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Visionary singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves is set to make a highly anticipated return to Australia, announcing two exclusive performances in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. This engagement marks not only her first visit in six years but also her debut at the world-renowned venue, a significant milestone for the quietly revolutionary artist. Celebrated for her genre-defying sound and unflinching lyrical honesty, Musgraves will present material from her latest, critically lauded album, Deeper Well, alongside a curated selection of fan favourites from her decorated career.

Since her breakthrough with the Grammy-winning Same Trailer Different Park, Musgraves has consistently subverted the expectations of modern country music. Her artistic evolution is marked by a diverse discography, but it was the 2018 masterpiece Golden Hour that catapulted her to global acclaim. That album redefined her sonic landscape, trading traditional country instrumentation for a sun-drenched, reverb-laden production that seamlessly blended soft-rock, psychedelia, and even disco. It...

Atlantic Music Group is launching a country records imprint called Atlantic Outpost, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter, marking just the latest sign of the coastal record labels’ increased presence in Nashville.

Atlantic Outpost will be headed by Atlantic’s co-head of pop A&r Jeff Levin and EVP of A&r Ian Cripps and based out of Los Angeles and Nashville. Billboard first reported the news of the launch, adding that the label is expected to announce signings soon. A rep for Atlantic didn’t respond to request for comment.

Atlantic is just the latest major coastal record label to further embed itself in the Nashville scene with an imprint, as country continues to be one of the hottest genres in the industry. Earlier this year, Universal Music Group’s Interscope Records had announced it was relaunching Lost Highway records, signing country superstar Kacey Musgraves as its first artist.

Everything You Need To Know About Hinterland 2025! (Photo Credit –Instagram)

Music festivals continue to be all the rage, be it Coachella and Lollapalooza or the upcoming Hinterland. Fans are excited to witness another three days of fun, frolic, and exciting music from top artists. Considering this is the ten-year anniversary of the festival, which began in 2015, it’s set to be exciting.

Past lineups of the event have included artists such as Hozier, Kahan, Zach Bryan, Leon Bridges, Sturgill Simpson, Willie Nelson, Brandi Carlile, Grace Potter, Bon Iver, and more performing their hearts out for the fans and the crowd. Here’s everything we know about this year’s multi-day festival.

Hinterland 2025: Dates & Venue

The 2025 Hinterland will take place from August 1 to August 3, 2025, in Saint Charles, Iowa. The festival has been held there since 2015, when it was first inaugurated. The name Hinterland means the land behind a river, and the festival features live music,...

Maren Morris has released “Welcome To the End,” as part of All Things Go Music Festival’s upcoming benefit compilation. All proceeds from the song will go to The Ally Coalition, a nonprofit supports Lbgtq+ youth through music.

“Welcome To the End” was produced by Jack Antonoff, who founded The Ally Coalition in 2013 alongside his sister and fashion designer Rachel. The first release of the All Things Go compilation was “Jesus And John Wayne” performed By Googly Eyes, Joy Oladokun, And Allison Ponthier.

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Morris is on “The Dreamsicle Tour” through February 2026. She’ll play shows and festival slots across North America, the UK, Europe, and Oceania. All tickets are available now (get tickets here). Morris released her seventh album, Dreamsicle, this past May.

All Things Go recently announced the first Toronto iteration of their festival, with Reneé Rapp, Remi Wolf, and Kacey Musgraves topping the bill.

Lena Dunham is making her return to TV with Netflix’s “Too Much,” which comes with a soundtrack perfect for both crash outs and healing moments.

“Too Much” follows Jessica (Megan Stalter), an American who moves to London after a devastating breakup and meets Felix (Will Sharpe), a charming British musician — mirroring Dunham’s own experience of meeting her husband, British musician Luis Felber. So, it’s only fitting that Felber, who also serves as a writer and executive producer on the show, heads up music alongside Matt Allchin.

From party hits like “London Bridge” by Fergie, “Tap In” by Saweetie and “Girls” by the Dare to tender ballads like “Praying” by Kesha and “Slow Like Honey” by Fiona Apple, “Too Much” has something for everyone.

Episode 1: “Nonsense & Sensibility”

“London Bridge” by Fergie “Dead or Alive (feat. Jimmy Jones)” by Cam’ron “Slow Like Honey” by Fiona Apple

Episode 2:...

