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What Is The Nominations Window For The 2024 Grammys?

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The nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards will be unveiled in just a few days, on November 10. In the meantime, fans wait in excitement to see if their favorite artists, songs, and albums will receive an acknowledgment from the Recording Academy. Beyond that, the winners will be revealed when the ceremony airs on February 4, 2024.

However, worth considering before all that is the window of time that a piece of work must have been released between that would make it acceptable for consideration. The current nomination window looks at everything from October 1, 2022 to September 15, 2023. (As an example, this means that while Taylor Swift’s Midnights would be in the running, her 1989 (Taylor’s Version) would be included as a possibility for 2025, as it missed the 2024 cut-off.)

Another thing to note is that, according to the Recording Academy’s official website, the recordings had to be “commercially released” in the United States to be considered. Once the nominations are out, voters of the Academy will then cast their ballots for the final round of voting. For more about the selection process, visit their official website here.

The Recording Academy will be livestreaming the nomination announcement both on its official website and on YouTube. More information on how to watch the 2024 Grammy nomination ceremony can be found here.

Here Are The Performers For Macy’s 2023 Thanksgiving Day Parade

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The 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is just around the corner, now that today is the first day of November. With the event being held each year in New York, viewers and attendees who are looking forward might be wondering who will be performing this year — when it will be hosted on November 23.

Here’s a look at the current lineup — and some of the key highlights.

Jon Batiste is set to open the show. Earlier this year, the Grammy winner released his new album, World Music Radio.

Cher is also one of the performers at the parade this year. She recently announced that she’s made her first Christmas album, and she’s expected to play a selection from that.

Throughout the parade’s runtime, other acts on the lineup include “Bell Biv DeVoe, Brandy, Chicago, En Vogue, ENHYPEN, David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Drew Holcomb And The Neighbors, Jessie James Decker, Ashley Park with the cast and Muppets of Sesame Street, Pentatonix, Paul Russell, Amanda Shaw and Alex Smith and Manuel Turizo,” according to Today.com.

There will also be 16 balloons themed to characters, including new ones like “Beagle Scout Snoopy” and Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece, 26 floats, 12 marching bands, Santa Claus, and thousands of volunteers working to make the Thanksgiving festivity run smoothly.

All The New Albums Coming Out In November 2023

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Keeping track of all the new albums coming out in a given month is a big job, but we’re up for it: Below is a comprehensive list of the major releases you can look forward to in November. If you’re not trying to potentially miss out on anything, it might be a good idea to keep reading.

