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12 Aug 2024

Randy Rainbow Narrates the Battle Between Donald Trump & Kamala Harris in New Parody Video

The last few weeks of political news has felt like a decade — so, Randy Rainbow is summing it all up in one convenient, five-minute video.

For his latest parody, Rainbow took on Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical Oklahoma! with his own rendition of Act II opener “The Farmer and the Cowman.” In order to frame up the current state of political affairs, Rainbow decided to change the title to reflect the contenders in the 2024 election, calling it “The Lawyer and the Conman.”

Kicking off the track in full cowboy regalia, Rainbow welcomes the audience by pointing out the constant deluge of political news in recent days. “I reckon the last few weeks alone have been enough to fill 10 chapters in the history books, and frankly I can’t keep up!” he offers with a Southern twang. “I’ve had to re-write this damn song six times … we need a Rodgers and Hammerstein B-side just to keep things straight.”

Starting the song back in early July, when Democrats expressed unease over President Joe Biden’s slipping poll numbers against former president Donald Trump, Rainbow sings the story of “the conman” (Trump) and “the old guy” (Biden) vying for the highest office in the land. Quickly covering the assassination attempt on Trump and Biden’s disastrous debate performance, Rainbow explained their respective issues as candidates early on in his song: “One was crooked and unfit/ The other couldn’t run for s–t/ But just the same they damn sure ran for prez.”

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But once Biden announced his decision to drop out of the 2024 race, Rainbow re-framed the presumptive Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris as “the lawyer” coming after Trump’s “conman” on the campaign trail. “One’s a felon and a crock/ The other’s ’bout to clean his clock/ And now it’s up to us who will be prez,” he sang.

What ensued was Rainbow’s classic brand of roasting-via-musical-number, where he described Trump and his campaign as wanting to “block our rights,” claiming that he has his “head up Putin’s a–” and very simply describing him as a “whiny little putz.”

But right near the end of the song, Rainbow slowed things down to deliver a full-throated endorsement of Harris, and asking his viewers to keep paying attention until the election in November. “I know we’ll choose the light and this all will turn out right,” he sang. “Or maybe not, girl what the f–k do I know?”

Watch Rainbow’s full parody video of “The Lawyer and the Conman” above.

12 Aug 2024

Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell on New Music, the Band’s Infighting and a Path to Redemption

Perry Farrell is reclining with a vitamin IV inserted into his left arm, talking about the reunion of Jane’s Addiction, a band that redefined rock music the ‘80s and ‘90s, and offering a stream-of-thought commentary about his music and the state of the world. 

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“I don’t want to talk badly about anybody, but I shouldn’t want to let people get away with murder and destroy this planet,” Farrell tells Billboard’s Behind the Setlist podcast when asked about his mindset regarding the intersection of music and commerce. “This planet is too precious to me, and my way of of combating that is to sing [and] to wisen myself. And then I try to get through [using] art and music. And then I build the party and I invite the best people I could invite. And they invite their friends, and they want to show up. And then the next thing you know, you’re standing next to people you’d never be standing next to, you know, and they’re all getting off, and they’re doing their thing, and they feel safe and they feel welcome.”

Jane’s Addiction has been through breakups, arguments and a rotating cast of visiting and semi-permanent members since their 1990 LP Ritual de lo Habitual. This time around, though, Farrell has gathered his original bandmates — guitarist Dave Navarro, bass player Eric Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins — for the first time since 2010.

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The foursome toured Europe from May to July and released a blistering new track, “Imminent Redemption,” on July 24 that harkens back to the group’s first two studio albums, 1988’s Nothing’s Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual. “It was wonderful to have us all together again,” Farrell admits.

Next comes a co-headlining tour with Love and Rockets that started on Aug. 9 and runs through Sept. 26. “The tour is centered around the the idea of redemption,” says Farrell. “And the era that we’re living in, the era of redemption, it’s going to be a bumpy road. But then there should be peace for 1,000 years. I’ve studied mysticism for a good 30 years. I’m looking forward to the future of the world.”