Last I saw Willie Nelson, on the Outlaw Music Festival tour, he gave well-earned solo space to son Lukas Nelson, who just released his first solo album. It’s high time. Dude’s a lifelong utility player — rock solid on guitar and vocals with the family band, while Willie circles the beat, and a team player with frequent Neil Young backing crew Promise of the Real. He’s become a go-to duet partner, notably with fellow next-gen icon Sierra Ferrell. Ferrell’s cameo on ­Nelson’s new American Romance is “Friend in the End,...

Kacey Musgraves is a Grammy-winning country singer known for blending elements of folk, pop, and even disco, into her music. But despite her many accolades, she’s just like the rest of us. The country crooner suffered a gruesome injury after a fall. She canceled a show due to the injury. Keep reading to find out what happened and her next big appearance.

Kacey Musgraves Suffers Gruesome Injury On Stage

Kacey Musgraves appeared on Nashville Star in 2007. She came in seventh place. But the show was a huge stepping stone in her career in country music. The singing competition also launched the career of Miranda Lambert.

Musgraves has released six studio albums, including Deeper Well in 2024. She’s won a stunning total of six Grammy Awards in her relatively short career. She was recently in Mexico before heading back to Nashville for a scheduled performance.

[Credit: Kacey Musgraves/Instagram]However, the performance for the Sing for Science podcast.

Rising pop star Reneé Rapp has announced a slew of 2025 North American tour dates in support of her upcoming album, Bite Me.

Featuring support from Ravyn Lenae and Syd, the run is set to kick off on September 23rd at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. From there, Rapp will go on to play cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Austin, among others. Along the way, she’ll also stop by the inaugural All Things Go Toronto festival, where she’ll headline with Kacey Musgraves. See the full list of Reneé Rapp’s upcoming tour dates below.

General on-sale tickets for Reneé Rapp’s 2025 tour will be available Friday, June 27th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. An artist pre-sale (sign up here) will preview the general on-sale beginning on Thursday, June 26th, also at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Bite Me releases on August 1st...

All Things Go is heading to Canada. Today, the festival announced its inaugural iteration in Toronto on October 4th and 5th, featuring a lineup headlined by Reneé Rapp, Kacey Musgraves, Remi Wolf, and Role Model.

All Things Go Toronto will be hosted at the Budweiser Stage on the waterfront in downtown Toronto and, like other iterations of the festival, it will celebrate female and LGBTQ+ artists. Joining the headliners will be Charlotte Cardin, Noah Cyrus, Ravyn Lenae, Chelsea Cutler, Blondshell, Valley, Joy Oladokun, and more. Check out the full lineup below.

Tickets for All Things Go Toronto will first go on sale through a fan pre-sale opening on June 26th at 10:00 a.m. local time, followed by a public on-sale opening on Friday, June 27th. Tickets will be available on the festival’s website, and will start at $156 Cad.

The weekend before All Things Go Toronto, the festival will...

Kacey Musgraves is recovering from an injury.

On Friday (June 20), the 36-year-old “Rainbow” singer announced that she has been forced to reschedule her show on Sunday, June 22 after breaking a rib from an “extremely hard fall” in Mexico.

Keep reading to find out more…“Sooo I’m in Mexico with a f–king broken rib. Wednesday night it was raining and I was running to grab some towels and had an extremely hard fall on some very slick tile I didn’t see,” Kacey wrote on her Instagram Story while sharing an X-ray of her broken rib.

“Thankful I didn’t smack my head but I landed very very hard on my back left ribcage and I broke rib number 6,” the Grammy winner continued. “This s–t is no joke. I’m in a lot of pain and doing Anything is extremely difficult but I’m managing and being well taken care of.

Apple Music’s top executive Oliver Schusser weighed in on the cost of music during a keynote interview at the National Music Publisher Association’s annual meeting in New York on Wednesday, questioning how competing streaming platforms are still offering free tiers and suggesting it devalues music as an art form.

“I think it’s crazy that 20 years in, we still offer music for free,” Schusser, vp Apple Music and international content, told Nmpa CEO David Israelite during their discussion Wednesday evening. “We’re the only service that doesn’t have a free service. As a company, we look at music as art, and we would never want to give away art for free.

“It makes no sense to me,” Schusser continued. “We don’t have a free service, we will not have one, we have no plans for one.”

Schusser’s comments weren’t aimed at any one particular streaming service,...

Sad news has washed ashore as word spreads about the passing of Brian Wilson, the co-founder and primary songwriter of the Beach Boys. In a post shared on Instagram, Wilson’s grief-stricken family delivered the tragic news, saying, “We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away,” they wrote. “We are at a loss for words right now. Please respect our privacy at this time as our family is grieving. We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world.” The post concluded with “Love & Mercy,” a nod to the title track of Wilson’s first solo album.

