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]]>Dua Lipa’s “Illusion” is definitely the week’s most talked-about new track, and it deserves all the attention coming its way. It’s the third single from her new album Radical Optimism, and it perfectly captures its nostalgic, Britpop-inspired sound.
This week also marked the release of Metro Boomin and Future’s second collaborative album We Still Don’t Trust You, and its title track made it to our list. Speaking of new albums, Maggie Rogers and Girl in Red made a comeback with their latest LPs this week and truly impressed us with their new sound.
It was a great week for female artists overall, and the songs that made the cut cover a wide range of different genres. In addition to Maggie Rogers and Girl in Red representing alternative pop-rock, R&B artists Chlöe, Tinashe, and Willow also made it to our list alongside the rising country star Tanner Adell.
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]]>The post Luke Combs Leads the 2024 ACM Awards Nominations appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Combs is one of the main contenders for the coveted entertainer of the year trophy, but he’ll have to beat Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, and Lainey Wilson to take it home. He’s also in the running for album of the year with Gettin’ Old and single of the year with his hit cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car”.
Combs also managed to snag nominations for male artist of the year, song of the year with “Fast Car”, and music event of the year. He’s nominated as both the performer and producer in two categories – album of the year and single of the year.
As for Morgan Wallen, he’s in the running in most of the main categories, including entertainer of the year, album of the year with One Thing at a Time, and single of the year with “Last Night”. Megan Moroney also received a total of six nods and she’ll be the ceremony’s most-nominated female artist.
The 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards will take place on May 16 in Frisco, Texas.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DUO OF THE YEAR
GROUP OF THE YEAR
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Producer: Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs
Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville
Producer: Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton
Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville
Producers: Trent Willmon
Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville LLC
Producers: Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery, Charlie Handsome, Jacob Durrett
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment
SINGLE OF THE YEAR[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Producer: Jon Randall
Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville
Producer: Joey Moi, Charlie Handsome
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records
Producer: Austin Nivarel
Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville
Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
Songwriters: Tracy Chapman
Publishers: Purple Rabbit
Songwriters: Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson
Publishers: Sony / ATV Countryside; Songs of Riser House; Songs of Wild Cat Well Music
Songwriters: Chase McGill, Greylan James, Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne
Publishers: Family Farm Songs; Hold On Can I Get A Number 1 Music; Songs of Universal Inc.
Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
Publishers: Big Music Machine; BMG Platinum Songs US; Nashblonde Music; Pompano Run Music; Songs for Ellie May; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Group; Well That Was Awkward Music
Songwriters: Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins
Publishers: 33 Creative; Bone Bone Creative; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Producers: Brad Tursi, Geoff Sprung, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Ross Copperman, Kristian Bush
Record Company-Label: Three Up Three Down, LLC / Columbia Nashville
Producer: Dann Huff
Record Company-Label: BMLG Records
Producer: Zach Bryan
Record Company-Label: Belting Bronco Records / Warner Records, Inc
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Mercury Records / Republic Records
Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens
Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
Producers: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry
Director: Dustin Haney
Producer: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry
Director: Dustin Haney
Producer: Kacie Barton, Whitney Wolanin, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thorton, Silas House
Director: Bryan Schlam
Producer: Jamie Stratakis
Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)
Producer: Lauren Starr, Saul Levitz, Laura Burhenn
Director: Jason Lester
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
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]]>The post Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” Scores Largest Week of 2024 on Billboard 200 Chart appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Cowboy Carter hit No. 1 with 407,000 equivalent album units during its debut week. It earned Beyoncé the largest streaming week of her career, and SEA units comprise 232,000 of the album’s total units, equaling 300.41 million official streams.
Cowboy Carter also easily topped Billboard’s Album Sales charts, with 168,000 units earned in traditional album sales. Vinyl copies made up 62,000 of those units, helping Beyoncé score the largest vinyl week of her career so far.
To make the whole thing even more impressive, Cowboy Carter also Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, and it’s quite historic to see it hit No. 1. It’s the first album by a female Black artist to ever climb to the top of this chart.
