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Bonnie Raitt is among a variety of female artists who will be honored at Billboard‘s 2022 Women in Music Awards, which takes place March 2 at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will be presented with the Icon Award at the event, which will be hosted by Ciara. For the first time ever, tickets to the Women in Music Awards ceremony will be made available to the public; they go on sale in February.

Other honorees include country star and one-time American Idol finalist Gabby Barrett, singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, pop star Doja Cat, rapper Saweetie and R&B singer Summer Walker. All the honorees will perform at the ceremony.

Other award winners, including the 2022 Woman of the Year, will be announced soon. If you can’t make it to L.A., you’ll be able to watch it streaming live, with more details to come.

Starting in March, Raitt will hit the road for a lengthy U.S. headlining trek dubbed the Just Like That… tour. Guest artists that will support Bonnie on various parts of the trek include NRBQ, Lucinda Williams and Mavis Staples. Visit BonnieRaitt.com for a full list of dates.

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It appears new In Flames music is in the works.

The Swedish metallers have posted an Instagram photo of guitarist Björn Gelotte working on a riff in the recording studio. In the caption, the band writes, “Here we gooooooooo.”

In Flames most recent album is 2019’s I, the Mask. Last year, they released CD reissues of their albums, from their 1994 debut Lunar Strain to 2008’s A Sense of Purpose.

This spring, In Flames will join Megadeth, Lamb of God and Trivium on the 2022 Metal Tour of the Year. They’d originally been on the 2021 bill as well before dropping off due to COVID-19 complications.

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Three associates of YoungBoy Never Broke Again were reportedly arrested Tuesday when a SWAT team raided the rapper’s home in Harris County, Texas.

The sheriff’s office says a warrant was executed in connection to the shooting of a 20-year-old man in November. SWAT members seized multiple weapons during the raid, including AR-15s and a number of pistols, according to TMZ. 

Roymellow Williams, Daryl Brown, and Carleon Gallien were booked for aggravated robbery and aggravated assault.

YoungBoy, born Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, owns the property and his mother, Sherhonda Gaulden, lives there. It is not known if she was home at the time of the raid.

Gaulden is now under house arrest in Utah as he awaits trial for weapons-related charges. He was released from federal prison in October after posting $500,000 bond. Last week, YoungBoy released his 17th mixtape, Colors, featuring Quando Rondo and Internet Money. He is nominated for a Grammy for Best Melodic Rap Performance for his feature on “WusYaName” from Tyler, the Creator‘s latest album, Call Me If You Get Lost.

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Phoebe Bridgers will receive the Trailblazer Award at this year’s edition of Billboard‘s annual Women in Music ceremony.

The Trailblazer Award was first given to Paramore‘s Hayley Williams in 2014. At the time, it was described as honoring a “standout female artist who breaks from convention to make a unique mark in music and pave the way for other talent.”

Other previous Trailblazer winners include Lana Del Rey, Kesha, Janelle Monáe and Brandi Carlile.

The 2022 Billboard Women in Music event takes place March 2 in Los Angeles, and will stream live online. Along with Bridgers, this year’s honorees include Bonnie Raitt, Gabby Barrett, Doja Cat, Karol G, Saweetie and Summer Walker. Ciara will host.

For more info, visit BillboardWomeninMusic.com.

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Gabby Barrett is among a list of elite female musical artists getting honored at the Billboard 2022 Women in Music Awards show.

During the ceremony, she will receive the Rising Star Award, an honor that’s previously been given to the likes of Halsey, Kelsea Ballerini and Ariana Grande.

Gabby is the only mainstream country artist confirmed to be honored at this year’s all-genre awards show, although Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bonnie Raitt, a rock, blues and Americana legend with country leanings, is receiving the much-coveted Icon Award.

Other honorees includes Doja Cat, Saweetie, Karol G and Summer Walker. Ciara will host the event, which is taking place March 2 at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles. This year will be unlike any Women in Music Awards ceremony in the past, as tickets will go on sale to the general public for the very first time.

Gabby’s career has seen a meteoric, genre-spanning rise since the release of her chart-topping debut single, “I Hope,” and hit first album, Goldmine. She’s since earned another number one with “The Good Ones,” and has been teasing new music for the year ahead.

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After receiving four Grammy nominations for his latest album, Donda, including Album of The Year, Kanye West is ready to drop Donda 2.