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Between 1962 and 1966, no one could escape the infectious grooves of the Beach Boys, who surfed their way to popularity with 10 top-10 hits and seven more top-40 chart entries for Capitol Records. Brian Wilson...

We can imagine a certain Korean manhwa writer named Clugong is sitting in his chair with a smug look on his face right now, as his creation Solo Leveling undeniably dominated this year’s Anime Awards, taking home eight of them. The ceremony was held from the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo, and in attendance were stars from both sides of the sea — singer Kacey Musgraves, Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo, anime collaborator J Balvin; Italian singer-songwriter Damiano David; musician and actor Rina Sawayama, Brazilian pop icon Pabllo Vittar, American snowboarder Chloe Kim, screenwriter Zak Penn, the comedy duo Chocolate Planet, Japanese actor and musician Dean Fujioka; Japanese actors Kanata Hongo, and Mayu Matsuoka, Japanese model Saya Ichikawa, global drag star Plastique Tiara, English professional boxer Ben Whittaker, American recording artist d4vd, American-Chilean singer Paloma Mami, Demon Queen VTuber Ironmouse, YouTube content creator Gigguk….and...

Crunchyroll, the global brand fueling anime fandom, revealed the winners of the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards during a star-studded live ceremony honoring the creators, musicians, and performers powering the global love of anime. The full list of honorees can be found on the Anime Awards Official Website and below.

The 9th annual Anime Awards was again hosted by renowned voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira, who returned for their third year in a row to celebrate anime’s biggest night. The winners were revealed by a global slate of celebrity anime fan presenters including GrammyⓇ award winning singer Kacey Musgraves; Canadian director, musician, and actor Finn Wolfhard and American actor Gaten Matarazzo, both from the hit series Stranger Things; global superstar and anime collaborator J Balvin; Italian singer-songwriter Damiano David; Musician and actor Rina Sawayama; Award winning Brazilian pop icon Pabllo Vittar; American snowboarder Chloe Kim; screenwriter Zak Penn...

Billie Eilish led the winners for the 2025 American Music Awards, the largest fan-voted awards show, which returned with host and performer Jennifer Lopez in Sin City’s Fontainebleau luxury resort following a two-year hiatus. The nine-time Grammy and two-time Oscar winner was triumphant in all seven of her nominated categories.

Despite leading nominations with a total of 10 nods and having a banner year, Kendrick Lamar won only a single category, Favorite Hip-Hop Song, with smash hit “Not Like Us.”

New categories this year included Album of the Year and Song of the Year, both won by Eilish, as well as Social Song of the Year, which Doechii’s “Anxiety” claimed.

Artists Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Post Malone, Sza, The Weeknd and Twenty One Pilots all took home multiple trophies.

Performers during the ceremony included Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Gwen Stefani, Reneé Rapp, Benson Boone, and Lainey Wilson, and...

Billie Eilish was the big winner of the night at the 2025 American Music Awards, though she sadly was unable to attend the event.

The complete winners list for the music show has been revealed following the conclusion of the televised show.

CBS aired the event live on Monday night (May 26) from the Fontainebleau hotel in Las Vegas.

Billie won in all seven of the categories that she was nominated in while Taylor Swift shockingly was defeated in the six categories where she received nominations. Fans thought she was going to attend the show, but she skipped the event and no announcement was made.

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Artist Of The Year

Ariana Grande

Billie Eilish – Winner

Chappell Roan

Kendrick Lamar

Morgan Wallen

Post Malone

Sabrina Carpenter

Sza

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

New Artist Of The Year

Benson Boone...

Lainey Wilson gave the live debut of her new single “Somewhere Over Laredo” at the 2025 American Music Awards on Monday night.

Wilson took the stage alongside a pianist in a stunning white bell-bottomed suit with a flowy cape adorned by a silver belt buckle and matching mic stand. Dan + Shay introduced their “friend.”

“Caught me a red-eye flight out of Houston/Found me a window seat with a view/Headed out west for south California/One Tito’s in I’m thinking about you,” Wilson sang. “Knowing 20 minutes from now...

The American Music Awards are back! After taking a two-year hiatus, the AMAs returned tonight to hand out trophies to the best in music. Jennifer Lopez will host the show.

Kendrick Lamar is the most nominated artist of the year with 10 nods across seven categories. He’s nominated three times in the Favorite Hip-Hop Song category for “Luther” with Sza, “Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin, and “Not Like Us” as a solo artist.

