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Rihanna, The Weeknd, And Cardi B Had Some Of Music’s Best Halloween Costumes For 2021

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Musicians are creative folks who have costume budgets that let them go beyond Spirit Halloween’s offerings, so they tend to really show up with killer looks during spooky season. This year was more of the same on that front, as a lot of the world’s favorite artists delivered some Halloween costume excellence in 2021.

The Weeknd is no stranger to prosthetic make-up, as he proved in his “Save Your Tears” video, and he was at it again this weekend with an impressive Don Corleone from The Godfather look.

Meanwhile, Rihanna absolutely nailed her Gunna outfit by emulating a classic fit.

The newly engaged Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian also came through with a couple of couples looks. Over the weekend, they paid tribute to the movie True Romance and a few days ago, they dressed up as Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen.

Anderson .Paak went hard, too, sharing photos of himself as Silk Sonic cohort Bruno Mars, Prince, and Stevie Wonder.

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift has puts Cats behind her and has moved on to being a squirrel.

Charli XCX and Cardi B were on the same page, as they both embodied Morticia Addams from The Addams Family.

Finally, this one doesn’t really count, but Phoebe Bridgers has been dressing as a skeleton for well over a year.

Check out some other costumes from across the music world below.

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

All The New Albums Coming Out In November 2021

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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 5

  • ABBA — Voyage (Universal)
  • The Acharis — Blue Sky / Grey Heaven (Cranes Records)
  • AHI — Prospect (Thirty Tigers)
  • Aimee Mann — Queens Of The Summer Hotel (SuperEgo Records)
  • AM Higgins — Hymning (Victorialand Records)
  • The Aubreys — Karaoke Alone (self-released)
  • Ayumi Tanaka Trio — Subaqueous Silence (ECM Records)
  • Barry Adamson — Steal Away EP (Mute)
  • Beanz — Tables Turn (AWAL)
  • Bent Knee — Frosting (Take This To Heart Records)
  • Benz — This Could Be The End EP (Rama Lama Records)
  • Bino Rideaux — 100 Roses (Red Bull Records)
  • Black Hill Cove — Broken (Raging Planet Records)
  • Black Map Slate — Melodoria (Minus Head Records)
  • Clubhouse — Are We Going Too Slow? EP (AWAL)
  • Colin James — Open Road (Stony Plain Records)
  • Connan Mockasin — Jassbusters Two (Mexican Summer)
  • Crazy Lixx — Street Lethal (Frontiers Music)
  • Curtis Harding — If Words Were Flowers (ANTI-)
  • Diana Ross — Thank You (Decca Records)
  • Dijon — Absolutely (Warner/R&R)
  • Dion — Stompin’ Ground (KTBA Records)
  • DJ Lag — Meeting With The King (Black Major)
  • Dlina Volny — Dazed (Italians Do It Better)
  • Elise LeGrow — Grateful (Awesome Music/BMG)
  • Emika — VEGA (Virtual Reality Soundtrack) (Emika Records)
