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Country Music Hall of Fame member Alan Jackson and writer-producer Buddy Cannon are among those to be feted at the upcoming seventh annual Nashville Songwriter Awards, which will return to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 24.
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The celebration will honor the peer-voted “10 Songs I Wish I’d Written,” as well as NSAI’s song, songwriter and songwriter-artist of the year honorees, as well as individuals who have had considerable influence in the world of songwriting.
Jackson will be honored with the Kris Kristofferson lifetime achievement award. Jackson has earned 26 Billboard No. 1 Country Airplay hits during his career as a performer, but also a songwriter on hits including “Don’t Rock the Jukebox,” “Gone Country,” “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” and “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning).” He’s been lauded by the Grammys, the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association, and has earned stars on both the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Music City Walk of Fame. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011 and the all-genre Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.
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“When the NSAI Board of Directors chose Alan Jackson as this year’s recipient of the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award, I knew they had made a fantastic choice,” Jennifer Turnbow, NSAI Chief Operating Officer, said in a statement. “I was eager to craft a segment of our annual awards show around his work as a songwriter. But it wasn’t until I really studied his body of work and recalled decades of his songs that I realized just how deserving he was of this recognition. Alan’s songs, many of which he wrote by himself, have marked significant moments in time and are etched into the memories of multiple generations. Choosing only a handful of his many hits to highlight in a celebration of his career will be incredibly challenging … that I’m looking forward to!”
“City National Bank has supported the music industry from the first day we opened our doors in 1954 and we are especially proud of our work in the beloved country music and local Nashville communities,” Diane Pearson and Lori Badgett, co-managers of City National Entertainment in Nashville, offered via a statement. “On behalf of City National, we congratulate the incomparable Alan Jackson for his Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award. For decades, Alan, as both an artist and a songwriter, has delivered the most inspirational, motivational and uplifting music and we applaud the recognition of his eloquent songwriting artistry.”
Cannon will be recognized with the NSAI president’s keystone award, honoring his contributions to the industry, including his work with artists Kenny Chesney and Willie Nelson. Cannon launched his career by playing bass for Bob Luman and Mel Tillis, and later gained acclaim as a songwriter for co-writing hits including Vern Gosdin’s “Set ‘Em Up Joe,” as well as George Strait’s “I’ve Come to Expect It From You” and “Give It Away.” His work as an A&R executive has included signing and developing artists including Shania Twain and Billy Ray Cyrus, while he’s also helmed projects for artists including Alison Krauss, George Jones and Reba McEntire. Cannon has won three Grammy Awards for his work with Nelson and in 2006 was named the ACM’s producer of the year. He was also a 2021 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee. Cannon and Chesney just celebrated their latest No. 1 hit with “Take Her Home.”
“Buddy Cannon has spent decades as an elite member of our Music Row community,” NSAI president Lee Thomas Miller said in a statement. “He has written songs for some of country music’s most legendary superstars, has ridden buses playing in their bands and he is one of the most important record producers of the last 30 years. It is impossible to calculate the impact Buddy Cannon has had on the songwriters in this town. He is famous for being tough on songs and helping build multi decade careers, like Kenny Chesney’s, is an example of how incredible his barometer is for a hit song. I’m proud to present Buddy Cannon with the 2024 NSAI President’s Award.”
Starting this year, NSAI introduces a new accolade, the legendary song honor, which will fete one tune chosen by NSAI’s professional songwriting members as the legendary song of its time, starting with tracks from 1967 to 1983. The NSAI board of directors selected 10 impactful songs in the given range and the pro membership anonymously voted to determine the winning song. The inaugural legendary song award recipient will be revealed and performed during the show.
Performer and ticket information for the Nashville Songwriter Awards will be announced soon, with the onsale date set for July 26. The Nashville Songwriter Awards is supported by City National Bank, Composers Wing, SoundExchange, Tennessee Association of Broadcasters and The Mechanical Licensing Collective.
The 2024 BET Awards are quickly becoming more star-studded by the day. On Wednesday (June 26), it was announced that Megan Thee Stallion will join the list of A-list performers slated to hit the stage this Sunday night (June 30), as she’ll be kicking off what BET touts as “culture’s biggest night” in Los Angeles.
With her forthcoming studio album, Megan, dropping this Friday (June 28), the Houston Hottie will be only two days removed from her highly anticipated release. The album boasts features from UGK, GloRilla, Victoria Monet and more. The 18-track effort will include previously released singles such as “Cobra,” “Boa” and her Hot 100 chart-topper “Hiss.”
Currently, Megan is embarking on her worldwide trek for the Hot Girl Summer Tour. Initially expected to wrap this week on the domestic side, Megan added two more dates to the U.S. leg of the tour, including stops at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on July 2 and PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, N.C., on July 3. Tickets for the newly added shows will be available locally via the rapper’s website at noon.
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As for the 2024 BET Awards, with Megan’s entry on the performance side, viewers can now expect a starry event. This week, it was announced that Will Smith would also hit the stage to perform a new original song after landing the No. 1 movie in America with Bad Boys: Ride or Die earlier this month.
