Jungkook Has a Mullet Again & BTS Fans Are Loving It

Jungkook is looking smooth like butter with his new mullet, which he showed off in a Twitter ad by vacuum company Coway.

In the 25-second video released on Monday (May 16), all seven members of BTS are dressed in sleek white suits, with Jungkook hanging out on a couch with his shoulder-length new ‘do.

As expected, the ARMY was loving the mullet on Twitter, though eagle-eyed and longtime fans have pointed out that the star has rocked the 80s-inspired hairstyle before, proving that he truly looks good in anything.

Jungkook’s style switch-up comes less than a month before BTS is set to release Proof, an anthology of the Grammy-nominated group’s most notable songs from throughout their career, plus a few new tracks. One of those new tracks, “Yet to Come,” will be released on June 8. The official video for the lead single will arrive on June 10.

The new anthology, which is also out on June 10, follows the 2020 full length album Be, which marked BTS’ fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. Be was also the second chart-topper of 2020 for the pop group, following Map of the Soul: 7, which debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated March 7.

While waiting for Proof to arrive, see below for some of the best reactions to Jungkook’s new mullet.

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Shawn Mendes, Charlotte Cardin Honored at 2022 Juno Awards: Full Winners List

Shawn Mendes and Charlotte Cardin took key honors at the 2022 Juno Awards, which were held at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage on Sunday, May 15.

Mendes won the Tik Tok Juno fan choice award and also received an international achievement award. This brings his collection of Juno Awards to 13. Mendes won single of the year three years running from 2018-20 with “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back,” “In My Blood” and “Señorita,” a collab with then-girlfriend Camila Cabello. Only Justin Bieber has won the fan choice award as many or more times. The Bieb has won that fan-voted award five times.

Cardin took album of the year for her debut, Phoenix, which spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart. It’s the first debut album to win in this marquee category since Billy Talent’s Billy Talent in 2005. It’s just the third debut album by a female artist to win in this category in the history of the Juno Awards. The first two were Alannah Myles’ Alannah Myles (1990) and Avril Lavigne’s Let Go (2003).

Cardin won three awards — artist of the year, single of the year for “Meaningless” and pop album of the year for Phoenix — on May 14 at the Juno Awards’ “Opening Night Awards,” where the bulk of the awards were presented. (It’s similar to the Grammys’ Premiere Ceremony, at which the bulk of their awards are presented.)

Arkells won group of the year for the fifth time, which puts the band in a tie with Blue Rodeo for the most wins in the history of the category.

Haviah Mighty’s Stock Exchange was the first winner of rap album/EP of the year. The Junos introduced an award for rap recording of the year in 1991, but this year it was split into two categories — rap album/EP of the year and rap single of the year.

Deborah Cox was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Cox, best known for her 1998 R&B smash “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here,” is the first Black female artist to receive that honor.

Cardin, Arkells, Haviah Mighty and Cox all performed on the show, as did Arcade Fire, Lavigne, bbno$, DJ Shub & Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Lauren Spencer-Smith, Mustafa and Tesher. Mendes also made a special appearance to collect his prizes.

Simu Liu, star of the box-office smash Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, hosted the show, which was the first in-person Juno Awards since 2019. It also marked the first time the Junos have been held at an outdoor venue.

Bieber, who went 0-8 at the Grammys last month, went 0-5 at the Junos. Pressa, a rapper and singer from Toronto, also went home empty-handed from the Junos, going 0-4. With any luck, there will be other nights for both of these artists.

Here’s the full list of winners from the Opening Night Awards.

