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Most of the 113 albums vying for Grammy nominations for best children’s music album are by artists best-known for that genre. But the list also includes several well-known pop stars, and even a famous actor.
John Legend is entered with My Favorite Dream, which debuted and peaked at No. 5 on Billboard’s Kid Albums chart in September. The EGOT recipient is a 12-time Grammy winner. His biggest hit is the ballad “All of Me,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2014.
Lisa Loeb, best known for “Stay (I Missed You),” with the Nine Stories, a No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 in August 1994, is entered with That’s What It All About, with the Hollow Trees. Loeb won in this category in 2018 for Feel What U Feel.
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Patrick Stump, best known as the frontman for Fall Out Boy, is entered with Music From and Inspired by Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends. Stump composed the theme music for the TV show, which has aired on Disney Jr. since 2021. Fall Out Boy has received two Grammy nods — best new artist and best rock album for M A N I A. The band has notched four top 10 hits on the Hot 100, topped by “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race,” which debuted and peaked at No. 2 in February 2007.
Singer-songwriter Christina Perri is entered with songs for pixie. She cracked the Kid Albums chart with two albums with similar titles, Songs for Carmella and Songs for Rosie. Perri has had three top 30 hits on the Hot 100 (“Jar of Hearts,” “A Thousand Years” and “Human”).
Walk Off the Earth & Romeo Eats are entered with Buon Appetito. Walk Off the Earth is a Canadian indie pop band that cracked the top half of the Billboard 200 with three albums in the 2010s.
Actor William Shatner is entered with Where Will the Animals Sleep?, which debuted and peaked at No. 5 on Kid Albums in June.Shatner has received two Grammy nods in the category now known as best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording. He was nominated at the ceremony held earlier this year for Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder. Shatner won Primetime Emmys for The Practice and Boston Legal and was voted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2006.
As noted, most of the entries are from the artists from the world of children’s music. Among them: 123 Andrés, a husband-and-wife duo that creates children’s music in both English and Spanish. They are entered with Jamming on the Job, Vol. 1, a collab with Pierce Freelon. 123 Andrés won in this category in February for We Grow Together Children’s Songs.
Another of the entries competing for a nod this year is The Kids at North Station by Adam Blackstone Jr., Kennedy Anderson, Amg Kidz, The Teentations, Melodic Haven and B.A.A. Blackstone is the 9-year old son of music director Adam Blackstone, who has amassed seven Primetime Emmy nods. He won in 2022 for outstanding music direction for The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent.
Other pop artists who have been nominated in this category in recent years are Beth Nielsen Chapman in 2014 and Ladysmith Black Mambazo in 2018.
The soundtrack to the animated film The Wild Robot debuts at No. 10 on Billboard’s Kid Albums chart (dated Oct. 12), while Vince Guaraldi Trio’s classic TV soundtrack A Charlie Brown Christmas returns to No. 1 for a 106th nonconsecutive week on top. The Wild Robot opened atop the United States and Canada box office […]
Tina Knowles may be one of Glamour‘s women of the year in 2024, but she’s been Beyoncé‘s woman of the year since 1981.
The superstar was in the house Tuesday night (Oct. 8) to watch as the publication honored her mom at its Woman of the Year event in New York City, a ceremony also attended by Billie Eilish, Anna Wintour, Kelly Rowland, Demi Lovato and more stars. At one point, Knowles stood up in front of the gathering and made an emotional speech about motherhood, getting choked up as Bey wiped away tears in the audience.
“My daughters have brought me such incredible joy in my life, far more than anything else,” the businesswoman said, getting choked up. “They’ve been right there by my side at the lowest points of my life and have cheered me on at the highest points of my life, making me feel like I could conquer anything.”
As the “Break My Soul” singer smiled encouragingly and blinked back tears, Knowles continued: “I am asked most often, ‘What is the proudest moment you’ve had with your daughters?’ My answer is always the same. What I’m most proud of is the human beings they are.”
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The celebration came a few days after Knowles graced the cover of Glamour alongside Maggie Baird, Mandy Teefey and Donna Kelce, who are the moms of Eilish, Selena Gomez and Travis Kelce, respectively. The former hairstylist echoed her pride for Bey, Solange and honorary daughter Kelly Rowland in the cover story, as well as reflected on how she taught the 32-time Grammy winner to stay humble despite finding fame as a teenager.
“We had some moments where I was like, ‘Listen, they can pick up their own suitcases,’” Knowles recalled of raising Bey. “’You look people in the eye, say hello, don’t turn into a diva. That’s not going to work here.’ You have to teach your kids that … because everybody’s trying to handle everything for them and kissing their butts sometimes. And I am like, ‘No, no, no, you’re not helpless.’”
While at the Women of the Year event, Bey also posed for photos with her mom and Rowland as well as chatted with 2024 Olympian Suni Lee. In one clip, the musician wrapped the gymnast in a hug as a stunned Lee said, “Oh my gosh, thank you!”