  • Emma Ruth Rundle — Engine Of Hell (Sargent House)
  • Finn Askew — Tokyo EP (Capitol Records)
  • FPA — Princess Wiko (37d03d)
  • FUR — When You Walk Away (777 Music)
  • Gold & Youth — Dream Baby (Paper Bag)
  • Green Desert Water — Black Harvest (Small Stone Recordings)
  • Greer — Happy People EP (Epitaph Records)
  • Gregory Porter — Still Rising (Blue Note Records)
  • Halfnoise — Motif (Congrats Records)
  • Hana Vu — Public Storage (Ghostly)
  • Heart Attack Man — Thoughtz & Prayers (Triple Crown Records)
  • Holly Humberstone — The Walls Are Way Too Thin (Darkroom/Interscope)
  • ÌFÉ — 0000+0000 (Forced Exposure)
  • Jaga Jazzist — Pyramid Remix (Brainfeeder)
  • JD Simo — Mind Control (Crows Feet Records)
  • J.D. Wilkes And The Legendary Shack Shakers — Cockadoodledeux (Alternative Tentacles Records)
  • Jennifer O’Connor — Born At The Disco (Kiam Records)
  • Jess Chalker — Hemispheres (528 Records)
  • Joan As Police Woman, Tony Allen, And Dave Okumu — The Solution Is Restless ([PIAS])
  • John DeNicola — She Said (Omad Records)
  • Julia Daigle — Un singe sur l’épaule (Lisbon Lux Records)
  • Kito — Blossom EP (Astralwerks)
  • Kristof Hahn — Six Pieces (Room40)
  • Louisahhh — The Practice Of Freedom Deluxe (HE.SHE.THEY)
  • Low Life — From Squats To Lots: The Agony & XTC Of Low Life (Goner Records)
  • Marconi Union — Signals (Piccadilly Records)
  • Margo Cilker — Pohorylle (Fluff & Gravy Records)
  • The Mary Veils — Somewhere Over The Rowhome EP (PNKSLM Recordings)
  • Maymind — June (Tigerbeat6/Perpetual Dawn)
  • MØ — Motordrome (Columbia)
  • The Money War — Blood EP (Fueled By Ramen)
  • The Mountain Goats — The Jordan Lake Sessions: Volumes 3 And 4 (Merge)
  • Munya — Voyage To Mars (Luminelle)
  • Nashville Pussy — Eaten Alive (Slinging Pig Records)
  • Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats — The Future (Stax Records)
  • Nation Of Language — A Way Forward (self-released)
  • Neal Francis — In Plain Sight (ATO Records)
  • Neckbolt — Midwestern Drawl (Spider Dispatch Unit)
  • Parcels — Day/Night (self-released)
  • Penelope Isles — Which Way To Happy (Bella Union)
  • Portico Quartet — Monument (Gondwana)
  • Radiohead — Kid A Mnesia (XL Recordings)
  • Richard Fearless — Future Rave Memory (Drone)
  • Salt Ashes — Killing My Mind (Radikal Records)
  • Serpentwithfeet — Deacon’s Grove EP (Secretly Canadian)
  • Sloppy Jane — Madison (Saddest Factory)
  • Snail Mail — Valentine (Matador)
  • The Starlite Campbell Band — The Language Of Curiosity (Supertone)
  • The Steel Wheels — Everyone A Song Vol. 2 (Big Ring Records)
  • Steve Conte — Bronx Cheer (Tower Records)
  • Steve Perry — The Season (Fantasy Records)
  • Summer Walker — Still Over It (Interscope)
  • Tasha — Tell Me What You Miss The Most (Father/Daughter Records)
  • Tim Kelly — Ride Through The Rain (TK Records)
  • Tusks — Change EP (One Little Independent Records)
  • The Verve Pipe — Threads (RCA Records)
  • Wendy Eisenberg — Bent Ring (Dear Life Records)
  • Youth Fountain — Keepsakes & Reminders (Pure Noise Records)

