2018 MTV Europe Music Awards
The curtains closed on the
2018 MTV Europe Music Awards with fantastic performances from Bebe Rexha, Panic! At the Disco and Nicki Minaj. Camila Cabello took home Best Artist as well as Best US Artist and
Best Song and Best Video for Havana (ft.
Young Thug). Cardi B was awarded
Best New Artist while Janet Jackson
was honored with the Global Icon Award. Some of the other winners were:
Best Pop Artist: Dua Lipa
Best Hip Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
Best Rock Artist: 5 Seconds of Summer
Best Electronic Artist: Marshmello
Best Live Artist: Shawn Mendes
2018 Country Music Association Awards
The 2018 CMA Awards were held
in November with Chris Stapleton
snagging 3 wins out of five nominations including Male Vocalist of the Year and
Single and Song of the Year for Broken Halos. However, the biggest accolade of
the night – Entertainer of the Year was awarded to Keith Urban. The other winners were:
Female Vocalist of the Year: Carrie Underwood
Album of the Year: Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
Music Video of the Year: Thomas Rhett – Marry me
New Artist of the Year: Luke Combs
2018 People’s Choice Awards
The people have voted and the
results are in. BTS was the big
winner at the ceremony under Music where they were awarded Group of 2018 and
the Song and Music Video of 2018 for Idol.
Nicki Minaj was close behind with 2
wins for Female Artist of 2018 and Album of 2018 for Queen. The other winners were:
Male Artist of 2018: Shawn Mendes
Country Artist of 2018: Blake Shelton
Latin Artist of 2018: CNCO
Concert Tour of 2018: Taylor Swift – Reputation Stadium Tour
Spice Girls announce reunion
The Spice Girls have announced that they will reunite for a 2019 UK
tour. This reunion is without founding member Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice. The Viva 4 Ever tour will see the
best-selling female group of all time perform at 6 stadiums. The last time all
five reunited was for a one-off performance at the closing ceremony of the 2012
Olympic Games in London.
Ariana Grande is Billboard’s 2018 Woman of the Year
Ariana Grande was named Billboard’s 2018 Woman of the Year. The
superstar has had 4 chart topping albums including her latest Sweetener which produced the hits No Tears Left to Cry and God is a Woman. She has raised
awareness for mental health, LGBTQ rights and following the Manchester Arena
bombing outside her concert last year, she organized the One Love Manchester benefit concert, which raised millions to aid
victims and their families.
Woolsey Fire and One Love Malibu Festival
The deadliest wildfires in
California (now known as Woolsey Fire)
left more than 30 dead and nearly 300,000 were required to evacuate. Several
artists’ homes including that of Miley
Cyrus, Robin Thicke and Lil Pump
were burned to the ground and Lady Gaga,
Cher and Melissa Etheridge were
forced to evacuate from their residences. The One Love Malibu Festival was held to raise funds to assist the
victims and rebuild the community. Katy
Perry, Chris Martin, Gwen Stefani and Macy
Grey are some of the big names who took the stage.
Katy Perry is 2018’s Highest Paid Woman in Music
With earnings over USD 84
million, Katy Perry tops Forbes’
2018 list of the highest paid women in music. Her massive income is due to her
successful Witness Tour and also the
staggering fees received for her judging role on American Idol. Close behind
her at second place is Taylor Swift
while Beyonce, Pink and Lady Gaga complete the top 5.
Bohemian Rhapsody waltzes to the top of the box-office
Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody premiered worldwide
and soared to the top of the box-office. Rami Malek stars as Freddie Mercury, the lead vocalist of
the British rock band. Adam Lambert,
who is on tour with the real Queen as its frontman for the past 6 years also
makes a cameo in the film.
Netflix announces Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings
Netflix has announced it is releasing a series featuring the music
career of Dolly Parton titled Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings. The
anthology series will consist of 8 episodes each based on one of Parton’s
songs. Professional dancer and actress Julianne
Hough is set to star as Jolene
inspired by the hit of the same name.
Chris Cornell’s Family sues doctor
Chris Cornell’s widow and children are suing the doctor who treated
the lead vocalist of the rock band Soundgarden. The lawsuit filed against Dr.
Robert Koblin alleges that he and his clinic “negligently and repeatedly”
prescribed “dangerous mind-altering controlled substances to Cornell which
impaired Cornell’s cognition, clouded his judgment, and caused him to engage in
dangerous impulsive behaviors that he was unable to control, costing him his
life.”
Late Elvis Presley bestowed with Presidential Medal of Freedom
US President Donald Trump has
selected the late Elvis Presley to
be the recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, which is the highest civilian honour in the country. As
an icon of American culture Presley has sold billions of records, won 3 Grammy
Awards out of 13 nominations and starred in 31 films.
6ix9ine arrested on Racketeering Charges
6ix9ine was arrested last week by the US police for racketeering,
firearms, assault with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy murder charges. The
arrest was made after a five-year investigation into the Nine Trey Bloods
street gang, of which 6ix9ine is a member. If found guilty, the rapper may face
32 years to life in prison. Due to his arrest his upcoming debut studio album
Dummy Boy has been postponed indefinitely.
Jason Derulo joins the star studded cast of Cats Movie Musical
Jason Derulo is the most recent artist to be added to the fold of
the Hollywood adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s acclaimed Cats Musical, alongside Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson. The ensemble cast also features Idris Elba, Rebel
Wilson, James Corden, Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen.
Meanwhile in chart news in the
US, Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B’s Girls Like You which retained its crown for the
first two weeks was ousted by Ariana Grande’s global hit Thank U, Next which is
her first No.1 in the US. She held onto the peak position till the end of the
month. During the month Post Malone & Swae Lee’s Sunflower from the
soundtrack of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Panic! At the Disco’s High Hopes
and Sheck Wes’ Mo Bamba all entered the top 10.
In the UK, Lady Gaga &
Bradley Cooper’s Shallow from the soundtrack of A Star is Born began the month
at the helm. However, like in the US Grande’s Thank U, Next replaced them at
the top and remained for the rest of the month. During the month Kodak Black ft.
Tyga & Offset’s Zeze, Halsey’s Without Me and Jess Glynne’s Thursday all
entered the top 10.
Other songs which became
popular during the month were:
1. Black
Eyed Peas ft. CL – Dopeness
2. Phantoms
ft. Vanessa Hudgens – Lay with me
3. Zara
Larsson – Ruin my life
4. Clean
Bandit ft. Marina & Luis Fonsi – Baby
5. David
Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – Say my name
6. CNCO,
Meghan Trainor & Sean Paul – Hey DJ
7. Hailee
Steinfeld – Back to life
8. Backstreet
Boys – Chances
Till the next beat...
At Ease!!!