With the original members reunited, Farrell says the concerts are featuring only songs they recorded together: the initial three albums — including the 1987, self-titled live album — and “Imminent Redemption.” That means nothing from 2003’s Strays, which features the band’s highest charting single, “Just Because,” nor 2011’s The Great Escape Artist. Strays featured bass player Chris Chaney in place of Avery. Chaney and Dave Sitek from the band TV on the Radio played bass on The Great Escape Artist.

“I wanted everybody to feel comfortable,” Farrell says about the decision not to play songs from other incarnations of Jane’s Addiction. “And I think that was the a good decision. In that regard, I like it. There are other songs that we could do with the original members. That I would like to see before everything is … I don’t want to say busted apart, but I don’t know the next time we’ll be touring again.”

The road to redemption hasn’t been without its bumps, though. Last year, Farrell told a journalist the band planned on entering the studio and recording a new album after a tour in Australia. One of those tracks was “True Love,” a song the band debuted on tour in 2023. But while “Imminent Redemption” reached the public, no album materialized. 

“I’m sad to say we got those two songs out, and I thought we were going in a great direction, and all of a sudden, you know, arguing started happening again,” Farrell says with disappointment. “But we’ll still go forward,” he adds. “I’m not going to give up. Not giving up on this. I have to put my money where my mouth is. If I want to talk about freedom and redemption, I’ve gotta live it—and I’ve gotta be truthful too, about it. So, hang in there and pray, really pray for us. I’m praying for the world to to come together.”

Listen to the entire interview with Perry Farrell at the embedded Spotify player, or go to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, Amazon Music or Everand. 

12 Aug 2024

Kevin Sorbo Wants VP Harris To Say N-Word, Xitter Calls Him Out

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The actor Kevin Sorbo challenged Vice President Kamala Harris to prove her Blackness by using the N-word & was promptly mocked online.
Right-wing figures have been following the lead of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump by slandering the racial background of Vice President Kamala Harris. The most disturbing public comment made yet comes courtesy of Kevin Sorbo via a post on X, formerly Twitter last Thursday (August 8). Sorbo wrote, “If Kamala really is black, have her say the N-word, let the people decide for themselves.”

The post is the latest volley in a string of attacks on Vice President Harris, who is the second Black woman and first of South Asian descent to run for president of the United States. Trump has steadily insulted Harris’ racial identity, beginning with his remarks made during his controversial appearance at the National Association for Black Journalists in Chicago, Illinois.

The former Hercules: The Legendary Journeys actor has been a fervent supporter of Donald Trump and conservatives in the past, often resharing posts mocking President Joe Biden in addition to those mocking other Democratic politicians. Sorbo has also been called out by others for pushing conspiracy theories on social media, such as a recent one concerning photos capturing the crowd size at a recent rally for Harris and her presidential running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. He also has gotten in trouble for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccines used to treat it, which led to Facebook removing his page in 2021.

While there were a bunch of people who took the post by the 65-year-old as a joke, it came as a shock to many social media users. A few took the opportunity to mock Sorbo directly, with one X user named Michael J. Miraflor stating, “You’re never beating the weird allegations with columnist Parker Malloy writing in another response, “What is your obsession with that word?”

Sorbo was unfazed, stating in another post on X, “I have yet to be proven wrong.” In response, his Hercules co-star and Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless jabbed Sorbo in a post on X, calling him by a nickname: “Peanut: I don’t see people. I only see color.”  The two have often clashed over politics, with Lawless blasting him for defending the January 6th insurrectionists.

Check out some of the responses to Sorbo below.

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12 Aug 2024

*NSYNC’s ‘Bye Bye Bye’ Rides ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Spotlight to Top 10 on Global Excl. U.S. Chart

*NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” bounds to the top 10, to No. 8 from No. 16, on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. The song, originally a smash in 2000, is newly fueled by its synch in the box office blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine, which has grossed over $1 billion globally since it premiered July 26.