The list of the eight awards that were presented on the prime-time Juno Awards telecast is below:

Canadian Music Hall of Fame: Deborah Cox

International achievement award: Shawn Mendes

MusiCounts teacher of the year award: Darren Hamilton

 

Album of the year

WINNER: Phoenix, Charlotte Cardin, Cult Nation*The Orchard 

Dangerous Levels of Introspection, JP Saxe, Arista*Sony

Justice, Justin Bieber, Def Jam*Universal

Wonder, Shawn Mendes, Island*Universal

Too Young to Be Sad, Tate McRae, RCA*Sony

 

TikTok Juno fan choice

347aidan, Columbia *Sony

bbno$, bbno$ *mtheory

Charlotte Cardin, Cult Nation *The Orchard

Forest Blakk, Atlantic

Jessia, Republic *Universal

Justin Bieber, Def Jam *Universal

Loud Luxury, Armada *Sony

Pressa, Sony

WINNER: Shawn Mendes, Island *Universal 

The Weeknd, XO *Universal

 

Group of the year

WINNER: Arkells, Arkells Music*Universal 

Loud Luxury, Armada*Sony

Mother Mother, Warner

The Reklaws, Starseed Entertainment*Vydia

Valley, Universal

 

Rap album/EP of the year

Belly, See You Next Wednesday, XO*Roc Nation

WINNER: Haviah Mighty, Stock Exchange, Mighty Gang*Foundation Media

Nav, Emergency Tsunami, XO*Republic

Northsidebenji, The Extravagant Collection, NRTHRN

Pressa, Gardner Express (Deluxe)

 

Breakthrough artist of the year

347aidan, Columbia*Sony

Faouzia, Warner

WINNER: Jessia, Republic*Universal 

Pressa, Sony

Tesher, Capitol Records*Universal

 

 

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Ed Sheeran Delivers Stripped Back ‘2Step’ Performance at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards

Ed Sheeran might be on tour, but took some time while on the road to deliver a live rendition of his newest single, “2Step,” for the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night (May 15).

The four-time Grammy winner kept his performance — which was filmed from his tour stop in Belfast, Ireland — relatively stripped back with his acoustic guitar, a loop machine and rotating stage to accompany him. “We had dips and falls in our time/ But we know what it feels to be low then up, alone in love/ And all we need is us to go all night, night / Two-stepping with the woman I love night, yeah/ All we need is us,” he sings in the chorus.

“2Step” was released at the fifth single from Sheeran’s fifth album, = (Equals), in April. The track received three remixed versions, one featuring rapper Lil Baby, a second version with newcomer Budjerah, and third reworked version in collaboration with Ukrainian band Antytila as a charity single. =, which was released in October 2021, topped the Billboard 200 chart dated Nov. 13 after selling 118,000 equivalent album units in the U.S., according to Luminate. The album marked Sheeran’s fourth album to hit the No. 1 spot on the all-genre chart.

Sheeran was nominated for a total of nine BBMAs in the top global (excl. U.S.) artist, top male artist, top song sales artist, top global 200 artist, top selling song, top radio song, top radio songs artist and top global 200 song categories. Of the nine nominations, Sheeran took home the award in the new top global (excl. U.S.) artist category.

The Billboard Music Awards are produced by MRC Live & Alternative, a division of MRC. MRC and Penske Media are co-parent companies of Billboard.

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Illenium Earns His First-Ever Award Win at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards With ‘Fallen Embers’

Illenium took home the fifth award of the evening at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday (May 15), when his independently released album Fallen Embers took the trophy for top dance/electronic album.

While accepting the award — which was presented by actress Liza Koshy — at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the Chicago native revealed that the momentous occasion also marked his first time being formally recognized for his music.

He opened his acceptance speech saying humbly, “Thank you guys so much. I’ve never won an award before, so this is cool.”

Illenium went on to thank his “amazing team” before speaking further on his passion for creating. “Making music for me has always been a really big healing aspect of my life and it’s amazing to share with amazing fans and [to be] here. So thank you guys so much, hope to see you guys soon again,” he said onstage.

The Billboard Music Award-winning project debuted at No. 1 atop Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic chart dated July 31, 2021, where it remained for 34 weeks. The album also debuted in the top 10 of the Independent Albums chart, arriving at No. 8 last summer, and remained on the chart for two weeks. On the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, Fallen Embers debuted at No. 49 and charted for one week.

