Awards

09 Jun 2024

Kany García Honored With Spirit of Change at Billboard Latin Women in Music 2024, Dedicates Award to Pride Month

Kany García, a lifelong champion of change and social justice, was honored with the Spirit of Change award at the Billboard Latin Women in Music 2024 gala, which aired Sunday from Miami’s Telemundo Center.

Accompanied by an eight-piece pop/rock band, the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter performed her new autobiographical song “García” and her hit “Te Lo Agradezco.” García, who is experiencing a particularly successful moment, coming off a great tour and about to start another, received her Spirit of Change award from her compatriot and friend Tommy Torres, who introduced her as “a great artist and a great human being,” “whom I consider a great friend.”

García, visibly moved, reciprocated with her own words: “How nice to receive any award in the hands of someone I love deeply like my dear Tommy Torres,” she said.

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Kany García onstage during Billboard mujeres latinas en la música at the Telemundo Center in Miami, FL on June 8, 2024.

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García then spoke in more depth about the meaning of this award: “It’s time for us to talk more,” she said. “It’s time for us to not only sing and dance and have a great time. It’s time for us to talk more. It’s time for us to use the microphone not only to entertain. We women have experienced such a brutal and incredible imbalance, which is why we’re fighting for something that comes very easily to us. That is why as a woman, being hand in hand with each of the people I see sitting here, receiving this award [is so important].

“I dedicate this to LGBQT+ month, our community’s month,” added García.

In its second annual edition, Billboard Latin Women In Music also honored Karol G as Woman of the Year, Gloria Estefan as Legend, La India as Pioneer, Ana Bárbara with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Ángela Aguilar with the Musical Dynasty award, Camila Cabello for Global Impact and Kali Uchis as Rising Star.

The ceremony is airing on Telemundo and streaming live on the Telemundo app and Peacock.

09 Jun 2024

5 Things to Expect at the 2024 Billboard Latin Women in Music Awards

The 2024 Billboard Latin Women in Music Awards are set to air at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday (June 9) via Telemundo. 

This year’s honorees include: Gloria Estefan (Legend Award), La India (Pioneer Award), Ana Bárbara (Lifetime Achievement Award), Kany García (Spirit of Hope Award), Kali Uchis (Rising Star Award), Ángela Aguilar (Musical Dynasty Award), Camila Cabello (Global Impact Award) and Woman of the Year Karol G. 

Billboard caught up with some of the star-studded night’s guests to share a sneak peek of what fans can expect from their performances at the ceremony. 

Ana Bárbara: “It’s a medley of some of the hits that my fans have made possible, because they are not mine — they are part of the people, really. I will give this to them with lots of love, and thank you, Billboard, for thinking of this Mexican woman for this grand moment.” 

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Kali Uchis: “This last month and a half has been a blur. I’ve been pretty tired, but I was just excited to come and be honored. I’m going to do a performance that’s stripped back, really jazzy. It’s going to be a lot of fun and very freestyle.”

Kany Garcia: “I’m going to sing ‘García’ and ‘Te Lo Agradezco.’ I’m happy because when you have the opportunity to do two songs — one with the illusion of what is coming and that just launched, and another that allows you to have that retrospective moment that has brought you a lot of wonderful things— it’s like a perfect moment.

María José: “I’m going to premiere my new single, ‘Mi Rey, Mi Santo,’ with a composition by Ana Bárbara, and also sing it as a duet with her. Imagine on this day that we are giving her a special award for her career. I am giving it to her and suddenly having this premiere with her, on this night. It’s triple special.”

Julianna: “I am going to participate in the tribute of who I believe is one of the most incredible artists that the world of music has had in the world. I am deeply happy to sing a song that is a Latin American anthem. I admire Gloria Estefan’s ability to be integral and her tenacity to get up as many times as necessary to continue doing what she loved.”

