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17 Jan 2024

Miley Cyrus, Janelle Monáe & More Nominated for 2024 GLAAD Media Awards: See the Full List

With awards season well underway, LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD is ready to celebrate queer talent in the entertainment industry with the 2024 GLAAD Media Awards.

On Wednesday (Jan. 17), GLAAD announced the full list of nominees for their annual awards, which will take place in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 14, and in New York City on Saturday, May 11. Among the two major music categories at the annual ceremony, a total of 20 openly queer artists received plaudits.

In the awards’ main music category for outstanding music artist, GLAAD nominated Miley Cyrus, Janelle Monae, Boygenius, Billy Porter, Sam Smith, Troye Sivan, Brandy Clark, Kim Petras, Renee Rapp and Victoria Monet for their albums released in 2023.

Meanwhile, in the outstanding breakthrough music artist category — which celebrates new acts that earned new levels of mainstream success in 2023 — GLAAD named Chappell Roan, David Archuleta, Fancy Hagood, G Flip, Ice Spice, Iniko, Jade LeMac, The Scarlet Opera, Slayyyter and UMI as nominees.

Billboard also received two nominations at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards: one for outstanding print article for our June 2023 cover featuring Maren Morris in conversation with drag artists Sasha Colby, Symone, Eureka O’Hara and Landon Cider, and another for outstanding magazine overall coverage (digital and print).

In a statement released with the nominations, GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis congratulated this year’s honorees and celebrated the organization’s long history of supporting the LGBTQ community. “For 35 years, the GLAAD Media Awards has provided the global stage for LGBTQ creators, alongside industry talent and leaders to be celebrated and supported,” she said. “At a time when the LGBTQ community is under attack by false narratives and misinformation … this year’s nominees powerfully reflect the realities of LGBTQ existence today, in our communities and around the globe.”

Check out the complete list of nominations for the 2024 GLAAD Media Awards below:

Outstanding Music Artist

Billy Porter, Black Mona Lisa (Island UK/Republic Records)

boygenius, The Record (Interscope)

Brandy Clark (Brandy Clark)

Janelle Monae, The Age of Pleasure (Atlantic Records)

Kim Petras, Feed the Beast & Problematique (Amigo/Republic Records)

Miley Cyrus, Endless Summer Vacation (Columbia Records)

Renee Rapp, Snow Angel (Interscope)

Sam Smith, Gloria (Capitol Records)

Troye Sivan, Something to Give Each Other (EMI Australia/Capitol Records)

Victoria Monet, JAGUAR II (Lovett Music/RCA Records)

Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist

Chappell Roan (Atlantic Records/Island Records)

David Archuleta (Archie Music)

Fancy Hagood (Fancy Hagood Enterprises)

G FLIP (Future Classic)

Ice Spice (10K Projects/Capitol Records)

Iniko (Columbia Records)

Jade LeMac (Artista Records)

The Scarlet Opera (Perta/Silent Records)

Slayyyter (FADER Label)

UMI (Keep Cool/RCA)

Outstanding Film – Wide Theatrical Release

All of Us Strangers (Searchlight Pictures)

American Fiction (Amazon MGM Studios)

Anyone But You (Columbia Pictures)

The Blackening (Lionsgate Films)

Bottoms (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

The Color Purple (Warner Bros.)

It’s a Wonderful Knife (RLJE Films)

Knock at the Cabin (Universal Pictures)

Moving On (Roadside Attractions)

Shortcomings (Sony Pictures Classics)

Outstanding Film – Limited Theatrical Release

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Blue Fox Entertainment)

The Blue Caftan (Strand Releasing)

Blue Jean (Magnolia Pictures)

How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Neon)

Joyland (Oscilloscope)

L’immensità (Music Box Films)

Monica (IFC Films)

Our Son (Vertical Entertainment)

Passages (Mubi)

Summoning Sylvia (The Horror Collective)

Outstanding Film – Streaming Or TV

Cassandro (Amazon Prime Video)

Christmas on Cherry Lane (Hallmark Channel)

Friends & Family Christmas (Hallmark Channel)

Frybread Face and Me (Array Releasing)

Nuovo Olimpo (Netflix)

Nyad (Netflix)

Red, White, and Royal Blue (Amazon Prime Video)

Runs in the Family (Indigenous Film Distribution)

Rustin (Netflix)

You’re Not Supposed To Be Here (Lifetime Television)

Outstanding Documentary

Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later (MTV Documentary Films)

Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (Netflix)

Every Body (Focus Features)

Kokomo City (Magnolia Pictures)

Little Richard: I Am Everything (Magnolia Pictures)

Orlando, My Political Biography (Janus Films)

Rainbow Rishta (Amazon Prime Video)

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (HBO Documentary Films)

The Stroll (HBO)

“UYRA – The Rising Forest“ POV (PBS)

Outstanding New Series

The Buccaneers (Apple TV+)

Class (Netflix)

Culprits (Hulu)

Deadloch (Amazon Prime Video)

Everything Now (Netflix)

Found (NBC)

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (Paramount+)

The Last of Us (HBO)

The Other Black Girl (Hulu)

Tore (Netflix)

Outstanding Drama Series

9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox)

The Chi (Showtime)

Chucky (SyFy/USA Network)

Doctor Who (Disney+)

Good Trouble (Freeform)

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)

