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Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and many others have made the shortlist for Best Original Song at the 2022 Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the shortlists in 10 categories for the 94th Oscars ceremony on Tuesday, December 21. The 94th annual Academy Awards will be presented on March 27, 2022.…

The Beale Street Music Festival has announced Foo Fighters, Lil Wayne, The Smashing Pumpkins and Three 6 Mafia as headliners in 2022. Other artists set to perform at the festival include DaBaby, Modest Mouse, Lindsey Buckingham, Moneybagg Yo, The Glorious Sons, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Sarkodie, Dirty Honey, Soccer Mommy, Trigger Hippy, Sue Foley and…

Billie Eilish recently released an acoustic version of her song, “Billie Bossa Nova.” Finneas O’Connell, Eilish’s brother and producer, joined in with his guitar and backing vocals. Philip Andelman directed the video as part of a promotional campaign for major fashion brand Gucci. Finneas’ smooth fingerstyle and the suave ambiance of the video matched perfectly…

Nandi Bushell has performed an impressive drum solo to Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever,” adding a wealth of character to the song’s climax. “Happier Than Ever” is the title track from Eilish’s recent sophomore album. Bushell shared her work on Instagram and captioned her post, “I will love Billie and Finneas forever more!!!” Last week,…

Elton John recently hosted a video call with the collaborators of his new album The Lockdown Sessions on Zoom. Nicki Minaj, Lil Nas X, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks, Eddie Vedder, Charlie Puth, Young Thug and Brandi Carlile were among those who took part in the star-studded Zoom call. “If there’s anything…

Following her November single “Measure of a Man,” FKA Twigs recently released a collaboration with The Weeknd, titled “Tears In the Club.” The “Cellophane” singer took to social media with a teaser, writing, “are u ready for capri sun takeover?? us capri babies be so cute and prolific but don’t cross us cause we never…

NBC has announced a star-studded lineup for its New Year’s Eve special “Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus & Pete Davidson.” With names such as Brandi Carlile, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Saweetie, Anitta, Jack Harlow, 24kGoldn and Kitty Ca$h on the performers’ list, NBC is geared up to welcome the new…

Just a few days after having to pull out of Capital FM’s Jingle Ball show in the U.K. when members of his team tested positive for Covid-19, Lil Nas X revealed that he has met with the same fate in a series of since-deleted tweets. The singer announced his Covid diagnosis on Friday (December 17)…

Kimberly Perry, the lead guitarist and vocalist of The Band Perry, secretary married Johnny Costello, the couple recently announced through Instagram posts. Perry posted a photo of themselves getting cozy in Christmas lights with the story of their wedding exactly six months back. Talking about their wedding, the singer said, “Wishing everyone a very MARRIED…

A new posthumous Aaliyah track titled “Poison,” featuring The Weeknd, was recently released. “Poison” is a track from Aaliyah’s upcoming posthumous album, Unstoppable. Blackground Records 2.0/EMPIRE will release the album in 2022. “At night, I lay awake in tears and pain. Searching my heart for what went wrong/Asking myself ‘What’s going on?’/Why cannot we seem…