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King Stingray continued its golden run with a brace of wins at the 2023 National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs), held Saturday (Feb. 12) at Darwin Amphitheatre on Larrakia Country.
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Formed in Northeast Arnhem Land, the Stingers, as they’re lovingly known in these parts, snagged song of the year and film clip of the year both for “Let’s Go,” converting two-of-two nominations.
Earlier in the month, the Yolngu surf-rockers dominated the 2023 AIR Awards with three trophies, adding to a collection that includes the Michael Gudinski breakthrough artist, best new artist at the 2022 Rolling Stone Australia Awards, first-prize in the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition, and the 2022 Australian Music Prize.
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Also at the 2023 NIMAs, Budjerah won the coveted artist of the year category, adding to his own impressive haul. The rising singer and songwriter from Fingal Head, New South Wales, was the inaugural winner of the Michael Gudinski prize at the 2021 ARIAs, he has also collected best new artist at the 2023 RS Awards and, in 2022, won his first APRA Award for most performed R&B/soul work of the year (“Higher” with Matt Corby).
Queensland singer and songwriter Thelma Plum scooped the album of the year NIMA for Meanjin, while the Indigenous language award was bestowed to traditional songman Ngulmiya for his self-titled debut album.
One of the night’s outstanding moments belonged to Yothu Yindi, as the “Treaty” singers were inducted into the NIMAs Hall of Fame for their “long and powerful contributions to Indigenous and Australian music across several decades,” reads a statement from organizers.
During the induction ceremony, the band’s original lineup, along with King Stingray vocalist Yirrŋa Yunupiŋu, nephew of the late Dr M Yunupiŋu, took to the stage for a rocking rendition of their signature song.
Performers on the evening included Kobie Dee, Dean Brady, Plum, Barkaa, Ngulmiya and Budjerah and the Red Flag Dancers.
“So proud of all the artists, performers, nominees and winners at this year’s NIMAs,” comments NIMA creative director Ben Graetz. “It was an exceptional night of Blak excellence.”
An initiative of trade body MusicNT, the NIMAs, now in its 19th year, are a celebration of the “finest celebration of First Nations music”.
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2023 National Indigenous Music Awards WinnersArtist of the Year — BudjerahNew Talent of the Year — BumpyFilm Clip of the Year — King Stingray, “Let’s Go”Song of the Year — King Stingray, “Let’s Go”Album of the Year — Thelma Plum, MeanjinCommunity Clip of the Year — Wildfire Manwurrk, “Mararradj”Indigenous Language Award — Ngulmiya, Self-TitledHall of Fame — Yothu YindiArchie Roach Foundation Award — Wildfire Manwurrk
Nominations for the inaugural Rolling Stone En Español 2023 awards were announced Thursday, and Bad Bunny leads the list with six nominations. Rosalía has five, and Natalia Lafourcade, Juanes and Guitarricadelafuente each scored four.
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Presented by the editors of Rolling Stone En Español, the publication’s first-ever awards will be presented Oct. 26 in Miami, with music, film and television categories.
Among other nominees, Romeo Santos, Fito Páez and Karol G are competing for album of the year along with Bad Bunny, Juanes and Rosalía, who are in the running for artist of the year too.
Guitarricadelafuente is among the nominees for musical promise, a category that also includes Kevin Kaarl, Omar Apollo, Peso Pluma, Silvana Estrada, Villano Antillano and Yahritza y su Esencia, among others.
