Month: November 2022

The Recording Academy has revealed the nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards. The nominees were announced by Recording Academy president Harvey Mason Jr., John Legend, Machine Gun Kelly, Olivia Rodrigo, and other musical artists during a livestream event held on Tuesday.

Beyoncé leads the nominees with nine nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Dance/Electronic Album for Renaissance. The 2023 nominations bring Beyoncé’s lifetime total to 88 nominations, tying with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, for the most nominations in Grammy history.

Kendrick Lamar follows with eight nominations, including Album of the Year for Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, his first album in five years. Adele and Brandi Carlile both have seven nominations, and artists including Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Lizzo, Mary J. Blige, Doja Cat, Bad Bunny and BTS each earned multiple nominations.

The 65th Annual Grammy Award ceremony will take place Feb. 5 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and air on CBS. The event will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.  For the complete list of 2023 nominees, head here.

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Louis Tomlinson posted on Instagram that he was canceling upcoming in-store album signings and pop-up events in the U.K., after taking a fall after his concert in New York City on Friday.

Tomlinson said he fell after Friday night’s show and broke his arm “pretty badly,” sharing shots of x-rays of his arm alongside his statement: “Thank you to everyone that’s listened to the new album so far, it means the world to me. The show last night in New York was incredible.  Unfortunately, on the way back I’ve managed to fall and break my right arm pretty badly. So I’m gutted to say I’ll have to reschedule the in-store signings next week.  New dates will be announced very soon. Thank you for all your support and sorry to anyone who was coming next week. Louis.”

The announcement comes shortly after Tomlinson announced his 2023 Faith in the Future world tour, which follows the arrival of his latest solo album of the same name.  Tomlinson thanked fans for supporting his new LP, tweeting, “The support for Faith in the Future has been incredible!! Easing the pain of my broken arm haha!”

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P!NK has announced “Summer Carnival 2023,” a 21-date North American stadium tour featuring special guests Brandi Carlile and Pat Benatar. The singer posted the news on social media with the caption: “You’re up North America! See you next year Tickets on sale Nov 21! @brandicarlile @benatargiraldo @grouplove @kidcutup

The summer tour consists of shows mainly at baseball stadiums including Fenway Park in Boston, Citi Field in New York, Wrigley Field in Chicago, Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, and Minute Maid Park in Houston. When P!NK takes the tour out west, she’ll be playing football stadiums with dates at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Along with Carlile and Benatar, Grouplove and KidCutUp will perform on all dates.

Ticket pre-sale is set for Saturday, November 19th (using access code HEADLINE) via LiveNation, with a public on-sale following on Monday, November 21st at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.

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Pink, Carrie Underwood, Imagine Dragons, JID, Tems, Wizkid and Yola are all set to take the stage at the 2022 American Music Awards, airing live from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 20. Additional performers will be announced.  The show, hosted by Wayne Brady, will air at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and will stream the next day on Hulu.

Pink will perform her new single “Never Gonna Not Dance Again,” while Underwood will perform “Crazy Angels” off her ninth studio album Denim & Rhinestones. Underwood, a 17-time AMA winner, is nominated for two awards this year — favorite female country artist and favorite country album.

Imagine Dragons, who will perform their hit song “Enemy” alongside Atlanta rapper JID. are nominated for favorite rock song, favorite pop duo or group, favorite rock artist and favorite rock album. Wizkid and first-time AMA nominee Tems will take the stage together for their first time performing on the AMAs. Their hit single, “Essence” is up for favorite R&B song. Tems is nominated for three other awards – collaboration of the year, favorite hip-hop song and favorite Afrobeats artist. Wizkid is also vying for favorite Afrobeats artist.

The 2022 American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans.  As the world’s largest fan-voted awards show, the AMAs will air globally in more than 120 countries and territories. Fan voting is now open via voteAMAs.com and Twitter in all award categories.

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A new trailer for the Whitey Houston biopic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ shares the highs and lows of Whitney Houston’s career. According to the film’s official synopsis. the biopic is “a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston” and “a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice.”

The trailer shares Houston’s career milestones, and opens with Houston, portrayed by actress Naomi Ackie, and touches on the complex relationship between Houston and her father, John, played by Clarke Peters.  I Wanna Dance with Somebody also features support from Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis, Ashton Sanders as Houston’s husband and fellow-artist Bobby Brown, and Tamara Tunie as the singer’s mother, Cissy Houston.

‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ is set to arrive on Dec. 21st.  Take a look at the trailer– here.

Watch The New Trailer For Whitney Houston Biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody

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