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]]>The Dave Meyers-directed visual sees the two indestructible leading ladies getting into a gory fight over the same guy. From getting impaled by a fence to being set on fire, Carpenter goes through hell and back while trying to hurt Ortega, but they eventually patch things up at the end of the video, after the guy who caused their feud ends up dead.
Death Becomes Her was Carpenter’s main point of reference for this music video, and Ortega agreed to come on board because she’s also a huge fan of this film. “Taste” also pays homage to several other gory classics, including Psycho, Addams Family Values, Ginger Snaps, and Kill Bill.
“Taste” serves as the third single from Carpenter’s long-awaited new album Short n’ Sweet, and it’s not its first song to create a lot of buzz. Its first single “Espresso” grew into one of the biggest hits of 2024, while its follow-up “Please Please Please” became Carpenter’s first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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]]>Directed by Mars and Daniel Ramos, the music video for this A-list collaboration is a true vintage delight. Gaga and Mars are rocking matching cowboy-themed outfits in vibrant shades of red and blue while performing on a TV studio stage that looks straight out of the 70s.
The duo has been discussing a potential collaboration for quite some time, and “Die with a Smile” finally started taking shape while they were both recording new music in Malibu. Mars invited Gaga to listen to the song he was working on, and she was so impressed that they stayed up all night to put the finishing touches on this track.
Gaga and Mars delivered the first live performance of “Die with a Smile” at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, where they rocked the retro outfits from the music video. This song was released as a standalone single, and it’s not connected to Gaga’s upcoming seventh studio album or any of Mars’ future projects.
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]]>The post Taylor Swift & Post Malone Lead the 2024 MTV VMAs Nominations With “Fortnight” appeared first on EverydayKoala.
]]>“Fortnight” is one of the main contenders for the video of the year, but it will have to beat tough competition in Ariana Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”, Billie Eilish’s “Lunch”, Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red”, Eminem’s “Houdini”, and SZA’s “Snooze”.
“Fortnight” is the only song from this category to also receive a nod for song of the year, along with “Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em”, Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me”, Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso”, and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control”.
“Fortnight” is also one of the strongest candidates for best collaboration, in addition to receiving nods in five technical categories – visual effects, editing, direction, art direction, and cinematography. In addition to Swift with ten nods and Post Malone with nine, the list of major nominees includes Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter, and Eminem with six nominations each, and Megan Thee Stallion and SZA with five apiece.
The 2024 MTV VMAs will be held at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York on September 10.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records
Billie Eilish – “LUNCH” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
SZA – “Snooze” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
Eminem – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Sabrina Carpenter – Island
SZA – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – Republic Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me” – Generation Now / Atlantic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Island
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control” – Warner Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
Benson Boone – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
Chappell Roan – Island
Gracie Abrams – Interscope Records
Shaboozey – American Dogwood / EMPIRE
Teddy Swims – Warner Records
Tyla – Epic Records
MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Codes” – Atlantic Records
September 2023: GloRilla – “Lick or Sum” – CMG / Interscope Records
October 2023: Benson Boone – “In The Stars” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU” – Def Jam
December 2023: Victoria Monét – “On My Mama” – Lovett Music / RCA Records
January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones” – Columbia Records
February 2024: Teddy Swims – “Lose Control” – Warner Records
March 2024: Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova” – Island
April 2024: Flyana Boss – “yeaaa” – vnclm_/ Atlantic Records
May 2024: Laufey – “Goddess” – Laufey / AWAL
June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – “EASY” – SOURCE MUSIC / Geffen Records
July 2024: The Warning – “Automatic Sun” – Lava / Republic Records
BEST COLLABORATION
Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “ – OVO / Republic Records
GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be” – CMG / Interscope Records
Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones” – Columbia Records
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help” – Mercury / Republic / Big Loud
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
BEST POP
Camila Cabello – Geffen / Interscope Records
Dua Lipa – Warner Records
Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records
Sabrina Carpenter – Island
Tate McRae – RCA Records
Taylor Swift – Republic Records
BEST HIP-HOP
Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “ – OVO / Republic Records
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!” – CMG / Interscope Records
Gunna – “fukumean” – Young Stoner Life Records / 300 Entertainment
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions
Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – “FE!N” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys – “Lifeline” – AK Records, under exclusive license to gamma.
Muni Long – “Made For Me” – Def Jam
SZA – “Snooze” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Tyla – “Water” – FAX Records / Epic Records
USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good” – mega / gamma.