Here is the complete list:
Music
Album of the Year
Bailando Hasta El Apagón — Vetusta MorlaProduction: Carles Campi Campón, Vetusta MorlaDe Todas Las Flores — Natalia LafourcadeProduction: Adan Jodorowsky, Natalia LafourcadeFórmula, Vol. 3 — Romeo SantosProduction: Ivan Chevere, Romeo SantosFuturología Arlt — Fito PáezProduction: Diego Olivero, Gustavo Borner, Fito PáezLa Cantera — GuitarricadelafuenteProduction: Raül RefreeLa Neta — Pedro CapóProduction: Diego Contento, Pedro CapóLa Sustancia X — Villano AntillanoProduction: Ismael Cancel, Villano AntillanoMañana Será Bonito — Karol GProduction: VariosMarchita — Silvana EstradaProduction: Gustavo GuerreroMesa Dulce — Dante SpinettaProduction: Dante Spinetta
Motomami — RosalíaProduction: VariosNacarile — iLeProduction: iLe, Ismael CancelOzutochi — OzunaProduction: VariosTinta y Tiempo — Jorge DrexlerProduction: Carles Campi Campón, Jorge DrexlerUn Verano Sin Ti — Bad BunnyProduction: VariosVida Cotidiana — JuanesProduction: Emmanuel Briceño, Juanes, Sebastián KyrsArtist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Bizarrap
Christian Nodal
Feid
Fito Páez
iLe
Jorge Drexler
Juanes
Karol G
Natalia Lafourcade
Rosalía
Shakira
Song of the Year
“Algo bonito” — iLe + Ivy QueenSongwriter: David Alberto Pinto, Ileana Cabra, Ismael Cancel, Ivy Queen“Dance crip” — TruenoSongwriters: Brian Taylor, Mateo Palacios Corazzina, Santiago Ruiz“Despechá” — RosalíaSongwriter: Chris Jedi, David Rodríguez, Dylan Wiggins, Gaby Music, Nino Segarra, Noah Goldstein, Rosalía Vila Tobella“Hey mor” — Ozuna + FeidSongwriter: Andres Jael Correa, Gerald Oscar Jimenez, Jan Carlos Ozuna Rosado, Salomon Villada Hoyo“La jumpa” — Arcángel + Bad BunnySongwriter: Austin Santos, Benito A. Martínez Ocasio“Llévame viento” — Natalia LafourcadeSongwriter: Natalia Lafourcade“La bachata” — Manuel TurizoSongwriter: Andrés Jael Correa Ríos, Juan Diego Medina, Vélez, Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño “Casta”, Manuel Turizo Zapata, Édgar Barrera“Monotonía” — Shakira + OzunaSongwriter: Albert Hype, Alejandro Robledo Valencia, Cristian Camilo Álvarez, Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Sergio Robledo, Shakira Mebarak“Provenza” — Karol GSongwriter: Carolina Giraldo Navarro, Daniel Echavarria Oviedo, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno“¿Quién encendió la luz?” — GuitarricadelafuenteSongwriter: Álvaro Lafuente Calvo“Sudaka” — Dante + TruenoSongwriter: Dante Spinetta“This Is Not America” — Residente + IbeyiSongwriter: Jeffrey Peñalva, Lisa-Kaindé Díaz, Naomi Díaz, René Pérez Joglar“Tití me preguntó” — Bad BunnySongwriter: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, MAG“Tocarte” — Jorge Drexler + C. TanganaSongwriter: Antón Álvarez Alfaro, Jorge Drexler, Pablo Drexler, Víctor Martínez“Villano Antillano: ‘Bzrp music sessions, Vol. 51” — Bizarrap + Villano AntillanoSongwriter: Gonzalo Julián Conde, Villana Santiago Pacheco“Volver a casa” — Pedro CapóSongwriter: Pedro Capó
Breakout Star of the Year
Aitana
Guitarricadelafuente
Humbe
Kevin Kaarl
Omar Apollo
Omar Montes
Peso Pluma
Silvana Estrada
Trueno
Villano Antillano
Yahritza y su Esencia
Young Miko
Music Video of the Year
“Arrancármelo” — WosDirector: Rafael Nir, Tomás Curland“Canción desaparecida” — Juanes + MabilandDirector: Kacho López Mari“Mil y una noches” — GuitarricadelafuenteDirector: Pedro Artola“Ojitos lindos” — Bad Bunny + Bomba EstéreoDirector: Stillz“Provenza” — Karol GDirector: Pedro Artola“Saoko” — RosalíaDirector: Valentin Petit“Solo por ser indios” (Official animated video) — A.N.I.M.A.L. + JuanesDirector: Penumbrart“Sudaka” — Dante + TruenoDirector: Hernán Corera, Juan Piczman“Te quería” — Lido PimientaDirector: J. Gallardo Kattah“Tenemos que hablar” — Juan Pablo Vega + Ximena SariñanaDirector: Estefanía Piñeres“This Is Not America” — Residente + IbeyiDirector: Greg Ohrel“Where She Goes” — Bad BunnyDirector: Stillz
Music Producer of the Year
Arca
Bizarrap
Carles Campón Brugada
Edgar Barrera
Juan Pablo Vega
Mag
Natalia Lafourcade
Ovy on the Drums
Rosalía
Raül Refree
Sebastián Krys
Tainy
Film & Series
Fiction Feature Film of the Year
1976 (Chile, 2022)Director: Manuela MartelliScript: Alejandra Moffat, Manuela MartelliAlcarràs (Spain, 2022)Director: Carla SimónScript: Carla Simón, Arnau VilaróArgentina, 1985 (Argentina, 2022)Director: Santiago MitreScript: Santiago Mitre, Mariano LlinásAs bestas (Spain, 2022)Director: Rodrigo SorogoyenScript: Isabel Peña, Rodrigo SorogoyenBardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (Mexico, 2022)Director: Alejandro González IñárrituScript: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone Cerdita (Spain, 2022)Director: Carlota PeredaScript: Carlota PeredaCompetencia oficial (Spain, 2022)Director: Gastón Duprat, Mariano CohnScript: Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn, Andrés Duprat MéxicoHuesera (Mexico, Peru, 2022)Director: Michelle Garza CerveraScript: Michelle Garza Cervera, Abia CastilloLa extorsión (Argentina, 2023)Director: Martino ZaidelisScript: Emanuel Diez
