It’s a fascinating and complicated time to be an Afropop lover, with so many people outside of Africa joining the ranks. Consider Afrobeats, a broad subgenre under the even broader umbrella of African pop, which earned 2.5 billion streams by the midpoint of 2023, per Luminate, an entertainment analytics company. That represented a 34 percent jump in streams over the year before. All of this newfound attention has made for great music, collaborations, and Irl spaces to jam — from Atlanta to Amsterdam to Abuja — but has also raised concerns around ownership, opportunities,...
- 1/30/2024
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
The nominations for this year’s Brit Awards have been unveiled, with Raye making history as the most nominated artist in the same year. The singer, who released her acclaimed album My 21st Century Blues last year, scored nods for Best British Album, Song Of The Year (twice), British Artist of the Year, Best Pop Act, Best R&b Act, and Best New Artist.
It’s a huge achievement for the singer, who openly told Rolling Stone UK last year how she shook off the shackles of a record label...
It’s a huge achievement for the singer, who openly told Rolling Stone UK last year how she shook off the shackles of a record label...
- 1/24/2024
- by Nick Reilly
- Rollingstone.com
The 2024 BRITs nominees have been revealed!
Raye leads the charge, becoming the first artist to score seven nominations in a single year, including song of the year, plus nominations in the artist, pop and R&b categories.
Central Cee and J Hus have four nominations each, plus three each for Little Simz and Dave. Calvin Harris adds to his 14 nominations with three more in the dance, pop and song categories, and Dua Lipa also earns three nominations thanks to her Barbie soundtrack hit “Dance the Night.”
Find out who won at the 2023 ceremony!
Click through to see the nominations…
British album of the year
Blur – The Ballad of Darren
J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard
Little Simz – No Thank You
Raye – My 21st Century Blues
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy
British artist of the year
Arlo Parks
Central Cee
Dave
Dua Lipa
Fred Again
J Hus
Jessie Ware
Little Simz
Olivia Dean...
Raye leads the charge, becoming the first artist to score seven nominations in a single year, including song of the year, plus nominations in the artist, pop and R&b categories.
Central Cee and J Hus have four nominations each, plus three each for Little Simz and Dave. Calvin Harris adds to his 14 nominations with three more in the dance, pop and song categories, and Dua Lipa also earns three nominations thanks to her Barbie soundtrack hit “Dance the Night.”
Find out who won at the 2023 ceremony!
Click through to see the nominations…
British album of the year
Blur – The Ballad of Darren
J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard
Little Simz – No Thank You
Raye – My 21st Century Blues
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy
British artist of the year
Arlo Parks
Central Cee
Dave
Dua Lipa
Fred Again
J Hus
Jessie Ware
Little Simz
Olivia Dean...
- 1/24/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It was a big night for Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards as they both took the most trophies.
Swift won in categories like Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Country Female Artist and Top Selling Song for “Anti-Hero.” Wallen also had a big night taking trophies for Top Male Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Touring Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album, just to name a few.
Zach Bryan was also a big winner with trophies for Top New Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album and Top Rock Song.
Other winners of the night included Karol G for Top Latin Female Artist and Top Latin Touring Artist; Peso Pluma in the Top Latin Song category for his collab with Eslabon Armado in “Ella Baila Sola”; Fuerza Regida won for Top Latin Duo/Group and Top Duo-Group.
Check out the complete winners list below.
Swift won in categories like Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Country Female Artist and Top Selling Song for “Anti-Hero.” Wallen also had a big night taking trophies for Top Male Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Touring Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album, just to name a few.
Zach Bryan was also a big winner with trophies for Top New Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album and Top Rock Song.
Other winners of the night included Karol G for Top Latin Female Artist and Top Latin Touring Artist; Peso Pluma in the Top Latin Song category for his collab with Eslabon Armado in “Ella Baila Sola”; Fuerza Regida won for Top Latin Duo/Group and Top Duo-Group.
Check out the complete winners list below.
- 11/20/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards didn’t air on TV this year and the event was streamed online through videos uploaded to the Billboard website.
Pre-taped performances and acceptance speeches, which were filmed all around the world while artists are on tour, made up the awards show this year.
Morgan Wallen was the big winner of the night with 11 wins while Taylor Swift followed closely behind with 10 wins, including the Top Artist prize.
Taylor and Drake are now tied for the most wins ever at the Billboard Music Awards.
“Well this is unreal,” Taylor told fans in her speech. “The fact that you guys have given me 10 Billboard Awards — I’m talking to the fans specifically. None of this happens without you. The Billboards base everything off of what you are listening to and what you’re passionate about, and I’m so honored that this year you made The Eras Tour so magical.
Pre-taped performances and acceptance speeches, which were filmed all around the world while artists are on tour, made up the awards show this year.
Morgan Wallen was the big winner of the night with 11 wins while Taylor Swift followed closely behind with 10 wins, including the Top Artist prize.
Taylor and Drake are now tied for the most wins ever at the Billboard Music Awards.
“Well this is unreal,” Taylor told fans in her speech. “The fact that you guys have given me 10 Billboard Awards — I’m talking to the fans specifically. None of this happens without you. The Billboards base everything off of what you are listening to and what you’re passionate about, and I’m so honored that this year you made The Eras Tour so magical.
