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22 Jan 2025

Phish Roll Out Spring 2025 West Coast Dates, Including Hollywood Bowl Shows Benefitting L.A. Wildfire Relief

Phish announced a run of spring 2025 west coast tour dates this week, which will include a three-night stint at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. To mark their return to the venue that was briefly endangered by one of the wildfires that have destroyed more than 12,000 homes and structures and killed 27 over the past three weeks the jam band has pledged to donate $300,000 to support relief and rebuilding efforts.

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The donations will be dispersed by the band’s long-running nonprofit, the WaterWheel Foundation. Phish join a raft of other artists who’ve made pledges to help support the thousands of Angelenos who’ve lost everything in the deadly wildfires that have been whipped up by hurricane-force Santa Ana winds in the midst of a prolonged dry spell.

The shows in support of last year’s Evolve album, will take place after the Trey Anastasio-led group run down to Riviera Maya, Mexico for their upcoming four-night (Jan. 29-Feb. 1) vacation music festival.

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The tour is slated to kick off on April 18 with the first of two shows at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA, followed by a stop at the Moda Center in Portland, OR on April 20 and a two-fer (April 22-23) at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The Portland shows will represent the band’s first visit to that city in more than 25 years. The Hollywood Bowl shows will take place on April 25, 26 and 27.

The ticket request period is open now here, and will continue through Feb. 3 at noon E.T. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. ET.

Check out the Phish spring 2025 tour date announcement below.

22 Jan 2025

Gabito Ballesteros Signs With George Prajin’s Double P Management

Música mexicana hitmaker Gabito Ballesteros has signed with George Prajin‘s Double P Management, Billboard can announce. The 25-year-old artist and producer — known for co-writing corrido hits like “Lady Gaga” and “Presidente” — joins megastar Peso Pluma, Tito Double P and Santa Fe Klan on the company’s roster.

“This has been an amazing journey so far and I’m grateful to my record label Los CT for believing in me from day one,” Ballesteros said in a statement. “Now, adding George Prajin for management is an amazing combination and I know that together we are going to go even further.”

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Born in Sonora, Mexico, Ballesteros boasts of a handful of chart-topping hits, including “Lady Gaga” with Peso Pluma and Junior H and “AMG” with Peso and Natanael Cano — both of which entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023. With his signature take on corridos tumbados, Ballesteros is a leading force in the new generation of regional Mexican music artists. His first studio album, The GB — released in May — peaked at No. 3 on the Regional Mexican Albums chart and at No. 5 on Top Latin Albums, marking his first entry on any Billboard albums ranking. He was also a four-time finalist at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards, where his and Prince Royce‘s “Cosas de la Peda” won tropical song of the year.

“Gabito is an amazing artist who is extremely well-rounded,” said Prajin, who was named Billboard‘s 2024 Latin Power Players executive of the year. “Not only does he compose, produce and sing, he also has incredible stage presence with energy that radiates and captivates audiences. He has accomplished a great deal already and we are looking forward to having him join Double P Management and helping him take his career to the next level.”

22 Jan 2025

George Clinton, Doobie Brothers, Beach Boys’ Mike Love & More Are 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees: Full List

George Clinton, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Mike Love, Tony Macaulay and three members of The Doobie Brothers (Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons) are the 2025 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The organization’s 2025 Induction and Awards Gala is slated for Thursday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

This is the first SHOF class to include no women since 2017. The SHOF, like most awards organizations, has been more mindful of gender diversity in recent years. The initial list of nominees included four women – Franne Golde, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson and Alanis Morissette – but none made it this year.

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Induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame ranks with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song as the ultimate honor for a songwriter. A songwriter with a catalog of notable songs qualifies for induction 20 years after their first significant commercial release of a song.

Love is being ushered into the SHOF 25 years after Brian Wilson, his colleague in The Beach Boys, was honored by the organization.

Love, Clinton and the three Doobies have all been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Love was inducted in 1988 as a member of The Beach Boys; Clinton in 1997 as the leader of Parliament/Funkadelic; and The Doobies in 2020. The Beach Boys and P-Funk have also received lifetime achievement awards from the Recording Academy.

McDonald is a five-time Grammy winner. Simmons and Jerkins are both two-time Grammy winners. All three musicians have won record of the year — McDonald and Simmons as performers on The Doobie Brothers’ “What a Fool Believes”; Jerkins for co-producing Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me (Darkchild Mix),” the subtitle a nod to Jerkins’ nickname.

Gorley, one of the top songwriters in country music, has been voted into the all-genre SHOF before he made it into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, a rarity for a Nashville writer.  Gorley and Jerkins are both 47, which made them the youngest songwriters vying for induction this year.

Twenty-six songwriters or songwriting teams vied for induction into the SHOF this year. Just six were elected – three from 13 nominees in the performing songwriters category and three from 13 nominees in the songwriters category, which is reserved for non-performing songwriters. The nominations were announced on Nov. 12. Voting closed on Dec. 22.

The SHOF has yet to announce the recipients of its two honorary awards – the Johnny Mercer Award (a career-capping award) and the Hal David Starlight Award (which goes to a hot current writer).

Here’s a complete list of the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s 2025 nominees for induction, with those inducted flagged INDUCTED: and bolded. The SHOF supplied the five songs listed after each nominees’ name, which they stress “are merely a representative sample of their extensive catalogs.”

Songwriters

Walter Afanasieff – “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” “Hero,” “License to Kill,” “Love Will Survive,” “One Sweet Day”

Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan – “Secret Agent Man,” “Eve Of Destruction,” “Where Were You When I Needed You,” “You Baby,” “Can I Get to Know You”

Mike Chapman – “The Best,” “Love Is a Battlefield,” “Ballroom Blitz,” “Stumblin’ In,” “Kiss You All Over”

Sonny Curtis – “Love Is All Around (Theme from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”),” “I Fought the Law,” “Walk Right Back,” “More Than I Can Say,” “I’m No Stranger to the Rain”

Tom Douglas – “The House That Built Me,” “Little Rock,” “I Run to You,” “Grown Men Don’t Cry,” “Love Me Anyway”

Franne Golde – “Dreaming of You,” “Nightshift,” “Don’t Look Any Further,” “Don’t You Want Me,” “Stickwitu”

INDUCTED: Ashley Gorley – “I Had Some Help,” “Last Night,” “You Should Probably Leave,” “Play It Again,” “You’re Gonna Miss This”

INDUCTED: Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins – “Say My Name,” “The Boy Is Mine,” “You Rock My World,” “Déjà vu,” “Telephone”

Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter – “One Tin Soldier (Theme from “Billy Jack”),” “Don’t Pull Your Love,” “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got),” “It Only Takes a Minute,” “Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)”

INDUCTED: Tony Macaulay – “Baby Now That I’ve Found You,” “Build Me Up Buttercup,” “Don’t Give Up On Us,” “(Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All,” “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)”

Roger Nichols – “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “Rainy Days and Mondays,” “I Won’t Last a Day Without You,” “Out in the Country,” “Times of Your Life”

Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham – “I’m Your Puppet,” “Cry Like a Baby,” “A Woman Left Lonely,” “Out of Left Field,” “It Tears Me Up”

Narada Michael Walden – “How Will I Know,” “Freeway of Love,” “You’re a Friend of Mine,” “Baby Come to Me,” “Who’s Zoomin’ Who?”

