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02 Nov 2023

Tyla’s ‘Water’ Rushes Into Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

Tyla’s rapid rise hits a new level this week as “Water” rushes into the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with a 12-8 push on the list dated Nov. 4. The South African singer’s single continues to build in all three contributing metrics – streaming, radio airplay and sales – and races into the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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In the latest tracking week of Oct. 20 – 26, “Water,” released on FAX Records / Epic Records, registered 11.4 million official U.S. streams, according to Luminate, an 18% jump from the prior week. Thanks to that figure, the track lifts 14-10 on R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs and takes the chart’s weekly Greatest Gainer honor. In the sales market, “Water” also sold 2,000 downloads in the tracking week, an 11% improvement on the prior week and enough to keep the track at No. 3 on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales for a second week. The single’s radio airplay surges to 15.1 million in total audience, a 39% swell compared to the previous week, and prompts its No. 39 entrance on the all-genre Radio Songs chart. (All radio airplay, regardless of genre format, contributes to a track’s rank on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.)

Diving further into the “Water” radio appeal, the single is hottest at the R&B/hip-hop format, as it pushes 19-14 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart through a 25% gain in plays at the format. It’s quickly racing up the ranks at rhythmic radio, dashing 30-20 on Rhythmic Airplay following a 57% explosion in weekly plays there. Plus, the tune launches at No. 39 on the Pop Airplay chart due to a 75% week-over-week improvement in plays at mainstream top-40 radio stations.

Elsewhere, “Water” springs 5-2 on the Hot R&B Songs chart for a new peak and bursts 46-21 to a new best on the all-genre Hot 100, securing Tyla’s first top 40 hit in the process. In addition, “Water” wins a third term at No. 1 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. Echoing its rapid ascent up several U.S. charts, “Water” is also proving a global hit: The tune darts 21-9 on the Billboard Global 200 and 17-11 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.

The ”Water” chart rise also lifts Tyla’s fortunes on the Billboard Artist 100, where she leaps 72-58 in her second week on the 100-position list, which measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption- album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming – to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.

02 Nov 2023

Peso Pluma, Kendrick Lamar, Blink-182, Maná & Fuerza Regida to Headline Tecate Pa’l Norte 2024

Peso Pluma, Keane, Maná and Fuerza Regida are set to headline the next edition of the Tecate Pa’l Norte festival, which announced on Wednesday (Nov. 1) the extensive list of international stars that will take the stage the weekend of March 29-31.

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As it does every year, the Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Nuevo León, in northern Mexico, will host one of the most highly anticipated musical events, where attendees can enjoy genres such as rock, pop, hip-hop and regional Mexican music.

The first day will feature artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Peso Pluma, Keane, Aleman, Bad Religion, Belanova, Aterciopelados, Bomba Estéreo, Chencho Corleone, Deorro, Los Estrambóticos, Aitana and a large number of emerging groups.

The second day will highlight Blink-182, Louis Tomlinson, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Anitta, Danna Paola, Danny Ocean, Gabito Ballesteros, Latin Mafia, Sum 41, Yng Lvcas, Humbe, Young the Giant, R3hab, Justin Morales and many more.

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The last day of the festival will feature Maná, Imagine Dragons, Placebo, Fuerza Regida, Los Enanitos Verdes, Enjambre, Kenia Os, Santa Fe Klan, Álvaro Díaz, Jay de la Cueva, Oscar Maydón, Kinky, The Warning and The Blessed Madonna, in addition to a variety of up-and-coming artists.

Before the lineup was announced, on Oct. 27, a so-called “early bird sale” of tickets was held for bank account holders, which sold out in minutes, according to organizers. The pre-sale for the general public is available at ticketmaster.com.mx from Oct. 28 through Nov. 5, and the remaining tickets will be released on Nov. 7. (More information here).

Created in 2012 by the entertainment company Apodaca Group, based in Monterrey, Tecate Pa’l Norte was created with the local public in mind, which had to travel to Mexico City to attend these types of musical events. Music, art, gastronomy and northern traditions come together in Tecate Pa’l Norte, considered one of the most important festivals in the country along with Vive Latino and Corona Capital, held in Mexico City by Ocesa.