- 11/20/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards went out on Sunday, November 19, with winners announced on the Billboard and BBMAs social channels and on BBMAs.watch. So who won? Scroll down for the complete list in all 69 categories.
These awards are based on fan interactions with music, but they’re not decided by an online vote. Instead, Billboard decides its finalists and winners using the metrics that determine the Billboard charts, including record sales, radio airplay and online streaming performance. Previously held during the spring, these awards have also moved to the fall to line up with the tracking period for Billboard’s year-end charts: November 19, 2022 through October 21, 2023.
Taylor Swift led the nominations with 20 citations including Top Artist. She had multiple albums at the top of the charts, and her “Eras Tour” gave all her past music a major commercial bump as well. But was she able to overcome Morgan Wallen, a 17-time finalist this year across 16 categories?...
These awards are based on fan interactions with music, but they’re not decided by an online vote. Instead, Billboard decides its finalists and winners using the metrics that determine the Billboard charts, including record sales, radio airplay and online streaming performance. Previously held during the spring, these awards have also moved to the fall to line up with the tracking period for Billboard’s year-end charts: November 19, 2022 through October 21, 2023.
Taylor Swift led the nominations with 20 citations including Top Artist. She had multiple albums at the top of the charts, and her “Eras Tour” gave all her past music a major commercial bump as well. But was she able to overcome Morgan Wallen, a 17-time finalist this year across 16 categories?...
- 11/20/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards are tonight (November 19)!
Taylor Swift leads the nominees for the ceremony, which will not be broadcasted on TV.
Performances and awards will roll out across the BBMAs and Billboard social channels, as well as via BBMAs.watch on Sunday, November 19. Billboard Music Awards performers will be revealed daily on BBMAs social channels, starting Monday, November 6. See who’s performing!
Taylor is nominated in 20 categories, and is already the top female BBMAs recipient of all time with 29 wins. She could surpass Drake to become the top overall leader, who has won 34 BBMAs and is a finalist for 14 more this year.
Nine new awards were unveiled this year, including top global K-pop artist, top K-pop tour, top K-pop album and top global K-pop song, as well as top Afrobeats artist and top Afrobeats song.
The BBMAs are also adding new categories for top Hot 100 songwriter and top Hot 100 producer,...
Taylor Swift leads the nominees for the ceremony, which will not be broadcasted on TV.
Performances and awards will roll out across the BBMAs and Billboard social channels, as well as via BBMAs.watch on Sunday, November 19. Billboard Music Awards performers will be revealed daily on BBMAs social channels, starting Monday, November 6. See who’s performing!
Taylor is nominated in 20 categories, and is already the top female BBMAs recipient of all time with 29 wins. She could surpass Drake to become the top overall leader, who has won 34 BBMAs and is a finalist for 14 more this year.
Nine new awards were unveiled this year, including top global K-pop artist, top K-pop tour, top K-pop album and top global K-pop song, as well as top Afrobeats artist and top Afrobeats song.
The BBMAs are also adding new categories for top Hot 100 songwriter and top Hot 100 producer,...
- 11/19/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
There will be 69 trophies handed out at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, November 19. So who will the big winners be? Gold Derby users have placed their bets here in our predictions center. Those predictions have been combined to generate our official racetrack odds. Scroll down to see those odds in 17 hotly contested categories. Our projected winners are highlighted in gold. But there’s still time for you to make or update your own forecasts before this weekend’s winners are unveiled.
The BBMAs were previously handed out in the spring, but this year they moved to the fall to align with Billboard’s year-end charts, whose tracking period is November 19, 2022 through October 21, 2023. Winners are based on popularity, but fans don’t get to vote for their favorites online, per se. Instead, these awards are decided by the same audience interaction metrics that determine the weekly Billboard charts, including album sales,...
The BBMAs were previously handed out in the spring, but this year they moved to the fall to align with Billboard’s year-end charts, whose tracking period is November 19, 2022 through October 21, 2023. Winners are based on popularity, but fans don’t get to vote for their favorites online, per se. Instead, these awards are decided by the same audience interaction metrics that determine the weekly Billboard charts, including album sales,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The 2023 MTV EMAs show was scheduled to take place over the weekend, but the show was canceled amid the devastating events in Israel and Gaza.
The show was scheduled to take place on November 5 in Paris, France, but the live show was canceled.
MTV has announced the full list of winners and Taylor Swift was the big winner of the show with wins for Best Video and Best Artist. The winners in a couple categories still have not been announced.
Head inside to check out the full list of winners for the MTV EMAs…
Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners for the EMAs…
2023 MTV Ema Winners List
Best Song
Doja Cat – ‘Paint the Town Red’
Jung Kook feat. Latto – ‘Seven’ – Winner
Miley Cyrus – ‘Flowers’
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Vampire’
Sza – ‘Kill Bill’
Taylor Swift – ‘Anti-Hero’
Rema, Selena Gomez – ‘Calm Down’
Best Video
Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Bongos...
The show was scheduled to take place on November 5 in Paris, France, but the live show was canceled.
