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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Kylie Minogue loses herself on the dancefloor, a hypnotic track from the new Bon Iver EP, and a searing bonus cut from the deluxe edition of Gracie Abrams The Secret of Us. Plus Wizkid with Brent Faiyaz, Midland, and Ringo Starr. and Check out the list, or cue it up on Spotify.

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Afrobeats star Wizkid is back with “Piece of My Heart,” a new single featuring Brent Faiyaz. The duo teased the song in an Instagram clip earlier on Thursday with glimpses of a luxurious mansion set in the countryside.

The track offers two distinct parts. In the first half, Faiyaz delivers the chorus: “Nothing can tear us apart/You’ve got a piece of my heart/Nothing can tear us apart.” The breezy track also sees Wizkid proclaim, “If I ever hurt you, I mean well, what I gotta do to...

Riley Keough was the star of the show at the Chanel fashion show during Paris Fashion Week!

The 35-year-old actress performed a cover of Prince‘s song “When Doves Cry” while hanging from a swing inside a giant birdcage during the show on Tuesday (October 1) in Paris, France.

Riley, who is the granddaughter of the late Elvis Presley, also sings in her Prime Video series Daisy Jones and the Six.

“It was something that was meant to be joyful and fun. I felt inspired by this sort of, like, French nonchalance,” Riley told Elle. “I’m not, like, an incredibly good trained singer, but I think that if I get the opportunity [to sing], I’ll take it. It’s not a career thing at this stage of my life.”

@voguemagazine Can we hear it for #rileykeough! The star closed the #chanel spring 2025 show this morning at the Grand Palais with a...

Over the years, awards shows have lost viewers’ interest — but, surprisingly, the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards were actually worth watching.

Here are the top moments from Wednesday night’s event, which aired live from Ubs Arena in Belmont Park, New York

Performance Of The Night

Benson Boone’s signature performance flips were so impressive we need to send him to the 2028 Olympics. If he doesn’t join the gymnastics team, he can at least sing at the global event.

The rising star had the performance of the night — he kicked off “Beautiful Things” on piano and worked the stage like a seasoned pro in a glittery navy number. His screeching vocals were top-notch and he had audience members, including Sabrina Carpenter, singing along to the pop-rock TikTok hit, He also won best alternative.

The honorable mention performance goes to fellow newcomer Teddy Swims. Though he didn’t get a regular performance slot,...

By our estimates, Lewis Hamilton has traveled more than 80,000 miles this year, both for his job as one of the premiere drivers in Formula 1, and for leisure, as a perpetual tourist who’s always looking for his next adventure. And that’s not counting the 60-plus laps he drives on the track each race day either. It’s no surprise then, that Hamilton craves a little bit of stillness when he finds himself alone. And for as long as he can remember, Hamilton has found his solace in music.

“Africa to the world” has been a popular rallying cry from the continent and its diaspora as the global appetite for its culture has grown rapidly. Many hope to further extend its reach. Yet, as African artisans connect and build upon each other’s success, they’ve come to center themselves. Recently, Rema told Rolling Stone he’s resisting the urge to prioritize globalization in his music. “I’ll start with what I love,” he said. “The rest of the world can catch up.” Made in Africa is a monthly...

Nigerian street-pop savant Asake’s new album Lungu Boy finds him as spiritually grounded as ever and expanding beyond his center (the title essentially means “boy in the hood” per Nigerian culture mag The Native). He’s already sung of God, good, evil, and purpose across his discography and through several languages, religions, and cultures. A prime example is 2023’s “Yoga,” a meditative track he wrote after two women were killed in a crowd crush outside a highly anticipated London show of his in 2022. His third album is simultaneously a...

Nigerian sensation Asake is buzzing with energy in the lead up to his third studio album Lungu Boy, out on Friday. That charge has manifested in the form of the record’s latest single “Active.” Asake teamed up with Houston rapper Travis Scott for the dynamic song produced by Sarz and Mike Dean.

“Active” arrives with an accompanying music video helmed by directors Edgar Esteves and Josh Valle. In the clip, Asake unleashes his overflow of enthusiasm with a few rounds of horseback riding and a high-energy run-in with a marching band.