Cowboy Carter hit the shelves on March 29, as a second act of the trilogy which Beyoncé initially kicked off with Renaissance. She promoted it with the lead single “Texas Hold ‘Em”, which made history as the first song by a Black female artist to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
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]]>The post Jelly Roll Wins Big at the 2024 CMT Music Awards appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Jelly Roll was one of the main contenders for the main awards of the night – video of the year. His megahit “Need a Favor” defeated Cody Johnson’s “The Painter” and Kelsea Ballerini’s “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)” to take the trophy home.
“Need a Favor” also won the trophy for the male video of the year and Jolly Roll won a prize for the CMT performance of the year for his rendition of this song at the last year’s ceremony.
Jelly Roll is no stranger to dominating CMT Music Awards, and he also walked away with three trophies last year, including male video of the year for “Son of a Sinner”. He’s the first artist to win back-to-back awards in this category since Blake Shelton in 2013/14.
The CMT Music Video Awards took place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 7, with Kelsea Ballerini returning as a host.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”
DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Dan + Shay – “Save Me The Trouble”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton – “We Don’t Fight Anymore”
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World
Ashley Cooke – “Your Place”
BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World
Warren Zeiders – “Pretty Little Poison”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll – “Need a Favor” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Scotty McCreery – “It Matters To Her” (from CMT Stages)
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>No album this week created more buzz than Beyoncé’s brilliant new record Cowboy Carter, which will change the way you look at country. Each of the 27 songs on Queen B’s barrier-breaking new album deserves a spot on our list, and we decided to go with “II Most Wanted” ft. Miley Cyrus.
Most mainstream artists made a smart decision and avoided releasing new singles to avoid competing with Beyoncé, but that didn’t stop indie acts from sharing new music with the world.
Some of our favorite alternative rock bands dropped new music this past week, starting with Vampire Weekend’s “Mary Boone”, Twenty One Pilots’ “Next Semester”, and Kings Of Leon’s “Split Screen”. Sum 41 bid farewell with their final album Heaven :x: Hell, which produced their latest single “Dopamine”.
As for the rest of our list for this week, you’ll find everything from Latin collaborations, including “It Was Always You” by Carin León and Leon Bridges and “BYAK” by Alvaro Diaz and Rauw Alejandro, St. Vincent’s “Flea” featuring Dave Grohl on the drums, and several girl power bops, such as Isabel LaRosa’s “Favorite” and Becky Hill’s “Outside of Love”.
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]]>The post Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” is a Masterful Love Letter to Country’s Roots appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Beyoncé made it clear that Cowboy Carter isn’t a country album, but a “Beyoncé album” when she first announced its title, and she doubled down on this statement from the very first track. “American Requiem” infuses the album with gospel vibes, and sees Queen B addressing claims she doesn’t belong on the country scene.
Her cover of The Beatles’ “Blackbird” continued exploring the overlooked impact of African-American artists on this genre, and it saw her joining forces with several Black female country stars. Despite its brilliance, her version of “Jolene” is the album’s best cover and one of the signature tracks, shedding a new, defiant light on the Dolly Parton classic we all know and love.
Parton also joined Cowboy Carter as one of Beyoncé’s A-list collaborators on the track “Tyrant” – and she wasn’t the only one! She also brought Willie Nelson, Post Malone, Linda Martell, and Shaboozey on board, but duet “II Most Wanted” ft. Miley Cyrus is definitely the album’s most brilliant collaboration.
Beyoncé shines as brightly all on her own, and previously released solo singles “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” carry us through the first half of the album. “Bodyguard”, “Ya Ya”, and “Riverdance” are also worth listening to on repeat, while “Amen” brings things full circle, in a gospel-inspired fashion of the album’s opener. “American Requiem”.
When Beyoncé first revealed the tracklist of Cowboy Carter, the long list of titles left everyone puzzled, but it turned out all 27 of them were actual songs. Some of them are intros and snippets, and not every single one will have a long-term impact, but they all work in the grand scheme of things, serving as worthy building blocks in Cowboy Carter’s legacy.