Performing Songwriters

Bryan Adams – “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You,” “Heaven,” “All for Love,” “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?,” “Summer of ‘69”

George Alan O’Dowd p/k/a Boy George – “Karma Chameleon,” “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” “Time (Clock Of The Heart), “Love Is Love,” “Miss Me Blind”

INDUCTED: George Clinton – “Atomic Dog,” “Flash Light,” “(Not Just) Knee Deep,” “I’d Rather Be With You,” “Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)”

Sheryl Crow – “All I Wanna Do,” “Soak Up The Sun,” “If It Makes You Happy,” “A Change Would Do You Good,” “Everyday Is a Winding Road”

INDUCTED: Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons p/k/a Doobie Brothers – “Listen to the Music,” “Takin’ It to the Streets,” “Black Water,” “What a Fool Believes,” “Long Train Runnin’”

Marshall Mathers p/k/a Eminem – “Lose Yourself,” “Stan,” “Mockingbird,” “Houdini,” “Rap God”

David Gates – “Everything I Own,” “Make It With You,” “Baby I’m-A Want You,” “The Guitar Man,” “If”

Janet Jackson – “Black Cat,” “Together Again,” “Again,” “Got ‘til It’s Gone,” “Rhythm Nation”

Tommy James – “Mony Mony,” “Crimson and Clover,” “Crystal Blue Persuasion,” “Sweet Cherry Wine,” “Tighter, Tighter”

INDUCTED: Mike Love – “California Girls,” “Good Vibrations,” “The Warmth of the Sun,” “I Get Around,” “Fun, Fun, Fun”

Alanis Morissette – “You Oughta Know,” “Ironic,” “Hand in My Pocket,” “Thank U,” “Uninvited”

Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella p/k/a N.W.A – “Express Yourself,” “Dopeman,” “Fu*k Tha Police,” “Gangsta Gangsta,” “Straight Outta Compton”

Steve Winwood – “Higher Love,” “Gimme Some Lovin’,” “I’m a Man,” “Valerie,” “Roll With It”

22 Jan 2025

Becky G & Carín León Lead 2025 Premio Lo Nuestro Nominations: Complete List

Univision has unveiled the 2025 Premio Lo Nuestro nominations today (Jan. 22) with Becky G and Carín León taking the lead with 10 nods each. 

The two Mexican superstars are followed by Shakira and Myke Towers with nine nominations each and the eight-time nominees Ángela Aguilar, Emilia, Grupo Frontera, and Leonardo Aguilar. Nominations “are based on airplay on Uforia stations and take into account airtime on Univision Radio, streaming data, and evaluation by a Television Committee composed of music and entertainment industry experts,” according to a press statement. 

Reflecting the diversity of genres including urban, pop, tropical, and Mexican music, six of the 44 categories are new additions: Best Dembow Song, Best Latin Fusion Pop Song, Best Christian Music Song, Best “EuroSong”, Mexican Music Fusion of the Year, and Best Electro Corrido. 

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Co-hosted by Laura Pausini, Thalia, and Alejandro Espinoza, this year’s theme is “Uniendo Generaciones” (Uniting Generations), honoring the artists, songs, and albums that connect the past, present, and future of Latin music. 

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Premio Lo Nuestro 2025 will air live at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 20 via Univision, UNIMÁS, and Vix. Fans can vote from January 22 to February 4 on PremioLoNuestro.com.

Premio Lo Nuestro Artist of the Year 

Carín León
Feid
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Karol G
Maluma
Myke Towers
Peso Pluma
Shakira
Xavi

Song of the Year

Feid & Rema, “Bubalu”
Prince Royce Ft. Gabito Ballesteros, “Cosas De La Peda
Óscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida, “Tú Boda”
Xavi, “La Diabla”
Myke Towers, “La Falda” Los Ángeles Azules & Emilia, “Perdonarte ¿Para Qué?”
Becky G, Ángela Aguilar & Leonardo Aguilar, “Por El Contrario”
Carín León, “Primera Cita”
Shakira & Cardi B, “Puntería”
Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”

Album of the Year

Carín León, Boca Chueca, Vol.1 
Ángela Aguilar, Bolero
Becky H, Esquinas
Grupo Frontera, Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada
Shakira, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
Prince Royce, Llamada Perdida
Myke Towers, Lveu: Vive La Tuya…no La Mia
Marc Anthony, Muevense
Bad Bunny, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana
Fuerza Regida, Pa Las Baby’s Y Belikeada

Best Female Combination

Kim Loaiza, Fariana, Ptazeta, Bellakath & Yami Safdie, “5 Babys”
Ha*Ash & Elena Rose, “A Las 12 Te Olvidé
Bad Gyal, Tokischa & Young Miko, “Chulo Pt. 2”
Becky G & Chiquis, “Cuidadito”
Belinda & Kenia Os, “Jackpot”
Emilia & Tini, “La_original.Mp3”
Kali Uchis & Karol G, “Labios Mordidos”
María José & Ana Bárbara, “Mi Rey, Mi Santo”
Kany García & Carla Morrison, “Que Vuelva”
Thalia & Ángela Aguilar, “Troca”

Crossover Collaboration of the Year

Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Afrojack Ft. Dj Buddha, “The Moon”
Grupo Firme & Demi Lovato, “Chula”
Myke Towers Ft. Benny Blanco, “Degenere”
Carín León & Leon Bridges, “It Was Always You (Siempre Fuiste Tú)”
Shakira & Cardi B, “Puntería”
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Regard, Natti Natasha, Sash!, “To The Beat”
Black Eyed Peas & El Alfa Ft. Becky G, “Tonight (Bad Boys: Ride Or Die)”
Ozuna & David Guetta, “Vocation”

