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Cardi B will host the 2021 American Music Awards, marking the first time the 29-year-old rapper has hosted the AMAs. The 49th annual awards show will be held on Nov. 21 in Los Angeles. The AMAs posted on social media confirming the news, with the caption: “We wanna party with Cardi, so we asked her to be our host and she said YES! Get ready for @iamcardib as she hosts the #AMAs Sunday, Nov 21 at 8/7c on ABC. #CardiAMAs

Cardi B said in a statement: “When I received the invite to host the AMAs, I was so excited. I’m ready to bring my personality to the AMAs stage! Thank you to Jesse Collins, ABC and MRC for making this happen.”  Executive producer Jesse Collins added: “We are immensely excited to have the dynamic Cardi B bring her infectious energy to the American Music Awards as a first-time host. She will excite the viewers, push the limits and deliver a show that will be remembered forever!” 

Cardi B is a five-time AMAs winner, who performed at the show in 2018.  The AMAs will air Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC. Olivia Rodrigo leads the nominees with seven, followed by The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Doja Cat and Giveon.

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Jessica Simpson shared a candid photo of herself from four years ago on social media depicting her first day without alcohol, and detailed in an honest, emotional post the way she felt that day as she began her journey to sobriety.

The 41-year-old Simpson wrote on Instagram: “This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself. I had so much self-discovery to unlock and explore. I knew in this very moment I would allow myself to take back my light, show victory over my internal battle of self-respect, and brave this world with piercing clarity. Personally, to do this I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhausted. I wanted to feel the pain so I could carry it like a badge of honor. I wanted to live as a leader does and break cycles to advance forward- never looking back with regret and remorse over any choice I have made and would make for the rest of my time here within this beautiful world.”  Simpson added, “There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of an alcoholic. The real work that needed to be done in my life was to actually accept failure, pain, brokenness, and self-sabotage. The drinking wasn’t the issue. I was. I didn’t love myself. I didn’t respect my own power. Today I do. I have made nice with the fears and I have accepted the parts of my life that are just sad. I own my personal power with soulful courage. I am wildly honest and comfortably open. I am free.”

In January 2020, Simpson opened up about her alcoholism in her memoir Open Book, saying she hit “rock bottom”on Halloween 2017 — a day where she recounts “zoning out” from drinking and was unable to dress her kids.  She wrote in her memoir: “I was terrified of letting them see me in that shape. I am ashamed to say that I don’t know who got them into their costumes that night.”  The next day she confided in her friends, saying: “I need to stop. Something’s got to stop. And if it’s alcohol that’s doing this and making things worse, then I quit.”

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Adele has released the tracklist for her upcoming new album ’30’. The singer-songwriter announced her fourth studio album ’30’ last month after sharing its lead single, ‘Easy On Me’ – her first new song in five years. The new LP is set to arrive on November 19.

Adele has unveiled the tracklist for the album — the standard version of ’30’ will feature 12 songs, while a Target ‘bonus edition’ will have an extra three songs, including a duet with Chris Stapleton.

“Easy on Me” is spending its second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also stays at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. Adele’s last album, 2015’s 25, logged 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, won album of the year and best pop vocal album at the 2017 Grammy Awards, and was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Billboard reports that Drake’s latest album ‘Certified Lover Boy’ has rebounded to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 as of Sunday, October 31st. The album takes the top spot for a fifth nonconsecutive week on top, moving 74,000 equivalent album units in the past week.

Certified Lover Boy now matches the total weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 by Drake’s previous album, Scorpion, in 2018. Drake’s album Views has spent more weeks at No. 1; it earned the top spot for 13 weeks back in 2016.

Country music star Morgan Wallen took the No. 2 spot with ‘Dangerous: The Double Album;’ Doja Cat‘s ‘Planet Her’ comes in at number three’ Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ is at number 4, with Youngboy Never Broke Again‘s ‘Sincerely Kentrell’ rounding out the top five.

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Ed Sheeran appeared as the featured musical guest on the latest edition of NPR‘s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert video series. Sheeran performed a five-song set with a backing band curated by critically acclaimed producer, songwriter, and musical director Adam Blackstone.