Friday, November 3

  • Actress — LXXXVIII (Ninja Tune)
  • AJR — The Maybe Man (Universal)
  • Amor Muere — A time to love, a time to die (Scrawl)
  • Animal Hospital — Shelf Life (Sipsman)
  • Atreyu — A Torch in the Dark EP (Spinefarm)
  • Ava Mirzadegan — Dark Dark Blue (Team Love Records)
  • Bad Wolves — Die About It (Better Noise Music)
  • bar italia — The Twits (Matador)
  • Billy Joel — The Vinyl Collection, Vol.2 (Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings)
  • Cash Bently — Cash Corridos 3 (True Panther)
  • Chicago — Chicago Greatest Christmas Hits (Rhino)
  • Chick Corea Elektric Band — The Future Is Now (Candid)
  • Cody Johnson — Leather (COJO Music/Warner Music Nashville)
  • Cold War Kids — Cold War Kids (CWKTWO/AWAL)
  • Crystal Fighters — Light + ([PIAS])
  • Danielle Howle — Current (Kill Rock Stars Nashville)
  • Delilah Holliday — Invaluable Vol. 2 EP (One Little Independent Records)
  • Dirty Honey — Can’t Find the Brakes (Dirt Records)
  • Dirty Nice — Surrenderland (Chiverin Records)
  • Dove Armitage — Concernless EP (KRO Records)
  • Drop Nineteens — Hard Light (Wharf Cat)
  • Empty Country — Empty Country II (Get Better Records)
  • Enny Owl — Homes in Humans (Weird Sister Records)
  • ERNIE — Cold Cuts EP (Gravity Records)
  • Gregory Porter — Christmas Wish (Blue Note/Decca Records)
  • Hilary Woods — Acts of Light (Sacred Bones)
  • Hotline TNT — Cartwheel (Third Man Records)
  • Ian Sweet — Sucker (Polyvinyl Records)
  • ill peach — THIS IS NOT AN EXIT (Hardly Art)
  • Jaime Wyatt — Feel Good (New West Records)
  • Jean-Michel Jarre — OXYMOREWORKS (Sony Music)
  • Jeffrey Martin — Thank God We Left the Garden (Fluff and Gravy Records)
  • Jimmy Buffett — Equal Strain on All Parts (Mailboat/Sun Records)
  • Jockstrap — I<3UQTINVU (Rough Trade Records)
  • Johnny Marr — Spirit Power: The Best of Johnny Marr (BMG)
  • Joy (Anonymous) — Cult Classics (Island)
  • Jung Kook — GOLDEN (Big Hit Music)
  • Kevin Abstract — Blanket (Video Store/RCA)
  • Keys N Krates — IN: TENSION (Last Gang Records)
  • King Creosote — I DES (Domino Records)
  • kwes. — Rye Lane (Original Score) (Warp Records)
  • Laura Veirs — Phone Orphans (Raven Marching Band Records)
  • Light Beams — Wild Life (Dischord Records/Mud Memory)
  • Liza Anne — Utopian (Antifragile Music)
  • Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee — Los Angeles (Play It Again Sam)
  • Marnie Stern — The Comeback Kid (Joyful Noise Records)
  • Marshmello — Sugar Papi (Joytime Collective)
  • Matmos — Return to Archive (Smithsonian Folkways)
  • Michael Franti & Spearhead — Big Big Love (Boo Boo Wax)
  • Micky Dolenz — Dolenz Sings R.E.M. EP (7A Records)
  • Move 78 — Grains (Village Live Records)
  • Neil Young — Time Fades Away 50 (Reprise Records)
  • New Kids on the Block — The Block Revisited (Interscope)
  • Niall Horan — The Show: The Encore (Capitol Records)
  • Osmo Lindeman — Electronic Works (Sahko Recordings)
  • Pendulum — Anima EP (Virgin/Mushroom Group)
  • Sarah Davachi — Long Gradus (Late Music)
  • Semisonic — Little Bit of Sun (Pleasuresonic Recordings)
  • Sen Morimoto — Diagnosis (City Slang)
  • Seth MacFarlane and Liz Gillies — We Wish You The Merriest (Decca Classics)
  • Shooter Jennings — Shooter Jennings & The Werewolves of Los Angeles Do Zevon (BCR Media)
  • Silent Planet — Superbloom (UNFD/Solid State Records)
  • Skyway Man — Flight of the Long Distance Healer (Mama Bird)
  • Sonny Digital — Dolores Son (Atlantic Records)
  • Snail Mail — Valentine (Demos) EP (Matador)
  • Spiritbox — The Fear of Fear EP (Rise Records)
  • Spiritual Cramp — Spiritual Cramp (Blue Grape Music)
  • The Struts — Pretty Vicious (Big Machine)
  • SUDS — The Great Overgrowth (Big Scary Monsters)
  • Swampmeat Family Band — Polish Your Old Halo (PNKSLM Recordings)
  • Sylvia Tyson — At the End of the Day (Stony Plain Records)
  • TIFFY — So Serious (Totally Real Records/Dollhouse Lightning)
  • Tkay Maidza — Sweet Justice (4AD/Dew Process)
  • University — Title Track EP (Transgressive)
  • Van Morrison — Accentuate the Positive (Exile)
  • Various Artists — Rap Sh!t: The Mixtape (Soundtrack from the Max Original Series, S2) (Raedio/Def Jam)
  • William Eggleston — 512 (Secretly Canadian)
  • Willie Nelson — Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 Live At The Hollywood Bowl (Legacy Recordings)
  • Yawning Balch — Volume Two (Heavy Psych Sounds)
  • Youth Fountain — Together In Lonesome (Pure Noise Records)
  • Zoe Wees — Therapy (Capitol Records)
  • Zooey Celeste — Restless Thoughts (ATO Records)