Quantum Leap (NBC)

Riverdale (The CW)

Station 19 (ABC)

Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Outstanding Comedy Series

And Just Like That… (Max)

Good Omens (Amazon Prime Video)

Harlem (Amazon Prime Video)

Harley Quinn (Max)

Our Flag Means Death (Max)

Sex Education (Netflix)

Somebody Somewhere (HBO)

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

What We Do In The Shadows (FX)

With Love (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Black Cake (Hulu)

Bodies (Netflix)

The Confessions of Frannie Langton (Britbox)

The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)

Fellow Travelers (Showtime)

The Full Monty (FX on Hulu)

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Amazon Prime Video)

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix)

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix)

Transatlantic (Netflix)

Outstanding Reality Program

Bargain Block (HGTV)

Family Karma (Bravo)

I Am Jazz (TLC)  

Living for the Dead (Hulu)

Queer Eye (Netflix)

Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo)

Selling Sunset (Netflix)

Swiping America (Max)

TRANSworld Atlanta (Tubi)

The Ultimatum: Queer Love (Netflix)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula (Shudder/AMC+)

The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion (MTV)

Drag Me to Dinner (Hulu)

Love Trip: Paris (Freeform)

My Kind of Country (Apple TV+)

Next in Fashion (Netflix)

Project Runway (Bravo)

RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)

Survivor (CBS)

The Voice (NBC)

Outstanding Children’s Programming

“Any Way You Slice It” Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (Netflix)

“Blue River Wedding” Ada Twist: Scientist (Netflix)

Bossy Bear (Nick Jr.)

Firebuds (Disney Jr.)

Monster High (Nickelodeon)

Pinecone & Pony (AppleTV+)

Princess Power (Netflix)

Ridley Jones (Netflix)

Summer Camp Island (Cartoon Network)

Work It Out Wombats! (PBS Kids)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Live Action

Heartstopper (Netflix)

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)

Jane (AppleTV+)

Power Rangers Cosmic Fury (Netflix)

XO, Kitty (Netflix)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Animated

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (Max)

Craig Of The Creek (Cartoon Network)

The Dragon Prince (Netflix)

The Ghost and Molly McGee (Disney Channel)

Hailey’s On It! (Disney Channel)

The Loud House (Nickelodeon)

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel)

Nimona (Netflix)

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)

Transformers: EarthSpark (Paramount+)

Outstanding Broadway Production

Fat Ham, by James Ijames

How to Dance in Ohio, by Jacob Yandura and Rebekah Greer Melocik

Melissa Etheridge: My Window, by Melissa Etheridge

Once Upon a One More Time, by Jon Hartmere

The Sign in Sydney Brustein’s Window, by Lorraine Hansberry

Outstanding Podcast

Finding Fire Island (Broadway Podcast Network)

Gay and Afraid with Eric Sedeño (Past Your Bedtime)

Las Culturistas (iHeart)

NPR’s Embedded (NPR)

Queen of Hearts (Wondery)

Rooted Recovery Stories (Promises Behavioral Health)

Sibling Rivalry (Studio 71)

That Conversation With Tarek Ali (Buzz Sprout)

This Queer Book Saved My Life (This Queer Book Productions, LLC)

TransLash (TransLash Media)

Outstanding Video Game

Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)

Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Little Goody Two Shoes (AstralShift/Square Enix)

Overwatch 2 (Blizzard Entertainment)

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (Summerfall Studios/Humble Games)

Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler Interactive)

Thirsty Suitors (Outerloop Games/Annapurna Interactive)

This Bed We Made (Lowbirth Games)

Too Hot To Handle 2 (Nanobit/Netflix Games)

Outstanding Comic Book

Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent, written by Tom Taylor (DC Comics)

Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain, written by Tini Howard (Marvel Comics)

Hawkgirl, written by Jadzia Axelrod (DC Comics)

Killer Queens 2, written by David M. Booher (Dark Horse Comics)

The Neighbors, written by Jude Ellison S. Doyle (BOOM! Studios)

New Mutants Lethal Legion, written by Charlie Jane Anders (Marvel Comics)

The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos, written by Tate Brombal based on an idea by James Tynion IV (Dark Horse Comics)

Poison Ivy, written by G. Willow Wilson (DC Comics)

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, written by Alyssa Wong (Marvel Comics)

Tim Drake: Robin, written by Meghan Fitzmartin (DC Comics)

Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology

Blackward, by Lawrence Lindell (Drawn & Quarterly)

Carmilla: The First Vampire, written by Amy Chu (Berger Books/Dark Horse Comics)

Cosmoknights (Book Two), by Hannah Templer (Top Shelf Productions)

Four-Color Heroes, by Richard Fairgray (Fanbase Press)

Heartstopper Vol. 5, by Alice Oseman (Graphix/Scholastic)

Light Carries On, by Ray Nadine (Dark Horse Books)

Northranger, written by Rey Terciero (HarperAlley)

Parallel, by Matthias Lehmann (ONI Press)

Roaming, by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)

Us, by Sara Soler (Dark Horse Books)

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode

“Certainty” Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts (Disney+)

“Chaos, Law, and Order” The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)

“Cynthia Nixon and Kim Petras” Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)

“Dulcé Sloan & Sasha Colby Talk What It Means to Be A Happy Trans Person” The Daily Show (Comedy Central)

