By Creative Media times

Last night was the annual American Music Awards, live from Los Angeles, and it was Taylor Swift who dominated the event, taking home five trophies including Artist of the Year.

Taylor entered the evening already guaranteed to win one award for Artist of the Decade. She’s also previously won Artist of the Year four times previously (2009, 2011, 2013, 2018). And with that, Taylor broke the record for the most award artist at the AMAs of all time with 29 awards, beating the previous record held by Michael Jackson. Swift also took the stage to perform a medley of some of her biggest hits.

Among the night’s other big winners included Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, BTS, and Carrie Underwood.

Hosted by Ciara, the night featured performances from Swift, Eilish, Lizzo, Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World, Post Malone & Ozzy Osbourne, Kesha & Big Freedia, Halsey, Camila Cabello, Toni Braxton, Shawn Mendes and Shania Twain.

Green Day performed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their legendary 1994 Grammy winning album, Dookie.

Check out the full list of winners below:

Artist of the Decade
Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift

New Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish

Collaboration of the Year
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita”

Tour of the Year
BTS
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By Creative Media Times

After some of the nominees were leaked this week, the official nominations for 62nd annual Grammy Awards is finally revealed, with Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and Lil Nas X leading the list.

It was a big day for Lizzo, who received eight noms, the most nominations than any other artists this year, including Album of the Year (“Cuz I Love You”), Best New Artist, Song, and Record of the Year for her chart-topping hit “Truth Hurts.”

Though 2019 is a breakout year for Lizzo, “Truth Hurts” is in fact not a 2019 song. It came out in September 19, 2017 but only recently became popular via the TikTok video sharing app.

Also having a great day is 16 year old Billie Eilish, who received six nominations including the top four categories: Record, Album, Song and New Artist.

The record-breaking song “Old Town Road” helped Lil Nas X in receiving six nominations, including Album and Record of the Year. The song, assisted by a remix version featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, stayed at number one for nineteen consecutive weeks, surpassing “One Sweet Day” (Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men) and Despacito (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft Justin Bieber).

The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards is set to Jan. 26, 2020. Alicia Keys will be hosting the show.

See the full list of nominations, below:

Record of the Year
“Hey, Ma,” Bon Iver
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish
“7 Rings,” Ariana Grande
“Hard Place,” H.E.R.
“Talk,” Khalid
“Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
“Truth Hurts,” Lizzo
“Sunflower,” Post Malone & Swae Lee

Album of the Year
I,I, Bon Iver
Norman F—ing Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish
Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande
I Used to Know Her, H.E.R.
7, Lil Nas X
Cuz I Love You (Deluxe), Lizzo
Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend
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Today, multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning, Zac Brown Band announced they are extending their highly successful summer 2019 “The Owl Tour” to include spring 2020 dates.

“The Owl Tour” celebrates and features music from the band’s newest album, The Owl, as well as hits from the band’s entire discography and a diverse range of cover songs that have become a signature part of any Zac Brown Band show. Featuring the dynamic melodies they have long been known for and new, genre-bending sounds, the album and tour draw inspiration from the mythology and mystery surrounding the Great Horned Owl that can see perfectly in the night, serving as a guide when we need sight even in the darkest of moments.

The spring 2020 leg of “The Owl Tour” follows this past summer’s epic, 32-stop tour that brought the band to some of the nation’s most storied music venues including Boston’s Fenway Park, where Zac Brown Band played two consecutive sold-out shows, extending their record to eleven consecutive sold-out shows – the most of any other act at the famed venue. The spring 2020 leg of ‘The Owl Tour’ will feature support acts from Amos Lee and Jason ‘Poo Bear’ Boyd throughout the run.

“The energy throughout ‘The Owl Tour’ has been electric at every stop,” said Zac Brown. “It’s been an unforgettable year and we’ve had so much fun sharing the new music with our fans. We can’t wait to get back on the road next spring.”
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The Black Crowes’ Chris and Rich Robinson will herald the thirty-year anniversary of their landmark quintuple platinum debut album Shake Your Money Maker with a world tour beginning June 17 in Austin, Texas. Tickets and VIP packages are on sale now. To celebrate the announce, the band will play two intimate shows, first at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City this evening, followed by the Troubadour in Los Angeles on November 14. More info about tickets will be shared on @theblackcrowes Instagram page.

The Black Crowes, which Melody Maker proclaimed as “the most Rock n’ Roll Rock n’ Roll band in the world” will be playing their debut, described by Rolling Stone as, “a guitar-party cracker that marries Southern R&B crunch and Anglo cock-strutting attitude” in its entirety plus all the hits from the band’s illustrious catalogue. The ever-volatile Robinson brothers have not played a show since 2013 when they vowed never to play or speak together again. Thankfully for fans, times seems to have healed these wounds.

Chris Robinson says of reuniting, “I’m thrilled & blessed to be playing with my brother celebrating the music we’ve made & bringing our lives together full circle. Long live Rock n’ Roll & The Black Crowes!”

Rich Robinson adds, “First and foremost, I’m really happy to have my brother back in my life. To be able to play music again together and celebrate the first record we made as kids, is a gift. To have these songs stand up after 30 years is something I could’ve never fathomed.”

In 1990, when journalists were lamenting the death of rock, as cheesy pop and hair metal dominated the charts, Atlanta’s Black Crowes gave the genre a swift and much needed kick in the ass with Shake Your Money Maker. Fueled by singles “Jealous Again”, “Twice As Hard”, “She Talks To Angels”, and the rollicking cover of Otis Redding’s “Hard To Handle” the band immediately took the rock world by storm, topping Rolling Stone‘s “Best New American Band Readers Poll” in late 1990.