“From his start as a rapper to The Fresh Prince to being a box office king as one of the Bad Boys, Will Smith is truly a global icon, and we are honored to welcome him back to grace the BET Awards stage,” Connie Orlando, EVP specials, music programming and music strategy at BET, said in a statement this week. “We look forward to Will adding to yet another defining night for the culture that is not to be missed.”
Along with Megan and Smith, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Latto, Ms. Lauryn Hill with YG Marley, Muni Long, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey, Tyla and Victoria Monét will perform that night as well.
The 2024 BET Awards will broadcast from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles this Sunday, June 30, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The show will air live on BET, and streams on BET.com as well as various streaming services that offer the network.
The Recording Academy has extended membership invitations to more than 3,900 music professionals spanning diverse backgrounds, genres and disciplines, underscoring the academy’s commitment to inclusivity and representation. This year’s 2024 class of invitees is 45% women, 57% people of color and 47% under the age of 40.
“There’s no better way to kick off Grammy season than by inviting thousands of diverse and talented music creators and professionals to join our Recording Academy family,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. “Our members are the heart of the Academy, driving our mission to make lasting, positive impacts on the music community and shape music history. We are hopeful that all 3,900+ invitees join us in serving, celebrating and championing the voices of music creators year-round.”
Among this year’s invitees are Teddy Swims, whose first Hot 100 single, “Lose Control,” reached No. 1 in March; Tanner Adell, who is featured on Beyoncé’s Billboard 200-topping Cowboy Carter; as well as Ashnikko, Grupo Frontera, 310babii, Flavour, Flyana Boss, GAWD, girl in red, Jay Wheeler, Kaash Paige, Raja Kumari, Charm La’Donna, Al Sherrod, Xavier Omär, Sech, Leon Thomas and two group members: Ronnie Winter of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Frank Iero of L.S. Dunes and My Chemical Romance. (Here’s a link to a page of quotes, supplied by the Recording Academy, from these invitees.)
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Invitations must be formally accepted by July 31 for recipients to become Recording Academy members and participate in the online entry process for the upcoming Grammy Awards.
The academy has invited thousands of new voting members in recent years in a bid to diversify its membership. Last year, it invited 2,800 new voting members. In 2022, it invited more than 2,000 new voting members – as well as more than 600 professional, non-voting members.
The academy announced its invitations for the new member class one day after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced its own invited class of 487 individuals. That means the Recording Academy invited slightly more than eight times as many people to join its ranks as the film academy did.
A comprehensive report on the Recording Academy’s 2024 new member class, along with a detailed breakdown of the overall membership demographics and crafts, will be released later this year following the deadline for 2024 invitees to join the academy.
Last year’s breakdown of the 2023 new member class was released on Nov. 30, 2023. A record-breaking 2,400-plus diverse music creators were part of last year’s class, with the academy reporting that 50% of the new class were people of color, 46% were under the age of 40 and 37% were women.
The Recording Academy’s membership model is community-driven and peer-reviewed to create a more diverse and engaged membership base.
The academy also revealed on Nov. 30 that, since implementing the new member model in 2019, membership among people of color has jumped significantly, from 24% to 38%, and that the percentage of women members has also increased, albeit at a slower rate, from 26% to 30%. The academy further noted that it was 98% of the way to reaching its goal of adding 2,500 women voting members by 2025 and is set to achieve that milestone a year ahead of schedule, in 2024.
The Recording Academy offers three types of membership: voting membership for music creators, professional membership for music business professionals and GRAMMY U for those aspiring to a career in the music industry. (GRAMMY U follows a distinct application process.)
Each year, interested musicians and professionals must apply for membership by March 1. Their submissions are reviewed in the spring by a peer review panel comprised of existing Recording Academy members active in the music industry. If approved, candidates are invited to join the Recording Academy.
Recording Academy voting members — artists, songwriters, producers, engineers and others active in the music industry — are eligible to vote for the annual Grammy Awards. In addition, members can submit product for Grammy Awards consideration, propose amendments to Grammy Awards rules, run for a Recording Academy board position or committee, vote in chapter elections, support fellow musicians through advocacy efforts and MusiCares, and engage with the academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing, Songwriters & Composers Wing, Black Music Collective and more.
The first-round voting period for the 67th Grammy Awards opens on Oct. 4 and closes on Oct. 15. The telecast is set for Feb. 2, 2025, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Sabrina Carpenter has a lot to look forward to in the coming months – the release of her sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet, on Aug. 23, and the announcement of the Grammy nominations on Nov. 8. Carpenter could be nominated in each of the Big Four categories – album, record and song of the year plus best new artist.
How, you might ask, can an artist be nominated for best new artist when they’re on their sixth album? The Recording Academy bases eligibility on when an artist “achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness,” not on the number of releases they have had.
The rules and guidelines booklet for the upcoming 67th Grammy Awards notes: “While there will be no specified maximum number of releases, the Screening Committee will be charged with determining whether the artist had attained a breakthrough or prominence prior to the eligibility year. Such a determination would result in disqualification.”
