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Co-written with: Michael Jackson and Bernard Belle

Recorded by: Michael Jackson

Chart peak: No. 3, Hot 100, March 7, 1992

This record that was all about the hook: “Do you remember the time when we fell in love?” I put myself in that position with my fiancé at that moment, because we were falling out of love, and I always go back to that line. I was with Michael and he listened to four [of my] demos before that song, and we got to that fifth track — and after hearing it for like 16 bars, Michael said, “Stop.” I actually thought I was getting fired. And the next thing I know he said, ‘Can I talk to you in my office?’

And I go into the office, and I’m nervous as hell. This is my first time playing demos for him. And I see is this beautiful collage he was working on. I made him use that as the cover for the album, but that’s a different story. He said, “What is that first chord?” I said to him, “I don’t know. I can’t name the chord for you.” He gave a little laugh and said, “I’m not trying to put you on the spot, I just want you to know that you have blown me away with that chord. I’ve never heard it in my whole entire career.” It’s actually a C 7 augment. So you’re playing C, E, G, B flat, E flat. It’s a church chord.

When we finally get to the studio to start recording vocals after we got the lyrics from my friend Bernard Belle — who I have to mention, because he just took new jack swing to the next level — Michael comes in and sings the first verse. And we all get excited. And then he takes a break, and we think he’s going to work out with his vocal coach Seth Riggs, and [he] keeps us waiting. So I go in the back and I say, “Seth, where is Michael?” He had slipped out the back. And then Michael calls me. He’s on a plane going to Switzerland. He didn’t mention it. This just gives the people an idea that creativity has no time. It’s whenever, whatever, however. I was just floored.

Just two days before the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner, the organization announced that “for personal reasons,” Snoop Dogg has deferred his induction. However, the artist born Calvin Broadus Jr. intends to be inducted with the class of 2024 on June 13, 2024.
Snoop is the second of the seven songwriters who were originally announced as inductees on Jan. 13 to back out. Sade Adu also withdrew, with the SHOF saying only that she will be inducted with a future class.

The five other inductees who were announced five months ago – Glen Ballard, Gloria Estefan, Jeff Lynne, Teddy Riley and Liz Rose – are still onboard. In addition, Tim Rice will be honored with the Johnny Mercer Award, the organization’s highest honor. Post Malone will receive the Hal David Starlight Award, which “was established to honor gifted songwriters who are at an apex in their careers and are making a significant impact in the music industry via their original songs,” according to the SHOF.

The 52nd annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner is slated for Thursday at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

The SHOF also announced that Louis Bell, Jacob Dickey, Emilio Estefan, Sasha Estefan, Doug E. Fresh, Myles Frost, Heather Headley, Alan Menken, Valerie Simpson, Keith Sweat and Joe Walsh, among others, will either present and/or perform at the event.

Menken and Rice shared an Oscar for best original song and a Grammy for song of the year for their ballad “A Whole New World” from Aladdin. Emilio Estefan is Gloria Estefan’s husband. Sasha is their 10-year-old grandson. Frost won a Tony last year for his performance as Michael Jackson in MJ. Riley worked with the superstar on such tracks as “Remember the Time.” Riley also worked with Keith Sweat on his 1992 hit “Why Me Baby?” (featuring LL Cool J). 

Many of the other presenters and performers also have ties to the inductees and honorees.

There are approximately 400 inductees in the Hall of Fame. A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.

The 2023 Premios Juventud nominations arrived Tuesday (June 13) with Bad Bunny, Becky G, Grupo Frontera, Maluma, Peso Pluma, Rauw Alejandro, Rosalía, Shakira and TINI leading the list with nine nods each. They are followed by Camilo, Karol G, Manuel Turizo and María Becerra who are each up for eight awards.

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Celebrating 20 years, and under the theme of “Exprésate a tu Manera (Express Yourself Authentically),” Premios Juventud will air live at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 20, from the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico, via Univision. Television personality Alejandra Espinoza returns as host for the night and will be joined by artists who will be announced at a later date.

This edition of Premios Juventud will debut 15 new categories that “reflect the latest trends” inLatin music, according to a press release. The new categories include best song for my ex, best urban track and best urban mix, among others. Fans have until June 26 to vote for their favorite artists on PremiosJuventud.com.

See the full list of nominees below:

Premios Juventud Male Artist

BAD BUNNY

CAMILO

CARIN LEÓN

DADDY YANKEE

MANUEL TURIZO

MYKE TOWERS

OZUNA

PESO PLUMA

RAUW ALEJANDRO

ROMEO SANTOS

Premios Juventud Female Artist

ÁNGELA AGUILAR

ANITTA

BECKY G

CAMILA CABELLO

CHIQUIS

KAROL G

MARIA BECERRA

ROSALÍA

SHAKIRA

TINI

Favorite Group or Duo of The Year

CNCO

ESLABON ARMADO

FUERZA REGIDA

GENTE DE ZONA

GRUPO FRONTERA

HA*ASH

JESSE & JOY

LOS ÁNGELES AZULES

REIK

WISIN Y YANDEL

New Generation – Female Artist

BRATTY

GALE

JENN MOREL

KENIA OS

LA JOAQUI

LUDMILLA

PAHUA

PAOPAO

SNOW THA PRODUCT

YOUNG MIKO

New Generation – Male Artist

BIZARRAP

BRRAY

CHRIS LEBRON

LASSO

QUEVEDO

RELS B

RUSHERKING

TRUENO

YNG LVCAS

YOVNGCHIMI

New Generation – Regional Mexican

CONEXIÓN DIVINA

EDEN MUÑOZ

GRUPO FRONTERA

GRUPO MARCA REGISTRADA

KEVIN KAARL

MARIO BAUTISTA

PAOLA JARA

PESO PLUMA

SEBASTIAN ESQUIVEL

VICTOR CIBRIAN

Male Artist On The Rise

ÁLVARO DÍAZ

BLESSD

BOZA

CARIN LEÓN

ELADIO CARRIÓN

FUERZA REGIDA

LUIS R CONRIQUEZ

RYAN CASTRO

SANTA FE KLAN

TIAGO PZK

Female Artist On The Rise

AITANA

BAD GYAL

CHESCA

DANNA PAOLA

EMILIA

KIM LOAIZA

LA GABI

LOLA INDIGO

TOKISCHA

VILLANO ANTILLANO

My Favorite Streaming Artist

BAD BUNNY

BECKY G

BIZARRAP

CARIN LEÓN

FUERZA REGIDA

GRUPO FRONTERA

J BALVIN

KAROL G

PESO PLUMA

RAUW ALEJANDRO

The Best Beatmakers

BIZARRAP

DJ LUIAN

EDGAR BARRERA

FOREIGN TECK

MAMBO KINGZ

MR. NAISGAI

OVY ON THE DRUMS

SKY ROMPIENDO

SUBELO NEO

TAINY

Best Song By a Couple

“ABAJITO” – LELE PONS & GUAYNAA

“BESO” – ROSALÍA & RAUW ALEJANDRO

“DICELO” – JAY WHEELER & ZHAMIRA ZAMBRANO

“LA BODA” – JESSI URIBE & PAOLA JARA

“LUNA” – JD PANTOJA & KIM LOAIZA

Best Song For My Ex

“CUPIDO” – TINI

“MI EXXX” – WISIN & ANUEL AA

“QUE VUELVAS” – CARIN LEÓN & GRUPO FRONTERA

“SHAKIRA: BZRP MUSIC SESSIONS, VOL. 53” – BIZARRAP & SHAKIRA

“UN X100TO” – GRUPO FRONTERA & BAD BUNNY

OMG Collaboration

“A TU MANERA” – MACACO, PEDRO CAPÓ, ALVARO SOLER FT. KY-MANI MARLEY

“BAILAR CONTIGO” – BLACK EYED PEAS & DADDY YANKEE

“DESPECHÁ RMX” – ROSALÍA & CARDI B

“EL MERENGUE” – MARSHMELLO & MANUEL TURIZO

“FOREVER MY LOVE” – J BALVIN & ED SHEERAN

“LET’S GET CRAZY! (MAMBO DROP)” – DON OMAR & LIL JON

“NO MÁS” – MURDA BEATZ FT. QUAVO, J BALVIN, ANITTA & PHARRELL

“OJALÁ” – THE RUDEBOYZ, MALUMA & ADAM LEVINE

“SIN FIN” – ROMEO SANTOS & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

“SI SALIMOS” – ELADIO CARRIÓN & 50 CENT

Girl Power

“ACTIVA” – CHESCA, VILLANO ANTILLANO & CORINA SMITH

“BRINCA” – CAZZU & YOUNG MIKO

“DESPECHÁ RMX” – ROSALÍA & CARDI B

“HUNG UP ON TOKISCHA” – MADONNA & TOKISCHA

“INTOXICAO” – EMILIA & NICKI NICOLE

“LA LOTO” – TINI, BECKY G & ANITTA

“LOKITA” – NATTI NATASHA & MARIA BECERRA

“PARA NO VERTE MÁS” – THALIA & KENIA OS

“QUÉ AGONÍA” – YURIDIA & ÁNGELA AGUILAR

“TQG” – KAROL G & SHAKIRA

Best Urban Track

“CAFÉ CON LECHE” – PITBULL

“DEPRIMIDA” – OZUNA

“LA BEBE REMIX” – YNG LVCAS & PESO PLUMA

“NECESIDAD” – VENESTI

“NOCHE DE TETEO” – SECH

“RUMBATÓN” – DADDY YANKEE

“SINCERO” – DON OMAR

“TITÍ ME PREGUNTÓ” – BAD BUNNY

“TQG” – KAROL G & SHAKIRA

“YANDEL 150” – YANDEL & FEID

Best Urban Mix

“ANDE CON QUIEN ANDE” – MYKE TOWERS & JHAYCO

“BESOS MOJA2” – WISIN Y YANDEL & ROSALÍA

“DESESPERADOS” – RAUW ALEJANDRO & CHENCHO CORLEONE

“HEY MOR” – OZUNA & FEID

“ME PORTO BONITO” – BAD BUNNY & CHENCHO CORLEONE

“NIVEL DE PERREO” – J BALVIN & RYAN CASTRO

“NOS COMEMOS” – TIAGO PZK & OZUNA

“NOS COMEMOS VIVOS” – MALUMA & CHENCHO CORLEONE

“NUNCA Y PICO” – YANDEL, MALUMA & ELADIO CARRIÓN

“ULALA” – MYKE TOWERS & DADDY YANKEE

Best Urban Album – Male

3MEN2 KBRN – ELADIO CARRIÓN

FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS FERXXO TE PIRATEAMOS EL ÁLBUM – FEID