08 Jun 2024

Inside Lainey Wilson’s Grand Ole Opry Induction: ‘It Honestly Feels Like the Biggest Night of My Life’

When Lainey Wilson was 9, she and her family made their first trip to the Grand Ole Opry from her small hometown of Baskin, Louisiana, 471 miles away, and she knew that one day she would be on that revered stage. More than 20 years later, she reached the pinnacle for any country artist by being inducted to the Grand Ole Opry. 

Friday night (June 7), she became the latest artist to stand in the famed wood circle as Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks did the official induction honors. “Tonight, it honestly feels like the biggest night of my life,” Wilson said.

“We are honored to be here tonight,” Yearwood said, “And I may be a little bit biased, but there can never be enough women inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. You get it. You know what it means to love country music, you love the Opry. When I think about the future of country music, I know with you in it, we’re going to be OK.”

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“I would say I’m so happy for you, but I’m so happy for the Grand Ole Opry,” added Brooks. “It’s just so rare to find someone at your age that gets it. The awards they give you will fade in time, but the thing that will always stay the same is this family.”

For Wilson, the induction caps a meteoric last several months that has seen her latest album, Bell Bottom Country, capture the ACM and CMA Awards for album of the year and the Grammy Award for best country album, as well as winning entertainer of the year at both the ACM and CMA Awards. She also graced the cover of Billboard‘s Country Power Players issue last month. But Wilson vowed to only work harder. “We’ve had a crazy couple of years with all the awards, but this right here is the highest honor,” she said. “It feels like the stamp of approval. It lights another fire under my butt.”

Wilson then brought her immediate family, as well as her boyfriend, Devlin “Duck” Hodges, to the stage. Surrounded by those who know her best and have supported her through the decades, she added, “As a little girl, I didn’t dream about my wedding day or what song I would play at my wedding, I dreamed about what song I would play in the circle.” After that initial visit to the Opry when she was 9, nine years later she moved to Nashville and nine years after that, she played the Opry for the first time on Valentine’s Day 2020. Four years later she became a member. 

Wilson played throughout the night, first joining Terri Clark (who introduced her when she played the Opry that first time in 2020) for a duet on “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me,” then returning to sing “Refugee,” with Wynonna, the song the pair covered for the upcoming Tom Petty tribute album. She also performed a number of her own tunes, including “Dreamcatcher”; her first No. 1, “Things a Man Oughta Know”; “Heart Like a Truck” and “Watermelon Moonshine.” 

After her official induction, Brooks told Wilson she had to sing at least one more tune, saying, “I’ve never gotten to hear you sing a song as an official member of the Grand Ole Opry.” He offered to hold her newly presented trophy, and Wilson allowed him to only after he promised to give it back. She closed the evening with a spirited version of “Hang Tight Honey” from her new album, Whirlwind, out Aug. 23 on Broken Bow/BMG.

07 Jun 2024

Kelly Clarkson Wins One, Loses One at 2024 Daytime Emmys

The Kelly Clarkson Show won outstanding daytime talk series for the fourth consecutive year at the 2024 Daytime Emmys, which were held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on Friday (June 7) and broadcast on CBS. Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner co-hosted the show.

Kelly Clarkson has won eight Daytime Emmys over the first five seasons of her popular talk show (compared to three Grammys over a much longer period of time).

In accepting the award for outstanding daytime talk series, Clarkson gave special thanks to NBC for listening to her concerns when she proposed moving the show from Los Angeles to New York. “I told them, ‘My life is not going super great,’ and they helped us move,” she said. “It’s been so great for not just me and my family, but for the show. Thank you for thinking of mental health and not just a product.”

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Clarkson presented the first award of the night. The producers of the awards show presumably wanted to signal to the TV audience that she was in the house. Clarkson had not attended the Daytime Emmys in recent years.

Clarkson did not, however, win outstanding daytime talk series host, an award she had won the last four years running. The award went instead to Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, the married stars of the syndicated Live With Kelly and Mark. It was a surprise win: Ripa and Consuelos weren’t in attendance, causing the show to run a little short.