Friday, November 12

  • Aesop Rock And Blockhead — Garbology (Rhymesayers)
  • Alan Fitzpatrick — Machine Therapy (Anjunadeep)
  • Allen Stone — Apart (ATO)
  • Amanda Shires — For Christmas (Silver Knife/Thirty Tigers)
  • Andy Aquarius — Chapel (Hush Hush Records)
  • Bill Charlap — Street Of Dreams (Blue Note Records)
  • Blawan — Woke Up Right Handed EP (XL)
  • Brother Sundance — Rat Race EP (Warner Records)
  • Burial Waves — Holy Ground EP (Dark Operative)
  • Canadian Brass — Canadiana (Linus Entertainment)
  • Casper Skulls — Knows No Kindness (Next Door Records)
  • Cedric Noel — Hang Time (Joyful Noise Recordings)
  • Charlotte Cardin — Phoenix Deluxe (Cult Nation)
  • Claire Cronin — Bloodless (Orindal Records)
  • Claptone — Closer (Different Recordings)
  • Cody Jinks — Mercy (Late August Records)
  • Cody Jinks — None The Wiser (Late August Records)
  • Constant Smiles — Paragons (Sacred Bones Records)
  • Corrina Repp — Island (Jealous Butcher)
  • Courtney Barnett — Things Take Time, Take Time (Mom + Pop)
  • Daniel Wyche — Earthwork (American Dreams)
  • Dave Gahan & Soulsavers — Imposter (Columbia)
  • Devin Hoff — Voices From The Empty Moor (Kill Rock Stars)
  • The Dodos — Grizzly Peak (Polyvinyl)
  • Dope Lemon — Rose Pink Cadillac (BMG)
  • Endless Boogie — Admonitions (Piccadilly Records)
  • Enuff Z’nuff — Enuff Z’Nuff’s Hardrock Nite (Frontiers)
  • Fractures — Summer EP (FADER Label/Caroline Australia)
  • Gabriel Sayer — Beautiful Relaxing Music (Acrophase Records)
  • GALÁN / VOGT — The Sweet Wait (Norman Records)
  • Geographer — Down And Out In The Garden Of Earthly Delights (self-released)
  • Gov’t Mule — Heavy Load Blues (Fantasy Records)
  • Hackedepicciotto — The Silver Threshold (Mute)
  • Holm — Why Don’t You Dance (PNKSLM Recordings)
  • Hushdrops — The Static (Pravda Records)
  • Idles — Crawler (Partisan)
  • Jake Shimabukuro — Jake & Friends (Mascot Label Group/Music Theories Recordings)
  • Joell Ortiz — Autograph (Mello Music Group)
  • Joel Vandroogenbroeck — Far View (Coloursound)
  • Jon Hopkins — Music For Psychedelic Therapy (Domino)
  • Justin Courtney Pierre — Ghost World EP (Epitaph Records)
  • Katelyn Tarver — Subject To Change (Schoolkids Records)
  • Keys N Krates — Original Classic (Last Gang Records)
  • Kills Birds — Married (Royal Mountain Records)
  • Kramer — Words & Music, Book One (Joyful Noise Recordings)
  • Kylie Minogue — Disco: Guest List Edition (Darenote/BMG)
  • LA Guns — Checkered Past (Frontiers Music Srl.)
  • Laraaji & Arji OceAnanda — Circle Of Celebration (Our Silent Canvas)
  • Land Of Talk — Calming Night Partner EP (Saddle Creek)
  • Lee Ranaldo — In Virus Times (Mute)
  • Lightleak — Tender Fits (Model Love Songs)
  • Lil Wayne — Tha Carter Singles Collection (Young Money Records/Republic Records)
  • Lilac Kings — I’m Only Dreaming EP (Revival Recordings)
  • Lionlimb — Spiral Groove (Bayonet)
  • Logic1000 — In The Sweetness Of You EP (Because Music)
  • Louie Short — Omw 4ev (444%)
  • Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O — UMDALI (Mushroom Hour Half Hour)
  • Meskerem Mees — Julius (Mayway Records)
  • Mike Squires — #2 Record (Couch Riffs Media)
  • MSC — What You Say Of Power (First Terrace Records)
  • Nick Vivid — No More Secrets (MegaPlatinum Records)
  • Non Serviam — Il Pleut Partout Derrière (Trepanation Recordings)
  • NOW Ensemble — Before And After (New Amsterdam Records)
  • NRBQ — Dragnet (Omnivore Recordings)
  • Paul Schütze — The Second Law (Phantom Limb)
  • Pip Blom — Welcome Break (Red Yeti Records)
  • Poppy Ackroyd — Pause (One Little Independent Records)
  • Rise Against — Nowhere Sessions EP (Loma Vista Recordings)
  • Robert Sotelo — Upset The Rhythm (Forced Exposure)
  • Rod Stewart — The Tears Of Hercules (Warner/Rhino)
  • Rush Davis + Kingdom — Transmission (Young Art Records)
  • Safety Town — Fake It (Earth Libraries)
  • Sally Anne Morgan — Cups (Thrill Jockey)
  • Sara Rachele — Heartstrings (Ropeadope Records)
  • The Seafloor Cinema — In Cinemascope With Stereophonic Sound (Pure Noise Records)
  • Seafoam Walls — XVI (Daydream Library)
  • Sega Bodega — Romeo (NUXXE)
  • She & Him — A Very She & Him Christmas (10th Anniversary Deluxe) (Merge Records)
  • Silk Sonic — An Evening With Silk Sonic (Aftermath/Atlantic)
  • Snarls — What About Flowers? EP (Take This To Heart Records)
  • Speedy Ortiz — The Death Of Speedy Ortiz & Cop Kicker…Forever (Carpark Records)
  • Susanna Hoffs — Bright Lights (Baroque Folk)
  • Taylor Swift — Red (Taylor’s Version) (Republic)
  • Tertia May — TM Radio EP (Twisted Hearts Records)
  • They Might Be Giants — Book (Restless Records)
  • Trousdale — What Happiness Is (Independent)
  • Walk The Moon — Heights (RCA Records)
  • Ziúr & James Ginzburg — Myxomy (Impatto Sonoro)