MTV has announced the full list of winners and Taylor Swift was the big winner of the show with wins for Best Video and Best Artist. The winners in a couple categories still have not been announced.
Head inside to check out the full list of winners for the MTV EMAs…
Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners for the EMAs…
2023 MTV Ema Winners List
Best Song
Doja Cat – ‘Paint the Town Red’
Jung Kook feat. Latto – ‘Seven’ – Winner
Miley Cyrus – ‘Flowers’
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Vampire’
Sza – ‘Kill Bill’
Taylor Swift – ‘Anti-Hero’
Rema, Selena Gomez – ‘Calm Down’
Best Video
Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Bongos...
- 11/7/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Taylor Swift would have been the big winner of the night, had the 2023 MTV EMAs gone forward as planned on Nov. 5. Just two weeks before the show was to take place in Paris, MTV canceled the awards, citing, “volatility of world events.” Instead, the network released the full list of winners on Sunday night, saying, “as fans worldwide voted for their favorite categories including best artist, best song and more, MTV is recognizing the following artists with 2023 MTV EMAs.”
Swift won three awards – best artist, best live and best video for “Anti-Hero.
Swift won three awards – best artist, best live and best video for “Anti-Hero.
- 11/6/2023
- by Carita Rizzo
- Rollingstone.com
Billboard Music Awards finalists (Photo Courtesy of BBMAs)
Taylor Swift tops the list of 2023 Billboard Music Awards nominees, picking up 20 nominations. Swift is the most decorated female artist in history with 29 Billboard Music Awards wins, and will overtake Drake as the overall most decorated from Drake if she wins in five categories.
Taylor Swift’s nominations come in categories including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Hot 100 Producer, and Top Streaming Songs Artist. Swift’s also competing in the Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Country Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Radio Song, Top Selling Song, and Top Billboard Global 200 Song categories.
Morgan Wallen and Sza earned 17 nominations, while The Weeknd was close behind...
Taylor Swift tops the list of 2023 Billboard Music Awards nominees, picking up 20 nominations. Swift is the most decorated female artist in history with 29 Billboard Music Awards wins, and will overtake Drake as the overall most decorated from Drake if she wins in five categories.
Taylor Swift’s nominations come in categories including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Hot 100 Producer, and Top Streaming Songs Artist. Swift’s also competing in the Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Country Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Radio Song, Top Selling Song, and Top Billboard Global 200 Song categories.
Morgan Wallen and Sza earned 17 nominations, while The Weeknd was close behind...
- 10/26/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards nominees have been revealed!
Taylor Swift leads the nominees for the ceremony, which is set for Sunday, November 19.
Taylor is nominated in 20 categories, and is already the top female BBMAs recipient of all time with 29 wins. She could surpass Drake to become the top overall leader, who has won 34 BBMAs and is a finalist for 14 more this year.
Performances and awards will roll out across the BBMAs and Billboard social channels, as well as via BBMAs.watch on Sunday, November 19. Billboard Music Awards performers will be revealed daily on BBMAs social channels, starting Monday, November 6.
Nine new awards were unveiled this year, including top global K-pop artist, top K-pop tour, top K-pop album and top global K-pop song, as well as top Afrobeats artist and top Afrobeats song.
The BBMAs are also adding new categories for top Hot 100 songwriter and top Hot 100 producer, plus a new...
Taylor Swift leads the nominees for the ceremony, which is set for Sunday, November 19.
Taylor is nominated in 20 categories, and is already the top female BBMAs recipient of all time with 29 wins. She could surpass Drake to become the top overall leader, who has won 34 BBMAs and is a finalist for 14 more this year.
Performances and awards will roll out across the BBMAs and Billboard social channels, as well as via BBMAs.watch on Sunday, November 19. Billboard Music Awards performers will be revealed daily on BBMAs social channels, starting Monday, November 6.
Nine new awards were unveiled this year, including top global K-pop artist, top K-pop tour, top K-pop album and top global K-pop song, as well as top Afrobeats artist and top Afrobeats song.
The BBMAs are also adding new categories for top Hot 100 songwriter and top Hot 100 producer, plus a new...
- 10/26/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards announced their finalists on September 26, and Taylor Swift led the way with citations in 20 categories. She’s already the most decorated female performer of all time with 29 BBMAs, and now she has a chance to become the biggest artist in history, potentially surpassing Drake who currently has 34 victories. Next in line is Morgan Wallen, who’s a finalist in 16 categories with 17 total citations. Sza is also a finalist 17 times across 16 categories. The Weeknd has 16 entries in 13 categories. The aforementioned Drake is up for 14 awards. Newcomer Zach Bryan is cited 14 times across 13 categories. Scroll down for the complete list of nominations below.
The BBMAs were previously held during the spring, but they have moved to the fall, and their eligibility period now aligns with Billboard’s year-end charts, which are determined based on music consumption from November 19, 2022 through October 21, 2023. Other popularity-based awards like the American Music Awards...
The BBMAs were previously held during the spring, but they have moved to the fall, and their eligibility period now aligns with Billboard’s year-end charts, which are determined based on music consumption from November 19, 2022 through October 21, 2023. Other popularity-based awards like the American Music Awards...