The 30-year-old Sheeran kicked off the concert with his single “Shivers” and followed up with “Make It Rain,” “Overpass Graffiti,” “Visiting Hours” and “Bad Habits.” He also performed the unreleased song called “Overpass Graffiti,” which will be on Sheeran’s forthcoming fourth studio album, =.  Sheeran will release the full album Friday, October 29.

Take a look at Sheeran’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert at the link here.

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On Thursday (Oct. 28), the American Music Awards announced the nominees for all 32 categories for the 2021 awards ceremony. Leading the nominations this year is first-time nominee Olivia Rodrigo, who is nominated in seven categories including Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year. Following closely behind is The Weeknd with six nominations, followed by Bad Bunny, Doja Cat and Giveon with five each.

New categories this year include Favorite Trending Song, to showcase viral TikTok hits, as well as Favorite Gospel Artist and Favorite Latin Duo/Group. Nominees are chosen by “key fan interactions” through the Billboard charts and take into account streaming, album sales, song sales and radio airplay. Winners are then chosen solely by the fans through various social media interactions and other AMAs website voting methods.

For the first time this year, fans can vote for the AMAs via TikTok by searching “AMAs” on the app. Voting is now open and fans can vote daily, once per method. Tickets to the awards show are now on sale now at axs.com. The ceremony will take place live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 8:00 p.m. EST/PST. The show will also air on ABC.

See the full list of 2021 AMAs nominations – here.

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Following the release of her latest EP, Trying Not to Think About It,  JoJo has announced a 45-date tour in 2022.

The first leg of the trek kicks off February 19, 2022, in Edmonton, AB, making stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Nashville, Detroit, and Chicago, before concluding in Ottawa, Ontario on April 16th.  JoJo will then kick off the second leg of the tour on May 3 in London, England, heading to Scotland, Germany, Italy, and Denmark, before wrapping on May 30 in Stockholm, Sweden.  Said JoJo: “Performing live is one of my favorite parts of being an artist. It felt so right being back onstage for those dates in October, and I can’t wait to do it on a bigger scale in more cities next year!”

Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, October 29 at 10:00 AM local time. For all details, please visit www.iamjojoofficial.com.

JoJo announces 2022 tour

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Jonas Brothers Family Roast, a new comedy special featuring pop rock band Jonas Brothers, is coming to Netflix in November. Netflix shared a teaser for the special Monday featuring the Jonas Brothers — siblings Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas.  In a video posted to Twitter captioned “This is gonna be fun.  Don’t miss the Jonas Brothers Family Roast on November 23rd only on  @Netflix!! #roasted @NetflixIsAJoke” the brothers said: “Jonas Brothers Family Roast is a one-of-a-kind comedy special of epic proportions that celebrates the universal truth that no one can get under your skin quite like your own family.”

Actor and comedian Kenan Thompson will host the show, with Pete Davidson, Niall Horan, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, John Legend, Lilly Singh and Jack Whitehall making guest appearances. The new special “celebrates the universal truth that no one can get under your skin quite like your own family.” The show will feature sketches, songs and games as the Jonas Brothers get a roasting.

The Jonas Brothers released their fifth studio album, Happiness Begins, in June 2019; they previously appeared in the NBC special Olympic Dreams during the Tokyo Summer Olympics. The siblings also starred in the Amazon Prime Video documentaries Chasing Happiness and Happiness Continues.

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Ahead of the release of his new single ‘Telepath’ later this week, Conan Gray has announced details of his world tour next year.

Conan writes on Instagram: “GOING ON WORLD TOUR.  bringing @bulow and @lilmallrat. tix go on sale this friday 10/29 at 10AM local for north america, and 9AM BST/10AM CEST for UK and europe. cannot wait to be reunited with y’all again <3”

Check out the full run of dates – here.  Tickets go on sale this Friday, 10/29.

Conan Gray Announces A Run Of International Tour Dates For 2022

Young Thug’s new album “PUNK” has earned him a top spot on Billboard 200. The project sold 90,346 equivalent units in its debut week, knocking Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” down to the No. 2 spot on the charts, with 83k equivalent units.

Mac Miller’s 2014’s mixtape “Faces” was also released on streaming platforms last week, earning the late rapper the No. 3 spot on this week’s Billboard 200 chart with 67k units.

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