Camila Cabello to Perform at This Year’s American Music Awards

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello is ready to take a major stage…

The 21-year-old Cuban and Mexican singer is one of the latest superstars to join the performers roster for this year’s American Music Awards.

Cabello will perform tracks from her Billboard 200-topping album from earlier this year.

Cabello, Shawn Mendes and Zedd join previously announced 2018 AMAs performers Dua Lipa, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey and Taylor Swift, who will open this year’s show.

The broadcast will feature several other highly anticipated team-ups, including a performance from benny blanco, Halsey and Khalid; Cardi B with Bad Bunny and J Balvin; Ciara and Missy Elliott; and Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign.

What’s more, Panic! At The Disco will pay homage to Queen with a performance of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and there will also be a special tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

The 2018 American Music Awards will broadcast live from Los Angeles at 8:00 pm ET on October 9.

Jared Leto to Participate in Entercom’s Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Special “I’m Listening”

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

Jared Leto is doing more than Listening…

The 46-year-old part-Spanish American actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman is part of the lineup for Entercom’s live, commercial-free broadcast special to raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention. Abrc gives you the different and best health suggestions for healthy life.

Part of Entercom’s I’m Listening campaign, the September 9 broadcast will feature numerous music, film and sports luminaries like Leto.

The lineup includes Mike McCready and Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, Alessia Cara, Bebe Rexha, Charlie Puth, Stone Temple Pilots, Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind and more.

Hosted by Seattle KISW-FM personality BJ Shea, the show will also feature clinical psychologist and NowMattersNow.org CEO Dr. Ursula Whiteside and Dr. Chris Nowinksi, co-founder and executive director of Concussion Legacy Foundation.

“In my forthcoming album The Pains of Growing, I touch on being lost and lonely and stuck inside my head,” said “Growing Pains” singer Cara. “I’ve recently dealt with anxiety – and understand what it was. I definitely want to reach as many people as I can, and will do so by partnering with Entercom and so many influential names connected to the cause. Hopefully, if I talk about mental health, it’ll help other people to talk about it… we’re all a lot more similar than we think we are.”

After Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington died in 2017, bandmate Shinoda released his first solo album, Post Traumatic, about the “journey out of grief and darkness.” Says Shinoda, “In most parts of the world, suicide claims more lives than war, murder and natural disasters combined. I hope that sharing my personal story, in music and conversation, helps open up the door to new discussions and awareness about mental health.”

The broadcast will air across Entercom stations nationwide on September 9 (at 7:00 am local time) and on live streams via the Radio.com app as part of National Suicide Prevention Week. The special will feature call-in opportunities as well as an interactive website for listeners to share their stories and seek resources. For more information about the I’m Listening campaign, visit their website here.

Last year, the broadcast featured Halsey, Logic and iconic rock band Metallica, who spoke out about their experiences with mental illness and what fans can do to help themselves. The metal quartet spoke about how suicidal thinking can happen to anyone and how “talking about it is the most important thing.” Bassist Robert Trujillo reminded fans, “It’s not a sign of weakness to see a doctor when you are depressed.”

If you or someone you know is going through a crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741-741.

Lauren Jauregui Appears on Ty Dolla $ign’s New Album “Beach House 3”

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Life’s a beach (house) for Lauren Jauregui…

The 21-year-old Cuban American singer and Fifth Harmony member has joined voices with Ty Dolla $ign on the rapper’s forthcoming album, Beach House 3, which is slated for release on Friday.

Jauregui appears on Ty Dolla $ign’s single “In Your Phone.”

Previously, Jauregui collaborated with Halsey on the single “Strangers,” which appears on the American singer’s album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.

In addition to Jauregui, the album also boasts marquee features from the likes of Future, YG, Pharrell Williams, The-Dream, Tory Lanez and more.