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02 Nov 2023

Black Music Action Coalition, Rock Hall Establish BMAC Music Maker Guaranteed Income & Mentorship Program

The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have partnered to establish the 2024 BMAC Music Maker Guaranteed Income & Mentorship Program. As noted in the press release announcing the news, the program will focus on promoting “economic empowerment and access for emerging Black and female music artists and industry professionals.”

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Applicants for the BMAC Music Maker Guaranteed Income & Mentorship Program must be between 18-30 years old, provide proof of financial need and reside in the U.S.

Applications will be available today, Nov. 2, through Nov. 20. Selected applicants will then receive a year of financial support and mentorship from BMAC and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame beginning February 2024, Black History Month. Additionally, during Grammy Week 2024, the two organizations will produce an industrywide summit in association with Billboard, iHeartMedia and the Music Artist Coalition (MAC). Among the discussion topics: diversity, inclusion and the significant contributions that female and Black artists have made to music.

“The immeasurable contributions made by Black artists and executives have led to the growth and expansion of our music industry and impacted bottom lines globally,” stated BMAC co-founder/chairman Willie “Prophet” Stiggers in the announcement release. “However, those contributions have often been overlooked, appropriated and misrepresented. BMAC applauds the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for partnering with us to launch a program that will directly address the longstanding inequities in the music industry. We’re leveling the playing field and investing in the next generation of Black and female creatives and future executives, ensuring they have the access, resources and the network to continue to make those contributions and impact.”

Added Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation chairman John Sykes, “Rock & roll was born from the collision of R&B, gospel and country. Black and female artists and executives have played a vital role in creating the diverse sounds, styles and spirit honored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame from its creation in 1986 through today. We’re proud to partner with the Black Music Action Coalition on this important initiative.”

Financial support provided under the program will include basic needs such as rent, utilities and food plus career advancement costs like studio time, travel for shows, marketing and legal services. Mentoring of the selected applicants will encompass development and visibility opportunities within BMAC and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s networks. 

“At BMAC, part of our mission is to support and cultivate talent,” said BMAC co-founder Caron Veazey. “And through the BMAC x Rock & Roll Hall of Fame program, we’re able to provide mentorship and a guaranteed income to artists, which will provide them with the bandwidth to create. Our aim is to help the next generation of musicians, songwriters, producers, managers, agents and other industry professionals to go after their dreams and turn them into reality. Working together with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is an exciting example of implementing tangible action to support a shared goal.”

In addressing the aforementioned industrywide summit, MAC board member Susan Genco stated, “Music Artist Coalition is proud to join forces with the Black Music Action Coalition and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to facilitate an industry conversation on race, gender, diversity and inclusion. We want to bring together industry leaders to have an open dialogue about our industry’s past, present and, most importantly, building our future.” 

The launch of the BMAC Music Maker Guaranteed Income & Mentorship Program follows the organization’s move in September to open general membership to music industry professionals and advocates. For more information, visit bmacoalition.org. To apply to the 2024 BMAC Music Maker Guaranteed Income & Mentorship Program click here. 

02 Nov 2023

Lil Mabu & Chrisean Rock Zoom to No. 1 on TikTok Billboard Top 50

After a three-week reign atop the TikTok Billboard Top 50, Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine” relents the No. 1 spot to Lil Mabu and Chrisean Rock’s “Mr. Take Ya B-tch,” which zooms from No. 33 to the top of the Nov. 4-dated tally.

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The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement. The latest chart reflects activity Oct. 23-29. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.

“Mr. Take Ya B-tch” debuted on the Oct. 28-dated TikTok Billboard Top 50, following the song’s premiere on Oct. 16. In addition to a viral dance to the song on TikTok, the track has also garnered attention due to the song dissing Chrisean Rock’s ex-boyfriend Blueface (she is now dating Lil Mabu). Blueface’s current girlfriend, JaidynAlexis, concurrently leaps into the top 10 of the chart, zooming 13-8 with “Barbie” (more on it here after its debut on the Oct. 21 survey).

Lil Mabu and Chrisean Rock’s collaboration debuts at No. 33 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated Nov. 4, racking up 7.2 million official U.S. streams in the Oct. 20-26 tracking week, according to Luminate.