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The eligibility year for the upcoming Grammys began on Sept. 16, 2023. At that point, Carpenter had reached the Billboard Hot 100 with two singles – “Skin,” which debuted and peaked at No. 48 in February 2021, and “Nonsense,” which peaked at No. 56 in February 2023.
While Carpenter had never climbed above a so-so No. 48 on the Hot 100 prior to this eligibility year, she has been on fire in recent months, with her current single, “Please Please Please,” debuting at No. 2 last week and moving up to No. 1 this week.
As of that same date – the start date for this Grammy eligibility year – Carpenter had cracked the Billboard 200 with five albums or EPs, three of which made the top half of the chart – Eyes Wide Open, which debuted and peaked at No. 43 in May 2015; Evolution, which debuted and peaked at No. 28 in November 2016; and Emails I Can’t Send, which debuted and peaked at No. 23 in July 2022. None of these titles had been certified gold by the RIAA by Sept. 16, 2023. Emails went gold on March 1, 2024, amid her current breakthrough.
It’s always been hard to come up with hard-and-fast rules governing best new artist, which is probably why the description of the category in the rules and guidelines booklet is easily twice as long as the descriptions of album, record and song of the year, combined.
Carpenter has not been previously nominated for a Grammy, which generally results in disqualification from best new artist. And she has not been entered in the best new artist competition three times, which is an automatic disqualifier. Tate McRae has been entered three times (the last three years), so she is not eligible to be entered again. Carpenter has been entered twice – in 2017 and 2024, so she does not run afoul of that rule.
It will be up to the aforementioned Screening Committee to weigh all these factors and decide if Carpenter should be allowed to compete for best new artist. The key criteria: “This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.”
The Academy can’t confirm what will or won’t be on the ballot until the screening process is completed. They don’t want to box themselves into a position, when it’s really the prerogative of the screening committee to make those decisions.
But that committee does generally seem to look for ways to include, rather than exclude artists in this category. They seem to recognize that new artists develop and break through at their own pace.
Shelby Lynne won the award in 2001 on the strength of her sixth album, I Am Shelby Lynne.
British singer-songwriter David Gray was on his fifth album when he was nominated the following year. Meghan Trainor had three self-released albums prior to her first studio album for Epic, for which she won in 2016. Maren Morris had released three albums for smaller labels prior to her Columbia Nashville debut, for which she was nominated in 2017.
Rapper Tobe Nwigwe, Brazilian singer Anitta, bluegrass artist Molly Tuttle, country/Americana duo The War and Treaty and country sensation Jelly Roll had also all released numerous projects prior to the breakthrough sets that brought them Grammy nods for best new artist.
The Academy was not always so welcoming to artists who took awhile to break though. There was a time in the 1980s when the Academy’s committee was too strict and disqualified some new artists who would have been worthy nominees or winners. Whitney Houston was disqualified from the new artist category because she had released a pair of duets with Teddy Pendergrass and Kashif prior to the release of her blockbuster 1985 debut. Richard Marx was disqualified because he had recorded a song (“Burning of the Heart”) on the soundtrack to the Tom Hanks/Jackie Gleason film Nothing in Common prior to his 1987 debut album. Today, such relatively minor pre-debut activities would probably not result in disqualification.
In other years, the Academy erred in being too lenient. Lauryn Hill won best new artist in 1999 even though she had won two Grammys as a member of Fugees two years previously. The trio had even performed a song from their album of the year nominee The Score on the 1997 Grammy telecast. (The rules have since been tightened up so such a thing could not occur again. From the rulebook: “Not eligible: Any artist with a previous Grammy nomination as a performer, including a nomination as an established member of a nominated group.”)
If the screening committee does accept Carpenter, they may be more apt to also allow two other “borderline” cases, Megan Moroney and Chappell Roan.
Moroney, 26, was passed over for a best new artist nod two years ago, when “Tennessee Orange” became a top 30 hit on the Hot 100. But she has continued to build. Her sophomore album, Am I Okay?, is due July 12. Moroney was nominated for the CMA Awards’ new artist of the year prize last year and won the ACM’s new female artist of the year prize (on her second try) in May.
Roan, also 26, was dropped by Atlantic Records following the release of a 2017 EP, School Nights. Her smash debut album was released through Island Records.
Other likely best new artist nominees include Benson Boone, Reneé Rapp, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims.
Other artists hoping for nominations should any of these presumed front-runners falter (or be ruled ineligible) include The Beaches, Dasha, Djo, Knox, October London, Tommy Richman, Nate Smith and Tigirlily Gold.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is inviting 487 artists and executives, including 21 in the music branch, to join the organization.
The invitations spotlight the Academy’s ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and equity. Of the 2024 class, 44% identify as women (up from 40% in last year’s new member invited class), 41% belong to underrepresented ethnic/racial communities (up from 34% last year) and 56% are from 56 countries and territories outside the U.S. (up from 52% last year).
The music branch was one of 14 branches that extended the majority of their invitations to candidates from countries or territories outside the U.S.
Six branches (not including music) invited more women than men. Four branches (again not including music) extended the majority of their invitations to members of underrepresented ethnic or racial communities.
