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Beloved former President Jimmy Carter will be feted at a 100th birthday party next month in Atlanta by an all-star group of musicians and celebrities at a music gala entitled “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song.” The Sept. 17 event at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta will come ahead of the ailing former command-in-chief’s […]
Genesis Owusu, Cub Sport and Jem Cassar-Daley were in the winner’s circle at the 2024 AIR Awards, the annual celebration of Australia’s independent music sector.
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As he has done so often in recent years, Owusu collected silverware, this time nabbing best independent hip-hop album or EP for STRUGGLER, his sophomore LP which cracked the ARIA top 10 in 2023.
On this occasion, his support network shared in the glory. Ourness, The Annex and AWAL snagged the AIR Award for independent marketing team of the year, and Andrew Klippel’s Ourness won the coveted independent label of the year.
Last year, STRUGGLER scooped a hattrick at the 2023 ARIA Awards, continuing a brilliant run of form for the Canberra-raised artist whose expanding collection includes the J Award for Australian album of the year, the Australian Music Prize, an APRA Award, and first prize in the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.
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Also at the 2024 AIR Awards, held Thursday, Aug. 1 at the Queens Theatre Adelaide, Brisbane electronic pop outfit Cub Sport were double winners, scooping best independent dance or electronica album or EP for their ARIA No. 1 album Jesus At The Gay Bar, and independent music video of the year for “Keep Me Safe” (Adam Munnings).
Other key winners on the night included Royel Otis (breakthrough independent artist of the year), RVG (independent album of the year for Brain Worms) and Jem Cassar-Daley (independent song of the year for “King of Disappointment”).
Now in its 18th year, the AIR Awards are a celebration of the best and brightest from Australia’s independent music community, and are organized by the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR).
This year’s edition ushered in two new categories, recognizing best independent music video and best independent producer, and welcomed an international development. AIR used the platform of the ceremony to confirm a further two years’ funding to hold its Awards and Indie-Con Australia conference in Adelaide, and announced that the trade body will exclusively host A2IM’s Australian Edition of Indie-Week conference in conjunction with its events from 2025.
The South Australian Music Development Office is major sponsor for the annual AIR awards.
It’s a sweet moment for Lime Cordiale, as the Australian indie-rock outfit debuts at No. 1 on the ARIA Chart with Enough Of The Sweet Talk (via Chugg Music/MGM).
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It’s the second leader for Lime Cordiale, following their second and most recent studio album, 14 Steps To A Better You from 2020. Earlier releases include debut Permanent Vacation and the Cordi Elba EP, their collaboration with British actor and DJ Idris Elba.
Signed to legendary concert promoter Michael Chugg’s label Chugg Music, Lime Cordiale nabs a slice of chart history — and breaks a long drought for homegrown artists.
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Enough Of The Sweet Talk is the first Australian No. 1 this year on the ARIA Albums Chart, and it’s the first ever recipient of the Australian #1 Album Award, which are handed out from this week to the best-selling homegrown singles and albums, an accolade that salutes “outstanding examples of local success week-in, week-out,” says ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd.
The last Australian album to lead the national chart was Troye Sivan’s Something to Give Each Other from October 2023.
Also new to the albums chart top 10 is Empire Of The Sun with Ask That God (EMI), debuting at No. 10. It’s the electronic-pop act’s fourth album and fourth appearance in the top 10 after Walking On A Dream (No. 6 in 2008), Ice On The Dune (No. 3 in 2013) and Two Vines (No. 7 in 2016). Comprised of Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore, Empire of the Sun has collected eight ARIA Awards.
Meanwhile, Ghost scores a top 20 debut with Rite Here Rite Now (Concord/Universal), the companion to the Swedish rock band’s concert film of the same name. It’s new at No. 12.
Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, published Friday, Aug. 2, Shaboozey logs another week at No. 1 with “A Bar Song (Tipsy) (via Empire).