This was Ripa’s sixth win in that category. Only three other hosts have won six or more times in the history of the category, which dates to 1974. Phil Donahue leads with nine awards in the category, followed by Oprah Winfrey (seven) and Rosie O’Donnell (also six). What’s most impressive about Ripa’s track record in the category is that she has won alongside four different co-hosts. She and Regis Philbin won twice in the category. She and Michael Strahan also won twice. She and Ryan Seacrest won once.

TV legend Dick Van Dyke won guest performance in a daytime drama series for his appearance on Days of our Lives on Peacock. At 98, Van Dyke is the oldest Daytime Emmy winner in history. “If I had known I was going to live that long, I would have taken better care of myself,” Van Dyke joked in accepting the honor. Van Dyke, who was featured on the Mary Poppins soundtrack, which topped the Billboard 200 for 14 weeks in 1965, was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.

Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays (Food Network), hosted by Selena Gomez, was nominated for outstanding culinary series. It lost to Be My Guest With Ina Garten.

Amanda Kloots and Jerry O’Connell, Emmy-nominated co-hosts of The Talk, opened the show with a special-material version of Petula Clark’s classic “Downtown,” a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965. The rewrite was pretty corny, a throwback to the era when such segments were a staple of variety and awards shows.

The In Memoriam segment included entertainment reporter Sam Rubin (KTLA, Los Angeles) and actor and host Louis Gossett Jr.

If it doesn’t seem like a full year has gone by since the last Daytime Emmys, you’re on to something. The 2023 Daytime Emmys were held on Dec. 15. They were delayed six full months because of last year’s strikes by the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA.

The Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards will be presented on Saturday, June 8. It will stream live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT at watch.TheEmmys.tv and via The Emmys apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku.

The 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards was produced by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI). Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong were executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie was executive producer from ATI.

Here are the 2024 Daytime Emmy nominations in selected categories, with winners marked. Categories with no winners marked will be presented on Saturday’s show. This list will be updated at that time. In program categories, we show only the name(s) of the most senior executive producer(s) who are nominees.

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series

The Jennifer Hudson Show, Syndicated; Executive producers: Mary Connelly, Jennifer Hudson, Lisa Kasteler Calio, Andy Lassner, Graehme Morphy, Walter Williams III

WINNER: The Kelly Clarkson Show, Syndicated; Executive producers: Kelly Clarkson, Alex Duda, Kareen Gunning

Tamron Hall, Syndicated; Executive producers: Quiana Burns, Tamron Hall

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts, Disney+; Executive producers: Kadine Anckle, Philip Byron, Reni Calister, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, LeBron James, Robin Roberts

The View, ABC; Executive producer: Brian Teta

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host

Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro, The View, ABC

Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Syndicated

WINNER: Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa, Live with Kelly and Mark, Syndicated

Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell, Sheryl Underwood, The Talk, CBS

Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall, Syndicated

Outstanding Entertainment News Series

Access Hollywood, Syndicated; Senior executive producer: Maureen Fitzpatrick

WINNER: Entertainment Tonight, Syndicated; Executive producer: Erin Johnson

Extra, Syndicated; Executive producers: Theresa Coffino, Jeremy Speigel

Outstanding Culinary Series

WINNER: Be My Guest with Ina Garten, Food Network; Executive producer: Rachel Purnell

Family Dinner, Magnolia Network; Executive producer/host: Andrew Zimmern; Executive producers: Patrick McMahill, Patrick Weiland

Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays, Food Network; Executive producers: Selena Gomez, Eli Holzman, Shauna Minoprio, Aaron Saidman, Melissa Stokes

Valerie’s Home Cooking, Food Network; Executive producers: Valerie Bertinelli, Mary Beth Bray, Jack Grossbart, Stephen Kroopnick, Marc Schwartz

What Am I Eating? with Zooey Deschanel, Max; Executive producer/host: Zooey Deschanel; Executive producers: Jarrett Moreno, Matthew Segal, Taye Shuayb, Jessie Surovell, Mike Vainisi, Tracy Wares, Jeffrey L. Weaver, Tom Werner

Outstanding Daytime Personality – Daily

Frank Caprio, Caught in Providence, Facebook Watch

WINNER: Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner, Matt Cohen, Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Will Marfuggi, Rachel Smith, Entertainment Tonight, Syndicated