Cowboy Carter is a true genre-defying masterpiece that perfectly blends the country sound with pop, R&B, soul, and rock, reminding us there’s nothing Beyoncé can’t do. It’s proof that she’s still capable of reinviting herself after almost three decades, and it breathes a new life into a genre where she once felt out of place.
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]]>The post Teddy Swims Tops Billboard Hot 100 Chart With “Lose Control” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>With 59.1 million radio airplay audience impressions, 23.2 million streams, and 8,000 sold downloads, “Lose Control” finally managed to rise to the top. It ascended to No. 1 during its 32nd week on the Hot 100 chart, setting a new record for the longest run to No. 1 by weeks on the chart for a male solo artist.
Swims released several versions and remixes of “Lose Control” that eventually helped it climb to the top. Its recent success can be credited to a Tiësto remix, released on March 19, and a radio edit, released on March 21.
“Lose Control” was released as the second single from Swims’ debut album I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1), and he described it as a song about the addictive power of love.
“It’s about losing yourself and losing control when it all starts to cave in and thinking that the only way out is through being with that person, chasing that feeling over and over again,” he said in a statement accompanying the song’s release last summer.
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]]>The post Keith Urban Joins “The Voice” as the Mega Mentor appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Urban is no stranger to The Voice viewers—he previously joined coach Blake Shelton as an adviser in Season 15 and he’s finally ready to take on a bigger role. He’s definitely up for the challenge since he already served as a coach on several seasons of the Australian version of The Voice. He also judged several seasons of American Idol between 2013 and 2016, while this singing competition show still aired on Fox.
The 25th season of The Voice kicked off on February 26, with Chance the Rapper, Dan + Shay, John Legend, and Reba McEntire serving as coaches. Urban will join them on April 8, and it will be up to him to mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the battle rounds.
The Voice won’t be the only project keeping Urban busy this year. He’s also gearing up for the release of his 12th studio album, which he promoted with previously released singles “Straight Line” and “Messed Up As Me”.
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]]>The post Beyoncé Shares “Cowboy Carter” Cover & Addresses Her Switch to Country appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The cover of Cowboy Carter mimics the imagery Queen B embraced with its predecessor Renaissance and also shows her riding a horse. She’s wearing a cowboy hat and boots this time around, along with a red, white, and blue leather outfit and “Country Carter” sash, while holding the American flag.
The album cover reveal was accompanied by a lengthy statement, where Beyoncé revealed this album was five years in the making, adding it was born out of an experience where she didn’t feel welcomed in the country community.
“The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me. Act II is a result of challenging myself, and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work,” wrote Beyoncé.
Cowboy Carter will hit the shelves on March 29, and it will feature previously released singles “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages”. Beyoncé promised this album has a few surprises in store, adding she collaborated with some brilliant artists that she deeply respects.
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]]>The post 2024 CMT Awards: Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, & Kelsea Ballerini Among Top Nominees appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>All of these artists, with the exception of Megan Moroney, will be in the running for the ceremony’s top accolade – video of the year. Jelly Roll made the cut with “Need a Favor”, Wilson is in the running with “Watermelon Moonshine”, Johnson received a nomination for “The Painter”, while Ballerini owes her nod to “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)”.
The list of major contenders for this award also includes Ashley McBryde’s “Light on in the Kitchen”, Hardy’s “Truck Bed”, Jason Aldean’s “Let Your Boys Be Country”, Kacey Musgraves’ “Deeper Well”, and Zach Bryan’s “Nine Ball”, among other songs.
Jelly Roll and Johnson also received nominations for male video of the year and performance of the year. Wilson and Ballerini are in the running for female video of the year, with “Watermelon Moonshine” and “Penthouse”, respectively.
As for Megan Moroney, she also received a nod for female video of the year and CMT digital-first performance of the year for “I’m Not Pretty”, plus a collaborative video of the year for “Can’t Break Up Now” with Old Dominion.
