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]]>“What Was I Made For?”, written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, is one of the main contenders for this award, after winning the Golden Globe in the same category. This duo earned their second nod in the best original song field just two years after winning the Oscar for the James Bond theme song “No Time to Die”.
“What Was I Made For?” will have to face tough competition in the fellow Barbie tune “I’m Just Ken”, written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt and performed by Ryan Gosling. Ronson and Wyatt are also former recipients of the best original song Oscar for “Shallow” from A Star Is Born, which they co-wrote with Lady Gaga and Anthony Rossomando.
The list of nominees in this category will also include “The Fire Inside” by Diane Warren from Flamin’ Hot, “It Never Went Away” by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson from American Symphony, and “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” by Osage Tribal Singers from Killers of the Flower Moon.
The winners will be announced on March 10, when the Academy Awards are set to return to LA’s Dolby Theatre, with Jimmy Kimmel serving as the host.
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]]>The list of contenders for the best original song at the Golden Globes will include Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night”, Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”, and “I’m Just Ken”, performed by Ryan Gosling. Seeing Barbie dominate this category is not a shocker, after all three tracks also received Grammy nominations for best song written for visual media, along with “Barbie World” by Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj.
Barbie songs took over half of the best original song field at the Golden Globe, while the list of the remaining nominees includes Bruce Springsteen’s “Addicted to Romance” from She Came To Me, Jack Black’s “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Lenny Kravitz’s “Road to Freedom” from Rustin.
Taylor Swift will also be among the contenders at this year’s Golden Globes, after her concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour received a nod for the newly introduced cinematic and box office achievement award.
The 2024 Golden Globe Awards will take place on January 7, 2024, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
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]]>The post Dua Lipa Hits No. 1 in the UK With “Barbie” Song “Dance the Night” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>“Dance the Night” was originally released as the first song from the Barbie soundtrack in late May, and its rise to the top of the chart was quite historic. It replaces Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For” at no. 1, only a week after it was part of the first week to ever see six solo female artists chart in the top six on the UK Official Singles Chart at the same time.
This song also helped make Barbie: The Album history in the UK following its release on July 21. This album became the first soundtrack album with three songs simultaneously reaching the top five, including “Dance the Night”, “What Was I Made For?”, and “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice ft. Aqua.
“Dance the Night” also marks Lipa’s fourth single to hit no. 1 in the UK. She previously reached this milestone with “New Rules”, “One Kiss” with Calvin Harris, and “Cold Heart” with Elton John.
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]]>The post Charli XCX Drops Music Video for Hit “Barbie” Song “Speed Drive” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>“Speed Drive” visual doesn’t include any clips from the record-breaking Barbie movie, but that doesn’t stop it from paying homage to the iconic doll. Charli XCX co-directed the music video alongside Ramez Silyan, and she can be seen driving a pink Corvette alongside Devon Lee Carlson in an empty parking lot.
The video also features a cameo from Sam Smith, who interrupts Charli XCX with a video call in the middle of the music video. Smith’s song “Man I Am” was also featured on Barbie: The Album, but the duo is seemingly teasing a new collaboration with Smith’s cheeky cameo.
“Speed Drive” was originally released as the third single from Barbie: The Album and it found significant success on the charts following its release. It reached no. 9 in the UK and made it to the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, but failed to live up to the hype of the album’s bigger hits, including Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night”, Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”, and “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice ft. Aqua.
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]]>Barbie: The Album hit the shelves on July 21, along with Greta Gerwig’s film about Mattel’s iconic doll, and it did pretty great during its first week on the charts. Three songs from the record made it to the top five on the Official Singles Chart, while a total of six tracks made it to the top 40.
“What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish, “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa, and “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice made it to No. 3, 4, and 5, respectively. This marks the first time in history that three tracks from a soundtrack have reached the top five at the same time.
It was also quite historic to see a total of six songs from this album make it to the top 40, including “Speed Drive” by Charli XCX, “I’m Just Ken” by Ryan Gosling, and “Pink” by Lizzo.
Barbie: The Album was carefully curated by the superstar producer Mark Ronson, and it also included contributions from Sam Smith, Haim, PinkPantheress, Karol G, Ava Max, and FIFTY FIFTY.
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]]>The post “Barbie: The Album” is a Fun But Uneven Bubblgum Pop Mixtape of Our Dreams appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>You’ve most likely heard some of the soundtrack’s best songs long before Barbie hit the theatres. It was an important part of the film’s hype machine, and Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night”, “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj & Ice Space, and Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For” helped set the tone Greta Gerwig’s cinematic masterpiece.
These songs happen to be some of the album’s highlights, along with PinkPantheress’ “Angel” and Chari XCX’s “Speed Drive”, but that’s also part of the problem. Barbie: The Album doesn’t hide any surprises up its sleeve, and we’ve already got to hear most of it long before it came out due to the film’s aggressive promo.