Deborah Norville, Steven Fabian, Lisa Guerrero, Ann Mercogliano, Jim Moret, Les Trent, Inside Edition, Syndicated

Robert Hernandez, Star Jones, Divorce Court, FOX

Judge Judy Sheindlin, Whitney Kumar, Kevin Rasco, Sarah Rose, Judy Justice, Amazon Freevee

Outstanding Music Direction and Composition

African Queens: Njinga, Netflix; Composer: Michael “Mikey” J Asante

Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, Netflix; Music by Steve Gernes, Tyler Sabbag, Duncan Thum

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, NBC; Lead Composer: Evan Frankfort

Mysteries of the Faith, Netflix; Music by Rob Lewis

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre, Netflix; Composer: Amotz Plessner; Music Supervisors: Anny Colvin, Pilar Fitzgerald

Outstanding Original Song

“Shine, General Hospital, ABC; Composers: Derek Ryan Deblieux, Douglas Ladnier, John Shartzer; Composer & Lyricist: Jophielle Love Kindar-Martin

“Unexpected Truth,” Unexpected, Hulu; Composer & Lyricist: B.Slade

“We’re Home,” Reconnecting Roots, PBS; Composer & Lyricists: Heidi Feek, Dillon Hodges, Mandy McCauley

Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program

Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids, Vimeo; Executive producers: Dan Goodman, Neil Patrick Harris, Brian Hunt, William H. Masterson, III

King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, Netflix; Executive Producers: Kendall Elrod, Russ Friedman, Jesse Jacobs, Peyton Manning, Brent Montgomery, Will Nothacker, Ian Sambor, Connor Schell, Eric Wattenberg

Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter, Sundance TV; Executive producers: Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Elisabeth D. Rabishaw, Maer Roshan, Jason Rovou

Oprah and “The Color Purple” Journey, Max; Executive producers: Tara Montgomery, Brian Piotrowicz, Oprah Winfrey

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors, PBS; Executive producers: Michelle Merker, Donna Pennestri, John Ross, Andrew Russell, Ramin Setoodeh

Working in the Theatre, AmericanTheatreWing.org; Executive producer: Heather A. Hitchens

Outstanding Daytime Special

Culture Quest: Ukraine, PBS; Executive producer: Ian Grant

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, ABC; Executive producers: Michael Antinoro, Sally Hopkins Conner, Bill Fortney, Richard Godfrey, Julianne Hough, Derek Hough

97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC; Executive producers: Bill Bracken, Will Coss, Brad Lachman

Recipe for Change: Celebrating Black Men, SpringHill; Executive producers: Philip Byron, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, LeBron James, Joel Relampagos

Unexpected, Hulu; Executive producers: John Hill, Norman Lee, Zeberiah Newman, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Leah Turner

Outstanding Short Form Program

Catalyst, LinkedIn News; Executive producers: Courtney Coupe, Enrique Montalvo

The Dads, Netflix; Executive producers: Jon Marcus, Dwyane Wade

Hollywood Atelier: Rob Pickens, The Hollywood Reporter; Executive producers: Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Jason Rovou

How Una Pizza Napoletana Became the No.1 Ranked Pizza in the World, Eater; Executive producer: Stephen Pelletteri

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre, Netflix; Executive producer: Ken Scherer

Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily

Samantha Brown, Samantha Brown’s Places To Love, PBS

Derrick Campana, The Wizard of Paws, BYUtv

Christian Cooper, Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper, National Geographic

Zoë François, Andrew Zimmern, Holiday Party with Andrew & Zoë, Magnolia Network

Jet Tila, Ready Jet Cook, Food Network

07 Jun 2024

Billboard Latin Women in Music 2024: How to Watch & All Honorees

The second annual Billboard Latin Women in Music is just around the corner. The two-hour music special — where superstars such as Karol G, Kali Uchis, Gloria Estefan and many more will be honored — is set to air exclusively on Telemundo on Sunday (June 9) at 9 p.m. ET.