- 10/26/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards nominations are here!
This year’s MTV EMAs sees Taylor Swift leading with seven nominations, including Best Artist, Best Song and Best Video.
Olivia Rodrigo and Sza are just behind Taylor with six noms each, with Doja Cat, Måneskin, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj having four each.
This year’s event will be broadcast live to more than 150 countries on November 5 from the Paris Nord, the first time the ceremony has returned to Paris since 1995. The show will also be available in a number of international territories on Pluto TV and on-demand on Paramount+.
Check out Taylor Swift‘s look from the 2022 EMAs ceremony!
Keep reading to see the nominees…
The complete list of 2023 MTV Ema nominees:
Best Song
Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”
Jung Kook feat. Latto – “Seven”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
Sza – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Rema, Selena Gomez...
This year’s MTV EMAs sees Taylor Swift leading with seven nominations, including Best Artist, Best Song and Best Video.
Olivia Rodrigo and Sza are just behind Taylor with six noms each, with Doja Cat, Måneskin, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj having four each.
This year’s event will be broadcast live to more than 150 countries on November 5 from the Paris Nord, the first time the ceremony has returned to Paris since 1995. The show will also be available in a number of international territories on Pluto TV and on-demand on Paramount+.
Check out Taylor Swift‘s look from the 2022 EMAs ceremony!
Keep reading to see the nominees…
The complete list of 2023 MTV Ema nominees:
Best Song
Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”
Jung Kook feat. Latto – “Seven”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
Sza – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Rema, Selena Gomez...
- 10/4/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Taylor Swift was the big winner at the 2023 MTV VMAs, including the top award of the night Video of the Year for “Anti-Hero.” The singer-songwriter had the odds in her favor as she was the most nominated artist of the night going into the award show with eight mentions.
Other winners of the night included Shakira with the Video Vanguard Award as well as Best Duo alongside Karol G for their song “Tqg.” Anitta took Best Latin for “Funk Rave,” while Nicki Minaj won the Best Hip-Hop trophy for “Super Freaky Girl.”
Diddy also took the stage to perform some of his hits and to accept the Global Icon Award.
One of the big moments of the night was when Nsync took the stage to present the first award of the night. Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake, Jc Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick came together to hand out Swift with the Best Pop award.
Other winners of the night included Shakira with the Video Vanguard Award as well as Best Duo alongside Karol G for their song “Tqg.” Anitta took Best Latin for “Funk Rave,” while Nicki Minaj won the Best Hip-Hop trophy for “Super Freaky Girl.”
Diddy also took the stage to perform some of his hits and to accept the Global Icon Award.
One of the big moments of the night was when Nsync took the stage to present the first award of the night. Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake, Jc Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick came together to hand out Swift with the Best Pop award.
- 9/13/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards were held on Tuesday, September 12 at 8:00pm Eastern and Pacific from New Jersey’s Prudential Center. So who won when the VMAs were handed out? Scroll down for the complete list in all categories.
Taylor Swift led the way with 11 total nominations, including bids in the top categories voted on by fans online like Video of the Year and Artist of the Year. She was also up for awards in professional categories like Best Direction and Best Cinematography that were decided by music industry insiders. Her last nominations came in social categories like Song of Summer and Album of the Year where the voting took place in MTV’s Instagram Stories.
R&b star Sza was next in line with eight noms. Blackpink, Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Olivia Rodrigo came in with six. Kim Petras and Sam Smith snagged five. And Beyoncé,...
Taylor Swift led the way with 11 total nominations, including bids in the top categories voted on by fans online like Video of the Year and Artist of the Year. She was also up for awards in professional categories like Best Direction and Best Cinematography that were decided by music industry insiders. Her last nominations came in social categories like Song of Summer and Album of the Year where the voting took place in MTV’s Instagram Stories.
R&b star Sza was next in line with eight noms. Blackpink, Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Olivia Rodrigo came in with six. Kim Petras and Sam Smith snagged five. And Beyoncé,...
- 9/12/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The nominees for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards were announced on August 8, and they’re led by Taylor Swift with eight bids, followed by Sza with six, and many others with five apiece including Sam Smith and Kim Petras, Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, and Nicki Minaj. Effective immediately fans can cast their votes in 15 gender neutral categories — including the brand new Best Afrobeats award — at vote.mtv.com. Scroll down for the complete list of contenders.
The 2023 VMAs will be held on Tuesday, September 12 at 8:00pm Eastern and Pacific from New Jersey’s Prudential Center.
See‘Barbie’-mania could extend to the Grammys
Video Of The Year
Doja Cat – “Attention”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Sza – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Artist Of The Year
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Karol G
Nicki Minaj
Shakira
Taylor Swift
Song...
The 2023 VMAs will be held on Tuesday, September 12 at 8:00pm Eastern and Pacific from New Jersey’s Prudential Center.
See‘Barbie’-mania could extend to the Grammys
Video Of The Year
Doja Cat – “Attention”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Sza – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Artist Of The Year
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Karol G
Nicki Minaj
Shakira
Taylor Swift
Song...