It’s not the first time Lil Mabu has had a viral moment on TikTok, though it’s the first since the TikTok Billboard Top 50 began in September 2023. Previously, his song “Mathematical Disrespect” rose to No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May.

Music from Disney films take up two of the TikTok Billboard Top 50’s top 10 spots, with “Mr. Take Ya B-tch” followed by Ariana DeBose’s “This Wish” at No. 2 after it debuted at No. 5 the previous week. The song, from the upcoming film Wish out Nov. 22, continues to rise thanks to continued usages around collective digital character cards on TikTok for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 100th anniversary that were launched Oct. 16. “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” from 2021’s Encanto, benefits from the same trend, jumping 25-6.

The TikTok Billboard Top 50’s previous No. 1, Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine,” falls to No. 3 (though it continues to vault up the Billboard Hot 100, leaping 35-26 for a new peak), while Aliyah’s Interlude’s “It Girl” lifts from No. 6 to No. 4, its first week in the top five. Future’s “Wicked,” previously at No. 3, drops to No. 5 to round out the top five.

One of the chart’s big movers outside of “Mr. Take Ya B-tch” is Bad Bunny’s “Monaco,” which, after debuting at No. 50 on the Oct. 28 ranking, rises to No. 7 in its second week. Concurrently, the song spends a second week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs, with 18.1 million streams, 1.8 million radio audience impressions and 2,000 downloads.

Drake’s “Rich Baby Daddy,” featuring Sexyy Red and SZA, also reaches the TikTok Billboard Top 50’s top 10 for the first time, jumping 21-10 on the heels of dance content and other uploads mostly isolating Sexyy Red’s chorus.

Prince and the Revolution’s “Kiss,” meanwhile is the chart’s top debut of the week, bowing at No. 12. The iconic artist’s two-week Hot 100 No. 1 (1986) blasts onto the list due to a meme of a skeleton dancing to the song.

See the full TikTok Billboard Top 50 here, including debuts from Beach House, Future, Hank Williams Jr. and more. You can also tune in each Friday to SiriusXM’s TikTok Radio (channel 4) to hear the premiere of the chart’s top 10 countdown at 3 p.m. ET, with reruns heard throughout the week.

02 Nov 2023

J Balvin, Usher & DJ Khaled’s ‘Dientes’ Lands at No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart

J Balvin adds a record-extending 36th No. 1 to his Billboard Latin Airplay account as his latest single “Dientes,” with Usher and DJ Khaled, climbs 9-1 on the Nov. 4-dated ranking. Usher and Khaled add their second leader.

“Dientes” becomes the Greatest Gainer of the week with 11 million audience impressions, up 51%, earned in the U.S. during the Oct. 20-26 tracking week, according to Luminate.

With “Dientes,” J Balvin tastes his first No. 1 on the overall Latin Airplay chart in 2023. His last effort, “Nivel de Perreo” with Ryan Castro, reached a No. 26 high last September. Prior, “Forever My Love” and “Sigue,” both collaborations with Ed Sheeran, took Balvin to the summit for one week each in April 2022.

Balvin first broke the No. 1 barrier with “AM” with Farruko in 2014, for one week in charge, and became a staple at the format with six more No. 1s from his next 10 chart visits. In total, Balvin has collected 36 champs, further distancing from the competition.

Here’s the rundown of artists with the most No. 1s on Latin Airplay since the chart began in 1994:

  • 36, J Balvin
  • 33, Ozuna
  • 32, Enrique Iglesias
  • 28, Daddy Yankee
  • 23, Maluma
  • 22, Bad Bunny
  • 22, Wisin

“Dientes” brings Usher to the lead after more than two decades, after his featured role in Romeo Santos’ ”Promise” ruled for 10 weeks between 2011-12. Between his two chart-topping singles, he landed a No. 35 high through his featured turn in David Guetta’s “Without You” in 2012.

DJ Khaled, meanwhile, scores his second No. 1 after Jennifer Lopez’s “Dinero” — where he is featured along with Cardi B — led for one week in 2018.