The Black Crowes went on to release eight studio and four live albums, selling in the tens of millions along the way; they sold out shows around the world; had legendary guitarist Jimmy Page join as a member; got kicked off a tour with ZZ Top for insulting the sponsor; got screwed by bad record deals; got married and divorced, fought amongst themselves and the rest of the world; in other words they’ve done everything a legendary rock group should do. 2020’s reunion and tour produced by Live Nation is sure to further cement the band’s legacy as one of the best and most loved rock bands of all time.

Tickets for the first leg of Niall Horan’s Nice To Meet Ya world tour go on sale tomorrow, November 8, at 10:00 AM local time. The North American run produced by Live Nation will kick off on April 20, 2020 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN and include shows at Barclays Center in New York (April 29) and The Forum in Los Angeles (May 18). The tour will include performances by special guest LEWIS CAPALDI plus FLETCHER. Both artists are label mates of Horan. See below for itinerary. For further details visit http://www.niallhoran.com. Additional dates, including more North American shows, will be announced soon.

Citi is the official presale credit card of the Niall Horan Nice to Meet Ya Tour. As such, Citi cardmembers have access to purchase presale tickets now until Thursday, November 7, at 10pm local time through Citi EntertainmentSM. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

Online ticket purchases for U.S. shows come with one physical CD copy per ticket order. After ticket purchase, individuals will receive an additional email in the coming weeks with instructions on how to redeem album. U.S. residents only. One CD per online order. Maximum of 4 albums redeemed per household. Not valid for Fan to Fan Resale. Please Note: Not all events will be participating in the album bundle offer.

Today, Capitol Records released the Diplo remix of Niall Horan’s new single, “Nice To Meet Ya.” The GRAMMY®-winning producer sets a moody atmosphere, stripping the track back to its core – Horan’s soulful vocals – then quickly letting it bubble up into an intoxicating, rhythmic frenzy. Download / stream “Nice To Meet Ya” Diplo Remix HERE.
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Riding the momentum of “an incredible 2019” (E! News), multi-PLATINUM selling performer Brett Young shares details today for his headlining THE CHAPTERS TOUR. Hitting nearly 30 cities on the trek throughout the U.S. and Canada, Young will bring his “big stage presence” to a “die-hard audience” (OC Register) beginning in January. Featuring special guest Matt Ferranti, tickets go on sale starting Friday, Nov. 8 at 10am local time at BrettYoungMusic.com.

THE CHAPTERS TOUR – celebrating and integrating milestones from every corner of Young’s storied journey – follows yet another landmark year in which he continued his “meteoric rise” (Augusta Chronicle). As he “proved to be the complete entertainer” (Sounds Like Nashville), the 5x chart-topper continued to perform as “concertgoers couldn’t possibly get more excited” (Naples Daily News) on several headlining dates including three back-to-back sold out shows at The Novo in LA, making him the first Country artist to have three shows in a row at the iconic venue. Additionally, Young appeared at multiple festivals including stops at Country LakeShake in Chicago, IL, Faster Horses in Brooklyn, MI, and iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. Next year, he will return to the 2020 Stagecoach lineup on Friday, April 24 in Indio, CA.

“I’m so excited about THE CHAPTERS TOUR for so many reasons,” Young shared. “Being in a position to continue to headline even bigger shows is an honor and humbling, and I can’t wait to show our fans what we’ve been working on for them. They’re definitely in for some surprises!”
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Multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated, British singer-songwriter David Gray has announced plans for a 2020 North American tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his seminal album, White Ladder. The “WHITE LADDER: THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR” produced by Live Nation will kick off on July 13th at Artpark Mainstage Theater in Lewiston, NY. The North American tour announcement follows on the heels of Gray’s upcoming UK, Ireland and EU tour. He recently added his third 3Arena show in Dublin and is on pace to sell out the tour in these countries overall. David will be performing the multi-Platinum album, White Ladder, in its entirety as well as greatest hits. This will be a once-in-lifetime tour that fans won’t want to miss.

Tickets for the tour are set to go on sale starting Friday, November 8th at 10am local time and fans can get first access to presale tickets on Tuesday, Nov 5th by signing up for David’s email list. For more information, click HERE and please see tour routing below.

In conjunction with the tour, David Gray has announced the February 14th release of the White Ladder: The 20thAnniversary deluxe edition (IHT Records/ AWAL), to celebrate the trailblazing album’s 20-year anniversary. The global multi-platinum selling album, and one of the greatest, most heart-warming word-of-mouth successes in music, will be released on 2xCD, 4xLP, and digital formats. This will include a special remastered edition of the iconic album plus White Ladder era previously unreleased rarities, B-sides and demos.

Says David Gray, “What happened with White Ladder involved more than music. It was a sort of heart and soul moment of total surrender for everybody involved, for me and the audience. That was it. It doesn’t get any better than that.”

Upon its 20th anniversary, it’s interesting to consider the extraordinary aftermath of White Ladder. Its success spawned a new wave of singer-songwriters in an acoustic boom that resonates to this day, a soul-baring lineage that can be directly traced from David Gray to the all-conquering Ed Sheeran. Indeed, Ed is a fan, known to cover ‘This Year’s Love’ live. Fellow world beating British superstar Adele is also an admirer, citing ‘This Year’s Love’ as one of her all-time favorite break-up songs.