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]]>“Like That” attracted 40 million streams, 14 million radio airplay audience impressions, and sold 3,000 units during its latest week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This song became Future and Lamar’s third No. 1 single and Metro Boomin’s first as a billed recording artist when it initially debuted atop the chart.
“Like That” was released as one of the songs from Future and Metro Boomin’s collaborative album We Don’t Trust You, which hit the shelves on March 26. Its follow-up We Still Don’t Trust You was released in less than a month, on April 12, and it’s projected to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, just like its predecessor.
It was also a huge week for Hozier’s “Too Sweet”, which climbed to No. 2 to match his previous peak on the Hot 100 chart with his breakout hit “Take Me To Church”. J. Cole’s “7 Minute Drill” was the highest debut of the week at No. 6 after being released as a part of his new mixtape Might Delete Later.
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]]>Lamar came into this year’s ceremony with four nods and managed to collect all the awards he was nominated for. He defeated tough competition, including 21 Savage, Burna Boy, Drake, GloRilla, J. Cole, and Lil Uzi Vert to be named hip-hop artist of the year.
He was also named the best live performer and lyricist of the year, in addition to winning the trophy for video director of the year alongside Dave Free.
It was also a big night for Drake and 21 Savage, who picked up two awards by each other’s side, including album of the year with Her Loss. The list of contenders in this category also included Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape, Megan Thee Stallion’s Traumazine, and DJ Khaled’s God Did.
The 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards were broadcast on BET on October 10, a week after being taped, with Fat Joe serving as this year’s host.
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
Kendrick Lamar
Hip Hop Album of the Year
Her Loss – Drake & 21 Savage
Best Hip Hop Video
“Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert
Best Collaboration
“All My Life” – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole
Best Duo/Group
Drake & 21 Savage
Best Live Performer
Kendrick Lamar
Lyricist of the Year
Kendrick Lamar
Video Director of the Year
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
DJ of the Year
Metro Boomin
Producer of the Year
Metro Boomin
Song of the Year
“Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert
Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist
Ice Spice
Hustler of the Year
50 Cent
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Jay Z – “God Did” (DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
Impact Track
“All My Life” – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole
Best Hip-Hop Platform
Caresha Please
Best International Flow
Black Sherif (Ghana)
I Am Hip-Hop Award
Marley Marl
Cultural Influence Award
Swizz Beatz & Timbaland
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]]>Karol G’s set was one of the highlights of the festival’s opening day and she ended up making history as the first Latina performer to ever headline Lollapalooza in Chicago.
K-pop acts are slowly taking over major music festivals, including Lollapalooza. Tomorrow x Together made history as the first K-pop headliner, while NewJeans became the first K-pop girl group to perform at Lollapalooza.
It’s been a decade since the last time Kendrick Lamar performed at Lollapalooza, but he felt right at home once he finally came back. He returned to Chicago’s Grant Park to close out the festival’s second day and delivered a high-energy set stacked with his biggest hits.
Billie Eilish didn’t release many new songs since her second studio album Happier Than Ever, but that didn’t stop her from delivering one of Lollapalooza’s most explosive sets this year.
After her Glastonbury set was cut short earlier this summer, Lana Del Ray made up to her fans with an epic performance at Lollapalooza, which served as the festival’s big finish at the Bud Light stage.
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]]>Directed by Neal Farmer and produced by Evilgiane, this retro visual sees the West Coast duo goofing around by each other’s side. The video is filmed in the VHS style and it shows the two rappers hanging out on a private jet and shopping at a mall before heading to the Dodger Stadium with none other than Tyler, the Creator.
Baby Keem is Kendrick Lamar’s cousin and they joined forces on several occasions in the past. He was credited as songwriter and producer on Lamar’s project Black Panther: The Album, and they later recorded songs “Range Brothers” and the Grammy-winning “Family Ties” from Keem’s debut studio album The Melodic Blue.
“The Hillbillies” isn’t the first collaboration that Lamar released this month. He joined forces with Beyoncé for the remix of her song “America Has a Problem”. This surprise release marked their third collaboration following “Freedom” from Beyoncé’s album Lemonade and their 2019 Lion King Soundtrack song “Nile”.
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]]>This week marked the release of several highly-anticipated albums, and we made sure to include their best tracks on our list. Summer Walker rocked our world with Clear 2: Soft Life, while Kesha surprised us with some of her most personal and raw songs to date on Gag Order.
Beyoncé is currently in the middle of her headline-making Renaissance tour, but that didn’t stop her from dropping the remix of “America Has a Problem” with Kendrick Lamar.
