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Derek Hough continues his reign as one of the lords of the dance, scoring three nominations for the just-unveiled World Choreography Awards (sister Julianne Hough also makes a showing this year).

His nominations include ABC’s “Step Into…the Movies” special as well as their long-running “Dancing with the Stars,” and also Hough’s work on the music video for Michael Bublé’s “Higher.” However, married choreographers Phillip and Makenzie Chbeeb, also scored three noms each, including one with Hough for the “Higher” video, as well as for the “Zed Ramadan” TV commercial and ABC’s recent “Beauty and The Beast” anniversary special.

Jamal Sims, nominated for three Emmys this year in the choreography categories for his various projects—including Paramount+’s “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies“—garnered two nods, including his work on Netflix’s “13 the Musical” and the live “Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl.”

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Finneas has released a new song, “The 90s,” which will appear on his debut album, Optimist, set to arrive October 15th.

“The 90s” is rooted in sparse synth pulses that slowly build to a dramatic, blown-out climax as Finneas twists some light nostalgia for the 1990s into a plea for simpler times. “All the time I should’ve been so happy I was here,” he sings, “Wasting it on worrying, just made it disappear/Now my head feels so heavy/I’m left holding up the levee.”

The track arrives with a music video,...

Finneas and Ashe have reunited for a new duet, “Till Forever Falls Apart.”

The track begins as a tender ballad with delicate guitar twisting around soft piano, while Ashe unravels a charming melody that nearly recalls “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Soon, “Till Forever Falls Apart” blossoms into a sonic, and romantic, epic, with Ashe and Finneas singing together: “If the tide takes California/I’m so glad I got to know ya/And if the sky falls from heaven above/Oh I know I had...