The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, which began in September 2020 – where Billie Eilish rules the roost with “Birds of a Feather” – rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.

Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

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“Bye Bye Bye” scales Global Excl. U.S. with 42.4 million streams (up 50%) and 3,000 sold (up 5%) outside the U.S. Aug. 2-8, sparked by its placement in the early moments of Deadpool & Wolverine, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. The track debuted a week earlier, marking the group’s first entry on the chart.

Beyond holiday hits, “Bye Bye Bye” – which ruled Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart for 10 weeks and the all-format Radio Songs ranking, and hit No. 4 on the multimetric, U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100 in 2000 – is the second-oldest title to reach the Global Excl. U.S. top 10; Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” originally from 1985, reigned for a week in July 2022, initially revived by its synch in Netflix’s Stranger Things and subsequently promoted as a single.

(Now in third place, Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder on the Dancefloor,” from 2001, hit No. 9 on Global Excl. U.S. this February, renewed thanks to its appearance in the film Saltburn, along with buzz on TikTok.)

“Bye Bye Bye” also jumps 18-12 on the Global 200 and re-enters the Hot 100 at No. 45. It drew 10 million official streams (up 31%), 4.8 million in radio airplay audience (up 8%) and 2,000 in sales in the U.S. Aug. 2-8.

To date, the anthem boasts 4.8 billion in radio reach, 517 million official on-demand streams and 1.3 million downloads sold in the U.S. It won for best pop video at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards (where *NSYNC performed the song) and scored a record of the year Grammy nomination.

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Aug. 17, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Aug. 13. For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

12 Aug 2024

Billie Eilish’s ‘Birds of a Feather’ Soars to No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts

Billie Eilish earns her first No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts as “Birds of a Feather” rises from the runner-up spot to perch atop each survey.

Eilish also debuts in the top five of each chart as Charli xcx’s “Guess,” on which she’s featured, starts at No. 3 on the Global 200 and No. 5 on Global Excl. U.S.

The Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.

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Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

“Birds of a Feather” tops the Global 200 with 78.8 million streams (up 2%) and 7,000 sold (up 11%) worldwide Aug. 2-8. The singer-songwriter previously peaked as high as No. 2 on the chart with “What Was I Made For?” in August 2023 and “Therefore I Am” in November 2020.

Plus, Charli xcx’s “Guess,” featuring Eilish, debuts at No. 3 on the Global 200 with 60.3 million streams and 9,000 sold worldwide. The song surged by 999% and 848% in the respective metrics following the Aug. 1 arrival of its remix with Eilish; it was first released June 10 on Charli xcx’s Brat and It’s the Same but There’s Three More Songs So It’s Not, the deluxe version of her album Brat, released June 7. Charli xcx notches her first top 10 since the Global 200 began, while Eilish adds her eighth.

Elsewhere in the Global 200’s top five, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” rebounds 3-2, following three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in June; Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” holds at No. 4, after reaching No. 3; and Jimin’s “Who” falls to No. 5 after spending its first two weeks on the chart at No. 1.

“Birds of a Feather” concurrently climbs 2-1 on Global Excl. U.S., with 57.3 million streams (up 3%) and 3,000 sold (up 18%) outside the U.S. Aug. 2-8. Eilish previously reached a No. 2 peak with “Lunch” in June and “Therefore I Am” in 2020. Both “Birds of a Feather” and “Lunch” are from her newest album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.

Charli xcx’s “Guess,” featuring Eilish, opens at No. 5 on Global Excl. U.S. with 40.1 million streams and 4,000 sold globally. As on the Global 200, Charli xcx claims her first Global Excl. U.S. top 10, while Eilish ups her count to eight.

In between Eilish’s concurrent top five Global Excl. U.S. hits, Jimin’s “Who” slips to No. 2 after logging its first two weeks on the chart at No. 1; Carpenter’s “Espresso” holds at No. 3, following eight nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in May; and Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” keeps at its No. 4 best.

