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Zach Bryan opened up to his fans on Tuesday (Nov. 18) about some hard, deeply meaningful work he’s done on himself over the past few months in an Instagram post about his sobriety and mental health journey. Along the way, the 29-year-old “Pink Skies” singer also revealed that he hasn’t touched any alcohol in two months after confronting what he described as his “toxic” relationship with booze.
“Recently, I went on a motorcycle trip across the country. For 20 days I camped and rode looking for a solution,” he wrote in the lengthy post. “At the end of this ride, I was sitting in a parking lot in Seattle, Washington thinking, ‘I really need some f–king help.’” The singer said that after spending a a decade in the Navy before being “thrown into the spotlight” that he wasn’t fully prepared for, he realized the “subconscious effects” of that sudden fame had on him.
“I was not content but I also feared showing weakness because that’s not who I am or how I was raised. To charge forward and to never settle was the motto,” he said. “I was stuck in a perpetual discontent that led me to always reaching for alcohol, not for the taste, but because there was a consistent black hole in me always needing its void filled.”
Bryan described the anxiety of being “lied about and doxxed” on the internet, as well as helping a close friend following a severe mental break and tending to another best friend who was put into a coma following a motorcycle accident while touring the country and playing five or six nights a week. The resulting stress led to what he described as “earth-shattering panic attacks” and “paralyzing” anxiety. “I thought since I was successful, had the money I always longed for, and had great friends, that I could tough anything out,” Bryan wrote.
He found a therapist and made what he called a “conscious decision to do something about my toxic relationship with booze” and how he copes with major life changes. Bryan then revealed that he hasn’t touched alcohol for nearly two months, something he did in search of his own “personal clarity. I needed to see the world objectively.” The singer said his family supported him on every step of his journey, with conversations about his future, possibly having children one day, his health and girlfriend Samantha Leonard’s happiness pushing him to prioritize not just himself, but his whole family.
“I feel great, I feel content, I feel whole,” Bryan wrote. “There is nothing I need to get me by anymore. If you or any of your friends are too tough, too scared or too stubborn to reach out, know that the most stubborn dumbass on the planet did and didn’t regret it.” Bryan concluded by saying that he doesn’t believe in absolutes, and that one day he might learn to control his habits. For now, though, he wanted fans to know that “it is okay to be weak at times and need help.”
In addition to the stresses Bryan addressed, he also went through a very public, messy breakup with former girlfriend podcaster Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia last year and then got into a dust-up with fellow country singer Gavin Adcock in September following months of back-and-forth.
In the caption, Bryan stressed that he knows he’s one of the luckiest men alive and didn’t share his thoughts in a “greater than thou” effort, but because he knows there are many other people out there silently battling mental health challenges alone. “I hope it helps someone struggling to find words when they’re down on their luck,” he said.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse or addiction, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 800-662-HELP (4357) is available 24/7.
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The 2026 edition of the O2 Silver Clef Awards will take place at London’s Royal Albert Hall in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Scheduled for July 9, the event will be held at the prestigious venue for the first time, having been held at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in recent years.
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The O2 Silver Clef Awards are Nordoff and Robbins’ largest annual fundraising event. Since 1976, they have raised over £17 million ($23.5 million) for the British music therapy charity, fueling its growth and helping it deliver sessions to vulnerable people in need across the country.
Recipients of the 2025 awards included Rick Astley, IDLES, Noah Kahan, Chase & Status and The Last Dinner Party. The ceremony raised £715,00 ($937,425) for Nordoff and Robbins, who is also a key beneficiary of the BRIT Trust, a music industry charity that receives proceeds from the annual BRIT Awards.
Other acts who have been honoured at the O2 Silver Clef Awards over the years include David Bowie, Annie Lennox, Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Paul McCartney, George Michael, Kylie Minogue, The Rolling Stones, Oasis and Coldplay.
“We are so immensely proud to be hosting the 50th anniversary of the O2 Silver Clef Awards at the Royal Albert Hall,” Joe Munns, chair of the O2 Silver Clef Awards Committee, said in a statement. “We’ve had the great privilege of giving these prestigious awards to many legendary artists over the years, and what better place to celebrate even more superstars than a venue that’s equally as iconic.”