“Elliot Page Opens Up In New Memoir: ‘It Felt Like The Right Time’” The View (ABC)

“The Hardest Fight Is the Fight Against Status Quo” The Conversations Project (Hulu)

“I’m Not Just Gay, I’m Your Son” Karamo (syndicated)

“Jennifer Hudson Surprises HIV Activist with $10,000” The Jennifer Hudson Show (syndicated)

“Trace Lysette & Patricia Clarkson, Laverne Cox” The Kelly Clarkson Show (syndicated)

“Unapologetically Me” Tamron Hall (syndicated)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment

“11th Hour: Transgender Athletes and What People Don’t Understand” The 11th Hour (MSNBC)

“19-Year-Old Designer CJ King Gets Second Chance to Walk the Runway” GMA3 (ABC)

“The All in Y’all” (KEYE-TV CBS Austin)

“Anti-LGBTQ+ Law in Uganda that Threatens the Death Penalty Sparks International Outcry” PBS Newshour (PBS)

“Bringing Queer Joy into the World of Hip-Hop” ABC News Live Prime (ABC News Live)

“Des Moines LGBTQ Community Hosts First-Ever ‘People’s Pride‘” (WOI-TV Local 5 Des Moines)

“Geena Rocero Talks About Her New Memoir ‘Horse Barbie’ and the Power of Living Unapologetically” CBS Mornings (CBS)

“How Eco-Drag Queen Pattie Gonia Defines What It Means to Fight for the Environment” Nightline (ABC)

“New York City Gay Bar Deaths Classified as Homicides” (NBC News Now)

“One-on-One with the President of the American Medical Association (AMA)” The CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell (CBS)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form

“Beyond Limits: Who I Am” CBS Sports (CBS)

“CBS Reports: A Nation in Transition” CBS News (CBS)

“Club Q One Year Later” (KKTV CBS 11 Colorado)

“Freedom to Exist” Soul of a Nation (ABC)

“It’s Ok To Ask Questions – Pidgeon Pagonis” (WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago)

“Marty’s Place: Where Hope Lives” (+Life Media with KGO-TV & ABC Localish)

“Our America: Who I’m Meant to Be” (ABC Owned Television Stations)

“Proud Voices: A NY1 Special” (Spectrum News NY1)

“Serving in Secret: Love, Country and ‘Dont Ask Don’t Tell’” (MSNBC)

“VICE Special Report – Out Loud // Big Freedia Presents: Young Queer Artists To Look Out For” (Vice News)

Outstanding Live TV Journalism – Segment or Special

“Capehart on SCOTUS rulings: ‘My Possibilities are Up to Them, Not Up to Me’”  The Last Word (MSNBC)

“CNN’s Anderson Cooper Speaks With Lauri Carleton’s Daughter, Ari Carleton, About Her Mother’s Legacy” Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)

“Flipping the Script: Live Interviews on LGBTQ+ Community” Morning News NOW (NBC News Now)

“Gio Benitez Interviews Sasha Velour on Her Book and the Climate of Drag in America” Good Morning America (ABC)

“Indiana Students Put on LGBTQ-Themed Play Themselves After it’s Canceled By the School” Yasmin Vossoughian Reports (MSNBC)

“José Díaz-Balart Reports: A Texas Mother’s Fight: the Case for Gender-Affirming Care” José Díaz-Balart Reports (MSNBC)

“One-on-One with Eureka O’Hara” The Reid Out (MSNBC)

“Pride Across America” (ABC News Live)

“TikTok Sensations ‘The Old Gays’ Talk About How They Became Friends and Their New Docuseries” TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (NBC)

“Two Anti-LGBTQ Bills Advance to Louisiana House” Breakdown (WWL-TV CBS New Orleans)

Outstanding Print Article

“As Drag Bans Proliferate, Maren Morris Goes Deep With Drag’s Biggest Stars on Why the Show Must Go On” by Stephen Daw (Billboard)

“Black Queer History is American History” by Myeshia Price (TIME)

“‘But Most of All I’m Human’: These 3 Transgender Teens Prove Identity Stretches Beyond One Label” by Susan Miller (USA TODAY)

“The Dancer” by Matt Kemper (The Atlanta-Journal Constitution)

“Heroism Overpowers Hate” by John Sotomayor (Embrace Magazine)

“Kim Petras Is Breaking the Mold” by Jeff Nelson (People)

“Pop Icons Are ‘Mothers’ Now. The LGBTQ Ballroom Scene Wants Credit.” by Samantha Cherry (The Washington Post)

“Stop Bad Hair and Uglier Legislation (The New Classics)” by Karen Giberson (AC Magazine)

“Transgender Youth: ‘Forced Outing’ Bills Make Schools Unsafe” by Hannah Schoenbaum and Sean Murphy (AP)

“We Have the Tools to Stop HIV. So Why Is It Still Spreading?” by LZ Granderson (Los Angeles Times)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage

The Advocate

Billboard

People

Variety

Out

Outstanding Online Journalism Article

“The AP Interview: Pope Francis Says Homosexuality Not a Crime” by Nicole Winifield (AP.com)

“Book Banners Came for This Colorado Town. They Didn’t Anticipate Resistance.” By Jeff Fuentes Gleghorn (LGBTQNation.com)