The album (which was released via 12Tone Music) is Illenium’s first music drop on an independent label following his departure from Astralwerks Records, which came after the 2019 release of his third studio album, Ascend.

Chatting with Billboard in July, Illenium explained that Fallen Embers is a continuation of the narrative he unveiled with his first three albums. “I love the mythology and a fantasy story stuff,” he said at the time. “[Fallen Embers] is the same universe, but a new phase.”

The Billboard Music Awards are produced by MRC Live & Alternative, a division of MRC. MRC and Penske Media are co-parent companies of Billboard.

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Machine Gun Kelly Sings ‘Twin Flame’ Directly to His ‘Wife’ & ‘Unborn Child’ at 2022 Billboard Music Awards

Love was in the air at Sunday night’s (May 15) 2022 Billboard Music Awards, especially after Machine Gun Kelly serenaded the crowd with his Megan Fox-inspired love song.

Introduced by the evening’s host, Sean “Diddy” Combs, as an “artist that I saw potential in early,” Kelly popped up onto the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to perform “Twin Flame” from his latest album, Mainstream Sellout. Dressed in a simple white T-shirt and jeans, while sporting pink hair and a diamond-encrusted manicure, Kelly offered a short prologue to his performance. “I wrote this song for my wife,” he said, seemingly hinting at the fact that he and his fiancée Fox had tied the knot.

As the song went on and the romantic lyrics began to kick up, Kelly seemed to make another massive announcement during his performance — picking up a guitar and riffing some melodies, Kelly offhandedly dedicated part of the song to “my unborn child.” Kelly and Fox have yet to confirm their marriage or any pregnancy. Billboard has reached out to Kelly’s rep for further comment.

MGK wasn’t simply at Sunday’s ceremony to deliver a showstopping performance or make a series of bombshell revelations while onstage: The “Make Up Sex” singer was also a finalist at the event for top rock artist, but lost out early on in the evening to Glass Animals. “We are the least rock ‘n’ roll people in the world,” said Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley after the band took home the award. “But we did it!”

The 2022 BBMAs saw dozens of performers other than Kelly take to the stage on Sunday, including stars like Burna Boy, Becky G, Ed Sheeran, Megan Thee Stallion and more. Meanwhile, The Weeknd and Doja Cat led all nominees at the annual awards with 17 and 14 nominations respectively.

The Billboard Music Awards are produced by MRC Live & Alternative, a division of MRC. MRC and Penske Media are co-parent companies of Billboard.

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Travis Scott Performs Wintry ‘Mafia,’ ‘Lost Forever’ at 2022 Billboard Music Awards

After walking the 2022 Billboard Music Awards’ red carpet with girlfriend Kylie Jenner and 4-year-old daughter Stormi, Travis Scott took the stage for a performance of “Mafia” and “Lost Forever.” Scott’s BBMAs spot marks his first major awards show performance since a crowd crush during his Nov. 5 set at the Astroworld Festival in Houston left 10 people dead and thousands injured.

Performing in a room done up to look like a wintery bunker in an icy wasteland, Travis Scott – with a fuzzy satchel over his shoulder and furry pants to match – rapped his single “Mafia” while dry ice smoke swirled around him and his backup dancers, who were also decked out in furs. As the screen shifted to black and white, Scott then segued into “Lost Forever,” his hard-hitting collab with James Blake and Westside Gunn.

As Scott gears up to release his 2022 album Utopia, he faces ongoing litigation over the Astroworld tragedy. In January, several lawsuits were combined into a single large lawsuit, with multiple attorneys representing thousands of alleged victims who are suing Scott and the promoter Live Nation. During a December 2021 interview with Charlamagne Tha God, Scott spoke about the Astroworld deaths: “I went through something, fans went through something, people’s parents went through something. It really hurts, it hurts a community, it hurts a city. It’s just been a lot of thoughts, a lot of feelings, a lot of grieving, you know just trying to wrap my head around it.” When asked about responsibility, he replied, “As an artist, you just do the creative. And this to be my festival, I got to bring artists, creatively produce it. We just trust the professionals to make sure that people are taken care of and leaving safely.”

