A$AP Rocky has another award to add to his list of wins. He’s being honored at the Footwear News Achievement Awards aka the Shoe Oscars with the 2024 Collaboration of the Year for his collab with Puma.

“We’ve been working hard together on developing [a] product that speaks to me and my culture and blurs the lines between motorsport, streetwear and fashion. It’s been an exciting challenge, and I’m really happy with how my designs and creative interpretations have come to life,” Rocky said in a statement. “Puma has given me the keys to push the boundaries, and I’m immensely grateful for their trust. This is just the beginning.”

HIs version of the Inhale sneaker and the Mostro shoe sold out.

“In the highly competitive collaborations market, this unique pairing truly stands out,” said Michael Atmore, Footwear News’ editorial director. “Reaching across the worlds of sports, music and pop culture, A$AP Rocky’s powerful influence and artistry combined with Puma’s strong focus on creating must-have product makes for a perfect match. We are thrilled to honor Puma and Rocky at the Footwear News Achievement Awards.”

The event, which honors stars who have influenced the industry with new designs, perspective and more, will take place on Dec. 4.

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Boyz II Men are getting the biopic treatment, Variety reports. The group has teamed with production and financing companies Compelling Pictures and Primary Wave to develop a narrative feature film, which will feature songs from the group’s discography. A long-form documentary about their success in the ’90s, 2000s and today is also in the works, with Compelling behind the production.

“We’ve been waiting to find the right partners who understand our story and are willing to tell it all,” said Nathan Morris, who serves as executive producer alongside members Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris. “Denis [O’ Sullivan] and Jeff [Kalligheri] at Compelling Pictures understood us day 1.”

“Having grown up as huge fans of Boyz II Men, and having spent the past couple of years getting to know the guys and become friends with them, it’s a tremendous honor to help bring their unique and untold story to the big screen,” added Denis and Jeff. “We’re excited to show the brotherhood and comradery, as well as the challenges and strife, humor and heartbreak, that has accompanied the unparalleled success that Nate, Shawn, Wanya, and Mike have worked so hard to achieve.”

Joining them on the producer side of things are Larry Mestel for Primary Wave, the group’s manager, Joe Mulvihill, for the Mulvi Group and Jeremy M. Rosen for Roxwell Films. 

“Being with them for over 22 years now, I’ve seen the highs the lows and all the in-depth emotional human turmoil. I think people will be pleasantly surprised to see behind the curtain,” Mulvihill says.

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It’s no secret that a deluxe Leather wasn’t originally part of Cody Johnson‘s plan. He initially planned for it to be an expansive one-release project, until Warner Music Nashville co-chair and co-president Cris Lacy gave him the idea of breaking the album into two parts.

That’s why Leather getting nominated for CMA Album of the Year caught Cody by surprise.

“I wanted the deluxe edition and Leather to be like one thing. And then we got nominated for Album of the Year and I was like, ‘Wait a minute. The rest of the album’s not out yet,'” Cody recounts to the press. “And everybody kind of went, ‘Well, we didn’t vote for it. It just kind of happened.'”

“And I thought, ‘Well, you know what? Everything happens for a reason.’ And I’m not going to complain about being nominated for Album of the Year,” he shares with a laugh.

Leather Deluxe Edition, featuring the Carrie Underwood-assisted “I’m Gonna Love You,” is out now.

Cody has also been nominated in other categories, including Single, Song, Male Vocalist and Music Video of the Year.

The 2024 CMAs, hosted by Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson, will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.

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Many artists have spoken out about the negative effect social media has had on them. Shawn Mendes has added his two cents on the topic — and warned any hopefuls out there to protect themselves.

Speaking to Zane Lowe of The Zane Lowe Show at Apple Music 1, Shawn says, “When you have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people projecting their opinion of who they think you [are] and why they think you’re that onto you … the human brain is fragile.”

He continues, “It’s sad because I think about little Shawn, like 15-, 16-year-old Shawn, who is just trying to do his best job and has no idea. No one told him, ‘Hey, dude, you’re in for one because having hundreds of thousands of people daily tell you what they think about you, it’s going to be really intense on the psyche. It’s going to mess you up a little bit.'”

Then Shawn issued his warning: “If you’re an artist and you’re 15 years old and you’re getting started right now, if there’s one thing I could tell you it’s protect yourself from social media. Protect yourself from the masses and what they think about you.”

Someone who’s taking Shawn’s advice is his ex-girlfriend Camila Cabello, who wrote on her Instagram Story Thursday, “a writer must have stories. living them right now. taking some cute little internet breaks. love you my babies.”

Shawn tells Zane of Camila, “I think we haven’t been the closest over the last couple of years, but I think we really know each other. We’ve spent a lot of time together. We really know each other’s hearts … and it’s just nice to have that.” Shawn’s new album, SHAWN, comes out Friday.

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Alice in Chains‘ Jerry Cantrell guests on the latest episode of The Metallica Report podcast, featuring a conversation between him and ‘Tallica bassist Robert Trujillo.

“The pair delve into their early days, sharing their influences and how they first connected,” the episode description reads. They also talk about Cantrell’s new solo album, I Want Blood, which features contributions from Trujillo.

“It is a unique, free-flowing conversation about the art of songwriting between two old friends and accomplished musicians,” the description adds.

You can listen to the episode now via the podcast platform of your choice.

I Want Blood is out now. It also features Guns N’ Roses‘ Duff McKagan and Faith No More‘s Mike Bordin.

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