The Oscars will give short shrift to the Best Song category. Just two of the five nominees will be allowed to perform. The Academy opted for the two chart-topping tunes: from Black Panther, “All the Stars” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA [pr: SIZ-uh] plus Lady Gaga will belt out “Shallow” from A Star is Born. Producers are driving hard toward a three-hour time limit on the ABC […]

Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar were the big winners at last night’s (Sunday’s) Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with each picking up six trophies. Bruno Mars and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber won five apiece. Imagine Dragons took home four and The Chainsmokers and Chris Stapletonthree each. Kelly Clarkson hosted the show and started it off with a tearful plea for […]

The nominations for this year’s BET Awards were just announced, and DJ Khaled leads the pack with six nominations. Khaled’s up for major awards including Video of the Year (for “Wild Thoughts”), Album of the Year (for Grateful), and the Coca-Cola Viewer’s Choice. Trailing right behind is Kendrick Lamar, who has five nods, competing in categories like Best Collaboration(“Loyalty” featuring Rihanna), Video of the Year (“Humble”), Album of the Year (Damn), as well as the Coca-Cola […]