“The current fundraising climate is challenging for us all and costs continue to increase across the board, so this amazing event is now more important than ever for the charity,” he added.
In addition to hosting the 2026 ceremony, the Royal Albert Hall has announced Nordoff and Robbins as its official charity partner for the year. The partnership will involve raising awareness and funds to expand music therapy delivery across the U.K., as well as promoting Nordoff and Robbins’ research into how their work can support recovery.
James Ainscough OBE, chief executive of the Royal Albert Hall, said: “We’re incredibly proud to be announcing Nordoff and Robbins as our official charity partner for 2026. We will be collaborating with their brilliant team across a number of projects and events throughout the year, to ensure that the joy and healing power of music reaches far beyond the stage, and making music therapy as accessible as possible.
“It is a real honour to be hosting the O2 Silver Clef Awards on such a landmark anniversary. It is always a monumental night in the music industry calendar, and certain to be even more memorable as we celebrate the wonderful work of Nordoff and Robbins and the 50th year of the awards.”
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Ariana Grande swooped in for a solo Wicked: For Good promo appearance on The Tonight Show on Tuesday night (Nov. 18), and while her movie bestie Cynthia Erivo is skipping interviews on the red carpet ahead of Friday’s opening of the sequel after losing her voice, Grande broke from their silent solidarity pact for a night to belt out some famous duets with host Jimmy Fallon.
The pair ran through a History of Duets, opening with “For Good” from Wicked, naturally, before dipping into Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s titanic “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” bopping and swaying to the soul classic’s groove before taking a hard left turn. Fallon steered into a bit of “Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) from the 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun, with Grande trying to steal back the spotlight with her “no you can’t!” to his “yes I can!” as the two playfully tried to push one another out of frame.
Grande firmly grabbed the attention back by busting into the powerhouse Lady Gaga bits from “Shallow,” with Fallon sitting back as she dove into the deep end, then joining her to croon about rising to the surface in his best Bradley Cooper impersonation. They then slipped into a few lines from the iconic Brandy and Monica jam “The Boy Is Mine” before cranking things up for Bruno Mars and ROSÉ’s “Apt.” and downshifting into the soaring Aladdin ballad “A Whole New World.”
Fallon slipped on some nerdy glasses for a swoon through “Suddenly, Seymour” from Little Shop of Horrors before cueing up the big finale, Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes’ iconic, Oscar-winning “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing. Fallon surely made his show’s lawyers nervous by offering to do the signature lift from the 1987 Patrick Swayze/Jennifer Grey dance romance. Grande got a head start and then took off, landing in Fallon’s arms as he awkwardly spun her around over his head.
Okay, kidding, it was just a stuffed Ari doll, though she sold it by pretending her hip was sore from the high-flying bit.
Grande had plenty to say during her 10th appearance on the Tonight Show, promoting the anticipated movie musical, of course, but also her upcoming appearance on the Dec. 20 Christmas episode of Saturday Night Live, where she will be joined by musical guest Cher. “I’m so excited,” she said, noting that she didn’t find out the pop legend would be joining until two days before it was announced. “I almost passed out. I had no idea what to do. What an honor.”
And not for nothing, Grande predicted that it would be “one of the gayest SNL episodes that has ever happened, right?”
She also talked about what it felt like to film both Wicked movies at the same time, saying it’s been interesting to watch it so many years after the cast finished shooting. “So in my head they’re both one story and one experience,” she said, while happily taking Fallon’s praise for her wand skills in the second half of the blockbuster Broadway adaptation. “It got caught in my wig a few times,” she admitted as Jimmy pulled out a massive glittery prop from the film and asked the movie’s star to show off some of her impressive wand work.
Watch Grande on The Tonight Show below.
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Music financing platform beatBread named former CD Baby and Downtown Music executive Tracy Maddux interim CEO following the death of beatBread co-founder and CEO, Peter Sinclair, the company announced on Wednesday (Nov. 19).
“Under Maddux’s interim leadership, beatBread will focus on maintaining its strong growth trajectory, advancing platform innovation, expanding partnerships, and ensuring operational excellence,” according to a beatBread press release. “He will also play an active role in the company’s search for a permanent CEO, ensuring a seamless transition and long-term continuity.”