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama” – Lovett Music / RCA Records
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit
Hozier – “Too Sweet” – Columbia Records
Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed” – KIDinaKorner / Interscope Records
Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire” – This Compilation / Warner Records
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)” – Warner Records
BEST ROCK
Bon Jovi – “Legendary” – Island
Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove” – Atlantic Records
Green Day – “Dilemma” – Reprise Records / Warner Records
Kings of Leon – “Mustang” – Capitol Records
Lenny Kravitz – “Human” – ℗© 2024 Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
U2 – “Atomic City” – Interscope Records
BEST LATIN
Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Bad Bunny – “MONACO” – Rimas Entertainment
KAROL G – “MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN” – Bichota / Interscope Records
Myke Towers – “LALA” – Warner Music Latina
Peso Pluma & Anitta – “BELLAKEO” – Double P Records
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment
Shakira & Cardi B – “Puntería” – Sony Music US Latin
BEST AFROBEATS
Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song” – Mavin / Republic
Burna Boy – “City Boys” – Spaceship / Bad Habit / Atlantic Records
Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational” – Chris Brown Entertainment / RCA Records
Tems – “Love Me JeJe” – Since ’93 / RCA Records
Tyla – “Water” – FAX Records / Epic Records
USHER, Pheelz – “Ruin” – mega / gamma.
BEST K-POP
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records
NCT Dream – “Smoothie” – SM Entertainment / Virgin Music Group
NewJeans – “Super Shy” – ADOR / Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “LALALALA” – JYP Entertainment / Imperial / Republic Records
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja vu” – BIGHIT MUSIC / IMPERIAL / Republic Records
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Alexander Stewart – “if you only knew” – FAE grp
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove” – Atlantic Records
Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best For Me” – Twenty Nine Music Group
RAYE – “Genesis.” – Human Re Sources
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love” – Hickman Holler Records / RCA Records
BEST DIRECTION
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Directed by Christian Breslauer
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Rich Lee
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Island – Directed by Bardia Zeinali
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov
Charli xcx – “Von dutch” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Jeff Bierman
Dua Lipa – “Illusion” – Warner Records – Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko
Olivia Rodrigo – “obsessed” – Geffen Records – Cinematography by Marz Miller
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
BEST EDITING
Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment – Editing by Nick Yumul
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Editing by David Checel
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Editing by Nik Kohler
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Island – Editing by Jai Shukla
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Editing by Chancler Haynes
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bleachers – Tiny Moves – Dirty Hit – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe’ Burgos
Tate McRae – “Greedy” – RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Troye Sivan – “Rush” – Capitol Records – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – “the boy is mine” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Digital Axis
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post
Justin Timberlake – “Selfish” – RCA Records – “Selfish” – RCA Records – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Visual Effects by Mathematic
Olivia Rodrigo – “get him back!” – Geffen Records – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston
Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament
BEST ART DIRECTION
Charli xcx – “360” – Atlantic Records – Art Direction by Grace Surnow
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloyd Co. / RCA Records – Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Olivia Rodrigo – “bad idea right?” – Geffen Records – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Island – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman
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]]>The post Taylor Swift’s “Tortured Poets” Returns to No. 1 for Tenth Consecutive Week appeared first on EverydayKoala.
]]>The Tortured Poets Department returned to No. 1 during its tenth week on the chart, beating Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us to top the Billboard 200. It earned 115,000 equivalent album units this time around, including 87,000 SEA units (equaling 113.21 million on-demand official streams of the deluxe edition’s 31 songs), 28,000 in album sales, plus 1,000 TEA units.
Tortured Poets joins the original editions of 1989 and Fearless as Swift’s third album to spend at least ten weeks at No. 1. Whitney Houston, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and The Kingston Trio are the only acts to spend ten weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart with at least three albums before Swift, but she made history as the only artist to do so this century.
The Tortured Poets Department hit the shelves on April 19, and Swift promoted its release by dropping the double album edition The Anthology and the lead single “Fortnight” ft. Post Malone.
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]]>The post Sabrina Carpenter is Welcoming Summer With New Album “Short n’ Sweet” appeared first on EverydayKoala.
]]>Shortly after billboards featuring tweets referencing her height made the rounds online, Carpenter revealed they weren’t there in vain. She used them to tease her new album Short n’ Sweet ahead of its release on August 23 via Island Records.