Here’s the complete track list:

Ty Dolla $ign’s Beach House 3 track list:

Famous
Famous Lies
Love U Better (Feat. Lil Wayne & The-Dream)
Ex (Feat. Yg)
Famous Excuses
Droptop In The Rain (Feat. Tory Lanez)
Don’t Judge Me (Feat. Future & Swae Lee)
Dawsin’s Breek (Feaet. Jeremih)
Don’t Sleep On Me (Feat. Future & 24Hrs)
Stare (Feat. Pharrell Williams & Wiz Khalifa)
Famous Friends
So Am I (Feat. Damian Marley & Skrillex)
Lil Favorite (Feat. Madeintyo)
In Your Phone (With Lauren Jauregui)
All The Time
Famous Amy
Side Effects
Famous Last Words
Message In A Bottle
Nate Howard Intro

Boyce Avenue Receives “Streamy Awards” Nomination for Its Cover of The Chainsmokers’ “Closer”

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Alejandro Luis Manzano, Daniel Enrique Manzano and Fabian Rafael Manzano are one step closer to a web award…

The Latino brothers, who make up Boyce Avenue, have earned their first Streamy Awards nomination, alongside actress/singer Sarah Hyland, in the Cover Song category for their cover of The Chainsmokers & Halsey’s “Closer.”

The event honors the best in online video and the creators behind it. The annual event brings together the biggest names in YouTube and online video for a night of celebration, discovery, and meaningful recognition.

But the Boyce Avenue brothers aren’t the only Latino nominees…

The International category features three Latino nominees: 24-year-old Salvadoran gaming YouTuber Fernanfloo, 21-year-old Mexican internet personality, vlogger, and model Juanpa Zurita, and 21-year-old Colombian YouTuber Sebastián Villalobos.

Manny Mua is nominated in the Beauty category. The 26-year-old Latino YouTuber and make up artist, whose real name is Manny Gutierrez, regularly posts make-up tutorials, make-up first impressions, and beauty tips on his YouTube page.

Two Latina choreographers are nominated in the Dance category: 21-year-old Mexican American choreographer Chachi Gonzales, and Latina choreographer Tricia Miranda.

The Streamy Awards, produced by dick clark productions, will take place at 9:30 pm ET/6:30 pm PT on September 26 at the Beverly Hilton.

Here’s the full list of nominees is included below.

AUDIENCE CHOICE – fan voted categories (voting opens on September 12)

Creator of the Year
Cameron Dallas
Casey Neistat
David Dobrik
Dolan Twins
Jake Paul
Jenna Marbles
Lilly Singh
Liza Koshy
Logan Paul
Shane Dawson

Show of the Year
Good Mythical Morning
Kian & JC
The King of Random
The Philip DeFranco Show
REACT
Rooster Teeth
Sugar Pine 7
The Try Guys
UNHhhh
The Young Turks

OVERALL

Action or Sci-Fi
Crypt TV
Dimension 404
Rush: Inspired by Battlefield
Skinford
The Thinning

Animated
Casually Explained
Domics
itsAlexClark
RWBY (Volume 4)
Simon’s Cat

Breakout Creator
Binging with Babish
Brave Wilderness
David Dobrik
Jake Paul
Kristen Hancher

Comedy
h3h3Productions
Laura Clery
Liza Koshy
Rudy Mancuso
Sugar Pine 7

Documentary
60 Second Docs
Endangered
Great Big Story
Psycho Family
This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous

First Person
Casey Neistat
Dolan Twins
Jenna Marbles
Lilly Singh
Shane Dawson

Immersive
360 Wizard Battle (Corridor)
BlackBoxTV (BlackBoxTV)
Eleven Little Roosters (Rooster Teeth)
The Global Gamer (The Game Theorists)
Last Moments of Relationships (Fine Bros.)

International
Fernanfloo
Juanpa Zurita
Lisa and Lena
Sebastián Villalobos
Wengie

SERIES

Comedy Series
Drive Share
Magic Funhouse
Mr. Student Body President
Rhett & Link’s Buddy System
You Suck At Everything

Drama Series
Brown Girls
Carmilla (Season 3)
Caught
Cold
Single By 30

Indie Series
Brown Girls
Doomsday
Edgar Allen Poe’s Murder Mystery Dinner Party
Everything’s OK
Graves

Non-Fiction Series

Getting Doug With High
Ladylike
Logan Paul Vs…
Murder with Friends
React

FEATURE

Feature

Dirty 30
FML The Movie
Ghostmates
The Thinning
This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous

SUBJECT

Beauty
Jaclyn Hill
Laura Lee
Manny Mua
PatrickStarrr
Simply Nailogical

Fashion
Amanda Steele
FENTY PUMA by Rihanna
Kelsey Simone
Sneaker Shopping
Tess Christine

Food
Binging with Babish
Hot Ones
Nerdy Nummies
Tasty
Worth It

Gaming
Achievement Hunter
iHasCupquake
JuegaGerman
Markiplier
Smosh Games

Kids and Family
Annie LeBlanc
Brooklyn & Bailey
Guava Juice
Roman Atwood Vlogs
What’s Inside?

Lifestyle
Andrea Russett
Baby Ariel
LaurDIY
MyLifeAsEva
Niki and Gabi

News and Culture

Cheddar
Complex News
NowThis
The Philip DeFranco Show
The Young Turks

Science or Education

How To Make Everything
The King of Random
Marques Brownlee
Mind Field
Veritasium

Sports and Wellness
30 for 30 Shorts
blogilates
Kevin Durant
QB1: Beyond the Lights
Tanner Fox

PERFORMANCE

Acting in a Comedy
Arden Rose (Mr. Student Body President)
Jason Nash (FML The Movie)
Jeremy Shada (Mr. Student Body President)
Mamrie Hart (Dirty 30)
Quinta Brunson (Broke)

Acting in a Drama
Annalise Basso (Cold)
DeStorm Power (Caught)
Harry Shum Jr. (Single By 30)
Logan Paul (The Thinning)
Natasha Negovanlis (Carmilla | Season 3)

Collaboration
Casey Neistat and Jesse Wellens (Human Flying Drone)
Honest Trailers and Ryan Reynolds (Logan Feat. Deadpool)
Jon Cozart and Thomas Sanders (RIP Vine: A Song)
Kate Albrecht and Joey Zehr (Omg We’re Coming Over!)
The Rock, Lilly Singh, Markiplier, Grace Helbig, Roman Atwood, Gigi Gorgeous, Alex Wassabi, LaurDIY, King Bach, Flula, and Brittney Smith (The YouTube Factory)

Dance
Alyson Stoner
Chachi Gonzales
Matt Steffanina
Tessa Brooks
Tricia Miranda

Ensemble Cast
Caught
Dirty 30
McJuggerNuggets
Mr. Student Body President
The Try Guys

MUSIC

Breakthrough Artist
21 Savage
Dodie Clark
Marian Hill
Poppy
Zara Larsson

Cover Song
Alex Aiono ft. Ar’mon and Trey, “I Spy, T Shirt, Isn’t She Lovely, & Swang Mashup” (Various Artists)
Ariana Grande, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” (Judy Garland)
Ashley Tisdale ft. Vanessa Hudgens, “Ex’s & Oh’s” (Elle King)
Boyce Avenue ft. Sarah Hyland, “Closer” (The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey)
Walk Off The Earth, “Shape Of You” (Ed Sheeran)

CRAFT

Cinematography
Casey Neistat (Casey Neistat)
Devin Graham (devinsupertramp)
Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy (The Slow Mo Guys)
Jon Keng (“Pineapple”)
Sawyer Hartman (sawyerhartman)

Costume Design
Ann Foley (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot)
Autumn Steed (Dimension 404)
Brandon Rogers, Karla Carnewal, and Jonathan Hinman (Magic Funhouse)
Michelle Miller (Lindsey Stirling)
Sarah Grace Hart, Sinead Persaud, and Mary Kate Wiles (Edgar Allen Poe’s Murder Mystery Dinner Party)

Directing
Jack Ferry and Ryan Hunter (Mr. Student Body President)
Jesse Wellens (Jesse)
John Fortenberry (Rhett & Link’s Buddy System)
Steven Suptic (Sugar Pine 7)
Wesley Chan and Philip Wang (Single By 30)

Editing
Bad Lip Reading
Casey Neistat
The Game Theorists (Edward Newton, Thomas Torbergsen, Alex Sedgewick, Ronnie Edwards, Daniel Seibert, Lee Black, and Ryder Burgin)
Liza Koshy
Sugar Pine 7 (Steven Suptic)