- 8/8/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
BET honored Black excellence in music, television, film, and sports across more than 20 categories at “BET Awards” 2023 on Sunday, June 25. Throughout the music-centric night, Culture’s Biggest Night paid homage to the biggest names in Hip Hop over the past five decades with special music medleys curated by acclaimed DJ and producer Kid Capri in an exciting unscripted format.
Busta Rhymes was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award with an introduction from Marlon Wayans and Swizz Beatz. Tribute performances included Bia, Coi Leray, M.O.P., Rah Digga, Spice and Supercat. Patti Labelle performed a powerhouse tribute to the late icon Tina Turner.
See Tina Turner dead: Mick Jagger, Oprah Winfrey, Questlove, Beyoncé, and two U.S. presidents honor the late icon
The complete list of winners for the “BET Awards” 2023 are:
Album Of The Year (Tie)
Sos – Sza
Renaissance – Beyoncé
Best Collaboration
Wait For U – Future feat. Drake & Tems
Best Female...
Busta Rhymes was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award with an introduction from Marlon Wayans and Swizz Beatz. Tribute performances included Bia, Coi Leray, M.O.P., Rah Digga, Spice and Supercat. Patti Labelle performed a powerhouse tribute to the late icon Tina Turner.
See Tina Turner dead: Mick Jagger, Oprah Winfrey, Questlove, Beyoncé, and two U.S. presidents honor the late icon
The complete list of winners for the “BET Awards” 2023 are:
Album Of The Year (Tie)
Sos – Sza
Renaissance – Beyoncé
Best Collaboration
Wait For U – Future feat. Drake & Tems
Best Female...
- 6/27/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
The 23rd BET Awards were given out on Sunday evening, in a five hour-plus (!) ceremony held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
This year’s host-less BET Awards had a lot going on, including a star-studded celebration of 50 years of hip hop (featuring musical medleys curated by DJ and producer Kid Capri); a tribute to the late Tina Turner, led by the legendary (if teleprompter-challenged) Patti Labelle; the recognition of Busta Rhymes with the Lifetime Achievement Award; and performances by nominees Coco Jones, Ice Spice, GloRilla and Latto, plus Doechii, Lil Uzi Vert and Mad Lion.
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This year’s host-less BET Awards had a lot going on, including a star-studded celebration of 50 years of hip hop (featuring musical medleys curated by DJ and producer Kid Capri); a tribute to the late Tina Turner, led by the legendary (if teleprompter-challenged) Patti Labelle; the recognition of Busta Rhymes with the Lifetime Achievement Award; and performances by nominees Coco Jones, Ice Spice, GloRilla and Latto, plus Doechii, Lil Uzi Vert and Mad Lion.
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- 6/25/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The 2023 BET Awards will celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop this Sunday, June 25 starting at 8 p.m. Et. Viewers wanting to catch Culture’s Biggest Night can catch the show on BET and will be simulcast on Paramount on BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, Pop, TV Land, Nickelodeon and VH1 in the U.S. BET+ and Paramount+ will be streaming the show to subscribers.
International viewers can watch the award celebration on BET Africa and BET France and will be available to watch on My5 and Sky On-Demand in the UK, as well as BET Pluto in the UK and Brazil.
The musical medleys will be curated by DJ and producer Kid Capri and showcase moments throughout the night of the history of Hip Hop.
Related: 2023 BET Awards: Complete Winners List
Patti Labelle will hit the stage to pay tribute to Tina Turner. Labelle will honor the incomparable Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll,...
International viewers can watch the award celebration on BET Africa and BET France and will be available to watch on My5 and Sky On-Demand in the UK, as well as BET Pluto in the UK and Brazil.
The musical medleys will be curated by DJ and producer Kid Capri and showcase moments throughout the night of the history of Hip Hop.
Related: 2023 BET Awards: Complete Winners List
Patti Labelle will hit the stage to pay tribute to Tina Turner. Labelle will honor the incomparable Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll,...
- 6/25/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The nomination are in for the 2023 BET Awards and Drake claims the top spot.
The “Nonstop” rapper, 36, leads the annual awards ceremony — celebrating an abundance of creative expression and Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports — with seven nominations.
Culture’s Biggest Night will celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop when it airs live on BET on Sunday, June 25 at 8 Pm Et/ 5 Pm Pt.
Read More: 2022 BET Awards: The Complete Winners List
Drake’s nominations include Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Male R&b/Pop Artist, Album of the Year for Her Loss with 21 Savage, Viewer’s Choice Award for Jimmy Cook with 21 Savage, and more.
Following with six nominations is rapper GloRilla, who was named a BET Amplified Artist last October. The 23-year-old, whose real name is Gloria Hallelujah Woods, also won Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist of the Year at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards where she gave an electrifying performance.
The “Nonstop” rapper, 36, leads the annual awards ceremony — celebrating an abundance of creative expression and Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports — with seven nominations.
Culture’s Biggest Night will celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop when it airs live on BET on Sunday, June 25 at 8 Pm Et/ 5 Pm Pt.
Read More: 2022 BET Awards: The Complete Winners List
Drake’s nominations include Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Male R&b/Pop Artist, Album of the Year for Her Loss with 21 Savage, Viewer’s Choice Award for Jimmy Cook with 21 Savage, and more.