“Evidence Undermines ‘Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria’ Claims” by Timmy Broderick (ScientificAmerican.com)

“From Drag Bans to Sports Restrictions, 75 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Have Become Law in 2023” by Jo Yurcaba (NBCNews.com)

“How the Latinx Drag Queens of Brooklyn Are Finding Freedom through Their Cultures” by Juan De Dios Sanchez Jurado (TeenVogue.com)

“Pedro Zamora, ‘Real World’ Star Who Died of AIDS, ‘Humanized the Disease for a Generation,’ Say Activists” by David Artavia (Yahoo.com)

“Pride Month Feels Different As Threats, Fear of Violence Grows” by Brooke Migdon (TheHill.com)

“Some Trans Kids Are Being Forced to Flee America for Their Safety” by Nico Lang (HuffPost.com)

“Stochastic Terrorism: Links between the GOP, Right-Wing Influencers & Neo-Nazi Violence” by Christopher Wiggins (Advocate.com)

“What Does Queer Gen Z Want on TV? Everything under the Rainbow” by Jude Cramer (INTOMore.com)

Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia

“7 Remarkable Trans Elders Share Lessons for the Next Generation” (them.us)

“Brave Spaces” (PBS.org)

“CANS Can’t Stand” (NewYorker.com)

“Club Q: Stronger Together” (NFL.com)

“‘I’ve Always Known I Was Different’: Four Trans People Share Their Stories” (WashingtonPost.com)

“Michaela Jaé Rodriguez Calls Out the New York Times’ Anti-Trans Coverage & Advice for Trans Youth” (Variety.com)

“Moving Isa” (Insider.com)

“People Come Out to Their Parents | Truth or Drink” (Cut.com)

“Protecting Pride: Resilience after Tragedy – Club Q Survivors Fight to Project Their Community” (GoodMorningAmerica.com)

“Transnational” (Vice.com)

Outstanding Blog

Charlotte’s Web Thoughts

Erin in the Morning

Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

LawDork

Mombian

Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

The Queer Review

The Randy Report

The Reckoning

The Rot Spot

Special Recognition

The Dads (Netflix)

+Life Media

Love in Gravity

Relighting Candles (Hulu)

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (AMC Theatres)

The Tennessee Holler

Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story

Outstanding Scripted Television Series (Spanish Language)

4 Estrellas (RTVE Play)

Las Noches de Tefía (Atresplayer)

Las Pelotaris (Vix)

Sagrada Familia (Netflix)

Sin Huellas (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding TV Journalism (Spanish Language)

“Adolescentes trans relatan su experiencia” Noticiero Telemundo (Telemundo)

“Celebrando el orgullo” Noticiero Telemundo (Telemundo Chicago)

“Entrevista con Jesus Ociel Baena” Noticias 24/7 (Univision)

“Fe en la comunidad LGBTQ” Despierta América (Univision)

“El mes del orgullo” Univision Contigo (Univision Dallas)

“La directora Aitch Alberto presenta: ‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’” Ojo Crítico (CNN Español)

“La rapera Villano Antillano habla con Jorge Ramos sobre cómo su música está rompiendo estereotipos” Al Punto (Univision)

“‘La Sala’ brinda un lugar seguro para jóvenes de la comunidad LGBTQ+ en Washington Heights” Noticias 47 (Telemundo)

“Spirit Day” Hoy Día (Telemundo)

“Sufren en silencio” Noticias 52 (Telemundo)

Outstanding Online Journalism Article (Spanish Language)

“Abogan por una política pública contra la violencia hacia la comunidad trans en Puerto Rico” por Carolina Gracia (ElVocero.com)

“La activista trans que sepulta a sus amigas olvidadas: ‘Los primeros cuerpos los velaba yo sola, solita’” por Daniel Alonso Viña (ElPais.com)

“Carlos Adyan nos invita a su boda civil con Carlos Quintanilla: ‘Todo ha pasado como yo soñaba’” por Lena Hansen (PeopleEnEspanol.com)

“El eterno desafío de ser un hombre o mujer trans en El Salvador” por María Teresa Hernández (APnews.com)

“Familias latinas con menores trans temen a nuevas leyes que limitan el acceso a tratamientos médicos: ‘Es lo que ha mantenido a mi hija viva’” por Anagilmara Vílchez y Lourdes Hurtado (Telemundo.com)

“‘Hemos huido de algo muy cruel’: las familias que buscan una vida mejor para sus hijos transgénero en otros estados de EE.UU.” por Leire Ventas (BBC.com)

“Personas mayores LGBTQIA+ ‘tienen que regresar a un clóset para poder buscar vivienda’” por David Cordero Mercado y Joaquín A. Rosado Lebrón (PeriodismoInvestigativo.com & ElNuevoDia.com)

“Quiero que todo el mundo pueda decir libremente ‘así soy yo’” por Maria Mercedes Acosta (Sentiido.com)

“Reconocimiento a medias también es estigmatizante: RAE agrega ‘no binario/a’ a su diccionario” por Alex Orue (Homosensual.com)

“Wendy Guevara, la ‘perdida’ que lo ganó todo” por Jonathan Saldaña y Mari Tere Lelo de Larrea (Quien.com)

Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia (Spanish Language)

“Conoce a la primera diputada negra y trans de Brasil” por Natalia Barrera Francis, Joyce García, David von Blohn, Paula Daibert y Claudia Escobar (Descoloniza – AJ+ Español)

