R&B Archives - Hot Pop Today Hot Pop Today Sun, 04 May 2025 17:19:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-259/ Sun, 04 May 2025 06:18:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13583 It’s only been a few days since May kicked off, and it’s already shaping up to be an epic month for music. This week has given us several amazing new releases, from Ed Sheeran’s “Old Phone” from his upcoming album Play to Don Toliver and Doja Cat’s collaboration “Lose My Mind”. After a lot of […]

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It’s only been a few days since May kicked off, and it’s already shaping up to be an epic month for music. This week has given us several amazing new releases, from Ed Sheeran’s “Old Phone” from his upcoming album Play to Don Toliver and Doja Cat’s collaboration “Lose My Mind”.

After a lot of anticipation, Ed Sheeran finally announced the release of his next album Play, set to hit the shelves on September 12. The album announcement was accompanied by the new single “Old Phone”, the follow-up to the lead single “Azizam”.

Several A-list collaborations made it to our list this week. Don Toliver and Doja Cat joined forces on “Lose My Mind” from the upcoming action movie F1, Maroon 5 made a comeback with “Priceless” ft. LISA, while Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco released “Talk” from the deluxe edition of their joint album I Said I Love You First.

Our favorite female artists were also having a blast this week. In addition to Doja Cat, Selena Gomez, and LISA, many more artists surprised us with amazing new songs in the past few days. Suki Waterhouse, Summer Walker, Kacey Musgraves, Dove Cameron, Jorja Smith, and Mei Semones all dropped new music this week, so stick around to discover what they have in store.

Ed Sheeran – “Old Phone”

Don Toliver – “Lose My Mind” feat. Doja Cat

Summer Walker – “Spend It”

Suki Waterhouse – “On This Love”

Jorja Smith – “The Way I Love You”

Dove Cameron – “French Girls”

Kacey Musgraves – “Lost Highway”

Maroon 5 – “Priceless” ft. LISA 

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – “Talk”

Mei Semones – “Animaru”

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Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-258/ Sun, 27 Apr 2025 06:15:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13578 April will be behind us in just a few days, and our favorite artists wrapped it up in style. This week has given us some pretty amazing new tracks, and Lorde, Haim, Tom Odell, and Coco Jones are only some of the artists who managed to make it to our list of the best songs […]

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April will be behind us in just a few days, and our favorite artists wrapped it up in style. This week has given us some pretty amazing new tracks, and Lorde, Haim, Tom Odell, and Coco Jones are only some of the artists who managed to make it to our list of the best songs of the week.

Lorde hasn’t dropped any solo songs since her last studio album Solar Power came out in 2021, but her grand return is finally upon us. She’s given us the taste of her next era with the upbeat synth-pop track “What Was That”, her first single in nearly four years.

Lorde wasn’t the only artist setting the stage for her next studio album by dropping new music this week. “Down To Be Wrong” was released as the latest single from Haim’s I Quit, Arcade Fire dropped the title song from their next album Pink Elephant, while PinkPantheress set the stage for her mixtape Fancy That with “Stateside”.

This week has also given us several new albums worthy of your attention. Coco Jones’s debut studio album Why Not More? produced several great songs, including “On Sight”, d4vd promoted the release of Withered with the music video for “Is This Really Love?”, while Ghost set the stage for the release of Skeletá with “Peacefield”.

Check out the rest of our list to discover new music by Tom Odell, Gigi Perez, Shaboozey, and Jelly Roll.

Lorde – “What Was That”

d4vd – “Is This Really Love?”

HAIM – “Down To Be Wrong”

Arcade Fire – “Pink Elephant”

Tom Odell – “Don’t Let Me Go”

Coco Jones – “On Sight”

Gigi Perez – “At The Beach, In Every Life”

PinkPantheress – “Stateside”

Shaboozey, Jelly Roll – “Amen”

Ghost – “Peacefield”

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Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-257/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 06:22:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13571 Our favorite artists have given us some pretty amazing songs this month, and they’re showing no signs of stopping. Our list of the best songs of the week is here, and it includes brand-new tracks from the likes of Lana Del Rey, Addison Rae, Caroline Polachek, and Fontaines D.C. Lana Del Rey has been teasing […]

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Our favorite artists have given us some pretty amazing songs this month, and they’re showing no signs of stopping. Our list of the best songs of the week is here, and it includes brand-new tracks from the likes of Lana Del Rey, Addison Rae, Caroline Polachek, and Fontaines D.C.

Lana Del Rey has been teasing her next studio album for quite some time, and she’s given us another single from this record, titled “Bluebird”. She’s yet to officially reveal the release date and title of her next album, which she previously announced under the title The Right Person Will Stay.

This week has been pretty great in terms of collaborations, and it’s given us a few unexpected pairings. James Bay dropped “You and Me Time” ft. Sheryl Crow, Leon Thomas and Halle joined forces on “Rather Be Alone”, while Davido and Victoria Monét rocked our world with “Offa Me”.

The rest of our list for this week features an interesting mixture of genres, ranging from pop to post-punk and indie rock. Stick around to discover new music by Addison Rae, Fontaines D.C., Caroline Polachek, Julien Baker, Torres, and many more.

Lana Del Rey – “Bluebird”

Leon Thomas, Halle – “Rather Be Alone”

Addison Rae – “Headphones On”

Fontaines D.C. – “Before You I Just Forget”

Caroline – “Tell Me I Never Knew That” ft. Caroline Polachek

Davido – “Offa Me” ft. Victoria Monét

Julien Baker & Torres – “Bottom of a Bottle”

Alex Isley – “Hands”

James Bay – “You and Me Time” ft. Sheryl Crow

Maren Morris – “Bed No Breakfast”

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Kendrick Lamar & SZA Get Romantic in Music Video for “Luther” https://hotpoptoday.com/kendrick-lamar-sza-get-romantic-in-music-video-for-luther/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:10:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13569 Kendrick Lamar and SZA made quite a splash with their collaboration “Luther”, and they’ve just given us one final missing piece of the puzzle. The music video for this chart-topping song is finally here, and it’s as romantic as it gets. The Karena Evans-directed visual takes us to an empty hotel, where Lamar and SZA […]

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Kendrick Lamar and SZA made quite a splash with their collaboration “Luther”, and they’ve just given us one final missing piece of the puzzle. The music video for this chart-topping song is finally here, and it’s as romantic as it gets.

The Karena Evans-directed visual takes us to an empty hotel, where Lamar and SZA can be seen spending some quality time with their love interests. The Nigerian-American artist Annahstasia Enuke plays Lamar’s significant other, while model Geron McKinley portrays SZA’s boyfriend.

