Month: February 2022

Olivia Rodrigo is being named Billboard’s 2022 “Woman of the Year.” The honor will take place live at the Billboard Women in Music Awards on March 2 at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California.

Hannah Karp, Billboard’s Editorial Director, in a statement: “Olivia’s trajectory to superstardom is the stuff of pop music legend. Her talents as a storyteller and songwriter have made Olivia one of the most authentic and exciting new artists to explode onto the scene in years. Connecting with audiences across generations through emotionally charged songs about heartbreak, jealousy and growing up, she’s achieved absolutely incredible chart success for a debut artist. We are thrilled to celebrate her unique voice and the enormous impact she’s had on fans around the globe in such a short time.”

This year’s Billboard Women in Music Awards show will be hosted by Ciara — the 2009 ‘Woman of the Year.’ The annual celebration recognized music’s rising and A-list stars, creators, producers and executives for their contributions to the music industry and community.

Tickets are available for the Women in Music Awards here. To ensure the safety of all attendees and staff, Billboard will comply with all applicable COVID-19 federal, state and local laws for the 2022 Women in Music Awards.  For more information head to Billboard’s Women In Music website.

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Billie Eilish and Beyoncé have both earned their first Oscar nominations for the 2022 Academy Awards, set to take place on March 27.

Beyoncé and Eilish are among the five artists to be listed in the Best Original Score category, alongside Diane Warren (Four Good Days), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Encanto) and Van Morrison (Belfast). Eilish is nominated for her Bond theme tune No Time To Die, while Beyoncé is up for ‘Be Alive’, her contribution to the soundtrack of King Richard.

‘Be Alive’ marked Beyoncé ‘s first piece of new material since her 2020 visual album, ‘Black Is King’. The track was also nominated for Best Original Song at the Golden Globes this year, as well as at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in 2021.

‘No Time To Die’ has already won trophies at the Golden Globes 2022 and Grammys 2021, and has been nominated for the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, Satellite Awards and more.

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Joe Jonas is teasing new music.  The 32-year-old Jonas Brother took to TikTok to tease a “new era” of music involving “many different” projects. In the short video, he also teases a snippet of a new song, though it is unclear whether it’s a possible DNCE reunion, or a solo project.

The caption on the TikTok reads: “It’s go time…There’s so many different projects in the works that I can’t wait to start to tell you about. I’ve had such an amazing holiday break spending time with family and friends and now I’m ready to get back to it. My goal for the next few months is to get you up on your feet dancing and make you move,  New music. New vibes. New flavors. New collaborators. All of this on the way and will be here….soon. New era incoming….let’s get it.”

Jonas recently did an interview with Rolling Stone where he announced his group DNCE would be making a comeback. Joe formed DNCE in 2015 with drummer Jack Lawless and guitarist JinJoo Lee while the Jonas Brothers were on a break; bassist Cole Whittle rounded out the quartet.  Shortly after Joe posted his TikTok, the DNCE Instagram account posted new artwork to its grid and updated its bio to read: “WE’RE BACK TO MAKE YOU MOVE.” 

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“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Disney’s “Encanto” made history by becoming just the second song from a Disney animated movie to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart (following “A Whole New World” from Aladdin). Now “Bruno” is once again making history as it spends a second week at No. 1  — the track is now the first song from an animated Disney movie to spend multiple weeks at No. 1.

“Bruno” and the Encanto soundtrack are now the first soundtrack song and album to simultaneously top their respective charts for multiple weeks since Eminem “Lose Yourself” and the 8 Mile soundtrack in 2003. Additionally, “Colombia, Mi Encanto” debuts on the chart at No. 100, making it the eighth song from Encanto to appear on the chart. “Surface Pressure,” the second-biggest hit from the movie, also rose to No. 8 this week.

Billboard Hot 100: Encanto Song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” Spends 2nd Week As #1 Song In America

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Camila Cabello is teasing new music, taking to Instagram to share clips of a new song. The singer posted two Instagram stories showing off what she’s working on and who she’s working with creatively.

The first clip shows a close-up of Camila with tear-streaked face. In the second story, Camila tags guitarist known on IG as @ iamstrikesmusic. “Been getting lost and hella vibing,” the guitarist wrote on the post. “This track is [very] moving!!!” they added.

Camila did not share any further details about the songs, however, fans are speculating they will appear on her upcoming album ‘Familia’, which is slated to arrive later this year.

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