Friday, November 10

  • 99LETTERS — Zigoku / 地獄 (Phantom Limb)
  • Aaron Lee Tasjan — Naked Pop Songs Live! (New West Records)
  • Aesop Rock — Integrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers Entertainment)
  • aespa — Drama EP (SM Entertainment)
  • Aïsha Devi — Death Is Home (Houndstooth)
  • Anthony Pirog — Nepenthe Series Vol. 1 (Otherly Love Records)
  • Art Feynman — Be Good the Crazy Boys (Western Vinyl)
  • AWOLNATION — Candy Pop EP (Better Noise Music)
  • Bear’s Den — White Magnolias EP (Communion Records)
  • Beirut — Handsel (Pompeii Records)
  • Brandy — Christmas with Brandy (Brand Nu)
  • Bre Kennedy — Scream Over Everything (Nettwerk)
  • Broadside — Hotel Bleu (SharpTone Records)
  • Bruce Brubaker — Eno Piano (InFiné)
  • Calling Hours — Say Less (Revelation Records)
  • Cannons — Heartbeat Highway (Columbia)
  • Cat Power — Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert (Domino)
  • Chris Stapleton — Higher (Mercury Nashville)
  • Crush Club — The Sun EP (Symphonic)
  • Cuco — Hitchhiker EP (Interscope Records)
  • Daneshevskaya — Long Is The Tunnel (Winspear)
  • Daniel Donato — Reflector (Retrace Music)
  • David Holmes — Blind on a Galloping Horse (Heavenly Recordings)
  • Delia Meshlir — Bring Back the Light (Ba Da Bing Records)
  • Foghat — Sonic Mojo (Foghat Records)
  • François J. Bonnet & Stephen O’Malley — Cylene II (Drag City)
  • Fresco Trey — Detour EP (Warner Records)
  • George Riley — Un/limited Love EP (Ninja Tune)
  • Greg Lake — Magical (The Solo Years) (Manticore Records)
  • HAAi — DJ​-Kicks: HAAi (!K7 Records)
  • Hit Bargain — A Dog A Deer A Seal (Get Better Records)
  • J. Caesar — Another Day, Another World EP (Secretsundaze)
  • jess joy — SOURCEHEIRESS (Joyful Noise Recordings)
  • Jesse Kivel — Life and Death at Party Rock (New Feelings)
  • John Francis Flynn — Look Over the Wall, See the Sky (River Lea Recordings)
  • John Moreland — Live at Third Man Records (Third Man Records)
  • June McDoom — With Strings (Temporary Residence Limited)
  • The Kid LAROI — The First Time (Columbia)
  • King Louie Bankston — Harahan Fats (Goner Records)
  • KiNG MALA — Spilt Milk EP (Human Re Sources/The Orchard)
  • Kristen Ludwig — Sunbeam (Oscar St. Records)
  • L.S. Dunes — Lost Songs: Lines and Shapes (Fantasy Records)
  • Last Dinosaurs — RYU (Nettwerk)
  • Layperson — Massive Leaning (Lung Records/Bud Tapes)
  • Lila Blue — Sweet Pea (MOXE)
  • The Lives of Famous Men — Greener Pasture Blues (Human Re Sources/The Orchard)
  • Locket — Superluminal (Fearless Records)
  • Lola Brooke — Dennis Daughter (Arista Records)
  • Måneskin — Rush! (Are U Coming?) (Arista)
  • Meagre Martin — Gut Punch (Mansions & Millions)
  • Mia Joy — Celestial Mirror EP (Fire Talk Records)
  • Miguel Atwood-Ferguson — Les Jardins Mystiques Vol. 1 (Brainfeeder)
  • Mon Laferte — Autopoiética (Universal Music México)
  • MTVoid — Matter’s Knot, Pt. 1 (Lobal Orning)
  • Mxmtoon — Plum Blossom (Revisited) EP (AWAL)
  • Ninajirachi — 4×4 EP (NLV Records)
  • Patrick Shiroishi — I Was Too Young to Hear Silence (American Dreams)
  • Paulina Anna Strom — Echoes, Spaces, Line (Rvng Int’l)
  • PinkPantheress — Heaven Knows (Warner UK)
  • Pure Bathing Culture — Chalice (First City Artists)
  • Quantic — Dancing While Falling (Play It Again Sam)
  • Rick Ross and Meek Mill — Too Good To Be True (Maybach Music Group/Gamma)
  • Rosie Darling — Lanterns (Nettwerk)
  • The Sleeping Souls — Just Before the World Starts Burning (Xtra Mile Recordings)
  • Sophie Lloyd — Imposter Syndrome (Autumn Records)
  • Special Interest — Endure Remixed (Rough Trade/Remote Control Records)
  • Sydney Rose — One Sided (Public Consumption)
  • Trey Magnifique — Mature Situations (Human Re Sources/The Orchard)
  • Vincent Neil Emerson — The Golden Crystal Kingdom (RCA)
  • Wayside — What Does Your Soul Look Like (Nature Girl Records)
  • Wiki and Tony Seltzer — 14K Figaro (Wikset Enterprise)
  • YoungBoy Never Broke Again — Decide 2 (Never Broke Again/Motown)