The Perfect Mix of the Year

Shakira & Grupo Frontera, “(Entre Paréntesis)”
Maluma, Octavio Cuadras & Grupo Marca Registrada, “Bling Bling”
Prince Royce Ft. Gabito Ballesteros, “Cosas De La Peda”
Fariana & Oro Solido, “El Caballito”
Ricky Martin & Christian Nodal, “Fuego De Noche, Nieve De Día”
Alejandro Fernández & Anitta, “La Tóxica”
Sergio George & Wisin , “La Vida Es Una Fiesta”
Los Ángeles Azules & Emilia, “Perdonarte ¿Para Qué?”
Becky G, Ángela Aguilar & Leonardo Aguilar, “Por El Contrario”
Camilo & Carín León, “Una Vida Pasada”

Tour of the Year

Aventura, Cerrando Ciclos Tour
Feid, Ferxxocalipsis Tour 2024
Luis Miguel, Luis Miguel Tour 2023-24
Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito Tour
Bad Bunny, Most Wanted Tour

Urban Male Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny
Chencho Corleone
Don Omar
Eladio Carrión
Feid
Myke Towers
Ozuna
Rauw Alejandro
Wisin
Yandel

Urban Female Artist of the Year

Anitta
Bad Gyal
Bellakath
Fariana
Greeicy
Karol G
Maria Becerra
Natti Natasha
Nicki Nicole
Young Miko

Urban Song of the Year

Ozuna, “Baccarat”
Peso Pluma & Anitta, “Bellakeo”
Farruko & Sharo Towers, “Carbon Vrmor”
Bad Gyal, Tokischa & Young Miko, “Chulo Pt. 2”
Floyymenor & Cris MJ, “Gata Only”
Myke Towers, “La Falda”
Lyanno & Rauw Alejandro, “La Nena”
Kapo, “Ohnana”
Don Omar, Wisin & Yandel, “Sandunga”
Bad Bunny, “Un Preview” 

Best Trap/Hip-Hop Song

Ryan Castro, “Gata G”
Bad Bunny, “Monaco”
The Academy: Segunda Misión, Justin Quiles, Sech, Lenny Tavárez, Dalex, Dímelo Flow Ft. Eladio Carrión, Bryant Myers & Dei V, “Si Si Si Si”
Anuel AA, “Tacos Gucci”
Trueno, “Tranky Funky”
Young Miko, “Wiggy”

Urban Collaboration of the Year

Kim Loaiza, Fariana, Ptazeta, Bellakath & Yami Safdie, “5 Babys”
Tiago Pzk, Anitta & Emilia, “Alegría”
Wisin & Mora, “Bien Loco”
Yandel & Myke Towers, “Borracho Y Loco”
Blessd & Ovy On The Drums, “Mírame”
Luar La L & Ozuna, “Otra Vibra”
Zion & Lennox & Anuel AA, “Para Siempre”
Bad Bunny & Feid, “Perro Negro”
J Balvin & Chencho Corleone, “Polvo De Tu Vida”
Don Omar, Wisin & Yandel, “Sandunga”

Best Dembow Song

Chimbala, “Che Che”
Rochy Rd & Donaty, “Déjenme Rulay”
Fariana & El Alfa, “Dora”
El Alfa & Nfasis, “Este”
Lomiiel, “Hay Lupita”

Pop Male Artist of the Year

Carlos Rivera
Danny Ocean
Luis Fonsi
Maluma
Manuel Medrano
Pedro Capó

Urban Album of the Year

Young Miko, Att.
Farruko, CVRBON VRMOR [C_DE: G_D.ON]
Feid, Ferxxocalipsis 
Bad Gyal, La Joia
Myke Towers, Lveu: Vive La Tuya…no La Mía
Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season)
Wisin, Mr. W (Deluxe)
Bad Bunny, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
Eladio Carrión, Porque Puedo
J Balvin, Rayo

Pop Female Artist of the Year

Belinda
Elena Rose
Emilia
Kali Uchis
Kany García
Laura Pausini
Shakira
Thalia

Pop/Rock Group or Duo of the Year

Camila
Darumas
Ha*Ash
Rawayana
Reik
The Warning

Pop-Rock/Urban Male New Artist of the Year 

Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
Clarent
DND | Do Not Disturb
Floyymenor
Izaak
Kapo
Luar La L
Maisak
Timø
Venesti

Pop-Rock/Urban Female New Artist of the Year 

Bellakath
Darumas
Daymé Arocena
Ela Taubert
Irepelusa
Judeline
Letón Pé
Mari
Paola Guanche
Yami Safdie

Pop Song of the Year

Ela Taubert, “¿Cómo Pasó?”
Reik, “Abril”
Enrique Iglesias & Yotuel, “Fría”
Emilia & Tini, “La_original.Mp3”
Sebastián Yatra, “Los Domingos”
Diego Torres, “Mejor Que Ayer”
Luis Fonsi & Carlos Vives, “Santa Marta” 
Manuel Medrano, “Verano En NY”

Pop/Ballad Song of the Year

Camila & Eden Muñoz, “Corazón En Coma”
Ricky Martin & Christian Nodal, “Fuego De Noche, Nieve De Día”
Jesse & Joy, “Lo Que Nos Faltó Decir”
Olga Tañón & Lenier, “No Sé Quien Soy”
Carlos Rivera, “Para Ti”
Kany García & Carla Morrison, “Que Vuelva” –
Luis Fonsi & Laura Pausini, “Roma”
Ángela Aguilar Ft. Trio Los Panchos, “Somos Novios”

Best Pop Latin Fusion Song

Judeline , “Brujeria!”
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, “La Que Puede, Puede”
The Marías, “Lejos De Ti”
Latin Mafia, “Siento Que Merezco Más”
Rawayana & Akapellah, “Veneka”

Christian Song of the Year

Daddy Yankee, “Bonita”
Gocho, Redimi2 & Wisin, “Conéctate Conmigo”
Farruko & Kairo Worship, “Hermoso Momento (Remix)”
Alex Campos & Tauren Wells, “Libre”
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40, “Mambo 23”
Matthew Hotton & Marcos Witt, “Primero Nos Amó”

Pop-Urban Album of the Year

Emilia, .MP3 
Luis Fonsi, El Viaje
Anitta, Funk Generation
Kany García, García
Mau y Ricky, Hotel Caracas
Shakira, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
Natti Natasha, Nasty Singles
Reik, Panorama
Danny Ocean, Reflexa
Pitbull, Trackhouse