Lamar is trailed in nominations by Post Malone, who scored eight, and seven-time nominees Billie Eilish,...

Solo Leveling was named Anime of the Year and Attack on Titan received the Inaugural Global Impact Award at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards.

The 9th annual Anime Awards was hosted by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira, who returned for their third year in a row to celebrate anime’s biggest night.

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is the yearly awards program celebrating anime’s creative community. This year, a record 51 million votes were cast by fans worldwide to celebrate their favorite series, films, and actors.

Presenters included Kacey Musgraves, Stranger Things alums Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo, Damiano David and Pabllo Vittar, among others.

Sony Music Solutions Inc., part of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and Dempsey Productions supported Crunchyroll in the execution of this year’s Anime Awards.

Here is the complete list of the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards winners:

Anime of the Year – Solo Leveling Film of the Year – Look...

Tokyo’s Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa shook with cheers on 25 May as the ninth Crunchyroll Anime Awards logged a record 51 million fan votes and crowned Solo Leveling Anime of the Year, the first manhwa-based adaptation to take the top prize.

The A-1 Pictures hit, adapted from Chugong’s South-Korean web novel, swept nine categories—including Best New Series, Best Action and Best Score—setting a single-ceremony benchmark that eclipsed previous franchise hauls. Crunchyroll hailed the outcome as evidence of anime’s “global influence,” noting celebrity presenters such as Kacey Musgraves and Stranger Things actors Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo helped drive worldwide streaming of the show’s bilingual broadcast.

While Solo Leveling dominated headlines, jurors also recognised quieter craft achievements: Keiichiro Saito claimed Best Director for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, which additionally won Best Drama and Background Art; Ufotable’s Demon Slayer – Hashira Training Arc repeated as Best Animation...

Solo Leveling was the big winner Sunday night at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, taking home anime of the year, best action, best new series, and multiple performance and music honors in a starry ceremony that brought together anime’s most passionate global fans. Held at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo, the annual celebration honored the top talent in Japanese animation across 28 categories — drawing a record-breaking 51 million fan votes worldwide to decide the winners.

In the feature film category, Look Back, the emotional adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one-shot manga, earned Film of the Year, while fan-favorite Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba added to its legacy with best continuing series and best animation. The genre-defying Dan Da Dan picked up several creative awards, including best opening sequence, best anime song, and best character design.

Hosted for the third year in a row by voice actress Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira,...

Solo Leveling scored eight awards, including the top prize of Anime of the Year, to lead the winners of the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards on Sunday.

The ninth annual ceremony, broadcast live in Tokyo and streamed on Crunchyroll, featured an international group of presenters, including Grammy-winning country star Kacey Musgraves, Stranger Things castmates Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo, Colombian singer J Balvin, Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim, and Avengers screenwriter Zak Penn.

In addition to the winners selected by a worldwide fan vote (a record 51 million ballots were cast), the Anime Awards bestowed the first Global Impact Award, celebrating "visionary creators and groundbreaking works that have left an indelible mark on culture, history, and the hearts of audiences around the world," to the Attack on Titan franchise. The series premiered in 2013 and concluded in 2024.

Complete list of 2025 Anime Awards Winners:

Anime of the Year: Solo Leveling

Film of the Year: Look Back...

The winners of the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards have been revealed!

The 9th annual Anime Awards was again hosted by renowned voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira, who returned for their third year in a row for the ceremony, which aired live from Tokyo, Japan.

The winners were revealed by a global slate of celebrity anime fan presenters including Kacey Musgraves, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, J Balvin, Damiano David, Rina Sawayama, Pabllo Vittar, Chloe Kim, and more.

“Fans form deep emotional connections to anime. These are not just series, films or songs, but rather works of art that help define the identity of anime fans,” said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll.

“With an incredible 51 million votes this year, the 2025 Anime Awards are celebrating the creators in Japan who have captured the hearts of fans and are powering anime’s prominence in global pop culture.”

Keep reading to see who won…...

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 will mark a major milestone for Indian anime fans, as the event will be live-streamed with a Hindi dub for the first time.

It will also be available in English, Arabic, French, Spanish, and other languages.

The live-streamed event will kick off at 1:30 p.m. Ist on Sunday, May 25, 2025, with simultaneous global broadcasts across the following time zones:

Los Angeles, US – 1 a.m. Pst New York, US – 4 a.m. Est London, England – 9 a.m. GMT Paris, France – 10 a.m. Cet Sydney, Australia – 6 p.m. Aedt São Paulo, Brazil – 5 a.m. Brt Mexico City, Mexico – 2 a.m. Cst Singapore – 4 p.m. Sgt

The ceremony will be livestreamed on Crunchyroll’s Twitch and YouTube channels, Sony Pictures Core, and the Sony Group Corp Global YouTube Channel.