We’ve also seen several artists tase their new albums by dropping brand-new songs, including Post Malone, Foo Fighters, and Blur. They all announced new LPs in the past few weeks and gave us a taste of things to come with new singles.
Several surprise releases also made it to our list, ranging from Bad Bunny’s “Where She Goes” to Lana Del Rey’s “Say Yes To Heaven”, so make sure to add them to your playlist!
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]]>Touring Data based its claim on the figures reported by Live Nation. The concert promoter said that Lamar sold 929,000 tickets for 73 The Big Steppers Tour shows. The tour’s highest-grossing show was at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, with $2.319 million and 13,900 tickets sold.
Lamar embarked on The Big Steppers Tour in the summer of 2022 to promote his critically acclaimed fifth studio album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. The tour made stops in North America, Europe, and Oceania, and earned praise for concept and stage production as well as Lamar’s performance.
The second show at Accor Arena in Paris, France, was turned into a concert film Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour. The film was directed by Mike Carson, Dave Free, and Mark A. Ritchie, while Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren provided the narration.
Kendrick Lamar will continue The Big Steppers Tour in the summer of 2023 with a series of appearances at music festivals in Europe, the United States, and Canada.
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]]>Lollapalooza is returning to Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois from August 3-6, and its lineup is as epic as it gets. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey, Odesza, Tomorrow X Together, and Karol G are also among the headliners – and some of them are quite historic.
Karol G is the first female Latin artist to headline the festival, shortly after becoming the first woman to top the Billboard 200 chart with an all-Spanish album with Mañana Será Bonito. Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will also make history as the first K-pop group to headline the festival.
The rest of the lineup is also pretty impressive, and it includes a total of around 170 artists, such as Carly Rae Jepsen, Rina Sawayama, Pusha T, Lil Yachty, 30 Seconds To Mars, Sabrina Carpenter, Gorgon City, Alex G, Diplo, Joey Bada$$, NewJeans, Maggie Rogers, and many more.
Lollapalooza became one of the largest and most iconic music festivals in the United States over the course of the past three decades, and there are now several international versions in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Sweden, and France.
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]]>Harry Styles has given us one of the defining songs of 2022 with “As It Was”, but the rest of his album Harry’s House is equally worthy of praise, despite containing fewer smash hits than its predecessor Fine Line.
It took six years for Beyoncé to grace us with Renaissance, but her comeback album was worth waiting for. The love letter to ’70s dance music, this LP gave us some of Queen Bey’s catchiest songs to date, including the lead single “Break My Soul”.
With 13 weeks atop the Billboard 200, Un Verano Sin Ti shattered one record after another and established Bad Bunny not only as a reggaeton superstar but a global icon.
Lamar never failed to impress us with his new music, and his latest album is his most therapeutic to date, exploring a wide range of heavy subjects through its brilliant lyrics that most hip-hop artists these days never try to address.
Despite giving us one genius record after another, FKA Twigs remains one of the most underrated artists of her generation. Her latest mixtape Caprisongs truly shines thanks to her angelic voice and the long list of collaborators that she brought to the table.
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]]>The duo’s therapist session starts with them discussing Lamar stealing a parking spot from a random woman, but they dig deeper as the video continues. As the screen splits into two halves, Lamar is shown unloading his feelings as the montage rolls and mixes scenes from everyday life with abstract shots addressing such issues from fame and power to frustration and growth.
The video was co-directed by Lamar and pgLang co-founder Dave Free, who’s featured in the video along with Lamar’s partner, Whitney Alford.
“Count Me Out” is one of the songs from the rapper’s latest double album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, which came out back in May to widespread critical acclaim. It was preceded by three singles “N95”, “Silent Hill”, and “Die Hard” and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart.
Lamar is currently in the running for eight Grammy Awards with the album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, including a historic fourth consecutive nomination for album of the year.
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]]>Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow made quite a splash with their collaboration “Industry Baby” and they’re getting credit where credit is due. This song has been nominated for two of the biggest honors of the night – video and song of the year—but that’s just the beginning!
“Industry Baby” is also in the running for best collaboration, direction, art direction, choreography, and visual effects. Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow will also be going head to head for the artist of the year award, and the list of contenders for this trophy also includes Lizzo and Harry Styles.
Unlike Lil Nas X and Harlow, Lamar isn’t in the running for any of the main awards, but he still managed to collect a total of seven nods with songs “N95”, “The Heart Part 5”, and “Family Ties” ft. Baby Keem. Doja Cat and Harry Styles are right behind with six nominations each, followed by Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd with five.