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The Academy notes that demographic information is provided by the candidate when possible or projected through research and will be confirmed by members upon acceptance. In keeping with past policy, those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2024. This is seen as a sign of the Academy’s laser focus on boosting its diversity numbers.
If all 2024 invitees accept membership, the total number of members (including emeritus members) will be 10,910. The number of voting members will be 9,934.
Likewise, if all 2024 invitees accept membership, 35% of the Academy will identify as women; 20% will be from underrepresented ethnic or racial communities; and 20% will be from countries or territories outside the U.S.
“We are thrilled to welcome this year’s class of new members to the Academy,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang said in a joint statement. “These remarkably talented artists and professionals from around the world have made a significant impact on our filmmaking community.”
Eight individuals have been invited to join the Academy by multiple branches. These individuals must select one branch upon accepting membership.
There are 71 Oscar nominees, including 19 winners, among the invitees.
Here’s a complete list of the 21 individuals who have been invited to join the music branch.
Michael K. Bauer – Cassandro, The Equalizer 3
Stephen Bray – The Color Purple, Psycho III
Anthony Chue – Man on the Edge, G Storm
Gary M. Clark – Flora and Son, Sing Street
Marius de Vries – Navalny, CODA
Jerskin Fendrix – Poor Things
Simon Franglen – Avatar: The Way of Water, The Magnificent Seven
Jo Yeong-wook – Decision to Leave, Hunt
Shari Johanson – Maybe I Do, All Together Now
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch – All of Us Strangers, Living
Fabrizio Mancinelli – Il Viaggio Leggendario, The Boat
Diego Navarro – The Cuckoo’s Curse, The Wasteland
Martin Phipps – Napoleon, The Princess
Plínio Profeta – Desapega!, Nosso Sonho
Philippe Rombi – Driving Madeleine, Joyeux Noël
David Sardy – The Beekeeper, Zombieland
Katrina Marie Schiller – Wonka, Black Mass
Carl Sealove – Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down, The Human Trial
Ryan Shore – Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World, Zombie Town
Kubilay Uner – American Traitor: The Trail of Axis Sally, Force of Nature
Dan Wilson – American Symphony, Love Again
Last week, the Recording Academy unveiled a flurry of rule tweaks that will be implemented at the 2025 awards. Among these 10 changes, three are directly related to the dance/electronic categories and a fourth also affects the dance/electronic categories.
One of the changes involves an award that was introduced to the Grammys just this year, with the “best pop dance recording” category now being called “best dance pop recording.” This tweak is not just a matter of aesthetics, but meant to make the category more accurately reflect the well-established style of dance pop music it was created to showcase.
The proposal for this name change, reviewed by Billboard, stated that “last year we conceded with Recording Academy staff to amend the award name to ‘Pop Dance’ rather than ‘Dance Pop’ for the purposes of classifying and defining: ‘what kind of Dance’. However, the result of this decision has been one of regular confusion and clarification. Numerous articles in mainstream media would either ‘correct’ or get ‘confused’ or ‘incorrectly label’ the Grammy Award.
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“The confusion,” the proposal continues, “has also led some people to question if this is a Pop category award, or a Dance category award. It is of extreme importance to the Dance/Electronic community, and the driving intention of the invention of the award, that it be recognized in the Dance category, albeit for the most Pop-leaning sounds of Dance music.”
With this new category functioning as intended during its debut this year, this new change is likely to only help the category establish itself as a home for electronic music with a pop lean, allowing space in the best dance/electronic recording category for more traditional electronic tracks and generally creating more space for dance/electronic music at the Grammys.
The next rule change involves the best remixed recording category, which has long focused on dance/electronic artists but was never an official dance/electronic category.
That changes in 2025, with this category being moved from the production, engineering, composition & arrangement field into the pop & dance/electronic field, a shift that makes sense given how deeply remixing is embedded in and largely synonymous with the dance/electronic realm.
To wit, the 2024 nominees in this category included tech house titan Dom Dolla and longstanding producer Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, with winners since the award was introduced in 1998 having included genre legends like Frankie Knuckles, Deep Dish, Roger Sanchez, Louie Vega, Justice, David Guetta, Skrillex and Tiësto.
The next tweak changes the name of the “best dance/electronic music album” to “best dance/electronic album.” The title change was made given that the word “music” was more or less considered unnecessary.
More crucially, this change also amends the definition of the category, which now states that “albums must be made up of at least 50% dance/electronic recordings to qualify.” This change is quite likely a result of the nomination of and subsequent win for Beyoncè’s Renaissance in 2023. Given that the album is not composed entirely of dance/electronic music, Renaissance‘s inclusion in the dance/electronic album category was the cause of major debate within the electronic music community.
Many felt it wasn’t a purely dance/electronic album, while others embraced it not only for its music but for how it shined a light on the Black and LGBTQ origins of the genre music itself. Given this definition change, however, it’s possible a similar album might be included in the dance/electronic album category going forward.
And while the final change is one that affects many categories, it’s especially significant for dance music. The tweak states that all eligibly credited featured artists with under 50% playtime will now be awarded a winners’ certificate for all genre album categories. These certificates previously went only to producers and engineers with less than 50% playing time; mastering engineers (if they weren’t also the artist) and immersive producers and immersive engineer/mixers.