Pop-Urban Collaboration of the Year

Feid & Rema, “Bubalu”
Nicky Jam & Beéle, “Calor”
Zhamira Zambrano & Jay Wheeler, “Extrañándote”
Piso 21 & Wisin, “La Misión”
Anuel AA, Quevedo, Maluma Ft. Mambo Kingz & Dj Luian, “Oa”
Shakira & Cardi B, “Puntería”

Pop-Urban Song of the Year

Danny Ocean, “Amor”
Lenny Tavárez, “El Yate”
Venesti, “Fanática Del Reggaetón”
Anitta, “Funk Rave”
Daddy Yankee, “Loveo”
Manuel Turizo, “Ojos. Labios. Cara”
Mau Y Ricky, “Pasado Mañana”
Peso Pluma & Kenia Os, “Tommy & Pamela”
Rauw Alejandro, “Touching The Sky”
Natti Natasha, “Ya No Te Extraño”

Pop-Urban/Dance Song Of The Year 

Play-N-Skillz, Natti Natasha & Deorro, “Como La Flor”
Pitbull & Nile Rodgers, “Freak 54 (Freak Out)”
Thalia & Deorro, “Te Va A Doler – Deorro Remix”
Rauw Alejandro, “Touching The Sky”
Ozuna & David Guetta, “Vocation”  

“Eurosong” Of The Year

Aitana, “4to 23” 
Bad Gyal, Tokischa & Young Miko, “Chulo Pt.2”
Quevedo, “Columbia”
Lola Indigo, “La Reina”
Ana Mena, “Madrid City”

Tropical Artist of the Year

Carlos Vives
Gente De Zona
Jerry Rivera
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
La India
Luis Figueroa
Marc Anthony
Olga Tañón
Prince Royce
Silvestre Dangond

Tropical Song of the Year

Marc Anthony, “Ale Ale”
Luis Figueroa, “Bandido”
Myke Towers, “La Capi”
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40, “Mambo 23”
Jerry Rivera, “No Le Cuentes”
Víctor Manuelle Ft. Frankie Ruiz, “Otra Noche Más”
Natti Natasha, “Quiéreme Menos”
Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Kany García, “Una Vida Buena”
Camilo & Carín León, “Una Vida Pasada”

Tropical Collaboration of the Year

Gente De Zona & Celia Cruz, “Celia”
Prince Royce Ft. Gabito Ballesteros, “Cosas De La Peda” 
Fariana & Oro Solido, “El Caballito”
La India & Jacob Forever, “Fuera Fuera”
Sergio George & Wisin, “La Vida Es Una Fiesta”
Venesti, Nacho & Maffio, “No Es Normal”
Camilo & Evaluna Montaner, “Plis”
Motiff, Jonathan Moly, Luis Figueroa Ft. Jimmy Rodriguez, Ronald Borjas & Nesty, “Salsa De Ahora”
Silvestre Dangond & Carlos Vives, “Tú o Yo”
Olga Tañón & Christian Alicea, “Vamos A Ser Feliz”

Tropical Album of the Year

Olga Tañón, Así Yo Soy
Luis Figueroa, Coexistencia
Camilo, Cuatro
Gente De Zona, Demasiado
Prince Royce, Llamada Perdida
Marc Anthony, Muevense
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40, Radio Güira
Víctor Manuelle, Retromántico
Silvestre Dangond, Ta Malo
Christian Alicea, Yo Deluxe

Mexican Music Male Artist of the Year

Alejandro Fernández
Carín León
Christian Nodal
Gabito Ballesteros
Junior H
Leonardo Aguilar
Pepe Aguilar
Peso Pluma
Xavi
Óscar Maydon

Mexican Music Female Artist of the Year

Aida Cuevas
Ana Bárbara
Ángela Aguilar
Camila Fernández
Chiquis
Karina Sofia
Lila Downs
Lupita Infante
Majo Aguilar
Yuridia

Mexican Music Group or Duo of the Year

Banda Los Recoditos
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Firme
Grupo Frontera
Intocable
Los Ángeles Azules

Mexican Music New Artist

Calle 24
Chino Pacas
Codiciado
El Padrinito Toys
Gabito Ballesteros
Netón Vega
Óscar Maydon
Tito Double P
Victor Mendivil
Xavi

Mexican Music Song of the Year

Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda, “Buscándole A La Suerte”
Grupo Frontera & Manuel Turizo, “De Lunes A Lunes”
Óscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida, “La Boda”
Xavi, “La Diabla”
Christian Nodal & Peso Pluma, “La Intención”
Intocable, “Obsesión”
Los Ángeles Azules & Emilia, “Perdonarte ¿Para Qué?”
Becky G, Ángela Aguilar & Leonardo Aguilar, “Por El Contrario”
Carín León, “Primera Cita,”
Banda Los Recoditos, “Vas a Querer Volver”

Mexican Music Collaboration of the Year

Shakira & Grupo Frontera, “(Entre Paréntesis)”
Eugenio Esquivel, Grupo Marca Registrada & Sebastian Esquivel, “Alucin”
Leonardo Aguilar & Pepe Aguilar, “Bandido De Amores”
Maluma, Octavio Cuadras & Grupo Marca Registrada, “Bling Bling”
Tito Double P & Peso Pluma, “Dos Dias”
Banda Los Sebastianes De Saúl Plata & Edgardo Nuñez, “El Humo de mi Gallo”
Los Ángeles Azules & Alejandro Fernández, “La Cumbia Triste”
Becky G Ft. Óscar Maydon, “Mercedes”
Bizarrap & Natanael Cano, “Natanael Cano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 59”
Luis R Conriquez & Netón Vega, “Si No Quieres No”

Banda Song of the Year

La Adictiva, Grupo Marca Registrada & Montana, “Bandida”
Leonardo Aguilar & Pepe Aguilar, “Bandido de Amores”
Banda Los Sebastianes De Saúl Plata & Edgardo Nuñez, “El Humo de mi Gallo”
Banda Ms De Sergio Lizárraga, “Tu Perfume”
Banda Los Recoditos, “Vas A Querer Volver”

Mariachi/Ranchera Song of the Year

Majo Aguilar & Alex Fernández, “Cuéntame”
Alejandro Fernández & Anitta, “La Tóxica”
Pepe Aguilar & Carín León, “Lamentablemente”
Yuridia & Eden Muñoz, “Mi Eterno Amor Secreto”
Chayanne, “Necesito Un Segundo”
Becky G, Ángela Aguilar & Leonardo Aguilar, “Por El Contrario”

Norteño Song of the Year

Adriel Favela & Duelo, “¿Quién Te Crees Para Olvidarme?”
Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda, “Buscándole A La Suerte”
Intocable, “Mi Castigo”
La Fiera De Ojinaga, “Neta Que No” 
La Maquinaria Norteña, “Perro Amor”

