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Nick Jonas will host this year’s 2021 Billboard Music Awards

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The 2021 Billboard Music Awards will be hosted by Nick Jonas. The ceremony will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 23 at 8 PM ET/ 5 PM PT on NBC. Jonas currently serves as a coach on NBC’s The Voice; his fellow coach on The Voice, Kelly Clarkson, previously hosted the Billboard Awards for the last three years.  Jonas tweeted about the hosting gig, posting a video saying “Truly an honor to have already received the first preemptive 2021 #BBMAs award. Best host ever?! Wow!”

This year’s Billboard Music Awards are based on the chart period of March 21, 2020 through April 3, 2021. Billboard Music Awards’ finalists and winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including MRC Data. Fan-voted categories include Top Social Artist and Top Collaboration.

Nick Jonas to host 2021 Billboard Awards

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Nick Jonas is set to host the Billboard Music Awards on May 23 in Los Angeles.The 28-year-old…
 

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The Weeknd & Ariana Grande’s ‘Save Your Tears’ remix hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

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The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s newly-remixed version of “Save Your Tears” has hit No. 1 on the Hot 100. The track, which serves as the latest single from The Weeknd’s After Hours album, first broke into the top 10 after he performed it during his Super Bowl halftime show.  

“Save Your Tears” is the sixth Hot 100 No. 1 hit for both The Weeknd and Grande. The Weeknd has topped the Hot 100 on his own with “The Hills,” “Can’t Feel My Face,” “Heartless” and “Blinding Lights.” Grande’s solo No. 1 hits include “Thank U, Next,” “7 Rings” and “Positions” and her collaborative hits include “Stuck With U” with Justin Bieber, “Rain on Me” with Lady Gaga and now “Save Your Tears” with The Weeknd.

“Save Your Tears” marks the third time The Weeknd and Grande have teamed up. Their track “Love Me Harder” peaked at No. 7, and last year they joined together for Positions album cut “Off the Table,” which broke into the top 40.

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande’s ‘Save Your Tears’ Soars to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

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The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Save Your Tears” bounds from No. 6 to No. 1 for its first week…
 

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3 dead, 27 injured after boat capsizes in San Diego

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Three people are dead and 27 more were injured after a boat believed to be a “smuggling vessel” overturned off the coast of San Diego on Sunday. Rick Romero, San Diego Fire Rescue lifeguard lieutenant, said during a press conference that the agency received a call around 10 a.m. from a commercial assistance vessel reporting a vessel offshore near the surf line that appeared to be in trouble.

A total of about 30 people were on the boat at the time of the incident, exceeding its capacity, and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent Jeff Stephenson said there was “every indication” the boat was being used to smuggle migrants into the United States illegally. Romero said that injuries ranged from hypothermia to damage related to the boat breaking apart.

Three dead, 27 injured as suspected smuggling boat capsizes

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The 40-foot cabin cruiser “broke apart” on a reef west of San Diego, an official said.
 

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Republicans Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey advance to runoff for House seat in special Texas election

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Republicans Susan Wright and state Rep. Jake Ellzey will advance to a runoff in the special election to fill a North Texas congressional seat. 

Wright, the widow of Rep. Ron Wright and a longtime activist in local GOP politics, emerged from the 23-person field as one of the top two candidates to represent the 6th Congressional District, winning more than 19 percent of the vote. She was first to advance to the runoff. Ellzey advanced after the third-place candidate, Jana Lynne Sanchez, conceded Sunday morning. A runoff will take place because none of the candidates met the 50 percent threshold required to win outright.

A Republican has represented the district, a suburban swath of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, for more than 30 years. The special election came about because of Ron Wright’s death after he contracted Covid-19. Trump endorsed his widow just days before the election, and after she advanced to the runoff, Trump said in a statement Sunday: “Congratulations to Susan Wright on her great surge yesterday which made her NUMBER ONE and assures her participation in the TX-06 runoff against another Republican.”

House runoff in Texas set between GOP’s Wright, Ellzey

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Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez was narrowly locked out of the runoff.
 

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Coldplay to release new single “Higher Power”

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Coldplay are back with with a nw single ‘Higher Power’, which will be released on May 7.  The band – comprised of Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion – have teamed up with producer Max Martin for the upcoming track.

Coldplay said in a Tweet: “Higher Power is a song that arrived on a little keyboard and a bathroom sink at the start of 2020. It was produced by Max Martin who is a true wonder of the universe. It’s out on Friday 7 May. Love c, g, w & j “https://coldplay.lnk.to/higherpower (sic)”

‘Higher Power’ is available to pre-order and pre-save on streaming platforms now.

Coldplay to Return Next Week with New Single “Higher Power”

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Produced by Max Martin, it marks their first new song in two years. Coldplay to Return Next Week…
 

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Billie Eilish shows off her new look on the cover of British Vogue

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19-year-old Billie Eilish is featured on the cover of British Vogue, shortly after changing her green and black hair for blonde. The magazine said, “She is indulging a fantasy by embracing a ‘classic, old-timey pin-up’ look.”

Eilish said she wanted to explore the beauty of corsets, which she said she knew would rile people, but was also drawn to their original restrictive function. The new look is a huge change for Eilish, who said in the interview that her body is her “deepest insecurity” and was the initial reason for her depression when she was younger, which led to her wearing baggy clothes. Eilish said she expects criticism of her more revealing shoot with British Vogue, adding, “My thing is that I can do whatever I want. It’s all about what makes you feel good. Showing your body and showing your skin — or not — should not take any respect away from you.”

Eilish’s new album “Happier Than Ever” will be released on July 30.

Billie Eilish Stuns on the Cover of ‘British Vogue’

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Billie Eilish surprised fans last month with her viral hair transformation, going sort of back…
 

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