By Creative Media Times

Keith Urban have plenty to celebrate this week after winning big at the 2017 CMT Music Awards Wednesday night. The New Zealand-born Australian musician won four prizes during the show held at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn.

“This award is for everybody watching this, everybody outside who couldn’t get in, everybody who comes to see us play in concert. I wish God’s blessings for you and all of your families. I love making music,” Urban said after picking up Video of the Year. The 49 year old country star also won for Male Video of the Year for “Blue Ain’t Your Color” and the fan voted CMT Social Superstar, while his duet with Carrie Underwood in “The Fighter” was named the Collaborative Video of The Year.

This year, the show was moved from Bridgestone Arena to Music City to give way to hometown NHL team Nashville Predators’ play for the Stanley Cup. The show opened with Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, Darius Rucker, Jason Aldean, and Derek Trucks performing an Allman Brothers’ song “Midnight Rider” as a tribute to the late Gregg Allman who died on May 27.

Here’s some of 2017 CMT Music Awards winners:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Keith Urban – “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Keith Urban – “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Carrie Underwood – “Church Bells”
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Florida Georgia Line – “H.O.L.Y.”
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Little Big Town – “Better Man”

For more of the 2017 CMT Music Awards winner, go to www.cmt.com

By Niy Birden

It has been 3 years since Shakira’s last album. Since then, she has collaborated with fellow mega-superstar Rihanna, stood powerfully like the Latin goddess she is while her wedding dress was on fire, and given birth to her second baby. While her last album was a rock, country, reggae, pop and slightly-latin combination of tracks, her new album El Dorado reminds us yet again that she is undeniably, a Latin artist-a dance one at that.

Caribbean drums and electric rhythms set the entire tone of El Dorado. It starts off with the muffled, electric guitar riffs of “Me Enamoré”, which as described by Shakira “This song narrates a moment in my life when I was so in love that I was literally climbing trees”, referring to her current partner Gerard Pique. Another noticeable detail in the song is the use of 808 kits, also known as “Dirty
South” beats or “Trap” beats.

But this isn’t a new thing for Shaki. Shakira has always incorporated modern hip hop styles into her music, which can be seen from her 2009 album, She Wolf, more specifically in the song “Give It Up To Me”, which features prominent hip hop artists Lil’ Wayne and Timbaland.

El Dorado proceeds on with “Nada”, a rock ballad with such strong piano playing that youcan almost imagine her playing it to her usual thousands of fans. The album then hits an interesting point with “Chantaje”, her first collab of the album with fellow Columbian artist Maluma, which makes it her first collaboration-ever with another Columbian musician.
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By: Melgie Claire

In spite of the fights in court that are shielding Lil Wayne from discharging his profoundly expected collection “Tha Carter V”, Lil Wayne is spreading the affection in the place where he grew up in New Orleans by reporting his third yearly “Lil Weezyana Fest” that will be occurring at Champions Square’s Bold Sphere Music in New Orleans (where his vocation begun as a Cash Money Billionaire) Louisiana on Friday, August 25th at 7:00 PM. “New Orleans I love you and Thank You,” he tweeted. “Let us celebrate once again!! #YOUNGMONEY.”

Nobody has been reported starting at right now, however in the event that there’s anything we’ve generally expected, it’s that Wayne will give us a portion of the best New Orleans and the South all in all brings to the table.

Wayne is relied upon to feature the occasion and unique guests will be reported at a later date. It is being supported by Morris Bart. The two past Champions Square shows have included starry gatherings of Crescent City-conceived Lil Wayne’s melodic colleagues and partners. The principal Lil Weezyana Fest in 2015 featured Master P, Drake, a Hot Boys reunion, Ms Tee, Mia X, DJ Jubilee, Big Freedia, and Fifth Ward Weebie.
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By Armando

One of the most anticipated films of the summer is an action musical in the form of Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’. Based on the film’s premise and pre-release hype, it seems that the soundtrack is integral to the plot of the film. So it’s only fitting that expectations for film’s soundtrack are sky-high.