The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards have set a new record, with over 51 million votes cast by fans worldwide.

This marks a nearly...

The ninth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards are rapidly approaching, with 2025's list of winners scheduled to be announced live this coming weekend. However, ahead of the festivities, Crunchyroll has already awarded its first surprise winner.

While the cards appear heavily stacked in favor of titles such as Solo Leveling, Dandadan and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End -- all of which secured numerous nominations for this year's event -- Crunchyroll has honored one special anime series with its first-ever Global Impact Award. Via Variety, this celebrates "visionary creators and groundbreaking works that have left an indelible mark on culture, history, and the hearts of audiences around the world," with the award going to the massive hit shonen series Attack on Titan.

Attack on Titan Becomes First Winner in Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 Image via Cbr

Based on the manga of the same name by author and illustrator Hajime Isayama, the Attack on Titan...

Another weekend is upon us. That means it's once again time for the Bam Smack Pow team to bring you a weekly round-up of all the most important anime news of the week that was. This week, we're focusing on some major releases for the summer and beyond. Our anime recommendation this week is also one of the most influential and important anime movies of all time.

2025 Anime Awards reveal additional guests, presenters and where to stream

With Crunchyroll's 2025 Anime Awards set for May 25, the popular anime streaming service has announced several additional details about the ceremony. Most importantly, the start time for the ceremony and where fans can watch the live stream: the pre-show for the 2025 Anime Awards begins at 5:00 pm Japanese Standard Time (4:00 am Eastern) and the ceremony itself starts at 6:00 Jst (5:00 am Eastern). Anime fans around the world can watch the ceremony...

Crunchyroll announced that the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards have set a new record, with over 51 million votes cast by fans worldwide.

This marks a nearly 50% increase from last year’s 34 million votes.

The ninth annual event will take place on May 25, 2025, at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo.

The live ceremony will feature performances by Japanese singer LiSA, hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts, and rock band Flow.

Flow will commemorate the 20th anniversary of Eureka Seven with a special performance of Days.

Japanese voice actress Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira will host the event. Notable presenters will include global music artist J Balvin, Grammy-winning singer Kacey Musgraves, and screenwriter Zak Penn.

Hiroki Totoki, President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, will deliver opening remarks.

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Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 Unveils Nominees & Star-Studded Line-Up

The ceremony will be livestreamed on Crunchyroll’s Twitch and YouTube channels, Sony Pictures Core, and the...

The Voice is coming down to the wire and it's now up to America to decide the winner of Season 27.

Tonight, The Voice will feature a one-hour recap of Season 27’s live semifinal performances at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, followed by a results episode at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Host Carson Daly will reveal the top four artists moving on to the finale, while one final artist earns their spot via America's Instant Save.

Follow along with our live blog below to see who was voted through, who sang for the Instant Save, and which song each contestant performed.

The live finale performances take place on May 19 and the Season 27 winner will be crowned in a star-studded live finale event on May 20.

See 'The Voice' sets Season 28 coaches as it shifts to a truncated schedule in the fall

9 p.m. — Previously, on The Voice: The top 12 sang...

Umg’s Capitol Music Group has launched a new Nashville division, the company announced Tuesday, encompassed of Capitol Records Nashville and the Capitol Christian Music Group. Country veteran Candice Watkins has been tapped to lead the label.

Watkins will serve as Capitol Records Nashville’s president, as well as Capitol Christian Music’s executive vice president, the company said. Watkins comes from Nashville powerhouse Big Loud, where she served as senior vice president of marketing and worked with artists including Morgan Wallen, Hardy and Stephen Wilson Jr. among others. Before her Big Loud tenure, Watkins held roles at Umg Nashville, Red Light Management, Mozes Inc., Borman Entertainment and Cross Point Church.

Brad O’Donnell, Capitol Christian Music Group’s president, will continue to oversee the label, which includes Motown Gospel and Tamla, Capitol said. While Capitol Records Nashville bears the Capitol name, before today’s shift, it operated under the Umg Nashville umbrella,...

Universal Music Group announced Monday that it has named Matt Ellis chief financial officer at the company, succeeding Boyd Muir, who is now fully transitioning to his role as chief operating officer after being promoted last year.