“La increíble historia de cómo ‘Mami Ruddys’ refugió a decenas de jóvenes LGBTIQ en Puerto Rico” por Marcos Billy Guzmán y Pablo Martínez Rodríguez (El Nuevo Día)

“Mi novio vive con VIH y yo no: ser una pareja serodiscordante” por Mariana Escobar Bernoske y Daniela Rojas (La Disidencia – El Espectador)

“This gay cowboy convention celebrates sexual freedom — and Mexican identity” por Jackeline Luma, Kate Linthicum y Maggie Beidelman (Los Angeles Times)

“Villano Antillano cuenta todo de la realidad Queer de su música” por Yollotl Alvarado, René Barreto, Alfredo Castellanos, Sofía Reyes, Rai Irizarry, Arjun Demeyere, Luis Ramírez, Florencia Botinelli, Iván Juárez y Sebastian Fernández (GQ México y Latinoamérica)

Reconocimiento Especial /Special Recognition (Spanish Language)

Enamorándonos (Univision)

El Sabor de Navidad (Vix)

Drag Latina (Revry / LATV)

Wendy, perdida pero famosa (Vix)

17 Jan 2024

Every EGOT Winner & What They Won For

It has become the ultimate mic-drop move in show business.

Sir Elton John

Sir Elton John performs onstage during the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour at Dodger Stadium on Nov. 17, 2022 in Los Angeles.

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When Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium won outstanding variety special (live) at the long-delayed Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday Jan. 15, everybody immediately grasped what that meant. Elton John was now officially an EGOT, having won at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in competition.

Only 19 people have achieved EGOT status, which has become the ultimate mic-drop move in show business.

If the original idea of becoming an EGOT meant going to the very top in four distinct fields of entertainment, shortcuts have materialized to getting there, which has made the achievement more commonplace and less worthy of awe. The Tonys award producer credits far too liberally. Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Hudson won their Tony Awards for being among a platoon of producers of a winning Broadway show. Hudson was one of more than 40 producers on A Strange Loop. Her participation was announced the day before the show began previews in April 2022. It won the Tony two months later.

And not all EGOT awards are equally easy or hard to get. There are currently just 23 categories at the Oscars and 26 at the Tony Awards. Far more awards are handed out at the Grammys (94 categories this year) and the Primetime Emmys (a whopping 123 categories this year, spread out over three nights). And that doesn’t even count the various other Emmy shows, such as the Daytime Emmys and the Children’s and Family Emmys.

We mentioned earlier that the definition of EGOT is having won at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in competition. There’s some debate about that. Six more individuals – Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, James Earl Jones, Harry Belafonte, Quincy Jones and director/producer Frank Marshall – qualify if you count honorary or special awards. However, most EGOT experts don’t count non-competitive awards. The whole point is to have won the awards in competition.

Here’s a comprehensive rundown on the competitive winners’ road to EGOT. 

This report draws on an earlier report filed by Cat Buckley in 2017.

17 Jan 2024

Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey & Former Members of R.E.M. Among 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees

Three “non-performing” songwriters – Hillary Lindsey, Timothy Mosley (Timbaland) and Dean Pitchford – and members of two groups – Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) and Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (Steely Dan) – are the 2024 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

They will be honored at the organization’s 2024 Induction and Awards Gala, which is slated for Thursday, June 13, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

There are usually three inductees in each category – non-performing and performing – but this year there are just two in the latter category. Twelve performing songwriters and 10 non-performing songwriters competed for these slots.

Timbaland competed as a non-performing songwriter, even though he has had five top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 as an artist, including three on which he was the lead artist: “Give It to Me,” “Apologize” and “The Way I Are.”

SHOF chairman Nile Rodgers said in a statement, “We are … very proud that we are continually recognizing some of the culturally most important songwriters of all time and that the 2024 slate represents not just iconic songs but also diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity and gender, songwriters who have enriched our lives and literally enriched music and the lives of billions of listeners all over the world.”

A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.

Induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame is a prestigious honor for songwriters and one that is very hard to achieve. The list of nominated songwriters who weren’t chosen this year ought to make those who were chosen feel both proud and humbled. Performing songwriters who weren’t chosen this year are Bryan Adams; Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings; Debbie Harry, Chris Stein & Clem Burke (Blondie); Tracy Chapman; George Clinton; Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons & Michael McDonald (The Doobie Brothers); David Gates; Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson (Heart); Kenny Loggins; and Chuck D and Flavor Flav (Public Enemy).

Non-performing songwriters who weren’t chosen this year are L. Russell Brown, Dean Dillon, Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter, Tony Macaulay, Roger Nichols, Maurice Starr and Narada Michael Walden.

Tickets for the Songwriters Hall of Fame event begin at $2,000 each, and are available through Buckley Hall Events, (914) 579-1000 and SHOF@buckleyhallevents.com. Net proceeds from the event go toward the Songwriters Hall of Fame programs.  Songwriters Hall of Fame is a 501(c)3 organization.  The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $215. Contributions are fully tax-deductible as provided by law.

Here’s a quick look at this year’s inductees. The “key songs” are supplied by the SHOF. Additional special award honorees will be announced soon.