Friday, November 19

  • Alewya — Panther In Mode EP (Because London Records)
  • Angel Haze — Girl With The Gun EP (Long Flight Home)
  • Apollo Brown & Stalley — Blacklight (Mello Music Group)
  • Baldi/Gerycz — Roadsided And Double Toothed (self-released)
  • Beach Fossils — The Other Side Of Life: Piano Ballads (Piccadilly Records)
  • Bears In Trees — And Everybody Smiled Back (Counter Intuitive Records)
  • Ben LaMar Gay — Open Arms To Open Us (International Anthem / Nonesuch Records)
  • Between You & Me — Armageddon (Hopeless Records)
  • Body/Dilloway/Head — Body/Dilloway/Head (Three Lobed Recordings)
  • Brian Wilson — At My Piano (Decca)
  • Chris Liebing — Another Day (Mute)
  • Civerous — Decrepit Flesh Relic (Transylvanian Recordings)
  • Coldcut — @0 (Ahead Of Our Time)
  • Converge And Chelsea Wolfe — Bloodmoon: I (Epitaph)
  • Dan Campbell — Other People’s Lives (Loneliest Place On Earth)
  • The Darkness — Motorheart (Cooking Vinyl)
  • Daxma — Unmarked Boxes (Blues Funeral Recordings)
  • Deap Vally — Marriage (Cooking Vinyl)
  • Dion — Stomping Ground (KTBA Records)
  • Dixon / Akers — Slime Resolution (Heavy Machinery Records)
  • Elbow — Flying Dream 1 (Virgin Music International)
  • Exodus — Persona Non Grata (Nuclear Blast)
  • Fine Place — This New Heaven (Night School Records)
  • Hearts & Hand Grenades — Between The Lines (Eclipse Records)
  • John Thayer — Supermundane (Moon Villain)
  • Jools Holland — Pianola. Piano & Friends (Rhino)
  • Jonathan Antoine — ChristmasLand (LOKI Records)
  • Leo Nocentelli — Another Side (Light In The Attic Records)
  • Makaya McCraven — Deciphering The Message (Blue Note Records)
  • Mayday Parade — What It Means To Fall Apart (Rise Records)
  • Mickael Karkousse — Where Do We Begin EP (Virgin Music)
  • Mike Pride — I Hate Work (Rarenoise Records)
  • Modern Nature — Island Of Noise (Bella Union)
  • Mr Twin Sister — Al Mundo Azul (Twin Group)
  • Noir Disco — NOW! 2073 (Terrible Records)
  • Ovlov — Buds (Exploding In Sound Records)
  • Peakes — Peripheral Figures (Practise Music)
  • Robert DeLong — Walk Like Me (Glassnote Records)
  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss — Raise The Roof (Warner Music)
  • Scowl — How Flowers Grow (Flatspot Records)
  • Shutups — Six EP (Kill Rock Stars)
  • Simon Ward — Simon And The Island (Windsurfer Records/Glassnote Music)
  • Sissi Rada — Nanodiamond (Kryptox)
  • Smile — Phantom Island (Chimp Limb)
  • Snake Mountain Revival — Everything In Sight (Rebel Waves Records)
  • Sting — The Bridge (Cherrytree Records)
  • Swallow The Sun — Moonflowers (Alone Records)
  • Tom Hamilton & Holly Bowling — Lacuna (Royal Potato Family)
  • Ultra Q — Get Yourself A Friend EP (Royal Mountain Records)
  • Various Artists — 10 Years Of Double Double Whammy (Double Double Whammy)
  • Various Artists — Satisfaction Guaranteed: The Sound Of Philadelphia International Records Volume 2 (Vinyl Me, Please)
  • VRSTY — Welcome Home (Spirit Music Group)
  • Weakened Friends — Quitter (Don Giovanni Records)
  • When Rivers Meet — Saving Grace (One Road Records)