Friday, November 17

  • 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne — Welcome 2 Collegrove (Def Jam/Gamebread)
  • Acetone — I’m still waiting. (New West Records)
  • Ali Sethi and Nicolas Jaar — Intiha (Other People)
  • Auragraph — New Standard (DAIS Records)
  • Babebee — A Prophecy EP (Epitaph Records)
  • Bastards of Soul — Give It Right Back (Eastwood Music Group)
  • Billy Porter — Black Mona Lisa (Island UK/Republic Records)
  • Daniel Bachman — When the Roses Come Again (Three Lobed Recordings)
  • Danny Brown — Quaranta (Warp)
  • Danny Daze — ::BLUE:: (Omnidisc)
  • Divorce — Heady Metal EP (Gravity/EMI Records)
  • Dolly Parton — Rockstar (Butterfly Records/Big Machine Records)
  • Dori Freeman — Do You Recall (Blue Hens Music)
  • Dutch Mustard — Beauty EP (DM Records)
  • The Dwarves — Concept Album (Greedy Records)
  • Earthside — Let the Truth Speak (Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group)
  • Emeli Sandé — How Were We To Know (Chrysalis Records)
  • ENHYPEN — Orange Blood (Belift Lab/Genie/Stone)
  • Frost Children — Hearth Room (True Panther)
  • H31R — Headspace (Big Dada)
  • Halfnoise — City Talk (Congrats Records)
  • Iron & Wine — Who Can See Forever (Sub Pop)
  • Jaakko Eino Kalevi — Chaos Magic (Weird World)
  • Jeremy Squires — Riddle of Stars (Blackbird Record Label)
  • John Vincent III — Songs for the Canyon (Concord Records)
  • Josh Radnor — Eulogy I (Flower Moon Records)
  • Joshua Van Tassel — Lullabies for Adults (Backward Music)
  • Juliana Hatfield — Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat)
  • Julie Byrne — Julie Byrne with Laugh Cry Laugh EP (Ghostly International)
  • The Kinks — The Journey — Part 2 (BMG)
  • Kurupi — Mano EP (Hit the North Records)
  • Kurt Vile — Back to Moon Beach EP (Verve)
  • Kyle Gordon — Kyle Gordon is Great (BMG)
  • Linying — House Mouse EP (Nettwerk)
  • Luther Dickinson — Magic Music for Family Folk (Antone’s Records/New West Records)
  • Madge — Boxjar (AntiFragile Music)
  • Mia June — Don’t Forget Your Bags EP (Father/Daughter Records)
  • Mock Media — Mock Media II (Tin Angel Records)
  • Montañera — A Flor De Piel (Western Vinyl)
  • Nathan Melja — With Dan! (Parodia)
  • Neil Hamburger — Season Depression Suite (Drag City)
  • Plain White T’s — Plain White T’s (MRI)
  • The Polyphonic Spree — Salvage Enterprise (Good Records Recordings)
  • Richard Walters — Murmurate (Nettwerk)
  • Ritual King — The Infinite Mirror (Ripple Music)
  • Sango — North Vol. 2 (Sango Recordings)
  • Saunder Jurriaans — Phantom Limb (Ghost Talk Records)
  • Smoke Fairies — Carried in Sound (Year Seven Records)
  • Soars — Repeater (Pelagic Records)
  • Soledriver — Return Me to Light (Frontiers Music)
  • Spencer Zahn — Statues II (Cascine)
  • Steve Aoki — HiROQUEST: Double Helix (Dim Mak/DJ Kid Millionaire)
  • Vince Clarke — Sound of Silence (Mute)
  • Walter Wolfman Washington — Feel So At Home (Tipitina’s Record Club)
  • Water From Your Eyes — Crushed By Everyone (Matador Records)
  • Wind Walkers — What If I Break? (self-released)
  • Wrabel — based on a true story (Big Gay Records/Nettwerk)

Friday, November 24

  • Almost Honest — The Hex of Penn’s Woods (Argonauta Records)
  • Bill Gould and Jared Blum — The Eclipse (Koolarrow Records/SubOst)
  • Busta Rhymes — BLOCKBUSTA (Epic Records)
  • The Coronas — The Best of the Early Days (SoFarSoGood)
  • DJ Muggs and Dean Hurley — Divinity (Original Motion Picture Score) (Sacred Bones Records)
  • Future Static — Liminality (Wild Thing Records)
  • Guided By Voices — Nowhere to Go But Up (GBV Inc.)
  • Human Interest — Empathy Lives in Outer Space EP (Nice Swan Records)
  • Joe Jackson — Mr. Joe Jackson Presents: Max Champion in ‘What A Racket!’ (‎EARMUSIC)
  • Margo Price — Strays (Live at Grimey’s) (Loma Vista Recordings)
  • merci, mercy — Like An Orchid EP (Liberation Records)
  • MF Tomlinson — We Are Still Wild Horses — Remixed EP (PRAH Recordings)
  • My Morning Jacket — Happy Holiday! (ATO Records)
  • O. — SLICE EP (Speedy Wunderground)
  • Pole — Tempus Remix EP (Mute)
  • Raze Regal & White Denim Inc — Raze Regal & White Denim Inc (Bella Union)
  • Screaming Trees — Live at Egg Studios (Screaming Trees LLC)
  • The Sleeping Souls — Just Before the World Starts Burning (Xtra Mile Recordings)
  • Spector — Here Come the Early Nights (Sony/RCA)
  • Take That — This Life (EMI)
  • Teen Daze — Quiet City EP (Easy Listening Recordings)

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

King Isis’ ‘Make It Up’ Video Is A Spooky Look At The Singer’s Idea Of A Halloween-Themed Lover’s Quarrel

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Halloween 2023 is here. While most recording artists — including Ice Spice, Megan Thee Stallion, and Uproxx cover star Chlöe — are focused on their over-the-top costumes, King Isis is interested solely in providing the soundtrack for the evening. The artist’s spooky spirit is at the center of their latest single, “Make It Up.”

For the official video, the musician fully embraced the ghoulish theme associated with the holiday as they finds themselves caught in a battle for the heart of a vampire.

“Waves we undo / Crash and renew / What’s it take for you / Shades of your blue / Sink in my shoes / Drowning in your hues / Still see you in my rear view no I can’t keep running from / Release you I still bleed you hold me like another crutch / I don’t wanna know or let it go how hard it was,” sings King Isis.