LA ÚLTIMA MISIÓN – WISIN Y YANDEL

LA VIDA ES UNA – MYKE TOWERS

LLNM2 – ANUEL AA

MICRODOSIS – MORA

OZUTOCHI – OZUNA

SATURNO – RAUW ALEJANDRO

SR. SANTOS – ARCÁNGEL

UN VERANO SIN TI – BAD BUNNY

Best Urban Album – Female

ESQUEMAS – BECKY G

LA NENA DE ARGENTINA – MARIA BECERRA

MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO – KAROL G

NENA TRAMPA – CAZZU

TRAP KITTY – YOUNG MIKO

Best Dembow Song

“CUCA” – KIKO EL CRAZY

“FELIZ” – CHIMBALA

“GOGO DANCE” – EL ALFA & CHAEL PRODUCIENDO

“ME LA WA ROBAR” – LA MATERIALISTA & ANGEL DIOR

“TO’ ESTO ES TUYO” – NATTI NATASHA

Best Dembow Collaboration

“DELINCUENTE” – TOKISCHA, ANUEL AA & ÑENGO FLOW

“LE DOY 20 MIL” – EL ALFA & PRINCE ROYCE

“PICHIRRY” – KIKO EL CRAZY & EL ALFA

“SOY MAMÁ REMIX” – LA INSUPERABLE, FARINA & YAILIN LA MAS VIRAL

“SUBETE A MI MOTO” – CHIMBALA & ANGEL DIOR

“WAPAE” – 6IX9INE, ANGEL DIOR, LENIER FT. BULIN 47

Best Trap Song

“BABY FATHER 2.0” – YOVNGCHIMI FT. MYKE TOWERS, ARCÁNGEL, ÑENGO FLOW & YERUZA

“COCO CHANEL” – ELADIO CARRIÓN & BAD BUNNY

“JS4E” – ARCÁNGEL

“LA 2BLEA” – ANUEL AA

“RIRI” – YOUNG MIKO

Pop Track Of The Year

“AMBULANCIA” – CAMILO & CAMILA CABELLO

“BAILÉ CON MI EX” – BECKY G

“JUNIO” – MALUMA

“LA EQUIVOCADA” – CNCO

“LA FIESTA” – PEDRO CAPÓ

“NO SÉ SI SALGA EL SOL REMIX” – MANUEL MEDRANO & RAWAYANA

“RESPIRAR” – JESSE & JOY

“SUPONGO QUE LO SABES” – HA*ASH

“TE AMO Y PUNTO” – CHAYANNE

“TV” – SEBASTIÁN YATRA

Pop Mix Of The Year

“A VECES BIEN Y A VECES MAL” – RICKY MARTIN & REIK

“CONTIGO” – SEBASTIÁN YATRA & PABLO ALBORÁN

“MUERO” – KANY GARCÍA & ALEJANDRO SANZ

“SI PUDIERA” – VANESA MARTÍN & JESSE & JOY

“UNA VEZ MÁS” – PEDRO CAPÓ & LALI

Best Pop Album

CLICHÉS – JESSE & JOY

DE ADENTRO PA AFUERA – CAMILO

EL AMOR QUE MERECEMOS – KANY GARCÍA

FAMILIA – CAMILA CABELLO

HAASHTAG – HA*ASH

LA CUARTA HOJA – PABLO ALBORÁN

LA NETA – PEDRO CAPÓ

PLAY – RICKY MARTIN

SINCERÁNDOME – CARLOS RIVERA

XOXO – CNCO

Best Pop/Urban Song

“CAIRO” – KAROL G & OVY ON THE DRUMS

“CHAO BEBE” – OVY ON THE DRUMS & OZUNA

“CUPIDO” – TINI

“DE 100 A 0” – MANUEL TURIZO

“DESPECHÁ” – ROSALÍA

“FIESTA” – FARINA & RYAN CASTRO

“HOT” – DADDY YANKEE & PITBULL

“NO HAY LEY” – KALI UCHIS

“SHAKIRA: BZRP MUSIC SESSIONS, VOL. 53 “- BIZARRAP & SHAKIRA

“TUTURU” – CHESCA

Best Pop/Urban Collaboration

“AEIOU” – JUSTIN QUILES & ROBIN SCHULZ

“ÉXTASIS” – MANUEL TURIZO & MARIA BECERRA

“MAYOR QUE USTED” – NATTI NATASHA, DADDY YANKEE & WISIN Y YANDEL

“MUÑECAS” – TINI, LA JOAQUI & STEVE AOKI

“QUEVEDO: BZRP MUSIC SESSIONS, VOL. 52” – BIZARRAP & QUEVEDO

“SUELTA” – DÍMELO FLOW, RAUW ALEJANDRO, MARIA BECERRA, FARRUKO, MR. VEGAS & FATMANSCOOP

“TE FELICITO” – SHAKIRA & RAUW ALEJANDRO

“TQG” – KAROL G & SHAKIRA

“TU RECUERDO” – WISIN, EMILIA & LYANNO

“VACACIONES” – LUIS FONSI & MANUEL TURIZO

Best Pop/Urban Album

777 – PISO 21

2000 – MANUEL TURIZO

CUPIDO – TINI

DONDE QUIERO ESTAR – QUEVEDO

EMOCIONES – JAY WHEELER

LEY DE GRAVEDAD – LUIS FONSI

MOTOMAMI+ – ROSALÍA

THE LOVE & SEX TAPE (DELUXE EDITION) – MALUMA

TÚ CREES EN MÍ? – EMILIA

VERSIONS OF ME – ANITTA

Best Regional Mexican Song

“CALIDAD” – GRUPO FIRME & LUIS MEXIA

“ELLA BAILA SOLA” – ESLABON ARMADO & PESO PLUMA

“FUERA DE SERVICIO” – EL FANTASMA

“GATO DE MADRUGADA” – JOSS FAVELA

“LA PROFECÍA” – LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA

“LO MEJOR QUE HAY EN MI VIDA” – LA ARROLLADORA BANDA EL LIMÓN DE RENÉ CAMACHO

“NO ES POR ACÁ” – CARIN LEÓN

“NO SE VA (EN VIVO)” – GRUPO FRONTERA

“SI ME DUELE QUE DUELA” – INTOCABLE

“VIVO EN EL 6” – CHRISTIAN NODA

Best Regional Mexican Collaboration

“BEBE DAME” – FUERZA REGIDA & GRUPO FRONTERA

“HAY QUE HACER DINERO” – BANDA MS DE SERGIO LIZÁRRAGA & EDEN MUÑOZ

“JGL” – LA ADICTIVA & LUIS R CONRIQUEZ

“LA BAILADORA” – GRUPO FIRME & JOSS FAVELA

“NO ME HABLEN DE AMOR” – PEPE AGUILAR & INTOCABLE

“PRC” – PESO PLUMA & NATANAEL CANO

“QUÉ AGONÍA” – YURIDIA & ÁNGELA AGUILAR

“QUE VUELVAS” – CARIN LEÓN & GRUPO FRONTERA

“SE ACABÓ (EN VIVO)” – LENIN RAMÍREZ, FUERZA REGIDA & BANDA RENOVACIÓN

“SI YA HICISTE EL MAL” – LUIS R CONRIQUEZ & JESSI URIBE

Best Regional Mexican Fusion

“ALASKA” – CAMILO & GRUPO FIRME

“CHANEL” – BECKY G & PESO PLUMA

“COMO EL VIENTO” – LUIS R CONRIQUEZ & NICKY JAM

“LA SIGUIENTE” – KANY GARCÍA & CHRISTIAN NODAL

“LLORAR Y LLORAR” – MAU Y RICKY & CARIN LEÓN

“MÁS MUERTO QUE VIVO” – MATISSE & INTOCABLE

“POR EL RESTO DE TU VIDA” – CHRISTIAN NODAL & TINI

“TÚ Y TÚ” – LOS ÁNGELES AZULES, CAZZU & SANTA FE KLAN

“UN CHINGO DE TEQUILA” – BANDA MS DE SERGIO LIZÁRRAGA & MARIO DOMM

“UN X100TO” – GRUPO FRONTERA & BAD BUNNY

Best Regional Mexican Album

ABEJA REINA – CHIQUIS

ACLARANDO LA MENTE – JOSS FAVELA

CON LOS PIES EN LA TIERRA – LENIN RAMÍREZ

CONSEJOS GRATIS – EDEN MUÑOZ

CONTINGENTE – JUNIOR H

CUMBIA DEL CORAZÓN – LOS ÁNGELES AZULES

ENFIESTADOS Y AMANECIDOS – GRUPO FIRME

FORAJIDO EP 1 – CHRISTIAN NODAL

PA’ LUEGO ES TARDE – YURIDIA

SEMBRANDO – PESO PLUMA

Tropical Hit

“DECIDÍ TENER PANTALONES” – VÍCTOR MANUELLE

“LA BACHATA” – MANUEL TURIZO

“LA FÓRMULA” – MALUMA & MARC ANTHONY

“OTRA VEZ” – PRINCE ROYCE

“PEGAO” – CAMILO

“PELIGRO” – LUIS VAZQUEZ

“QUIERO QUEMAR LA PISTA” – LIMI-T 21

“SIN ROPA” – SIE7E

“SOLO CONMIGO” – ROMEO SANTOS

“TODAVÍA TE ESPERO” – LUIS FIGUEROA

Tropical Mix

“CUMBIA DEL CORAZÓN” – LOS ÁNGELES AZULES & CARLOS VIVES

“EL MERENGUE” – MARSHMELLO & MANUEL TURIZO

“EL PAÑUELO” – ROMEO SANTOS & ROSALÍA

“LA FÓRMULA” – MALUMA & MARC ANTHONY

“MONOTONÍA” – SHAKIRA & OZUNA

“PAN PARA YOLANDA” – MELENDI & AYMÉE NUVIOLA

“PASA” – FONSECA & MATISSE

“SI TE PREGUNTAN…” – PRINCE ROYCE, NICKY JAM & JAY WHEELER

“SOY YO” – DON OMAR, WISIN & GENTE DE ZONA

“TE OLVIDASTE DE MI” – FRANK REYES FT. RAFA JIMÉNEZ