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Aug. 17, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Aug. 13. For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

12 Aug 2024

Travis Scott, Future & Playboi Carti to Headline Rolling Loud Miami’s 10th Anniversary Festival

Rolling Loud is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and the rap festival unveiled its loaded lineup for Rolling Loud Miami 2024 on Monday (Aug. 12).

Travis Scott, Future and Playboi Carti will serve as headliners when the festival takes over Miami Gardens’ Hard Rock Stadium for the weekend of Dec. 13 through Dec. 15.

“ROLLING LOUD 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MIAMI, FL • DECEMBER 13-15, 2024 GOOGLE PAY EXCLUSIVE PRESALE STARTS WED @ 11AM ET ALL TIX ON SALE FRIDAY @ 12PM ET,” the festival wrote to its social media accounts.

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Fans are encouraged to sign up for “first access” on RL’s website which will have various general admission and VIP packages available for the three-day run.

It’s a decorated and versatile cast of rappers on the bill with Friday (Dec. 13) enlisting Yeat, Metro Boomin, Lil Yachty, BigXThaPlug, Bossman Dlow, JT, Hunxho, Wolfacejoeyy and more. Saturday (Dec. 14) recruits Don Toliver, Kodak Black, Sexyy Red and Lil Tjay while Sunday (Dec. 15) brings the heat to close out the festival with Lil Baby, Bryson Tiller, Polo G, Shaboozey, Ken Carson and Rich The Kid.

RL co-founder Tariq Cherif added: “Flawlëss @rollingloud 10 year anniversary lineup featuring our new rebrand. On sale Friday. Presale with Google Pay on Wednesday. See you in Miami in December!”

Fans seemed to be excited about the lineup, as some deemed it to be “worth the wait” as the festival temporarily delayed the rollout. “i will be there no matter what,” one fan wrote while another chimed in: “Yea dis the best lineup i’ve ever seen ngl.”

Find the full Rolling Loud Miami 2024 lineup below.

12 Aug 2024

FIFTY FIFTY New Members Announced as Departed Bandmates Sign With New Label

Lots of changes are happening for FIFTY FIFTY.

Three former members of the K-pop girl group — Saena, Aran and Sio — have reportedly signed with a new label after their fallout with the group’s agency ATTRAKT. Meanwhile, ATTRAKT has announced the addition of four new FIFTY FIFTY members.

On Monday (Aug. 12), IOK Company announced the launch of a new label, MASSIVE E&C, of which Saena, Aran and Sio are three of the first signees. “We plan to fully support these talented and passionate members to help them achieve even greater success worldwide,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement, according to Soompi. “With the team behind the success of ‘Cupid,’ we aim to create a new success story in the global market.”

Shortly after the success of FIFTY FIFTY’s single “Cupid,” which reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, Saena, Aran and Sio — along with another former FIFTY FIFTY member, Keena — alleged that ATTRAKT had breached its contract with them by “failing to provide accounting data” and neglecting the group’s mental health, according to the Korea Times. Though Keena later dropped her lawsuit and returned to the agency, ATTRAKT terminated the contracts of Saena, Aran and Sio in October, with the agency alleging they “slandered and defamed” it.

This past week, ATTRAKT has been announcing the band’s replacements, sharing a video of Keena with the four new girls on Instagram Thursday (Aug. 8) and unveiling three of their names: CHANELLE MOON, YEWON and HANA. On Sunday (Aug. 11), the company shared the name of the fourth new member — ATHENA — with a video titled “We are FIFTY FIFTY.”

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See the new FIFTY FIFTY lineup below.

12 Aug 2024

Hennessy’s ‘Made for More’ Campaign Takes Flight for Festival Season

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Fun in the sun, live music and libations. Festival season is a time to let loose, and Hennessy is shaking things up with its “Made for More” campaign.