The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards will be held on August 28 in New Jersey’s Prudential Center in Newark.
Video of the Year
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was“ – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
Drake – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – Columbia Records
Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records
Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
Lizzo – Atlantic Records
Song of the Year
Adele – “Easy On Me” – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best New Artist
Baby Keem – Columbia Records
Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records
GAYLE – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records
Måneskin – Arista Records
SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
Push Performance of the Year
September 2021: Griff – “One Night” – Warner Records
October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” – Island Records
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” – Warner Records
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records
January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” – Capitol Records UK
February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records
April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records
May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company
June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording
July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records
Best Collaboration
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA” – Columbia Records
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best Pop
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor” – Geffen Records
Best Hip-Hop
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U” – Freebandz / Epic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Latto – “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records
Pusha T – “Diet Coke” – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam
Best Rock
Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young” – RCA Records
Jack White – “Taking Me Back” – Third Man Records
Muse – “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer” – Warner Records
Shinedown – “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music Group
Three Days Grace – “So Called Life” – RCA Records
Best Alternative
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA Records
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” – Arista Records
Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records
Best Latin
Anitta – “Envolver” – Warner Records
Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas Entertainment
Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records
Daddy Yankee – “REMIX” – Republic Records
Farruko – “Pepas” – Sony Music US Latin
J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UK
Best R&B
Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW
Chlöe – “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
H.E.R. – “For Anyone” – RCA Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool/RCA Records
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)” – LVRN / Interscope Records
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records
Best K-Pop
BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
ITZY – “LOCO” – JYP Entertainment
LISA – “LALISA” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
SEVENTEEN – “HOT” – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “MANIAC” – JYP Entertainment
TWICE – “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment
Video for Good
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Latto – “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell” – Dirty Hit
Stromae – ”Fils de joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records
Best Metaverse Performance
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
Best Longform Video
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Foo Fighters – Studio 666 – RCA Records
Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
Madonna – Madame X – Interscope Records
Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Best Cinematography
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam” – Epic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Best Direction
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Best Art Direction
Adele – “Oh My God” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records
Kacey Musgraves – “simple times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe” – Atlantic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best Choreography
BTS – “Permission to Dance” – BIGHIT Music/Geffen Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Best Editing
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records
ROSALÍA – “SAOKO” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records
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]]>“Like That” attracted 40 million streams, 14 million radio airplay audience impressions, and sold 3,000 units during its latest week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This song became Future and Lamar’s third No. 1 single and Metro Boomin’s first as a billed recording artist when it initially debuted atop the chart.
“Like That” was released as one of the songs from Future and Metro Boomin’s collaborative album We Don’t Trust You, which hit the shelves on March 26. Its follow-up We Still Don’t Trust You was released in less than a month, on April 12, and it’s projected to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, just like its predecessor.
It was also a huge week for Hozier’s “Too Sweet”, which climbed to No. 2 to match his previous peak on the Hot 100 chart with his breakout hit “Take Me To Church”. J. Cole’s “7 Minute Drill” was the highest debut of the week at No. 6 after being released as a part of his new mixtape Might Delete Later.
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]]>Lamar came into this year’s ceremony with four nods and managed to collect all the awards he was nominated for. He defeated tough competition, including 21 Savage, Burna Boy, Drake, GloRilla, J. Cole, and Lil Uzi Vert to be named hip-hop artist of the year.
He was also named the best live performer and lyricist of the year, in addition to winning the trophy for video director of the year alongside Dave Free.
It was also a big night for Drake and 21 Savage, who picked up two awards by each other’s side, including album of the year with Her Loss. The list of contenders in this category also included Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape, Megan Thee Stallion’s Traumazine, and DJ Khaled’s God Did.
The 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards were broadcast on BET on October 10, a week after being taped, with Fat Joe serving as this year’s host.
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
Kendrick Lamar
Hip Hop Album of the Year
Her Loss – Drake & 21 Savage
Best Hip Hop Video
“Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert
Best Collaboration
“All My Life” – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole
Best Duo/Group
Drake & 21 Savage
Best Live Performer
Kendrick Lamar
Lyricist of the Year
Kendrick Lamar
Video Director of the Year
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
DJ of the Year
Metro Boomin
Producer of the Year
Metro Boomin
Song of the Year
“Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert
Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist
Ice Spice
Hustler of the Year
50 Cent
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Jay Z – “God Did” (DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
Impact Track
“All My Life” – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole
Best Hip-Hop Platform
Caresha Please
Best International Flow
Black Sherif (Ghana)
I Am Hip-Hop Award
Marley Marl
Cultural Influence Award
Swizz Beatz & Timbaland
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]]>Karol G’s set was one of the highlights of the festival’s opening day and she ended up making history as the first Latina performer to ever headline Lollapalooza in Chicago.