Best Tropical Album

24/7 – GUSI

CANCIONES DEL CORAZÓN – OLGA TAÑÓN

CUMBIANA II – CARLOS VIVES

DEBUT Y SEGUNDA TANDA, VOL.1 – GILBERTO SANTA ROSA

EMPEZANDO OTRA VEZ – DANIELA DARCOURT

FÓRMULA, VOL. 3 – ROMEO SANTOS

LIMI-T PARA SIEMPRE – LIMI-T 21

LUIS FIGUEROA – LUIS FIGUEROA

MI MUCHACHITA – ELVIS MARTINEZ

PA’LLA VOY – MARC ANTHONY

Hottest Choreo

“EL TEKE TEKE” – CARLOS VIVES, BLACK EYED PEAS & PLAY-N-SKILLZ

“LA LOTO” – TINI, BECKY G & ANITTA

“LET’S GET CRAZY! (MAMBO DROP)” – DON OMAR & LIL JON

“MAYOR QUE USTED” – NATTI NATASHA, DADDY YANKEE & WISIN Y YANDEL

“SUELTA” – DÍMELO FLOW, RAUW ALEJANDRO, MARIA BECERRA, FARRUKO, MR. VEGAS & FATMANSCOOP

Video With The Most Powerful Message

“5:24” – CAMILO

“ALGO BONITO” – ILE & IVY QUEEN

“LA REINA” – MALUMA

“MONTAÑA SOLITARIA” – CARLOS VIVES & CHOCQUIBTOWN

“NO ES QUE TE EXTRAÑE” – CHRISTINA AGUILERA

“TIERRA” – BOMBA ESTÉREO

I Want More

ÁNGELA AGUILAR

BELINDA

DANNA PAOLA

KARELY RUIZ

KENIA OS

KIM LOAIZA

MANELYK

PESO PLUMA

TAMMY PARRA

TINI

Couples That Blow Up My Social

CAMILO Y EVALUNA MONTANER

CHRISTIAN NODAL Y CAZZU

DANNA PAOLA Y ALEX HOYER

GUAYNAA Y LELE PONS

KIM LOAIZA Y JD PANTOJA

ROSALÍA Y RAUW ALEJANDRO

Best Fandom

BELI LOVERS – BELINDA

DREAMERS – DANNA PAOLA

JUKILOP – KIM LOAIZA Y JD PANTOJA

KENINIS – KENIA OS

LA TRIBU – CAMILO

Social Dance Challenge

“LOKITA” – NATTI NATASHA & MARIA BECERRA

“MALAS DECISIONES” – KENIA OS

“TING TING TANG TANG DANCE CHALLENGE” – HOÀNG THÙY LINH

“TQG” – KAROL G & SHAKIRA

“WEDNESDAY DANCE CHALLENGE” – JENNA ORTEGA

My Favorite Trendsetter

BAD BUNNY

BECKY G

DANNA PAOLA

EMILIA

LALI

MALUMA

MARIA BECERRA

RICKY MONTANER

SEBASTIÁN YATRA

VALENTINA FERRER

My Favorite Actor

ANDRÉS PALACIOS – LA MADRASTRA

DAVID ZEPEDA – VENCER LA AUSENCIA & MI FORTUNA ES AMARTE

GABRIEL SOTO – MI CAMINO ES AMARTE & SOLTERO CON HIJAS

JOSÉ RON – LA MUJER DEL DIABLO

MARCUS ORNELLAS – MUJER DE NADIE

MATÍAS NOVOA – LA HERENCIA & CABO

My Favorite Actress

CAROLINA MIRANDA – LA MUJER DEL DIABLO

CLAUDIA MARTÍN – LOS RICOS TAMBIÉN LLORAN

MICHELLE RENAUD – LA HERENCIA

SANDRA ECHEVERRÍA – MARÍA FÉLIX: LA DOÑA

SUSANA GONZÁLEZ – MI CAMINO ES AMARTE & MI FORTUNA ES AMARTE

YALITZA APARICIO – MUJERES ASESINAS

They Make Me Fall In Love

ARACELY ARÁMBULA Y ANDRÉS PALACIOS – LA MADRASTRA

CAROLINA MIRANDA Y JOSÉ RON – LA MUJER DEL DIABLO

CLAUDIA MARTÍN Y SEBASTIÁN RULLI – LOS RICOS TAMBIÉN LLORAN

KATE DEL CASTILLO Y MAXI IGLESIAS – VOLVER A CAER

MICHELLE RENAUD Y MATÍAS NOVOA – LA HERENCIA

SUSANA GONZÁLEZ Y DAVID ZEPEDA – MI FORTUNA ES AMARTE

The Recording Academy has added three new categories for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, which are set for Sunday Feb. 4, 2024 – best African music performance, best alternative jazz album, and best pop dance recording. This brings the total number of categories to 94, the highest total since the number reached an all-time peak of 109 in 2010.

In addition, the existing categories of producer of the year, non-classical and songwriter of the year, non-classical will be moved to the general field. The general field has long consisted of four categories – album, record and song of the year plus best new artist. These four categories are often unofficially called the Big Four.

By moving the producer and songwriter awards to the general field, all Grammy voters can in these non-genre-specific categories without using up a field. (All voters can vote in the general field and then in no more than three other fields.)

Producer of the year, non-classical was added in 1974. Songwriter of the year, non-classical was added last year. Thom Bell and Tobias Jesso Jr. were the inaugural recipients, respectively.

These category additions and amendments were passed at the Recording Academy’s most recent semiannual board of trustees meeting held last month.

“The Recording Academy is proud to announce these latest category changes to our awards process,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. “These changes reflect our commitment to actively listen and respond to the feedback from our music community, accurately represent a diverse range of relevant musical genres, and stay aligned with the ever-evolving musical landscape.

“By introducing these three new categories, we are able to acknowledge and appreciate a broader array of artists – and relocating the producer of the year and songwriter of the year categories to the general field ensures that all our voters can participate in recognizing excellence in these fields. We are excited to honor and celebrate the creators and recordings in these categories, while also exposing a wider range of music to fans worldwide.”

With these three new categories, the Academy has added 10 categories in the last three years. That’s the most categories the Academy has added in any three- year period since 1959-61, when it added 12.

Bill Freimuth, the Academy’s former senior vice president, awards, led an effort to pare down the number of categories. The number nosedived from 109 to 78 in 2011, but has since been creeping back up. There is an ongoing debate between those who think “less is more” (that having a glut of categories devalues the award) and those who think “more is more” (that it makes more creators happy, which will turn Grammy critics in the creative community into Grammy boosters).

The Recording Academy accepts proposals from members of the music community throughout the year. The awards and nominations committee, comprised of Academy voting members of diverse genres and backgrounds, meets annually to review proposals to update award categories, procedures and eligibility guidelines.