This announcement doesn’t come as a shocker, since Carpenter dropped several hints she’s working on new music in recent months. Back in March, she told Cosmopolitan that she feels like she’s outgrown her old songs, adding this means her next chapter is right around the corner.
She also teased the release of her new album with “Espresso”, which became a viral hit since she dropped it back in April, ahead of her Coachella performance. It went on to become her biggest hit to date, making it to the top ten in several countries and hitting No. 1 in the UK and Australia. It also peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her highest-charting hit in the US.
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]]>The post Top 5 Songs From Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft” appeared first on EverydayKoala.
]]>Released as the lead single Hit Me Hard and Soft, “Lunch” is the closest thing this album has to “Bad Guy”, and it sees Eilish getting very open about her attraction to women.
Named after the Spirited Away heroine, “Chihiro” is destined to become one of the album’s biggest hits, and its groovy sound grabs you right away and never lets go.
“Birds of a Feather” explores the ties that binds us in the face of hardship, and it’s one of the softest and most radio-friendly songs that Hit Me Hard and Soft has in store.
“L’Amour de Ma Vie” feels like two songs wrapped into one, and it sees Eilish not shying away from getting weird and experimental and switching things up.
Hit Me Hard and Soft is a cohesive album that often returns to the same lyrical ideas, and no song captures this better than its brilliant final track “Blue”.
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]]>The post Swiss Singer Nemo Makes Eurovision History With “The Code” appeared first on EverydayKoala.
]]>Nemo, who uses they/them pronouns, made it to the grand final after blowing us away with their amazing performance in the second semi-final. They managed to defy all odds and beat Croatia’s front-runner Baby Lasagna with “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” to be crowned as the winner.
Nemo largely owes their victory to the jury vote, where they won on 22 sets of the maximum 12 points for a total of 365 jury points. Baby Lasagna won the public vote but eventually lost to Nemo by 44 points after the Swiss singer topped the tally with a grand total of 591 points.
Nemo made history as the first non-binary person to win the Eurovision Song Contest, in addition to being the first Swiss representative since Celine Dion with “Ne partez pas sans moi” in 1988 to be crowned as the winner.
The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest grand final took place on May 11 at Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, with Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman serving as hosts.
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]]>The post Madonna’s Historic Free Concert in Brazil Attracts 1.6 Million People appeared first on EverydayKoala.
]]>The Queen of Pop kicked off her career-spanning The Celebration Tour in October last year, and she wanted to wrap it up in style. She announced a free gig taking place at the iconic Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and described it as “an unforgettable concert in one of the world’s most beautiful settings.”
She decided to make the tickets 100% free as “a thank you to her fans for celebrating more than four decades of her music over the course of the epic global run of the tour.” This strategy certainly worked, and the last act of The Celebration Tour was one to remember.
Anitta and Pabllo Vittar joined Madonna on stage in Rio de Janeiro, where she performed some of her biggest hits in front of 1.6 million people. This concert broke a major attendance record and became the largest concert by a standalone artist, even though Copacabana Beach attracted ever bigger crowds during past New Year’s Eve events.
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]]>Directed by Swift herself, the music video for “Fortnight” sees the singer fully embracing the madness of being in love. Most of the video takes place inside a mental asylum, where the Dead Poets Society stars Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles conduct experiments on Swift alongside Post Malone, who also plays her co-worker and love interest in the video.
“Fortnight” was released as the lead single from The Tortured Poets Department, and bringing Post Malone for the ride was a dream come true for Swift.
“I’ve been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical experimentation, and those melodies he creates that just stick in your head forever. got to witness that magic come to life firsthand when we worked together on ‘Fortnight,’” she wrote on social media.
“Fortnight” serves as the opening track of Swift’s latest studio album The Tortured Poets Department, which hit the shelves on April 19. Its standard edition features a total of 16 brand-new songs, but Swift also released the second volume subtitled The Anthology, which features 15 more tracks.
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]]>The post Billie Eilish Shares the Title & Release Date of New Album “Hit Me Hard and Soft” appeared first on EverydayKoala.
]]>Eilish’s album announcement was preceded by several pretty interesting hints. She kicked off the promo with a series of billboards featuring her new lyrics and used her Instagram stories to tease the album after adding all of her followers to her “Close Friends” list.
The singer’s fans were overjoyed to feel so included, and they welcomed the announcement of her new album with open arms. Eilish’s third LP will officially be called Hit Me Hard and Soft, and she announced it by sharing the dreamy album cover, which shows her floating in the deep blue waters, after seemingly falling through an open white door.