Ellis joins Umg from Verizon Communications, where he served as the telecom giant’s executive vice president and CFO. He spent 10 years at Verizon and before then was the vice president and treasurer at Tyson Foods. Muir was first named CFO at Umg back in 2010, and he was appointed COO last October, with the company confirming at the time he’d serve in both roles until it found a replacement. Ellis will start at Umg on June 9th.

“As Umg’s evolution continues and as we expand the very definition of a music entertainment company, we wanted to find the right executive who brings a global worldview and deep financial expertise across a range of industries including media,...

With a record 51 million votes cast for this year's nominees, the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards have revealed a brand-new batch of musical performances and celebrity presenters for the upcoming ceremony, set to stream live from Tokyo, Japan on May 25, 2025. Related: Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025: Your Ultimate Guide This latest announcement for the upcoming event includes powerhouse musical performances from: Creepy Nuts: The 2025 Anime Award-nominated hip-hop duo behind viral hits “Otonoke” and “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born,” the opening themes for Dan Da Dan and Mashle: Magic and Muscles , respectively Flow : Performing their song "Days" at the Anime Awards in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Eureka Seven LiSA: The iconic voice behind Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ’s opening theme “Gurenge” And the addition of the following celebrity presenters during the live ceremony and pre-show: J Balvin : Grammy-nominated global music superstar Kacey Musgraves : Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician behind...

Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley and Riley Green were among the biggest winners at the 60th ACM Awards held at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, Thursday night, with Chris Stapleton winning for male artist of the year and Wilson for female artist of the year and entertainer of the year.

Wilson, who won entertainer of the year last year, also took home the award for album of the year for Whirlwind, as well as artist-songwriter of the year.

The award for song of the year, presented by Lionel Richie, went to Cody Johnson for “Dirt Cheap,” while host Reba McEntire presented the award for single of the year to Langley and Green for “You Look Like You Love Me.” Old Dominion was named group of the year and Brooks & Dunn won the award for duo of the year.

Langley came into the night with the most nominations with eight,...

The winners have been revealed at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards!

The ACM Awards winners were announced during a live show that took place on Thursday night (May 8) The Star in Frisco, Texas.

Reba McEntire hosted the show, which streamed on Prime Video for the fourth year in a row. The show previously aired on television on CBS.

Newcomer Ella Langley was nominated for seven awards and was the big winner of the night with five wins, but someone else took home Entertainer of the Year.

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Entertainer Of The Year

Kelsea Ballerini

Luke Combs

Cody Johnson

Jelly Roll

Chris Stapleton

Morgan Wallen

Lainey Wilson – Winner

Female Artist Of The Year

Kelsea Ballerini

Ella Langley

Megan Moroney

Kacey Musgraves

Lainey Wilson – Winner

Male Artist Of The Year

Luke Combs

Cody Johnson

Jelly...

Chris Stapleton’s “It Takes a Woman,” off last year’s ACM Album of the Year winner Higher, is a solemn, honky-tonk-on-Prozac song of devotion that digs deep into male vulnerability. While it’s never been released as a single, its momentum has only built since Higher dropped more than a year and a half ago. And during Thursday night’s ACM Awards, Stapleton gave it yet another boost by delivering a deeply poignant and romantic performance of the ballad.

Stapleton’s performance came after he won Male Artist of...

Country superstars Lainey Wilson and Chris Stapleton won major trophies at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards on May 8. Wilson claimed Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Artist-Songwriter of the Year, while Stapleton won Male Artist of the Year.

Most of the winners of the 60th annual event were announced Thursday evening on Prime Video, although some were unveiled early. Country music legend Reba McEntire, who has won 16 ACM Awards to date, hosted the ceremony from the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas.

Breakout newcomer Ella Langley topped the list of nominations with an impressive eight bids. In the days leading up to Thursday's ceremony, Langley was named the winner of New Female Artist of the Year and Visual Media of the Year, Zach Top won New Male Artist of the Year, the Red Clay Strays won New Duo or Group of the Year,...

The ACM Awards celebrated its 60th anniversary with a trip through history, saluting one Song of the Year winner from each of the last six decades. The slot made for a tour of the musical and lyrical changes in country music over time and featured some of the genre’s most recognizable stars, from this year’s host, Reba McEntire, to the duo Dan + Shay.

McEntire kicked things off with a tribute to her fellow Oklahoma legend, the late Merle Haggard, with a spunky rendition of his hippie-busting classic,...

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Will Chris Stapleton, Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, or Morgan Wallen hear their name called for Entertainer of the Year at the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards? Fans will finally find out when the 2025 ACM Awards air live on Prime Video tonight.