Here’s a closer look at the three new Grammy categories:

Best African Music Performance

Dick Clark Productions (DCP) and Eldridge have acquired all the Golden Globes’ assets, rights and properties from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The transaction will result in the wind-down of the HFPA and its membership. The proceeds from the transaction, plus the existing resources of the HFPA, will transition into a newly-formed Golden Globe Foundation that will continue the HFPA’s legacy of entertainment-related charitable giving.

As part of the transaction, DCP and its partners will plan, host and produce the annual Golden Globe Awards show and pursue commercial opportunities for the Golden Globes across the globe. The 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards is set to take place on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.

“We are excited to close on this much anticipated, member-approved transaction and transition from a member-led organization to a commercial enterprise,” said former HFPA president Helen Hoehne.

“Today marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the Golden Globes,” Eldgridge chairman Todd Boehly said in a statement. “My partners at DCP and I are grateful to Helen and team for their commitment to the successful implementation of a robust approach to governance, the expansion of the diverse and international voting body, implementing a professional, safe, and accountable environment, and trusting new ownership with a new direction for the Globes.”

“As stewards of the Golden Globe Awards, our mission is to continue creating the most dynamic awards ceremony on live television viewed across the world,” Jay Penske, CEO/chairman/founder of Penske Media and CEO of DCP, said in a statement. “We have a great team in place to grow this iconic brand and captivate new and existing audiences to celebrate the very best in television and motion pictures.”

The Golden Globe Awards will be controlled by DCP, the world’s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming.

A premier entertainment award since 1944, the annual Golden Globes honors achievements in both television and film. Over the last three decades, licensing fees from the ceremony have enabled donations of more than $55 million to entertainment-related charities including scholarship programs, film restoration projects and humanitarian efforts. This funding has also supported diverse programs in partnership with advocacy groups aimed at promoting greater access in Hollywood for underserved communities.

Penske Media Corporation, Billboard‘s parent company, is a part-owner of dick clark productions and has a partnership with Eldridge.

Australian comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his over-the-top stage persona Dame Edna Everage, is posthumously awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) as part of the King’s Birthday Honours celebrations.

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Humphries, who died last month, aged 89, was saluted with the highest honor for “eminent service to the arts” as a comedian, actor, author, satirist and entertainer, and for “the promotion of Australian culture, and as a patron of organisations”. Just six ACs were awarded, from a total list of 1,191 Australians recognized for their achievements.

A law school dropout, Humphries found major success as an actor, writer and entertainer in Britain in the 1970s, both with his Dame Edna creation, the grotesque cultural attache Sir Les Patterson, and others characters. He remained an active entertainer, touring Britain last year with his one-man show The Man Behind the Mask.

The late funnyman leads recipients from the fields of entertainment and music, which includes soprano Marina Prior, who was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her “significant service to musical theatre as a singer and performer.”

Also, Dead Can Dance co-founder Lisa Gerrard was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for “service to the performing arts through music.”

The honors roll marks the first time birthday salutes were awarded on behalf of King Charles, following his coronation in May.

The awards were established in 1975 by Queen Elizabeth II of England and the commonwealth states, which include Australia, in recognition of special achievements by the country’s citizens. Until now, they’ve been known as Queen’s Birthday Honours.

“Recipients have made substantial contributions and had a significant impact at the local, national or international level,” reads a statement from the Governor-General. “Some are volunteers, others have had a remarkable impact in professional roles – many have done both. They are all inspiring and their service is valued by us all.”

For the most part, the 2023 Tony Awards, which aired live on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday June 11, went as expected.  Kimberly Akimbo, a new musical from composer Jeanine Tesori and lyricist/librettist David Lindsay-Abaire, was the top winner with five awards, including best musical. Leopoldstadt was the play with the most wins — four, […]

Kimberly Akimbo, a new musical from composer Jeanine Tesori and lyricist and librettist David Lindsay-Abaire, was the top winner at the 2023 Tony Awards, which aired live on CBS on Sunday (June 11) from the historic United Palace in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City.
Kimberly Akimbo won five awards – best musical, best actress (Victoria Clark), best featured actress (Bonnie Milligan), best original score and best musical book. Tesori and Lindsay-Abaire shared the award for best original score.

Tesori previously won in that category for Fun Home (2015), alongside Lisa Kron. Tesori is just the second woman to win multiple awards in this category. Betty Comden won three alongside her partner Adolph Green – Hallelujah, Baby! (1968), On the Twentieth Century (1978) and The Will Rogers Follies (1991). Lindsay-Abaire won a second Tony for his book to the musical for Kimberly Akimbo. These are his first Tony awards. He had previously been nominated in both categories for his work on Shrek – The Musical, a previous collab with Tesori.

Stage adaptations of two classic films, Some Like It Hot and Life of Pi, each won multiple awards. Some Like It Hot won best actor (J. Harrison Ghee), best orchestrations, best choreography and best costume design. Life of Pi won best scenic design, best lighting design, and best sound design.

Leopoldstadt also won four awards, including best play. Revivals of Parade and Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street each won two awards. Parade beat Sweeney Todd for best revival of a musical. The original production was nominated for best musical in 1999, but lost to Fosse. Interscope and Immersive Records are among the Tony-winning producers of the Parade revival.

For the first time, the winners for lead and featured actor in a musical are both gender non-conforming. Ghee, who uses he/she/they pronouns, identifies as nonbinary or pansexual. Alex Newell, the featured actor winner for Shucked, identifies as gender non-conforming.

Two musicals, New York, New York and Shucked, each won one award. Five nominated musicals and musical revivals were shut out: & Juliet, Almost Famous, Camelot, Into the Woods and KPOP.

Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog won best revival of a play. The work was nominated as best play in 2002, but lost to Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?

Ariana DeBose hosted the Tonys for the second year in a row. The show also streamed live and on demand on Paramount+.  Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss produced the show, with Weiss also serving as director.

The 2022/23 eligibility season began May 5, 2022 and ended April 27, 2023. Tony Awards in 26 competitive categories were voted on by 769 designated Tony voters within the theatre community.

Julianne Hough co-hosted a pre-show, “Act One,” for the second year in a row, this time with Skylar Astin.