Back to the champ, in addition to securing all artists a new No. 1, “Dientes” gives UMLE its fourth ruler in 2023, after the label dominated with Karol G and Shakira’s TQG” (two weeks between May and July), Alejandro Fernandez’s “No Es Que Me Quiera Ir” and Feid and Sean Paul’s “Nina Bonita” (both for one week in Aug.)

02 Nov 2023

Jack Antonoff Says ‘Cruel Summer’ Has ‘Always’ Been His & Taylor Swift’s ‘Favorite Song’ on ‘Lover’

Taylor Swift‘s “Cruel Summer” just secured its second week atop the Billboard Hot 100, a feat that’s remarkable even without the knowledge that the song is over four years old. And then there’s the fact that the track, as its title suggests, was originally slated to be a song of the summer contender in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic altered its course — only for it to hit No. 1 days before November 2023.

“I’m loving where the music business has gone,” Jack Antonoff, who produced “Cruel Summer” and much of Swift’s 2019 album Lover, told Jimmy Fallon during his Tonight Show appearance Wednesday (Nov. 1). “Because it’s melted down into nothing but what people like. You can talk your crap about this or that, but the fans are God. What they say goes.”

“The idea of a single is just, what’s the song that if you could get your friends in the room, you’d play?” the Grammy-winning producer continued. “And what happened with ‘Cruel Summer’ is a testament to that. It was always our favorite song on the album. Then with nothing, no gas in the fire, with no one on the business side doing anything, just kids started playing it more and more.”

Antonoff’s sentiments echo the video message he and Swift posted shortly after news broke late October that “Cruel Summer” had gone No. 1. Excitedly talking over one another, the Bleachers frontman said that the Lover track had always been “the song that we said was the best song, but we thought, ‘Oh, you know what? This will be our secret best song.’”

“We just wanted to say thank you so much for making ‘Cruel Summer’ a Hot 100 No. 1, and it’s not even summer anymore,” Swift added in the video. “It’s deep fall, I’m wearing a sweater.”

Antonoff also recently spoke with Billboard about the “Cruel Summer” phenomenon, calling its delayed chart triumph “a huge thumbs-up from the universe.” “I take it all as a reminder to do what you believe in, make the songs you believe in,” he added. “You never want to do anything that you don’t believe in for the sake of success … With [‘Cruel Summer’], I loved that it existed, and didn’t need anything more from it. It’s just this bizarre icing on the cake.”

Watch Jack Antonoff open up about the belated success of “Cruel Summer” above, and the Bleacher’s Tonight Show performance below.

02 Nov 2023

Missy Elliott Says ‘Words Cannot Describe’ Being First Female Rapper Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Missy Elliott still can’t quite believe that she will be the first female rap artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night (Nov. 3). Speaking to Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts on Thursday morning (Nov. 2), Elliott said she always dreamed of being a “superstar… I never wavered. I never changed. I said it every time,” but after three decades in the music business the 52-year-old Grammy-winning rapper said her latest accolade is unfathomable.

Elliott said “words cannot describe” how honored she is to take the stage tomorrow night alongside fellow 2023 inductees Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine and The Spinners. She told Roberts that as an artist from the hip-hop world, Rock Hall enshrinement seemed “so far out of reach.” Plus, with this being the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, Elliott said the Hall of Fame kudos is further proof that “no matter what people say the hip-hop world is something special and unique.”

Joking that as a kid her family once convinced her that she was related to another one of this year’s inductees, musical excellence honoree R&B legend Chaka Khan, Elliott said being ushered in alongside the likes of Nelson and Crow is indescribable. “To be even at a table with them is a blessing, past a blessing, there’s got to be a bigger word than that,” she said.

After tomorrow night, Elliott will be among just a handful of rappers whose plaques are on display at the RRHOF museum in Cleveland, joining such icons as Jay-Z, LL Cool J, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, N.W.A, Public Enemy, The Beastie Boys, Run-DMC and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. And though some critics might quibble at the elastic definition of rock and roll that has found artists who don’t play what is traditionally considered amplified, guitar-based rock music, Elliott said in her mind rock, like hip-hop, is a “gumbo of different styles of music.”