La jauría (Colombia, 2022)Director: Andrés Ramírez PulidoScript: Andrés Ramírez PulidoLos reyes del mundo (Colombia, 2022)Director: Laura Mora OrtegaScript: María Camila Arias, Laura Mora Ortega
Utama (Bolivia, 2022)Director: Alejandro Loayza GrisiScript: Alejandro Loayza GrisiSeries of the Year
Belascoarán (Mexico, 2022)Director: Ernesto Contreras, Hiromi Kamata, Gonzalo AmatCreator: Rodrigo SantosDivisión Palermo (Argentina, 2023)Director: Santiago Korovsky, Diego Núñez IrigoyenCreator: Santiago KorovskyEl amor después del amor (Argentina, 2023)Director: Felipe Gómez Aparicio, Gonzalo TobalCreator: Juan Pablo KolodziejHasta el cielo (Spain, 2023)Director: Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Daniel CalparsoroCreator: Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Daniel CalparsorLa primera vez (Colombia, 2023)Director: Dago García, Mateo StivelbergCreator: Dago García
Las pelotaris 1926 (Mexico, 2022)Director: Marc Cistaré, Jesús Rodrigo, Jacob SantanaCreator: Marc CistaréLos enviados (Argentina, 2022)Director: Juan José Campanella, Hiromi Kamata, Martino Zaidelis, Camilo AntoliniCreator: Juan José CampanellaNacho (Spain, 2023)Director: David Pinillos, Beatriz Sanchís, Eduardo CasanovaCreator: Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Ramón Campos No me gusta conducir (Spain, 2022)Director: Borja CobeagaCreator: Borja CobeagaNoticia de un secuestro (Chile, Colombia, 2022)Director: Andrés Wood, Julio Jorquera ArriagadaCreator: Andrés Wood, Rodrigo GarcíaPálpito (Colombia, 2022)Director: Camilo VegaCreator: Leonardo PadrónSanta Evita (Argentina, 2022)Director: Rodrigo García, Alejandro MaciCreator: Rodrigo García
Performance of the Year
Aline Küppenheim Gualtieri1976 (Chile, 2022)Director: Alejandra MoffatCristina UmañaNoticia de un secuestro (Chile, Colombia, 2022)Director: Andrés Wood, Julio Jorquera Arriagada
Daniel Giménez Cacho Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (Mexico, 2022)Director: Alejandro González IñárrituGuillermo FrancellaEl encargado (Argentina, 2022)Director: Diego Blieffeld, Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat, Jerónimo CarranzaJhojan Estiven JiménezLa jauría (Colombia, 2022)Director: Andrés Ramírez PulidoJuan Diego BottoNo me gusta conducir (Spain, 2022)Director: Borja Cobeaga
Juan Pablo RabaNoticia de un secuestro (Chile, Colombia, 2022)Director: Andrés Wood, Julio Jorquera Arriagada
Laia CostaCinco lobitos (Spain, 2022)Director: Alauda Ruiz de AzúaLaura GalánCerdita (Spain, 2022)Director: Carlota PeredaLuis Gerardo MendezBelascoarán (Mexico, 2022)Director: Ernesto Contreras, Hiromi Kamata, Gonzalo AmatMarina Foïs As bestas (Spain, 2022)Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Natalia Oreiro Santa Evita (Argentina, 2022)Director: Rodrigo García, Alejandro Maci
Paulina GaitánBelascoarán (Mexico, 2022)Director: Ernesto Contreras, Hiromi Kamata, Gonzalo AmatPenélope CruzCompetencia oficial (Spain, 2022)Director: Gastón Duprat, Mariano CohnPeter LanzaniArgentina, 1985 (Argentina, 2022)Director: Santiago Mitre
Ricardo Darín Argentina, 1985 (Argentina, 2022)Director: Santiago Mitre
Director of the Year
Alejandro González IñárrituBardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (Mexico, 2022)
Alejandro Loayza GrisiUtama (Bolivia, 2022)Andrés Ramírez PulidoLa jauría (Colombia, 2022)Carla SimónAlcarràs (Spain, 2022)
Francisca Alegría La vaca que cantó una canción sobre el futuro (Chile, 2022)
Laura BaumeisterLa hija de todas las rabias (Nicaragua, 2022)Laura Mora OrtegaLos reyes del mundo (Colombia, 2022)
Gastón Duprat, Mariano CohnCompetencia oficial (Spain, 2022)
Manuela Martelli1976 (Chile, 2022)
Michelle Garza Huesera (Mexico, 2022)
Rodrigo SorogoyenAs bestas (Spain, 2022)
Santiago MitreArgentina, 1985 (Argentina, 2022)
Documentary Feature Film of the Year
Alis (Colombia, 2022)Director: Clare Weiskopf, Nicolas van Hemelryck
Eami (Paraguay, 2022)Director: Paz Encina El eco (Mexico, 2023)Director: Tatiana HuezoMaría Luisa Bemberg: El eco de mi voz (Argentina, 2022)Director: Alejandro Maci El sostre groc (El techo amarillo) (Spain, 2022)Director: Isabel CoixetHip hop X siempre (Dominican Republic, United States, 2023)Director: Jessy TerreroLos sobrevivientes (Chile, 2023)Director: Rosario CervioMi casa está en otra parte (Mexico, 2022)Director: Carlos Hagerman, Jorge Villalobos Mi país imaginario (Chile, 2022)Director: Patricio Guzmán Si Dios fuera mujer (Colombia, 2022)Director: Angélica Cervera Sintiéndolo mucho (Spain, 2022)Director: Fernando León de Aranoa Una mirada honesta (Argentina, 2022)Director: Roberto Persano, Santiago Nacif Cabrera
The 16th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors will air on FOX for a second year. The show, which will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, will air as a two-hour special on Monday, Sept. 18 (8-19 p.m. ET/PT).