Teyana Taylor and Snowfall actor Damson Idris star in the campaign, which has been making the rounds for festival season. After debuting at Dreamville Festival in April, Hennessy brought “Made for More” to Lollapalooza earlier in the month. Music lovers were able to drop by the Henny Highline house where they enjoyed giveaways, live DJs and cocktails such as the Henny-Rita, Hennessy Summer, and Hennessy V.S.O.P Paloma.

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“Hennessy is well known everywhere but people don’t always know about how versatile it is – how it brings more flavor, depth and complexity to all kinds of cocktails,” Julie Nollet, Hennessy’s global chief marketing officer said in a newsreleaseannouncing the campaign in April. “Our new ‘Made for More’ campaign is bringing to life this notion of 1+1 = 3, showcasing the unlimited possibilities and introducing another side of the brand with beauty, fun and open mindedness. It shakes up the brand perceptions and builds on its legacy for a new generation.”

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“I’m super excited to embark on a journey with my favorite cognac, Hennessy,” Taylor noted of working with the brand. “Destination: fresh, bright, and invigorating, like any good cocktail should be.”

Added Idris, “The chance to work with such an iconic brand was one I just couldn’t say no to. When I think of Hennessy I think of my three older brothers, I think of amazing memories. The visuals are stylish, the films are fun, it’s magic. It’s cinema.”

Want to channel that festival feeling wherever you go? We rounded up the Henny-Rita recipe, so you can make the refreshing cocktail all year long.

Henny-Rita Recipe:

1.5 oz Hennessy V.S

0.75 oz Fresh lime juice

0.5 oz Orange Liqueur

0.25 oz Agave syrup

1 lime wedge

1 optional: salt (or Tajin) on the rim.

Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker, add ice and shake until chilled. After that, strain the drink into salt-rimmed rocks glass with ice, and don’t forget to garnish with a lime or an orange wedge.

Want to turn your Henny-Rita into a frozen drink? Get the Ninja SLUHSI maker. The viral slushy machine takes just 15 minutes to work and it doesn’t use ice.   

For more festival finds, check out the best shoes for festival season and venue-approved bags for concerts and more.

12 Aug 2024

MTV Bumps Date of 2024 VMAs; Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan & More to Perform

MTV has bumped the date of the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards from Tuesday Sept. 10 to Wednesday Sept. 11 to avoid conflicting with the planned U.S. Presidential debate between vice president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

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The conflict with the debate would have posed an image problem for MTV, which has made boosting voter turnout and civic engagement a part of its brand since the 1992 election, in which Bill Clinton unseated George H.W. Bush. Also, the intense interest in the first (and conceivably only) Trump/Harris debate threatened to completely overwhelm the VMAs.

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In a press release announcing the change, MTV said “Our fans are encouraged to tune in for the 9/10 debate ahead of music’s most iconic night.”

Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Camila Cabello, GloRilla and Rauw Alejandro are the first artists slated to perform at the awards. This will be Cabello’s third main-stage performance on the VMAs, but the first for these other artists. Carpenter performed a mash-up of “Feather” and “Nonsense” on last year’s pre-show. (The fact that Carpenter was booked on the pre-show, rather than the main show, just one year ago is a dramatic sign of how fast her rise has been this year.)

All five of the scheduled performers are 2024 VMA nominees. Carpenter is up for six awards, GloRilla for three, Roan and Alejandro for two and Cabello for one.

The show will air live from UBS Arena in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. This will mark the first time the show has been held on 9/11 since the terrorist attack in 2001 made that date infamous. In observance of the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, MTV will again support the nonprofit 9/11 Day, which organizes the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, and Tuesday’s Children, which serves the families of 9/11.

The 2024 show will be held just three days shy of the 40th anniversary of the inaugural VMAs at Radio City Music Hall, where Madonna stole the show.

