YouTube Sets Its “AI Music Principles” And Partners With Universal Music Group On New AI Incubator

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.

Fall Out Boy and Metro Boomin have been added to the list of performers for next week’s 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.The ceremony will take place at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey on September 12, and will also feature the recently-announced Olivia Rodrigo.Others to perform at the 2023 VMAs will be Måneskin, Doja Cat and more, alongside the newly announced Peso Pluma. It will be Fall Out Boy’s first performance on the show since 2007.Taylor Swift, Doja Cat and SZA lead the list of nominations, 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.

SAG-AFTRA’s National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator in a pitstop at TIFF revealed that the Taylor Swift: Eras Tour concert film, which is poised to open to $70M-$100M has a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement.

Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley are enjoying a night out.

Matty Healy appears to have a new woman in his life.

The 1975′s Matty Healy appears to have a new romantic interest: model Gabbriette Bechtel!

Thania Garcia Universal Music Greater China (UMGC) has appointed Timothy Xu as its new chairman and CEO of the Greater China division. He will be responsible for the music company’s operations across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, effective immediately.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After weeks of rumors, it’s official: Elliot Grainge’s 10K Projects, home to releases by Trippie Redd, Ice Spice, Iann Dior and more, has launched a joint venture with Warner Music Group. According to the announcement, the label, which was founded by Grainge — son of Universal Music chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge — in 2016, will become a standalone label within the WMG ecosystem, bringing its roster and team into the WMG fold.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to receive the Global Icon Award and make his live return at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.The rapper will receive the prestigious prize at New Jersey’s famed Prudential Center for his “unparalleled career and continued influence that has achieved unrivaled global success in music and beyond” next Tuesday (September 12).He will also perform on the night live for the first time at the VMAs since 2005.In addition to receiving the Global Icon Award, Diddy is also nominated for four other awards this year two of which include Best Collaboration for his work on ‘Creepin’ (Remix) and ‘Gotta Move On’ featuring Bryson Tiller, Ashanti and Yung Miami as well as Best Rap and Best R&B.He made his debut at the event in 1997 performing ‘Mo Money Mo Problems’ live and he went on to host the VMAs in 2005.Last year, the Global Icon Award went to Red Hot Chili Peppers who dedicated their prize to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.Meanwhile, Shakira will also be presented with the Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs, which was previously won in 2022 by Nicki Minaj, while other past winners include Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott.Taylor Swift, Doja Cat and SZA lead this year’s nominations with Swift getting eight nods, and the latter receiving six. Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith are all up for five each.

Taylor Swift’s live show was actress Sandra Oh.The moment took place at one of Taylor Swift’s recent US shows during her extensive ‘Eras’ tour, when two fans asked another audience member to snap a picture of them together to mark the occasion.It was only after the gig that it dawned on them that the person who they asked was none other than famous actress and Grey’s Anatomy star, Sandra Oh.Sharing a brief clip of the moment on her TikTok page, concertgoer Neen (@secondhandshroom) wrote: “I will never ever get over this… Asking a super nice lady to take our picture at the bottom of our section before the Eras Tour.”In the footage, a live video is shown of someone taking a photo of Neen and her friend at the show. The video then cuts to images of Oh in her medical scrubs while on the set of the hit medical drama, with the text overlay reading “She looks so much like Cristina Yang from Grey’s Anatomy!”The video has since gone viral and accumulated over seven million views on the platform.

EXCLUSIVE: Grant Singer has signed with LBI Entertainment, hot off making his feature directing debut in Reptile. Benicio Del Toro stars with Justin Timberlake in the thriller for Black Label Media and Netflix. The pic will be released October 6 after its Toronto premiere.  

Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato have reportedly dropped him.The Hollywood super agent — who has been branded by Taylor Swift as a “manipulative bully” amid years of hard-knuckle disputes over her master recordings — is also on the outs with his co-founders at TQ Ventures, an investment fund he helped launch in 2018, On The Money has learned. One source with direct knowledge said Braun’s co-founders — Andrew Marks, son of investing legend Howard Marks; and Schuster Tanger, heir to the Tanger Outlets mall fortune — have lately told some LPs that Scooter may not be involved in TQ’s future.Braun, Tanger and Marks each took an equal share at the fund’s inception even though Braun was not involved in the day-to-day operations, insiders said.

Måneskin, Demi Lovato, Karol G, and Stray Kids have been announced as the first performers at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.All four acts will perform at New Jersey’s famed Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12.During the ceremony, Måneskin will take to the stage for the second consecutive year for the premiere performance of their forthcoming new single ‘Honey (Are You Coming?)’.The Italian band are also up for the Best Rock award for their single ‘The Loneliest’ from their recent album ‘RUSH!’.Lovato meanwhile will make her return to the VMAs after six years. She is set to make the appearance just days before the release of her new album ‘Revamped’.

eight nominations, including video of the year, ahead of this year’s show. Should Swift sweep in all of her categories, the already 14-time VMAs winner will dethrone Madonna, 64, — who’s collected 20 moon people over the past four decades — as the second-winningest VMA performer of all time with 22 moon persons.

Thania Garcia MTV has announced the first round of performers for the 2023 Video Music Awards, taking place live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande have parted ways with manager Scooter Braun, according to reports.The music mogul is one of the most successful managers in the world, with clients including Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, Ava Max and Carly Rae Jepsen, per his official website.Braun first rose to fame in 2008 after helping launch the career of a then-12-year-old Bieber, after seeing him performing on YouTube, and has since gone on to represent him for 15 years. In recent years, however, Braun has faced controversy after apparently denying Taylor Swift her masters’ recordings.Now, it has been reported by various US media outlets that the famous music manager has parted ways with two of his big-name clients: Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato.The news of Lovato ending her working relationship with Braun comes from Variety, which reported that, although the reasons for the split are unknown, the separation was “amicable”.Lovato first announced her management with Braun in 2019, saying at the time that the partnership was like “dreams came true” for her.“I officially have a NEW MANAGER.

Thania Garcia YouTube has published a set of AI music principles and launched a new AI initiative with co-signs from artists, songwriters, and producers from Universal Music Group. Dubbed the AI Music Incubator, artists such as Anitta, Björn Ulvaeus, Juanes, Max Richter, Rosanne Cash, Ryan Tedder, Yo Gotti, and the Estate of Frank Sinatra, have been tapped to give their input.

Taylor Swift dressed to impress to attend Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley’s wedding on Saturday.

It might have taken place in New Jersey, but Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley's Long Island wedding couldn't have been more Hollywood. Jack, 39, and Margaret, 28, were forced to call in help from the authorities, after hundreds of die-hard Taylor Swift fans flooded the area, having realised the singer would be in attendance.

It’s official! Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley are officially Hollywood’s latest married couple.