K. Williams At 2021 Emmy Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty The 2021 Emmy Awards had their share of highlights, and among the best of them was the poignant tribute to the late actor Michael K. Williams delivered by actress Kerry Washington. [embedded content] The highly popular film and television star of ABC’s Scandal and Little Fires Everywhere was tasked to introduce him and the other nominees for the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Montrose Freeman in HBO’s Lovecraft Country. “Michael was a brilliantly talented actor and a generous human being who has left us far too soon,” she said at the beginning of introducing the nominees, which included John Lithgow for Perry Mason, Tobias Menzies for The Crown, Giancarlo Esposito for The Mandalorian, a...
Cedric The Entertainer & Company Pay Homage To Biz Markie At Emmy Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty On Sunda night (Sept. 19), Cedric The Entertainer hosted the 73rd annual Emmy Awards and keeping it a buck for the culture decided to pay tribute to the late-great Biz Markie with the help of some celebrity friends. To open the awards show, Cedric kicked things off by performing a rendition of Biz Markie’s classic cut “Just A Friend,” but he didn’t go at it alone as LL Cool J, Lil Dicky, and Rita Wilson (Tom Hank’s wife), spit their own bars much to the delight of the small audience in attendance. Wilson’s verse only lasted a few bars and mainly focused on Sesame Street, but even in those few seconds of rapping she showed and proved to be better on the mic than her son, Shabba Hanks aka Chet Hanks. Wouldn’t be surprised if Soulja...