The Billboard Music Awards are produced by MRC Live & Alternative, a division of MRC. MRC and Penske Media are co-parent companies of Billboard.

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The Weeknd & Charlotte Cardin Each Win Big at 2022 Juno Awards’ ‘Opening Night Awards’ (Full Winners List)

The Weeknd and Charlotte Cardin each won multiple awards at the 2022 Juno Awards’ ‘Opening Night Awards’ ceremony, which was held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto on Saturday (May 14). More than 40 awards were presented at the event, which is similar to the Grammys’ Premiere Ceremony, at which the bulk of their awards are presented.

Cardin won three awards — artist of the year, single of the year for “Meaningless” and pop album of the year for her debut, Phoenix, which spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.

Cardin is the first female artist to win artist of the year since Serena Ryder eight years ago. She’s the first female solo artist to win single of the year for a solo recording (not a collab) since Carly Rae Jepsen won nine years ago for the global smash “Call Me Maybe.”

Cardin led this year’s Juno nominations with six nods (one more than The Weeknd and Justin Bieber, who had five each). The Montreal-born singer-songwriter sings pop, electro and jazz. Cardin, 27, was nominated for Juno Awards in 2018 for breakthrough artist of the year and songwriter of the year.

The Weeknd won two prizes. He took songwriter of the year for the third time and contemporary R&B recording of the year for “Take My Breath.” Only two other songwriters have won songwriter of the year (or its predecessor categories, composer of the year and best songwriter) three or more times. Jim Vallance won four times. Bryan Adams also won three times.

Producer WondaGurl and engineer Hill Kourkoutis each made Juno Awards history. WondaGurl became the first female to win producer of the year twice. She also won last year. Kourkoutis, who in March became the first female ever nominated for recording engineer of the year, is now the first female ever to win in that category.

Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour won international album of the year. The 19-year old phenom accepted via a video. Rodrigo’s “good 4 u,” one of the biggest hits from the album, won international song of the year at the Brit Awards in February. In April, Rodrigo won three Grammys, including best pop vocal album.

Kaytranada, won won two Grammys in March 2021, won dance recording of the year for his non-album single “Caution.”

Canadian director Xavier Dolan won music video of the year for directing Adele’s “Easy on Me.”

The Junos introduced a new category this year, underground dance single of the year, to draw attention to less mainstream sounds with roots in subgenres of electronic music. The inaugural winner was “Shadows in the Dark” by HNTR featuring Elliot Moss.

Denise Jones, one of the most influential voices in Canada’s Black entertainment community, was posthumously awarded the 2022 Walt Grealis special achievement award. The award was accepted by her sons, Jesse and Jeremy.

Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe and Ann Pornel hosted the celebration, which featured performances by nominees Ruby Waters, Valley, Allison Russell, Roxane Bruneau and 2020-21 Allan Slaight Juno masterclass shortlister Jesse Gold.

Simu Liu, star of the box-office smash Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, will host the 2022 Juno Awards, which will air live on Sunday, May 15, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. This will be the first in-person Juno ceremony in three years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, this will be the first time the ceremony has been held in Toronto since 2011 – when Michael Bublé was crowned new artist of the year.

Shawn Mendes will be honored with a special international achievement award to honor his global impact in music. Deborah Cox will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Cox, best known for her 1998 R&B smash “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here,” is the first Black female artist to receive that honor.

Fans can watch the 2022 Juno Awards on CBC-TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music and CBC Listen. The show will also stream globally on cbcmusic.ca/junos, CBC Music’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter pages.

Here’s the full list of winners from the Juno Awards’ ‘Opening Night Awards.’