Following with six nominations is rapper GloRilla, who was named a BET Amplified Artist last October. The 23-year-old, whose real name is Gloria Hallelujah Woods, also won Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist of the Year at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards where she gave an electrifying performance.
- 6/8/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Drake scored a leading seven nominations for the music-heavy 2023 BET Awards today, and GloRilla was next with six. Both also are up for Album of the Year. Lizzo and 21 Savage follow with five nominations apiece.
Vying for Best Movie are Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Creed 3, Emancipation, Nope, The Woman King, Till and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody. The Best Actress nominees are Angela Bassett, Coco Jones, Janelle James, Janelle Monáe, Keke Palmer, Viola Davis and Zendaya. The Best Actor race will be among Amin Joseph, Brian Tyree Henry, Damson Idris, Daniel Kaluuya, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., Donald Glover and Michael B. Jordan.
Celebrating creative expression and Black excellence across music, TV, film, and sports, the 23rd BET Awards will be handed out Sunday, June 25. Last year’s winners included Will Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion and Jazmine Sullivan.
Here are the nominees for...
Vying for Best Movie are Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Creed 3, Emancipation, Nope, The Woman King, Till and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody. The Best Actress nominees are Angela Bassett, Coco Jones, Janelle James, Janelle Monáe, Keke Palmer, Viola Davis and Zendaya. The Best Actor race will be among Amin Joseph, Brian Tyree Henry, Damson Idris, Daniel Kaluuya, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., Donald Glover and Michael B. Jordan.
Celebrating creative expression and Black excellence across music, TV, film, and sports, the 23rd BET Awards will be handed out Sunday, June 25. Last year’s winners included Will Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion and Jazmine Sullivan.
Here are the nominees for...
- 6/8/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week is full of big returns with singles from Fall Out Boy and boygenius. Plus, A$AP Rocky delivers a tribute to fallen hip-hop heroes, as well as great tracks from Boys World and Nicky Jam. Check out the list, or cue it up on Spotify.
A$AP Rocky, “Same Problems” (YouTube)
Fall Out Boy, “Love From the Other Side” (YouTube)
Ruston Kelly, “The Weakness” (YouTube)
Libianca, “People...
A$AP Rocky, “Same Problems” (YouTube)
Fall Out Boy, “Love From the Other Side” (YouTube)
Ruston Kelly, “The Weakness” (YouTube)
Libianca, “People...
- 1/20/2023
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Libianca may have fooled some of us into fandom. Her incredible talent as a pristine vocalist is the real thing, though. Born Libianca Kenzonkinboum Fonji, her exceptional control over her instrument was developed over more than ten years of training, seven years as a professional musician, and a season on The Voice, where, in 2021, she was coached by Blake Shelton (who she chose over Ariana Grande, John Legend, and Kelly Clarkson).
However, when the 22-year-old sang her latest single, “People,” into a suspended mic hung over a honey-brown backdrop, across the internet,...
However, when the 22-year-old sang her latest single, “People,” into a suspended mic hung over a honey-brown backdrop, across the internet,...
- 1/20/2023
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
‘The Voice’ season 21 episode 16 recap: Top 13 perform live for America’s votes [Updating Live Blog]
The second week of “The Voice” Season 21 live shows aired on Monday night, with the Top 13 performing live for America’s votes. One by one, each singer gave it their all on the big stage in the hopes of earning enough support from viewers to survive the following night’s results show. The remaining contestants were: Girl Named Tom, Gymani, Hailey Mia and Jeremy Rosado of Team Kelly Clarkson, Jershika Maple, Shadale and Joshua Vacanti of Team John Legend, Jim & Sasha Allen, Holly Forbes and Ryleigh Plank of Team Ariana Grande and Wendy Moten, Lana Scott and Paris Winningham of Team Blake Shelton.
SEEAll 15 ‘The Voice’ coaches ranked worst to best
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 21, Episode 16 to find out what happened Monday, November 15 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show,...
SEEAll 15 ‘The Voice’ coaches ranked worst to best
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 21, Episode 16 to find out what happened Monday, November 15 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show,...
- 11/16/2021
- by John Benutty and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Eight artists went home during the November 9 results show bloodbath on “The Voice,” and fans are most upset about Samuel Harness‘s elimination. This member of Team John Legend was an early fan-fave in the blind auditions, when his performance of “Here Without You” earned three chair-turns from John, Ariana Grande and Blake Shelton. Now, 23% of fans voted in our recent poll that Samuel was most “robbed” of a spot in next week’s Top 13. Do you agree or disagree with your fellow viewers?
Here is the breakdown for how each eliminated artist fared in our poll results:
23% — Samuel Harness
18% — Libianca
16% — Peedy Chavis
15% — Bella DeNapoli
9% — Raquel Trinidad
8% — Katie Rae
8% — Vaughn Mugol
3% — David Vogel
See All 15 ‘The Voice’ coaches ranked worst to best
Samuel wasn’t one of America’s top two choices to advance to the next round on Team Legend — Joshua Vacanti and Jershika Maple earned those spots. John...