Friday, November 26

  • Bitumen — Cleareye Shining (Heavy Machinery Records)
  • Black Label Society — Doom Crew Inc. (Spinefarm)
  • Bryce Dessner And Aaron Dessner — Cyrano (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Verve)
  • Color Dolor — Blurry Things (Soliti)
  • Cousin Kula — Double Dinners (Rhythm Section)
  • Deep Purple — Turning To Crime (earMUSIC)
  • Deine Lakaien — Dual + (Chrom Records)
  • Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion — We Are The Truth (Glassville Records)
  • JASSS — A World Of Service (Ostgut Ton)
  • The KVB — Unity (Invada Records)
  • Lindy-Fay Hella & Dei Farne — Hildring (ByNorse Music)
  • NOËP — No Man Is An Island (Humming Records/Warner Music Baltics)
  • Pave The Jungle — Waiting for Nothing EP (Daemon T.V.)
  • Richard Dawson & Circle — Henki (Weird World.)
  • Riki — Gold (Dais Records)
  • µ-Ziq & Mrs Jynx — Secret Garden (Planet Mu)

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

Ye Brings Out Marilyn Manson And Justin Bieber For His First Sunday Service Concert In Over A Year

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The last time the world received a Sunday Service concert from Ye, who legally changed his name from Kanye West a few weeks ago, the rapper was just a few months removed from his 2019 album Jesus Is King. Fast-forward 18 months, Ye returned with a new Sunday Service concert on Halloween. The event was held on the rooftop of an unknown location and it featured appearances from Marilyn Manson, Justin Bieber, and Roddy Ricch according to viewers who tuned into the livestream which was broadcast on Triller and Fite TV.

Manson, who was controversially invited onstage by Ye for Chicago’s Donda listening session, and Bieber both lead individual prayers of their own during the service while Roddy Ricch was spotted with the trio in the surrounding crowd. While this was the first official Sunday Service event in 18 months, it marks the first time the group delivered a live performance since DMX’s funeral earlier this year where they performed tracks that included Soul II Soul’s “Keep On Movin’” and Ye’s “Ultralight Beam.”

The performance comes after Ye’s Yeezy brand was hit with a lawsuit. Recently elected LA County District Attorney George Gascón filed the suit on October 22 for the brand for their failure to “ship items within thirty days and failing to provide adequate delay notices” to customers.

You can few images from the Halloween Sunday Service above.

Roddy Ricch is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Lizzo’s Baby Yoda Costume Has Fans Of ‘The Mandalorian’ Losing Their Minds

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All the rumors are true: When it comes to Halloween costumes, few come to play the way Lizzo does. The pop star decided to go as a beloved internet character this year, donning full Baby Yoda aka Grogu garb for a look that has fans of the Disney+ Star Wars television series The Mandalorian absolutely losing their minds. Appearing at a Spotify Halloween party in LA (where was my invite??), as well as several other locations, the rapper posted photos and videos of her costume all over social media with playful captions:

Of course, celebrity Halloween costumes have become an ever popular form of content during the social media era, and a chance for us to see how the most powerful and popular among us can flex their creativity. So many celebrities only do it for the ‘gram though, and don’t take their costumes out into the real world. As you can see above, this is not the case for Lizzo, who remains realer than ever even on the spookiest holiday of the year. Just like she stands up to bullying and always congratulates her peers on their success, Lizzo is the queen of Halloween, too, and I wouldn’t be surprised if she doesn’t have more costumes coming this weekend.

