The Weeknd crew member sues Live Nation, claims he was run over by forklift

Thania Garcia Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion delivered the first performance of their latest joint single “Bongos” at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday. The show-stopping performance started with a glimmering entrance from Cardi who dropped down to the stage from atop a diamond ball. The pair of hitmakers were surrounded by a sea of background dancers as they went through their choreographed routine clad in sparkly blue outfits.

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are set to give their new collaboration ‘Bongos’ its live debut at next week’s 2023 MTV VMAs.The track was announced earlier this week and landed on Friday (September 8). It’s the first time that the two have joined forces since their global hit ‘WAP’, which dropped back in 2020.On September 12 at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey, the pair will play the song live for the first time alongside other performers including the recently-announced Olivia Rodrigo, Måneskin, Doja Cat, Fall Out Boy and more.Taylor Swift, Doja Cat and SZA lead the list of nominations for this year’s VMAs, which was revealed last month.Swift is leading the way with eight nominations, SZA earned six and Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Sam Smith have all earned five each.

Drake and The Weeknd will not be eligible for Grammy consideration, the Recording Academy has ruled.According to a report in The New York Times, earlier this week, the song – ‘Heart On My Sleeve’, which was was written and produced by the anonymous producer Ghostwriter, was submitted for Grammy consideration in two categories: Best Rap Song and Song Of The Year – both of which go to the writer of a song, not the performer.The Recording Academy’s chief executive, Harvey Mason Jr., was also believed to have said the song could be eligible on creative grounds and that it is an original composition written and recorded by humans. Because of that, Mason added: “It’s absolutely eligible because it was written by a human.”But one of the requirements for submission was that the track must be “available nationwide via brick-and-mortar stores, third-party online retailers and/or streaming services” which could act as a stumbling block because it was banned by the Universal Music Group shortly after it first surfaced earlier this year.A post shared by Harvey Mason jr.

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. has posted an Instagram video walking back comments published in the New York Times yesterday expressing support for the Grammy eligibility of "Heart on My Sleeve," a song created using deepfaked voice models of Drake and the Weeknd. Criticizing what he characterized as "bad and really inaccurate information," Mason Jr.

Selena Gomez has reacted to an AI cover of The Weeknd‘s ‘Starboy’ that uses computer-generated vocals of hers.Th singer has been working on new music as well as her acting career. Last month, the third season of the hit comedy series Only Murders In The Building hit streaming services, while the 31-year-old is also set to release her next album, currently dubbed ‘SG3’, in the coming months.In June, a snippet of the AI-generated Selena Gomez cover of ‘Starboy’ started to circulate.

FX has quite the slate of new releases on its Fall TV calendar, with “American Horror Story: Delicate” and the latest season of “Fargo” among then. But don’t sleep on “A Murder At The End Of The World,” a seven-episode limited series starring Emma Corrin and Clive Owen.

Drake and The Weeknd has been submitted for consideration at the Grammys.The song – ‘Heart On My Sleeve’, which was was written and produced by the anonymous producer Ghostwriter, blew up in a matter of hours and reached 13 million views on TikTok alone when it first surfaced earlier this year.On popular DSPs like Apple Music, Spotify, and Tidal, the song also had hundreds of thousand streams – with over 100,000 views on YouTube before Universal Music Group banned the song.Now, a representative for Ghostwriter has confirmed to The New York Times that the track has been submitted for Grammy consideration in two categories: Best Rap Song and Song Of The Year – both of which go to the writer of a song, not the performer.hi im ghostwriter. #drake #aivoice #theweeknd #ai #aidrake #theweekndai pic.twitter.com/lUUAHC1Xw8— ghostwriter977 (@imghostwrit3r) April 16, 2023According to the Recording Academy’s chief executive, Harvey Mason Jr., the song could be eligible on creative grounds and that it is an original composition written and recorded by humans.

“Heart On My Sleeve,” the hit viral song that uses A.I. to replicate the voices of Drake and The Weeknd, would be Grammy-eligible for Song of the Year and Best Rap Song.