“Most often,” the proposal for this change stated, “a Featured Artist would be a Vocalist that performed on one or multiple songs on the record, but didn’t achieve 50% playtime as a whole (otherwise they would be a Grammy winner).”
While featured artists could still previously get a certificate, this certificate did not come automatically, and many featured artists were unaware that they were eligible to apply for a certificate, which also previously cost $150. This was different from the process for contributors like engineers and producers, who received certificates automatically and didn’t have to pay the fee.
The Rules and Guidelines booklet for the upcoming 67th annual Grammy Awards sheds some light on certificates: “Individuals on a Grammy-winning recording whose roles are listed under Certificate receive a Winners Certificate from the Academy after the telecast but are not Grammy nominees or Grammy winners. These individuals can say they ‘worked on a Grammy winning project’ but are not ‘Grammy winners.’
“Additionally, those who worked in certain roles on Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated projects but are not nominees, winners or recipients of Winners Certificates can order a Participation Certificate. These can be ordered for a fee from the Academy website.”
The proposal, introduced by members of the electronic music community, argued that in dance, this difference “disproportionately affects female creators or people of color,” stating that “vocalists in the Dance/Electronic community are predominantly people of color and female.” The last four winning albums in dance/electronic category (Fred again’s Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022), Beyoncè’s Renaissance, Black Coffee’s Subconciously and Kaytranada’s Bubba) included 27 featured artists, 14 of whom are women and 21 of whom are people of color.
Given that the dance/electronic categories have had a dicey history in terms of representing women and people of color, this change opens up the category to recognize a more diverse group of artists. The change was co-proposed by Aluna, who last year expressed frustration about the number of white men nominated in the categories.
“You can say awards are bullshit but they ARE career builders,” the producer/writer/singer and label founder wrote upon the announcement of the new rule tweaks. “Today I got word that a change I fought for was implemented at the Grammys and I want to explain why it’s MASSIVE! As a Black woman in Dance music you get the message loud and clear; your value is as the Featured Artist not the main act. Labels, managers, leading (white male) artists in the field, festival bookers and media all tell us that our voices are incredibly valuable but investing in us as artists is rarely on the table.
“Now, while I can’t change this culture overnight with my label Noir Fever,” the statement continues, “I saw that while being featured artists is our bread and butter, it’s someone else’s Grammy award so there’s a simple shift that could be made; Featured artists need the credit they deserve when contributing to Albums. In the past if you poured your heart into a song on another artists’ Album that won you still went home with nothing. Now I’m proud to share that every featured artist who has sung on a Grammy winning album will get a certificate.”
The nominations for Premios Juventud 2024 were announced on Tuesday (June 24), Billboard Español can exclusively announce. Carín León, Maluma, and Peso Pluma lead the list with seven mentions each.
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In addition to the top nominees, Colombia’s Karol G and Shakira have six nominations each, while Becky G and Grupo Frontera follow with five nominations each. Bad Bunny, Bizarrap, Farruko, Feid, Fuerza Regida, Manuel Turizo and Ozuna are up for four awards each.
Premios Juventud recognizes artists and young people for their “extraordinary accomplishments in society, celebrating music, new artists, community and creators,” according to a press release. This year, the awards show will give prominence to “creators,” figures who “lead on social media, by introducing new award categories to spotlight those who are making significant waves in la cultura.”
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The event will be broadcast live on Univision on July 25 at 7 p.m. ET from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, and will be hosted by Lele Pons, Clarissa Molina and Wisin.
Fans have until July 8 at midnight PT to vote for their favorite artists.