The event, which the ACM likes to call the “country music industry’s favorite night,” will recognize several special honorees, including ACM Triple Crown Award recipient Chris Stapleton; ACM Poet’s Award recipients Clint Black, Mary Chapin Carpenter and K.T. Oslin; ACM International Award recipient Kane Brown; ACM Icon Award recipient Tim McGraw; and ACM Lift Every Voice Award recipient Breland
Four-time ACM Award winner Carly Pearce will return for a third year to host the ceremony. Pearce will also perform on the show, as will Breland, Chris Janson, Lady A, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, Brandy Clark, Jordan Davis, The War and Treaty, Bailey Zimmerman, Emily Shackelton, Anne Wilson and more. The full line-up of artists included in the FOX primetime special will be released in the coming weeks.
“We are thrilled to be working with FOX for a second year to bring one of our industry’s favorite nights, filled with emotional tributes and unforgettable performances, to primetime television,” Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside said in a statement.
Other recipients of special awards, in addition to those already named, include Charlie Cook, Charlie Daniels, Mike Dungan, Ashley Gorley, HARDY, Bill Mayne and Troy Vollhoffer.
The 16th Annual ACM Honors will be produced for television by ACM Productions LLC. Damon Whiteside is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music, and Martin Fischer is executive producer for Opry Entertainment. Edie Lynn Hoback is producer.
VIP packages for ACM Honors, including seating in the exclusive artist pit, access to a VIP pre-party reception, and a limited-edition Hatch Show print poster commemorating the show, are available for on AXS.
The Television Academy and FOX today jointly announced that the 75th Emmy Awards will air on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. That date is a federal holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The show was originally set for Sept. 18, but was postponed due to ongoing strikes by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA.
The Television Academy had been pushing for a November airdate, while FOX was pushing for a January airdate. FOX prevailed.
The move means that there will be no Primetime Emmy broadcast in 2023 – the first time there will have been no Primetime Emmy show in a calendar year since the Emmys launched in 1949. There will presumably be two Emmy broadcasts in 2024, this one and the regular one back in its usual September time frame.
The move puts the Emmys in one of the most crowded periods on the awards calendar. The Golden Globes are set for Jan. 7, followed by the Grammys (Feb. 4) and the BAFTA Awards and the People’s Choice Awards (both Feb. 18).
This will be only the second time that the Primetime Emmys hasn’t aired in late August or September since 1977, when the show moved from its traditional May airdate to coincide with the start of the new television season. The 2001 Emmy telecast was postponed twice, first due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and then to the start of the war in Afghanistan. The show, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, finally aired on Nov. 11.
Nominations for the Primetime Emmys were announced on July 12, less than 48 hours before the SAG-AFTRA strike began. The five shows with the most nominations were Succession, The Last of Us and The White Lotus, all on HBO; Ted Lasso on Apple TV+; and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Prime Video.
Final-round voting for the 75th Primetime Emmys is taking place between Aug. 17 and Aug. 28, which means that the results will be determined and sealed for more than four months before they are finally revealed. This echoes the 2021 and 2022 Grammy Awards, which were each postponed due to COVID surges. Final voting concluded in the first week of January in each year, but the results weren’t announced until March 14, 2021 and April 3, 2022, respectively.
The Emmy Awards will be executive-produced by Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment.
Collins and Harmon each have two Primetime Emmy nods this year – outstanding variety special (live) for The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna, and outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special for The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama & Oprah Winfrey. Collins was executive producer of both programs. Harmon was co-executive producer of the halftime show and executive producer of The Light We Carry.
The Emmys will broadcast live coast-to-coast from the Peacock Theater at LA Live. The show will air from 8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/5:00-8:00 p.m. PT.