Foo Fighters, Doja Cat, And The Strokes Lead Lollapalooza’s Brazil And Argentina 2022 Festival Lineups

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Lollapalooza has had a strong presence in Brazil and Argentina for years now with the festivals it hosts down there, and they’re doing it big in South America in 2021. The lineups were announced today, and they’re excellent: Foo Fighters, Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, The Strokes, ASAP Rocky, and others are hearing to to Lollapalooza Brasil, which goes down in São Paulo from March 25 to 27, 2022. They’ll also be playing at Lollapalooza Argentina, taking place in Buenos Aires from March 18 to 20.

Joining the headliners, the nearly identical lineups will also feature Machine Gun Kelly, Martin Garrix, Jack Harlow, Phoebe Bridgers, Idles, Kaytranada, Alan Walker, Kehlani, Marina, and of course, Jane’s Addiction (fronted by festival co-founder Perry Farrell). It’s a welcome sight to see native artists playing at each country’s rendition. Brazil’s fest will include acts like rapper Rashid, drum and bass legend DJ Marky, and queer pop sensation Pablo Vittar. While the Argentina edition features rhumba pop singer Natalie Perez, singer-songwriter Lito Nebbia, and rock band Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado.

Lollapalooza Argentina takes place on March 18 to 20 at Hippodromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires. Get full lineup info and tickets here.

Lollapalooza Brasil takes place March 25 to 27 at Autódromo de Interlagos in São Paulo. Get full lineup info and tickets here.

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

The Weeknd, Drake, Ariana Grande, And Others Lead The List Of 2021 AMAs Nominations

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The 2021 American Music Awards aren’t that far away, as the AMAs are set to go down on November 21 on ABC. The nominees weren’t known before today, but the full list was revealed this morning.

Artist Of The Year is a crowded field, as it features Ariana Grande, BTS, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd. Rodrigo is also up for New Artist Of The Year, alongside The Kid Laroi, 24kGoldn, Giveon, and Masked Wolf. There’s also a lot going on in the Favorite Male Pop Artist field, as nominated there are Drake, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, and The Weeknd. Meanwhile, up for Favorite Female Pop Artist are Grande, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Rodrigo, and Swift.

As for rap, up for Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist are Drake, Lil Baby, Moneybagg Yo, Polo G, and Pop Smoke, while nominated in the female category are Cardi B, Coi Leray, Erica Banks, Megan Thee Stallion, and Saweetie. On a related note, Ye (formerly Kanye West) is up for Favorite Gospel Artist, competing against Kirk Franklin, Koryn Hawthorne, Maverick City Music, and Tasha Cobbs Leonard.

Voting for this year’s awards is set to open at 9:30 a.m. ET, and fans can vote today through November 16 by searching for “AMAs” on TikTok.

Check out the full list of nominees below.

Artist Of The Year
Taylor Swift
Ariana Grande
BTS
Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd

Favorite Trending Song
Erica Banks — “Buss It”
Måneskin — “Beggin”
Megan Thee Stallion — “Body”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Drivers License”
Popp Hunna — “Adderall (Corvette Corvette)”

New Artist Of The Year
24kGoldn
Giveon
Masked Wolf
Olivia Rodrigo
The Kid Laroi

Collaboration Of The Year
24kGoldn Feat. Iann Dior — “Mood”
Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez — “Dákiti”
Chris Brown and Young Thug — “Go Crazy”
Doja Cat Feat. SZA — “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber Feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon — “Peaches”

Favorite Music Video
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) — “Leave The Door Open”
Cardi B — “Up”
Lil Nas X — “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Drivers License”
The Weeknd — “Save Your Tears”

Favorite Male Pop Artist
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd

Favorite Female Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift

Favorite Pop Duo or Group
AJR
BTS
Glass Animals
Maroon 5
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)

Favorite Pop Album
Ariana Grande — Positions
Dua Lipa — Future Nostalgia
Olivia Rodrigo — Sour
Taylor Swift — Evermore
The Kid Laroi — F*ck Love

Favorite Pop Song
BTS — “Butter”
Doja Cat Feat. SZA — “Kiss Me More”
Dua Lipa — “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Drivers License”
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande — “Save Your Tears (Remix)”

Favorite Male Country Artist
Chris Stapleton
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Favorite Female Country Artist
Carrie Underwood
Gabby Barrett
Kacey Musgraves
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert

Favorite Country Duo or Group
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Lady A
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band

Favorite Country Album
Chris Stapleton — Starting Over
Gabby Barrett — Goldmine
Lee Brice — Hey World
Luke Bryan — Born Here Live Here Die Here
Morgan Wallen — Dangerous: The Double Album

Favorite Country Song
Chris Stapleton — “Starting Over”
Chris Young and Kane Brown — “Famous Friends”
Gabby Barrett — “The Good Ones”
Luke Combs — “Forever After All”
Walker Hayes — “Fancy Like”

Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist
Drake
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G
Pop Smoke

Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist
Cardi B
Coi Leray
Erica Banks
Megan Thee Stallion
Saweetie

Favorite Hip-Hop Album
Drake — Certified Lover Boy
Juice WRLD — Legends Never Die
Megan Thee Stallion — Good News
Pop Smoke — Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon
Rod Wave — SoulFly

Favorite Hip-Hop Song
Cardi B — “Up”
Internet Money Feat. Gunna, Don Toliver, and Nav — “Lemonade”
Lil Tjay Feat. 6lack — “Calling My Phone”
Polo G — “Rapstar”
Pop Smoke — “What You Know Bout Love”

Favorite Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Giveon
Tank
The Weeknd
Usher

Favorite Female R&B Artist
Doja Cat
HER
Jazmine Sullivan
Jhené Aiko
SZA

Favorite R&B Album
Doja Cat — Planet Her
Giveon — When It’s All Said And Done… Take Time
HER — Back Of My Mind
Jazmine Sullivan — Heaux Tales
Queen Naija — Missunderstood

Favorite R&B Song
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) — “Leave The Door Open”
Chris Brown and Young Thug — “Go Crazy”
Giveon — “Heartbreak Anniversary”
HER — “Damage”
Jazmine Sullivan — “Pick Up Your Feelings”

Favorite Male Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Maluma
Ozuna
Rauw Alejandro

Favorite Female Latin Artist
Becky G
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Natti Natasha
Rosalía

Favorite Latin Duo or Group
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho
Los Dos Carnales

Favorite Latin Album
Bad Bunny — El Último Tour Del Mundo
Kali Uchis — Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)
Karol G — KG0516
Maluma — Papi Juancho
Rauw Alejandro — Afrodisíaco

Favorite Latin Song
Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez — “Dákiti”
Bad Bunny and Rosalía — “La Noche De Anoche”
Farruko — “Pepas”
Kali Uchis — “Telepatía”
Maluma and The Weeknd — “Hawái (Remix)”

Favorite Rock Artist
AJR
All Time Low
Foo Fighters
Glass Animals
Machine Gun Kelly

Favorite Inspirational Artist
Cain
Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
Lauren Daigle
Zach Williams

Favorite Gospel Artist
Kanye West
Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Maverick City Music
Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist
David Guetta
Illenium
Marshmello
Regard
Tiësto

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

The Extremely Clean Kidz Bop Version Of Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ Is As Ridiculous As You’d Expect

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This year, Kidz Bop celebrated its 20th anniversary, meaning they’ve been making family-friend covers of the most popular pop songs for two decades. They’ve tried hard to spin some raunchy lyrics into kid-friendly verses over the years, like when changed Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” to actually be about snakes. But their recent version of Lil Nas X‘s Montero title track perhaps takes the cake for being the most laughable.

The Kidz Bop team got wildly creative when switching up the lyrics to “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” Of course, they couldn’t have 10-year-olds singing Lil Nas X’s lyrics about cocaine and f*cking people out of his league, so they instead swapped out many of the lines.

One of Lil Nas X’s “Montero” lyrics reads, “I wanna sell what you’re buying / I wanna feel on yo’ ass in Hawaii / I want that jet lag from f*cking and flying / Shoot a child in your mouth while I’m riding.” But Kidz Bop’s version is much different: “I wanna sell what you’re buyin’ / I wanna lie on the beach in Hawaii / I want that jet lag from livin’ and flyin’ / Put a smile on your face whilst we’re dining’.”