The highest new entry on the latest tally belongs to Post Malone and Luke Combs with their country tag-team “Guy For That” (Universal), new at No. 18. “Guy For That” is the third track lifted from Posty’s upcoming album F-1 Trillion, due out Aug. 16. The lead track from it, “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen, logged one week at No. 1 in May, and currently lifts 4-3, one place behind Billie Eilish’s “Birds Of A Feather” (Interscope/Universal), holding at No. 2.
The inaugural Australian #1 Single Award goes to The Kid LAROI’s “Girls” (Columbia/Sony), which dips 18-25 on the all-genres ARIA Singles Chart.
Kelly Clarkson recently performed fellow American Idol champion (and newly announced judge) Carrie Underwood’s hit “Blown Away” during the Kellyoke segment of The Kelly Clarkson Show.
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The July 25 performance was praised by fans of both Clarkson and Underwood across social media, with one viewer commenting, “Kelly Clarkson nailed it! Her voice is incredible, and she did Carrie proud!”
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Another added, “We need a full-length album collab with Kelly and Carrie.”
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The performance was timely, as it came just ahead of the Aug. 1 announcement that Carrie Underwood will join American Idol as a judge, replacing Katy Perry and making her the first American Idol alum to take on the major role.
“Carrie Underwood is the first American Idol alum ever to join the judging panel. Her global superstar status as the most successful Idol winner to date makes her a perfect fit for the show,” said Megan Wolflick, Idol showrunner and executive producer in a statement.
“She embodies the true spirit of Idol as she herself is the definition of the Cinderella story. Our future hopefuls will have the chance to receive advice from someone who has walked in their exact footsteps every step of the way Carrie has always been a strong supporter of Idol, and I’m thrilled for her to be reunited with our Idol Family.”
Underwood, who won the fourth season of American Idol in 2005, has since released nine studio albums and collected a slew of accolades, including eight Grammy Awards. She boasts an impressive 16 No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, which includes the Clarkson-covered “Blown Away” that marked Underwood’s 13th No. 1 single on the chart.
Her involvement with the show has also remained strong over the years; she has returned as a mentor in past seasons, offering guidance to contestants as they navigate the competition.
Underwood is set to join fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan for American Idol’s 23rd overall season, which will air on ABC and Hulu in spring 2025. Auditions for the upcoming season are set to kick off on Aug. 12 with the return of Idol Across America, the talent search that will take place in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Katy Perry, who announced her departure from the show earlier this year, served as a judge alongside Richie and Bryan for seven seasons since the show moved to ABC in 2018.
In addition to her new role on American Idol, Underwood is extending her Las Vegas residency through 2025 and recently revealed a collaboration with Papa Roach on their song “Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark).”
She also performed in Nashville earlier this week at a tribute concert honoring the late country singer-songwriter Toby Keith.
Billboard recently ranked Underwood as the No. 2 best American Idol alum of all time, just behind Kelly Clarkson, who holds the top spot.
Before the show continues, it’s time for an Intermission. Maren Morris unveiled her new five-track EP on Friday (August 2). The project features the previously released “I Hope I Never Fall in Love” and her Julia Michaels collaboration, “Cut!,” as well as new tracks “Push Me Over,” “Because, Of Course,” and “This is How a […]
Two of country music’s most lauded artists–Lainey Wilson and Miranda Lambert–are teaming up on a new song that is featured on Wilson’s upcoming album Whirlwind, out Aug. 23 via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville.
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The song, called “Good Horses,” released Friday (Aug. 2), is Wilson’s first collaboration on her own project and the fourth song released from Whirlwind. Wilson and Lambert co-wrote “Good Horses” alongside songwriter Luke Dick.
Wilson, who is the reigning CMA and ACM entertainer of the year, is currently headlining her own Country’s Cool Again North American 2024 tour. Whirlwind will follow her previous Grammy-winning project Bell Bottom Country.