Joaquin Phoenix’s first look in Joker 2 is definitely a tease of what’s coming, but fans are still stinging from Todd Phillips’ epic twist. The film’s new musical angle’s causing a stir for its bold take on the iconic villain. Even with Phoenix back as Arthur Fleck, Phillips’ risky choices have left fans feeling uneasy.

Joaquin Phoenix in a still from Joker: Folie á Deux Trailer | Warner Bros. Pictures

Will this fresh peek into the Joker’s world be enough to win people over, or will past controversies overshadow the hype? Buckle up—Joker 2 is set to stir the pot and explore some daring new ground.

Joker: Folie à Deux—From Gritty Reality to Musical Madness: Can the Sequel Keep the Dark Thrill? Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s, a still from from Joker: Folie à Deux trailer | Warner Bros. Pictures

Remember the gritty, violent world of the first Joker?...

When Nigerian singer Rema emerged with one of the best Afrobeats songs of the late 2010s, “Dumebi,” he was a teenager and he sounded like it. He looked like it in the video, too, a sunny hang with other fashionable teens in the kind of bright casuals you could snag from Forever 21. His nasal trills exuded youthful innocence, even though he was coming on to some young woman by calling his dick a banana in Yoruba. His voice had barely dropped when the original version of “Calm Down” was released about three years later.

Blue Ivy Carter has another award to add to her collection.

The 12-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z nabbed the YoungStars Award, which honors child and teen entertainers, at the 2024 BET Awards. The show aired Sunday night on BET, but that category was not presented during the live telecast (and the Carters were not in attendance at the show).

She was competing for the award along with Akira Akbar, Demi Singleton, Heiress Diana Harris, Jabria McCullum, Jalyn Hall, Leah Jeffries and Van Van, the latter of whom performed during the show.

Beyoncé also won a BET Award on Sunday, earning the viewer’s choice award for “Texas Hold ‘Em.”

Blue Ivy appears in the upcoming Lion King sequel, Mufasa: The Lion King, voicing Princess Kiara. It marks her feature film debut. The film, which hits theaters Dec. 20, will tell the backstory of Simba’s father, Mufasa, an orphan who grew up to be a wise,...

Like many loving mothers, Témìládè Openiyi’s mom prophesied that her daughter would be extraordinary. She had imagined her baby girl on a more traditional path (college, office job) as she reared her, but when Témìládè – whose name means “The crown is mine” in Yoruba – decided instead to remake the face of Nigerian pop in her image as Tems, the mother reminded her child of her destiny. “‘Don’t forget the name I told you and she’s a special baby,’” Tems’s mom said on her first EP, 2020’s For Broken Ears,...

Tems brought an expansive live band along with her to record an episode of NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. The musician performed a five-song set, highlighting tracks from her forthcoming LP, Born in the Wild, with the help of five musicians and three backup vocalists.

The Nigerian singer-songwriter kicked things off with “Me & U” and “Ice T” before showcasing “Unfortunate,” “Forever,” and “Love Me JeJe,” the new album’s debut single. Throughout the performance, Tems described each track, including “Unfortunate,” which had previously never been heard and will appear on Born in the Wild.

As early as 2018 Jamaican superstar Shenseea was telling interviewers “By next year I want to be international, and when I say that, I don’t mean just as a dancehall artiste, but an international pop star.” Just last week Shenseea wondered aloud to Spotify if she should start classifying her sound as “dancehall pop” or “reggae pop.” Her second album, Never Gets Late Here, boldly continues on that long road to be the first Jamaican-born Main Pop Girl since Grace Jones and, thankfully, her attempts are mostly seamless.

On the LP,...

Tems has revealed her debut album, Born in the Wild, will be released on June 7th via RCA Records/Since ’93. What’s more, the Nigerian singer has announced a supporting world tour across the UK, Europe, North America, and Australia.

Born in the Wild follows Tems’ two EPs, For Broken Ears and If Orange Was a Place. It includes her recent single, “Love Me JeJe,” which interpolates Seyi Sodimu’s 1997 Nigerian classic of the same name. See the artwork below, and pre-orders for the album are ongoing.

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The “Born in the Wild World Tour” kicks off in London on June 12th and will stop in European cities including Paris, Berlin, and Amsterdam. Then, Tems will begin the North American leg in Miami Beach on August 22nd, continuing through New York City, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC before heading to Australia.