Mexican Music Fusion of the Year

Oscar Ortiz & Edgardo Nuñez, “First Love”
Xavi, “La Diabla”
Victor Mendivil & Óscar Maydon, “Mejores Jordans”
Becky G Ft. Óscar Maydon, “Mercedes”
Grupo Frontera & Christian Nodal, “Ya Pedo Quién Sabe”

Best Electro Corrido

Sebastian Esquivel, Blessd & Eugenio Esquivel, “Exceso”
Lalo Cruz, “Fresa Con Crema”
Codiciado, Joaquin Medina & Sheeno, “Gabachas”
Fuerza Regida & Marshmello, “Harley Quinn”
Peso Pluma & DJ Snake, “Teka”

Mexican Music Album of the Year

La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De René Camacho, Aquí Hay Para Llevar
Carín León, Boca Chueca, Vol.1
Becky G, Esquinas
Grupo Frontera, Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada
Intocable, Modus Operandi
Fuerza Regida, Pa Las Baby’s y Belikeada
Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda, Presente
Lila Downs, Niña Pastori & Soledad, Raíz Nunca Me Fui
Leonardo Aguilar, Soy Como Quiero Ser
Alejandro Fernández, Te Llevo En La Sangre

22 Jan 2025

Taylor Swift & Morgan Wallen Lead Nominees at 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Where Eras Tour Will Be Named ‘Tour of the Century’

Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen are the leading contenders for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, with 10 nods each. They are followed by Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Sabrina Carpenter, with nine nods each. All five artists are nominated for artist of the year, as are Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, SZA and Teddy Swims.

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The awards are set for Monday, March 17 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, airing on FOX.

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Lady Gaga will receive the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award, Mariah Carey will receive the 2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award and Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour will be named Tour of the Century (despite the fact that we’re only one-quarter of the way through the century).

The iHeartRadio Innovator Award is presented to an artist who has impacted both music and global culture throughout their career. Past recipients are Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, U2, Bruno Mars, Chance the Rapper, Alicia Keys, Swift and Beyoncé.

Past recipients of the iHeartRadio Icon Award are Bon Jovi, Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, Pink and Cher.

The 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2024, while also offering a preview of the upcoming hits of 2025.

This year’s show will also pay tribute to the resiliency of Los Angeles following the wildfires that have devastated the region in the past two weeks and will drive donations to Fireaidla.org. Contributions made to FireAid will be distributed under the advice of the Annenberg Foundation, which will help coordinate a team to direct funds for the greatest impact.

“Our iHeartRadio Music Awards show is not a competition, it’s a night where we honor the incredible artists and songs that fans loved all year long – and this year’s show will shine a light on the devastating tragedy that impacted Los Angeles and enable us to deliver on our commitment to the communities we serve,” John Sykes, president of Entertainment Enterprises and Tom Poleman, chief programming officer of iHeartMedia, said in a joint statement.

Fan voting will determine this year’s Favorite Soundtrack, Favorite Broadway Debut, Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge, Favorite Surprise Guest and Favorite Tour Tradition (all of which are new categories this year), plus these five returning categories: Best Lyrics, Best Music Video, Favorite Tour Style, Favorite Tour Photographer and Favorite On Screen. Social voting begins today, Jan. 22, and will close on March 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Fans can vote by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards.

The nominees for favorite Broadway debut include Adam Lambert in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Nicole Scherzinger in Sunset Blvd and Sebastián Yatra in Chicago.

Jack Antonoff, who was inexplicably passed over for a Grammy nod for producer of the year, non-classical, was nominated here for producer of the year, where he faces Julian Bunetta, Evan Blair, Mustard and Dan Nigro.

Additional categories include Label of the Year and individual winners for Album of the Year in music’s biggest genres, including Pop, Country, Alternative, Rock, Dance, Hip-Hop, R&B, Latin and Regional Mexican formats. For a full list of categories, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards.

The annual event is set to air live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday, March 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET live / PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The event also will be heard on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.

Executive producers for the iHeartRadio Music Awards are Joel Gallen, for Tenth Planet; and Sykes, Poleman and Bart Peters, for iHeartMedia.

GENERAL CATEGORIES

Artist of the Year

    Billie Eilish

    Doja Cat

    Jelly Roll

    Kendrick Lamar

    Morgan Wallen

    Post Malone

    Sabrina Carpenter

    SZA

    Taylor Swift

    Teddy Swims

Song of the Year            

    “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey

    “Agora Hills”- Doja Cat

    “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone

    “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter

    “Greedy”- Tate McRae

    “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

    “Lose Control” – Teddy Swims

    “Lovin on Me” – Jack Harlow

    “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar

    “Too Sweet” – Hozier

Best Collaboration

    “Die With a Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

    “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

    “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

    “Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar

    “Miles on It”- Kane Brown and Marshmello

Producer of the Year

    Julian Bunetta

    Jack Antonoff

    Evan Blair

    Mustard

    Dan Nigro

Songwriter of the Year

    Josh Coleman

    ERNEST

    Ashley Gorley

    Amy Allen

    Justin Tranter

GENRE-SPECIFIC CATEGORIES

Pop Song of the Year

    “Agora Hills”- Doja Cat

    “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone

    “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter

    “Greedy”- Tate McRae

    “Too Sweet”- Hozier

Pop Artist of the Year

    Billie Eilish

    Chappell Roan

    Sabrina Carpenter

    Tate McRae

    Taylor Swift

Best New Artist (Pop)

    Benson Boone

    Chappell Roan

    Gracie Abrams

    Shaboozey

    Teddy Swims

Country Song of the Year

    “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey

    “Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST

    “I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll

    “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

    “World on Fire”- Nate Smith

Country Artist of the Year

    Jelly Roll

    Kane Brown

    Lainey Wilson

    Luke Combs

    Morgan Wallen

Best New Artist (Country)

    Ashley Cooke

    Dasha

    George Birge

    Shaboozey

    Tucker Wetmore

Hip-Hop Song of the Year

    “Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar

    “Lovin on Me”- Jack Harlow

    “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar

    “Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA

    “TGIF” – GloRilla

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

    Drake

    Future

    GloRilla

    Kendrick Lamar

    Travis Scott

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)

    310babii

    BigXthaPlug

    BossMan Dlow

    Cash Cobain

    Jordan Adetunji

R&B Song of the Year

    “ICU” – Coco Jones

    “Made for Me”- Muni Long

    “Sensational” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay

    “Water” – Tyla

    “WY@”- Brent Faiyaz

R&B Artist of the Year

    Chris Brown

    Muni Long

    SZA

    Usher

    Victoria Monét

Best New Artist (R&B)

    4Batz

    Ambré

    Inayah

    Josh X

    Maeta

Alternative Song of the Year

    “Dilemma” – Green Day

    “Landmines” – Sum 41

    “Neon Pill”- Cage The Elephant

    “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park

    “Too Sweet”- Hozier

Alternative Artist of the Year

    Cage The Elephant

    Green Day

    Linkin Park

    Sum 41

    twenty one pilots

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock)

    Djo

    Fontaines D.C.