K-pop acts are slowly taking over major music festivals, including Lollapalooza. Tomorrow x Together made history as the first K-pop headliner, while NewJeans became the first K-pop girl group to perform at Lollapalooza.
It’s been a decade since the last time Kendrick Lamar performed at Lollapalooza, but he felt right at home once he finally came back. He returned to Chicago’s Grant Park to close out the festival’s second day and delivered a high-energy set stacked with his biggest hits.
Billie Eilish didn’t release many new songs since her second studio album Happier Than Ever, but that didn’t stop her from delivering one of Lollapalooza’s most explosive sets this year.
After her Glastonbury set was cut short earlier this summer, Lana Del Ray made up to her fans with an epic performance at Lollapalooza, which served as the festival’s big finish at the Bud Light stage.
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]]>Directed by Neal Farmer and produced by Evilgiane, this retro visual sees the West Coast duo goofing around by each other’s side. The video is filmed in the VHS style and it shows the two rappers hanging out on a private jet and shopping at a mall before heading to the Dodger Stadium with none other than Tyler, the Creator.
Baby Keem is Kendrick Lamar’s cousin and they joined forces on several occasions in the past. He was credited as songwriter and producer on Lamar’s project Black Panther: The Album, and they later recorded songs “Range Brothers” and the Grammy-winning “Family Ties” from Keem’s debut studio album The Melodic Blue.
“The Hillbillies” isn’t the first collaboration that Lamar released this month. He joined forces with Beyoncé for the remix of her song “America Has a Problem”. This surprise release marked their third collaboration following “Freedom” from Beyoncé’s album Lemonade and their 2019 Lion King Soundtrack song “Nile”.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>This week marked the release of several highly-anticipated albums, and we made sure to include their best tracks on our list. Summer Walker rocked our world with Clear 2: Soft Life, while Kesha surprised us with some of her most personal and raw songs to date on Gag Order.
Beyoncé is currently in the middle of her headline-making Renaissance tour, but that didn’t stop her from dropping the remix of “America Has a Problem” with Kendrick Lamar.
We’ve also seen several artists tase their new albums by dropping brand-new songs, including Post Malone, Foo Fighters, and Blur. They all announced new LPs in the past few weeks and gave us a taste of things to come with new singles.
Several surprise releases also made it to our list, ranging from Bad Bunny’s “Where She Goes” to Lana Del Rey’s “Say Yes To Heaven”, so make sure to add them to your playlist!
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]]>Touring Data based its claim on the figures reported by Live Nation. The concert promoter said that Lamar sold 929,000 tickets for 73 The Big Steppers Tour shows. The tour’s highest-grossing show was at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, with $2.319 million and 13,900 tickets sold.
Lamar embarked on The Big Steppers Tour in the summer of 2022 to promote his critically acclaimed fifth studio album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. The tour made stops in North America, Europe, and Oceania, and earned praise for concept and stage production as well as Lamar’s performance.
The second show at Accor Arena in Paris, France, was turned into a concert film Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour. The film was directed by Mike Carson, Dave Free, and Mark A. Ritchie, while Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren provided the narration.
Kendrick Lamar will continue The Big Steppers Tour in the summer of 2023 with a series of appearances at music festivals in Europe, the United States, and Canada.
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]]>Lollapalooza is returning to Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois from August 3-6, and its lineup is as epic as it gets. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey, Odesza, Tomorrow X Together, and Karol G are also among the headliners – and some of them are quite historic.
Karol G is the first female Latin artist to headline the festival, shortly after becoming the first woman to top the Billboard 200 chart with an all-Spanish album with Mañana Será Bonito. Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will also make history as the first K-pop group to headline the festival.
The rest of the lineup is also pretty impressive, and it includes a total of around 170 artists, such as Carly Rae Jepsen, Rina Sawayama, Pusha T, Lil Yachty, 30 Seconds To Mars, Sabrina Carpenter, Gorgon City, Alex G, Diplo, Joey Bada$$, NewJeans, Maggie Rogers, and many more.
Lollapalooza became one of the largest and most iconic music festivals in the United States over the course of the past three decades, and there are now several international versions in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Sweden, and France.
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]]>Harry Styles has given us one of the defining songs of 2022 with “As It Was”, but the rest of his album Harry’s House is equally worthy of praise, despite containing fewer smash hits than its predecessor Fine Line.