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Wilson, of course, has been a collaborations queen over the past few years. “Save Me,” her two-week Country Airplay chart-topping collab with Jelly Roll, earned a Grammy nomination, while she’s also had hit collaborations with Cole Swindell (“Never Say Never”) and HARDY (“Wait in the Truck”). Wilson has also collaborated with Dolly Parton, Terri Clark, Wynonna Judd, Anne Wilson, ERNEST and Charlie Worsham, among other artists.
Lambert, a 14-time CMA Award winner, is also set to release a new project this fall, with her project Postcards From Texas slated to release Sept. 13, and marking her first project after signing with Republic Records. She’s already previewed the upcoming project with songs including “Wranglers” and “Alimony,” while the project’s tracklist also reveals Lambert’s collaboration with Parker McCollum, on a song titled “Santa Fe.”
On Aug. 1, Wilson and Lambert shared a snippet of a performance of “Good Horses,” with the two artists seated on stools and accompanying themselves on acoustic guitars.
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Garbage have cancelled all remaining tour dates through 2024 due to an injury sustained by lead singer Shirley Manson, which will require surgery and subsequent rehabilitation.
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The band announced the news in an Instagram post on Aug. 1.
“It is with great regret that we announce the cancellation of all our remaining dates for the rest of the year due to an injury that [frontwoman] Shirley [Manson] sustained on our recent tour in Europe that will require surgery and rehabilitation to correct.”
They added, “This is not a decision that we have taken lightly, and we apologise to our amazing fans and supportive promoters,” they wrote. “We look forward to playing for you all again in 2025.”
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Manson also took to her personal social media account to share her disappointment in having to cancel shows.
“No one is more crushed about this than I am. You know I would push through if I could,” she wrote in the caption accompanying the band’s announcement.
The Scottish singer did not elaborate on the injury or how it was caused.
The band’s decision to cancel the tour was not made lightly, considering the number of major performances affected.
Among the impact dates were several high-profile festival appearances, including Ohana Fest in Dana Point, CA, and HFStival in Washington, DC. In light of the cancellation, Liz Phair will now step in for the band at HFStival, while DEVO will be added to the bill for Ohana Fest.
Garbage has enjoyed significant success on the Billboard charts throughout their decades-long career.
Their debut self-titled album, Garbage, released in 1995, achieved double-platinum status and peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard 200. The album’s hit singles “Stupid Girl” and “Only Happy When It Rains” became anthems of the ’90s alternative rock scene.
Their follow-up album, Version 2.0, released in 1998, reached No. 13 on the Billboard 200 and further cemented their reputation as one of the leading bands of the era.
They’ve remained busy with musical projects in recent years, including their seventh studio album, No Gods No Masters, released in 2021.
The album debuted at No. 95 on the Billboard 200 and included tracks like “The Men Who Rule the World.” They also collaborated with artists like Screaming Females and Brody Dalle on a special edition of the album, and toured with Alanis Morissette on her Jagged Little Pill anniversary tour in 2022.
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The Echeverri-Reglero family is officially a family of four. Camilo and Evaluna announced on social media on Thursday (Aug. 1) the arrival of their second daughter, Amaranto, who joins her 2-year-old sister Índigo.
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“Amaranto. All the frogs came out to sing your welcome. Girl of golden velvet. Dad caught you and you painted his hands forever. Sovereign of midnight. Welcome,” reads a shared post on the couple’s Instagram accounts, along with a carousel of photos that starts with a tender image of the four resting on a bed, Amaranto on Evaluna, Índigo on Camilo.
There’s also a photo of a white sheet with a pair of hands imprinted on it in red, something that the poem in the caption refers to.
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It is not specified where and when Amaranto was born. Camilo’s publicist told Billboard Español that no further information will be provided at this time.
Camilo and Evaluna married in February 2020 after five years together, and became parents in April 2022. Índigo was born months after they announced the pregnancy in the music video of a song named after their daughter.