The 2024 CMT Music Awards will take place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 7, with Kelsea Ballerini hosting the show.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World®
BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World®
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Dua Lipa’s “Illusion” is definitely the week’s most talked-about new track, and it deserves all the attention coming its way. It’s the third single from her new album Radical Optimism, and it perfectly captures its nostalgic, Britpop-inspired sound.
This week also marked the release of Metro Boomin and Future’s second collaborative album We Still Don’t Trust You, and its title track made it to our list. Speaking of new albums, Maggie Rogers and Girl in Red made a comeback with their latest LPs this week and truly impressed us with their new sound.
It was a great week for female artists overall, and the songs that made the cut cover a wide range of different genres. In addition to Maggie Rogers and Girl in Red representing alternative pop-rock, R&B artists Chlöe, Tinashe, and Willow also made it to our list alongside the rising country star Tanner Adell.
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]]>The post Luke Combs Leads the 2024 ACM Awards Nominations appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Combs is one of the main contenders for the coveted entertainer of the year trophy, but he’ll have to beat Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, and Lainey Wilson to take it home. He’s also in the running for album of the year with Gettin’ Old and single of the year with his hit cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car”.
Combs also managed to snag nominations for male artist of the year, song of the year with “Fast Car”, and music event of the year. He’s nominated as both the performer and producer in two categories – album of the year and single of the year.
As for Morgan Wallen, he’s in the running in most of the main categories, including entertainer of the year, album of the year with One Thing at a Time, and single of the year with “Last Night”. Megan Moroney also received a total of six nods and she’ll be the ceremony’s most-nominated female artist.
The 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards will take place on May 16 in Frisco, Texas.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DUO OF THE YEAR
GROUP OF THE YEAR
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Producer: Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs
Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville
Producer: Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton
Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville
Producers: Trent Willmon
Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville LLC
Producers: Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery, Charlie Handsome, Jacob Durrett
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment
SINGLE OF THE YEAR[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Producer: Jon Randall
Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville
Producer: Joey Moi, Charlie Handsome
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Republic Records / Mercury Records
Producer: Austin Nivarel
Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville
Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
Record Company-Label: MCA Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
Songwriters: Tracy Chapman
Publishers: Purple Rabbit
Songwriters: Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson
Publishers: Sony / ATV Countryside; Songs of Riser House; Songs of Wild Cat Well Music
Songwriters: Chase McGill, Greylan James, Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne
Publishers: Family Farm Songs; Hold On Can I Get A Number 1 Music; Songs of Universal Inc.
Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
Publishers: Big Music Machine; BMG Platinum Songs US; Nashblonde Music; Pompano Run Music; Songs for Ellie May; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Group; Well That Was Awkward Music
Songwriters: Ben Williams, David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins
Publishers: 33 Creative; Bone Bone Creative; Sony / ATV Tree Publishing
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Producers: Brad Tursi, Geoff Sprung, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Ross Copperman, Kristian Bush
Record Company-Label: Three Up Three Down, LLC / Columbia Nashville
Producer: Dann Huff
Record Company-Label: BMLG Records
Producer: Zach Bryan
Record Company-Label: Belting Bronco Records / Warner Records, Inc
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Company-Label: Big Loud Records / Mercury Records / Republic Records
Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens
Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
Producers: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry
Director: Dustin Haney
Producer: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry
Director: Dustin Haney
Producer: Kacie Barton, Whitney Wolanin, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thorton, Silas House
Director: Bryan Schlam
Producer: Jamie Stratakis
Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)
Producer: Lauren Starr, Saul Levitz, Laura Burhenn
Director: Jason Lester
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
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]]>The post Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” Scores Largest Week of 2024 on Billboard 200 Chart appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Cowboy Carter hit No. 1 with 407,000 equivalent album units during its debut week. It earned Beyoncé the largest streaming week of her career, and SEA units comprise 232,000 of the album’s total units, equaling 300.41 million official streams.
Cowboy Carter also easily topped Billboard’s Album Sales charts, with 168,000 units earned in traditional album sales. Vinyl copies made up 62,000 of those units, helping Beyoncé score the largest vinyl week of her career so far.