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Stream: Prime Video Tickets: SeatGeek Date, Time: May 8 at 8 p.

The 60th ACM Awards are officially underway in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at the Star, and the Academy of Country Music has already announced some winners. Trad-country revivalist Zach Top was awarded the trophy for New Male Artist of the Year, Ella Langley — the top nominee — was named New Female Artist of the Year, and Red Clay Strays received the New Duo or Group of the Year award. The Alabama band are on a hot streak following the release of their Dave Cobb-produced album Made by These Moments and,...

In the grand culmination of lucky Season 13, the final four battle it out for the Golden Mask trophy on The Masked Singer! Boogie Woogie, Coral, Mad Scientist Monster, and Pearl take the stage for the last time as panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora make their final guesses for a chance to win their own Golden Ear trophy.

Four mystery celebs will be unmasked, but only one can walk away a winner as Nick Cannon hosts "The Two-Hour Lucky Season 13 Finale" episode of The Masked Singer airing Wednesday, May 7 (8 p.m. Et/Pt) on Fox.

So far this season, 11 famous faces have been unmasked: Cedric the Entertainer as Honey Pot, Oscar De La Hoya as Fuzzy Peas, Aubrey O'Day as Ant, Scheana Shay as Bat, Flavor Flav as Space Ranger, James Van Der Beek as Griffin, Candace Cameron Bure as Cherry Blossom, Method Man as Stud Muffin,...

The Masked Singer is back!

The season 13 Finals of the hit Fox singing competition series aired on Wednesday night (May 7).

The show, which began in South Korea, features celebrities singing songs while wearing costumes and face masks concealing their identities until they’re eliminated. Throughout the season, the contestants provide clues to try and help the judges and fans figure out who is under the mask.

This season includes the new costumed character Detective Lucky Duck, who will help panelists “uncover who’s behind each mask.”

During the episode, Top Four contestants Boogie Woogie, Mad Scientist Monster, Pearl, and Coral hit the stage for another performance.

While on stage, Pearl performed “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” by KT Tunstall.

Keep reading to see all of the clues and guesses for Pearl…Keep scrolling to check out the clues and guesses…

First Performance Clues:

- She has a tough exterior.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is famous for the rhythm of the waves of the Atlantic lapping against its sandy shores, the laughter (and occasional screams) of riders at Family Kingdom Amusement Park, and the chatter of families on their annual beach getaways. But the true soundtrack of this seaside destination is its live music scene, which pulses through the town day and night. From oceanfront stages on the sand to some of America’s most beloved dive bars and everything in between, it’s easy to see why Myrtle Beach is music’s favorite beach.

Zach Bryan is staying at Warner Records, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The singer-songwriter has extended his deal with the label for at least two albums, sources say, with the deal closing over the weekend. Meanwhile, Bryan is also selling his publishing catalog, a source familiar with the matter confirms to THR, with the deals netting Bryan a reported $350 million.

Bryan first signed with Warner Records back in 2021 and is the perhaps the biggest artist on Warner’s roster, which has also had successes from the likes of Teddy Swims and Benson Boone. Bryan helped turn the label’s fortunes around as Warner morphed from a sleepy legacy label into one of the hottest companies in the business. His success in country music outside of the traditional Nashville system has inspired coastal labels across the industry to grow much more invested in the genre.

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The year was 2000. Y2K had come and gone without a hitch. Cell phones were still a novelty and not yet an appendage. And a decidedly analog album was taking the country by storm.

The arrival of O Brother, Where Art Thou in December of that year, a soundtrack that went on to sell over eight million copies and win two Grammys (including album of the year at the 2002 awards), put a little-known label called Lost Highway on the map. Its sound — a blend of Americana, bluegrass and Appalachian standards — hit a chord. The company’s roster, which included Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello and eventually a 23-year-old newcomer named Kacey Musgraves, proved its vitality upon launch.

In many ways, Lost Highway was ahead of its time. It identified career artists that could thrive outside of the Nashville system and gave them the freedom to explore their own musical paths.

Spoiler Alert: Details follow for Season 13, Episode 12 of “The Masked Singer,” “Semi-Finals Night,” which aired April 30 on Fox.

The case of Detective Lucky Duck was finally quacked on Wednesday’s episode of Fox’s “The Masked Singer.” Taika Waititi was the latest celebrity to be revealed on Season 13 of Fox’s “The Masked Singer,” playing the mysterious character that had popped up all season long on the show to share clues about the competition’s costumed contestants.

