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Artists like Dua Lipa, Shawn Mendes and Bruno Mars have been tapped by the Grammy Museum for a new music education campaign.

They, along with Billie Eilish and Rosalía, will serve as co-chairs for the Campaign for Music Education. The goal is to raise up to $5 million to support education programs in underserved communities and provide free admission to the Grammy Museum.  The goal is to inspire the next generation of music makers, no matter their background.

Dua celebrated the new appointment on Instagram and wrote, “Access to music education has the power to not only shape music’s next generation, but also provides a creative outlet that is crucial to a child’s development.  It gives students the opportunity to excel creatively, as well as in their academic performance beyond music.”

Shawn added in another statement, “Music education should be available to everyone so I am honoured to be a part of spreading the GRAMMY Museum’s reach and cultivating music’s next generation.”

Billie also lauded the new initiative and said, “I was able to visit the Grammy Museum a lot when I was growing up. We saw so many amazing artists perform that I never would’ve been able to see otherwise.”  She added, “I am excited to help kids who are the same age as I was to have free access to this magical place and all that it has to offer in music education and experiences.”

The Grammy Museum is working with publishers, artists, music labels and more to satisfy their monetary goal.  Funds raised will grant more students access to the museum and will “greatly expand their education and community programs,” per the press release.  So far, the program has served over 435,000 students.

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Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Doja Cat and Lizzo are among the list of nominees for the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards. 

Nicki Minaj leads the pack with five nominations, including Best Artist and Best Song with “Super Freaky Girl.”

Nicki’s also up for Best Hip Hop Artist alongside Kendrick, Drake, Future, Jack Harlow, Lil Baby and Megan Thee Stallion.

This year’s list includes 17 first-time nominees, such as Summer Walker, Baby Keem, Saucy Santana and Shenseea, who’s up for Best Push (breakthrough artist). 

Earning nods for Best R&B artists are Chlöe, Givēon, H.E.R., Khalid, Summer Walker and SZA.

The 2022 MTV EMAs will take place November 13 in Düsseldorf, Germany and will air live on MTV throughout 170 different countries. The show will be available to stream globally on Paramount+ beginning November 14.

For the full list of nominees and to vote for your favorites, visit MTVEMA.com.

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Is Green Day planning something for the 25th anniversary of Nimrod?

The band’s 1997 album celebrates the milestone this Friday, October 14. In a tweet Tuesday, Billie Joe Armstrong and company teased the occasion, writing, “Someone’s got a VERY big birthday on Friday…any guesses who??!”

The tweet is also accompanied by an image featuring the Roman numeral for 25, XXV.

Nimrod is Green Day’s fifth studio album, which has been certified double Platinum by the RIAA. It spawned the singles “Hitchin’ a Ride” and “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),” which, despite being originally written as a breakup song, has become a staple of high school proms and graduations.

Meanwhile, Green Day is set to headline the 2023 edition of Las Vegas’ When We Were Young festival. The bill also includes Blink-182, who’s reunited with Tom DeLonge.

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Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Måneskin are among the nominees for the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards.

All three bands will compete in the Best Rock category alongside Muse, The Killers and Liam Gallagher.

Meanwhile, Twenty One Pilots, Imagine Dragons, Panic! at the Disco, Gorillaz, Tame Impala and Yungblud are up for the Best Alternative prize.

Other nominees include Coldplay for Best Live, Billie Eilish for Best Pop and GAYLE for Best New Artist, as well as Twenty One Pilots’ Roblox concert for Best Metaverse Performance.

The 2022 MTV EMAs will take place November 13 in Düsseldorf, Germany and will air live on MTV throughout 170 different countries. The show will be available to stream globally on Paramount+ beginning November 14.

For the full list of nominees and to vote for your favorites, visit MTVEMA.com.

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Taylor Swift has once again taken to Instagram to give some behind-the-scenes details of another track on her upcoming album Midnights — this time it’s “Snow on the Beach,” the track that features Lana Del Rey.