Elliott will be inducted by her friend of 20 years, Queen Latifah, who she praised as someone who, “come before me, open that door, left it open… And I owe so many flowers, bouquets. It’s not enough bouquets for those women that came before me. And she’s one of those women.” In addition, Elliott’s mother will be in the house at the 38th annual induction ceremony on Friday night (Nov. 3) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Believe it or not, Elliott’s mom has never seen her perform live before. “She’s never been to a show because, you know, I had some little words I didn’t ever want her to hear,” Elliott told GMA. “And so she’s comin’ for the first time.”

Tomorrow night’s event will feature presenters and performers Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks, Adam Levine, Carrie Underwood, Elton John, Brandie Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews, H.E.R., New Edition, St. Vincent, Common, Ice-T, LL Cool J, Miguel, Latifah and Sia. Other inductees this year include DJ Kool Herc and Link Wrap for musical influence, Khan, Al Kooper and Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin for musical excellence and Soul Train host Don Cornelius for the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

The induction ceremony will be broadcast live coast-to-coast on Disney+ on Friday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will be available to stream following the ceremony. ABC will air a three-hour prime-time special, 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, featuring performance highlights and standout moments on Jan. 1 (8-11 p.m. ET), available the next day on Hulu and Disney+.

Check out Elliott’s interview below.

02 Nov 2023

The Final Beatles Song Is Here: Stream It Now

Few musical acts can stand shoulder to shoulder with The Beatles. As the act with the most No. 1 singles in Billboard Hot 100 history (20), the iconic quartet’s sprawling catalog continues to serve as a soundtrack for each new generation. On Thursday (Nov. 2), 60 years after the release of their debut studio album, Please Please Me, the music legends have unveiled their final song: “Now and Then.”

The highly anticipated final Beatles song has been teased for quite some time. In June, Sir Paul McCartney explained how AI would be used to complete the song. “Can’t say too much at this stage but to be clear, nothing has been artificially or synthetically created,” the 18-time Grammy-winner wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “It’s all real and we all play on it. We cleaned up some existing recordings – a process which has gone on for years.”

The “Say Say Say” hitmaker wrote the message to clarify his comments from a June 13 interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today, in which he explained that AI would be used to separate vocal tracks from background noise and instruments and “extricate” late bandmate John Lennon‘s vocals from an old recording for use on the final master of “Now And Then.”

A lovelorn guitar-centric rock ballad, “Now And Then” was originally written and recorded by Lennon around 1977 as a solo piano track. After his death in 1980, the unfinished demo floated in limbo — at times being considered as a Beatles reunion single — and was ultimately shelved for almost three decades. Now, the song will find a home on the expanded reissue of 1973’s 1967-1970 compilation — currently slated for a Nov. 10 release — and have the distinction of being the final Beatles song.

Academy Award-winning The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King director Peter Jackson will make his music video directorial debut when the official visual for “Now And Then” arrives on Nov. 3.

Listen to “Now And Then,” the final Beatles song, below.

02 Nov 2023

Songs From ‘Barbie’ Pace 2023 Hollywood Music and Media Awards Nominations (Full List)

Two songs from Barbie were nominated for song – feature film at the 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) Awards. Both “I’m Just Ken” (written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt) and “What Was I Made For?” (written by Billie Eilish and Finneas) are competing in that category. The awards will be presented on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. PT at The Avalon in Hollywood, Calif.

The other nominees for song – feature film are “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot; “High Life” from Flora and Son; “I Am” from Origin; “Road to Freedom” from Rustin, “This” from The Beanie Bubble and “Keep It Movin’” from The Color Purple.

The HMMAs are often seen as a bellwether for the Oscars. Past HMMA winners who have gone on to win Oscars include Eilish and Finneas for No Time to Die; Hans Zimmer for Dune; Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste for Soul; Hildur Guðnadóttir for Joker; Ludwig Göransson for Black Panther and Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water; plus songs from Judas & the Black Messiah, La La Land, A Star Is Born and others.

Unlike the Oscars, which have just one category each for songs and scores, the HMMAs have six categories for songs and seven for scores.

Robbie Robertson, who died in August at age 80, is nominated posthumously for score – feature film for his work on Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. It is the eleventh and final collaboration between Scorsese and Robertson; the film is dedicated to the Canadian rock music legend.