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Tems has mapped out her Born in the Wild World Tour in support of her upcoming, much-anticipated debut album.

In addition to the tour dates — her first world tour — the Nigerian singer also revealed her Born in the Wild cover art as well as cemented a June 7 release date; the LP was originally expected out in May, but will now land a few weeks later.

Tems will kick off the world tour in Europe in June before the trek arrives in North America starting August 22 in Miami. She’ll then circle the U.

Tiwa Savage has long held a unique position in African music as the leading female artist in the Afrobeats genius. After headlining global tours, collaborating with Beyoncé and Brandy and championing newcomers, Savage Tiwa is embarking on her next venture: starring in and executive producing her debut full-length feature film, “Water and Garri.”

The film, slated for global debut on Prime Video on May 10, follows Aisha, a successful fashion designer, as she returns to Nigeria after a decade in the United States. She’s taken aback by the profound changes that have swept through her homeland and the people she once knew. Set to the evocative soundtrack of the same name, Aisha’s journey unfolds to reveal poignant cultural shifts. The accompanying soundtrack is a key component of the experience, as the film’s tracklisting mirrors Aisha’s interactions and feelings throughout.

The soundtrack makes heavy use of live instrumentation...

Tems is officially back with a new song, “Love Me Jeje,” which marks the first single from her eagerly-anticipated debut album, Born in the Wild, out next month.

“Jeje” means “softly” or “gentle” in Nigeria, and Tems leans into that feeling with tender lyrics and a guitar-flecked groove: “If not you, then I don’t wanna know, I don’t want no story/Day and night, it’s unconditional, got mе living softly/Love me JeJe, love me tender,” Tems sings.

Tems wrote “Love Me Jeje,” which features an interpolation...

Tems has finally announced her long-awaited debut album, Born in the Wild, which his set to arrive in May.

The Nigerian artist shared a short trailer for the LP, which appeared to feature a snippet of the album’s title track. The lyrics find Tems meditating on her new global superstar status, while also reflecting on her childhood in Lagos: “It’s all over the news, all over the news, I know this/Under the sun, struggling to find my focus/When I was young, younger then/I was always running away,...

Tems and Wizkid didn’t need no other body during a performance of their hit collaboration “Essence” at Coachella on Sunday evening. Still, Tems sweetened the deal for her audience at the Mojave tent with a special appearance from Justin Bieber, who appeared on a remix of the record in 2021.

Tems has already started working her way through the opening verse of “Essence” when Wizkid hit the stage, putting a grin on the singer’s face. The pair traded lyrics back and forth before Bieber emerged from the side-stage shadows to rumbling applause.

Beyonce‘s career breakthrough came in the 1990s as a teenage member of Destiny’s Child. But since then she has established herself as one of the biggest music stars of the 21st century. So naturally it’s challenging to narrow down the greatest hits of her career … not that we let that stop us from trying, though. Scroll down for our countdown of her best songs — including “Countdown”! Do you agree with how we rank them?

Destiny’s Child had several hits including “Survivor” and “Bills, Bills, Bills,” but it was “Say My Name” that earned Beyonce her first Grammys when she was only 19: Best R&b Duo/Group Performance and Best R&b Song. She has since become one of the most awarded individuals in Grammy history, the most awarded woman in history, and the most nominated woman in history. But most of the top categories have eluded her.

On Wednesday night, Peso Pluma headlined a night of music that careened from música mexicana to urbano to Norteño-inflected folk at Rolling Stone’s Future of Music showcase, causing lines around the block. The next evening, the showcase pivoted in another, no less potent, direction, mixing up hip-hop with innovative sounds from Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria, and more.

Preacher, a.k.a. Keite Young, came out and showed he wasn’t messing around. Flanked by a five-piece band and 10-member choir, the singer launched right into a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.

Normani’s debut album is finally coming! Fans went into a frenzy on Feb. 21 when the R&b star announced that she’ll be releasing her debut album. It’s called Dopamine. While an exact release date has yet to be announced, the singer teased that fans can expect the new music at some point this year.

“Cryingg typing this rn,” she wrote on Twitter with an image of the album cover. “Dopamine The Album.”

The cover art sees Normani posing atop a large black rocket in a two-piece swimsuit...

The explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As Africa’s musical imprint around the world continues to become more prominent, its artists now have a Grammy category all to themselves: Best African Music Performance.

“It makes sense, given that reggae or spoken word have their own categories,” says Gracey Mae, a U.K.-based PR and marketing consultant and Recording Academy member who co-authored the proposal for the award.

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,...

Kacey Musgraves has released a studio version of the oft-covered Bob Marley and The Wailers classic “Three Little Birds.” Her rendition is for Reinaldo Marcus Green’s upcoming biopic Bob Marley: One Love.

Musgraves wisely didn’t try to replicate Marley’s roots reggae instrumentation here. Instead, she used his melodies and evergreen lyrics over a gentle acoustic guitar strum, some minimal drums, and a pedal steel. It’s all blanketed in heavy reverb, staying authentic to the comforting quality of the original song while making it her own.

“Three Little Birds” is just one of six Marley covers on an eponymous EP accompanying One Love. That’ll also feature Leon Bridges, Daniel Caesar, Bloody Civilian, Jessie Reyez, Wizkid, and Bob’s grandson Skip Marley. Stream Musgraves’ contribution and then see the full EP tracklist below.

One Love arrives in theaters on February 14th. See where Marley’s Exodus and...

Kacey Musgraves has released an intimate, acoustic cover of “Three Little Birds,” a reggae song originally written and recorded by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1977. The track will appear on the soundtrack to forthcoming Marley biopic Bob Marley: One Love, in theaters Feb. 14.

Bob Marley: One Love (Music Inspired by the Film), also out Feb. 14, is a seven-song EP featuring reinterpretations of Marley song by Musgraves, Daniel Caesar, Wizkid, Leon Bridges, Jessie Reyez, Bloody Civilian, and Skip Marley, Marley’s grandson. Notably, the Marley family had a hand in...

Time Magazine‘s Person of the Year Taylor Swift leads the list of 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominees, collecting nine nominations including Song of the Year and Artist of the Year. Jelly Roll, 21 Savage, and Sza each scored eight nominations, followed by Olivia Rodrigo with seven.

“The iHeartRadio Music Awards is a night where we celebrate the biggest artists and songs fans loved listening to on the radio all year long,” stated John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. “We’ll also share stories from the artists themselves about their hard-fought journeys to the top of the charts.”

Additional artists receiving multiple nominations include Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Blink-182, Carin León, David Kushner, Doechii, Doja Cat, Drake, Dua Lipa, Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters, Grupo Frontera, Ice Spice, Jung Kook, Karol G, Lil Durk, Luke Combs, and Megan Moroney. Metro Boomin, Miley Cyrus, Morgan Wallen, Noah Kahan, Paramore, Peso Pluma,...

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.

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.

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?...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

At last year’s MTV Video Music Awards, Taylor Swift announced her Midnights album. And this year, the album helped her dominate the night with multiple wins, including her fourth for video of the year.

Swift is the only artist to win the top prize four times — this year it was for her No. 1 hit “Anti-Hero.” During the win that closed out the four-hour show Tuesday night, she shared the stage with those who worked on the music video: director of photography Rina Yang and editor Chancler Haynes.

Swift opened and closed the show with honors: She fangirled, like most of the audience, when she accepted the first award of the night from ‘N Sync, who earned a standing ovation from the crowd at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

“I am not doing well pivoting from this to this. I had your dolls. Are you doing something? What’s going to happen now?...

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.

Believe it or not, the 2023 VMAs have officially arrived. On Tuesday, the biggest names in music gathered for the MTV Video Music Awards to see who would take home the night’s top prizes.

Swift led all nominees this year with eight, while Sza picked up six, and Doja Cat earned five, as did Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith. All of these artists will also compete in the Video of the Year category, which comprises Doja Cat’s “Attention,” Cyrus’ “Flowers,” Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl,...

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,...

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.

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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...

New Delhi, July 28 (Ians) Playback singer Shreya Ghoshal, who has teamed up with Alexandrian rapper and songwriter, Afroto for a new single ‘Sunn Beliya’, has said that it’s a beautiful seamless confluence of two different cultures, languages, and styles.