To make the whole thing even more impressive, Cowboy Carter also Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, and it’s quite historic to see it hit No. 1. It’s the first album by a female Black artist to ever climb to the top of this chart.
Cowboy Carter hit the shelves on March 29, as a second act of the trilogy which Beyoncé initially kicked off with Renaissance. She promoted it with the lead single “Texas Hold ‘Em”, which made history as the first song by a Black female artist to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
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]]>The post Jelly Roll Wins Big at the 2024 CMT Music Awards appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Jelly Roll was one of the main contenders for the main awards of the night – video of the year. His megahit “Need a Favor” defeated Cody Johnson’s “The Painter” and Kelsea Ballerini’s “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)” to take the trophy home.
“Need a Favor” also won the trophy for the male video of the year and Jolly Roll won a prize for the CMT performance of the year for his rendition of this song at the last year’s ceremony.
Jelly Roll is no stranger to dominating CMT Music Awards, and he also walked away with three trophies last year, including male video of the year for “Son of a Sinner”. He’s the first artist to win back-to-back awards in this category since Blake Shelton in 2013/14.
The CMT Music Video Awards took place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 7, with Kelsea Ballerini returning as a host.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”
DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Dan + Shay – “Save Me The Trouble”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton – “We Don’t Fight Anymore”
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World
Ashley Cooke – “Your Place”
BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World
Warren Zeiders – “Pretty Little Poison”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll – “Need a Favor” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Scotty McCreery – “It Matters To Her” (from CMT Stages)
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>No album this week created more buzz than Beyoncé’s brilliant new record Cowboy Carter, which will change the way you look at country. Each of the 27 songs on Queen B’s barrier-breaking new album deserves a spot on our list, and we decided to go with “II Most Wanted” ft. Miley Cyrus.
Most mainstream artists made a smart decision and avoided releasing new singles to avoid competing with Beyoncé, but that didn’t stop indie acts from sharing new music with the world.
Some of our favorite alternative rock bands dropped new music this past week, starting with Vampire Weekend’s “Mary Boone”, Twenty One Pilots’ “Next Semester”, and Kings Of Leon’s “Split Screen”. Sum 41 bid farewell with their final album Heaven :x: Hell, which produced their latest single “Dopamine”.
As for the rest of our list for this week, you’ll find everything from Latin collaborations, including “It Was Always You” by Carin León and Leon Bridges and “BYAK” by Alvaro Diaz and Rauw Alejandro, St. Vincent’s “Flea” featuring Dave Grohl on the drums, and several girl power bops, such as Isabel LaRosa’s “Favorite” and Becky Hill’s “Outside of Love”.
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]]>The post Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” is a Masterful Love Letter to Country’s Roots appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Beyoncé made it clear that Cowboy Carter isn’t a country album, but a “Beyoncé album” when she first announced its title, and she doubled down on this statement from the very first track. “American Requiem” infuses the album with gospel vibes, and sees Queen B addressing claims she doesn’t belong on the country scene.
Her cover of The Beatles’ “Blackbird” continued exploring the overlooked impact of African-American artists on this genre, and it saw her joining forces with several Black female country stars. Despite its brilliance, her version of “Jolene” is the album’s best cover and one of the signature tracks, shedding a new, defiant light on the Dolly Parton classic we all know and love.
Parton also joined Cowboy Carter as one of Beyoncé’s A-list collaborators on the track “Tyrant” – and she wasn’t the only one! She also brought Willie Nelson, Post Malone, Linda Martell, and Shaboozey on board, but duet “II Most Wanted” ft. Miley Cyrus is definitely the album’s most brilliant collaboration.
Beyoncé shines as brightly all on her own, and previously released solo singles “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” carry us through the first half of the album. “Bodyguard”, “Ya Ya”, and “Riverdance” are also worth listening to on repeat, while “Amen” brings things full circle, in a gospel-inspired fashion of the album’s opener. “American Requiem”.