Eilish’s official album announcement described her new LP as a journey through “a vast and expansive audio landscape, immersing listeners into a full spectrum of emotions.” It will be released on May 17, and we won’t get to hear any singles beforehand because Eilish believes it’s a cohesive album “ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end.”
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]]>The post Sabrina Carpenter & Jenna Ortega Try To Kill Each Other in “Taste” Video appeared first on EverydayKoala.
]]>The Dave Meyers-directed visual sees the two indestructible leading ladies getting into a gory fight over the same guy. From getting impaled by a fence to being set on fire, Carpenter goes through hell and back while trying to hurt Ortega, but they eventually patch things up at the end of the video, after the guy who caused their feud ends up dead.
Death Becomes Her was Carpenter’s main point of reference for this music video, and Ortega agreed to come on board because she’s also a huge fan of this film. “Taste” also pays homage to several other gory classics, including Psycho, Addams Family Values, Ginger Snaps, and Kill Bill.
“Taste” serves as the third single from Carpenter’s long-awaited new album Short n’ Sweet, and it’s not its first song to create a lot of buzz. Its first single “Espresso” grew into one of the biggest hits of 2024, while its follow-up “Please Please Please” became Carpenter’s first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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]]>Directed by Mars and Daniel Ramos, the music video for this A-list collaboration is a true vintage delight. Gaga and Mars are rocking matching cowboy-themed outfits in vibrant shades of red and blue while performing on a TV studio stage that looks straight out of the 70s.
The duo has been discussing a potential collaboration for quite some time, and “Die with a Smile” finally started taking shape while they were both recording new music in Malibu. Mars invited Gaga to listen to the song he was working on, and she was so impressed that they stayed up all night to put the finishing touches on this track.
Gaga and Mars delivered the first live performance of “Die with a Smile” at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, where they rocked the retro outfits from the music video. This song was released as a standalone single, and it’s not connected to Gaga’s upcoming seventh studio album or any of Mars’ future projects.
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]]>“Fortnight” is one of the main contenders for the video of the year, but it will have to beat tough competition in Ariana Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”, Billie Eilish’s “Lunch”, Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red”, Eminem’s “Houdini”, and SZA’s “Snooze”.
“Fortnight” is the only song from this category to also receive a nod for song of the year, along with “Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em”, Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me”, Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso”, and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control”.
“Fortnight” is also one of the strongest candidates for best collaboration, in addition to receiving nods in five technical categories – visual effects, editing, direction, art direction, and cinematography. In addition to Swift with ten nods and Post Malone with nine, the list of major nominees includes Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter, and Eminem with six nominations each, and Megan Thee Stallion and SZA with five apiece.
The 2024 MTV VMAs will be held at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York on September 10.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records
Billie Eilish – “LUNCH” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
SZA – “Snooze” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
Eminem – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Sabrina Carpenter – Island
SZA – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – Republic Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me” – Generation Now / Atlantic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Island
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control” – Warner Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
Benson Boone – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
Chappell Roan – Island
Gracie Abrams – Interscope Records
Shaboozey – American Dogwood / EMPIRE
Teddy Swims – Warner Records
Tyla – Epic Records
MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Codes” – Atlantic Records
September 2023: GloRilla – “Lick or Sum” – CMG / Interscope Records
October 2023: Benson Boone – “In The Stars” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU” – Def Jam
December 2023: Victoria Monét – “On My Mama” – Lovett Music / RCA Records
January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones” – Columbia Records
February 2024: Teddy Swims – “Lose Control” – Warner Records
March 2024: Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova” – Island
April 2024: Flyana Boss – “yeaaa” – vnclm_/ Atlantic Records
May 2024: Laufey – “Goddess” – Laufey / AWAL
June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – “EASY” – SOURCE MUSIC / Geffen Records
July 2024: The Warning – “Automatic Sun” – Lava / Republic Records
BEST COLLABORATION
Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “ – OVO / Republic Records
GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be” – CMG / Interscope Records
Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones” – Columbia Records
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help” – Mercury / Republic / Big Loud
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
BEST POP
Camila Cabello – Geffen / Interscope Records
Dua Lipa – Warner Records
Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records
Sabrina Carpenter – Island
Tate McRae – RCA Records
Taylor Swift – Republic Records
BEST HIP-HOP
Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “ – OVO / Republic Records
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!” – CMG / Interscope Records
Gunna – “fukumean” – Young Stoner Life Records / 300 Entertainment
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions
Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – “FE!N” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys – “Lifeline” – AK Records, under exclusive license to gamma.