The Billboard Latin Women in Music franchise recognizes the importance of Latin women in the music industry and honors those who have made a positive impact in the previous year. The honors bestowed in 2023 included Shakira as Woman of the Year, Ana Gabriel as Living Legend, Emilia as Rising Star, and Thalia as Global Powerhouse, among others.

Below, find everything you need to know about this year’s Billboard Latin Women in Music, including how to watch and a list of all the honorees and their respective awards:

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How to Watch

The Billboard Latin Women in Music 2024 ceremony will air exclusively on Telemundo on Sunday (June 9) at 9 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. CT, and will also be available on the Telemundo app and on Peacock.

Honorees

  • Karol G – Woman of the Year
  • Gloria Estefan – Legend Award
  • Ana Bárbara – Lifetime Achievement Award
  • La India – Pioneer Award
  • Kany García – Spirit of Change Award
  • Kali Uchis – Rising Star Award
  • Ángela Aguilar – Musical Dynasty Award
  • Camila Cabello – Global Impact Award

Performances

Several of the night’s honorees will perform on Sunday, and special collaborations will also take place with the likes of Puerto-Rican singer-songwriter GALE; producer, composer and pianist Sergio George; pianist Arthur Hanlon; Colombian singer-songwriter Juliana; and singer-songwriter Elena Rose.

Hosts and presenters

The show will be hosted by Mexican actress Jacqueline Bracamontes and will have Pedro Capó, Myrka Dellanos, Luis Figueroa, María José, Penélope Menchaca, Andrea Meza and Maripily Rivera among its presenters.

06 Jun 2024

Josh Groban to Host 2024 Jimmy Awards, Honoring High School Theater Arts Students

Josh Groban is set to host the 15th annual Jimmy Awards, which are sort of like the Tony Awards for promising high school theater arts students. The awards are set to take place Monday, June 24, at the Minskoff Theatre in Manhattan.

The National High School Musical Theatre Awards (the formal name of the awards) celebrate individual talent in vocal, dance and acting performance. Named for the late Broadway impresario James M. Nederlander, the Jimmy Awards has been the catalyst for more than $6 million in educational scholarships.

“I am excited to be the host for the 15th annual Jimmy Awards!,” Groban said in a statement. “The dedication and immense talent of these nominees are truly inspiring. Arts education holds a dear place in my heart, and its profound impact is clearly showcased through these young talents each year at the Jimmy Awards.”

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“…We are thrilled to have [Josh] join us in celebrating the achievements of, and giving inspiration to, high school musical theatre students across the country, including the over 100 student nominees performing on stage that night,” Jason Laks, interim president of The Broadway League, said in a statement.

(The Broadway League is also a co-presenter of the annual Tony Awards, along with the American Theatre Wing.)

Tickets for the Jimmy Awards start at $75 and go on sale to the general public on Monday, June 10 through BroadwayDirect.com.

The show will stream for free online beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, June 24 via the Jimmy Awards Facebook and YouTube channels. The ceremony will remain available online for three days afterwards, through Thursday evening, June 27.

Groban co-hosted the Tony Awards six years ago with Sara Bareilles. The stars each received two Primetime Emmy nominations for their efforts – outstanding variety special (live) and outstanding original music and lyrics for co-writing the special-material song “This One’s for You” with Shaina Taub.

Groban is a two-time Tony nominee for best performance by a leading actor in a musical, for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (his Broadway debut) and Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Groban also received a Grammy nod for the Sweeney Todd cast album, which was nominated for best musical theater album at the ceremony held on Feb. 4.

Groban, 43, is also an active arts education philanthropist and advocate. His Find Your Light Foundation helps enrich the lives of young people through arts, education, and cultural awareness.

06 Jun 2024

Here’s the Date of the 2025 NAACP Image Awards — and All Key Dates

The 56th NAACP Image Awards will take place on Feb. 22, 2025, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif., where the show has been held 15 times since 1992. The ceremony will air live on BET. 