Below is the complete list of nominees:
Premios Juventud Male Artist
1. Bad Bunny2. Carín León3. Maluma4. Peso Pluma5. Sebastián Yatra
Premios Juventud Female Artist
1. Anitta2. Becky G3. Karol G4. Maria Becerra 5. Shakira
Favorite Group or Duo of The Year
1. Fuerza Regida2. Ha*Ash3. Los Ángeles Azules4. Mau y Ricky5. Reik
New Generation – Female Artist
1. Ela Taubert 2. J Noa3. Joaquina 4. Rainao5. Zhamira Zambrano
New Generation – Male Artist
1. Christian Alicea2. Dei V3. Izaak4. Jere Klein5. Los Esquivel6. Luar La L7. Luck Ra8. Milo J9. Omar Courtz10. Venesti
New Generation – Regional Mexican
1. Chino Pacas2. Delilah3. Gabito Ballesteros4. Jasiel Nuñez5. Michelle Maciel6. Nathan Galante7. Oscar Maydon8. Xavi
The Best Beatmakers
1. Big One2. Bizarrap3. Chris Jedi4. Edgar Barrera5. Gaby Music6. MAG7. Ovy on the Drums8. Sky Rompiendo9. Tainy10. Zecca
The Perfect Collab
1. “ALV” — Arcángel, Grupo Frontera2. “Bellakeo” — Peso Pluma, Anitta3. “Cosas de la peda” — Prince Royce, Gabito Ballesteros4. “De lunes a lunes” — Manuel Turizo, Grupo Frontera5. “El jefe” — Shakira, Fuerza Regida6. “En esta boca” — Kany García, Young Miko7. “Las mujeres” — Carlos Vives, Juanes8. “Ni me debes ni te debo” — Carín León, Camilo9. “Por el contrario” — Becky G, Ángela Aguilar, Leonardo Aguilar10. “Según quién” – Maluma, Carín León
OMG Collaboration
1. “Celular” — Nicky Jam, Maluma, The Chainsmokers2. “Contigo” — Karol G, Tiësto3. “Dientes” — J Balvin, Usher, DJ Khaled4. “Esta Vida” – Marshmello, Farruko5. “Freak 54 (Freak Out)” — Pitbull, Nile Rodgers6. “K-Pop” — Travis Scott, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd7. “Muñekita — Kali Uchis, El Alfa, JT8. “Niña Bonita” — Feid, Sean Paul9. “Puntería” — Shakira, Cardi B10. “Vocation” — Ozuna, David Guetta
Girl Power
1. “En Esta Boca” — Kany García, Young Miko2. “La_Original.mp3” — Emilia, TINI3. “Labios Mordidos” — Kali Uchis, Karol G4. “Nadie De Ti” — Ana Bárbara, Majo Aguilar5. “Puntería” – Shakira, Cardi B
My Favorite Dance Track
1. “Celular” — Nicky Jam, Maluma, The Chainsmokers2. “Contigo” — Karol G, Tiësto3. “Dientes” — J Balvin, Usher, DJ Khaled4. “Esta Vida” – Marshmello, Farruko2. “La_Original.mp3” — Emilia, TINI6. “Las Babys” — Aitana7. “Rauw Alejandro: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 56” — Bizarrap, Rauw Alejandro8. “Vocation” — Ozuna, David Guetta
Best Urban Track
1. “Funk Rave” — Anitta2. “LALA” — Myke Towers3. “Monaco” — Bad Bunny4. “Niña Bonita” — Feid, Sean Paul5. “Qlona” — Karol G, Peso Pluma6. “Un Cigarrillo” — Chencho Corleone
Best Urban Mix
1. “Bubalu” — Feid, Rema2. “Borracho y Loco” — Yandel, Myke Towers3. “Quema” — Ryan Castro, Peso Pluma, SOG4. “Podemos Repetirlo” — Don Omar, Chencho Corleone5. “Tucu” — Ozuna, Amarion
Best Urban Album
1. Att. — Young Miko2. Cosmo — Ozuna3. Forever King — Don Omar4. LVEU: Vive La Tuya…No La Mía — Myke Towers5. Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) — Karol G6. Mor, No Le Temas a la Oscuridad — Feid7. Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana — Bad Bunny8. Sol María — Eladio Carrión
Best Pop/Urban Song
1. “Bonita” — Daddy Yankee2. “Coco Loco” — Maluma3. “Corazón Vacío” — Maria Becerra4. “No Te Enamores de Él” — Danny Ocean5. “Pasa_je_ro” — Farruko6. “Una Noche Sin Pensar” — Sebastián Yatra
Best Pop/Urban Collaboration
1. “Arranca” — Becky G, Omega2. “Baby Hello” — Rauw Alejandro, Bizarrap3. “Copa Vacía” — Shakira, Manuel Turizo4. “Esta Cida” — Marshmello, Farruko5. “Manos Frías” — Mau y Ricky, Reik, Beéle6. “Vagabundo” — Sebastián Yatra, Manuel Turizo, Beéle
Best Pop/Urban Album
1. .MP3 — Emilia2. Bailemos Otra Vez — Chayanne3. Don Juan — Maluma4. Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — Shakira5. Sincerándome — Carlos Rivera
Tropical Hit
1. “Bailando Bachata” — Chayanne2. “Bandido” — Luis Figueroa3. “Mambo 23” — Juan Luis Guerra 4.404. “Me EnRD” — Prince Royce5. “Punta Cana” — Marc Anthony
Tropical Mix
1. “El Yate (Salsa Version)” — Lenny Tavárez, Sergio George2. “Las Mujeres” — Carlos Vives, Juanes3. “No Es Normal” — Maffio, Nacho, Venesti4. “Plis” — Camilo y Evaluna Montaner5. “Si Tú Me Quieres” — Fonseca, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Best Tropical Album
1. Clásicos de la Provincia 30 Años (Remastered & Expanded) — Carlos Vives2. Llamada Perdida — Prince Royce3. Radio Güira — Juan Luis Guerra 4.404. Voy a Ti — Luis Figueroa5. Yo — Christian Alicea
Best Regional Mexican Song
1. “Como Quieras Quiero” — Edén Muñoz2. “Dios Bendiga Nuestro Amor” — Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga3. “Indispensable” — Carin León4. “La Diabla” — Xavi5. “No Es Que Me Quiera Ir” — Alejandro Fernández6. “No Se Vale” — Edwin Luna, La Trakalosa De Monterrey7. “Obsesión” — Intocable8. “Te Quiero Ver” — La Maquinaria Norteña9. “Un Cumbión Dolido” — Christian Nodal10. “Vengo de Verla” — Calibre 50