When Beyoncé first revealed the tracklist of Cowboy Carter, the long list of titles left everyone puzzled, but it turned out all 27 of them were actual songs. Some of them are intros and snippets, and not every single one will have a long-term impact, but they all work in the grand scheme of things, serving as worthy building blocks in Cowboy Carter’s legacy.
Cowboy Carter is a true genre-defying masterpiece that perfectly blends the country sound with pop, R&B, soul, and rock, reminding us there’s nothing Beyoncé can’t do. It’s proof that she’s still capable of reinviting herself after almost three decades, and it breathes a new life into a genre where she once felt out of place.
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]]>The post Teddy Swims Tops Billboard Hot 100 Chart With “Lose Control” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>With 59.1 million radio airplay audience impressions, 23.2 million streams, and 8,000 sold downloads, “Lose Control” finally managed to rise to the top. It ascended to No. 1 during its 32nd week on the Hot 100 chart, setting a new record for the longest run to No. 1 by weeks on the chart for a male solo artist.
Swims released several versions and remixes of “Lose Control” that eventually helped it climb to the top. Its recent success can be credited to a Tiësto remix, released on March 19, and a radio edit, released on March 21.
“Lose Control” was released as the second single from Swims’ debut album I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1), and he described it as a song about the addictive power of love.
“It’s about losing yourself and losing control when it all starts to cave in and thinking that the only way out is through being with that person, chasing that feeling over and over again,” he said in a statement accompanying the song’s release last summer.
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]]>Urban is no stranger to The Voice viewers—he previously joined coach Blake Shelton as an adviser in Season 15 and he’s finally ready to take on a bigger role. He’s definitely up for the challenge since he already served as a coach on several seasons of the Australian version of The Voice. He also judged several seasons of American Idol between 2013 and 2016, while this singing competition show still aired on Fox.
The 25th season of The Voice kicked off on February 26, with Chance the Rapper, Dan + Shay, John Legend, and Reba McEntire serving as coaches. Urban will join them on April 8, and it will be up to him to mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the battle rounds.
The Voice won’t be the only project keeping Urban busy this year. He’s also gearing up for the release of his 12th studio album, which he promoted with previously released singles “Straight Line” and “Messed Up As Me”.
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]]>The cover of Cowboy Carter mimics the imagery Queen B embraced with its predecessor Renaissance and also shows her riding a horse. She’s wearing a cowboy hat and boots this time around, along with a red, white, and blue leather outfit and “Country Carter” sash, while holding the American flag.
The album cover reveal was accompanied by a lengthy statement, where Beyoncé revealed this album was five years in the making, adding it was born out of an experience where she didn’t feel welcomed in the country community.
“The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me. Act II is a result of challenging myself, and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work,” wrote Beyoncé.
Cowboy Carter will hit the shelves on March 29, and it will feature previously released singles “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages”. Beyoncé promised this album has a few surprises in store, adding she collaborated with some brilliant artists that she deeply respects.
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]]>All of these artists, with the exception of Megan Moroney, will be in the running for the ceremony’s top accolade – video of the year. Jelly Roll made the cut with “Need a Favor”, Wilson is in the running with “Watermelon Moonshine”, Johnson received a nomination for “The Painter”, while Ballerini owes her nod to “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)”.
The list of major contenders for this award also includes Ashley McBryde’s “Light on in the Kitchen”, Hardy’s “Truck Bed”, Jason Aldean’s “Let Your Boys Be Country”, Kacey Musgraves’ “Deeper Well”, and Zach Bryan’s “Nine Ball”, among other songs.
Jelly Roll and Johnson also received nominations for male video of the year and performance of the year. Wilson and Ballerini are in the running for female video of the year, with “Watermelon Moonshine” and “Penthouse”, respectively.
As for Megan Moroney, she also received a nod for female video of the year and CMT digital-first performance of the year for “I’m Not Pretty”, plus a collaborative video of the year for “Can’t Break Up Now” with Old Dominion.
The 2024 CMT Music Awards will take place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 7, with Kelsea Ballerini hosting the show.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World®
BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World®
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
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