Ronson obviously wanted to cast a wide net when curating this album, giving us a mix between bubblegum pop and indie rock, but this mix doesn’t always work. Kendom’s side of the soundtrack is its weakest link, with the exception of Sam Smith’s catchy “Man I Am”. Songs by Khalid, The Kid Laroi, and Dominic Fike feel like placeholders, both in terms of this soundtrack and their overall discography.
All these flaws don’t change the fact that Barbie: The Album is pretty delightful and features several catchy bops we’ll be listening to all summer long, including Ryan Gosling’s anthem “I’m Just Ken”. Some of them are even worthy candidates for the best original song at the Oscars, but you’ll need rose-colored glasses to enjoy this soundtrack to the fullest.
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]]>The post Full “Barbie: The Album” Tracklist Unveiled, Including New Song From Billie Eilish appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Eilish officially confirmed she’s taking part in this project shortly after its producer Mark Ronson said that the soundtrack will include “one of the f—ing greatest living artists around, but also had a very personal idiosyncratic tie to Barbie as well.”
After speculations about Sam Smith’s possible involvement emerged online, Ronson took to social media to reveal he was actually talking about Eilish. The young singer went on to share a snippet of her song “What Was I Made For?” and told fans to get ready to sob because Barbie is about to change everyone’s lives.
Barbie: The Album was already shaping up to be the most star-studded soundtrack of the summer even before Eilish hopped on board. Ava Max, Charli XCX, Fifty Fifty, Ice Spice, Karol G, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, PinkPantheress, Tame Impala, and Dua Lipa are among the artists set to be featured on this soundtrack when it comes out on July 21.
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]]>“Barbie World” will officially hit the shelves on June 23, and the two rappers teased the song with a short snippet on social media. This track is a hip-hop-infused version of Aqua’s iconic 1997 song “Barbie Girl”, and they’ll be credited as songwriters and performers alongside Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice.
There’s a lot of anticipation surrounding the release of this song since the duo already proved to the world that they’re a match made in heaven with another hit collaboration earlier this year. Nicki Minaj hopped on a remix of Ice Spice’s hit song “Princess Diana”, and the new version debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after its release.
“Barbie World” will only be one of many amazing bangers on Barbie: The Album. We already got to hear three songs: “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa, “Watati” by Karol G and Aldo Ranks, and “Angel” by PinkPantheress, but the album will also feature new music by Lizzo, Charli XCX, Ava Max, Fifty Fifty, Haim, and Tame Impala, among others.
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]]>The post 2024 Academy Awards: “Barbie: The Album” Tops Best Original Song Nominations appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>“What Was I Made For?”, written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, is one of the main contenders for this award, after winning the Golden Globe in the same category. This duo earned their second nod in the best original song field just two years after winning the Oscar for the James Bond theme song “No Time to Die”.
“What Was I Made For?” will have to face tough competition in the fellow Barbie tune “I’m Just Ken”, written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt and performed by Ryan Gosling. Ronson and Wyatt are also former recipients of the best original song Oscar for “Shallow” from A Star Is Born, which they co-wrote with Lady Gaga and Anthony Rossomando.
The list of nominees in this category will also include “The Fire Inside” by Diane Warren from Flamin’ Hot, “It Never Went Away” by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson from American Symphony, and “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” by Osage Tribal Singers from Killers of the Flower Moon.
The winners will be announced on March 10, when the Academy Awards are set to return to LA’s Dolby Theatre, with Jimmy Kimmel serving as the host.
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]]>The post “Barbie” Tracks Lead Best Original Song Nominations at Golden Globes appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The list of contenders for the best original song at the Golden Globes will include Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night”, Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”, and “I’m Just Ken”, performed by Ryan Gosling. Seeing Barbie dominate this category is not a shocker, after all three tracks also received Grammy nominations for best song written for visual media, along with “Barbie World” by Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj.
Barbie songs took over half of the best original song field at the Golden Globe, while the list of the remaining nominees includes Bruce Springsteen’s “Addicted to Romance” from She Came To Me, Jack Black’s “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Lenny Kravitz’s “Road to Freedom” from Rustin.
Taylor Swift will also be among the contenders at this year’s Golden Globes, after her concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour received a nod for the newly introduced cinematic and box office achievement award.
The 2024 Golden Globe Awards will take place on January 7, 2024, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
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]]>The post Dua Lipa Hits No. 1 in the UK With “Barbie” Song “Dance the Night” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>“Dance the Night” was originally released as the first song from the Barbie soundtrack in late May, and its rise to the top of the chart was quite historic. It replaces Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For” at no. 1, only a week after it was part of the first week to ever see six solo female artists chart in the top six on the UK Official Singles Chart at the same time.
This song also helped make Barbie: The Album history in the UK following its release on July 21. This album became the first soundtrack album with three songs simultaneously reaching the top five, including “Dance the Night”, “What Was I Made For?”, and “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice ft. Aqua.
“Dance the Night” also marks Lipa’s fourth single to hit no. 1 in the UK. She previously reached this milestone with “New Rules”, “One Kiss” with Calvin Harris, and “Cold Heart” with Elton John.
