iHeartMedia will celebrate the holiday season across the nation with its annual “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One®” – the season's spectacular music event, which captures the music and holiday spirit of the iHeartRadio app with performances by this year's biggest recording artists. The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2018 Tour Presented by Capital One will stop in Dallas; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Minneapolis; Boston; Philadelphia; New York; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Atlanta; Tampa and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale.
The news that two of the biggest forces in electronic music, Tomorrowland and Creamfields, are to team up for a massive Steel Yard show on Liverpool's historic waterfront was game changing in itself. Add to that the fact the event would take the form of one of Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike's 'Garden of Madness' shows and it seemed safe to say that the biggest show of the winter was done and dusted.
The 2018 MTV EMA nominees have been revealed. Camila Cabello is the most nominated artist with nods in six categories including 'Best Artist' and 'Best Video' for 'Havana' featuring Young Thug. Ariana Grande and Post Malone are very close behind with five nominations each. Drake, Shawn Mendes and Dua Lipa also snagged an impressive number of nods with nominations in four categories each.
International DJ/producer duo GTA releases their newest single, “Buscando” (featuring Jenn Morel). The track is the first release off their upcoming EP titled, “La Nueva Clasica”. The 6-song EP is set to release October 19th under Diplo's label, Mad Decent and reconnects them to their Latin roots, adding a sonic element unique to Miami's multicultural landscape in which they grew up in. The EP will include other collaborations and features from artists such as Tisoki, Godwonder, Versano Laroz, Moska, and more. “Buscando” is currently available for streaming on all major digital streaming and retail platforms.
dick clark productions and ABC today announced “2018 American Music Awards” performances from 10-time American Music Award-winning icon, Mariah Carey, as well as a collaboration from award-winning record producer and songwriter, benny blanco with multiplatinum artist Halsey and global superstar Khalid, who is up for four AMAs this year. These artists join previously announced performers Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Carrie Underwood. Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross, the “2018 American Music Awards,” the world's largest fan-voted awards show, will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 8:00 p.m. EDT, on ABC.
IMS College returned to Malta for a successful third annual summer camp, providing an invaluable experience for the hundreds of delegates who attended from countries across the globe. By day industry thought leaders and artists gave valuable insights on the four key educational pillars of IMS College – Performance, Production, Promotion & Publishing, by night delegates enjoyed special night time events featuring performances from world leading artists.
Friend Within drops his 2nd Toolroom single of 2018 and as you'd expect…it is a monster! 'The Truth' follows up the huge success of 'Lonely' that hit the digital shelves back in June and went on to do great things at club, radio, download and streaming levels and heavyweights such as Calvin Harris, MistaJam, Fatboy Slim, Danny Howard all giving stellar support on his Toolroom debut outing.
As the kick-off to this year's highly anticipated “2018 American Music Awards,” chart-topping artists Kane Brown and Ella Mai, singer and American Music Award winner Normani and award winning singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha today announced the nominations LIVE from YouTube Space LA. The event was livestreamed on the official American Music Awards YouTube channel (YouTube.com/TheAMAs) and included a panel discussion about the nominations with the presenting talent and Billboard correspondent Chelsea Briggs. Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross, the “2018 American Music Awards” will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 9 at 8:00pm ET on ABC.
Ibiza is the spiritual heartland for the electronic music community and this emblematic island will host key players including DJs, artists and their fans who have congregated here this week to attend the premier global awards show for the industry: the 21st edition of the DJ Awards.
Today, 2x Grammy-nominated DJ and Producer Steve Aoki, releases the visual and four new remixes of the club ready smash “Lie to Me” featuring Norwegian singer Ina Wroldsen (most notably on Calvin Harris' “How Deep is Your Love”) via Ultra Music. The first remix package released last Friday as seen on Billboard here, one of which was done by Aoki himself.
Multi-BRIT Award nominee and platinum-selling producer Jonas Blue has delivered the brand-new remix package for his huge summer anthem 'Rise', with the original garnering over 200 million streams worldwide.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Lou Al-Chamaa to Vice President, A&R and Nick Bral to Director, A&R, both based in the company's Los Angeles office.
Oscar and the Wolf releases his own infectious Deep Summer Remix of current single “Fever” HERE. Oscar and the Wolf released his Oscar and the Wolf EP via Neon Gold Records HERE.
Henry Fong and Lady Bee pull out all the stops on their Dim Mak collab “POM POM” featuring Richie Loop. A punchy beat, bubblin' basslines and Loop's vocal skats provide the backbone to this jackin' bass house production.
Global superstar Khalid will take the stage at TEEN CHOICE 2018, performing a special medley of hit songs. He is nominated for Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song, Choice Breakout Artist and Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist.
MTV today announced nominations across all gender neutral categories for the 2018 “VMAs.” The list includes dozens of artists whose reach and influence have elevated music's relevancy within the cultural conversation. Cardi B received nods in 10 categories, including “Video,” “Song” and “Artist of the Year,” and The Carters secured eight, including “Video of the Year,” “Best Collaboration” and “Best Hip Hop” for their recent hit single “APES**T.” Other top contenders include Childish Gambino, Drake and Bruno Mars. The “VMAs” will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Monday, August 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, and across MTV's global network of channels in more than 180 countries and territories, reaching more than half a billion households around the world.