Visual and Special Effects
Aaron Schoenke (Super Power Beat Down)
Dimension 404 (Playfight and RocketJump)
Gary Scullion (Sneaky Zebra)
Jungle of Sharks and Blood Brothers (Skal)
Sam Gorski and Niko Pueringer (Corridor)

Writing
Casually Explained
DeStorm Power (Caught)
Josh Gal, Amanda Brooke-Perrin, Jill Gosliky, Aaron Krebs, and EpicLLOYD (Epic Studios)
Shaun Diston, Ryan Hunter and Jack Ferry (Mr. Student Body President)
Spencer Gilbert, Joe Starr, Dan Murrell, and Andy Signore (Honest Trailers)

SOCIAL VIDEO

Live
BlameRyanCarter
BruhitsZach
Garth Brooks
SMOSH Live
Sofie Dossi

Storyteller
Amanda Cerny
DJ Khaled
King Bach
Lele Pons
Logan Paul

Juanes to Perform at This Year’s Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Juanes is spreading the Peace for a third time…

The 44-year-old Colombian superstar is set to perform at the 23rd annual Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, joining a star-studded lineup including Sting, Halsey and Icona Pop.

The event is set to take place at Oslo’s Telenor Arena and will be hosted by Conan O’Brien.

“Advocating that all people have a right to live in peace has long been a cornerstone of my music and the work of our foundation, so I’ve been flattered to participate in past Nobel concerts recognizing global leaders pursuing peace across our world,” Juanes said in a statement. “With this year’s award recognizing the efforts of President Santos to bring a lasting peace to my own nation, I am beyond honored to be asked to perform at the ceremony in Oslo once again this year.”

It’s not the first time Juanes has performed at a Nobel Peace Prize concert: The “Fuego” singer performed in 2005 and 2007 for laureates Mohamed ElBaradei and Al Gore.

“Juanes is an old and dear friend to the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, and we are delighted that he will be back on stage this year,” said Olav Njølstad, director of Norway’s The Nobel Institute. “Besides being a brilliant musician he is devoted to charitable work and a strong supporter of the peace process in his home country Colombia. Together with his fabulous band and dancers Juanes will certainly ignite the audience and inject a lot of positive energy into the concert.”

This year’s honorees include Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos and Bob Dylan — who became the first musician to earn the Nobel Prize in literature.

Gomez Receives First-Ever AMA Artist of the Year Nomination

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

It’s a memorable first for Selena Gomez…

The 24-year-old Mexican American singer has received her first-ever American Music Awards Artist of the Year nomination.

After four weeks of voting, fans have selected Gomez among this year’s finalists for the top prize.

She’ll face off against her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood and Ariana Grande to see who will take home the title on Sunday, November 20.

Gomez is also nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.

The star-studded affair will see performances from Fifth Harmony, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Bruno Mars, Twenty One Pilots and on-stage collaborations from Maroon 5 and Kendrick Lamar as well as The Chainsmokers‘ and Halsey with their record-breaking No. 1 hit “Closer.”

Fans can vote for the Artist of the Year category at AMAvote.com up until Thursday, November 17th at 8:59pm PT.

Gomez Among 24 Artists Featured on Orlando Shooting Charity Single “Hands”

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is lending her hands to help the victims of the Orlando Shooting.

The 23-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress is among 24 artists featured on a new recording to raise money for the victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre.

The all-star release, entitled “Hands” — a charity single from Interscope Records with support from GLAAD — was conceived by hit songwriter Justin Tranter, co-writer of Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” and hits for Gomez, DNCE, Fall Out Boy and Gwen Stefani.

In addition to Gomez, the single also features Jennifer Lopez, who has worked on her own charity single with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stefani, Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, Juanes, Pink, Mary J. Blige and Britney Spears.

The June 12 shooting at the gay nightclub in Orlando, which killed 49 people and injured 53, is the most deadly mass shooting in American history and the deadliest act of violence against the LGBT community.

Funds from the song will aid families with medical care, counseling and will also be used for education.

“Like the rest of the world I woke up to the news that morning and was horrified and sad and scared,” says Tranter, who has raised money and awareness for LGBT causes since coming out at age 14.