See clips of Bey tearing up at Knowles’ speech and hugging Lee below.
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Lance Bass and Michael Turchin’s twin son and daughter celebrated their third birthday in style Tuesday (Oct. 8).
In photos shared to the *NSYNC alum’s Instagram, the family of four got a jump start on the toddlers’ birthday festivities — they don’t actually turn 3 until Oct. 13 — by serving up Tile Town-themed cakes opening presents and posing in front of a wall of balloons. While daughter Violet blew out the candle on her very own Tiffany-blue cake decorated with small animals, Alexander enjoyed a custom Paw Patrol-inspired cake.
Meanwhile, Bass and the actor — who have been married since 2014 — pose with frosting on their noses and feed their little ones bits of cake. “It’s gonna be THRAYYY!!!” the “Bye Bye Bye” singer captioned the snaps on Instagram, a play on his former boy band’s 2000 smash “It’s Gonna Be Me.”
“The birthday fun is in full swing,” he added. “Tile Town, cake, and two happy toddlers—what more could you ask for?”
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Bass and Turchin welcomed Alexander and Violet via surrogate in 2021. “The baby dragons have arrived!!” the musician wrote on Instagram at the time. “I can not express how much love I feel right now. Thank you for all the kind wishes. It meant a lot. Now, how do you change a diaper??!”
The family’s wholesome party comes less than a week ahead of the presidential election, throughout which Bass has been vocal in his support for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. In July, he filmed a video with the VP, “Hey Kamala, what are we gonna say to Donald Trump in November?”
“Bye bye bye,” she quipped in response.
A few months later, Bass appeared on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live. While on the show, the performer shared a story about Sean “Diddy” Combs, whose name has been all over the news of late as he awaits trial for charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
“It’s kinda horrible, but never kinda liked him,” Bass said on the show of Diddy, who opened for *NSYNC on the band’s 2002 tour. “The very last show in Orlando, I overheard him talking to Justin [Timberlake] being like, ‘You need to drop these… effers! You need to go solo! And I was like, ‘I don’t like you anymore Diddy.’ I’m like, ‘At my own show? What the hell?’”
Sabrina Carpenter shared Taylor Swift‘s massive stage before embarking on her own fall arena tour. The Short n’ Sweet singer is now sharing what it’s like to be in the pop idol’s presence, and to have her support, in a new interview with CBS This Morning.
“You just watch her, like, walk in a room and it’s very easy to understand that she’s so composed, she’s graceful, she’s gracious,” Carpenter, who was one of Swift’s Eras Tour openers, said in the CBS segment that aired Sunday morning (Oct. 6).
Asked about the advice Swift has given her on handling fame, the 25-year-old artist explained, “I wouldn’t say it’s, like, a verbal thing as much as just, like, she’s very supportive of me and knows who I am as a person and is very supportive of that. So I’m grateful for that.”
Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet album returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated Oct. 12, Billboard reported Sunday afternoon, making it four nonconsecutive weeks that the set has topped the list since its release on Aug. 23.
On the Hot 100, Carpenter is the first artist this decade to spend five weeks with at least three simultaneous top 10s on the chart, with hit singles “Espresso,” “Please, Please Please” and “Taste” all securing spots.
It’s quite the feat for the singer-songwriter who’s been working on her craft since she was a kid, uploading YouTube videos of herself covering songs like Swift’s before landing a record deal and the lead role on the Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World as a teen.
On the fame that comes with the success she’s experiencing now, Carpenter noted, “I think, again, if we’re talking about how to deal with it all, I think everyone has such an individual, unique experience that there’s no kind of blanket statement or advice on how to not let it rattle you. You just kind of have to exist and figure out what you can handle and what you don’t want to deal with.”
“You find the people that you surround yourself with that make you feel safe and go from there,” she added.
Watch Carpenter’s CBS This Morning interview clip below. She’s currently on the road in North America for the Short n’ Sweet Tour, with dates scheduled through mid-November. Carpenter will bring the show to Europe in March 2025.
Sabrina Carpenter reflects on Taylor Swift’s influence, noting her composure and support, and reflects on surrounding yourself with supportive people while navigating fame: “You kind of just figure it out along the way. https://t.co/sGO4dlvPXm pic.twitter.com/B2W32orJr5— CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 (@CBSSunday) October 5, 2024
Selena Gomez got quadruple the amount of maternal love recently when the 32-year-old superstar stopped by the set of Glamour‘s Women of the Year cover shoot to greet the mothers of Travis Kelce, Beyoncé and Billie Eilish.
Posted Thursday (Oct. 3), the clip finds Gomez entering the shoot and walking directly to her own mom, Mandy Teefey — who posed on the front of Glamour‘s latest issue with Donna Kelce, Tina Knowles and Maggie Baird, the respective mothers of the aforementioned stars — and wrapping her in a big hug.
“Hi mom, good job!” says the Only Murders in the Building star and executive producer, dressed in head-to-toe black. “You look beautiful.”