Earlier this year, in February, they announced that they were expecting baby No. 2 with a beautiful poem by Camilo dedicated to his wife, who wrote in the description: “Officially the Echeverri-Reglero are FOUR.”
“Evaluna, fertile, a mother never ready, a walker discovered in the journey, a new daughter of calmness and killer of haste,” narrated the Colombian singer-songwriter in a video. “Owner of all Sundays, a caller of downpours and heavy rains, a tester of bathtubs and a volcanic diver. A baker by accident, excellent for intentional lack of trade. A springtime crossed. Violator of calendars, anticipator of Christmases, and mother of Amaranto and Indigo.”
Check out Camilo and Evaluna’s new baby announcement here.
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Beefs, new albums and comebacks, it was another busy week in the hip-hop and R&B world of music. Billboard Unfiltered rises to the occasion to return with a brand new episode recapping all of the happenings on Thursday (Aug. 1).
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Billboard co-hosts Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson and Damien Scott debated a myriad of topics including Ice Spice’s Y2K! debut LP, hip-hop media beefs and Will Smith’s return to the music scene nearly two decades after his Lost And Found album in 2005.
Senior Charts & Data Analyst Trevor Anderson expects Ice’s Y2K! to debut outside the Billboard 200’s top 10, but could crack the top 20 with a late surge.
“Ultimately goes down to one of those albums where the EP, the tapes, the singles beforehand are gonna be the thing we remember more than the actual debut album,” Anderson adds. “For whatever reason, when that word album comes on it — I don’t know if it’s the pressure that ramps up or whatever — but it feels ehhh.”
He continues: “If you think Ice Spice is gonna jump out and switch onto lyricism in a way that’s gonna be a lot more introspective or more than what it is, it’s not gonna be for you.”
For Deputy Director of Hip-Hop/R&B Carl Lamarre, he sees Ice Spice as more of a singles artist going forward rather than putting together cohesive bodies of work.
“When I think of Ice Spice, I just think of her as a singles artist. An artist that thrives off making singles, an artist that could thrive off her features. I don’t think it’s somebody that could put together a cohesive body of work. Something that’s gonna be mind-blowing from a body project standpoint.”
It’s not only the rappers that are beefing, as media personalities Elliott Wilson and Charlamagne Tha God are entrenched in a feud that boiled over this week. The spat seemed to be sparked by Charlamagne taking issue with Elliott’s position at No. 5 on the Complex Hip-Hop Media Power Rankings.
Deputy Director, Editorial Damien Scott found the beef to be “corny” and thinks they should set the right example for the next generation and settle it off the internet.
“I find this whole thing very corny,” Scott says. “This feels very clearly one person had a problem with another person and used this as an opportunity to get some grievances off their chest and it derailed from there. I think it’s a bad look for the industry.
Scott adds: “I think we need to be better at how we represent the industry and the forum and ourselves. That that s–t offline. Go grab a drink or a coffee and talk it out. Why are we acting like rappers?”
Will Smith is gearing up for possibly his first album since 2005. He returned last week with another single alongside his son Jaden and rapper Russ for the introspective “Work of Art.” The Unfiltered trio have forgiven Smith for his infamous Oscars slap of Chris Rock and seem to be in favor of a return to rapping for the superstar.
Damien Scott hypothesizes that Smith turned back to the hip-hop community for acceptance after his recent Hollywood projects stalled or were put on hold following the 2022 Oscars slap heard ’round the world.
“My guess is because we’ve seen this happen to Black celebrities before is that he realized certain people weren’t f—ing with him anymore, and he was like, ‘You know who’s gonna f–k with me? My people,’” Scott speculates. “And he went and did this press run for Bad Boys 4 that was like podcasts and shows you would never think Will Smith would do.”
Watch the full episode below and look for another episode of Billboard Unfiltered next week.