Muni Long – “Made For Me” – Def Jam
SZA – “Snooze” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Tyla – “Water” – FAX Records / Epic Records
USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good” – mega / gamma.
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama” – Lovett Music / RCA Records
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit
Hozier – “Too Sweet” – Columbia Records
Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed” – KIDinaKorner / Interscope Records
Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire” – This Compilation / Warner Records
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)” – Warner Records
BEST ROCK
Bon Jovi – “Legendary” – Island
Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove” – Atlantic Records
Green Day – “Dilemma” – Reprise Records / Warner Records
Kings of Leon – “Mustang” – Capitol Records
Lenny Kravitz – “Human” – ℗© 2024 Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
U2 – “Atomic City” – Interscope Records
BEST LATIN
Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Bad Bunny – “MONACO” – Rimas Entertainment
KAROL G – “MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN” – Bichota / Interscope Records
Myke Towers – “LALA” – Warner Music Latina
Peso Pluma & Anitta – “BELLAKEO” – Double P Records
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment
Shakira & Cardi B – “Puntería” – Sony Music US Latin
BEST AFROBEATS
Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song” – Mavin / Republic
Burna Boy – “City Boys” – Spaceship / Bad Habit / Atlantic Records
Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational” – Chris Brown Entertainment / RCA Records
Tems – “Love Me JeJe” – Since ’93 / RCA Records
Tyla – “Water” – FAX Records / Epic Records
USHER, Pheelz – “Ruin” – mega / gamma.
BEST K-POP
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records
NCT Dream – “Smoothie” – SM Entertainment / Virgin Music Group
NewJeans – “Super Shy” – ADOR / Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “LALALALA” – JYP Entertainment / Imperial / Republic Records
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja vu” – BIGHIT MUSIC / IMPERIAL / Republic Records
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Alexander Stewart – “if you only knew” – FAE grp
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove” – Atlantic Records
Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best For Me” – Twenty Nine Music Group
RAYE – “Genesis.” – Human Re Sources
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love” – Hickman Holler Records / RCA Records
BEST DIRECTION
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Directed by Christian Breslauer
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Rich Lee
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Island – Directed by Bardia Zeinali
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov
Charli xcx – “Von dutch” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Jeff Bierman
Dua Lipa – “Illusion” – Warner Records – Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko
Olivia Rodrigo – “obsessed” – Geffen Records – Cinematography by Marz Miller
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
BEST EDITING
Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment – Editing by Nick Yumul
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Editing by David Checel
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Editing by Nik Kohler
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Island – Editing by Jai Shukla
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Editing by Chancler Haynes
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bleachers – Tiny Moves – Dirty Hit – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe’ Burgos
Tate McRae – “Greedy” – RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Troye Sivan – “Rush” – Capitol Records – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – “the boy is mine” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Digital Axis
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post
Justin Timberlake – “Selfish” – RCA Records – “Selfish” – RCA Records – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Visual Effects by Mathematic
Olivia Rodrigo – “get him back!” – Geffen Records – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston
Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament
BEST ART DIRECTION
Charli xcx – “360” – Atlantic Records – Art Direction by Grace Surnow
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloyd Co. / RCA Records – Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Olivia Rodrigo – “bad idea right?” – Geffen Records – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Island – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman
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]]>The Tortured Poets Department returned to No. 1 during its tenth week on the chart, beating Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us to top the Billboard 200. It earned 115,000 equivalent album units this time around, including 87,000 SEA units (equaling 113.21 million on-demand official streams of the deluxe edition’s 31 songs), 28,000 in album sales, plus 1,000 TEA units.
Tortured Poets joins the original editions of 1989 and Fearless as Swift’s third album to spend at least ten weeks at No. 1. Whitney Houston, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and The Kingston Trio are the only acts to spend ten weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart with at least three albums before Swift, but she made history as the only artist to do so this century.
The Tortured Poets Department hit the shelves on April 19, and Swift promoted its release by dropping the double album edition The Anthology and the lead single “Fortnight” ft. Post Malone.
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]]>Shortly after billboards featuring tweets referencing her height made the rounds online, Carpenter revealed they weren’t there in vain. She used them to tease her new album Short n’ Sweet ahead of its release on August 23 via Island Records.