Lucky Duck appeared at the end of this week’s semi-finals episode, and instead of letting the show’s panelists guess his identity, he unmasked himself. And it was a familiar face for one of the show’s panelists: Waititi is husband to the show’s Rita Ora.

“Semi-Finals Night” brought together the final five contestants standing: Group A’s Coral, Group B’s Pearl and Boogie Woogie and Group C’s Mad Scientist Monster.

The Masked Singer is back!

The Semi-Finals of season 13 of the hit Fox singing competition series aired on Wednesday night (April 30).

The show, which began in South Korea, features celebrities singing songs while wearing costumes and face masks concealing their identities until they’re eliminated. Throughout the season, the contestants provide clues to try and help the judges and fans figure out who is under the mask.

This season includes the new costumed character Detective Lucky Duck, who will help panelists “uncover who’s behind each mask.”

During the episode, Top Four contestants Boogie Woogie, Mad Scientist Monster, Pearl, and Coral hit the stage for another performance.

While on stage, Pearl performed “You Don’t Own Me” by Lesley Gore.

Keep reading to see all of the clues and guesses for Pearl…Keep scrolling to check out the clues and guesses…

First Performance Clues:

- She has a tough exterior.

Kacey Musgraves is returning to the first label that signed her, Lost Highway Records, and she’s celebrating with a cover of the Hank Williams song that gave the imprint its name.

Lost Highway isn’t a new label, but an old Universal Music Group Nashville subsidiary that was founded in 2000, folded in 2012, and revived this year. During its original run, Lost Highway released a variety of acclaimed records in the intersecting areas of country, alternative, rock, and roots music, perhaps most notably the Grammy-winning soundtrack for the Coen Brothers’ O Brother,...

We’re down to the semi-finals on “The Masked Singer,” with only four competitors remaining. And on this week’s episode of the Fox singing competition, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg thinks Pearl may just be Kacey Musgraves.

In TheWrap’s exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday night’s round of competition, McCarthy-Wahlberg zeroes in on a clue for Pearl that has to do with Elvis.

“She sang on the soundtrack to ‘Elvis,’ she’s won multiple AMAs,” she deduces. “I also went to her concert. I think this could be Kacey Musgraves!”

Host Nick Cannon immediately points out that the audience likes the guess, a stark contrast to the response fellow panelist Ken Jeong often gets.

Kacey Musgraves fits squarely into the realm of country singers though, which has been the way the panelists’ guesses have leaned on Pearl thus far. Previous guesses have included Shania Twain, Trisha Yearwood, Kellie Pickler and Carrie Underwood.

It’s a warm, cloudless April Saturday in Tennessee, and right now, Kacey Musgraves’ life is a Kacey Musgraves song. The singer-songwriter is driving southbound to rural Williamsport — exactly an hour from her Nashville home — where she’ll be going horseback riding and rambling along the river with a few friends.

“A good friend of mine has a beautiful farm on hundreds of acres,” she says in her Texas twang. “It’s on the Duck River, which is one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the world. It has all these specific species of things that don’t exist anywhere else. It’s really clean and beautiful, organic and peaceful. My friends and I go out there, bring a picnic and just live our best lives — barefoot, dirty, in the river. It’s so fun.”

Excursions like these have colored her songwriting on tracks like “Space Cowboy,” “Oh What a World,...

Zach Bryan debuted an unexpected, note-perfect version of Warren Zevon’s “Lawyers, Guns and Money” during his Stagecoach Festival headlining set Friday night, two days before the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the late singer-songwriter’s long-delayed induction.

Bryan introduced the 1978 track as his “favorite song of all time” midway through his two-hour set, before launching into a faithful rendition backed by a horn section. Bryan and one of his band members, Read Connolly, traded vocals on the song — Connolly’s singing voice turned out to sound quite a bit like Zevon’s.

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Three-time winner Kendrick Lamar tops the list of 2025 American Music Awards nominees, scoring 10 nominations. Lamar’s nominations come in the Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (Gnx), Song of the Year (“Not Like Us”), Collaboration of the Year (“Luther” with Sza), Favorite Music Video (“Not Like Us”), Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Hip-Hop Album (Gnx), Favorite Hip-Hop Song categories.

Post Malone follows with eight, with Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey each picking up seven nominations. Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, Sza, and Taylor Swift earned six American Music Awards nominations.

Jennifer Lopez will host the 2025 American Music Awards set for Monday, May 26th in Las Vegas. The awards show will air live on CBS beginning at 5pm Pt/8pm Et.

Winners are determined by fans, with voting open now through May 15, 2025 at 11:59:59pm Pt.