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]]>The post Charli XCX Drops Music Video for Hit “Barbie” Song “Speed Drive” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>“Speed Drive” visual doesn’t include any clips from the record-breaking Barbie movie, but that doesn’t stop it from paying homage to the iconic doll. Charli XCX co-directed the music video alongside Ramez Silyan, and she can be seen driving a pink Corvette alongside Devon Lee Carlson in an empty parking lot.
The video also features a cameo from Sam Smith, who interrupts Charli XCX with a video call in the middle of the music video. Smith’s song “Man I Am” was also featured on Barbie: The Album, but the duo is seemingly teasing a new collaboration with Smith’s cheeky cameo.
“Speed Drive” was originally released as the third single from Barbie: The Album and it found significant success on the charts following its release. It reached no. 9 in the UK and made it to the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, but failed to live up to the hype of the album’s bigger hits, including Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night”, Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”, and “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice ft. Aqua.
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]]>The post “Barbie: The Album” Makes History on the UK Singles Chart appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Barbie: The Album hit the shelves on July 21, along with Greta Gerwig’s film about Mattel’s iconic doll, and it did pretty great during its first week on the charts. Three songs from the record made it to the top five on the Official Singles Chart, while a total of six tracks made it to the top 40.
“What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish, “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa, and “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice made it to No. 3, 4, and 5, respectively. This marks the first time in history that three tracks from a soundtrack have reached the top five at the same time.
It was also quite historic to see a total of six songs from this album make it to the top 40, including “Speed Drive” by Charli XCX, “I’m Just Ken” by Ryan Gosling, and “Pink” by Lizzo.
Barbie: The Album was carefully curated by the superstar producer Mark Ronson, and it also included contributions from Sam Smith, Haim, PinkPantheress, Karol G, Ava Max, and FIFTY FIFTY.
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]]>The post “Barbie: The Album” is a Fun But Uneven Bubblgum Pop Mixtape of Our Dreams appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>You’ve most likely heard some of the soundtrack’s best songs long before Barbie hit the theatres. It was an important part of the film’s hype machine, and Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night”, “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj & Ice Space, and Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For” helped set the tone Greta Gerwig’s cinematic masterpiece.
These songs happen to be some of the album’s highlights, along with PinkPantheress’ “Angel” and Chari XCX’s “Speed Drive”, but that’s also part of the problem. Barbie: The Album doesn’t hide any surprises up its sleeve, and we’ve already got to hear most of it long before it came out due to the film’s aggressive promo.
Ronson obviously wanted to cast a wide net when curating this album, giving us a mix between bubblegum pop and indie rock, but this mix doesn’t always work. Kendom’s side of the soundtrack is its weakest link, with the exception of Sam Smith’s catchy “Man I Am”. Songs by Khalid, The Kid Laroi, and Dominic Fike feel like placeholders, both in terms of this soundtrack and their overall discography.
All these flaws don’t change the fact that Barbie: The Album is pretty delightful and features several catchy bops we’ll be listening to all summer long, including Ryan Gosling’s anthem “I’m Just Ken”. Some of them are even worthy candidates for the best original song at the Oscars, but you’ll need rose-colored glasses to enjoy this soundtrack to the fullest.
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]]>The post Full “Barbie: The Album” Tracklist Unveiled, Including New Song From Billie Eilish appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Eilish officially confirmed she’s taking part in this project shortly after its producer Mark Ronson said that the soundtrack will include “one of the f—ing greatest living artists around, but also had a very personal idiosyncratic tie to Barbie as well.”
After speculations about Sam Smith’s possible involvement emerged online, Ronson took to social media to reveal he was actually talking about Eilish. The young singer went on to share a snippet of her song “What Was I Made For?” and told fans to get ready to sob because Barbie is about to change everyone’s lives.
Barbie: The Album was already shaping up to be the most star-studded soundtrack of the summer even before Eilish hopped on board. Ava Max, Charli XCX, Fifty Fifty, Ice Spice, Karol G, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, PinkPantheress, Tame Impala, and Dua Lipa are among the artists set to be featured on this soundtrack when it comes out on July 21.
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]]>The post Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice Announce the Release Date of Their “Barbie World” Collaboration appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>“Barbie World” will officially hit the shelves on June 23, and the two rappers teased the song with a short snippet on social media. This track is a hip-hop-infused version of Aqua’s iconic 1997 song “Barbie Girl”, and they’ll be credited as songwriters and performers alongside Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice.
There’s a lot of anticipation surrounding the release of this song since the duo already proved to the world that they’re a match made in heaven with another hit collaboration earlier this year. Nicki Minaj hopped on a remix of Ice Spice’s hit song “Princess Diana”, and the new version debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after its release.
“Barbie World” will only be one of many amazing bangers on Barbie: The Album. We already got to hear three songs: “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa, “Watati” by Karol G and Aldo Ranks, and “Angel” by PinkPantheress, but the album will also feature new music by Lizzo, Charli XCX, Ava Max, Fifty Fifty, Haim, and Tame Impala, among others.
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