“Luther” was featured on Lamar’s sixth studio album GNX, and it initially debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It experienced a rise in popularity after SZA joined Lamar to perform it live during his Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance. It eventually hit No. 1 and spent seven consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as of last week.

Lamar’s collaboration with SZA spans a full decade, and they’re gearing up to embark on a Grand National Tour by each other’s side. They’re set to perform 39 shows across North America and Europe, starting with a concert at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on April 19, while the tour will conclude with the final show at the 3Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on August 9.

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Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-255/ Sun, 06 Apr 2025 06:56:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13560 April is bringing a lot of new music our way, and judging by what we’ve seen so far—it’s going to be an epic month. Many of our favorite artists set the stage for their upcoming albums by dropping new songs this week, including Miley Cyrus, Sleep Token, and Haim. Miley Cyrus’ “End of the World” […]

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April is bringing a lot of new music our way, and judging by what we’ve seen so far—it’s going to be an epic month. Many of our favorite artists set the stage for their upcoming albums by dropping new songs this week, including Miley Cyrus, Sleep Token, and Haim.

Miley Cyrus’ “End of the World” is Friday’s buzziest new release, and it’s a great introduction to her next era. She recently announced the release of her ninth studio album Something Beautiful, set to be released on May 30, and described it as a visual album that centers around the theme of healing.

Cyrus wasn’t the only major artist teasing her next album by dropping new music this week. The British alternative metal band Sleep Token gave us a taste of their new record Even in Arcadia with “Caramel”, while Haim set the stage for their upcoming album with “Everybody’s Trying To Figure Me Out”.

Our favorite female artists were having a blast this week, and we’ve seen everyone from Laufey and Rachel Chinouriri to PinkPantheress and Jessie Murph rock our world with new music this week. The Marías, Wet Leg, Rudimental, and Khalid also made the cut, so stick around to discover their new songs.

Miley Cyrus – “End of the World”

The Marías – “Back To Me”

Laufey – “Silver Lining”

Sleep Token – “Caramel”

Jessie Murph – “Gucci Mane”

PinkPantheress – “Tonight”

Wet Leg – “Catch These Fists”

HAIM – Everybody’s Trying To Figure Me Out”

Rudimental, Khalid – “All I Know”

Rachel Chinouriri – “23:42”

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Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-254/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 06:25:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13549 March is slowly coming to an end, and many of our favorite artists ended it on a high note. Ariana Grande made it to our list of the best songs of the week after dropping the deluxe version of Eternal Sunshine, along with Lucy Dacus, Hozier, Mumford & Sons, and Ari Lennox. Ariana Grande’s long-awaited […]

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March is slowly coming to an end, and many of our favorite artists ended it on a high note. Ariana Grande made it to our list of the best songs of the week after dropping the deluxe version of Eternal Sunshine, along with Lucy Dacus, Hozier, Mumford & Sons, and Ari Lennox.

Ariana Grande’s long-awaited deluxe edition of Eternal Sunshine, titled Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead, finally hit the shelves this Friday—and it was worth the wait! It’s given us six amazing new tracks, but none created more buzz than “Twilight Zone”.

Speaking of new albums, Mumford & Sons made an epic comeback with Rushmere, their first record in almost seven years, and made it to our list with “Caroline”. Lucy Dacus rocked our world with her latest solo album Forever Is a Feeling, and the Hozier collaboration “Bullseye” is definitely one of its best songs.

This week has been pretty epic for our favorite R&B artists. Coco Jones impressed us with her new single “You”, Ari Lennox kicked off her “Soft Girl Era”, while Jessie Reyez made it to the list with “I Never Said I Was Sane”, from her latest album Paid in Memories.

Check out the rest of our list to discover new music by Perfume Genius, Wallows, Lord Huron, and Little Simz.

Ariana Grande – “Twilight Zone”

Lucy Dacus, Hozier – “Bullseye”

Mumford & Sons – “Caroline”

Perfume Genius – “Clean Heart”

Ari Lennox – “Soft Girl Era”

Wallows – “Hide It Away”

Coco Jones – “You”

Lord Huron – “Nothing I Need”

Jessie Reyez – “I Never Said I Was Sane”

Little Simz – “Free”

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Lollapalooza 2025: Olivia Rodrigo & Sabrina Carpenter Among Headliners https://hotpoptoday.com/lollapalooza-2025-olivia-rodrigo-sabrina-carpenter-among-headliners/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:37:20 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13541 We can always count on Lollapalooza to rock our world with their epic lineup of performers, and they’ve done it again! The list of headliners of the latest edition of the legendary Chicago festival is here, and it includes the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, and Doechii. Lollapalooza is returning to the iconic […]

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We can always count on Lollapalooza to rock our world with their epic lineup of performers, and they’ve done it again! The list of headliners of the latest edition of the legendary Chicago festival is here, and it includes the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, and Doechii.

Lollapalooza is returning to the iconic Grant Park in Chicago between July 31 and August 3, and it will welcome 170 artists across eight stages. Its next edition will be one star-studded affair, with Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter leading the lineup, and they’ll be in pretty good company.

Tyler, the Creator, Twice, Korn, Rüfüs Du Sol, Gracie Abrams, and Doechii are also among the headliners, along with Luke Combs. He’ll close the festival, which is a historic first for a country act. The girl group Twice will also make history as the first K-pop girl group to headline Lollapalooza.

The list of notable acts performing at Lollapalooza also includes Cage the Elephant, Clairo, Dominic Fike, Bleachers, Finneas, T-Pain, Dom Dolla, Remi Wolf, The Marías, Martin Garrix, Rebecca Black, The Dare, Måneskin’s Damiano David, Foster the People, and Wallows, among others.

Lollapalooza kicked off as a touring event in 1991, before Chicago became its permanent location in 2005. The festival’s popularity inspired many international editions, taking place in Chile, Brazil, France, India, and beyond.

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2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Taylor Swift Wins Big https://hotpoptoday.com/2025-iheartradio-music-awards-taylor-swift-wins-big/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:10:51 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13538 The iHeartRadio Music Awards returned to Los Angeles on Monday night to honor our favorite songs, albums, and artists of the past year. Taylor Swift dominated the ceremony, winning a total of nine awards, including the honorary tour of the century award for her historic The Eras Tour. Swift defeated tough competition to win the […]

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The iHeartRadio Music Awards returned to Los Angeles on Monday night to honor our favorite songs, albums, and artists of the past year. Taylor Swift dominated the ceremony, winning a total of nine awards, including the honorary tour of the century award for her historic The Eras Tour.

Swift defeated tough competition to win the award for the artist of the year, in addition to coming out victorious in eight more categories. The Tortured Poets Department was named the best pop album of the year, while “Fortnight” ft. Post Malone won awards for best lyrics and music video.