The other nominees in that category are American Fiction – Laura Karpman; Chevalier – Kris Bowers; Nyad – Desplat; Oppenheimer – Göransson; Rustin – Branford Marsalis; Saltburn – Anthony Willis; and The Killer – Reznor and Ross.

The most intriguing and inspired HMMA category is song – onscreen performance, which honors the performer who performed the song onscreen in the film. Halle Bailey has two nominees – “For the First Time” from The Little Mermaid and “Keep It Movin’” from The Color Purple (which she performed with Phylicia Pearl Mapsi).

The other nominees in this category are Megan Thee Stallion for “Out Alpha the Alpha” from Dicks: The Musical, NSYNC for “Better Place” from Trolls Band Together; Ryan Gosling for “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie, Timothée Chalamet for “A World of Your Own” from Wonka, plus two collabs – Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Orén Kinlan, Jack Reynor performing “High Life” from Flora and Son and Oil Factory feat. Chlöe, Jekalyn Carr, Loren Lott performing “Praise Nationals Finale” from Praise This.

In the HMMAs newest category, best song – sci-fi/fantasy, Olivia Rodrigo received a nod for co-writing “Can’t Catch Me Now” with Dan Nigro.

This year, the HMMAs will honor Marc Shaiman, a Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner, with an outstanding career achievement award.

Not all of the nominated films have been released yet. The HMMAs allow films to compete if the composers “submit up to 15 minutes of score to picture as it appears in the visual media project.” The HMMAs note that “Several films were only available to see in the context of the scenes provided.”

For those looking forward to that other award, Oscar shortlists of 15 top contenders for best original song and best original will be announced on Dec. 21. Oscar nominations will be announced on Jan. 23, 2024. The awards will be presented on March 10, 2024.

The HMMA presents awards for a wide range of visual media, including film, TV series and videogames. Here are the nominees in the film categories. For a complete list of nominees in all categories, visit the HMMA site.

Score – feature film

  • American Fiction – Laura Karpman
  • Chevalier – Kris Bowers
  • Killers of the Flower Moon – Robbie Robertson
  • Nyad – Alexandre Desplat
  • Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson
  • Rustin – Branford Marsalis
  • Saltburn – Anthony Willis, Music By
  • The Killer – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Score – animated film

  • Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget – Harry Gregson-Williams
  • Elemental – Thomas Newman
  • Migration – John Powell
  • Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken – Stephanie Economou
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Daniel Pemberton
  • The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Brian Tyler

Score – sci-fi / fantasy film

  • Asteroid City – Alexandre Desplat
  • Barbie – Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
  • The Creator – Hans Zimmer
  • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes – James Newton Howard
  • The Marvels – Laura Karpman
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – Jongnic Bontemps

Score – horror/thriller film

  • A Haunting in Venice – Hildur Guđnadóttir
  • Deliver Us – Tóti Guðnason
  • Knock at the Cabin – Herdís Stefánsdóttir
  • M3gan – Anthony Willis
  • The Boogeyman – Patrick Jonsson
  • The Exorcist: Believer – David Wingo, Amman Abbasi

Score – documentary

  • Kangaroo Valley – H. Scott Salinas and Logan Stahley
  • Split at the Root – Lili Haydn
  • Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie – John Powell
  • The Deepest Breath – Nainita Desai
  • The Pigeon Tunnel – Philip Glass and Paul Leonard-Morgan

Score – independent film

  • Dalíland – Edmund Butt
  • Dream Scenario – Owen Pallett
  • Jules – Volker Bertelmann
  • Miranda’s Victim – Holly Amber Church
  • She Came to Me – Bryce Dessner
  • The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi

Score – independent film (foreign language)

  • Society of the Snow – Michael Giacchino
  • Control – Taisuke Kimura
  • Last Wishes – Carla F. Benedicto
  • Los Reyes Magos: La Verdad – Arturo Cardelús
  • Paradice – Sandrine Rudaz
  • The Promised Land – Dan Romer

Song – feature film

  • “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie. Written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. Performed by Ryan Gosling (featuring Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen)
  • “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie. Written by Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell. Performed by Billie Eilish.
  • “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot. Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Becky G.
  • “High Life” From Flora and Son. Written by Gary Clark, John Carney, Eve Hewson. Performed by Eve Hewson, Orén Kinlan, Jack Reynor, Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
  • “I Am” From Origin. Written by Stan Walker, Michael Fatkin, Vince Harder, Te Kanapu Anasta. Performed by Stan Walker.
  • “Road to Freedom” from Rustin. Written and performed by Lenny Kravitz.
  • “This” From The Beanie Bubble. Written by Damian Kulash, Jr. and Timothy Nordwind. Performed by OK Go.
  • “Keep It Movin’” from The Color Purple. Written by Halle Bailey, Denisia Andrews, Brittany Coney, and Morten Ristorp. Performed by Halle Bailey and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi.