“Heart on My Sleeve,” a song created by the producer Ghostwriter using deepfaked vocal likenesses of Drake and The Weeknd, has been submitted to the Grammys for consideration, the New York Times reports. The song debuted in April and was created without the approval of either artist; after the song quickly became a viral sensation, Universal Music Group successfully pulled it from streaming services.

The anonymous artist Ghostwriter could be nominated for a Grammy for a song with vocals that aren’t even real.

Ethan Shanfeld A collaborative track featuring AI-generated facsimiles of Drake and the Weeknd’s voices titled “Heart on My Sleeve” has been submitted for Grammy consideration. One caveat: Neither Drake nor the Weeknd had anything to do with it.

The Weeknd has reacted to the news that Taylor Swift is now the only other music artist with 100million Spotify listeners.After it was announced that Swift had reached the prestigious milestone last week, an achievement previously only held by The Weeknd – real name Abel Tesfaye – he shared a message of congratulations for the singer.Resharing a news post to his Instagram Story, The Weeknd left a fingers crossed emoji, seemingly in a show of support indicating their shared good fortune and friendship (via Billboard).The news post also featured a 2015 photo of the singer hugging The Weeknd onstage at her ‘1989‘ world tour, where she brought him out as a surprise guest to perform his song ‘Can’t Feel My Face’.Queen behavior

Despite bad weather conditions, the crew of Warner Bros. series The Winchesters was instructed to keep filming. Shortly thereafter, lightning struck a crew member.

The Weeknd won’t be collaborating anymore.

The Weeknd has shared some new studio photos with Metro Boomin and Mike Dean, fuelling rumours that a new album release could be imminent.The singer – who recently announced his plan to retire his moniker and record under birth name Abel Tesfaye – has long teased a trilogy of albums, having so far released ‘After Hours’ and ‘Dawn FM’.Back in June, he then confirmed in an interview with Variety that he was “finishing the third part of this saga, of this trilogy”.New pictures posted to Instagram this weekend have now teased that the final LP could be coming soon. “i hear the fire in the sky.

Selome Hailu Goodbye, angel. “The Idol” — HBO’s controversy-ridden series from Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye — has been canceled after one season.

Selena Gomez is setting the record straight about rumours her new song “Single Soon” is about her ex-boyfriend The Weeknd.

Selena Gomez dropped an anthem about an ex — but not the one you think!On Friday, the 30-year-old released her new song, «Single Soon.» The catchy lyrics include lines that say «Should I do it on the phone?/Should I leave a little note/In the pocket of his coat? Yeah/Maybe I'll just disappear/I don't wanna see a tear/And the weekend's almost here.»In the chorus, Gomez gears up to be single, singing, «I'm pickin' out this dress/Tryin' on these shoes/'Cause I'll be single soon/I'll be single soon/I know he'll be a mess/When I break the news/But I'll be single soon/I'll be single soon.»Fans were quick to speculate that the song was about her famous ex, The Weeknd, but Gomez said not so fast. In response to an Instagram post asking fans if they believe the song is about the «Star Boy» singer, the actress commented, «Couldn't be more false.» Gomez and The Weeknd — whose real name is Abel Tesfaye — began dating in 2017 and ended their relationship 10 months later in October.

Selena Gomez‘s new song “Single Soon” has sparked a lot of theories from fans.

Selena Gomez has shut down rumours that her recent comeback song ‘Single Soon’ is about The Weeknd.‘Single Soon’ was released on Friday (August 25) and in its lyrics Gomez talks of swapping a relationship for her own freedom.“I’m pickin’ out this dress / Tryin’ on these shoes / ‘Cause I’ll be single soon / I’ll be single soon,” she sings, adding: “I know he’ll be a mess / When I break the news / But I’ll be single soon.”After the song’s release, many have shared their belief that the track was written about Abel Tesfaye, but Gomez was quick to deny the rumour. The pair dated for a short time in 2017.Replying to a post on Instagram, she simply wrote: “Couldn’t be more false.”Selena Gomez rejects speculation that her new single, “Single Soon,” is about The Weeknd: “Couldn’t be more false” pic.twitter.com/1tijSLok86— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 28, 2023Last week, Gomez announced that she would be releasing a new song as a way to hold fans over while she works on completing her third album.