    Good Neighbours

    Myles Smith

    The Last Dinner Party

Rock Song of the Year

    “A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown

    “All My Life” – Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll

    “Dark Matter” – Pearl Jam

    “Screaming Suicide” – Metallica

    “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park

Rock Artist of the Year

    Green Day

    Linkin Park

    Metallica

    Pearl Jam

    Shinedown

Dance Song of the Year

    “360” – Charli xcx

    “Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)” – Bebe Rexha

    “I Don’t Wanna Wait”- David Guetta and OneRepublic

    “Make You Mine”- Madison Beer

    “Water” – Tyla X Marshmello 

Dance Artist of the Year

    Calvin Harris

    David Guetta

    Dua Lipa

    Kylie Minogue

    Tiësto

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year

    “Brickell” – FEID X Yandel

    “LA FALDA” – Myke Towers

    “Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID

    “Qlona” – Karol G featuring Peso Pluma

    “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year

    Bad Bunny

    FEID

    Karol G

    Myke Towers

    Shakira

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban)

    Christian Alicea

    Cris MJ

    Ela Taubert

    FloyyMenor

    Kapo

Regional Mexican Song of the Year

    “Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin León

    “El Beneficio De La Duda” – Grupo Firme

    “FIRST LOVE” – Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez

    “La Diabla”- Xavi

    “Tu Perfume” – Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year

    Grupo Frontera

    Intocable

    Los Ángeles Azules

    Peso Pluma

    Xavi

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican)

    Chino Pacas

    Iván Cornejo

    Luis R. Conriquez

    Tito Double P

    Xavi

K-pop Artist of the Year

    aespa

    ATEEZ

    ENHYPEN

    Jimin

    Lisa

K-pop Song of the Year

    “Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids

    “Magnetic”- ILLIT

    “Supernova” – aespa

    “Who”- Jimin

    “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN

Best New Artist (K-pop)

    BABYMONSTER

    BADVILLAIN

    ILLIT

    NCT WISH

    TWS

World Artist of the Year

    Burna Boy

    Central Cee

    Tems

    Tyla

    YG Marley

SOCIALLY VOTED CATEGORIES

Favorite Soundtrack

    Back to Black

    Bad Boys: Ride or Die

    Bob Marley: One Love

    Challengers

    Deadpool & Wolverine

    Descendants: The Rise of Red

    Emilia Pérez

    The Book of Clarence

    Twisters

    Wicked

Favorite Broadway Debut

    Adam Lambert – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

    Ariana Madix – Chicago

    Barbie Ferreira – Cult of Love

    Charli D’Amelio – & Juliet

    Grant Gustin – Water for Elephants

    Kit Connor – Romeo + Juliet

    Lola Tung – Hadestown

    Nicole Scherzinger – Sunset Blvd

    Rachel Zegler – Romeo + Juliet

    Robert Downey Jr. – McNeal

    Sebastián Yatra – Chicago

    Shailene Woodley – Cult of Love

Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge

    “GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT)

    “MAESTRO” – Seventeen

    “Magnetic”- ILLIT

    “Smart”- LE SSERAFIM

    “Sticky”- Kiss of Life

    “Supernova” – aespa

    “Touch” – KATSEYE

    “UP”- Karina (aespa)

    “WORK”- ATEEZ

    “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN

Favorite Surprise Guest

    Charli xcx bringing out Lorde

    Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez

    Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott

    GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion bringing out Cardi B

    Jennifer Hudson bringing out Cher

    Kendrick Lamar bringing out Ken & Friends

    Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast

    Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes

    Niall Horan bringing out Shawn Mendes

    Olivia Rodrigo bringing out Chappell Roan

    Peso Pluma bringing out Becky G

    Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce

Favorite Tour Tradition

    Benson Boone- Backflips

    Chappell Roan – Teaching “HOT TO GO” dance

    Charli xcx + Troye Sivan – “Apple” Girl (dance)

    Morgan Wallen – Walk out song

    Niall Horan – Heaven pose

    Nicki Minaj – Fans sing

    Olivia Rodrigo- Encore tank

    Sabrina Carpenter- “Juno” position

    Tate McRae – Soundcheck covers

    Taylor Swift- “22” Hat

    Taylor Swift – Surprise songs

    Usher – Feeding cherries

Best Lyrics

    “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone

    “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish

    “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter

    “Exes” – Tate McRae

    “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

    “Good Luck, Babe!”- Chappell Roan

    “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

    “I Love You, I’m Sorry” – Gracie Abrams

    “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar

    “Saturn” – SZA

    “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Ariana Grande

    “Who”- Jimin

Best Music Video

    “APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars

    “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone

    “Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

    “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter

    “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

    “Houdini” – Dua Lipa

    “Houdini” -Eminem

    “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

    “LUNA” – ATL Jacob X FEID 

    “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar

    “Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter

    “Rockstar”- Lisa

Favorite Tour Style

    Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft

    Chappell Roan – The Midwest Princess

    Charli xcx and Troye Sivan – Sweat

    GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – Hot Girl Summer Tour

    Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 Tour

    Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS

    Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet

    Tate McRae – Think Later

    Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour

    Usher – Usher: Past Present Future

Favorite Tour Photographer

    Adam Degross – Post Malone

    Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter

    Baeth – Tate McRae

    Christian Tierney – Niall Horan

    David Bergman – Luke Combs

    Henry Hwu – Billie Eilish

    Lucienne Nghiem – Chappell Roan

    Miles Leavitt – Olivia Rodrigo

    Pooneh Ghana – Noah Kahan

    RAYSCORRUPTEDMIND – Travis Scott

    Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown

    Yasi – Kacey Musgraves

Favorite On Screen

    Are You Sure?! (Jimin and Jungkook)

    Child Star (Demi Lovato)

    Elton John: Never Too Late (Elton John)

    Gaga Chromatica Ball (Lady Gaga)

    I Am: Céline Dion (Céline Dion)

    Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country (Lainey Wilson)

    Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Megan Thee Stallion)

    Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (Olivia Rodrigo)

    Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (KATSEYE)

    Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen)

    Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift)

    Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)

22 Jan 2025

‘One to One: John & Yoko’ Documentary Revisiting Pivotal 18 Months in Late Beatle’s Life To Stream on Max

A new documentary chronicling a crucial 18-month period in the lives of late Beatle John Lennon and wife/Plastic Ono Band co-leader Yoko Ono, One to One: John & Yoko, will be released exclusively in IMAX on April 11. The film directed by Kevin Macdonald will then make it’s streaming debut later this year on Max, according to Deadline.