In fact, many film critics who have already seen the movie last March at SXSW are raving about the film’s music, including a recent HR’s review which calls the film a “movie-as-mixtape with few slots available for catch-your-breath downtempo track.. a Gone in 60 Seconds for the La La Land crowd“.

Packed with big name artists that span generations, the soundtrack album is set for release on Jun 23, 2017 via Columbia Records imprint, 30th Century Records.

Some of the awesome tracks have already been featured on the trailers, from the first trailer’s ‘Nowhere To Run’ (Martha and the Vandella), and then later to ‘Tequila’ (The Button Down Brass), and ‘Radar Love‘ (Golden Earring). Now with the full soundtrack revealed, we not only see that some of the greats are contributing their classics including Queen, The Beach Boys, and Simon and Garfunkel, but there is also an original track by Danger Mouse, “Chase Me”.

The film follows Baby (Ansel Elgort), a young, talented getaway driver who “relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game.” But things went awry when he was forced to work for a mysterious crime boss (Kevin Spacey). ‘Baby’ is scheduled for release on June 28, 2017.

You can check out a portion of the track list below.

1. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – ‘Bellbottoms’
2. Bob & Earl – ‘Harlem Shuffle’
3. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – ‘Egyptian Reggae’
4. Googie Rene – ‘Smokey Joe’s La La’
5. The Beach Boys – ‘Let’s Go Away For Awhile’
6. Carla Thomas – ‘B-A-B-Y’
7. Kashmere Stage Band – ‘Kashmere’
8. Dave Brubeck – ‘Unsquare Dance’
9. The Damned – ‘Neat Neat Neat’
10. The Commodores – ‘Easy (Single Version)’

To see the full list, go to NME.com

Lorde: Perfect Places Review
by Niy Birden

For the past few months, New Zealand-bread crooner Lorde has been blessing us with single after single from her new soon-to-be-released sophomore album, Melodrama. It comes after nearly 4 years since her debut, Pure Heroine, in which we got to have a dark, gloomy and refreshingly mysterious introduction to the teen with the millennial world in her pocket. And now she is back to remind us that she can still knock out a few hits or two, whilst still somehow being able to get away with her normal teenage rampage.

While her prior singles “Green Light” is her aggressive take on her “first major heartbreak” and “Liability” is on the take of yet another failed relationship, Perfect Places seems to give us more insight into what goes on in this mysterious heroine’s mind.

The song starts off with her two voices layered on top of each other, almost as close to each other as the teens who dance and grind together at parties that she regularly complains about in her songs, so much that you would actually question for a moment if you were just losing your mind rather than hearing two voices singing a normal melody. The lower voice is soft and brooding, the kind of voice you would hear in some kind of art film in which the main character starts going mentally insane, but in the best way that wouldn’t harm them.
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By Jessica Sommerfield

American pop star Ariana Grande is set to return to Manchester for a performance meant to raise funds for the victims of a deadly bombing that occurred after her 22nd May 2017 show in Manchester, United Kingdom.

The show that has been scheduled to happen on Sunday, 4th June 2017 will be graced by big names in the entertainment industry like Justin Beiber, Coldplay, Pharrell Williams, Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Miley Cyrus, Niall Horan and Katy Perry.

According to the ‘Side To Side’ hit maker’s post on Twitter, the proceeds from the show will be directed to an emergency fund that has been set up by the British Red Cross and the city of Manchester to assist the affected families.

On a Monday of 22nd May 2017, a suicide bombing happened at Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom following a performance by Ariana Grande the previous day. According to the Greater Manchester police, the attacker was later identified as a 22-year old Salman Ramadan Abedi, a Muslim with a British origin. Police reported that Abedi detonated an improvised explosive device just at the arena’s exit after the event.
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