No host has been announced. Kenan Thompson hosted last year’s show, which aired on NBC. (FOX, ABC, CBS and NBC have aired the Emmys in rotation since 1995.)
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which were originally slated to take place on Sept. 9 and 10, will take place at the Peacock Theater over two nights on Saturday, Jan. 6, and Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. An edited presentation will be aired Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on FXX.
The death of Robbie Robertson on Wednesday (Aug. 9) has put a spotlight on The Band, the ground-breaking group in which he teamed with Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel. The Band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1989 and received a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy in 1989. […]
Brandon Lake is the top nominee for the 2023 GMA Dove Awards, sponsored by the Gospel Music Association. Lake received 11 nominations, including artist of the year, where he is competing with CeCe Winans, for KING + COUNTRY, Lauren Daigle and Phil Wickham. Winans won the award last year. For KING + COUNTRY and Daigle are both two-time winners in the category.
Lake has a co-writer credit on three of the 10 songs that were nominated for song of the year – “Fear Is Not My Future,” “Gratitude” and “Same God.”
Lake, 33, has won three Dove Awards. He has had two No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart – Elevation Worship’s “Graves Into Gardens,” on which he was featured, and his own “Gratitude.”
Other top nominees were songwriter Jeff Pardo with eight nods, and Jason Ingram and Kirk Franklin, with six nods each. New artist of the year finalist Katy Nichole received four nods — more than any other woman. She was followed by Daigle, Naomi Raine and Tasha Cobbs Leonard, each of whom received three nominations.
Country stars Dylan Scott, Tyler Childers and Walker Hayes each received their first nominations.
“I want to congratulate his year’s wonderful list of Dove Awards nominees, GMA president Jackie Patillo said in a statement.
Nominees were announced in a livestream on the GMA Dove Awards’ YouTube channel featuring Jason Crabb, Jordan Feliz, Danny Gokey, Natalie Grant and JJ Hairston. Final-round voting will run from Aug. 17-24.
The two-hour awards show will tape in Nashville on Tuesday Oct. 17 and will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app three nights later, on Friday Oct. 20, at 8 p.m. ET and again at 10 p.m. ET.
The 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards are produced by the Gospel Music Association. Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers. Russell E. Hall returns as director, Michael Nolan as scriptwriter, Scott Moore and Go Live Productions as production manager.
Here’s the full list of categories that were announced on today’s livestream. For a complete list of nominees in all categories, visit doveawards.com.
Artist of the yearBrandon LakeCeCe Winansfor KING + COUNTRYLauren DaiglePhil WickhamNew artist of the yearBen FullerHulveyJon ReddickKaty NicholeNaomi RaineSong of the year“Build A Boat,” writers: Colton Dixon, Seth Mosley, Johan Lindbrandt, SandroCavazza, Mikey Gormley“Fear Is Not My Future,” writers: Kirk Franklin, Brandon Lake, Jonathan Jay,Hannah Shackleford, Nicole Hannel“God Really Loves Us,” writers: David Crowder, Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka, DanteBowe“Goodness of God,” writers: Ben Fielding, Ed Cash, Jason Ingram, JennJohnson, Brian Johnson“Gratitude,” writers: Brandon Lake, Ben Hastings, Dante Bowe“In Jesus Name (God of Possible),” writers: Ethan Hulse, Katy Nichole, DavidAndrew Spencer, Jeff Pardo“Love Me Like I Am,” writers: Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone, MichaelPollack, Josh Kerr “Perfectly Loved,” writers: Rachael Lampa, Andrew Ripp,Ethan Hulse“Same God,” writers: Brandon Lake, Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Pat Barrett“Then Christ Came,” writers: Bart Millard, Phil Wickham, Jason Ingram, DavidLeonard
Pop/contemporary recorded song of the year“Brighter Days” – Blessing Offor“I’m So Blessed (Best Day Remix)” – CAIN“Love Me Like I Am” – for KING + COUNTRY ft. Jordin Sparks “God Is in This Story” – Katy Nichole ft. Big Daddy Weave “Thank God I Do” – Lauren Daigle
Worship recorded song of the year“Gratitude (Radio Version)” – Brandon Lake“Honey in the Rock” – Brooke Ligertwood, Brandon Lake“Holy Forever” – Chris Tomlin“Fear Is Not My Future (Radio Version)” – Maverick City Music ft. BrandonLake, Chandler Moore“This Is Our God” – Phil Wickham
Bluegrass/country/roots recorded song of the year“Jordan” – Darin & Brooke Aldridge, ft. Ricky Skaggs, Mo Pitney, Mark Fain“Good Morning Mercy” – Jason Crabb, Dylan Scott“Matchless” – Tiffany Coburn, ft. Point of Grace“Way of the Triune God (Hallelujah Version)” – Tyler Childers“Jesus’ Fault” – Zach Williams, ft. Walker Hayes