The song is a part of the impressive Coke Studio 2023 lineup of releases. This unlikely combination brings together Shreya’s vocals and phrasing, with Afroto’s boundary-pushing sense of melody and beats.

Speaking of her collaboration with Afroto, Shreya said: “I am very excited to have done a global collaboration like this for the first time ever. Creating this beautiful song with the immensely talented artist Afroto from Egypt was truly a unique experience.”

“It’s beautiful to see the confluence of two different cultures, languages, styles happening so seamlessly. Without understanding each other’s words, we connected through our music and emotions. I am eagerly waiting for the world...

Singer Muni Long performed at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans for the first time.

The Grammy winner wore a cropped bejeweled corset with black leather shorts and thigh-high black boots onstage, as she performed her songs.

In a recent interview with Essence, the R&b singer shared that she uses a steamer with ginger to prepare for her performances and expressed her appreciation for New Orleans being a “predominantly Black city,” saying that “everybody feels like a distant cousin” where “you feel warm and taken care of.”

“It’s important for Black people to have safe spaces to go and celebrate each other and fellowship,” she said. “Being in the city of New Orleans, it’s just like a celebration of Blackness and Black people deserve to have more spaces where we can just be ourselves.”

Other performers include Megan Thee Stallion, Janelle Monáe, Lauryn Hill, Ice Cube,...

The 2023 BET Awards, aka culture's biggest night, just honored a flood of heavyweight artists and rising newcomers. Winners at Los Angeles's Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 25 included Latto, Beyoncé, Coco Jones, and more. The ceremony also honored Busta Rhymes with the lifetime achievement award.

BET released the full list of nominees back on June 8, with Drake leading the bunch with seven total nominations, including album of the year and best male hip-hop artist. Trailing behind him were nominees like 21 Savage, Lizzo, Beyoncé, Sza, Chris Brown, GloRilla (who scored double nominations in the same category for best collaboration), and many more.

Beyond handing out wins, the 2023 BET Awards was also especially exciting event as they honored hip-hop's highly anticipated 50th anniversary with a telecast of performers throughout the night. Among those who hit the stage for the hip-hop tribute were Remy Ma, Trina, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Mc Lyte, E-40, Chief Keef,...

It’s culture’s biggest night! Some of the biggest names in music, television, film and sports turned out for the 2023 BET Awards, ready to celebrate Black excellence.

With a list of nominees stacked with heavy hitters like Drake, Lizzo, Beyoncé, Angela Bassett, LeBron James and more, it’s hard to pick your favourite. But someone had to take the trophy home, and Et kept track of the night’s winners.

This year’s list of nominees were led by Drake, who scored the prize of most nominated with seven nods, including Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Male R&b/Pop Artist, Best Group with 21 Savage and Best Collaboration with Future and Tems.

GloRilla reigned as the most nominated woman of the night with six nominations, including Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Best New Artist, Album of the Year for Anyways, Life’s Great and Video of the Year...

The BET Awards ceremony went without a host for its performance-heavy telecast Sunday on BET from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Coco Jones, Burna Boy, Latto and Beyoncé Knowles were among the artists who scored wins at this year’s celebration of music, film, television and sports.

This year’s awards show packed the broadcast with music performances honoring the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, along with highlighting the year’s top talent. Only a fraction of the awards were announced during the live show.

Performer Lil Uzi Bert opened the show alongside hip-hop legends The Sugarhill Gang, who performed their hit “Rapper’s Delight.” Other highlights included tributes to Tupac Shakur and Biz Markie, along with Migos collaborators Quavo and Offset reuniting onstage to pay tribute to their late bandmate Takeoff (who died in November). Warren G. performed “Regulate” and Tyga went back to his hit song “Rack City.

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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Afrobeats will be recognized among three new categories that will debut at next year’s Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced today.

The three new categories include Best African Music Performance, a nod to the worldwide popuarlity of the Afrobeats recordings.

The category “recognizes recordings that utilize unique local expressions from across the African continent,” the organizers said.

At a meeting in May, the Recording Academy trustees voted to introduce the Best African Music Performance category, as well as awards for Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording, the statement said.

“These changes reflect our commitment to actively listen and respond to the feedback from our music community, accurately represent a diverse range of relevant musical genres, and stay aligned with the ever-evolving musical landscape,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said.

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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.

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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.