Submissions for nominations consideration will open Monday, Aug. 26. All entries must be received by Friday, Nov. 8 at the NCAACP Image Awards’ website. Nominations will be announced on Jan. 7, 2025.

The 2024 NAACP Image Awards were held on March 16. Usher received the President’s Award and also won entertainer of the year and outstanding male artist. Among music stars, Victoria Monét and Chris Brown also won multiple awards. Monét won outstanding album for Jaguar II and outstanding new artist. Brown won three awards, including two (outstanding music video/visual album and outstanding duo, group or collaboration, contemporary) for “Sensational,” featuring Davido & Lojay.

Queen Latifah hosted the show the last two years. Anthony Anderson, star of the long-running blackish, hosted the eight years before that.

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The NAACP Image Awards, which originated in 1967, celebrates excellence in the categories of motion pictures, television + streaming, recordings, literature, and podcasts. A release says the show is committed to “uplifting values that inspire equality, justice, and progressive change, and highlighting artists committed to these values.”

Following are key dates and deadlines for the 56th NAACP Image Awards:

Monday, Aug. 26

Submissions open

Friday, Oct. 11

Early-bird submissions close

Friday, Nov. 8

Submissions close

Monday, Dec. 2

Nominating committee voting begins

Friday, Dec. 13

Nominating committee voting ends

Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025

Nomination announcement; public voting begins

Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025

56th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif. 

06 Jun 2024

Eight Satirical Songs From ‘Saturday Night Live’ Are Vying for 2024 Emmy Nods: Watch Them Here

Saturday Night Live has no fewer than eight songs in contention for outstanding original music & lyrics at this year’s Primetime Emmy Creative Arts Awards. The roster includes Maya Rudolph’s “Mothers Day Monologue,” in which she sings a “Vogue”-inspired song that pays tribute to the women of SNL as she strides through Studio 8H, and “Dune Popcorn Bucket,” in which the show that gave us “Dick in a Box” tries to top itself.

Four of the videos accompanying these songs feature major recording stars. Chris Stapleton shows personality and an unexpected flair for comedy in “Get That Boy Back.” Travis Scott is featured in “We Got Too High,” in which three kids are try in vain to keep up with the rap star’s marijuana use. Billie Eilish has some silly fun in “Tampon Farm.” Dave Grohl has a cameo as a minister at the end of “Lake Beach.”

These catchy and satirical songs are overseen by SNL’s music director Eli Brueggemann (who won in this category in 2018 for co-writing “Come Back Barack”) and music producer Jake Procanik.

Three SNL songs have won in this category over the years – “Dick in a Box,” the 2007 song from a Justin Timberlake-hosted episode that somehow managed to be both audacious and kinda sweet at the same time; “Justin Timberlake Monologue” (2011), in which JT sings a song about how he absolutely won’t sing that night; and “Come Back Barack,” a Boyz II Men-style ballad from a Chance the Rapper-hosted episode about how people in the Donald Trump years missed his more even-keeled predecessor.

SNL is currently tied with the annual Tony Awards telecast for having the most winners in this category. Three songs from the Tonys, all performed by host Neil Patrick Harris, won the award in 2012-14 – “It’s Not Just for Gays Anymore,” a sensational opening number from the 2011 show; “If I Had Time,” a very clever closing number from the 2012 show; and “Bigger!,” from the 2013 show, quite possibly the biggest opening number on any awards show ever. Who said less is more?

The outstanding original music & lyrics category originated in 1970. Notable winners over the years have included EGOT recipients Marvin Hamlisch and Robert Lopez; Broadway powerhouses Kander & Ebb and Lin-Manuel Miranda; Hot 100 chart-toppers Timberlake, Melanie, Walter Murphy, David Paich (Toto) and Ed Sheeran; and TV stars Seth MacFarlane, Sarah Silverman, Seth Meyers and Kenan Thompson.

Nominations for the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced on July 17. The 2024 Creative Arts Emmys will be held on Sept. 7-8 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The primetime Emmy telecast will be held on Sept. 15 at the same venue.

Here you can watch the eight SNL songs that are in contention for this year’s Primetime Emmy for outstanding original music & lyrics.