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Maddux was Downtown Music’s chief commercial officer from 2020 to 2023, when he was in charge of the distribution, monetization and promotion of Downtown’s umbrella companies CD Baby, FUGA, AdRev, Curve Royalty Systems and DashGo. Prior to that, he served as CEO of CD Baby from 2010 to 2020, via Downtown’s acquisition of the company from AVL Digital. More recently, Maddux invested in and took a seat on the board of rights management platform OpenPlay. He will serve as a long-term advisor to beatBread’s board, the company said.
Sinclair, the company’s late CEO, was a former McKinsey and Green Dot industry veteran and longtime senior vp of consumer and e-commerce at Universal Music Group (UMG). He died earlier this year at the age of 50 after a brief illness.
“Peter Sinclair built beatBread on the belief that independent artists deserve access to the same financial tools as major-label acts, without sacrificing ownership or control,” said Maddux in a statement. “Having known Peter and admired his approach since beatBread’s founding, I’m deeply honored to help carry that vision forward. The company has built an exceptional foundation … and I see enormous potential.”
Earlier this year, beatBread announced it had raised $124 million from equity investors, including banking giant Citigroup and venture investors Deciens Capital and Mucker Capital, as well as loans from financiers Advantage Capital and GMO. In October, the company launched its $100 million Global Independence Fund to support indie labels and distributors, partly in response to UMG’s move to acquire Maddux’s former company, Downtown Music. That deal, which is pending regulatory approval by the European Commission, has faced opposition from several leading independent music organizations, including IMPALA, Beggars Group, IMPF, A2IM and Secretly Group.
Ishan Sachdev, general partner at beatBread’s longtime investor, Deciens, said Maddux’s experience presents “a rare combination” of industry expertise and operational discipline that beatBread needs “right now as labels continue to strive to maintain their independence in an environment that’s been impacted by Downtown’s sale to Universal.”
“Tracy shares Peter’s exceptional commitment to empowering independence, and he’ll work with beatBread’s remarkable team, to advance the company’s growth while maintaining its artist-first mission,” Sachdev said in a statement.
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SXSW London has confirmed its first wave of speakers for its 2026 conference, featuring figures from the worlds of business, technology and culture.
The festival will be returning to the capital from June 1 to 6, following the debut of its U.K. iteration in 2025. Among the first names announced include entrepreneur Jamie Laing, who has pivoted from a successful reality television career (Made In Chelsea) to spearheading confectionary business Candy Kittens and podcast studio Jampot Productions in recent years.
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There will also be talks from Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, as well as Thomas Cwik of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Footballer Lotte Wubben-Moy – who plays for Arsenal in the Women’s Super League and the English national team – will be discussing the intersection of sports and culture, while Hovhannes Avoyan, founder and CEO of photo-editing app Picsart, has been enlisted to chat about the development of his globally successful platform.
Other additions to the conference line-up include names from different corners of the evolving AI landscape, such as Ioannis Antonoglou (co-founder and CTO, Reflection AI), Joleen Liang, (CEO, Squirrel AI North America), and Josh Payne (CEO, Nscale), among others. Further details can be found at the official SXSW London website.
The list of speakers has been partly derived from an online submissions process, which allows potential candidates to directly pitch discussion proposals. From there, a community voting system, known as PanelPicker, opened up to the public, so that fans could help select a portion of SXSW’s conference programming.
According to the SXSW London website, public votes account for 30% of the decision-making process. The remaining percentage is determined by SXSW London staff (30%) and a board of industry experts (40%), to ensure a balanced programme. Further conference line-up announcements are expected to arrive in the coming months.
SXSW arrived in London for the first time this summer, following the continued success of its Austin and Sydney counterparts. The inaugural edition took place in Shoreditch, saw appearances from King Charles and London Mayor Sadiq Khan, and welcomed over 20,500 international delegates.
The event also played host to Billboard presents THE STAGE at SXSW London, which featured a performance by global superstar Tems at east London’s iconic Troxy venue. It followed the publication of Billboard’s annual Global Power Players list and its first U.K. Power Players list, whose honorees were recognized at an exclusive gathering.
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The Kid LAROI has seen the world, and, at times, owned it with a string of chart hits, awards and records smashed. On Monday night, Nov. 17, the inner-Sydney raised, Los Angles-based singer returned home in triumphant fashion for a secret gig, a launch pad for ARIAs Week.
