BTS’ ‘Butter,’ Drake’s ‘Way 2 Sexy,’ Adele’s ‘Easy On Me’ Among Top Music Curators’ Picks for Best Songs of 2021

BMG and KKR have clubbed all their Christmas money together and bought themselves every single music right ZZ Top had knocking about.The music company and investment firm have a long history together, and in March this year formally announced a new alliance to get in on the latest music rights acquisition fad.Through that alliance they’ve now acquired ZZ Top’s publishing catalogue, as well as the band’s royalty rights on the recordings side, for a reported $50 million.

Jon Burlingame editorThe music shortlists for Oscar consideration, announced Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, might just be the most star-studded lineup in history.Nearly all of the 15 songs on the list for potential nomination have been written or recorded by pop superstars, and the approximately 375 members of Oscar’s music branch are going to have a difficult time paring the list down to five best-song nominees.The most interesting matchup involves spouses Jay-Z

Derick Dillard is making strong accusations about his father-in-law Jim Bob Duggar.

HBO won Television/Streaming Network of the Year, Warner Bros Pictures won Studio of the Year and Microsoft Studios/Xbox won Game Publisher of the Year on Tuesday at the Clio Entertainment awards.

Chris Willman Music WriterAdele remains the queen of all that she surveys in pop music this week, notching another win at the top of both the Billboard 200 album chart and the Hot 100 singles chart with “30” and “Easy on Me,” respectively, even as SZA and a horde of Christmas songs make some snowy inroads.“Easy on Me” is enjoying its seventh week atop the Hot 100, with 85.4 million radio airplay impressions and 20.7 million U.S. streams, per MRC Data.

Andrea Meza of Mexico will crown her successor at the end of the event. To watch it, you can tune in to Fox or Telemundo this Sunday at 7 p.m.

NBC has decided not to air the telecast.The mega-network cut ties with the organization and will not be involved in next year’s awards show upon deciding its parent corporation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, needs “meaningful reform.”NBC announced the news back in May, issuing the statement, “We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform. However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right.

international pageant that defied politics and the coronavirus pandemic.The 21-year-old titleholder said she was feeling “overwhelmed because it’s been 21 years since India got Miss Universe crown — and it’s happening right now.”Miss Universe 2021 Andrea Meza of Mexico crowned her successor in the contest set in the Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat. The event took place the middle of the night — wrapping up at 5 a.m.

Harnaaz Sandhu, 21, was crowned Miss Universe during the pageant on Dec. 12. The 2020 titleholder from Mexico, Andrea Meza, was on-hand to crown her successor at the event, which was hosted by Steve Harvey. The first runner-up was Nadia Ferreira, from Paraguay, with South Africa’s Lalela Mswane being named third runner-up. However, in the end, it was Harnaaz who accepted the crown, looking stunning in a sparkling silver dress as she did so.

Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe on Sunday, topping a field of some 80 contestants in a pageant that was touched by politics and the pandemic.

A post shared by Vicente Fernández (@_vicentefdez)Fernández, also known as Chente to his devoted fans, was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco in 1940. The El Ídolo de México or the Mexican Idol, started his career as a street performer.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMónica Barbaro (“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Unreal”) has been cast opposite Mexican star Diego Boneta as the female-lead in Boneta’s film “At Midnight,” one of Paramount Plus’ banner upcoming Latin American originals produced by ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS).Set to start production shortly for a 2022 release on Paramount Plus, the romantic comedy turns on two people who have made the “safe” choice not to fall in love – until fate throws them

Grammy nominations from the upcoming 2022 Awards show. Drake was nominated for Best Rap Album for his record “Certified Lover Boy” and Best Rap Performance for his track “Way 2 Sexy.”When reached by The Post, reps for Drake declined to comment.

Adele is saying “hello” to a second consecutive week at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart. 

Tyson Fury has issued a message of support to Isaac Lowe following his defeat against Mexican fighter Luis Alberto Lopez.

Britney Spears, 39, is getting ready to celebrate turning the big 4-0 and it’s sure to be epic! The singer, whose birthday is on Dec. 2, is planning on spending time in Mexico to hold festivities as she welcomes in her new age and she can’t wait, according to multiple sources.

IMDB’s annual Top 10 Stars and Top 10 Breakout Stars list for 2021 has been revealed.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn this week’s installment of Strictly Business, Variety’s weekly podcast featuring conversations with industry leaders about the business of media and entertainment, TaP Music’s Ed Millet and Wendy Ong go deep about the rewards and challenges of managing such prominent and pioneering artists as Lana Del Rey, Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding, Caroline Polacheck, Noah Cyrus and many more.The conversation starts with Millet discussing founding the company in 2010 with his