The Weeknd’s ‘Save Your Tears’ Is 2021’s Most-Viewed Video on Vevo

2021, eh? Well in some cases, the best thing we can say about it is that at least it wasn't 2020. In fact, while the live music industry was still trying to get back on its feet and tours were getting postponed even further, there were plenty of music things going – some major comebacks, a handful of HUGE albums and an appetite, as ever, for new pop stars. So, join us at the dock of 2021 as we board the ship of pop and set sail towards 2022.

Jackie Weaver has revealed how her time in the spotlight this year "continues to feel like something that will not be here tomorrow" after going viral with a council meeting video. The 63-year-old became one of the most popular social media memes of the year after Handforth Parish Council's infamous Zoom meeting went viral in February .

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPhish, who have made a tradition out of New Year’s Eve concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden, have rescheduled their 2021-22 “New Year’s Run” due to the surge of Covid-19 in the New York area.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOlivia Rodrigo, BTS, Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, Pooh Shiesty were among the artists topping the major streaming services’ year-end charts, according to a list distributed Thursday by the Digital Media Association, of which Amazon, Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify and YouTube are members.DIMA noted that streaming continued to rise in 2021, and that major hip-hop and reggaeton artists garnered many of the top spots in the year-end lists, “benefitting from streaming

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn Wednesday, Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” the first single from his third studio album, ÷ (Divide), became the first song to reach three billion streams on Spotify.

The Weeknd has released a new music video for its title track.This highly stylised music video, which features CGI rendering from Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama, arrived on YouTube on Wednesday (December 21) in time for the record’s 10th anniversary.The video features a giant robot wandering through a dystopian world before stumbling upon a robotic version of The Weeknd.

There was no shortage of K-Pop excellence in 2021, especially when it came to supplying visual spectacles.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBrandi Carlile, Billie Joe Armstrong, Saweetie, Anitta, 24kGoldn, Kitty Ca$h and recent Variety cover star Jack Harlow will join Miley Cyrys and “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson’s New York’s Even special, airing live from Miami on Friday, Dec. 31 from 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBrandi Carlile, Graham Nash, Herbie Hancock, James Taylor, Leon Bridges, Pentatonix, Black Pumas, Jon Batiste, Maggie Rogers and Mickey Guyton will honor Joni Mitchell as performers at the MusiCares Person of the Year concert taking placed on Saturday, Jan.

COVID variant and new restrictions imposed upon the UK, a huge drop in turn-outs at shows and events due to either illness or reduced public confidence has left music venues “on the brink of collapse”.Now is the time when many venues, clubs, pubs and theatres make enough money to see them through the first quarter of the next year.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOlivia Rodrigo and Morgan Wallen topped the RIAA’s 2021 gold and platinum awards, the organization announced on Wednesday, with both artists’ latest albums attaining double-platinum status and Rodrigo’s blockbuster “Drivers License” single being certified four-times platinum.A total of 16 albums and 98 singles released this year achieved gold or platinum status; highlights appear below.RIAA Chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier said: “With another year of Gold & Platinum

The year is almost over and that means it’s time for the Just Jared Fan Awards – awards that are entirely voted for by fans and decided for by fans!

fast, fast—and to save our procrastinating butts, has just begun.Naturally, the sale selection gets an A+ from us. For starters, , like the Amazon Echo Show and Kindle Paperwhite, are on sale and available in exclusive bundles.

During the last year we as a nation have become more infatuated with property than ever before.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAhead of the reveal of the 2021 Time magazine prestigious Person of the Year honor, happening Monday, December 13, the publication on Thursday has revealed that Olivia Rodrigo is its 2021 Entertainer of the Year and Simone Biles the 2021 Athlete of the Year.Rodrigo was featured on the cover of Variety’s Young Hollywood issue over the summer and was named Songwriter of the Year at our Hitmakers event on Saturday, where she gave a moving acceptance speech and was

The 2021 AFI Awards have been announced and the top 10 movies and TV shows of the year have been revealed!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDrake has withdrawn his two Grammy nominations, a rep for the Recording Academy has confirmed to Variety.Sources tell Variety that the decision was made by Drake and his management, although his motivation was unclear at the time of this article’s publication.He was nominated for Best Rap Album for his “Certified Lover Boy” album and Best Rap Performance for his song “Way 2 Sexy” (featuring Future and Young Thug).

Social media platform TikTok announced its “Year on TikTok 2021”.