MUSICALS

Best Musical

& Juliet; Producers: Max Martin & Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page, Jenny Petersson, Martin Dodd, Eva Price, Lukasz Gottwald, 42nd.club, Independent Presenters Network, Jack Lane, Library Company, Shellback, Shivhans Pictures, Sing Out, Louise!, Kim Szarzynski, Taylor/Riegler, Tenenbaum/Keyes, Barry Weiss, John Gore Organization

WINNER: Kimberly Akimbo; Producers: David Stone, Atlantic Theater Company, James L. Nederlander, LaChanze, John Gore, Patrick Catullo, Aaron Glick

New York, New York; Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Tom Kirdahy, Wendy Federman & Heni Koenigsberg, Crossroads Live, Playing Field, Stephanie P. McClelland, Ambassador Theatre Group, Waiting in the Wings Productions, Colin Callender, Gilbert and DeeDee Garcia/Sue Vaccaro, Peter May, Rileyfan, Silverhopkins+/Hunter Johnson, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Eric Passmore, Thomas Swayne, Elliott Cornelious/SunnySpot Productions, Santino DeAngelo/Cynthia Tong, Craig Balsam, Richard Batchelder, Concord Theatricals, Creative Partners Productions, Marguerite Hoffman, Jessica R. Jenen, John Gore Organization, MGM on Stage, James L. Nederlander, Linda B. Rubin, Seriff Productions, Shivhans Pictures, 42nd.club/Beards on Broadway, AGL Productions/Brad Blume, Hunter Arnold/Red Mountain Theatre, Cue to Cue Productions/Roy Putrino, Jamie deRoy/Janet and Marvin Rosen, Edgewood/Silva Theatrical Group, Dale Franzen/Henry R. Muñoz, III, Deborah Green/Chris Mattsson, Branden Grimmett/DMQR Productions, Christen James/Gregory Carroll, NETworks Presentations/Lamar Richardson, Ron Simons/Adam Zell, Chartoff-Winkler

Shucked; Producers: Mike Bosner, Jason Owen, AEG Presents/Jay Marciano/Gary Gersh, Jeffrey A. Sine, Richard Smith, Silvia Schmid, Bob Boyett, Jeremiah J. Harris, James L. Nederlander, EST/Emily Tisch, Sony Music Entertaiment, DudaAllen, David W. Busch, Karen Fairchild, HoriPro Inc., Gordon-Helfner, John Gore Organization, Madison Wells Live, S&Co., Terry Schnuck, Jimi Westbrook, ZKM Media

Some Like It Hot; Producers: The Shubert Organization, Neil Meron, MGM on Stage, Roy Furman, Robert Greenblatt, James L. Nederlander, Kenny Leon, Hunter Arnold, John Gore Organization, The Dalgleish Library Company Group, Sheboygan Conservatory Partners, Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Bob Boyett, Cue to Cue Productions, Janet and Marvin Rosen, The Araca Group, Concord Theatricals, Marc Howard, Independent Presenters Network, Juanita Jordan, Jujamcyn Theaters, Henry R. Muñoz, III, Ostar, Mariah Carey, D.S. Moynihan

Best Revival of a Musical

Into the Woods; Producers: Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, New York City Center, Daryl Roth, Hunter Arnold, Concord Theatricals, Nicole Eisenberg, Jessica R. Jenen, Michael Cassel Group, Kevin Ryan, ShowTown Productions, Armstrong, Gold & Ross, Nicole Kastrinos

Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot; Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Adam Siegel, Naomi Grabel

WINNER: Parade; Producers: Seaview, Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Alex Levy, Kevin Ryan, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, Interscope & Immersive Records, Erica Lynn Schwartz, Creative Partners Productions, Marcia Goldberg, John Gore Organization, Cynthia Stroum, Tom Tuft, Benjamin Simpson, Nathan Vernon, Brian& Nick Ginsberg, Ruth & Stephen Hendel, Roth-Manella Productions, Chutzpah Productions, 42nd.club, Ahava 72 Productions, The Andryc Brothers, The Array, At Rise Creative, Caiola Jenen Productions, Coles Achilles, deRoy Brunish Productions, Fakston Productions, Federman Batchelder, Level Forward, Pencil Factory Productions, Renard Lynch, Robin Merrie, Rubin Stuckelman, Runyonland Sussman, Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Bee Carrozzini, New York City Center

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Producers: Jeffrey Seller, Bob Boyett, Diana DiMenna & Plate Spinner Productions/Aaron Glick, Eastern Standard Time, Roy Furman, Thomas Kail, Jim Kierstead/Benjamin Leon IV, TourDForce Theatrical, Maggie Brohn, Andy Jones

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Christian Borle, Some Like It Hot

WINNER: J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot

Josh Groban, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Brian d’Arcy James, Into the Woods

Ben Platt, Parade

Colton Ryan, New York, New York

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sara Bareilles, Into the Woods

WINNER: Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo

Lorna Courtney, & Juliet

Micaela Diamond, Parade

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Kevin Cahoon, Shucked

Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo

Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like It Hot

Jordan Donica, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot

WINNER: Alex Newell, Shucked

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Julia Lester, Into the Woods

Ruthie Ann Miles, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

WINNER: Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo

NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot

Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Almost Famous, Music: Tom Kitt;Lyrics: Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt

WINNER: Kimberly Akimbo, Music: Jeanine Tesori;Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire

KPOP, Music & Lyrics: Helen Park & Max Vernon

Shucked, Music and Lyrics: Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally

Some Like It Hot, Music: Marc Shaiman;Lyrics: Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman

Best Book of a Musical

& Juliet, David West Read

WINNER: Kimberly Akimbo, David Lindsay-Abaire

New York, New York, David Thompson & Sharon Washington

Shucked, Robert Horn

Some Like It Hot, Matthew López & Amber Ruffin

Best Direction of a Musical

WINNER: Michael Arden, Parade

Lear deBessonet, Into the Woods

Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot

Jack O’Brien, Shucked

Jessica Stone, Kimberly Akimbo

Best Choreography

Steven Hoggett, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

WINNER: Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot

Susan Stroman, New York, New York

Jennifer Weber, & Juliet

Jennifer Weber, KPOP

Best Orchestrations

Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro, & Juliet

John Clancy, Kimberly Akimbo

Jason Howland, Shucked

WINNER: Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter, Some Like It Hot

Daryl Waters & Sam Davis, New York, New York

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

WINNER: Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York

Mimi Lien, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Michael Yeargan & 59 Productions, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot

Scott Pask, Shucked

Scott Pask, Some Like It Hot

Best Costume Design of a Musical

WINNER: Gregg Barnes, Some Like It Hot

Susan Hilferty, Parade

Jennifer Moeller, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot

Clint Ramos & Sophia Choi, KPOP

Paloma Young, & Juliet

Donna Zakowska, New York, New York

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Ken Billington, New York, New York

Lap Chi Chu, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot

Heather Gilbert, Parade

Howard Hudson, & Juliet

Natasha Katz, Some Like It Hot

WINNER: Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Kai Harada, New York, New York

John Shivers, Shucked

Scott Lehrer & Alex Neumann, Into the Woods

Gareth Owen, & Juliet

WINNER: Nevin Steinberg, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

PLAYS

Best Play

Ain’t No Mo’; Author: Jordan E. Cooper; Producers: Lee Daniels, BET: Black Entertainment Television, Len Blavatnik, Ron Burkle, Aryeh B. Bourkoff, 59th & Prairie Entertainment, RuPaul Charles, I’ll Have Another Productions, Jeremy O. Harris, Lena Waithe, Tucker Tooley Entertainment, CJ Uzomah, Ann Cox, Gina Purlia, Bob Yari, Marvin Peart, Colleen Camp, Marvet Britto, Jeremy Green, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Jillian Robbins, The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Patrick Willingham, Mandy Hackett

Between Riverside and Crazy; Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis; Producers: Second Stage Theater, Carole Rothman, Khady Kamara, Atlantic Theater Company