Performing with a four-piece backing band, and wearing an all-black ensemble, including a black tie and leather jacket, LAROI is grateful and in a soulful mood, laughing at times as he slides through a mid-tempo collection of songs.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 17: The Kid LAROI performs onstage the Spotify Artist Party at Cell Block Theatre on November 17, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images for Spotify)
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“It’s been a crazy last year. I don’t know how to process it still,” he tells the gathering at Cell Block Theatre in Darlinghurst, where the likes of Ninajirachi, Baker Boy and members of the Wiggles watch on.
When he last time performed on home soil, exactly a year ago, LAROI played arenas for his The First Time tour, and at Accor Stadium, for the NRL Grand Final. On Monday, for this inaugural Spotify Artist Party, LAROI played to a space smaller than some of the L.A. parties he attends.
ARIAs Week is always a special time of year. The Australian sun is typically baking in mid-to-late November, the holiday period is closing in, and the ARIA Awards, the national recording industry’s flagship event, is the crescendo for the year in music.
Homegrown stars Dom Dolla, Missy Higgins, Amy Shark and many more will stroll the red carpet, and brave the heat, alongside internationals Kacey Musgraves and Olivia Dean.
LAROI won’t be there. He bailed for a flight early Tuesday. The Kid admittedly has work to do setting up his next record, but he played his part in this annual celebration of Aussie music.
Spotify wants in, too. 2025 marks the first in the streaming giant’s three-year partnership with the ARIA Awards, and comes at a time when domestic artists are struggling to impact the national charts, the official singles tally in particular.
According to data supplied by Spotify, this campaign has already driven hundreds of thousands of additional streams for ARIA-nominated artists, and included 800-plus “high-impact” placements across Australia and key global markets, including the United States, United Kingdom, Korea and Japan.
Ahead of the big show, more than 250,000 Australians have already cast votes in-app for the public-voted categories, including best music festival, a new category. That result is said to surpass total engagement for the past two years combined.
Billboard caught up with Joe Hadley, Spotify’s global head of music partnerships & audience, to peel back the layers on the ARIAs collaboration.
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Billboard: Let’s talk about the three-year partnership, how that came about and why?
Joe Hadley: If you were to just zoom out and look at our partnership strategy as a whole, we really want to show up as a company where culture is happening, in a way that we can be supportive of both the industry and the artists.
When we were looking at the ARIAs, it was a no-brainer to show up here for this community.
It’s not about sponsoring an event. It’s about creating something together with the artists and the labels and our partners to build long-lasting impact.
You worked closely with the Music Awards Japan. Were there any lessons to learn from that?
That was a little bit different. It was the first year that something like that had happened in Japan. It was an incredible moment, so we were really in it with them from the beginning, to build something special. The ARIAs are long-established. We wanted to make sure that if we were to partner, we could amplify and take a national event and make it truly global, so we’ve worked really hard in partnership with the ARIA to do that. One thing you’ll hear me keep repeating through this is we’re taking something that has been a truly incredible national event and helping to globalize it.
Spotify is traditionally looked at as a digital company. We wanted too show up in real life in places where it matters, so seeing the artist-facing billboards in-person adds another layer of realness, to what we’re doing. But then having the event, the party with some incredible performances, that was also a key part of bringing this all together.
Do you have any takeaways from the ARIAs’ in-app voting?
What I think is more interesting is that the last couple of years, the most voted-for category has been international artist of the year, and with this shift to in-app voting on Spotify, that’s now changed to song of the year, which is obviously local artists. Which is a really incredible moment for us in the ARIAs to really push local music.
Is Australian music having a moment, or is it anywhere near having a moment?
Australian music is always having a moment. Dance and electronic music is leading the global breakthrough story. Dom Dollar, FISHER, Ninajirachi are in that genre and it’s having a real explosive moment right now.
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Great minds, we’ve been led to believe, think alike. And cracking young artists, it would appear, hail from New South Wales’ Central Coast.
Ninajirachi and Boy Soda are two of those cracking artists who, on the eve of the ARIA Awards, enjoyed a full circle moment.