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Gomez then moves on to give Donna — who’s already well acquainted with the Rare Beauty founder’s best friend, Taylor Swift — a hug as well. “It’s nice to meet you,” she says before embracing Knowles, whom Gomez tells, “You look beautiful.”
Finally, the “Lose You to Love Me” singer moves on to hug Baird. “It’s so good to see you,” she says, picking up a lock of the Support + Feed co-founder’s silver hair. “I love your hair.”
In the publication’s cover story featuring the four women, it is revealed that Gomez had been right next door at a nearby studio shooting a campaign for her beauty business. During their own shoot, Teefey, Donna, Knowles and Baird opened up about their experiences raising superstar children, with the Wondermind co-founder and Cécred chairwoman especially finding common ground when it came to making sure that Gomez and Bey didn’t become divas despite getting famous as teenagers.
While on the topic, Teefey recalled one particular moment during which she drew the line with Gomez. “She was getting out of the trailer, and there was an umbrella, and they were holding it for her, and then they were bringing her food and all this stuff,” the producer told the other three moms. “I was like, ‘She can hold her own umbrella.’ She needs to learn how to pump her own gas in her car. She needs to be a person first.”
Watch the moment Gomez met Donna Kelce, Knowles and Baird below.
For a fourth straight year, Vince Guaraldi’s soundtrack to It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Kid Albums chart, largely powered by vinyl album sales. The set rises one spot on the Oct. 5-dated list, which ranks the week’s top-selling kid albums in the United States according to Luminate. The […]
Young Disney Jr. viewers can now hear their favorite characters on SiriusXM, with the subscription service’s launch of Disney Jr. Radio.
SiriusXM announced Disney Jr. Radio, an exclusive channel themed to the TV network’s shows for the preschool demographic, on Wednesday (Oct. 2). It’s a companion to SiriusXM’s Disney Hits channel.
Playlists on the new Disney Jr. Radio will feature music from familiar shows like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends and SuperKitties, as well as speciality programming throughout the day surrounding Disney Jr. content for the younger audience.
Here’s a rundown of the current Disney Jr. Radio programming schedule on SiriusXM, as of Oct. 2:
7-8 a.m. ET: “Mickey Mornings” — hosted by Mickey, of course — will be a parent’s helper in the morning routine of getting dressed, brushing teeth and having breakfast. It also kicks off the day with fun learning songs appropriate for preschoolers.
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12-1 p.m. ET: “Disney Jr. Let’s Play!” is hosted by Disney Jr.’s favorite mermaid, Ariel, and encourages kids to get some midday play and movement in with upbeat, high-energy music.
3-4 p.m. ET: “Disney Jr. Hits,” with Spidey as host, features a mix of popular Disney Jr. songs for kids to sing along to.
6-7 p.m. ET: “Disney Jr. Live on Tour” brings top tunes from the Disney Jr. tour to your speakers, with the help of host Bitsy, from SuperKitties.
1 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. ET, 10 p.m. ET: Keep those hours in mind if they align with nap or bedtime — or “quiet time,” aka when mom or dad need to rest while their four-year-old fights sleep. “Disney Jr. Lullabies” is all about gentle, soothing versions of Disney Jr. melodies.
Take a look at the Disney Jr. Radio channel on the SiriusXM app to see if it’s a fit for your family.
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The Billboard Family Hits of the Week compiles what’s new and worth your family’s time in music, movies, TV, books, games and more. Forget the mind-numbing scrolling and searching “what to watch for family movie night” … again. The best in family entertainment each week is all in one place, in this handy guide. Isn’t it satisfying to cross something off your list?
Dear readers, it’s October! Before your living room is lost in a Hocus Pocus–Halloweentown loop, catch up with what your family might have missed over the weekend — and get the scoop on some new releases sure to keep almost everyone entertained.
Whether you’ve got one fan in your family, or a full house of ’em (as some of us do), Taylor Swift lovers will be curious to flip through the soon-to-be released Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras, a new book full of fashion photos and details on the pop icon’s looks over the years. It’s been a long time coming from the creator of @taylorswiftstyled, a go-to source on the internet for identifying the pop icon’s clothing, shoes and accessories on the double.
Before getting your hands on that, have a family movie night. Movie theater-goers will find a solid pick in DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot. For those in the parenting era where you’d rather not pay for tickets to see a movie you can’t pause for popcorn refills and restroom breaks, stream new animated special The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist at home on Netflix this week.
Make it through your to-do list this week while listening to Lady Gaga‘s surprise Harlequin album. Here’s the family-friendly thing about Harlequin: You don’t really need to know anything about the Joker sequel it’s a companion to, or know the name of a single Gaga song, to vibe to the revived standards on this collection. But play it on repeat and you, or someone close to you, just might turn into a Little Monster.
Speaking of new tunes, there’s a single dropping later this week that’ll satisfy the K-pop fan of the fam and those of us who lived and breathed ’90s pop radio.
Find more about this week’s top picks in the Billboard Family Hits of the Week below:
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