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A description of the film says that it is a, “moving look at the couple’s life upon their entry into a transformative 1970’s New York, exploring their musical, personal, artistic, social, and political world. Set in 1972 against the backdrop of a turbulent era in American history.” The core of the film will focus on the couple’s One to One Concerts, a two-show charity event for children with special needs that took place at Madison Square Garden in August 1972, the only full-length performances by Lennon following the Beatles’ split two years earlier. The benefit shows also featured performances form Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack, among others.

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The concert audio was remixed and produced by the couple’s only child, musician Sean Ono Lennon, who said in a statement that, “Kevin’s documentary brings completely fresh insight into my parents’ lives during their Bank Street and early New York years, showing first hand their unwavering dedication to promoting peace and non-violence during a turbulent era of unrest, corruption and unnecessary war.”

The film will also feature newly transferred and restored footage from that era alongside previously unseen and unheard items from the couple’s personal archives, including phone calls and home movies recorded and filmed by Lennon and Ono during the 18 months the couple lived in a cramped Greenwich Village apartment in the early 1970s.

A high-energy one-minute trailer for the doc set in 1972 features home movie footage of the couple on the Staten Island Ferry, hanging with Andy Warhol and visiting the Statue of Liberty, where they both famously gave a power fist salute to the quintessential symbol of freedom and opportunity. The montage is cued to their song “New York City,” a chronicle of their love affair with the city Lennon called home until his murder in December 1980.

“I wanted to make a film that surprises and delights even the most dedicated Lennon and Ono fans by focusing on one transformative period in their lives and telling the tale through their own words, images and music,” said director Macdonald (One Day, Touching the Void). “Built around the beautiful 16mm film footage of the only full-length concert John gave after leaving the Beatles, I hope the film will introduce the audience to a more intimate version of John & Yoko – while also reflecting their politically radical and experimental sides.”

The movie made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last year and will be featured this week at the Sundance Film Festival.

Check out the trailer for the One to One film below.

22 Jan 2025

BMG Promotes Johannes von Schwarzkopf to Chief Strategy Officer

BMG has named Johannes von Schwarzkopf as chief strategy officer and executive board member, effective January 1. Reporting to CEO Thomas Coesfeld, von Schwarzkopf will oversee global strategy, identify new business opportunities, including M&A, and lead BMG’s global licensing and synch operations.

Since joining BMG in 2021, and gaining a promotion to senior vp of corporate development a year ago, the Berlin-based executive has played a pivotal role in Finance and M&A, driving BMG’s Boost investment program and co-developing the transformative BMG Next strategy. Launched in 2023, BMG Next emphasizes a localized yet globally scalable approach, or as Coesfeld put it: “local where necessary, global where possible.” He has also advanced partnerships and spearheaded generative AI initiatives.

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Before BMG, von Schwarzkopf worked as an M&A advisor at EY and in media sales at advertising tech company Taboola. He holds a master’’’s in international management from ESADE Business School.

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CEO Thomas Coesfeld praised von Schwarzkopf’s strategic insight, highlighting his contributions to BMG Next and his ability to deliver results through innovation. “I am confident Johannes will continue to drive growth and strengthen our position as a leader in the global music industry,” Coesfeld said.

Von Schwarzkopf expressed his gratitude, saying, “It’s an honor to take on this role. I’m excited to collaborate with our teams to build on our successes and establish BMG as an innovation leader in the music industry.”

22 Jan 2025

Grimes Distances Herself From Ex Elon Musk’s Nazi-Like Salute During Trump Inauguration Event: ‘I Am Not Him’

Grimes had no comment on what many have described as a Nazi-like salute given by her ex, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, during one of Donald Trump’s inaugural events on Monday. The tech titan who has reportedly been given an office in the White House for his newly created Department of Government Efficiency made two rapid, straight-armed hand gestures during the celebration of Trump’s second swearing-in, motions that instantly drew comparisons to the signature “Sieg Heil” salute made by reviled Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

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Seemingly taken aback by the news of the incident involving the father of her three children, Grimes reacted to a fan’s distress over the incident by writing on X, “it is unhealthy that people are this upset when I have not even been online yet today and am only just learning about this controversy now. I don’t know what happened and I will not make a rash statement – I am not a citizen of this country.”

Initially Grimes said she was going to bed and vowed to do her research, but declined to “say something that will create an international scandal,” in response to the fascist-like salute that quickly became just that.

Democratic New York Rep. Jerry Nadler also took to Musk’s X to lament, “I never imagined we would see the day when what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute would be made behind the Presidential seal,” about the widely circulated video of Musk’s grunting, straight-arm salutes during a speech at D.C.’s Capitol One Arena after Trump’s swearing in. “This abhorrent gesture has no place in our society and belongs in the darkest chapters of human history. I urge all of my colleagues to unite in condemning this hateful gesture for what it is: antisemitism.”

In her post, Grimes pushed back at those who she said appeared willing to cancel her for the seemingly fascist gesture made by her ex, “before [I] even heard it happened.” That said, Grimes made it clear: “I am not him. I will not make a statement every time he does something. I can only send love back into a world that is hurting.”

She added that she appreciated the fans’ concern, but, “in a world stimulated by scandal, I feel a moral imperative to only add to the mess when something positive can be done. Otherwise I’m just adding tot he desensitization. To be clear i could go talk s–t and be on a bunch of magazine covers and be a feminist hero and get clout – but it would serve no purpose. I choose my children’s wellbeing. I promise you it doesn’t feel good to be hated all the time for things I don’t even know about, cannot predict and cannot control. But I also chose this path, I accept it. I make the best of it, and I simply wish happiness and health to all.”

Grimes appeared to quickly have a change of heart, posting a short time later, “I’m happy to denounce Nazi-ism – and the far alt right. Would that help clear things up? I’ve just gotten out of breakfast and have to catch a flight, and am still debating how to approach things diplomatically because I feel in over my head. But if there’s concern about that, I am happy to set the record strait in a meaningful way.”