06 Jun 2024

Music Composed by Alicia Keys, The Who, Sufjan Stevens & More to Be Featured on 2024 Tony Awards

The 77th Annual Tony Awards, set to air live on both coasts on CBS on Sunday, June 16, will feature performances from the eight of the nine productions nominated for best musical or best revival of a musical, omitting only Gutenberg! The Musical!, which played its final performance on Jan. 28. The musical starred Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, who previously starred together in The Book of Mormon.

The Tony Awards telecast will include performances from:

  • Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club with nominees Gayle Rankin and Eddie Redmayne. Nine nominations, including best revival of a musical. The original production won best musical in 1967.
  • Hell’s Kitchen featuring the music of producer Alicia Keys, with nominees Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis and Maleah Joi Moon. 13 nods, including best musical.
  • Illinoise, featuring the music of Sufjan Stevens, directed and choreographed by Justin Peck. Four nods, including best musical.
  • Merrily We Roll Along, a Stephen Sondheim classic with nominees Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe. Seven nods, including best revival of a musical. The original production was, surprisingly, passed over for a nod for best musical in 1982 (though Sondheim was nominated for original musical score).
  • Suffs, a new musical whose producers include Hillary Clinton, with nominees Nikki M. James and Shaina Taub. Six nods, including best musical.
  • The Outsiders, based on the book and the film, whose producers include Angelina Jolie, with nominees Joshua Boone, Brody Grant and Sky Lakota-Lynch. 12 nods, including best musical.
  • The Who’s Tommy featuring music of Pete Townsend and The Who. One nomination – best revival of a musical. The original production was nominated for best musical in 1993, but lost to Kiss of the Spider Woman.
  • Water for Elephants, based on the bestselling book and film, featuring Grant Gustin and the acrobatic cast. Seven nods, including best musical.

The 77th Annual Tony Awards, with Ariana DeBose hosting for the third year in a row, will air live on both coasts from the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City on Sunday, June 16 (8-11 p.m. ET/5-8 p.m. PT) on CBS. The show will also stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.

The Tony Awards are produced in collaboration with Tony Award Productions and White Cherry Entertainment. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss are showrunners and executive producers for White Cherry Entertainment, and Weiss will serve as director. Jack Sussman is also an executive producer.

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The Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing and have been broadcast on CBS since 1978.

06 Jun 2024

Kenya Grace to Receive Global Impact Award at ASCAP London Event

Singer-songwriters Kenya Grace and Cian Ducrot will be honored at ASCAP London Celebrates, an invitation-only celebration of top U.K.-affiliated songwriters and composers taking place in London on June 18.

Grace, a British singer-songwriter and producer, who was born in South Africa, will receive the ASCAP Global Impact Award. Grace is best known for her 2023 hit “Strangers,” which topped the Official U.K. Singles Chart and Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart; reached No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100; was nominated for song of the year the Brit Awards; and won dance song of the year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Grace merges R&B melodies, soulful stylings and electronic influences. Her distinctive fusion of sleek, club-ready pop and dynamic drum and bass has won her fans across the globe.

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Irish indie-pop singer-songwriter Ducrot will receive the ASCAP Vanguard Award, which recognizes artists whose innovative work is helping to shape the future of music. Having kickstarted his career with the viral TikTok hit “All for You” in 2022, Ducrot released his debut album Victory last year; it reached No. 1 on both the U.K. and Irish charts. Ducrot, 26, recently completed a four-date U.K. tour supporting Ed Sheeran.

“Kenya Grace is at the forefront of a new wave of dance-driven pop music,” Paul Williams, ASCAP chairman of the board and president, said in a statement. “As the sole writer and producer of her self-recorded songs, Kenya possesses a DIY style that is staggeringly innovative and has made her a favorite with the dance music community. … A multi-faceted songwriter, Cian Ducrot is quickly becoming one of the industry’s most promising talents with his brilliant voice and heartfelt lyrics.”

Previous British ASCAP award recipients include Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, MNEK, Lewis Capaldi, Dev Hynes and Becky Hill.