“‘Snow on the Beach’ featuring Lana Del Rey is track four on Midnights and I cannot get through that sentence without grinning because I am such a massive fan of Lana Del Rey,” Taylor says in her Instagram video. She goes on to explain that the song is about “falling in love with someone at the same time as they’re falling in love with you.”

Taylor says the song captures “this sort of cataclysmic, fated moment where you realize someone feels exactly the same way that you feel… at the same moment,” and describes it as provoking the feeling of, “Wait, is this real? Is this a dream? Is this for real? Is this happening? Is this really happening?”  She compares the response to how “it would be if you were to see snow falling on a beach.”

As for Lana’s presence on the song, both she and Taylor have worked with producer Jack Antonoff, so that may be how the hook-up happened. Regardless, Taylor raves that she’s “one of the best musical artists ever,” and says “The fact that I get to exist at the same time as her is an honor and a privilege.” 

Midnights is out on October 21.

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Harry Styles is the leading nominee for this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards, scooping up seven nominations, including Best Artist and Best Song and Best Video for “As It Was.”

Harry’s also up for Best Pop, Best Live, Biggest Fans and Best Local Act, UK & Ireland.  His alleged ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift follows close behind with six nods, including Best Artist, Best Pop, Biggest Fans and Best Video and Best Longform Video, both for “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version).” Nicki Minaj has five nominations.

Other nominees include Lizzo, Doja Cat, BLACKPINK, Jack Harlow, Lady Gaga, Ed Sheeran and BTS. Among the first-time EMA nominees this year are GAYLE, Stephen Sanchez, Dove Cameron, Kim Petras and Mae Muller.

The 2022 MTV EMAs will go down in Düsseldorf, Germany on November 13 and air live on MTV in more than 170 countries.  It’ll be available on Paramount+ starting November 14.  You can see the full list of nominees — and vote across 17 gender-neutral categories — at MTVEMA.com through November 9 at 11:59pm CET.

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Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Cynthia Bailey and her husband, Mike Hill, have reportedly filed for divorce.

According to sources of The Jasmine Brand, the couple have been “separated for awhile now,” and everything between them is “amicable.”

An unnamed source told the site of their split, “they really do love each other and it wasn’t anything scandalous or anyone at at fault…it just didn’t work out.”

The Bravo star and TV personality began their romantic relationship after appearing on an episode of Steve Harvey‘s talk show in 2017, got engaged in 2019 and tied the knot in October 2020.

Neither Bailey nor Hill have yet to comment on their relationship status. 

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Cardi B has made history, yet again.

On Tuesday, it was officially announced that the Grammy-winning artist has become the first female rapper with two Recording Industry Association of America-certified 11-times Platinum hits. The record beats her previous one of becoming the first female rapper to have a song reach RIAA Diamond status.

The new accolade comes thanks to Cardi’s breakthrough hit “Bodak Yellow” and the Bad Bunny and J Balvin-assisted “I Like It.” Each track boasts billions of global streams and over a billion music video videos. 

To top it off, the certifications come on Cardi’s 30th birthday, giving her an extra reason to celebrate. 

Previously, Cardi made history when “Bodak Yellow” was 10-times-certified Platinum and again when every song on her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, was certified at least Platinum by the RIAA.

(A previous version of this story published on 10/12/22 incorrectly stated the RIAA Platinum certification level of Cardi B’s two hits. The headline above has been updated accordingly.)

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Cardi B has made history, yet again.

On Tuesday, it was officially announced that the Grammy-winning artist has become the first female rapper with two Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified 11-times platinum hits. The record beats out her previous one of becoming the first female rapper to have a song reach Diamond status.

The new accolade comes thanks to her breakthrough hit “Bodak Yellow” and the Bad Bunny and J Balvin-assisted “I Like It.” Each track boasts billions of global streams and over a billion music video videos. 

To top it off, the certifications come on Cardi’s 30th birthday, giving her an extra reason to celebrate. 

Previously, Cardi made history when “Bodak Yellow” was 10-times certified Platinum and again when every song on her debut album Invasion of Privacy was certified at least Platinum by the RIAA. 

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