My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero had a sharper, more succinct response to the two quick chest-thump, straight right arm with palm down movements the ADL describes as a gesture meant to pay homage to Hitler and which since WWII has been used by “neo-Nazis and other white supremacists… making it the most common white supremacist hand sign in the world.”

Iero shared a screenshot of the salute on Instagram and wrote, “F–k this guy and every single person supporting this s–t or wasting any kind of breath attempting to defend it. Your true colors are shining through. #SmashHate.”

Musk re-posted the video, including the Nazi-like salute, on his X feed and after the tide of criticism appeared to react, writing, “Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The ‘everyone is Hitler‘ attack is sooo tired [sleeping emoji].” He did not formally denounce Nazism or deny making the gesture associated with Hitler, though he did agree with another tweet that asked, “Can we please retire the calling people a Nazi thing? It didn’t work during the election, it’s not working now, it’s tired, boring, and old material, you’ve burned out its effect, people don’t feel shocked by it anymore, the wolf has been cried too many times.”

In response, Musk wrote, “Yeah exactly [yawning emoji].”

Though Musk, 53, appeared bored with the call-out about what many saw as a white supremacist dog whistle, a number of neo-Nazi leaders shared the clip, according to AFP. The head of an Australian neo-Nazi group reportedly wrote on Telegram, “Donald Trump White Power movement.” In addition, on the neo-Nazi forum Stormfront, another user is said to have posted an image of Musk’s salute along with the phrase “Heil Hitler.”

One of the chapters of the far right Proud Boys militia — whose leader and several members were among the 1,600 people unconditionally pardoned by Trump on Monday for their part in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 after Trump lost his second bid for the White House — wrote simply, “Hail Trump!”

The co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism told the AFP that, “there is no question among white supremacists that Musk was making a Nazi salute.”

The world’s richest man, who has become a regular presence alongside Trump since donating $277 million to President’s third campaign, was denounced in 2023 when he endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory popular among white supremacists that Jewish communities push “hatred against Whites.”

At the time, Musk shared the original hate post promoting the theory — as well as referencing another antisemitic conspiracy theory about the “hordes of minorities” that are moving to Western countries — and then re-shared it with the comment “you have said the actual truth.” Weeks later, Musk apologized for what he described as his “dumbest” social media post ever before bashing advertisers who had begun leaving X in 2023 because of the rising tide of antisemitism on the platform that Musk bought in 2022.

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22 Jan 2025

Ed Sheeran Denies Attending J.K. Rowling’s NYE Party: ‘This Reporting is Divisive and Damaging’

Ed Sheeran has hit back at a report that claimed he attended a New Year’s Eve party at J.K. Rowling’s Scottish residence.

The “Shape Of You” singer took to his Instagram Stories last night (Jan. 21) to contest the original report by The Sun newspaper. The story claimed that Sheeran was rumoured to have attended the event at Killiechassie House in Perth and Kinross, Scotland alongside other celebrities such as actor Daniel Craig and musicians U2 and The Pretenders. None have commented publicly on the report.

The author of the Harry Potter series has faced significant criticism in recent years for her stance on trans rights. In December 2024, Rowling claimed on her X/Twitter profile that “no child is born in the wrong body” and that “there are no trans kids.” A number of the former cast members of the Harry Potter film series have distanced themselves from Rowling in recent years, including lead actors Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.

Writing on his Instagram Stories, Sheeran responded to a post by broadcaster India Willoughby: “Respectfully, India Willoughby, and any other journalist who has reported both these stories, neither are true. I spent New Years with my friends and family”.

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He went on to dispute another story that claimed that Sheeran had ‘brought joy’ to wounded soldiers from the Israeli Defence Force at one of his concerts. “The story about wounded soldiers at my show, was a charity that sourced tickets to my show in Cyprus last year, which was a large scale public concert. This kind of reporting is divisive and damaging, please research before you post things.”

India Willoughby responded on X/Twitter writing: “Hi @edsheeran- this is great to hear. I used the word ‘reportedly’ about JK Rowling’s NYE party, because it was widely reported by UK and international media at the time. I also reached out directly to you in the first wk [sic] of Jan via Twitter to ask if the story was correct – but no reply. Delighted to hear you didn’t go!”

The original report by The Sun has removed any mention of Sheeran, and Willoughby claims that the Daily Express have also withdrawn their report on the topic.

Sheeran recently scored his eighth No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart with the compilation album +–=÷× (Tour Collection). Earlier this month, pop superstar announced he was starting the Ed Sheeran Foundation to help support music education in schools. 

22 Jan 2025

BLACKPINK’s Jennie Announces Debut Solo Album ‘Ruby’

Jennie, a founding member of K-pop quartet BLACKPINK, has officially announced her debut solo album, Ruby.

Slated for release on March 7, the highly anticipated project boasts an impressive lineup of collaborators, including Childish Gambino, Dua Lipa, Doechii, Dominic Fike, FKJ, and Kali Uchis.

The album and its star-studded roster of guest artists were revealed on the singer’s social media on Jan. 21 via a teaser video and pre-order launch through her independent label, Odd Atelier.

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Ruby will feature 15 tracks, including her October 2024 single “Mantra,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Global 200.

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The single marked a turning point in her solo career, setting the stage for what Jennie previously described as her “album journey.”

In a recent interview with Billboard, Jennie reflected on the deeply personal process of creating Ruby. “It’s not nice to be someone who’s always like, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t say anything,’ ” she said of the project she began in early 2024. “I want to say I’m almost there.” Acknowledging the challenges she faced along the way, she added, “I’m just going to say, ‘I don’t do well with time.’”

Since debuting with BLACKPINK in 2016, Jennie has been part of their stratospheric rise to global fame. BLACKPINK’s groundbreaking achievements include becoming the first K-pop girl group to perform at Coachella in 2019 and the first South Korean girl group to top the Billboard 200 with their second album, Born Pink, in 2022.

In late 2023, Jennie launched Odd Atelier and partnered with Columbia Records, giving her the creative freedom to pursue her solo aspirations.

“While I was on my last BLACKPINK tour, I couldn’t stop myself from starting to plan ahead,” Jennie said. “I listed out the things that I want in my life and started pinpointing, or prioritizing, what’s my very next step. And instantly, I was like, ‘I still haven’t accomplished the dream of releasing a solo album.’ I wanted to satisfy myself by achieving that goal.”

In addition to releasing long-awaited solo music, Jennie also made her acting debut back n 2023 in the HBO drama series The Idol and was named an honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire. In March 2024, she also teamed up with Brockhampton’s Matt Champion to release a collaboration, titled “Slow Motion.”