Cost of Living; Author: Martyna Majok; Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove, Williamstown Theatre Festival

Fat Ham; Author: James Ijames; Producers: No Guarantees, Public Theater Productions, Rashad V. Chambers, National Black Theatre, Tim Levy, Bards on Broadway, Bob Boyett, Ghostbuster Productions, James Ijames, Cynthia Stroum, Audible, Adam Cohen, Blake Devillier, Firemused Productions/JamRock Productions, The Forstalls, Iconic Vizion/Corey Brunish, John Gore Organization, Midnight Theatricals, David Miner, Robin Gorman Newman/PickleStar Theatricals, Marc Platt, Play on Shakespeare, The Wilma Theater, Colman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Jones, Dylan Pager, Roundabout Theatre Company, Oskar Eustis, Patrick Willingham, Mandy Hackett, Sade Lythcott, Jonathan McCrory

WINNER: Leopoldstadt; Author: Tom Stoppard; Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Roy Furman, Lorne Michaels, Stephanie P. McClelland, Gavin Kalin, Delman Sloan, Eilene Davidson, Brad Edgerton, Patrick Gracey, Hunter Arnold, Burnt Umber Productions, Cue to Cue Productions, The Factor Gavin Partnership, Harris Rubin Productions, Robert Nederlander, Jr., No Guarantees, Sandy Robertson, Iris Smith, Jamie deRoy/Catherine Adler, Dodge Hall Productions/Waverly Productions, Richardo Hornos/Robert Tichio, Heni Koenigsberg/Wendy Federman, Thomas S. Perakos/Stephanie Kramer, Brian Spector/Judith Seinfeld, Richard Winkler/Alan Shorr

Best Revival of a Play

August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson; Producers: Brian Anthony Moreland, Sonia Friedman, Tom Kirdahy, Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker, Hunter Arnold, Playing Field, The Factor Gavin Partnership, FBK Productions/42nd.club, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Creative Partners Productions, Harris Rubin Productions, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, Alia Jones-Harvey, Mark Gordon Pictures, Stephanie McClelland, Moore Delman, James L. Nederlander, Seriff Productions, The Shubert Organization, Salman Al-Rashid/Jamie deRoy, Brad Blume/Cliff Hopkins, Jean Doumanian/Fakston Productions, Edgewood/DMQR Productions, Jay & Cindy Gutterman/Caiola Productions, Van Kaplan/Lu-Shawn Thompson, Erik A. King/Finewomen Productions, Marc David Levine/William Frisbie, Syrinda Paige/Kevin Ryan & Diane Scott Carter, Silva Theatrical Group/Tilted, Thomas Swayne/Cynthia J. Tong, Constanza Romero-Wilson

A Doll’s House New Version by: Amy Herzog; Producers: Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions, Wessex Grove, Julie Boardman, Kate Cannova, Bob Boyett, Hunter Arnold, Creative Partners Productions, Eilene Davidson Productions, GGRS, Kater Gordon, Louise L. Gund, Los Angeles Media Fund, Stephanie P. McClelland, Tilted, Jessica Chastain, Caitlin Clements/Francesca Moody Productions, Caiola Productions/Amanda Lee, Ted & Richard Liebowitz/Joeyen-Waldorf Squeri, Richard & Cecilia Attias/Thomas S. Barnes, OHenry Theatre Nerd Productions/Runyonland MMP, The Jamie Lloyd Company

The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window; Producers: Seaview, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Phil Kenny, Audible, Sony Music Masterworks, Jillian Robbins, Jeremy O. Harris, Larry Hirschhorn and Ricardo Hornos, Shields Smedes Stern Ltd., Kevin Ryan, The Shubert Organization, Willette and Manny Klausner, Marco Santarelli, Be Forward Productions, Concord Theatricals, Creative Partners Productions, Invisible Wall Productions, Salman and Moudhy Al-Rashid, TodayTix Group, Ido Gal, HarrisDonnelly, Sally Cade Holmes, Stella LaRue, LAMF Protozoa, Kati Meister and John Sorkin, Meredith Lynsey Schade, Catherine Schreiber, Dennis Trunfio, MCM Studios, 42nd.club, BAMM Productions, CarterMackTaylorWilliam, HB2M Productions, HK-Undivided Productions, MAJIKK Theatricals, Tanker Kollev Productions, Douglas Denoff, OHenry Productions, Plate Spinner Productions, Runyonland Productions, Mad Gene Media, Scrap Paper Pictures, Joi Gresham, BAM, Gina Duncan, David Binder, Elizabeth Moreau

WINNER: Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog; Producers: David Stone, LaChanze, Rashad V. Chambers, Marc Platt, Debra Martin Chase, The Shubert Organization

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog

Corey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog

WINNER: Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar

Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy

Wendell Pierce, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Jessica Chastain, A Doll’s House

WINNER: Jodie Comer, Prima Facie

Jessica Hecht, Summer, 1976

Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Jordan E. Cooper, Ain’t No Mo’

Samuel L. Jackson, August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson

Arian Moayed, A Doll’s House

WINNER: Brandon Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt

David Zayas, Cost of Living

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Nikki Crawford, Fat Ham

Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain’t No Mo’

WINNER: Miriam Silverman, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window

Katy Sullivan, Cost of Living

Kara Young, Cost of Living

Best Direction of a Play

Saheem Ali, Fat Ham

Jo Bonney, Cost of Living

Jamie Lloyd, A Doll’s House

WINNER: Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt

Stevie Walker-Webb, Ain’t No Mo’

Max Webster, Life of Pi

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Miriam Buether, Prima Facie

WINNER: Tim Hatley & Andrzej Goulding, Life of Pi

Rachel Hauck, Good Night, Oscar

Richard Hudson, Leopoldstadt

Dane Laffrey & Lucy Mackinnon, A Christmas Carol

Best Costume Design of a Play

Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell, Life of Pi

Dominique Fawn Hill, Fat Ham

WINNER: Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Leopoldstadt

Emilio Sosa, Ain’t No Mo’

Emilio Sosa, Good Night, Oscar

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Neil Austin, Leopoldstadt

Natasha Chivers, Prima Facie

Jon Clark, A Doll’s House

Bradley King, Fat Ham

WINNER: Tim Lutkin, Life of Pi

Jen Schriever, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Ben Stanton, A Christmas Carol

Best Sound Design of a Play

Jonathan Deans & Taylor Williams, Ain’t No Mo’

WINNER: Carolyn Downing, Life of Pi

Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol

Ben & Max Ringham, A Doll’s House

Ben & Max Ringham, Prima Facie

On Thursday (June 8), BET announced the nominees for the 23rd annual BET Awards, with Drake and GloRilla leading the pack.
The “Search & Rescue” rapper clocks in at seven nominations, including best male hip-hop artist, best male R&B/pop artist, best group with 21 Savage and album of the year for Her Loss with 21 Savage. Like Drake, GloRilla’s nominations are split pretty evenly between solo and collaborative efforts, including best female hip hop artist, best new artist, album of the year for Anyways, Life’s Great, video of the year for “Tomorrow 2” with Cardi B, and two nominations for best collaboration (“F.N.F. Let’s Go” and “Tomorrow 2”).