In a statement shared with Clash Magazine, they shared the inspiration behind the track. “I wrote the first version of this song at home in Oakland, going through lows in love and life,” King Isis said. “I was experimenting with darker production and more droney melodies, which I felt encompassed the monotonous feeling of just getting through the motions that were my life at the time.”

Watch the “Make It Up” video above.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The Best Vinyl Releases Of October 2023

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Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival. As a result, music fans are interested in physical media in ways they may not have if the decades-old medium hasn’t made a comeback. That doesn’t mean everybody is listening to just their parents’ old music, though. That’s part of it, sure, thanks to rereleases that present classic albums in new ways. A vital part of the renewed vinyl wave, though, is new projects being released as records, of which there are plenty.

Whatever you might be into, each month brings a new slew of vinyl releases that has something for everybody. Some stand out above the rest, naturally, so check out some of our favorite vinyl releases of October below.

Linda Ronstadt — A Merry Little Christmas (Reissue)

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In the year 2000, Linda Ronstadt carved herself a space in the holiday music pantheon with her A Merry Little Christmas album. Now, ahead of the holiday season, the project is being reissued, with this rerelease being the first time the project is available on vinyl. There are three pressings to suit any festive record collection: metallic silver, evergreen, and poinsettia red.

Get it here.

Mötley Crüe — Year Of The Devil

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Mötley Crüe came into their own with their second album, 1983’s Shout At The Devil. To mark the project’s 40th anniversary, there’s a fresh new reissue that has a bunch of goodies, like reproductions of 7-inch singles, tarot cards, and event a collection of demos, compiled and dubbed Shout At The Demos & Rarities.

Get it here.

Tom Waits — Bone Machine and The Black Rider (Reissues)

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Tom Waits and longtime collaborator/wife Kathleen Brennan are overseeing a reissue project at the moment, and the latest releases from the bunch are two of Waits’ best ’90s albums: Bone Machine and The Black Rider. Both are available for the first time on vinyl in the US, and come in both black and colored versions. (In case you missed it, Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, and Franks Wild Years were previously reissued in September; Find more information on those in the link below.)

Get it here.

The Blood Brothers — Burn, Piano Island, Burn (20th Anniversary Reissue)

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Seattle post-hardcore favorites The Blood Brothers are celebrating 20 years of their classic album Burn, Piano Island, and they’re doing so with a reissue. It’s a fun one, too, as it comes with the album on exclusive colored vinyl (differing depending on where you pick it up), an “Ambulance Vs. Ambulance” 7-inch, and an expanded 32-page booklet featuring new liner notes and photos.

Get it here.

Future — Pluto, DS2, Super Slimey, Monster, Beast Mode, 56 Nights, Purple Reign, Future, and Hndrxx (Reissues)

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Future is currently offering the perfect opportunity for fans to get his work into their vinyl collections: He’s bringing nine of his albums and mixtapes to vinyl in a series of drops. Pluto, DS2, and Super Slimey kicked things off on October 20; Monster, Beast Mode, and 56 Nights arrived on October 27; and Purple Reign, Future, and Hndrxx are coming November 3.

Get it here.

Led Zeppelin — IV (Reissue)

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Atlantic Records launched a 75 anniversary campaign not long ago and it’s good news for vinyl fans, as the long-running label has a number of classic releases prime for reissues. Among the lot of LPs getting re-pressed is Led Zeppelin’s IV, which comes in a lovely translucent vinyl.

Get it here.

Coldplay — A Head Full Of Dreams (Reissue)

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As part of the same campaign as the Led Zep album, Coldplay is reissuing their esteemed 2015 project A Head Full Of Dreams. It’s pressed on 140g colored recycled vinyl and comes with a bonus track, the hit Chainsmokers collaboration “Something Just Like This.

Get it here.

Nirvana — In Utero (30th Anniversary Reissue)

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Nirvana’s Nevermind reissue was a big deal in 2021, and now it’s In Utero‘s turn. The beloved Nevermind follow-up is 30 now and it’s getting re-released in a number of formats, including an 8-LP edition that includes a whopping 53 unreleased tracks, including two previously unheard full shows from the In Utero tour.

Get it here.

Van Halen — The Collection II

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In 2015, Van Halen unveiled The Collection, which focused on the band’s first six albums. Now, after nearly a decade, The Collection II is here. This five-LP release highlights the band’s second incarnation (Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony) and features four remastered albums (5150, OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, and Balance), as well as some rarities from between 1989 and 2004.

Get it here.

U2 — Zooropa (30th Anniversary Reissue)

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U2 is currently in the spotlight thanks to their concerts at the wild new Las Vegas venue The Sphere, for a residency dubbed U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere. 1993’s Zooropa, meanwhile, is very much a part of the Achtung Baby story, and as Zooropa turns 30, the band has reissued the album in a transparent yellow vinyl pressing.

Get it here.

Bruce Springsteen – Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.