Here is the breakdown for how each eliminated artist fared in our poll results:
23% — Samuel Harness
18% — Libianca
16% — Peedy Chavis
15% — Bella DeNapoli
9% — Raquel Trinidad
8% — Katie Rae
8% — Vaughn Mugol
3% — David Vogel
See All 15 ‘The Voice’ coaches ranked worst to best
Samuel wasn’t one of America’s top two choices to advance to the next round on Team Legend — Joshua Vacanti and Jershika Maple earned those spots. John...
- 11/11/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Tuesday night on NBC, the Top 21 became the Top 13 as a whopping eight artists were eliminated on live television. Talk about a bloodbath! That means these eight folks are now headed home and will have no chance of joining the show’s iconic winners list — womp, womp. Of this week’s group of eliminated artists, who do You think was most robbed of a spot in the next round? Vote in our poll below.
SEEAll 15 ‘The Voice’ coaches ranked worst to best
The night started with host Carson Daly announcing the two successful artists on each team that won America’s overnight vote. They were: Girl Named Tom and Jeremy Rosado of Team Kelly Clarkson, Joshua Vacanti and Jershika Maple of Team John Legend, Jim & Sasha Allen and Holly Forbes of Team Ariana Grande, and Paris Winningham and Wendy Moten of Team Blake Shelton. Historically, the winner of “The Voice...
SEEAll 15 ‘The Voice’ coaches ranked worst to best
The night started with host Carson Daly announcing the two successful artists on each team that won America’s overnight vote. They were: Girl Named Tom and Jeremy Rosado of Team Kelly Clarkson, Joshua Vacanti and Jershika Maple of Team John Legend, Jim & Sasha Allen and Holly Forbes of Team Ariana Grande, and Paris Winningham and Wendy Moten of Team Blake Shelton. Historically, the winner of “The Voice...
- 11/10/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The Voice swung the axe Tuesday. And swung it, and swung it, and swung it, cutting down Season 21’s Top 20 to a lucky Top 13.
Were it not for Ariana Grande’s immense social-media following, I’d have anticipated that her team would’ve been totally decimated. Monday, you’ll recall, had been less an off night for them than an awful one.
More from TVLineLa Brea Recap: The Tribe Has Spoken -- Plus, Was Gavin Born in 10,000 B.C.?The Voice Live Playoffs Recap: Which of the Top 20 Sang Like They Would Make the Cut Rather Than Be Cut?Dionne Warwick...
Were it not for Ariana Grande’s immense social-media following, I’d have anticipated that her team would’ve been totally decimated. Monday, you’ll recall, had been less an off night for them than an awful one.
More from TVLineLa Brea Recap: The Tribe Has Spoken -- Plus, Was Gavin Born in 10,000 B.C.?The Voice Live Playoffs Recap: Which of the Top 20 Sang Like They Would Make the Cut Rather Than Be Cut?Dionne Warwick...
- 11/10/2021
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
The first live results show of “The Voice” Season 21 aired on Tuesday night, with a whopping eight of the Top 20 artists being eliminated. Here’s how it worked. Two artists from each coach’s team made it through to the Top 13 based on America’s overnight votes, and then a third person advanced as their coach’s pick. Finally, a live instant save resulted in one last person getting the green light.
SEEAll 15 ‘The Voice’ coaches ranked worst to best
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 21, Episode 15 to find out what happened Tuesday, November 9 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show, which coach you’re rooting for and who you think will ultimately join “The Voice” winners list for this Fall 2021 installment. Carson Daly hosts the Emmy-winning program.
SEEAll 15 ‘The Voice’ coaches ranked worst to best
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 21, Episode 15 to find out what happened Tuesday, November 9 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show, which coach you’re rooting for and who you think will ultimately join “The Voice” winners list for this Fall 2021 installment. Carson Daly hosts the Emmy-winning program.
- 11/10/2021
- by John Benutty and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
After weeks of blind auditions, battles and knockouts, the all-important “The Voice” live shows began on November 8. One by one, each coach’s team took the stage to try to impress voters at home. Which artists impressed America and which ones faltered under the pressure? Also on Monday night, viewers were reminded to vote for the #VoiceComeback winner — will it be Aaron Hines, Samara Brown, Vaughn Mugol or Hailey Green?
SEEAll 15 ‘The Voice’ coaches ranked worst to best
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 21, Episode 14 to find out what happened Monday, November 8 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show, which coach you’re rooting for and who you think will ultimately join “The Voice” winners list for this Fall 2021 installment. Carson Daly hosts the Emmy-winning program. Here...
SEEAll 15 ‘The Voice’ coaches ranked worst to best
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 21, Episode 14 to find out what happened Monday, November 8 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show, which coach you’re rooting for and who you think will ultimately join “The Voice” winners list for this Fall 2021 installment. Carson Daly hosts the Emmy-winning program. Here...
- 11/9/2021
- by Denton Davidson and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The knockouts for Season 21 of “The Voice” concluded on November 1, with coaches Blake Shelton, Ariana Grande, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson heading into the live shows with five artists each. Blake is hoping to extend his winning record to nine victories with three soul singers making up the majority of his team. Did the country crooner’s Season 20 win with Cam Anthony change his strategy of packing his team full of country artists?