Both are poised to play a big part at the ARIAs, with Ninajirachi (real name: Nina Wilson), the rising EDM star, leading the pack with eight nominations, and Boy Soda (Brae Luafalealo), a vocal talent, chasing best soul/R&B release and set to perform.
On Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, the pair shared their respective journeys with a packed room of special guests for a pre-ARIAs gathering near Centennial Park, a short stroll from Hordern Pavilion, the site of the recording industry’s flagship awards night.
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Both are alumni of Gosford High School, where they were separated by a year. They found each other through their mutual love of music, and even collaborated in the school grounds. Australia, a small world of 25 million folks.
Ninajirachi has won the Australian Music Prize and the triple j J Award for album of the year in quick succession, and could clean up at the ARIA Awards with her debut album I Love My Computer (via NLV Records).
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“I actually finished most of it this year,” she said of her LP, which dropped Aug. 8. “I had at least half the songs at the end of last year,” including the title, “but I really kind of did most of the work between maybe April and June (of 2025). It that was definitely the most dense work period on the album. I feel like since it’s come out I’ve lived 100 lives and done a lot of shows, it’s definitely been a different year to any other before.”
Speaking with New York-based Australian music journalist Sam Murphy, Ninajirachi confirmed she’s the type of artist who loves setting her personal bar high, and clearing it each time.
“I’m actually never really thinking about moving the needle forward in terms of the world. That’s such a crazy undertaking. If I was holding myself to that, I would just never make a song again,” she responded with a laugh. “But I am always trying to impress myself and outdo myself and think, what have I not done?” She added, “I’m just trying to make my favorite music.”
Where I Love My Computer is themed around Ninajirachi’s connection with her device, Boy Soda’s Soulstar LP is a sonic plate of healing, and self-expression.
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“It’s been that big process of catharsis. There’s 13 songs on there and they all kind of fix or address a certain thing within myself. They all represent different moments in my life or just different places that I’ve found myself on this kind of emotional spectrum in the last year of wanting to talk about that,” he remarked. “About not feeling like you have to change the world, just take the pressure off this.” Those songs capture “what my mornings sound like to me, what like a bad day sounded like for me, what a sexy day sounds like to me.”
Boy Soda completed the brunch event with a four-song showcase, closed out with album track “Lil’ Obsession,” a song that “has changed my life this past year,” he enthused.
He’ll get another chance so show off those caramel-smooth tones at the ARIAs, when he performs alongside his fellow best soul/R&B release nominees Larissa Lambert, PANIA, Jerome Farah, Jacotene and a 15-piece band, for a special salute to Australia’s soul and R&B community.
Sponsored by Spotify, the 2025 ARIA Awards ceremony streams live from 5 p.m. AEDT on Nov. 19 via Paramount+, with additional coverage across ARIA’s official social channels.
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Dom Dolla will cash-in at the ARIA Awards on Wednesday, No. 19 in Sydney, where he scores another piece of history with the inaugural global impact honor.
If there was an award for stamina, he’d win that too.
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After another massive, record-busting run of live shows, awards and bucket-list releases, Dom finds himself at the table of the biggest electronic music artists, anywhere.
“My head’s definitely spinning a bit, but I’m having so much fun along the way,” Dolla (real name: Dom Matheson) tells Billboard. “I feel really lucky to be able to try new things creatively and share those moments with everyone who’s been along for the ride. I think if I didn’t genuinely love the process, none of this would be possible. I try to stay surrounded by like-minded people and other creatives who push you in the right ways .“
It’s been some ride.
As last year came to a close, he completed a four-date tour of Australia’s open-air venues, shifting 170,000 tickets en route to setting a new mark for a local electronic music artist.
And in the final stretch of this year, on Dec. 20, he’ll achieve another dream when he plays at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium, becoming the first DJ to do.
Along the circuit, he played sellouts at MSG; released his first soundtrack anthem, with “No Room For a Saint” from F1: The Movie; completed residences in Ibiza and Las Vegas; earned a Grammy Award nomination for his remix of Gorillaz’s featuring Tame Impala & Bootie Brown’s “New Gold”; lorded over some of the world’s best-known festivals, and much more.
With at least one guaranteed award at the 39th annual ARIA Awards, Dom can boast an ARIAs three-peat. He’s the two-time reigning champion in the category for best dance/electronic release with “Rhyme Dust” (with MK) in 2023, and “Saving Up” in 2024. He also won for “San Frandisco” in 2020.