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Limited to just 7,500 copies, Springsteen’s debut album gets the audiophile treatment from MoFi, making this pressing of the classic album a must-own for fans of The Boss. For those into the pressing specifics, that means 1/4″ / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe. Get out your good headphones for this, “Blinded By The Light” has never sounded so good.

Get it here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Taylor Swift Is Once Again No. 1 On The ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 And ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Hasn’t Even Hit The Charts Yet

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Every Monday, Billboard unveils the top 10 songs on the latest Hot 100 chart. The most recent rankings, for the chart dated November 4, are out now, so let’s run down who had this week’s biggest hits.

10. Gunna — “F*kumean”

This week’s top-10 songs are mostly the same as last week but shuffled around some, except for “F*kumean,” the only top-10 song that wasn’t in the region last week. The song, which previously peaked at No. 4, wasn’t far off, though, as it was No. 11 in last week’s ranks.

9. Bad Bunny — “Monaco”

Bad Bunny’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana single was the biggest chart debut last week, entering the chart at No. 5. This week, though, it’s nearly out of the top 10.

8. Drake — “IDGAF” Feat. Yeat

“IDGAF” had a big opening week at No. 2 a couple weeks ago, but it’s been gradually working its way down the Hot 100 after falling to No. 4 this week and now No. 8 this frame.

7. Morgan Wallen — “Thinkin’ Bout Me”

This Wallen song and the next one on this list at No. 6 continue their massive climbs over the past couple weeks: “Thinkin’ Bout Me” rose from No. 25 to No. 10 and now to No. 7, a return sparked by Drake’s For All The Dogs songs leaving the top 10.

6. Morgan Wallen — “Last Night”

Similarly, “Last Night,” a former No. 1, rose from No. 19 to No. 9 and now it’s flirting with re-entering the top 5 at No. 6.

5. Luke Combs — “Fast Car”

2023 has been good to Tracy Chapman: She owns both the writer’s and publisher’s share of her song “Fast Car,” so Combs’ successful cover has been lining her pockets for the past few months.

4. Zach Bryan — “I Remember Everything” Feat. Kacey Musgraves

“I Remember Everything” continues to be a multi-genre hit, as it’s No. 1 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Rock Songs charts for an ninth week and the Hot Country Songs chart for a fifth time.

3. SZA — “Snooze”

“Snooze” hasn’t quite hit No. 1, but it’s been dominating the Hot R&B Songs chart, where it’s No. 1 for the 13th week.

2. Doja Cat — “Paint The Town Red”

“Paint The Town Red” is perhaps Doja Cat’s biggest hit of her career, as it’s her only song to spend more than one week at No. 1 on the Hot 100. Even this week, it’s still thriving at No. 2.

1. Taylor Swift — “Cruel Summer”

1989 (Taylor’s Version) is only a few days old so it hasn’t hit the charts yet, but Swift didn’t need it to claim No. 1 this week thanks to “Cruel Summer.” It looks like we’ll be seeing a lot of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) on the Hot 100 next week, though: On release day, the album’s songs occupied the top 21 spots of the daily Spotify songs chart for the US, and subsequent daily charts have been pretty much the same story.

How To Livestream The Grammys 2024 Nominations Announcement

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In just a few days on November 10, artists like Kim Petras, Jeff Tweedy, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and more will be uniting to unveil the nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards. Given that fans have been waiting to see if their favorites will get a nod in any of the major categories, they also might be wondering how to livestream the announcement.

Here’s what to know.

On that day, fans will be able to watch the Grammy nominees get revealed through a stream that will run on both YouTube and their official website here. The ceremony will start by announcing the general and then select categories.

According to Billboard, this year the awards show is limiting the number of nominees in categories like Album Of The Year and more down to just 8. (It used to be up to 10.) Rounding out the general awards are Song Of The Year; Record Of The Year; Best New Artist; and now, the added Producer Of The Year; Non-Classical; and Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical.

The Grammy nominations pre-show will start at 10:45 a.m. ET. At 11, the livestream event will then kick off and will run until 11:25 a.m. ET. For those who miss the stream, the nominees will be posted online immediately after it finishes.

Then, the 2024 Grammy Awards will be held on February 4, 2024, where the winners will be revealed.

Here’s The Full List Of Nominations For The 2023 Billboard Music Awards

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Billboard unveiled their full list of finalist nominees, ahead of the 2023 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, November 19. Taylor Swift leads the nominations with nods in 20 different categories. SZA and Morgan Wallen follow her close behind, as both are tied at 17.

The finalists, according to The Hollywood Reporter, were determined by the “year-end performance metrics” on the different charts.

Continue scrolling to see the complete nomination list.