Best Regional Mexican Collaboration
1. “Alch Si” — Carin León, Grupo Frontera2. “CCC” — Michelle Maciel, Eden Muñoz3. “La Cumbia Triste” — Los Ángeles Azules, Alejandro Fernández4. “Lady Gaga” — Peso Pluma, Gabito Ballesteros, Junior H5. “Santo Patrón” — Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga, Fuerza Regida
Best Regional Mexican Fusion
1. “De Lunes a Lunes” — Manuel Turizo, Grupo Frontera2. “El Amor de mi Vida” — Los Ángeles Azules, Maria BecerraA3. “Peso Pluma: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 55” — Bizarrap, Peso Pluma4. “Por el Contrario” — Becky G, Ángela, Leonardo Aguilar5. “Según Quién” — Maluma, Carín León
Best Regional Mexican Album
1. Colmillo De Leche — Carín León2. Como En Los Viejos Tiempos — Edén Muñoz3. El Comienzo — Grupo Frontera4. Esquinas — Becky G5. Exótico (Deluxe) — La Maquinaria Norteña6. Forajido EP2 — Christian Nodal7. Génesis — Peso Pluma8. Modus Operandi — Intocable9. Pa Las Baby’s y Belikeada — Fuerza Regida10. Tiempo Al Tiempo — Calibre 50
Creator of the Year
1. Basi Cedran2. Dani Valle3. Tammy Parra4. Wendy Guevara5. Yeri Mua
Creator that Inspires Me
1. Carlos Eduardo Espina2. Daniel Habif3. Nilda Chiaraviglio4. Sofia Bella5. Vanesa Amaro
Creator with a Social Cause
1. Alexis Omman2. Jake Ceja3. Juan González4. Juixxe5. Manuel Nunez
Best LOL
1. Andres Johnson2. Jezzini3. Karla De La Torre 4. La Jose5. Mr. Chuy
My Favorite Actor
1. Daniel Elbittar — El Amor No Tiene Receta2. Emmanuel Palomares — Perdona Nuestros Pecados3. Gabriel Soto — Vencer La Culpa4. Marcus Ornellas — Eternamente Amándonos5. Matías Novoa — Cabo
My Favorite Actress
1. Bárbara de Regil — Cabo2. Carolina Miranda — Tierra de Esperanza3. Claudia Martín — El Amor No Tiene Receta4. Coco Máxima — El Amor No Tiene Receta5. Livia Brito — Minas de Pasión
They Make Me Fall In Love
1. Angelique Boyer, Daniel Elbittar — El Amor Invencible2. Carolina Miranda, Andrés Palacios — Tierra de Esperanza3. Claudia Martín, Daniel Elbittar — El Amor No Tiene Receta4. Livia Brito, Osvaldo de León — Minas de Pasión5. Marcus Ornellas, Alejandra Robles Gil — Eternamente Amándonos
The 2024 ARIA Awards will be staged at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion for a third successive year, and is set for Nov. 20.
The Australian record industry’s flagship awards ceremony, now entering its 38th edition, also welcomes the return of streaming partner YouTube and live-to-air broadcaster Channel 9, which will beam out a “special presentation” on the night.
The ceremony will premiere live only on Stan, followed by the Channel 9 package, with performances and moments available on-demand on the ARIA YouTube channel. Also, YouTube will exclusively live stream the red carpet and the awards.
“Since 1987,” comments ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd, “the ARIA Awards have represented the pinnacle of achievement in Australian music. The past year has seen a huge number of homegrown Aussie talent making their mark locally and globally and we’re very excited to celebrate these achievements,” she continues.
The Hordern at Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter is one of Australia’s most iconic mid-size venues, one that, this year, celebrates its 100th anniversary.
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From its grand opening in 1924 until 1983 (when the now demolished Sydney Entertainment Centre first opened its doors), the Hordern, with its 5,500-capacity, was the largest indoor venue in the country’s biggest city. Its reputation for hosting top-shelf concerts remains very much intact, with the likes of David Bowie, AC/DC, INXS and many others filling the room.
“NSW is already the nation’s capital for recorded music but we want to elevate the industry’s role in our state’s story, which the ARIA Awards do each year by showcasing our world-class talent,” explains minister for the arts, minister for music and the night-time economy and minister for jobs and tourism, John Graham.
“I want to thank ARIA for their advocacy for the industry and for allowing our state to be part of that work.”
Destination NSW, the agency that supports the growth of tourism and events across the state, has struck a renewed partnership as strategic sponsor for the ARIAs.
Adds Melanie Silva, VP at Google Australia: “There’s never been a more important time to spotlight Australian artists and their impact on the global stage.”
The 2024 ARIA Awards event team is led by Roving Enterprises (production), and includes executive producer Craig Campbell and event producers Second Sunday. Twofold Media handles PR and red carpet, and White Noise Agency is tasked with sponsorship. That behind-the-scenes team presented last year’s show, widely credited as one of the best in recent memory.
Performers, nominations, hosts and presenters for the 2024 edition will be announced in due course.