Swift wasn’t in attendance at the ceremony, but she tuned in via video to accept the award for tour of the century for her record-breaking The Eras Tour. She described it as the most gratifying thing she’s ever done and thanked the fans for making it happen.

“The only reason I was able to take on those challenges, among others, the ambition of the production, the length of the show, the amount of shows in all the different countries we played in, that’s all because of the fans. You had the passion and the generosity to care about traveling to see us on tour in all these places all over the world,” said Swift.

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 17, with LL Cool J serving as a host.

Full List of Winners at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards:

Song of the Year:             

  • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
  • “Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
  • “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone — WINNER
  • “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter 
  • “Greedy”- Tate McRae
  • “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
  • “Lose Control” – Teddy Swims
  • “Lovin On Me” – Jack Harlow
  • “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
  • “Too Sweet” – Hozier

Pop Song of the Year:

  • “Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
  • “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
  • “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Greedy”- Tate McRae
  • “Too Sweet”- Hozier

Pop Artist of the Year:

  • Billie Eilish
  • Chappell Roan
  • Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
  • Tate McRae
  • Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year:

  • Billie Eilish 
  • Doja Cat
  • Jelly Roll
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Post Malone
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • SZA
  • Taylor Swift
  • Teddy Swims

Best Collaboration:

  • “Die With a Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars — WINNER
  • “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
  • “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
  • “Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
  • “Miles On It”- Kane Brown and Marshmello

 Best New Artist (Pop):

  • Benson Boone
  • Chappell Roan
  • Gracie Abrams
  • Shaboozey
  • Teddy Swims — WINNER

Country Song of the Year:

  • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
  • “Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST
  • “I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll
  • “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
  • “World On Fire”- Nate Smith

Country Artist of the Year:

  • Jelly Roll — WINNER
  • Kane Brown
  • Lainey Wilson
  • Luke Combs
  • Morgan Wallen 

Best New Artist (Country):

  • Ashley Cooke
  • Dasha 
  • George Birge
  • Shaboozey
  • Tucker Wetmore

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:

  • “Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
  • “Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow
  • “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
  • “Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA 
  • “TGIF” – GloRilla

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:

  • Drake
  • Future
  • GloRilla — WINNER
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Travis Scott

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop):

  • 310babii
  • BigXthaPlug
  • BossMan Dlow — WINNER
  • Cash Cobain
  • Jordan Adetunji 

R&B Song of the Year:

  • “ICU” – Coco Jones
  • “Made For Me”- Muni Long — WINNER
  • “Sensational” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
  • “Water” – Tyla 
  • “WY@”- Brent Faiyaz

R&B Artist of the Year:

  • Chris Brown
  • Muni Long
  • SZA — WINNER
  • Usher
  • Victoria Monét

World Artist of the Year:

  • Burna Boy
  • Central Cee
  • Tems
  • Tyla
  • YG Marley

Best New Artist (R&B):

  • 4Batz — WINNER
  • Ambré
  • Inayah
  • Josh X
  • Maeta

Alternative Song of the Year:

  • “Dilemma” – Green Day
  • “Landmines” – Sum 41
  • “Neon Pill”- Cage The Elephant
  • “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
  • “Too Sweet”- Hozier — WINNER

Alternative Artist of the Year:

  • Cage The Elephant
  • Green Day — WINNER
  • Linkin Park
  • Sum 41
  • twenty one pilots 

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock):

  • Djo
  • Fontaines D.C.
  • Good Neighbours
  • Myles Smith
  • The Last Dinner Party

Rock Song of the Year:

  • “A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown — WINNER
  • “All My Life” – Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll
  • “Dark Matter” – Pearl Jam
  • “Screaming Suicide” – Metallica
  • “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park

Rock Artist of the Year:

  • Green Day
  • Linkin Park
  • Metallica
  • Pearl Jam
  • Shinedown — WINNER

Dance Song of the Year:

  • “360” – Charli xcx
  • “Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)” – Bebe Rexha
  • “I Don’t Wanna Wait”- David Guetta and OneRepublic
  • “Make You Mine”- Madison Beer
  • “Water” – Tyla X Marshmello  

Dance Artist of the Year:

  • Calvin Harris
  • David Guetta
  • Dua Lipa
  • Kylie Minogue
  • Tiësto

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year:

  • “Brickell” – FEID X Yandel
  • “LA FALDA” – Myke Towers
  • “Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID — WINNER
  • “Qlona” – Karol G featuring Peso Pluma
  • “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year:

  • Bad Bunny
  • FEID — WINNER
  • Karol G
  • Myke Towers
  • Shakira

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban):

  • Christian Alicea
  • Cris MJ
  • Ela Taubert
  • FloyyMenor
  • Kapo

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

  • “Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin León
  • “El Beneficio De La Duda” – Grupo Firme
  • “FIRST LOVE” – Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez
  • “La Diabla”- Xavi
  • “Tu Perfume” – Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga 

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:

  • Grupo Frontera
  • Intocable
  • Los Ángeles Azules
  • Peso Pluma
  • Xavi

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican):

  • Chino Pacas
  • Iván Cornejo
  • Luis R. Conriquez
  • Tito Double P
  • Xavi

K-pop Artist of the Year:

  • aespa
  • ATEEZ
  • ENHYPEN
  • Jimin
  • Lisa

K-pop Song of the Year:

  • “Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids
  • “Magnetic”- ILLIT
  • “Supernova” – aespa
  • “Who”- Jimin
  • “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN 

Best New Artist (K-pop):

  • BABYMONSTER
  • BADVILLAIN
  • ILLIT
  • NCT WISH
  • TWS

Producer of the Year:

  • Julian Bunetta — WINNER
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Evan Blair
  • Mustard
  • Dan Nigro

Songwriter of the Year:

  • Josh Coleman
  • ERNEST 
  • Ashley Gorley
  • Amy Allen — WINNER
  • Justin Tranter

(New for 2025) Favorite Soundtrack: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Back to Black
  • Bad Boys: Ride or Die
  • Bob Marley: One Love
  • Challengers
  • Deadpool & Wolverine
  • Descendants: The Rise of Red
  • Emilia Pérez
  • The Book of Clarence
  • Twisters
  • Wicked — WINNER

(New for 2025) Favorite Broadway Debut: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Adam Lambert – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
  • Ariana Madix – Chicago
  • Barbie Ferreira – Cult of Love
  • Charli D’Amelio – & Juliet
  • Grant Gustin – Water For Elephants
  • Kit Connor – Romeo + Juliet
  • Lola Tung – Hadestown
  • Nicole Scherzinger – “Sunset Blvd”
  • Rachel Zegler – Romeo + Juliet — WINNER
  • Robert Downey Jr. – McNeal
  • Sebastián Yatra – Chicago
  • Shailene Woodley – Cult of Love