17 Jan 2024

Charlie Puth, War And Treaty Cover ‘Friends’ Theme Song at Emmys: Watch

The In Memoriam spot at the Primetime Emmys is always one of the can’t-miss moments of the broadcast.

That was certainly the case at the 75th edition, when Charlie Puth and acclaimed duo The War and Treaty performed Puth’s 2015 Wiz Khalifa collab “See You Again” over the In Memoriam segment.

The soulful session segued into a stripped-back rendition of the Friends theme – a tribute to the comedy show’s late actor Matthew Perry, who closed the line-up of TV greats we lost in the past year.

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Originally cut by the Rembrandts in 1995 as a bubbly, upbeat pop number, Puth and Co. reimaged “I’ll Be There for You” with shades of gospel. Watch the performance below.

Puth enjoyed a dream career start with “See You Again,” which logged 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. With the release of his third studio album from 2022, Charlie, he made several more impressions on the chart, including a top 40 hit with “Left And Right” featuring BTS’ Jung Kook, peaking at No. 22.

The Emmys were finally presented on Monday (Jan. 15) at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, delayed by four months due to Hollywood’s labor problems.

The big winners on the night were The Bear and Succession with six awards each. Beef won five awards, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won two, and Elton John became an EGOT as Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium won outstanding variety special (live).

That made the Rocket Man the 19th EGOT, and the second-oldest at the time of completing the awards sweep. Elton is 76 years and nine months old. Sir John Gielgud (also English and gay, like Elton) was 87 years and four months when he completed the sweep.

The 75th Emmy Awards were executive-produced by Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment.

16 Jan 2024

Clio Music & Billboard Present Fan Favorite Music in a Commercial: Vote!

As we enter a new year, we’re also taking a look back on the biggest achievements of 2023 in music. This year, Billboard has partnered with Clio Music to give fans the chance to choose the track they think represents the most creative use of music in a commercial from 2023.

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Clio Music is renowned for celebrating creativity in the use of music in commercials, as selected by a jury of industry professionals. But for this, we’re asking you to weigh in on what you think was the most creative and culturally impactful use of music in a 2023 commercial.

There’s a lot to choose from.

ONE OK ROCK’s “Make It Out Alive” was a monster success for Niantic; Lainey Wilson’s “Heart Like a Truck” revved up Ram; Charli XCX’s “Speed Drive” put Chevrolet into overdrive; OneRepublic’s “RUNAWAY” went the extra mile for Jeep; Portugal. The Man’s “Dummy” was a smart pick from Taco Bell; Lil Baby and Gunna’s “Drip Too Hard” freshened up AXE; BLACKPINK’s “Shut Down” brightened up Walmart; Bad Bunny’s “Where She Goes” helped Pepsi pop; Kelis’ “Milkshake” brought everyone to Uber One’s yard; Mötley Crüe’s “Live Wire” electrified Acura; Anitta’s “Envolver” chipped in for Lay’s; and Latto’s “Big Energy” made noise for Sonic.

But which was your favorite? Vote for what you think was the most creative use of music in a 2023 commercial below. Voting will close at noon ET on Jan. 28. The winner will be unveiled during the 2024 Clio Music Awards on Jan. 31 at the NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles.

You can also visit Clios.com/music to see the Clio Music winners for “Use of Music” and all other mediums and categories.

16 Jan 2024

Travis Barker Makes Out With Kourtney Kardashian on Emmys Red Carpet: See the Photo

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker aren’t about to let photographers, video cameras and A-list party guests stop them from packing on the PDA. At this year’s Emmys Monday (Jan. 15) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, the couple did a bit of French kissing while walking the red carpet, their first since welcoming their 3-month-old son, Rocky Thirteen.

The pair matched in dark sunglasses and black suits, with the Lemme founder sporting leathery gloves. Kardashian and the Blink-182 drummer have earned a reputation for getting physical in public settings, so those in attendance probably weren’t all that surprised when the couple started touching tongues while posing for pictures at the event.

Later, Barker helped open the ceremony by performing Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” on the drums during host Anthony Anderson‘s opening monologue, which paid tribute to Miami Vice. “I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life….,” he tweeted afterward. “I just played the most famous drum fill of all time at The Emmy’s. I love you Phil Collins ?”

Barker and Kardashian have had a lot to celebrate recently. In November, the couple welcomed Rocky into their blended family after documenting their fertility journey on Hulu’s The Kardashians. The little boy is their first child together, with both stars having children from past relationships.

See the photo of the Barkers getting hot and heavy at the 2024 Emmys below:

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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker arrive for the 75th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Jan. 15, 2024.

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16 Jan 2024

Selena Gomez Brings Boyfriend Benny Blanco as Her Date to the Emmys

Benny Blanco is proving to be a reliable partner for Selena Gomez during this year’s awards season, most recently accompanying the singer-actress at the 2024 Primetime Emmys Sunday night (Jan. 16). 

The couple remained at each other’s sides for much of the event, as documented in many photos and videos from the evening. Blanco didn’t join the Rare Beauty founder for photos on the red carpet, where she showed off her stunning Oscar de la Renta dress adorned with more than 450,000 pailletes. He did, however, blow her a kiss before splitting up before the line of cameras, the two later reuniting to take their seats for the ceremony.  

In one clip, the pair scoots in with Gomez’s Only Murders in the Building costars Martin Short and Steve Martin in one of the front rows at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater. 