The Americana Music Association has revealed this year’s slate of lifetime achievement honorees for the 23rd annual Americana Honors & Awards ceremony, to be held Sept. 18 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The ceremony serves as a key event during the annual Americanafest, slated for Sept. 17-21 in Nashville.
Dave Alvin, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Rev. Gary Davis, Shelby Lynne, Don Was and Dwight Yoakam are this year’s honorees.
Alvin is known for both his solo work as well as being part of the duo The Blasters alongside his brother Phil. Alvin won a Grammy in 2000 for his album Public Domain: Songs From the Wild Land.
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The Blind Boys of Alabama was established in Alabama in 1939 and in the ensuing decades came to redefine gospel music with their songs and performances. They are multi-Grammy winners and Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductees, and found mainstream acclaim following the group’s role in the 1983 musical The Gospel at Colonus. They went on to perform and record with artists including Prince, Bonnie Raitt and Peter Gabriel.
South Carolina native Davis was a blues and gospel performer proficient on multiple instruments including harmonica. He became an essential part of the 1960s folk revival thanks to songs including “Death Don’t Have No Mercy,” influencing artists including Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead.
Lynne made her debut project, Sunrise, in 1989 and has since traversed musical spaces including rock, country and pop. In the 1990s she saw songs such as “Things Are Tough All Over” reach the top 30 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. Her album I Am Shelby Lynne earned Lynne a best new artist Grammy. She’s also won honors including the ACM Awards’ top new female vocalist. Lynne will release her album Consequences of the Crown on Aug. 16, via Monument Records.
Detroit native Was launched the band Was (Not Was) in the 1980s, then as a producer gained renown working with artists including Bonnie Raitt, The Rolling Stones and Brian Wilson. Among Was’s Grammy honors is a trophy for producer of the year. In addition to his production work, he has served as president of the jazz label Blue Note Records since 2012. Was has also been the longtime bass player in the house band for the Americana Honors & Awards ceremony.
Yoakam has earned two Billboard Hot Country Songs chart-toppers, with the 1988 Buck Owens collaboration “Streets of Bakersfield,” and “I Sang Dixie,” as well as numerous top 5 hits such as “Fast As You” and “Guitars, Cadillacs.” Along the way, he forged a sound that melded elements of country, rock, bluegrass and the Bakersfield sound. He’s won two Grammy honors, including best country vocal performance, male (“Ain’t That Lonely Yet”) and best country collaboration with vocals (“Same Old Train”).
“This year’s Lifetime Achievement honorees represent multiple facets of American roots music. It is a privilege to recognize and celebrate the incredible careers of these artists. We look forward to another exceptional night at the Ryman Auditorium,” Jed Hilly, Executive Director of the Americana Music Association and Foundation, said via a statement.Tickets for the Americana Honors & Awards will go on sale to silver passholders on June 26, with tickets going on sale for association members, festival passholders and the general public at a later date.
Prince, Keith Urban and Green Day are among 36 entertainment professionals who have been selected to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Prince, who died in 2016 at age 57, will be a relatively rare posthumous induction. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, will be honored in a double ceremony.
The 2025 class was announced at a press conference held at Ovation Hollywood on Monday (June 24). Music producer Jimmy Jam and actors Joe Mantegna and Niecy Nash joined Hollywood Chamber of Commerce president/CEO Steve Nissen to make the announcement. Jimmy Jam was a close associate of Prince in the early 1980s when he and partner Terry Lewis were in The Time.
This year’s inductees range in age from Fantasia, 39, to Toni Vaz, 101. Vaz was Hollywood’s first Black stuntwoman and co-founder of the NAACP Image Awards. Other older inductees are Chinese-American actress Lisa Lu, 97; film and TV actress Jane Fonda, 86; and actor/director Bill Duke, 81.
Fonda, daughter of acting legend Henry Fonda, is one of three second-generation stars being honored, along with Emilio Estevez, son of Martin Sheen; and journalist Chris Wallace, son of 60 Minutes great Mike Wallace.
Most of the inductees are American, though some hail from outside the U.S. These include English band Depeche Mode; Mexican grupera band Los Bukis; Urban, who was born in New Zealand, but is now Australian/American; Irish actor Colin Farrell; Chinese-American actress Lisa Lu; Scottish actor Alan Cumming; and retired English football player David Beckham.
The Walk of Fame selection committee, made up of past Walk of Famers, selected this year’s honorees from among hundreds of nominees on June 14. The choices were ratified by the Hollywood Chamber’s board of directors that same day.
Dates have not yet been scheduled for these star ceremonies. Recipients have two years to schedule star ceremonies from the date of selection before they expire. Upcoming star ceremonies are usually announced 10 days prior to the dedication on the official website.
Star ceremonies are streamed worldwide. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce administers the Walk of Fame on behalf of the city of Los Angeles. Sponsors fund the star, the ceremony, and the maintenance of the world-famous attraction. Attending Walk of Fame ceremonies is free to the public. To learn more, and to find the location of stars on the Walk of Fame, visit the website.
Here are quick details about this year’s inductees into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, showing the current ages of all individuals.
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