(New for 2025) Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge: *Socially Voted Category 

  • “GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT) — WINNER
  • “MAESTRO” – Seventeen
  • “Magnetic”- ILLIT
  • “Smart”- LE SSERAFIM
  • “Sticky”- Kiss of Life 
  • “Supernova” – aespa
  • “Touch” – KATSEYE
  • “UP”- Karina (aespa)
  • “WORK”- ATEEZ
  • “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN

(New for 2025) Favorite Surprise Guest: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Charli xcx bringing out Lorde
  • Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez
  • Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott
  • GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion bringing out Cardi B
  • Jennifer Hudson bringing out Cher
  • Kendrick Lamar bringing out Ken & Friends
  • Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast
  • Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes
  • Niall Horan bringing out Shawn Mendes
  • Olivia Rodrigo bringing out Chappell Roan
  • Peso Pluma bringing out Becky G
  • Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce — WINNER

(New for 2025) Favorite Tour Tradition *Socially Voted Category 

  • Benson Boone- Backflips
  • Chappell Roan – Teaching “HOT TO GO” dance
  • Charli xcx + Troye Sivan – “Apple” Girl (dance)
  • Morgan Wallen – Walk out song
  • Niall Horan – Heaven pose
  • Nicki Minaj – Fans sing
  • Olivia Rodrigo- Encore tank
  • Sabrina Carpenter- “Juno” position
  • Tate McRae – Soundcheck covers
  • Taylor Swift- “22” Hat
  • Taylor Swift – Surprise songs — WINNER
  • Usher – Feeding cherries

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category 

  • “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
  • “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
  • “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Exes” – Tate McRae
  • “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone — WINNER
  • “Good Luck, Babe!”- Chappell Roan
  • “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
  • “I Love You, I’m Sorry” – Gracie Abrams
  • “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
  • “Saturn” – SZA
  • “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Ariana Grande
  • “Who”- Jimin

Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category 

  • “APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
  • “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
  • “Die With a Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
  • “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone — WINNER
  • “Houdini” – Dua Lipa
  • “Houdini” -Eminem
  • “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
  • “LUNA” – ATL Jacob X FEID  
  • “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
  • “Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Rockstar”- Lisa

Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
  • Chappell Roan – The Midwest Princess
  • Charli xcx and Troye Sivan – Sweat
  • GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – Hot Girl Summer Tour
  • Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 Tour
  • Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS
  • Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
  • Tate McRae – Think Later
  • Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour — WINNER
  • Usher – Usher: Past Present Future

Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Adam Degross – Post Malone
  • Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
  • Baeth – Tate McRae
  • Christian Tierney – Niall Horan
  • David Bergman – Luke Combs
  • Henry Hwu – Billie Eilish
  • Lucienne Nghiem – Chappell Roan
  • Miles Leavitt – Olivia Rodrigo
  • Pooneh Ghana – Noah Kahan
  • RAYSCORRUPTEDMIND – Travis Scott
  • Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown
  • Yasi – Kacey Musgraves

Favorite On Screen: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Are You Sure?! (Jimin and Jungkook)
  • Child Star (Demi Lovato)
  • Elton John: Never Too Late (Elton John)
  • Gaga Chromatica Ball (Lady Gaga)
  • I Am: Céline Dion (Céline Dion)
  • Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country (Lainey Wilson)
  • Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Megan Thee Stallion)
  • Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (Olivia Rodrigo)
  • Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (KATSEYE)
  • Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen)
  • Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift) — WINNER
  • Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)

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Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-252/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 06:01:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13536 March is shaping up to be an epic month for new music releases, and every time we think we’ve seen it all, our favorite artists find a new way to surprise us. Our latest list of the best songs of the week is an embarrassment of riches, and it includes Chappell Roan, HAIM, Bon Iver, […]

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March is shaping up to be an epic month for new music releases, and every time we think we’ve seen it all, our favorite artists find a new way to surprise us. Our latest list of the best songs of the week is an embarrassment of riches, and it includes Chappell Roan, HAIM, Bon Iver, Matt Berninger, and many more.

Chappell Roan’s “The Giver” is definitely the most exciting new song of the week, and she really kept us waiting for its official release. She initially debuted her latest single during her appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live last November, before teasing it with a series of billboards that show her dressed as various career women.

It’s also been an amazing week for HAIM, who made an epic comeback with “Relationships”, their first song in three years. Danielle Haim also joined forces with Bon Iver for “If Only I Could Wait”, the latest single from the artist’s upcoming album Sable, Fable, set to be released on April 11.

The rest of our list includes an interesting mix of genres, from R&B to metal and alternative rock. Stick around to discover new music by Matt Berninger, Lizzo, Sleep Token, Lucy Dacus, and many more.

Chappell Roan – “The Giver”

HAIM – “Relationships”

Matt Berninger – “Bonnet Of Pins”

Bon Iver – “If Only I Could Wait” (feat. Danielle Haim) 

Lizzo – “Still Bad”

Mother Mother – “Make Believe”

Wisp – “Sword”

Lucy Dacus – “Talk”

Royal & the Serpent – “Death Do Us Part”

Sleep Token – “Emergence”

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2025 Academy Awards: Ariana Grande, Doja Cat, & Raye Among Performers https://hotpoptoday.com/2025-academy-awards-ariana-grande-doja-cat-raye-among-performers/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:11:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13520 The 2025 Academy Awards are just a few days away, and we finally know who’ll hit the iconic stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The list of performers has been unveiled, and it includes Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, plus Lisa, Doja Cat, Raye, and Queen Latifah. Grande and Erivo recently […]

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The 2025 Academy Awards are just a few days away, and we finally know who’ll hit the iconic stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The list of performers has been unveiled, and it includes Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, plus Lisa, Doja Cat, Raye, and Queen Latifah.

Grande and Erivo recently co-starred in the hit musical Wicked and both received Oscar nominations for their respective performances. They’ll reportedly open the ceremony with a medley of the biggest hits from this film, but this rumor hasn’t been officially confirmed by the Academy.

Lisa, Doja Cat, and Raye, who recently collaborated on the song “Born Again” from Lisa’s debut solo album Alter Ego, will also perform at the Oscars. The hip-hop legend Queen Latifah will be a part of the show, which will feature “showstopping performances celebrating the filmmaking community and some of its legends.” 

“El Mal” and “Mi Camino”  from Emilia Pérez, “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight, ”Like a Bird” from Sing Sing, and “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late are in the running for the best original song, but they won’t be performed during the show, as a response to the Los Angeles wildfires that devastated California last month.