Spanish language recorded song of the year“Guarda Tu Corazón” – Alex Zurdo“So Good (Cuán Bueno)” – DOE, ft. Lilly Goodman“Nubes” – Indiomar, ft. Blanca“Coritos (En Vivo)” – Miel San Marcos, Daniel Calveti, Marcos Witt, IngridRosario“Suelto” – Sarai Rivera
Gospel worship recorded song of the year“One Name (Jesus) [Live]” – Naomi Raine“Impossible” – Pastor Mike Jr., ft. Jame Fortune“I Still Have You” – Smokie Norful“The Moment (Live)” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard “You’ve Been Good to Me” – Zacardi Cortez
Contemporary gospel recorded song of the year“New Day” – Blanca, ft. Jekalyn Carr“Your World” – Jonathan McReynolds“Miracles” – Kierra Sheard, ft. Pastor Mike Jr.“Bless Me” – Maverick City Music, Kirk Franklin“Get Up” – Tye Tribbett
Pop/contemporary album of the yearMy Tribe – Blessing OfforJesus Changed My Life – Katy NicholeAlways Only Jesus – MercyMeLife After Death – TobyMacA Hundred Highways – Zach Williams
Worship album of the yearCome Up Here – Bethel MusicHonest Offering (Live) – CAINGod Is Good! (Live) – Cody CarnesLION: Live From the Loft – Elevation WorshipLamb of God – Matt Redman
Southern gospel album of the yearThink About There – Greater VisionCome on In – Guardians QuartetJohn 3:16 – PerrysBelieve – The HoppersHymns & Worship – Triumphant Quartet
Contemporary gospel album of the yearMy Truth – Jonathan McReynoldsKingdom Book One (Deluxe) – Maverick City Music, Kirk FranklinImpossible – Pastor Mike Jr.Overcomer (Deluxe) – Tamela MannAll Things New – Tye Tribbett
Rap/hip hop album of the yearChurch Clothes 4 – LecraeSunday in Lagos – LimoblazeEveryone Loves a Comeback Story – Social Club MisfitsTree – Steven MalcolmNEW HOLLYWOOD – WHATUPRG
Feature film of the yearBig George ForemanFamily CampI Heard the BellsJesus RevolutionRemember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
An eclectic group of musicians are among the 2023 inductees into the Asian Hall of Fame, which also includes people from business, government and other areas beyond music and entertainment. Sixteen living individuals and one group are being inducted, as are four individuals who are being inducted posthumously, plus one corporate inductee (Nintendo) and one “artist ambassador,” the late country legend Johnny Cash.
Here’s a quick look at this year’s music inductees:
Lalisa Manoban, better known as Lisa from BlackPink, was born in Thailand. The rapper, singer and dancer, 26, is being inducted as a “cultural icon.”
Jennifer Lee, better known as EDM artist/producer TOKiMONSTA, is a second-generation Korean/American. In 2019, she was nominated for a Grammy for best dance/electronic album for Lune Rouge.
Far*East Movement had a pair of top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2010-11 – “Like a G6” (featuring Cataracs & Dev) which hit No. 1, and “Rocketeer” (featuring Ryan Tedder), which reached No. 6.
Ben Fong-Torres, a respected rock journalist, author and broadcaster, is best known for his long association with Rolling Stone. Fong-Torres is 78.
Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar to Parsi-Indian parents. The Queen frontman died in 1991 at age 45.
Ryuichi Sakamoto was among the first Asian composers to win an Oscar for best original score. Sakamoto, who was born in Japan, made that bit of Oscar history in 1988 for The Last Emperor, along with fellow composer Cong Su, who was born in China. The third collaborator on that score was David Byrne, who was born in Scotland. Sakamoto died in March at age 71.
Johnny Cash, who was not of Asian descent, is being inducted as an artist ambassador. The country legend died in 2003 at age 71.
“Inductees and artist ambassadors inspire courage, character, and service for the betterment of our country and humanity,” Maki Hsieh, president and CEO of Asian Hall of Fame, said in a statement.
The induction ceremony is set for Oct. 21 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. The Seattle Founders Gala honoring Pacific Northwest inductees will be on Sept. 29 at the Washington Athletic Club. Tickets and sponsorships are at asianhalloffame.org.
Asian Hall of Fame works to advance Asian and Indigenous leadership, achievements, and service to the U.S. and globally. It was established in 2004 by the Robert Chinn Foundation. Year-round programming trains local youth, empowers women founders, promotes cross-cultural content, and amplifies legislation.
The MTV Video Music Awards are adding a new category this year – best Afrobeats. The Grammys are adding a similar category, best African music performance, this year (for the awards that will be presented on Feb. 4, 2024). The American Music Awards were the first major music awards show to add such a category. They added favorite Afrobeats artist at the show that aired on Nov. 20, 2022. Wizkid was the inaugural winner, beating Burna Boy, CKay, Fireboy DML and Tems.