There’s a good chance Dom will fill his boots. He has seven more ARIA Award nominations, behind only Ninajirachi with eight.
Announced Monday, Nov. 17 the ARIA Global Impact Award recognizes homegrown recording artists who have “demonstrated outstanding breakthrough international success and cultural influence,” according to a statement from ARIA, and celebrates Australia’s standouts through artistry, innovation, and global connection in the 12 months leading up to the big night.
“I was honestly shocked,” he says of the latest ARIA honor, and being the first tapped to win it. “It felt a bit surreal. But I really love this award for what I think it stands for – representing Australian music, and especially Aussie dance music, on the global stage. There are so many incredible artists from past years who would’ve deserved this, and so many who’ll keep flying the flag in the future. So to be the first is really special and I can’t wait to see who picks it up in the years to come.”
The ARIA Global Impact Award presented by Spotify will be handed out during the 2025 ARIA Awards ceremony, which is presented at the Hordern Pavilion and streams live from 5 p.m. AEDT on Nov. 19 via Paramount+, with additional coverage across ARIA’s official social channels.
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Descendants: The Rise of Red, a Disney+ show, and Spellbound, on Netflix, received multiple nominations in the music categories for the fourth annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. And Sesame Street, which has been turning out memorable songs for more than half a century, including “Sing,” “Bein’ Green” and “Rubber Duckie,” has a nominee for outstanding original song for a preschool program with “Music, Music.”
The nominations were announced on Tuesday (Nov. 18) by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). Nominations were announced live on NATAS social platforms, plus in-person in a NATAS membership event in partnership with the Children’s Media Association New York chapter. The nomination announcement featured video messages from stars across the children’s programming landscape including Ms. Rachel and Mr. Aron (Ms. Rachel), Bob Bergen (Looney Tunes), John Tartaglia (Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock), Josh Dela Cruz (Blue’s Clues & You!), Gobo Fraggle (Fraggle Rock), and Donkey Hodie (Donkey Hodie). This presentation will be available to stream on watch.theemmys.tv and via The Emmys app on Wednesday (Nov 19).
The awards ceremony is set to take place in New York City for the first time on March 1 and 2 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall.
Here’s a full list of the nominees in the four music categories. The complete nominations list is available on the NATAS website.
Outstanding music direction and composition for a live action program
Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon
Love in the Forest “A Real Bug’s Life,” National Geographic [Plimsoll Productions]
Open Your Mind a Little, “Secrets at Red Rocks,” BYUtv [Libertine Pictures]
Welcome to Camp Nightmare, “Goosebumps: The Vanishing,” Disney+ [Sony Pictures Television]
Outstanding music direction and composition for an animated program
Heart, “WondLa,” Apple TV+ [Skydance Animation]
Part 4: A Night to Remember, “Dream Productions,” Disney+ [Pixar Animation Studios]
Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation]
That Christmas, Netflix [Locksmith Animation]
There’s Always a Fortune in the Cookie Factory, “Gremlins: The Wild Batch,” HBO | Max [Warner Bros. Animation]
Outstanding original song for a preschool program
“Grow Your World,” Rise Up, Sing Out, Disney+ I Disney Jr.
“I’m on My Way,” Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, PBS Kids [GBH Kids | Global Mechanic]
“I Want To Go Home,” Kindergarten: The Musical!, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Oddbot Inc]
“Music, Music,” Sesame Street, HBO Max [Sesame Workshop]
“One Colorful Ocean,” Disney Jr.’s Ariel, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Wild Canary]
“The Show Will Go On,” RoboGobo, Disney+ I Disney Jr. [Brown Bag Films]
Outstanding original song for a children’s or young teen program
“It’s Okay,” Zombies: The Re-Animated Series, Disney+ I Disney Channel
“No Better,” Ultraman: Rising, Netflix [Tsuburaya Productions]
“Red,” Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+ [Disney Branded Television]
“Red Christmas,” Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+
“Still Haunted By You,” Girl Haunts Boy, Fifth Season [Wonder Worldwide]
“The Way It Was Before,” Spellbound, Netflix [Skydance Animation]