Artist of the year: Charlotte Cardin, Cult Nation*The Orchard

Single of the year: “Meaningless,” Charlotte Cardin, Cult Nation*The Orchard

Songwriter of the year: Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye

Jack Richardson producer of the year: WondaGurl  

Recording engineer of the year: Hill Kourkoutis

Music video of the year: “Easy on Me,” Xavier Dolan (Adele), Columbia*Sony

International album of the year: Sour, Olivia Rodrigo, Universal

Breakthrough group of the year: Monowhales, True Records*ADA

Pop album of the year: Phoenix, Charlotte Cardin, Cult Nation*The Orchard

Dance recording of the year: “Caution,” Kaytranada, Sony

Underground dance single of the year: “Shadows in the Dark,” HNTR ft. Elliot Moss, mau5trap*AWAL

Electronic album of the year: Oasis Sky, TOR, Independent

Rock album of the year: Sisters Not Twins (The Professional Lovers Album), The Beaches, Universal

Metal/hard music album of the year: Bleed the Future, Archspire, Season of Mist*The Orchard

Alternative album of the year: When Smoke Rises, Mustafa Regent, Park Songs*Pirates Blend

Contemporary R&B recording of the year: “Take My Breath,” The Weeknd, XO*Universal

Traditional R&B/soul recording of the year: “24hrs,” Savannah Ré, 1Music*Universal

Rap single of the year: “Bold,” Charmaine, Warner

Country album of the year: What Is Life?, Brett Kissel, Warner

Adult contemporary album of the year: The Art of Falling Apart, Serena Ryder, ArtHaus*Warner

Adult alternative album of the year: Inwards & Onwards, Half Moon Run, Crystal Math*Universal

Reggae recording of the year: Easy Now, Kairo McLean, Willow Records*Independent

Jazz album of the year (group): Worldview, Avataar, InSound*Independent

Album artwork of the year: Mykaël Nelson (art director, designer, & illustrator), Nicolas Lemieux (art director & designer), Albert Zablit (photographer); Histoires Sans Paroles – Harmonium Symphonique – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Simon Leclerc GSI Musique

Contemporary indigenous artist or group of the year: War Club, DJ Shub, Shub Music*The Orchard

Jazz album of the year (solo): Change of Plans, Will Bonness, Independent

Classical album of the year (solo artist): energeia, Emily D’Angelo, Deutsche Grammophon*Universal

Contemporary Christian/gospel album of the year: No Greater Love, The Color, Dream Records*Universal

Classical album of the year (large ensemble): Solfeggio, L’Harmonie des saisons, conducted by Eric Milnes ft. Hélène Brunet ATMA*Naxos

Comedy album of the year: Grandma’s Girl 姥姥的孩子 Andrea Jin 金玉琪 604*Fontana North

Children’s album of the year: Falling in Africa, Garth Prince, Prince Garth Music*Independent

Instrumental album of the year: That Tall Distance, David Myles, Little Tiny Records*Fontana North

Classical composition of the year: “Arras,” Keiko Devaux, Analekta*F.A.B./The Orchard

Vocal jazz album of the year: Now Pronouncing: Caity Gyorgy, Caity Gyorgy, La Reserve*Independent/The Orchard

Global music album of the year: Kalasö, Afrikana Soul Sister, Les Faux-Monnayeurs*Propagande/Believe

Album Francophone de l’année:  Impossible à aimer, Cœur de pirate, Bravo Musique*Propagande/Believe

Traditional roots album of the year: Joyful Banner Blazing, Maria Dunn, Independent*Outside/Believe

Blues album of the year: Open Road, Colin James, Stony Plain*Fontana North/IDLA

Classical album of the year (small ensemble): Beethoven: Sonates pour violon et piano / Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5, Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin, Analekta*F.A.B./The Orchard

Contemporary roots album of the year: Outside Child, Allison Russell, Fantasy Records*Universal

Traditional indigenous artist or group of the year: Kakike, Fawn Wood Buffalo, Jump*Amplified/Drumbeat/A-Train

 

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