Only Murders was in the running for best comedy series at this year’s Emmys, although the award ended up going to FX’s hit project The Bear. Short was also nominated for best actor in a comedy series thanks to his performance in the trio’s murder-mystery sitcom, but Jeremy Allen White took the prize. 

The Emmys aren’t Gomez and Blanco’s first awards-show outing as a couple this season. A week prior, they were both in attendance at the Golden Globes. While the pair didn’t appear to sit next to each other during the main ceremony, the “Calm Down” singer did later post a sweet photo of her beau kissing her neck behind the scenes. 

Gomez and the pop-music maestro first made their relationship public in December, with the former Disney Channel star confirming at the time that they’d been an item for about six months by then. After describing Blanco as “my absolute everything in my heart” in a series of comments on Instagram, Gomez went on to share photos with him and showed off her letter “B” ring on Instagram Stories.  

Since then, the couple has celebrated New Year’s together and attended a Los Angeles Lakers game, where they cuddled up courtside.  

See clips of Gomez and Blanco at the Emmys below: 

16 Jan 2024

Will Lainey Wilson’s ‘Bell Bottom Blues’ Win Grammy for Best Country Album After CMA & ACM Wins? These Projects Did

Lainey Wilson’s Bell Bottom Blues has been an awards magnet in the past year. The collection won album of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 11 and at the Country Music Awards on Nov. 8. On Feb. 4, we’ll find out if it becomes the eighth album to complete country music’s “triple crown” by also winning a Grammy.

Bell Bottom Blues is competing for the best country album Grammy with Kelsea Ballerini’s Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, Tyler Childers’ Rustin’ in the Rain and eponymous albums from Brothers Osborne and Zach Bryan.

Jay Joyce produced Bell Bottom Blues, which was released on Oct. 28, 2022. The album has spawned the singles “Heart Like a Truck,” “Watermelon Moonshine” and “Wildflowers and Wild Horses.”

The Grammys presented an award for best country & western album in 1965 and 1966. Roger Miller won both years. The Grammys didn’t present such an award again until 1995, when it went (under the more modern term best country album) to Mary Chapin Carpenter’s Stones in the Road.

The CMA Awards first presented album of the year (to Jack Greene’s There Goes My Everything) at their first awards presentation in the fall of 1967. The ACM Awards first presented the award (to Glen Campbell’s Gentle on My Mind) at their third ceremony, in March 1968.

Before the Grammys finally reinstated a best country album category, six albums won album of the year at both the ACM and CMA Awards – Merle Haggard’s Okie From Muskogee, Charlie Rich’s Behind Closed Doors (a Grammy nominee in the all-genre album of the year category), Willie Nelson’s Always on My Mind, Alabama’s The Closer You Get…, George Strait’s Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind and Garth Brooks’ No Fences. At least some of these albums probably would have won a Grammy for best country album if the category had existed at the time. Unfortunately, we’ll never know for sure.

Here are the eight albums that have won album awards at all three shows.

15 Jan 2024

Trevor Noah, Elton John, RuPaul and More Record-Setters at 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah won a Primetime Emmy for outstanding talk series at the 75th Emmy Awards, which were finally presented on Monday (Jan. 15) at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The Emmys were to have taken place in September, but were delayed because of strikes by Hollywood writers and actors.

This was The Daily Show with Trevor Noah’s first win in that category. Trevor Noah had the unenviable task of following Jon Stewart (whose The Daily Show won 11 times in this category) as host of the Comedy Central franchise, but Noah gradually proved that he was up to the task. The biracial Noah is the first host of color to win in this category. The Daily Show is only the second show to win in this category (or predecessor categories) with two different hosts. The first was The Tonight Show, which won both under Johnny Carson (in 1977 and 1992) and Jay Leno (in 1995).

Noah is hosting the Grammy Awards on Feb. 4 for the fourth year in a row. He is a Grammy nominee for best comedy album for I Wish You Would, so he could win two EGOT-level awards in the space of 20 days.

The path to Noah’s victory was paved when the Primetime Emmys moved Late Night With John Oliver, which had won outstanding talk series the last seven years running, to a new category – outstanding scripted variety series, where it competed with Saturday Night Live and A Black Lady Sketch Show. Those two shows had formerly competed for outstanding variety sketch series. SNL had won in that category the last six years running, so this year’s Oliver vs. SNL showdown was a real battle of Emmy juggernauts.

Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium won the Primetime Emmy for outstanding variety special (live). This gives Elton John his first Primetime Emmy, to accompany his five Grammys, two Oscars and one Tony. This makes him the 19th EGOT, and the second-oldest at the time of completing the awards sweep. Elton is 76 years and nine months old. Sir John Gielgud (also English and gay, like Elton) was 87 years and four months when he completed the sweep. Helen Hayes was a bit younger than Elton (76 years and four months) when she became an EGOT.

RuPaul’s Drag Race won outstanding reality competition program. It’s the MTV show’s fifth win in that category in the past six years. Its streak was interrupted last year by a win for Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, which has yet to air its second season. RuPaul won as an executive producer of the show. This is his 14th Primetime Emmy.

Quinta Brunson, the star and creator of Abbott Elementary, won as outstanding lead actress in a comedy series. She’s only the second Black actress to win in that category, following Isabel Sanford, who won for playing Louise Jefferson on The Jeffersons in 1981.