The apparent front-runner for best Afrobeats at the VMAs is Rema & Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down,” which is nominated in two other categories, best song and best collaboration. “Calm Down” has been a giant crossover hit, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song dips a notch to No. 6 in its 49th week on the Hot 100, as it spends a seventh week atop Radio Songs.
Ayra Starr has two nominations in the VMAs’ best Afrobeats category – for her own “Rush” and as the featured artist on Wizkid’s “2 Sugar.”
The other nominees in the category are Burna Boy’s “It’s Plenty,” Davido featuring Musa Keys’ “Unavailable,” Fireboy DML & Asake’s “Bandana” and Libianca’s “People.”
Best Afrobeats is the third genre-specific category to be added at the VMAs in this century, following Latin (2006) and K-pop (2019). The VMAs’ five other genre-specific categories were all introduced in the last century — rock (1989), alternative (1991), R&B (1993), and pop and hip-hop (both 1999).
The Grammy nominations will be announced on Nov. 10, at which time we’ll learn the nominees in their new best African music performance category.
The Recording Academy announced the category (one of three being added this year) on June 13. The Rules and Guidelines for the upcoming 66th Annual Grammy Awards describes the category thusly: “Eligible recordings include vocal and instrumental performances with strong elements of African cultural significance that blend a stylistic intention, song structure, lyrical content and/or musical representation found in Africa and the African Diaspora. The African Diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from native Africans or people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas.”
The 2023 VMAs will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT live from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Taylor Swift, who last year became the first three-time winner of the VMAs’ marquee award, video of the year, is nominated in that category again this year for “Anti-Hero.” Could she possibly win that award again when the VMAs are presented at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Sept. 12? Of course she could. “Anti-Hero” […]
Taylor Swift is the top nominee for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards with eight nods, followed by SZA (six); Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith (five each); and BLACKPINK, Diddy and Shakira (four each).
Women account for six of the seven nominees for video of the year – Doja’s “Attention,” Cyrus’ “Flowers,” Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl,” Rodrigo’s “vampire,” SZA’s “Kill Bill” and Swift’s “Anti-Hero.” The seventh nod is for a history-making collab – Smith & Petras’ “Unholy,” which made Smith and Petras the first openly non-binary and openly transgender solo artists, respectively, to have a No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.
For the first time since the VMAs introduced the artist of the year category in 2017, all of the nominees are women – Beyoncé, Doja, Karol G, Minaj, Shakira and Swift. This is also the first time that two of the nominees have come from the world of Latin music. The first Latin artist to be nominated in this category was Bad Bunny, who won last year.
In addition to her nod for artist of the year, Swift is up for seven awards for her megahit “Anti-Hero”– video of the year, song of the year, best pop, best direction, best cinematography, best visual effects and best editing.
Swift and Kendrick Lamar are both nominated for best direction. Lamar is nominated for “Count Me Out,” which he co-directed with Dave Free. Both Swift and Lamar have won twice in this category for videos they directed or co-directed. Swift won for directing “The Man” (2020) and “All Too Well (The Short Film)” (2022). Lamar won for co-directing “Alright” (2015) and “Humble.” (2017).
Despite tallying six nods, SZA was not nominated for artist of the year. Her smash “Kill Bill” is up for five awards – video of the year, song of the year, best direction, best art direction and best editing. “Kill Bill” was not nominated in a genre category; SZA’s “Shirt” is up for best R&B instead.
This year boasts a record 35 first-time VMAs nominees, including Petras (five); Metro Boomin and Rema (three each); and Ayra Starr, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma, Reneé Rapp and Yung Miami (two each).
Other artists receiving first-time nods include Aespa, boygenius, Burna Boy, Davido, Eslabon Armado, Fletcher, Fifty Fifty, JVKE, Lauren Spencer Smith, Musa Keys, PinkPantheress, Saucy Santana, Stephen Sanchez and Toosii.
Double nominees GloRilla, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma and Reneé Rapp are nominated for best new artist, along with Kaliii and PinkPantheress.
The VMAs added a category this year – best Afrobeats. This is the third genre-specific category that the VMAs have added in this century, following Latin (2006) and K-pop (2019). The VMAs’ five other genre-specific categories were all introduced in the last century — rock (1989), alternative (1991), R&B (1993), and pop and hip-hop (both 1999).
The 2023 VMAs will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT live from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.. The host has not yet been announced. Jack Harlow, LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj hosted last year’s show, which was held in the same venue.
Beginning Tuesday (Aug. 8), fans can vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories by visiting vote.mtv.com through Friday, Sept. 1. Voting for best new artist will remain active into the live show. Nominations for social categories including group of the year and song of summer will be announced at a later date.
Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are executive producers of the 2023 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.