Ye announced Thursday that he is releasing the followup next month.

“DONDA2 COMING 2 22 22 EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY FUTURE,” West revealed on Instagram with a picture of his Chicago childhood home on fire, referencing a scene from his Donda stadium listening event last summer at Soldier Field in his Chicago hometown

Donda is named after Ye’s late mother, Donda West, who passed away in 2007. She was 58.

In addition to Album of the Year, Donda earned three more Grammy nominations: Best Rap Album, Best Melodic Rap Performance for “Hurricane” featuring The Weeknd and Lil Baby, and Best Rap Song for “Jail” featuring Jay-Z. West also received an Album of the Year nomination for Lil Nas X‘s Montero. Yeezy was recognized for his contribution as a co-producer on the triple-platinum hit “Industry Baby” featuring Jack Harlow. 

On November 14, the 22-time Grammy winner dropped the deluxe version of Donda featuring five new songs.

The new project includes three brand-new tracks — “Never Abandon Your Family,” “Up From the Ashes,” and the André 3000 assisted “Life of the Party” — in addition to “Keep My Spirit Alive pt 2,” featuring KayCyy, Conway the Machine and Westside Gunn, and “Remote Control pt 2” with Kid Cudi and Young Thug.

The original Donda was released in August 2021, and like Kanye’s previous nine studio albums, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. The only artists with more number one albums are The Beatles with 19, followed by Jay-Z with 14, and Barbra Streisand and Bruce Springsteen, each with 11. Eminem is tied with West with ten chart-topping albums.

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An erratic driver crashed into a building in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood and tried to rip out the intercom system – all in a failed attempt to meet Taylor Swift, police sources tell ABC Audio.

The man drove down Franklin Street in the wrong direction, crashing into the front of a building at around 5 a.m. Thursday morning. He reversed the vehicle and drove at the building again, hitting a fire hydrant. The man then got out of his vehicle and tried to yank the intercom system from the door of the building, in an apparent attempt to get inside.

His attempts were unsuccessful, and he started walking away from the building when police arrived and took him into custody. The man was mumbling about Taylor Swift, who owns property in the neighborhood. He was taken to the hospital for an evaluation. Charges are likely. 

Law enforcement sources told TMZ that the man said he wasn’t going to leave until he met with Taylor. It’s not known if she was even in the area at the time; she owns property in several different states.

This particular area of Tribeca is a frequent target of break-ins by people trying to meet the singer.

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A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and a former American Idol finalist-turned-chart-topping singer will be among the honorees at Billboard‘s 2022 Women in Music Awards.

Bonnie Raitt and Gabby Barrett are just two of the women who’ll be celebrated at the awards show, which takes place March 2 at the YouTube Theater at L.A.’s Hollywood Park.  Ciara will host, and for the first time ever, tickets to the event will be made available to the public; they go on sale in February.

Bonnie will receive the Icon Award, while Gabby will be presented with the Rising Star Award. Other honorees include singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, pop star Doja Cat, rapper Saweetie and R&B star Summer Walker.  All the honorees will perform at the ceremony.

Other honorees, including the 2022 Woman of the Year, will be announced soon. If you can’t make it to L.A., you’ll be able to watch it streaming live, with more details to come.

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Billboard‘s 2022 Women in Music Awards has announced its list of honorees, which includes Doja Cat, Gabby Barrett, Saweetie and many more.

Hosted by Ciara on March 2, this year’s event will be available for the public to attend — a first in the ceremony’s history. The awards show will be held at the YouTube Theater at L.A.’s Hollywood Park and tickets go on sale this Friday.

Doja Cat will receive this year’s Powerhouse Award, while “I Hope” singer Gabby will take home the Rising Star Award presented by Honda. Phoebe Bridgers will be honored with the 2022 Trailblazer Award.

Saweetie and R&B star Summer Walker will respectively take home the 2022 Game Changer Award and the Chartbreaker Award. Latin superstar Karol G will be recognized with the Rule Breaker Award, while “Something to Talk About” singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt will receive the Icon Award.

Each winner is set to perform at the ceremony. A full list of performers, presenters and special guests will be announced at a later date. More honorees are also set to be announced in the future, including who’ll be named the 2022 Woman of the Year.

The 2022 Women in Music Awards will also be streamed this year. Details on how to watch are forthcoming. More information, including how to purchase tickets, will be shared on the award show’s official website.

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