This announcement doesn’t come as a shocker, since Carpenter dropped several hints she’s working on new music in recent months. Back in March, she told Cosmopolitan that she feels like she’s outgrown her old songs, adding this means her next chapter is right around the corner.
She also teased the release of her new album with “Espresso”, which became a viral hit since she dropped it back in April, ahead of her Coachella performance. It went on to become her biggest hit to date, making it to the top ten in several countries and hitting No. 1 in the UK and Australia. It also peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her highest-charting hit in the US.
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]]>Released as the lead single Hit Me Hard and Soft, “Lunch” is the closest thing this album has to “Bad Guy”, and it sees Eilish getting very open about her attraction to women.
Named after the Spirited Away heroine, “Chihiro” is destined to become one of the album’s biggest hits, and its groovy sound grabs you right away and never lets go.
“Birds of a Feather” explores the ties that binds us in the face of hardship, and it’s one of the softest and most radio-friendly songs that Hit Me Hard and Soft has in store.
“L’Amour de Ma Vie” feels like two songs wrapped into one, and it sees Eilish not shying away from getting weird and experimental and switching things up.
Hit Me Hard and Soft is a cohesive album that often returns to the same lyrical ideas, and no song captures this better than its brilliant final track “Blue”.
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]]>Nemo, who uses they/them pronouns, made it to the grand final after blowing us away with their amazing performance in the second semi-final. They managed to defy all odds and beat Croatia’s front-runner Baby Lasagna with “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” to be crowned as the winner.
Nemo largely owes their victory to the jury vote, where they won on 22 sets of the maximum 12 points for a total of 365 jury points. Baby Lasagna won the public vote but eventually lost to Nemo by 44 points after the Swiss singer topped the tally with a grand total of 591 points.
Nemo made history as the first non-binary person to win the Eurovision Song Contest, in addition to being the first Swiss representative since Celine Dion with “Ne partez pas sans moi” in 1988 to be crowned as the winner.
The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest grand final took place on May 11 at Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, with Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman serving as hosts.
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]]>The Queen of Pop kicked off her career-spanning The Celebration Tour in October last year, and she wanted to wrap it up in style. She announced a free gig taking place at the iconic Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and described it as “an unforgettable concert in one of the world’s most beautiful settings.”
She decided to make the tickets 100% free as “a thank you to her fans for celebrating more than four decades of her music over the course of the epic global run of the tour.” This strategy certainly worked, and the last act of The Celebration Tour was one to remember.
Anitta and Pabllo Vittar joined Madonna on stage in Rio de Janeiro, where she performed some of her biggest hits in front of 1.6 million people. This concert broke a major attendance record and became the largest concert by a standalone artist, even though Copacabana Beach attracted ever bigger crowds during past New Year’s Eve events.
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]]>Directed by Swift herself, the music video for “Fortnight” sees the singer fully embracing the madness of being in love. Most of the video takes place inside a mental asylum, where the Dead Poets Society stars Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles conduct experiments on Swift alongside Post Malone, who also plays her co-worker and love interest in the video.
“Fortnight” was released as the lead single from The Tortured Poets Department, and bringing Post Malone for the ride was a dream come true for Swift.
“I’ve been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical experimentation, and those melodies he creates that just stick in your head forever. got to witness that magic come to life firsthand when we worked together on ‘Fortnight,’” she wrote on social media.
“Fortnight” serves as the opening track of Swift’s latest studio album The Tortured Poets Department, which hit the shelves on April 19. Its standard edition features a total of 16 brand-new songs, but Swift also released the second volume subtitled The Anthology, which features 15 more tracks.
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]]>The post Billie Eilish Shares the Title & Release Date of New Album “Hit Me Hard and Soft” appeared first on EverydayKoala.
]]>Eilish’s album announcement was preceded by several pretty interesting hints. She kicked off the promo with a series of billboards featuring her new lyrics and used her Instagram stories to tease the album after adding all of her followers to her “Close Friends” list.
The singer’s fans were overjoyed to feel so included, and they welcomed the announcement of her new album with open arms. Eilish’s third LP will officially be called Hit Me Hard and Soft, and she announced it by sharing the dreamy album cover, which shows her floating in the deep blue waters, after seemingly falling through an open white door.
Eilish’s official album announcement described her new LP as a journey through “a vast and expansive audio landscape, immersing listeners into a full spectrum of emotions.” It will be released on May 17, and we won’t get to hear any singles beforehand because Eilish believes it’s a cohesive album “ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end.”
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