Top Artist

Drake
SZA
Taylor Swift
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Top New Artist

Bailey Zimmerman
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Peso Pluma
Zach Bryan

Top Male Artist

Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
The Weeknd
Zach Bryan

Top Female Artist

Beyoncé
Taylor Swift
Miley Cyrus
SZA
Olivia Rodrigo

Top Duo/Group

Eslabon Armado
Fifty Fifty
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Metallica

Top Billboard 200 Artist

Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist

Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Songwriter

Ashley Gorley
Jack Antonoff
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

Top Hot 100 Producer

Jack Antonoff
Joey Moi
Metro Boomin
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

Top Streaming Songs Artist

Drake
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

Top Radio Songs Artist

Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist

Jason Aldean
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
Oliver Anthony Music
Taylor Swift

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist

Bad Bunny
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist

Bad Bunny
Ed Sheeran
NewJeans
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top R&B Artist

Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Rihanna
SZA
The Weeknd

Top R&B Male Artist

Chris Brown
Miguel
The Weeknd

Top R&B Female Artist

Beyoncé
Rihanna
SZA

Top R&B Touring Artist

Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd

Top Rap Artist

21 Savage
Drake
Lil Baby
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott

Top Rap Male Artist

21 Savage
Drake
Travis Scott

Top Rap Female Artist

Doja Cat
Ice Spice
Nicki Minaj

Top Rap Touring Artist

50 Cent
Drake
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa

Top Country Artist

Bailey Zimmerman
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

Top Country Male Artist

Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Zach Bryan

Top Country Female Artist

Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Taylor Swift

Top Country Duo/Group

Old Dominion
Parmalee
Zac Brown Band

Top Country Touring Artist

George Strait
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Top Rock Artist

Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Stephen Sanchez
Steve Lacy
Zach Bryan

Top Rock Duo/Group

Arctic Monkeys
Foo Fighters
Metallica

Top Rock Touring Artist

Coldplay
Depeche Mode
Elton John

Top Latin Artist

Bad Bunny
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Karol G
Peso Pluma

Top Latin Male Artist

Bad Bunny
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Female Artist

Karol G
Rosalía
Shakira

Top Latin Duo/Group

Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera

Top Latin Touring Artist

Daddy Yankee
Karol G
RBD

Top Global K-Pop Artist

Jimin
NewJeans
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TWICE

Top K-Pop Touring Artist

Blackpink
Suga
TWICE

Top Afrobeats Artist

Burna Boy
Libianca
Rema
Tems
Wizkid

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

Beyoncé
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Drake
Tiësto

Top Christian Artist

Brandon Lake
Elevation Worship
For King And Country
Lauren Daigle
Phil Wickham

Top Gospel Artist

CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kanye West
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music

Top Billboard 200 Album

Drake & 21 Savage — Her Loss
Metro Boomin — Heroes & Villains
Morgan Wallen — One Thing At A Time
SZA — SOS
Taylor Swift — Midnights

Top Soundtrack

“Barbie The Album”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By”
“Elvis”
“Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture)”
“Top Gun: Maverick”

Top R&B Album

Beyoncé — Renaissance
Brent Faiyaz — Wasteland
Drake — Honestly, Nevermind
Steve Lacy — Gemini Rights
SZA — SOS

Top Rap Album

Drake & 21 Savage — Her Loss
Future — I Never Liked You
Lil Baby — It’s Only Me
Metro Boomin — Heroes & Villains
Travis Scott — Utopia

Top Country Album

Luke Combs — Gettin’ Old
Luke Combs — Growin’ Up
Morgan Wallen — One Thing At A Time
Taylor Swift — Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
Zach Bryan — American Heartbreak

Top Rock Album

HARDY — the mockingbird & THE CROW
Jelly Roll — Whitsitt Chapel
Noah Kahan — Stick Season
Steve Lacy — Gemini Rights
Zach Bryan — American Heartbreak

Top Latin Album

Bad Bunny — Un Verano Sin Ti
Eslabon Armado — DESVELADO
Ivan Cornejo — Dañado
Karol G — MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO
Peso Pluma — GÉNESIS

Top K-Pop Album

Jimin — FACE
NewJeans — 2nd EP ‘Get Up’
Stray Kids — 5-STAR
TOMORROW X TOGETHER — The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION
TWICE — READY TO BE: 12th Mini Album

Top Dance/Electronic Album

Beyoncé — Renaissance
Drake — Honestly, Nevermind
ILLENIUM — ILLENIUM
Kim Petras — Feed The Beast
Tiësto — DRIVE

Top Christian Album

Anne Wilson — My Jesus
Brandon Lake — House of Miracles
CAIN — Rise Up
Elevation Worship — LION
Lauren Daigle — Lauren Daigle

Top Gospel Album

Jonathan McReynolds — My Truth
Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin — Kingdom Book One
Tye Tribbett — All Things New
Whitney Houston — I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Zacardi Cortez — Imprint (Live in Memphis)

Top Hot 100 Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage — “Creepin’”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Morgan Wallen — “Last Night”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”

Top Streaming Song

Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Morgan Wallen — “Last Night”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Zach Bryan — “Something in the Orange”

Top Radio Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage — “Creepin’”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Rema & Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande — “Die For You”