Here’s the complete list of nominations for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards:
Video of the year
Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records
Artist of the year
Beyoncé – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Karol G – Interscope Records
Nicki Minaj – Republic Records
Shakira – Sony Music US Latin
Taylor Swift – Republic Records
Song of the year
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records
Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit” – L-M Records / RCA Records
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records Records
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records
Best new artist
GloRilla – CMG / Interscope Records
Ice Spice – 10K Projects / Capitol Records
Kaliii – Atlantic Records
Peso Pluma – Double P Records
PinkPantheress – 300 Entertainment
Reneé Rapp – Interscope Records
Best collaboration
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)” – Warner Records
Post Malone, Doja Cat – “I Like You (aHappier Song)” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
Karol G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
Best pop
Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From Barbie the Album)” – Atlantic Records
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
P!nk – “Trustfall” – RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records
Best hip-hop
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “Staying Alive” – We the Best / Epic Records
GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2” – CMG / Interscope Records
Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock” – Atlantic Records / Generation Now
Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody” – Young Money Records
Metro Boomin ft Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)” – Boominati / Republic Records
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records
Best R&B
Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay” – RCA Records
Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Toosii – “Favorite Song” – South Coast Music Group / Capitol Records
Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love in the Way” – Empire Distribution
Best alternative
blink-182 – “Edging” – Columbia Records
boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records
Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like a Grudge” – Fueled By Ramen
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records
Paramore – “This Is Why” – Atlantic Records
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Stuck” – Concord Records
Best rock
Foo Fighters – “The Teacher” – RCA Records
Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)” – Warner Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue” – Warner Records
Måneskin – “The Loneliest” – Arista Records
Metallica – “Lux Æterna” – Blackened Recordings
Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween” – Warner Records
Best Latin
Anitta – “Funk Rave” – Republic Records
Bad Bunny – “Where She Goes” – Rimas Entertainment
Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola” – DEL Records, Inc. / Prajin Parlay, Inc. Grupo Frontera Bad Bunny – “un x100to” – Rimas Entertainment
Karol G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
Rosalia – “Despecha,” – Columbia Records
Shakira – “Acróstico” – Sony Music US Latin
Best K-pop
aespa – “Girls” – SM ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
Fifty Fifty – “Cupid” – ATTRAKT / Warner Records
Seventeen – “Super” – HYBE / Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “S-Class” – JYP / Republic
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records
Best Afrobeats
Ayra Starr – “Rush” – Mavin Global Holdings
Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty” – Atlantic Records / Spaceship Entertainment Ltd
Davido ft. Musa Keys – “Unavailable” – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
Fireboy DML & Asake – ”Bandana” – Empire Distribution
Libianca – “People” – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– “2 Sugar” – Starboy / RCA Records
Video for good
Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)” – Netflix
Bad Bunny – “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente” – Rimas Entertainment
Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
Dove Cameron – “Breakfast” – Columbia Records
Imagine Dragons – “Crushed” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Maluma – “La Reina” – Sony Music US Latin
Push performance of the year
August 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty” – Arena Records / RCA Records
September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
October 2022: JVKE – “golden hour” – AWAL
November 2022: Flo Milli – “Conceited” – ’94 Sounds / RCA Records
December 2022: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado” – Interscope Records
January 2023: Sam Ryder – “All the Way Over” – Elektra Entertainment
February 2023: Armani White – “Goated” – Def Jam
March 2023: Fletcher – “Becky’s So Hot” – Capitol Records
April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records
May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana” – Heavy on It / 10K Projects / Capitol Records
June 2023: FLO – “Losing You” – Uptown/Republic Records
July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part” – Island Records
Best direction
Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Directed by Tanu Muiño
Drake – “Falling Back” – OVO/Republic Records – Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Directed by Colin Tilley
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Directed by Floria Sigismondi
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Directed by Christian Breslauer
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift
Best cinematography
Adele – “I Drink Wine” – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Natasha Baier
Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Allison Anderson
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records 0 Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Marcell Rev
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records – Cinematography by Russ Fraser
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rina Yang
Best visual effects
Fall Out Boy – “Love From the Other Side” – Fueled By Ramen – Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner
Harry Styles – “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios
Melanie Martinez – “VOID” – Atlantic Records – Visual Effects by Carbon
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament
Best choreography
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From Barbie the Album)” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by Charm LaDonna
Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House” – Republic Records – Choreography by Jerry Reece
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Panic! At The Disco – “Middle of a Breakup” – Fueled By Ramen – Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel
Best art direction
boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by Jen Dunlap
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Art Direction by Spencer Graves
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by Brandon Mendez
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Art Direction by Niko Philipides
SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Art Direction by Kate Bunch
Best editing
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Edited by Grason Caldwell
Miley Cyrus – “River” – Columbia Records – Edited by Brandan Walter
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records – Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Edited by Chancler Haynes