The 2025 Academy Awards will take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Conan O’Brien hosting the show.

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It’s only been a few days since May kicked off, and it’s already shaping up to be an epic month for music. This week has given us several amazing new releases, from Ed Sheeran’s “Old Phone” from his upcoming album Play to Don Toliver and Doja Cat’s collaboration “Lose My Mind”.

After a lot of anticipation, Ed Sheeran finally announced the release of his next album Play, set to hit the shelves on September 12. The album announcement was accompanied by the new single “Old Phone”, the follow-up to the lead single “Azizam”.

Several A-list collaborations made it to our list this week. Don Toliver and Doja Cat joined forces on “Lose My Mind” from the upcoming action movie F1, Maroon 5 made a comeback with “Priceless” ft. LISA, while Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco released “Talk” from the deluxe edition of their joint album I Said I Love You First.

Our favorite female artists were also having a blast this week. In addition to Doja Cat, Selena Gomez, and LISA, many more artists surprised us with amazing new songs in the past few days. Suki Waterhouse, Summer Walker, Kacey Musgraves, Dove Cameron, Jorja Smith, and Mei Semones all dropped new music this week, so stick around to discover what they have in store.

Ed Sheeran – “Old Phone”

Don Toliver – “Lose My Mind” feat. Doja Cat

Summer Walker – “Spend It”

Suki Waterhouse – “On This Love”

Jorja Smith – “The Way I Love You”

Dove Cameron – “French Girls”

Kacey Musgraves – “Lost Highway”

Maroon 5 – “Priceless” ft. LISA 

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – “Talk”

Mei Semones – “Animaru”

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Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-258/ Sun, 27 Apr 2025 06:15:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13578 April will be behind us in just a few days, and our favorite artists wrapped it up in style. This week has given us some pretty amazing new tracks, and Lorde, Haim, Tom Odell, and Coco Jones are only some of the artists who managed to make it to our list of the best songs […]

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April will be behind us in just a few days, and our favorite artists wrapped it up in style. This week has given us some pretty amazing new tracks, and Lorde, Haim, Tom Odell, and Coco Jones are only some of the artists who managed to make it to our list of the best songs of the week.

Lorde hasn’t dropped any solo songs since her last studio album Solar Power came out in 2021, but her grand return is finally upon us. She’s given us the taste of her next era with the upbeat synth-pop track “What Was That”, her first single in nearly four years.

Lorde wasn’t the only artist setting the stage for her next studio album by dropping new music this week. “Down To Be Wrong” was released as the latest single from Haim’s I Quit, Arcade Fire dropped the title song from their next album Pink Elephant, while PinkPantheress set the stage for her mixtape Fancy That with “Stateside”.

This week has also given us several new albums worthy of your attention. Coco Jones’s debut studio album Why Not More? produced several great songs, including “On Sight”, d4vd promoted the release of Withered with the music video for “Is This Really Love?”, while Ghost set the stage for the release of Skeletá with “Peacefield”.

Check out the rest of our list to discover new music by Tom Odell, Gigi Perez, Shaboozey, and Jelly Roll.

Lorde – “What Was That”

d4vd – “Is This Really Love?”

HAIM – “Down To Be Wrong”

Arcade Fire – “Pink Elephant”

Tom Odell – “Don’t Let Me Go”

Coco Jones – “On Sight”

Gigi Perez – “At The Beach, In Every Life”

PinkPantheress – “Stateside”

Shaboozey, Jelly Roll – “Amen”

Ghost – “Peacefield”

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Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-257/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 06:22:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13571 Our favorite artists have given us some pretty amazing songs this month, and they’re showing no signs of stopping. Our list of the best songs of the week is here, and it includes brand-new tracks from the likes of Lana Del Rey, Addison Rae, Caroline Polachek, and Fontaines D.C. Lana Del Rey has been teasing […]

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Our favorite artists have given us some pretty amazing songs this month, and they’re showing no signs of stopping. Our list of the best songs of the week is here, and it includes brand-new tracks from the likes of Lana Del Rey, Addison Rae, Caroline Polachek, and Fontaines D.C.

Lana Del Rey has been teasing her next studio album for quite some time, and she’s given us another single from this record, titled “Bluebird”. She’s yet to officially reveal the release date and title of her next album, which she previously announced under the title The Right Person Will Stay.

This week has been pretty great in terms of collaborations, and it’s given us a few unexpected pairings. James Bay dropped “You and Me Time” ft. Sheryl Crow, Leon Thomas and Halle joined forces on “Rather Be Alone”, while Davido and Victoria Monét rocked our world with “Offa Me”.

The rest of our list for this week features an interesting mixture of genres, ranging from pop to post-punk and indie rock. Stick around to discover new music by Addison Rae, Fontaines D.C., Caroline Polachek, Julien Baker, Torres, and many more.

Lana Del Rey – “Bluebird”

Leon Thomas, Halle – “Rather Be Alone”

Addison Rae – “Headphones On”

Fontaines D.C. – “Before You I Just Forget”

Caroline – “Tell Me I Never Knew That” ft. Caroline Polachek

Davido – “Offa Me” ft. Victoria Monét

Julien Baker & Torres – “Bottom of a Bottle”

Alex Isley – “Hands”

James Bay – “You and Me Time” ft. Sheryl Crow

Maren Morris – “Bed No Breakfast”

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Kendrick Lamar & SZA Get Romantic in Music Video for “Luther” https://hotpoptoday.com/kendrick-lamar-sza-get-romantic-in-music-video-for-luther/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:10:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13569 Kendrick Lamar and SZA made quite a splash with their collaboration “Luther”, and they’ve just given us one final missing piece of the puzzle. The music video for this chart-topping song is finally here, and it’s as romantic as it gets. The Karena Evans-directed visual takes us to an empty hotel, where Lamar and SZA […]

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Kendrick Lamar and SZA made quite a splash with their collaboration “Luther”, and they’ve just given us one final missing piece of the puzzle. The music video for this chart-topping song is finally here, and it’s as romantic as it gets.

The Karena Evans-directed visual takes us to an empty hotel, where Lamar and SZA can be seen spending some quality time with their love interests. The Nigerian-American artist Annahstasia Enuke plays Lamar’s significant other, while model Geron McKinley portrays SZA’s boyfriend.

“Luther” was featured on Lamar’s sixth studio album GNX, and it initially debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It experienced a rise in popularity after SZA joined Lamar to perform it live during his Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance. It eventually hit No. 1 and spent seven consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as of last week.

