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Cam Anthony had his game face on when he faced off against Connor Christian on Monday night’s (April 26) Knockouts round of The Voice.
Christian opened with a decent performance of 5 Seconds of Summer’s “Youngblood.” Then Anthony stepped on up for a brutal knockdown with a rendition of Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good.”
The Team Blake sensation had Kelly Clarkson out of her seat at one point, and yelling “oh my god” as the performance wrapped.
“You should be proud,” Nick Jonas later told Christian. Anthony’s performance, however, was “flawless, creative and kinda…otherworldly.”
Legend is a fan of Anthony and his talents. “I really believe in you, I think that you have the ability to be a true artist, beyond this show,” he enthused.
Blake Shelton praised Anthony. “You have a gift, and I’m very happy for you.” There was no surprise who won this bout. Anthony, the 19-year-old Philadelphia-born, Los Angeles-based hopefully got the win and moves forward in the show.
Watch the performance on NBC’s The Voice below.
Cam Anthony performs Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” against Connor Christian singing 5 Seconds of Summer’s “Youngblood” during The Knockouts on The Voice.
April 24 might as well been named Porter Robinson Day on Twitter, with the platform going wild in the wake of the producer dropping Nurture, his seven-years-in-the-making sophomore album. Artists including G Jones, Rezz, Jai Wolf and more dropped into the feed to congratulate Robinson on the album, which has already garnered millions of streams and many glowing reviews.
The festivities continued the following day, with Robinson playing the album during the second iteration of his virtual festival, Secret Sky. Robinson’s set launched with him on the piano, then jumping around onstage and singing the album single “Something Comforting.” (While the vocals are pitched up, Robinson was in fact singing live, with his voice being adjusted in real time.) Watch the complete set below.
Robinson’s moment continued Monday (April 26) with the announcement that the second edition of his IRL festival, Second Sky, is taking place in the Bay Area this fall. Produced by Goldenvoice, the show will happen at Berkeley’s Cesar E. Chavez Park on September 18-19, with Robinson as the headliner and additional artists to be announced in the coming weeks.
While the event has not yet addressed COVID protocols, a press release notes that Second Sky 2021 moved to a larger venue after the debut 2019 event sold out quickly. Second Sky debuted in June 2019, with a lineup featuring Robinson, Anamanaguchi, Cashmere Cat, Nina Las Vegas, Madeon and others.
Robinson has been working on the live show for Nurture for the better part of the year, telling Billboard that while he initially intended to make the show a bit melancholic to match the tone of the album, “as I started putting the show together, perhaps purely as a consequence of having been in quarantine and seeing no live shows for the previous year, I kept cranking up the fun. I couldn’t stop. I made everything into a more fun version of itself.”
Miley Cyrus will rock out as Saturday Night Live’s next musical guest with host Elon Musk on May 8, but who should take the stage next?
Olivia Rodrigo and Lil Nas X found themselves at the center of the long-running sketch comedy show’s “Drivers License” and “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” SNL skits recently, so maybe it’s time these two took their Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits straight to Studio 8H in non-parodied forms.
Before pulling double duty as host and musical guest in 2016, Ariana Grande brought out special guest The Weeknd to perform their first collaboration “Love Me Harder” in 2014. Maybe she could perform some cuts from her latest Billboard 200 No. 1 album Positions and bring back The Weeknd to perform their latest “Save Your Tears” remix.
Some of the biggest superstars in the world, such as Post Malone, BTS and Blackpink, have surprisingly never been musical guests on SNL, and the wait for their long-overdue stint could be over if they’re booked.
So which artist should be a musical guest on SNL next? Vote below!
Billboard announced a new partnership with Hot Topic on a limited-edition clothing collection celebrating the past, present and future of pop music culture.
The new, one-of-a-kind collection with the retailer specializing in music and pop culture-inspired fashion contains 50 T-shirts with retro designs highlighting the power of music, including the Billboard and Billboard Hot 100 logos from different decades and boombox decals. T-shirt prices range from $22.90-$26.90.
“Music has the power to drive different aspects of culture, especially fashion,” said President of Billboard Julian Holguin in a statement. “We’re thrilled to partner with Hot Topic, a retailer known for its celebration of individuality, to honor music’s unique influence and share Billboard’s content with fans through exciting verticals.”
This partnership marks the Billboard brand’s first domestic licensing launch since joining P-MRC Holdings in September 2020. The joint venture between MRC and Penske Media Corporation, which also includes The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, Variety and Vibe, among other magazines, recently signed a deal with South by Southwest. P-MRC is reportedly taking a 50% stake in SXSW and plans to bring its “media expertise and new avenues for discovery” to the iconic event, while looking for expansion opportunities with new events and business models.
See the limited-edition collection on Hot Topic’s website here.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker shared a steamy and cheeky update from their current desert vacation.
On Monday (April 26), Kardashian shared a picture of the two getting hot and heavy, with the shirtless blink-182 drummer holding up the bikini-clad Keeping Up With the Kardashians star in the middle of the desert, her legs wrapped around his waist. Her “Just Like Heaven” caption references the song by The Cure, which hit the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988.
Barker, who commented “EVERYTHING” underneath her post, posted the song on his Instagram Story, which Kardashian later reshared on hers. Blink-182 performed a cover of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” in 2018 during KROQ’s Weenie Roast music festival.
The two took a skiing trip to Utah with both of their families earlier in April, but it looks like these two might get some alone time this time around.
Barker shared another PDA-filled tribute to his girlfriend on her 42nd birthday April 18. “I F—ING LOVE YOU! YOU’RE A BLESSING TO THIS WORLD,” he captioned the series of NSFW snapshots from their relationship over the last three months.
See Kardashian and Barker’s latest PDA-packed picture below.
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