Top Selling Song

Jason Aldean — “Try That in a Small Town”
Jimin — “Like Crazy”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Oliver Anthony Music — “Rich Men North of Richmond”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”

Top Collaboration

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha — “I’m Good (Blue)”
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage — “Creepin’”
Rema & Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras — “Unholy”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande — “Die For You”

Top Billboard Global 200 Song

Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Rema & Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande — “Die For You”

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha — “I’m Good (Blue)”
Harry Styles — “As It Was”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Rema & Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande — “Die For You”

Top R&B Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage — “Creepin’”
Miguel — “Sure Thing”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande — “Die For You”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
SZA — “Snooze”

Top Rap Song

Coi Leray — “Players”
Drake & 21 Savage — “Rich Flex”
Gunna — “Fukumean”
Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole — “All My Life”
Toosii — “Favorite Song”

Top Country Song

Bailey Zimmerman — “Rock and a Hard Place”
Luke Combs — “Fast Car”
Morgan Wallen — “Last Night”
Morgan Wallen — “You Proof”
Zach Bryan — “Something in the Orange”

Top Rock Song

Jelly Roll — “Need A Favor”
Stephen Sanchez — “Until I Found You”
Steve Lacy — “Bad Habit”
Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves — “I Remember Everything”
Zach Bryan — “Something in the Orange”

Top Latin Song

Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma — “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida x Grupo Frontera — “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny — “un x100to”
KAROL G & Shakira — “TQG”
Yng Lvcas x Peso Pluma — “La Bebe”

Top Global K-Pop Song

Fifty Fifty — “Cupid”
Jimin — “Like Crazy”
Jungkook Feat. Latto — “Seven”
NewJeans — “Ditto”
NewJeans — “OMG”

Top Afrobeats Song

Ayra Starr — “Rush”
Libianca — “People”
Oxlade — “KU LO SA”
Rema & Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
Victony, Rema, & Tempoe Feat. Don Toliver — “Soweto”

Top Dance/Electronic Song

Bizarrap & Shakira — “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray — “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha — “I’m Good (Blue)”
Elton John & Britney Spears — “Hold Me Closer”
Tiësto Feat. Tate McRae — “10:35”

Top Christian Song

Brandon Lake — “Gratitude”
Chris Tomlin — “Holy Forever”
for KING & COUNTRY with Jordin Sparks — “Love Me Like I Am”
Lauren Daigle — “Thank God I Do”
Phil Wickham — “This Is Our God”

Top Gospel Song

CeCe Winans — “Goodness of God”
Crowder & Dante Bowe Feat. Maverick City Music — “God Really Loves Us”
Elevation Worship Feat. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson — “More Than Able”
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin Feat. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore — “Fear is Not My Future”
Zacardi Cortez — “Lord Do It For Me (Live in Memphis)”

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Here’s How Much Spotify Will Pay Smaller Artists Per Stream In 2024

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According to a new report from Billboard, Spotify is apparently going to be paying even less to smaller artists when it comes to streams next year. This is due to a plan to restructure the company’s royalty system and it “will de-monetize tracks that had previously received 0.5% of Spotify’s royalty pool.”

This comes with a new threshold of “minimal annual streams” that songs need to meet before they can even start receiving the minimum amount of royalties. Another change is that there will be “financial penalties” for labels and distributors when it comes to creating fraudulent streaming activity on songs.

Finally, there is a minimum play-time length for all non-music uploads, with examples listed as nature sounds or “white noise.”

So, how much exactly will Spotify be paying artists for 2024?

Right now, it is still unclear when it comes to the exact amount. The streaming platform has been suspected to only pay artists a few cents per stream. However, they reject this on their company website, pointing out that they just “distribute the net revenue,” without an exact number range.

“We’re always evaluating how we can best serve artists, and regularly discuss with partners ways to further platform integrity,” a Spotify spokesperson told Billboard about the changes. “We do not have any news to share at this time.”

These Are The Best Alternatives For Spotify Wrapped That You Can Use Right Now

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Spotify is getting closer to dropping its annual Wrapped feature, which typically arrives in late November or early December. While tracking for it ends after this month, users can technically get a preview of what their most-listened-to lists will look like by using some alternatives.

First, if you’re feeling chaotic, there is a program called “How Bad Is Your Spotify?” that is an AI bot that looks at your Spotify listening history, and then proceeds to ridicule you for your choices. It also works for Apple Music users, so no one feels left out. (I got roasted a ton for too much Taylor Swift.)

For those who aren’t feeling like being judged on a Tuesday afternoon, there is Instafest, which takes your favorite artists based on streams and turns them into a Coachella-style festival lineup. There’s a high chance you’ve probably seen these on social media, and thought, “How do I get tickets to that?”

And if you’re into pie charts, there’s an alternative called Spotify Pie. This shows your most-played genres over the past month.

Last, but not least, there’s a program called N-Gen that turns your listening history into different types of artwork. There are options for a DNA-style display, some sound waves, a flower, and more.