Lamar’s collaboration with SZA spans a full decade, and they’re gearing up to embark on a Grand National Tour by each other’s side. They’re set to perform 39 shows across North America and Europe, starting with a concert at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on April 19, while the tour will conclude with the final show at the 3Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on August 9.

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Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-255/ Sun, 06 Apr 2025 06:56:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13560 April is bringing a lot of new music our way, and judging by what we’ve seen so far—it’s going to be an epic month. Many of our favorite artists set the stage for their upcoming albums by dropping new songs this week, including Miley Cyrus, Sleep Token, and Haim. Miley Cyrus’ “End of the World” […]

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April is bringing a lot of new music our way, and judging by what we’ve seen so far—it’s going to be an epic month. Many of our favorite artists set the stage for their upcoming albums by dropping new songs this week, including Miley Cyrus, Sleep Token, and Haim.

Miley Cyrus’ “End of the World” is Friday’s buzziest new release, and it’s a great introduction to her next era. She recently announced the release of her ninth studio album Something Beautiful, set to be released on May 30, and described it as a visual album that centers around the theme of healing.

Cyrus wasn’t the only major artist teasing her next album by dropping new music this week. The British alternative metal band Sleep Token gave us a taste of their new record Even in Arcadia with “Caramel”, while Haim set the stage for their upcoming album with “Everybody’s Trying To Figure Me Out”.

Our favorite female artists were having a blast this week, and we’ve seen everyone from Laufey and Rachel Chinouriri to PinkPantheress and Jessie Murph rock our world with new music this week. The Marías, Wet Leg, Rudimental, and Khalid also made the cut, so stick around to discover their new songs.

Miley Cyrus – “End of the World”

The Marías – “Back To Me”

Laufey – “Silver Lining”

Sleep Token – “Caramel”

Jessie Murph – “Gucci Mane”

PinkPantheress – “Tonight”

Wet Leg – “Catch These Fists”

HAIM – Everybody’s Trying To Figure Me Out”

Rudimental, Khalid – “All I Know”

Rachel Chinouriri – “23:42”

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Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-254/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 06:25:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13549 March is slowly coming to an end, and many of our favorite artists ended it on a high note. Ariana Grande made it to our list of the best songs of the week after dropping the deluxe version of Eternal Sunshine, along with Lucy Dacus, Hozier, Mumford & Sons, and Ari Lennox. Ariana Grande’s long-awaited […]

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March is slowly coming to an end, and many of our favorite artists ended it on a high note. Ariana Grande made it to our list of the best songs of the week after dropping the deluxe version of Eternal Sunshine, along with Lucy Dacus, Hozier, Mumford & Sons, and Ari Lennox.

Ariana Grande’s long-awaited deluxe edition of Eternal Sunshine, titled Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead, finally hit the shelves this Friday—and it was worth the wait! It’s given us six amazing new tracks, but none created more buzz than “Twilight Zone”.

Speaking of new albums, Mumford & Sons made an epic comeback with Rushmere, their first record in almost seven years, and made it to our list with “Caroline”. Lucy Dacus rocked our world with her latest solo album Forever Is a Feeling, and the Hozier collaboration “Bullseye” is definitely one of its best songs.

This week has been pretty epic for our favorite R&B artists. Coco Jones impressed us with her new single “You”, Ari Lennox kicked off her “Soft Girl Era”, while Jessie Reyez made it to the list with “I Never Said I Was Sane”, from her latest album Paid in Memories.

Check out the rest of our list to discover new music by Perfume Genius, Wallows, Lord Huron, and Little Simz.

Ariana Grande – “Twilight Zone”

Lucy Dacus, Hozier – “Bullseye”

Mumford & Sons – “Caroline”

Perfume Genius – “Clean Heart”

Ari Lennox – “Soft Girl Era”

Wallows – “Hide It Away”

Coco Jones – “You”

Lord Huron – “Nothing I Need”

Jessie Reyez – “I Never Said I Was Sane”

Little Simz – “Free”

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Lollapalooza 2025: Olivia Rodrigo & Sabrina Carpenter Among Headliners https://hotpoptoday.com/lollapalooza-2025-olivia-rodrigo-sabrina-carpenter-among-headliners/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:37:20 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13541 We can always count on Lollapalooza to rock our world with their epic lineup of performers, and they’ve done it again! The list of headliners of the latest edition of the legendary Chicago festival is here, and it includes the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, and Doechii. Lollapalooza is returning to the iconic […]

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We can always count on Lollapalooza to rock our world with their epic lineup of performers, and they’ve done it again! The list of headliners of the latest edition of the legendary Chicago festival is here, and it includes the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, and Doechii.

Lollapalooza is returning to the iconic Grant Park in Chicago between July 31 and August 3, and it will welcome 170 artists across eight stages. Its next edition will be one star-studded affair, with Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter leading the lineup, and they’ll be in pretty good company.

Tyler, the Creator, Twice, Korn, Rüfüs Du Sol, Gracie Abrams, and Doechii are also among the headliners, along with Luke Combs. He’ll close the festival, which is a historic first for a country act. The girl group Twice will also make history as the first K-pop girl group to headline Lollapalooza.

The list of notable acts performing at Lollapalooza also includes Cage the Elephant, Clairo, Dominic Fike, Bleachers, Finneas, T-Pain, Dom Dolla, Remi Wolf, The Marías, Martin Garrix, Rebecca Black, The Dare, Måneskin’s Damiano David, Foster the People, and Wallows, among others.

Lollapalooza kicked off as a touring event in 1991, before Chicago became its permanent location in 2005. The festival’s popularity inspired many international editions, taking place in Chile, Brazil, France, India, and beyond.

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2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Taylor Swift Wins Big https://hotpoptoday.com/2025-iheartradio-music-awards-taylor-swift-wins-big/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:10:51 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13538 The iHeartRadio Music Awards returned to Los Angeles on Monday night to honor our favorite songs, albums, and artists of the past year. Taylor Swift dominated the ceremony, winning a total of nine awards, including the honorary tour of the century award for her historic The Eras Tour. Swift defeated tough competition to win the […]

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The iHeartRadio Music Awards returned to Los Angeles on Monday night to honor our favorite songs, albums, and artists of the past year. Taylor Swift dominated the ceremony, winning a total of nine awards, including the honorary tour of the century award for her historic The Eras Tour.

Swift defeated tough competition to win the award for the artist of the year, in addition to coming out victorious in eight more categories. The Tortured Poets Department was named the best pop album of the year, while “Fortnight” ft. Post Malone won awards for best lyrics and music video.

Swift wasn’t in attendance at the ceremony, but she tuned in via video to accept the award for tour of the century for her record-breaking The Eras Tour. She described it as the most gratifying thing she’s ever done and thanked the fans for making it happen.