“Hands” is available on iTunes.

Proceeds will be distributed by Equality Florida Pulse Victims Fund, the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida and GLAAD.

The idea for the all-star project came together one day after the shooting.

L.A.-based Tranter and songwriting partner Julia Michaels had been on the road with Gomez writing songs aboard her tour bus in Miami the weekend of June 11 when news of the bloodshed prompted Tranter to switch course. That afternoon he signed on as a volunteer at The Center Orlando, the region’s chief LGBT community center.

“I called them and said, ‘If I fly up is there something for me to help with?'” he tells Billboard. “They say, ‘We need as many hands as we can possibly get.'”

“Hands” took hold the next day when Tranter met GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis who had arrived at the center from New York.

Beyond their immediate efforts — distributing food and water and GLAAD’s work with media — both were looking to make contributions that would have ongoing benefits. They point out that the massacre was also a profound attack on people of color, as that Saturday evening had been a popular “Latin Night” at Pulse. Most of the victims were of Latin heritage and Ellis says she does not want that point forgotten.

“When you hear the song it talks about hate being the driver here,” she says, “and that’s important because we have to be able to identify what’s driving these cruel acts in order to stop them. Artists using their platforms to accelerate acceptance is very powerful.”

Aligning with Interscope for the release, Tranter, GLAAD and Interscope president of A&R Aaron Bay-Schuck put the word out that a fundraiser was in the works. Within days artists from all spheres of the business had lined up — also among them Halsey, Ty Herndon, Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, Adam Lambert, The Trans Chorus of Los Angeles, MNEK, Alex Newell, Mary Lambert, Prince Royce, Jussie Smollett, Nate Ruess and RuPaul — all recording separately from their homes, local studios, touring locations or wherever they happened to be at that moment.

“We assigned everybody what we thought would be the best part for their voice,” Tranter says, “and we asked them all to sing an additional part, just in case. But everybody got it done in time so we ended up with extra vocals.”

In Los Angeles “Interscope let us use their studio,” he notes. “Mary J. Blige recorded in New Orleans. Britney Spears in Thousand Oaks, I think. Pink in Santa Barbara. MNEK recorded at home in London. Selena recorded in her studio bus. Dan Reynolds recorded in his home. Adam Lambert was in Luxembourg. Ty Herndon the country star was in Spain. Kacey Musgraves, Nashville. Everyone just got it done.”

Another goal of the record, according to GLAAD, is to fund educational programs.

“This was an American guy who was born in Queens,” Ellis says of the gunman, Omar Mateen, 29, who was killed by police after a three hour stand-off. “He learned that hate here in America. This happened on American soil, against a particular community.”

While politicians and lobbyists have focused in recent weeks on Islamic terror and familiar narratives about gun ownership, Ellis, Tranter and others in the LGBT community want people to remember that this was a hate crime.

“I’m not educated enough to speak on the political details,” Tranter says. I’m a songwriter, not a politician. It could have been a million things but clearly, 100 percent, this was an attack on the LGBT community and people of color.”

“Hands” grew out of an unfinished piece that Tranter, Michaels and co-writer and producer BloodPop (formerly known as Blood Diamonds) had been working on and then shelved.

“The song didn’t ever finish itself and it didn’t ever feel right,” Tranter says of their initial efforts. “Now we know why.”

Mark Ronson also co-produced, while vocal engineer Benjamin Rice finessed the disparate tracks: “He helped us find the structure and make sense of it all.”

Warner/Chappell publishing executive Katie Vinten brought in numerous artists, among them P!nk, whom Tranter calls “a lifesaver,” adding, “Her vocal on the chorus is like from heaven directly.”

Spears opens the song with the plaintive line, “Can hold a gun or a hold a heart.” RuPaul is heard quietly toward the end, saying “take my hand baby.”

The songwriters had no specific plan as they entered the studio — only that they didn’t want the piece “to ever sound dated.”

“We didn’t want to have any trendy electronic elements,” Tranter notes. “We wanted it to sound classic, timeless and human. We want this anthem of positivity to be played for years to come.”

Download “Hands” here at iTunes.

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