Ayo Edebiri won outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for her role in The Bear. She’s only the third Black actress to win in that category, following Jackée Harry for 227 (1987) and Sheryl Lee Ralph for Abbott Elementary last year.

Succession won outstanding drama series for the third time in four years. Its streak was interrupted two years ago when it was on hiatus and The Crown won the award. Succession defeated The Last of Us, which was the first live-action video game adaptation to be nominated in a major Emmy category.

Kieran Culkin from Succession won for outstanding lead actor in a drama series. He defeated two other actors from that series – Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong. This marked the first time three actors from the same series were nominated in that category.

Pedro Pascal from HBO’s The Last of Us was also nominated in that category. He was also nominated in two categories at last week’s Creative Arts Emmys – outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for hosting SNL and outstanding narrator for Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World: Mountains (CNN). These three nods made him the most-nominated Latino in a single year in Emmy history.

Succession and The Bear were the night’s top winners, with six awards each. BEEF won five awards. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won two.

In addition to the 27 awards presented on the live telecast (counting the Governors Award), Emmys were awarded in 97 categories at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, Jan. 6, and Sunday, Jan. 7. An edited presentation of the Creative Arts ceremonies is available for streaming on Hulu.

Combining awards on this night and those won at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, The Bear was this year’s top winner with 10 awards, followed by BEEF and The Last of Us, with eight each; Succession with six; Welcome to Wrexham and The White Lotus with five each; Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, and Wednesday with four each; and Dancing with the Stars, Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium and RuPaul’s Drag Race, with three each.

Sung Jin Lee (BEEF) and Christopher Storer (The Bear) were this year’s top Emmy-winning individuals, with three awards each – as director, executive producer and writer of their hit series.

Charlie Puth and The War and Treaty sang Puth’s Wiz Khalifa collab “See You Again,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks in 2015, over the In Memoriam segment. (The original version honored Paul Walker, the late star of the Fast & Furious franchise.) The In Memoriam spot saluted such late TV giants as Norman Lear, Angela Lansbury, Suzanne Somers, Leslie Jordan, Cindy Williams, Bob Barker, Paul Reubens, Tommy Smothers, Barbara Walters, Harry Belafonte and Irene Cara. The spot concluded with a bit of the famous Friends theme “I’ll Be There For You” in honor of the series’ co-star Matthew Perry.

Additionally, Travis Barker played drums during Anthony Anderson’s show opening performance.

GLAAD won the Governors Award, which probably pleased longtime gay activist Elton John (who wasn’t present to accept his award) as much as his becoming an EGOT.

The eligibility period for this year’s Primetime Emmys was June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023. The show was broadcast on Fox, with former blackish star Anthony Anderson hosting. The show was executive-produced by Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment.

15 Jan 2024

Elton John Becomes an EGOT as Dodger Stadium Special Wins Primetime Emmy

Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium won the Primetime Emmy for outstanding variety special (live) on Monday (Jan. 15), making Sir Elton John an EGOT. He’s the 19th performer to complete the sweep of the top entertainment awards, and the second-oldest at the time of completion.

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Elton is 76 years and nine months old. Sir John Gielgud (also English and gay, like Elton) was 87 years and four months when he completed the sweep in 1991. Helen Hayes was a bit younger than Elton (76 years and four months) when she became an EGOT in 1977.

Elton is the first EGOT who has topped the Billboard 200 as a credited artist. He landed seven consecutive No. 1 albums between 1972-75. (Several previous EGOTS were creative participants in No. 1 albums, but they weren’t the credited artists.)

Elton is the second EGOT who has landed a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. He follows John Legend, who topped Billboard’s flagship songs chart in May 2014 with “All of Me” and became an EGOT in 2018. Elton has amassed nine No. 1 hits on the survey.

Elton landed his first EGOT-level award in February 1987 when he won his first Grammy for his part in Dionne & Friends’ “That’s What Friends Are For,” which won best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals. He has since won four more Grammys.

He won his first Oscar in March 1995 when “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King (which he co-wrote with Tim Rice) won best original song. He won again in that category in February 2020 with “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman, which he co-wrote with his longtime collaborator, Bernie Taupin.

He won his only Tony to date (best original score) in June 2000 for Aida. He and Rice co-wrote the score.

Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium (Disney+) prevailed in a highly competitive category which also included The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna (Fox), Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix), The Oscars (ABC) and the 75th Annual Tony Awards (CBS).

Elton won his Emmy as both an executive producer and performer on the special, which took him back to the site of his 1975 concert triumph. Other exec producers on the special were Elton’s husband and frequent collaborator David Furnish, Luke Lloyd Davies, Ben Winston, Gabe Turner, Sally Wood, Emma Conway, Lou Fox, Sean Alvarez and R. J. Cutler. John Foy and Paul Dugdale were co-executive producers. Saj Patel and Penny LeVesconte were line producers. All won Primetime Emmys.

The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are finally being presented, four months after they were originally scheduled. They were delayed by strikes by Hollywood writers and actors. Hosted by former blackish star Anthony Anderson, the awards are being held at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

Jesse Collins Entertainment is producing the show, which is being broadcast live from 8-11 p.m. ET (5-8 p.m. PT) on Fox. The eligibility period for this year’s Primetime Emmys was June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023.