Song – animated film

  • “Steal the Show” from Elemental. Written by Ari Leff, Michael Matosic, Thomas Newman. Performed by Lauv.
  • “Down Like That” from Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie. Written by Bryson Tiller, Chantry Johnson, Michelle Zarlenga, and Charlie Heath. Performed by Bryson Tiller.
  • “Am I Dreaming” from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Written by Mike Dean, Peter Lee Johnson, Rakim Mayers, Roisee, Landon Wayne and Leland Wayne. Performed by A$AP Rocky, Metro Boomin and Roisee.
  • “Better Place” from Trolls Band Together. Written by Shellback, Justin Timberlake, Amy Allen. Performed by NSYNC.
  • “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Written by Jack Black, John Spiker, Eric Osmond, Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath. Performed by Jack Black.
  • “This Wish” from Wish. Written by Julia Michaels, Benjamin Rice, and JP Saxe. Performed by Ariana DeBose.

Song – sci-fi / fantasy

  • “A World of Your Own” from Wonka. Music written by Neil Hannon, Lyrics by Neil Hannon, Simon Farnaby, Paul King. Performed by Timothée Chalamet
  • “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Written by Dan Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo. Performed by Olivia Rodrigo.
  • “For The First Time” from The Little Mermaid. Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Performed by Halle Bailey
  • “Wild Uncharted Waters” from The Little Mermaid. Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Performed by Jonah Hauer-King
  • “You’ve Never Had Chocolate Like This” from Wonka. Written by Neil Hannon, Simon Farnaby, Paul King. Performed by Timothée Chalamet & Cast.

Song – independent film

  • “Stardust” from A Good Person. Written by Cary Brothers & Scott Effman. Performed By Cary Brothers.
  • “I Got You” from Holiday Twist. Written by Michael Jay and Alan Demoss. Performed by Jake Miller
  • “Space and Time” from Master Gardener. Written by S.G. Goodman, Performed by Mereba
  • “Quiet Eyes” from Past Lives. Written by Sharon Van Etten and Zachary Dawes. Performed by Sharon Van Etten.
  • “El Saber” from Radical. Written and performed by Gaby Moreno.
  • “Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone” from Sons 2 The Grave. Written by Sean Jones, Michael Shand, Miku Graham. Performed by Sean Jones.

Song – onscreen performance

  • Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Orén Kinlan, Jack Reynor – “High Life” from Flora and Son
  • Halle Bailey – “For the First Time” from The Little Mermaid
  • Halle Bailey and Phylicia Pearl Mapsi – “Keep It Movin’” from The Color Purple
  • Megan Thee Stallion – “Out Alpha The Alpha” from Dicks: The Musical
  • NSYNC – “Better Place” from Trolls Band Together
  • Oil Factory feat. Chlöe, Jekalyn Carr, Loren Lott – “Praise Nationals Finale” from Praise This
  • Ryan Gosling – “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
  • Timothée Chalamet – “A World of Your Own” from Wonka

Song – documentary film

  • “It’s Gonna Be Fine” from Bobi Wine: The People’s President. Written and performed by Bobi Wine
  • “Forty Foot Man” from Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming With Dave Letterman. Written and performed by Bono and The Edge.
  • “Speechless” from Louder Than Rock. Written by Israel Houghton and Adam Ranney. Performed by Caleb Quaye and Judith Hill.
  • “Dream Your Little Dream” from The Jewel Thief. Written by Dan Braun and Josh Braun. Performed by The Braun Brothers.
  • “Todo Fue Por Amor” from With This Light. Written by Carla Morrison, Carla Patricia Morrison Flores, Juan Alejandro Jimenez Perez, Mario Demian Jimenez Perez. Performed by Carla Morrison.