In fact, the updated version of the song is so ridiculous that Lil Nas X himself was left speechless. The rapper simply posted a screenshot of the chorus of the Kidz Bop song to his Twitter without a caption.

Listen to the Kidz Bop version of Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” above.

Travis Scott Unveils His 2021 Astroworld Festival Lineup, Featuring Tame Impala, Young Thug, And More

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Travis Scott has done really well his with Astroworld Festival over the past few years, as it routinely has some of the most appealing lineups on the fest circuit. Fans have come to expect that, so much so that the event sold out in May, well before the lineup was even announced. Speaking of that, Scott shared the lineup for the 2021 event today, which is returning on November 5 and 6 at Houston’s NRG Park.

The full lineup, in alphabetical order, consists of 21 Savage; Baby Keem; Bad Bunny; BIA; Chief Keef; Don Toliver; Earth, Wind & Fire; Houston All-Stars; Lil Baby; Master P; Roddy Ricch; Sheck Wes; Sofaygo; SZA; Teezo Touchdown; Toro Y Moi; Travis Scott; Tame Impala; Young Thug; and Yves Tumor.

Furthermore, a limited number of additional tickets went on sale today, but it wouldn’t be surprising if they were sold out by the time you read this.

This fest seems like a prime opportunity for Scott and Tame Impala to perform their Astroworld collaboration “Skeletons” together; Tame Impala recently performed it without Scott last month. Scott has certainly been in a collaborative mood as of late: He recently appeared on the new Young Thug album Punk and linked up with Don Toliver for a “Flocky Flocky” video.

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‘You’ Star Penn Badgley Discusses His Delightful Cardi B Friendship And A Potential Cardi Cameo

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Following the recent premiere of You‘s third season, the hit Netflix series is back at the forefront of the pop culture conversation. Now, we find ourselves here, where Cardi B and star Penn Badgley (aka Joe) have forged a delightful online relationship, which the actor discussed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night.

To summarize the situation (which Junkee did well): In a recent interview, Badgley spoke about his admiration for Cardi’s relationship with social media. Cardi was delighted, tweeting, “OOOOMMFFFGGGGGG HE KNOWS ME !!!” From there, the two set their Twitter profile pictures as photos of each other, and Cardi even started pitching an episode of the show featuring herself. Netflix then changed its Twitter bio to read (as it does still), “Petition to get Cardi B to guest star in Season 4 of You!”

Badgley and Kimmel ran through that history, with Kimmel suggesting that Cardi’s name might stand for “Cardi Badgley.” Kimmel wondered if all this means Cardi will find her way onto the show, and Badgley responded, “Well I… I don’t know. I definitely can’t say.” He then noted he heard there’s a Change.org petition to get her on the show, and indeed there is.

Kimmel pressed for more info about the Cardi cameo, going back to Badgley’s answer, saying, “You said, ‘I don’t know,’ ‘I can’t say.’ It can’t be both of those things, can it?” Badgley responded, “I can’t say because I don’t know. I actually don’t know. I’m not being coy.”

Check out the full interview above.

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Eminem And Ed Sheeran Forged A Pen Pal Relationship Over Their Shared Collecting Hobby

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Ed Sheeran and Eminem are familiar collaborators, as they’ve worked together on songs like “River,” “Those Kinda Nights,” and “Remember The Name.” Their relationship extends beyond their work together, though. The first time they met in the studio, they talked more about video games and movies than they did music. It turns out the two have a sort of pen pal relationship now, too, thanks to their mutual love of collecting cassette tapes.

On a recent episode of Later… With Jools Holland, Sheeran noted (via HipHopDX):

“I collect cassettes and I’ve got Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder, and they are quite difficult to find. The only person I know who collects the same is Eminem. He collects cassettes — that’s his thing. He loves collecting. He is avid at going to find them. We have started having this… it’s like a very cool pen pal thing. I got a message the other day about an LL Cool J cassette. He said, ‘This is the cassette which made me want to start rapping.’ I sent him Van Morrison and I will send him David Gray’s White Ladder next.”

Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran is fresh off receiving a positive COVID-19 test, meaning that his upcoming Saturday Night Live performance may be a no-go.

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