This season one eliminated artist from each team will also compete for “The Voice” comeback. Fans across the country have been voting for their favorite via Twitter. The winner will participate in the Live Playoffs Wildcard and have a chance to earn their place in the Top 13. Below is our “The Voice 21” power ranking for Blake’s six artists (including his comeback hopeful) based on their likelihood of advancing to the next round. Sound off in the...
This season one eliminated artist from each team will also compete for “The Voice” comeback. Fans across the country have been voting for their favorite via Twitter. The winner will participate in the Live Playoffs Wildcard and have a chance to earn their place in the Top 13. Below is our “The Voice 21” power ranking for Blake’s six artists (including his comeback hopeful) based on their likelihood of advancing to the next round. Sound off in the...
- 11/6/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
The all-important live shows for “The Voice” Season 21 are just a week away, airing next Monday and Tuesday on NBC. That’s when the power shifts from the coaches to the viewers at home. Of the remaining 20 artists, who do You think will ultimately join “The Voice” winners list? And who will advance/be eliminated in the first live shows airing November 8 (performances) and November 9 (results)? Hurry and make your predictions in Gold Derby’s predictions center. It’s fun and easy — start right now!
See‘The Voice’ celebrates landmark 500th episode: A look back at 21 seasons of the NBC singing competition
Each week the eligible user with the highest prediction accuracy will win a $100 Amazon gift card, eternal bragging rights and a spot on our “The Voice” leaderboard. (See our contest rules.) It’s free to register for an account via email, Facebook, Google or Twitter, so what are you waiting for?...
See‘The Voice’ celebrates landmark 500th episode: A look back at 21 seasons of the NBC singing competition
Each week the eligible user with the highest prediction accuracy will win a $100 Amazon gift card, eternal bragging rights and a spot on our “The Voice” leaderboard. (See our contest rules.) It’s free to register for an account via email, Facebook, Google or Twitter, so what are you waiting for?...
- 11/4/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Blake Shelton has a lot of explaining to do to his fans.
During the first week of “The Voice” knockouts for Season 21, the country coach eliminated Hailey Green following her rocking performance of “God’s Country,” aka Blake’s own song (watch above). Blake decided to keep Libianca in the competition instead after her powerhouse cover of “Everything I Wanted.” Now a whopping 37% of “The Voice” viewers say Hailey was “robbed” of a spot in the live shows, which begin in two weeks on the NBC reality TV show.
See ‘The Voice’ winners: All seasons
Here are the complete poll results for who fans say was most robbed during Knockouts Week 1:
37% — Hailey Green (Team Blake)
20% — Kinsey Rose (Team Kelly)
17% — Jonathan Mouton (Team Blake)
13% — BrittanyBree (Team Legend)
6.5% — Sabrina Dias (Team Legend)
6.5% — The Cunningham Sisters (Team Kelly)
See ‘The Voice’ schedule for Season 21
Hailey originally tried out during Season 19 of NBC’s reality TV show,...
During the first week of “The Voice” knockouts for Season 21, the country coach eliminated Hailey Green following her rocking performance of “God’s Country,” aka Blake’s own song (watch above). Blake decided to keep Libianca in the competition instead after her powerhouse cover of “Everything I Wanted.” Now a whopping 37% of “The Voice” viewers say Hailey was “robbed” of a spot in the live shows, which begin in two weeks on the NBC reality TV show.
See ‘The Voice’ winners: All seasons
Here are the complete poll results for who fans say was most robbed during Knockouts Week 1:
37% — Hailey Green (Team Blake)
20% — Kinsey Rose (Team Kelly)
17% — Jonathan Mouton (Team Blake)
13% — BrittanyBree (Team Legend)
6.5% — Sabrina Dias (Team Legend)
6.5% — The Cunningham Sisters (Team Kelly)
See ‘The Voice’ schedule for Season 21
Hailey originally tried out during Season 19 of NBC’s reality TV show,...
- 10/30/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The first night of “The Voice” knockouts aired on Monday night with Ed Sheeran joining the cast as this year’s mega mentor. He helped each of the four coaches’s teams — Blake Shelton, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande — by offering advice and expertise. Which artists excelled and who faltered during Night 1 of the knockouts?
SEEEverything to know about ‘The Voice’ Season 21
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 21, Episode 11 to find out what happened Monday, October 25 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show, which coach you’re rooting for and who you think will ultimately join “The Voice” winners list for this Fall 2021 installment. Carson Daly hosts the Emmy-winning program. Here are the current team breakdowns:
Team Kelly: Girl Named Tom (four-chair turn), Kinsey Rose...
SEEEverything to know about ‘The Voice’ Season 21
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 21, Episode 11 to find out what happened Monday, October 25 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show, which coach you’re rooting for and who you think will ultimately join “The Voice” winners list for this Fall 2021 installment. Carson Daly hosts the Emmy-winning program. Here are the current team breakdowns:
Team Kelly: Girl Named Tom (four-chair turn), Kinsey Rose...
- 10/26/2021
- by Denton Davidson and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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