“The only reason I was able to take on those challenges, among others, the ambition of the production, the length of the show, the amount of shows in all the different countries we played in, that’s all because of the fans. You had the passion and the generosity to care about traveling to see us on tour in all these places all over the world,” said Swift.

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 17, with LL Cool J serving as a host.

Full List of Winners at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards:

Song of the Year:             

  • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
  • “Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
  • “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone — WINNER
  • “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter 
  • “Greedy”- Tate McRae
  • “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
  • “Lose Control” – Teddy Swims
  • “Lovin On Me” – Jack Harlow
  • “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
  • “Too Sweet” – Hozier

Pop Song of the Year:

  • “Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
  • “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
  • “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Greedy”- Tate McRae
  • “Too Sweet”- Hozier

Pop Artist of the Year:

  • Billie Eilish
  • Chappell Roan
  • Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
  • Tate McRae
  • Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year:

  • Billie Eilish 
  • Doja Cat
  • Jelly Roll
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Post Malone
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • SZA
  • Taylor Swift
  • Teddy Swims

Best Collaboration:

  • “Die With a Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars — WINNER
  • “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
  • “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
  • “Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
  • “Miles On It”- Kane Brown and Marshmello

 Best New Artist (Pop):

  • Benson Boone
  • Chappell Roan
  • Gracie Abrams
  • Shaboozey
  • Teddy Swims — WINNER

Country Song of the Year:

  • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
  • “Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST
  • “I Am Not Okay”- Jelly Roll
  • “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
  • “World On Fire”- Nate Smith

Country Artist of the Year:

  • Jelly Roll — WINNER
  • Kane Brown
  • Lainey Wilson
  • Luke Combs
  • Morgan Wallen 

Best New Artist (Country):

  • Ashley Cooke
  • Dasha 
  • George Birge
  • Shaboozey
  • Tucker Wetmore

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:

  • “Like That”- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
  • “Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow
  • “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
  • “Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA 
  • “TGIF” – GloRilla

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:

  • Drake
  • Future
  • GloRilla — WINNER
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Travis Scott

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop):

  • 310babii
  • BigXthaPlug
  • BossMan Dlow — WINNER
  • Cash Cobain
  • Jordan Adetunji 

R&B Song of the Year:

  • “ICU” – Coco Jones
  • “Made For Me”- Muni Long — WINNER
  • “Sensational” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
  • “Water” – Tyla 
  • “WY@”- Brent Faiyaz

R&B Artist of the Year:

  • Chris Brown
  • Muni Long
  • SZA — WINNER
  • Usher
  • Victoria Monét

World Artist of the Year:

  • Burna Boy
  • Central Cee
  • Tems
  • Tyla
  • YG Marley

Best New Artist (R&B):

  • 4Batz — WINNER
  • Ambré
  • Inayah
  • Josh X
  • Maeta

Alternative Song of the Year:

  • “Dilemma” – Green Day
  • “Landmines” – Sum 41
  • “Neon Pill”- Cage The Elephant
  • “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
  • “Too Sweet”- Hozier — WINNER

Alternative Artist of the Year:

  • Cage The Elephant
  • Green Day — WINNER
  • Linkin Park
  • Sum 41
  • twenty one pilots 

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock):

  • Djo
  • Fontaines D.C.
  • Good Neighbours
  • Myles Smith
  • The Last Dinner Party

Rock Song of the Year:

  • “A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown — WINNER
  • “All My Life” – Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll
  • “Dark Matter” – Pearl Jam
  • “Screaming Suicide” – Metallica
  • “The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park

Rock Artist of the Year:

  • Green Day
  • Linkin Park
  • Metallica
  • Pearl Jam
  • Shinedown — WINNER

Dance Song of the Year:

  • “360” – Charli xcx
  • “Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)” – Bebe Rexha
  • “I Don’t Wanna Wait”- David Guetta and OneRepublic
  • “Make You Mine”- Madison Beer
  • “Water” – Tyla X Marshmello  

Dance Artist of the Year:

  • Calvin Harris
  • David Guetta
  • Dua Lipa
  • Kylie Minogue
  • Tiësto

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year:

  • “Brickell” – FEID X Yandel
  • “LA FALDA” – Myke Towers
  • “Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID — WINNER
  • “Qlona” – Karol G featuring Peso Pluma
  • “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year:

  • Bad Bunny
  • FEID — WINNER
  • Karol G
  • Myke Towers
  • Shakira

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban):

  • Christian Alicea
  • Cris MJ
  • Ela Taubert
  • FloyyMenor
  • Kapo

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

  • “Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin León
  • “El Beneficio De La Duda” – Grupo Firme
  • “FIRST LOVE” – Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez
  • “La Diabla”- Xavi
  • “Tu Perfume” – Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga 

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:

  • Grupo Frontera
  • Intocable
  • Los Ángeles Azules
  • Peso Pluma
  • Xavi

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican):

  • Chino Pacas
  • Iván Cornejo
  • Luis R. Conriquez
  • Tito Double P
  • Xavi

K-pop Artist of the Year:

  • aespa
  • ATEEZ
  • ENHYPEN
  • Jimin
  • Lisa

K-pop Song of the Year:

  • “Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids
  • “Magnetic”- ILLIT
  • “Supernova” – aespa
  • “Who”- Jimin
  • “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN 

Best New Artist (K-pop):

  • BABYMONSTER
  • BADVILLAIN
  • ILLIT
  • NCT WISH
  • TWS

Producer of the Year:

  • Julian Bunetta — WINNER
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Evan Blair
  • Mustard
  • Dan Nigro

Songwriter of the Year:

  • Josh Coleman
  • ERNEST 
  • Ashley Gorley
  • Amy Allen — WINNER
  • Justin Tranter

(New for 2025) Favorite Soundtrack: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Back to Black
  • Bad Boys: Ride or Die
  • Bob Marley: One Love
  • Challengers
  • Deadpool & Wolverine
  • Descendants: The Rise of Red
  • Emilia Pérez
  • The Book of Clarence
  • Twisters
  • Wicked — WINNER

(New for 2025) Favorite Broadway Debut: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Adam Lambert – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
  • Ariana Madix – Chicago
  • Barbie Ferreira – Cult of Love
  • Charli D’Amelio – & Juliet
  • Grant Gustin – Water For Elephants
  • Kit Connor – Romeo + Juliet
  • Lola Tung – Hadestown
  • Nicole Scherzinger – “Sunset Blvd”
  • Rachel Zegler – Romeo + Juliet — WINNER
  • Robert Downey Jr. – McNeal
  • Sebastián Yatra – Chicago
  • Shailene Woodley – Cult of Love

