The month of October commenced
with a tragedy where 58 people were shot dead and around 546 injured in a
shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival. The shooting took
place when headliner Jason Aldean was performing and the death toll makes this
the largest mass shooting in US history passing the 49 killed in the 2016 Pulse
nightclub shooting in Orlando. The perpetrator Stephen Paddock was a former
auditor and real estate businessman who was gunned down during the shooting.
In more tragic news, US
musician Tom Petty passed away at the age of 66. He was found in full cardiac
arrest at his Malibu home, but could not be revived at the hospital. Petty was
the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was also a co-founder of
the Traveling Wilburys in the late 1980s.
The BET Hip Hop Awards 2017
took place in October where Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled and Cardi B were all
leading the nomination with 9 nods each. However, the show’s most memorable moment
was when Eminem dissed President Donald Trump in a freestyle rap calling out
the leader for focusing on the NFL players’ protest during the national anthem
instead of Puerto Rico’s recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The
big wins of the night include:
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Best Hip Hop Video: Kendrick Lamar – Humble.
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Best Collab: DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson
Tiller – Wild thoughts
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Lyricist of the Year: Kendrick Lamar
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DJ of the Year: DJ Khaled
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Single of the Year: J. White Did It – Bodak
Yellow (Cardi B)
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Album of the Year: Kendrick Lamar – Damn.
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Best New Hip Hop Artist: Cardi B
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Impact Track: Jay-Z – The story of O.J.
The BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards
2017 winners were also held in October with brilliant performances by Dua Lipa,
James Arthur, Liam Payne, Rita Ora and Camila Cabello. Dua Lipa took the
coveted Best British Single for New Rules while Ed Sheeran was honoured as the
Best British Solo Artist. Among the other winners were:
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Most Entertaining Celeb: Stormzy
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Best International Group: The Chainsmokers
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Best British Group: Little Mix
·
Best International Solo Artist: Ariana Grande
The big winners of the night
at the 2017 Latin American Music Awards were Enrique Iglesias, Prince Royce and
new boy band CNCO. There were incredible performances by Camila Cabello with her
new hit Havana and Pitbull and Fifth Harmony took to the stage to perform their
new collab Por Favor. Pitbull was honoured with the first ever Dick Clark
Achievement Award for his contribution to the Latin music industry. Other
winners of the night were:
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Artist of the Year: Enrique Iglesias
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Song of the Year: Prince Royce & Shakira –
Déjà vu
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Album of the Year: CNCO – Primera Cita
· Favorite Collaboration: Enrique Iglesias ft.
Descemer Bueno, Zion & Lennox – Súbeme La Radio
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Favorite Artist-Urban: J Balvin
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Favorite Song-Pop/Rock: CNCO – Reggaeton Lento
(Bailemos)
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Favorite Crossover Artist: Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift leads the
nominations for the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards with six nods followed by
Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and Shawn Mendes. Rita Ora is to host the event this
year and will be performing one or more of her latest hits. Swift who scored
her first No.1 in the UK with Look What You Made Me Do is up for Best US Act,
Best Artist, Best Look, Best Pop, Biggest Fans and Best Video.
Nominations for the 45th
annual American Music Awards were also released with Bruno Mars leading the
nominations with 8 followed by Drake, Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar and the
Weeknd. Diana Ross former lead singer of The Supremes and Motown legacy with a
monumental solo career after her girl band days will be bestowed with the
Lifetime Achievement Award at the end of the ceremony.
It was confirmed by Justin
Timberlake on his Twitter account that he will in fact be headlining the Super
Bowl LII halftime show in 2018. JT will literally have big boots to fill after
the critically acclaimed powerful performance of Lady Gaga at the 2017 halftime
show. However, this is not the first time JT will be at the Super Bowl as he
was the culprit of the infamous Nipplegate. This was when during his stint with
Janet Jackson in 2004 (who headlined the show), JT accidentally ripped Janet’s
outfit to expose her breast.
In the US, Cardi B opened the
month at the top with her debut hit Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) which removed
Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Do from the helm. It continued its reign for
2 more weeks before being replaced by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage’s Rockstar.
During the month Demi Lovato’s Sorry Not Sorry entered the top which became her
highest charting single in the US peaking at No.6 and she was joined in the top
10 by Portugal. The Man’s Feel It Still, Imagine Dragons’ Thunder and J Balvin
& Willy William ft. Beyonce’s Mi Gente.
In the UK, Sam Smith’s Too
Good at Goodbye’s continued its reign into the first week of October after
which Post Malone dethroned Smith with his global hit Rockstar which remained
at the top for the rest of the month. During the month Logic ft. Alessa Cara
& Khalid’s 1-800-273-8255, Mabel ft. Kojo Funds’ Finders Keepers,
Marshmello ft. Khaild’s Silence and Stefflon Don ft. French Montana’s Hurtin’
Me all entered the top 10.
Other songs which became
popular during the month were:
1. Rita
Ora – Anywhere
2. Charlie
Puth – How long
3. Liam
Payne – Bedroom floor
4. Louis
Tomlinson – Just like you
5. Taylor
Swift – Gorgeous
6. Maroon
5 ft. ASAP Rocky – Whiskey
7. RedOne ft. French Montana, Daddy Yankee & Dinah Jane – Boom boom
Till the next beat...
At Ease!!!