Last year, GloRilla took home best breakthrough hip hop artist of the year award at the BET Hip Hop Awards. 

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Following GloRilla and Drake, 21 Savage and Lizzo boast the third-highest number of nominations, with five each, and are followed by Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Chris Brown, Ice Spice and SZA, with four nominations each.

Voting for the Viewer’s Choice categories will commence on June 8 and end the day of the show, June 25, at 6:30 PM PT. 

See the full list below:

Album of the YearAnyways, Life’s Great, GloRillaBreezy, Chris BrownGod Did, DJ KhaledHer Loss, Drake & 21 Savage Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick LamarRenaissance, BeyoncéSOS, SZA

Best Female R&B/Pop ArtistAri LennoxBeyoncéCoco JonesH.E.R.LizzoSZATems

Best Male R&B/Pop ArtistBlxstBrent FaiyazBurna BoyChris BrownDrakeThe WeekndUsher

Best GroupCity GirlsDrake & 21 SavageDvsnFLOMaverick City Music & Kirk FranklinQuavo & TakeoffWanmor

Best Collaboration“Big Energy (Remix),” Latto & Mariah Carey Feat. Dj Khaled“Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2,” Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice“Call Me Every Day,” Chris Brown Feat. Wizkid“Can’t Stop Won’t Stop,” King Combs Feat. Kodak Black“Creepin’,” Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage“F.N.F. (Let’s Go),” Hitkidd & GloRilla“Tomorrow 2,” GloRilla & Cardi B“Wait For U,” Future Feat. Drake & Tems

Best Female Hip Hop Artist   Cardi B Coi LerayGloRillaIce SpiceLattoMegan Thee StallionNicki Minaj

Best Male Hip Hop Artist21 SavageDrakeFutureJ. ColeJack HarlowKendrick LamarLil Baby

Video of the Year“We (Warm Embrace),” Chris Brown“2 Million Up,” Peezy, Jeezy & Real Boston Richey feat. Rob49“About Damn Time,” Lizzo“Bad Habit,” Steve Lacy“First Class,” Harlow“Kill Bill,” SZA“Tomorrow 2,” GloRilla & Cardi B

Video Director of the YearA$AP Rocky for AWGEBenny BoomBurna BoyCole BennettDave Free & Kendrick LamarDirector XTeyana “Spike Tey” Taylor

Best New ArtistAmbréCoco JonesDoechiiFLOGloRillaIce SpiceLola Brooke

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award“Bless Me,” Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin“Finished (Live),” Tamela Mann“I’ve Got Joy,” CeCe Winans“Kingdom,” Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin Feat. Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore“New,” Tye Tribbett“One Moment From Glory,” Yolanda Adams“The Better Benediction (Pt.2),” PJ Morton feat. Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le’andria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Viewer’s Choice Award“About Damn Time,” Lizzo“Break My Soul,” Beyoncé“First Class,” Jack Harlow“Jimmy Cooks,” Drake Feat 21 Savage“Kill Bill,” SZA“Last Last,” Burna Boy“Super Freaky Girl,” Nicki Minaj“Wait For U,” Future Feat. Drake & Tems

Best International ActAya Nakamura (France)Ayra Starr (Nigeria)Burna Boy (Nigeria)Central Cee (UK)Ella Mai (UK)Ko (South Africa)L7nnon (Brazil)Stormzy (UK)Tiakola (France)Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)

Viewer’s Choice: Best New International ActAsake (Nigeria)Camidoh (Ghana)Flo (UK)Libianca (Cameroon)Maureen (France)MC Ryan SP (Brazil)Pabi Cooper (South Africa)Raye (UK)Werenoi (France)

BET Her“About Damn Time,” Lizzo“Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2,” Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice“Break My Soul,” Beyoncé“Her,” Megan Thee Stallion“Lift Me Up,” Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From And Inspired By – Rihanna & Ludwig Göransson“Players,” Coi Leray“Special,” Lizzo

Best MovieBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverCreed 3EmancipationNopeThe Woman KingTillWhitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Best ActorAmin JosephBrian Tyree HenryDamson IdrisDaniel KaluuyaDemetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory Jr.Donald GloverMichael B. Jordan

Best ActressAngela BassettCoco JonesJanelle JamesJanelle MonáeKeke PalmerViola DavisZendaya

Youngstars AwardAkira AkbarAlaya HighDemi SingletonGenesis DeniseMarsai MartinThaddeus J. Mixson   Young Dylan   

Sportswoman of the Year AwardAlexis MorrisAllyson Felix   Angel ReeseCandace ParkerNaomi Osaka  Serena WilliamsSha’carri Richardson

Sportsman of the Year AwardAaron Judge   Bubba WallaceGervonta DavisJalen HurtsLebron JamesPatrick MahomesStephen Curry

The 2023 Tony Awards will feature several musical numbers in addition to performances from all of the nominees for best musical and best revival of a musical – long a Tony tradition.
The Neil Diamond musical A Beautiful Noise didn’t receive a single nomination, but will still get a featured slot on the show. Will Swenson stars in the jukebox musical built around the hits of the durable star. The 2022 revival of Funny Girl fared just a little better with Tony voters – it received one nomination for Jared Grimes as best featured actor in a musical. Lea Michele replaced Beanie Feldstein, the original star of the revival, but, as a replacement, Michele wasn’t eligible for a Tony nomination. That show will also be featured on this year’s show (which it wasn’t last year).

In addition, the show will feature a performance by Joaquina Kalukango, last year’s Tony winner for best performance by a leading actress in a musical for Paradise Square. The performance of two songs from the score, “Paradise Square” and “Let It Burn,” was a highlight of last year’s show. Even so, an encore booking is highly unusual.

The show will also feature special performances to honor Joel Grey and John Kander, 2023 recipients of special Tony awards for lifetime achievement in the theatre.

The 76th Annual Tony Awards will of course feature performances from the casts of the five Tony nominees for best musical (& Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, New York, New York, Shucked and Some Like It Hot) and the four nominees for best revival of a musical (Camelot, Into the Woods, Parade and Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street).

The 76th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Oscar winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose, will air live from the historic United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights, Sunday, June 11 from 8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/5:00-8:00 p.m. PT on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.

Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin will co-host The Tony Awards: Act One, a live pre-show on Pluto TV from 6:30-8:00 p.m. ET/3:30-5:00 p.m. PT. Viewers can access The Tony Awards: Act One on their smart TV, streaming device, mobile app or online by going to Pluto TV and clicking on the “Pluto TV Celebrity” channel (no payment, registration or sign-in required).

The Tony Awards is produced in collaboration with Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, and White Cherry Entertainment. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss are executive producers for White Cherry Entertainment. Weiss will serve as director.

The Tony Awards has been broadcast nationally since 1967 and has been on CBS since 1978.