(New for 2025) Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge: *Socially Voted Category 

  • “GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT) — WINNER
  • “MAESTRO” – Seventeen
  • “Magnetic”- ILLIT
  • “Smart”- LE SSERAFIM
  • “Sticky”- Kiss of Life 
  • “Supernova” – aespa
  • “Touch” – KATSEYE
  • “UP”- Karina (aespa)
  • “WORK”- ATEEZ
  • “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN

(New for 2025) Favorite Surprise Guest: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Charli xcx bringing out Lorde
  • Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez
  • Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott
  • GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion bringing out Cardi B
  • Jennifer Hudson bringing out Cher
  • Kendrick Lamar bringing out Ken & Friends
  • Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast
  • Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes
  • Niall Horan bringing out Shawn Mendes
  • Olivia Rodrigo bringing out Chappell Roan
  • Peso Pluma bringing out Becky G
  • Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce — WINNER

(New for 2025) Favorite Tour Tradition *Socially Voted Category 

  • Benson Boone- Backflips
  • Chappell Roan – Teaching “HOT TO GO” dance
  • Charli xcx + Troye Sivan – “Apple” Girl (dance)
  • Morgan Wallen – Walk out song
  • Niall Horan – Heaven pose
  • Nicki Minaj – Fans sing
  • Olivia Rodrigo- Encore tank
  • Sabrina Carpenter- “Juno” position
  • Tate McRae – Soundcheck covers
  • Taylor Swift- “22” Hat
  • Taylor Swift – Surprise songs — WINNER
  • Usher – Feeding cherries

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category 

  • “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
  • “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
  • “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Exes” – Tate McRae
  • “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone — WINNER
  • “Good Luck, Babe!”- Chappell Roan
  • “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
  • “I Love You, I’m Sorry” – Gracie Abrams
  • “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
  • “Saturn” – SZA
  • “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Ariana Grande
  • “Who”- Jimin

Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category 

  • “APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
  • “Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
  • “Die With a Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
  • “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone — WINNER
  • “Houdini” – Dua Lipa
  • “Houdini” -Eminem
  • “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
  • “LUNA” – ATL Jacob X FEID  
  • “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
  • “Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
  • “Rockstar”- Lisa

Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
  • Chappell Roan – The Midwest Princess
  • Charli xcx and Troye Sivan – Sweat
  • GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – Hot Girl Summer Tour
  • Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 Tour
  • Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS
  • Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
  • Tate McRae – Think Later
  • Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour — WINNER
  • Usher – Usher: Past Present Future

Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Adam Degross – Post Malone
  • Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
  • Baeth – Tate McRae
  • Christian Tierney – Niall Horan
  • David Bergman – Luke Combs
  • Henry Hwu – Billie Eilish
  • Lucienne Nghiem – Chappell Roan
  • Miles Leavitt – Olivia Rodrigo
  • Pooneh Ghana – Noah Kahan
  • RAYSCORRUPTEDMIND – Travis Scott
  • Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown
  • Yasi – Kacey Musgraves

Favorite On Screen: *Socially Voted Category 

  • Are You Sure?! (Jimin and Jungkook)
  • Child Star (Demi Lovato)
  • Elton John: Never Too Late (Elton John)
  • Gaga Chromatica Ball (Lady Gaga)
  • I Am: Céline Dion (Céline Dion)
  • Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country (Lainey Wilson)
  • Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Megan Thee Stallion)
  • Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (Olivia Rodrigo)
  • Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (KATSEYE)
  • Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen)
  • Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift) — WINNER
  • Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)

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Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-252/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 06:01:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13536 March is shaping up to be an epic month for new music releases, and every time we think we’ve seen it all, our favorite artists find a new way to surprise us. Our latest list of the best songs of the week is an embarrassment of riches, and it includes Chappell Roan, HAIM, Bon Iver, […]

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March is shaping up to be an epic month for new music releases, and every time we think we’ve seen it all, our favorite artists find a new way to surprise us. Our latest list of the best songs of the week is an embarrassment of riches, and it includes Chappell Roan, HAIM, Bon Iver, Matt Berninger, and many more.

Chappell Roan’s “The Giver” is definitely the most exciting new song of the week, and she really kept us waiting for its official release. She initially debuted her latest single during her appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live last November, before teasing it with a series of billboards that show her dressed as various career women.

It’s also been an amazing week for HAIM, who made an epic comeback with “Relationships”, their first song in three years. Danielle Haim also joined forces with Bon Iver for “If Only I Could Wait”, the latest single from the artist’s upcoming album Sable, Fable, set to be released on April 11.

The rest of our list includes an interesting mix of genres, from R&B to metal and alternative rock. Stick around to discover new music by Matt Berninger, Lizzo, Sleep Token, Lucy Dacus, and many more.

Chappell Roan – “The Giver”

HAIM – “Relationships”

Matt Berninger – “Bonnet Of Pins”

Bon Iver – “If Only I Could Wait” (feat. Danielle Haim) 

Lizzo – “Still Bad”

Mother Mother – “Make Believe”

Wisp – “Sword”

Lucy Dacus – “Talk”

Royal & the Serpent – “Death Do Us Part”

Sleep Token – “Emergence”

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2025 Academy Awards: Ariana Grande, Doja Cat, & Raye Among Performers https://hotpoptoday.com/2025-academy-awards-ariana-grande-doja-cat-raye-among-performers/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:11:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=13520 The 2025 Academy Awards are just a few days away, and we finally know who’ll hit the iconic stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The list of performers has been unveiled, and it includes Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, plus Lisa, Doja Cat, Raye, and Queen Latifah. Grande and Erivo recently […]

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The 2025 Academy Awards are just a few days away, and we finally know who’ll hit the iconic stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The list of performers has been unveiled, and it includes Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, plus Lisa, Doja Cat, Raye, and Queen Latifah.

Grande and Erivo recently co-starred in the hit musical Wicked and both received Oscar nominations for their respective performances. They’ll reportedly open the ceremony with a medley of the biggest hits from this film, but this rumor hasn’t been officially confirmed by the Academy.

Lisa, Doja Cat, and Raye, who recently collaborated on the song “Born Again” from Lisa’s debut solo album Alter Ego, will also perform at the Oscars. The hip-hop legend Queen Latifah will be a part of the show, which will feature “showstopping performances celebrating the filmmaking community and some of its legends.” 

“El Mal” and “Mi Camino”  from Emilia Pérez, “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight, ”Like a Bird” from Sing Sing, and “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late are in the running for the best original song, but they won’t be performed during the show, as a response to the Los Angeles wildfires that devastated California last month.

The 2025 Academy Awards will take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Conan O’Brien hosting the show.

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