It took six years for Beyoncé to grace us with Renaissance, but her comeback album was worth waiting for. The love letter to ’70s dance music, this LP gave us some of Queen Bey’s catchiest songs to date, including the lead single “Break My Soul”.
With 13 weeks atop the Billboard 200, Un Verano Sin Ti shattered one record after another and established Bad Bunny not only as a reggaeton superstar but a global icon.
Lamar never failed to impress us with his new music, and his latest album is his most therapeutic to date, exploring a wide range of heavy subjects through its brilliant lyrics that most hip-hop artists these days never try to address.
Despite giving us one genius record after another, FKA Twigs remains one of the most underrated artists of her generation. Her latest mixtape Caprisongs truly shines thanks to her angelic voice and the long list of collaborators that she brought to the table.
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]]>The duo’s therapist session starts with them discussing Lamar stealing a parking spot from a random woman, but they dig deeper as the video continues. As the screen splits into two halves, Lamar is shown unloading his feelings as the montage rolls and mixes scenes from everyday life with abstract shots addressing such issues from fame and power to frustration and growth.
The video was co-directed by Lamar and pgLang co-founder Dave Free, who’s featured in the video along with Lamar’s partner, Whitney Alford.
“Count Me Out” is one of the songs from the rapper’s latest double album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, which came out back in May to widespread critical acclaim. It was preceded by three singles “N95”, “Silent Hill”, and “Die Hard” and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart.
Lamar is currently in the running for eight Grammy Awards with the album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, including a historic fourth consecutive nomination for album of the year.
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]]>Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow made quite a splash with their collaboration “Industry Baby” and they’re getting credit where credit is due. This song has been nominated for two of the biggest honors of the night – video and song of the year—but that’s just the beginning!
“Industry Baby” is also in the running for best collaboration, direction, art direction, choreography, and visual effects. Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow will also be going head to head for the artist of the year award, and the list of contenders for this trophy also includes Lizzo and Harry Styles.
Unlike Lil Nas X and Harlow, Lamar isn’t in the running for any of the main awards, but he still managed to collect a total of seven nods with songs “N95”, “The Heart Part 5”, and “Family Ties” ft. Baby Keem. Doja Cat and Harry Styles are right behind with six nominations each, followed by Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd with five.
The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards will be held on August 28 in New Jersey’s Prudential Center in Newark.
Video of the Year
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was“ – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
Drake – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – Columbia Records
Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records
Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
Lizzo – Atlantic Records
Song of the Year
Adele – “Easy On Me” – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best New Artist
Baby Keem – Columbia Records
Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records
GAYLE – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records
Måneskin – Arista Records
SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
Push Performance of the Year
September 2021: Griff – “One Night” – Warner Records
October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” – Island Records
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” – Warner Records
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records
January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” – Capitol Records UK
February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records
April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records
May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company
June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording
July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records
Best Collaboration
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA” – Columbia Records
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best Pop
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor” – Geffen Records
Best Hip-Hop
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U” – Freebandz / Epic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Latto – “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records
Pusha T – “Diet Coke” – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam
Best Rock
Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young” – RCA Records
Jack White – “Taking Me Back” – Third Man Records
Muse – “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer” – Warner Records
Shinedown – “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music Group
Three Days Grace – “So Called Life” – RCA Records
Best Alternative
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA Records
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” – Arista Records
Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records
Best Latin
Anitta – “Envolver” – Warner Records
Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas Entertainment
Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records
Daddy Yankee – “REMIX” – Republic Records
Farruko – “Pepas” – Sony Music US Latin
J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UK
Best R&B
Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW
Chlöe – “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
H.E.R. – “For Anyone” – RCA Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool/RCA Records
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)” – LVRN / Interscope Records
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records
Best K-Pop
BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
ITZY – “LOCO” – JYP Entertainment
LISA – “LALISA” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
SEVENTEEN – “HOT” – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “MANIAC” – JYP Entertainment
TWICE – “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment
Video for Good
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Latto – “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell” – Dirty Hit
Stromae – ”Fils de joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records
Best Metaverse Performance
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
Best Longform Video
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Foo Fighters – Studio 666 – RCA Records
Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
Madonna – Madame X – Interscope Records
Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Best Cinematography
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam” – Epic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Best Direction
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Best Art Direction
Adele – “Oh My God” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records
Kacey Musgraves – “simple times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe” – Atlantic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best Choreography
BTS – “Permission to Dance” – BIGHIT Music/Geffen Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Best Editing
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records
ROSALÍA – “SAOKO” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records
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