Cabello is set to perform a song from her fourth studio album, C,XOXO, which has so far reached No. 13 on the Billboard 200. Cabello’s previous main-stage performances were in 2019, alongside then-beau Shawn Mendes on “Señorita” and in 2021 on “Don’t Go Yet.” (As part of Fifth Harmony, she performed “Boss” on the VMAs pre-show in 2014.) Alejandro will perform a song from his forthcoming fifth studio album.

Latin and Latin pop crossover music has been an important part of the performance mix on VMA broadcasts since 2018. Last year, four Latin artists performed on the show – Shakira (as part of her Video Vanguard award presentation), Karol G, Peso Pluma and Anitta (the latter both solo and in tandem with K-pop stars TOMORROW X TOGETHER).

Prior to that, in 2022, J Balvin (with Ryan Castro), Anitta and Bad Bunny performed. In 2021, Ozuna, Cabello and Tainy (in tandem with Mendes) represented Latin music. In 2020, Maluma, CNCO and Nicky Jam (in tandem with Black Eyed Peas and Tyga) did the honors. In 2019, CNCO (in the pre-show), Cabello (with Mendes), Rosalía and Ozuna (in a joint performance) and J Balvin and Bad Bunny (also in a joint performance) all performed. In 2018, Jennifer Lopez (receiving a Video Vanguard award) and Maluma performed.

Taylor Swift leads the nominations for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, with 10 nods. Her “Fortnight” collaborator Post Malone is second, with nine nods – eight in tandem with Swift plus one for his hit “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen. They are followed by Ariana Grande, Eminem and Carpenter (six nods each); Megan Thee Stallion and SZA (five each), and LISA, Olivia Rodrigo and Teddy Swims (four each).

Other artists with multiple nominations are Anitta, Benson Boone, Bleachers, GloRilla, Dua Lipa and Tyla, with three each; and Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Roan, Charli XCX, Coldplay, Drake, Jelly Roll, Jessie Murph, Jung Kook, Latto, Alejandro, Sexyy Red, Tate McRae, Usher and Victoria Monét, with two each.

Fans can vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories by visiting vote.mtv.com through Friday, Aug. 30. Voting for best new artist will remain active into the show on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Nominations in social categories will be announced at a later date.

Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are executive producers for the 2024 VMAs. Barb Bialkowski is co-executive producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as executives in charge of production. Wendy Plaut is executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is music talent executive.

12 Aug 2024

Care Bear Grumpy As Frankenstein: The Ultimate Cuddly Companion For Just $13—Where to Pre-Order

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Are you a fan of Universal horror movies and Care Bears? Get ready for spooky season with this crossover featuring Care Bear Grumpy as Frankenstein‘s Monster. This huggable plushy is set to release on Thursday (Aug. 15). To get a head start, you can pre-order now on Amazon and add it to your collection. This Grumpy Bear and Frankenstein mashup features the iconic Frankenstein’s Monster with stitched details, a grumpy expression, and a flat-top angular head with bolts.

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Whether you’re searching for a birthday gift or looking to expand your Care Bear collection, this Grumpy Bear Plush is a great choice. With this limited-edition spooky and sweet plush toy, you’ll be ready to make someone’s day. The Care Bear x Monster collection not only includes Grumpy Bear as Frankenstein’s Monster, but also Cheer Bear as the Bride of Frankenstein and Tenderheart Bear as Dracula.

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Care Bears Universal Monsters 9″ Fun Size Plush – Grumpy as Frankenstein

If you are looking for a gift for kids ages 4 and up, this little monster is sure to be a hit. You can also take this Care Bear wherever you go. Whether you’re going on a road trip, visiting relatives, or just heading to the park, this plush toy is the ideal size to take with you on any adventure. If that’s not enough, it easily fits into backpacks and strollers. The brand describes this plush toy as “soft” and “snuggly.”

For more product recommendations, check out the best merch inspired by Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice 2, this Baggu x Peanuts Collection, and these Harry Potter inspired squishmallows to add to your collection.