Music themed film, biopic or musical

  • Carmen – Produced by Rosemary Blight, Dimitri Rassam and Mimi Valdes. Directed by Benjamin Millepied.
  • The Little Mermaid – Produced by John Deluca, Rob Marshall, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Marc Platt. Directed by Rob Marshall.
  • Theater Camp – Produced by Jessica Elbaum, Erik Feig, Will Ferrell and Noah Galvin. Directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman.
  • Trolls Band Together – Produced by Gina Shay. Directed by Walt Dohrn and Tim Heitz.
  • Wonka – Produced by Alexandra Derbyshire, David Heyman and Luke Kelly. Directed by Paul King.

Music documentary – special program

  • Dear Mama: “Panther Power” – Directed by Allen Hughes. Produced by Joshua Garcia, Loren Gomez, Quincy Jones III, Stef Smith.
  • Immediate Family – Directed by Denny Tedesco. Produced by Greg Richling, Jack Piatt, Jonathan Sheldon.
  • Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop – Directed by Hannah Beachler, Dream Hampton, Raeshem Nijhon. Produced by Shawna Carroll, Syreeta Gates, Cherice Hunt, Janice James, Princess A. Hairston.
  • Little Richard: I Am Everything – Directed by Lisa Cortés. Produced by Robert Friedman, Lisa Cortés, Liz Yale Marsh, Caryn Capotosto.
  • San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time – Directed by Alison Ellwood & Anoosh Tertzakian. Produced by Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart, Mark Pinkus, Charlie Cohen, Tom Mackay, Richard Story, Jeff Jampol, Aly Parker, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Jeff Pollack, Frank Marshall, Alison Ellwood.
  • Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah – Directed by Patty Ivins Specht. Produced by Reese Witherspoon, Sara Rea, Wynonna Judd, Cactus Moser, Jason Owen, Bruce Gillmer, Margaret Comeaux, Leslie Fram, Patty Ivins Specht; Producer: Cassie Lambert Scalettar.

02 Nov 2023

SZA, Teyana Taylor, Brandy & More to Be Honored at Femme It Forward’s Give Her Flowhers Gala

Femme It Forward is celebrating its second annual Give Her Flowhers Awards Gala this year, and on Thursday (Nov. 2), the woman-focused entertainment company announced the trailblazing women who will be honored at this year’s event.

SZA will receive the Big Femme Energy award, which honors a woman who is making a “tremendous impact in music for this generation.” Teyana Taylor will be honored with the Visionary award, given to a multi-dimensional creative who is changing the game for the future of women in music.

Brandy will receive the Muse award, celebrating a legend whose “legacy, impact, and timeless music inspires past, current, and future generations.” Flo Milli is this year’s Bloom award recipient, which spotlights a breakthrough artist. Jordyn Woods and Jodie Woods, who define the spirit of sisterhood, will receive the My Sister’s Keeper award. Nova Wav will be honored with the Pen It Forward award, given to a “a trailblazing hitmaker who is known for their ‘pen game’ and creating some of music’s biggest hits.” Last but not least, Monaleo will receive the Self-Love award, celebrating an inspirational mom and artist who embodies self love.

The awards ceremony, which will take place Nov. 10 in Beverly Hills, Calif., will also feature musical performances from Ambré, Jane Handcock, LAYA and Maeta.

“After experiencing the powerful joy, inspiration, and genuine love of our inaugural event, we’re thrilled to bring together more trailblazing women and honor their impact at the 2nd annual Give Her FlowHERS Awards Gala,” Heather Lowery, CEO and founder of Femme It Forward, said in a press statement. “This awards gala goes beyond giving the extraordinary women who have impacted culture their flowers, as we look to plant more seeds of change for the future.”

Femme It Forward will also recognize the women who have made an impact as members of the organization’s mentorship program, Next Gem Femme, which aims to help improve equity in the workplace and accelerate career opportunities and trajectories for young women of color.

Find more information on the second annual Give Her FlowHERS Gala, presented by Live Nation and supported by Spotify and Google Pixel, here.

Femme It Forward