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SONY ARTISTS 2017 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OUT
Congratulations to our Columbia, RCA & Epic Artists on their 2017 Billboard Music Award Nominations!
Top Artist
Adele
Beyoncé
The Chainsmokers
Top New Artist
ZAYN
Billboard Chart Achievement Award Presented by Xfinity
The Chainsmokers
Top Female Artist
Adele
Beyoncé
Sia
Top Male Artist
Future
Top Dup/Group
The Chainsmokers
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Beyoncé
Top Hot 100 Artist
The Chainsmokers
Top Song Sales Artist
The Chainsmokers
Justin Timberlake
Top Radio Songs Artist
The Chainsmokers
Top Streaming Songs Artist
The Chainsmokers
Top Touring Artist
Beyoncé
Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band
Top R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Top R&B Album
Lemonade Beyoncé
Top R&B Tour
Beyoncé
Top Rap Artist
Future
Top Rap Tour
Future
Top Country Tour
Dixie Chicks
Top Rock Tour
Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band
Top Latin Artist
Nicky Jam
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Top Gospel Artist
Kirk Franklin
Top Billboard 200 Album
Lemonade Beyoncé
Top Soundtrack/Cast Album
Trolls
Top Rap Album
Major Key DJ Khaled
We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service A Tribe Called Quest
Top Rap Collaboration
“Bad Things” Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Bouquet The Chainsmokers
Collage The Chainsmokers
Cloud Nine Kygo
Top Gospel Album
Losing My Religion Kirk Franklin
Top Hot 100 Song
“Closer” The Chainsmokers
“Don’t Let Me Down” The Chainsmokers
“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Justin Timberlake/TROLLS
Top Selling Song
“Closer” The Chainsmokers
“Don’t Let Me Down” The Chainsmokers
“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Justin Timberlake/TROLLS
Top Radio Song
“Closer” The Chainsmokers
“Don’t Let Me Down” The Chainsmokers
“Cheap Thrills” Sia feat. Sean Paul
“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Justin Timberlake/TROLLS
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
“Closer” The Chainsmokers
Top Streaming Song (Video)
“Closer” The Chainsmokers
Top Collaboration
“Closer” The Chainsmokers
“Don’t Let Me Down” The Chainsmokers
“Cheap Thrills” Sia feat. Sean Paul
Top Country Song
“Setting The World On Fire” Kenny Chesney feat. P!nk
Top Country Collaboration
“Setting The World On Fire” Kenny Chesney feat. P!nk
“Different For Girls” Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King
Top Latin Song
“Duele El Corazon” Enrique Iglesias
“Hasta El Amanecer” Nicky Jam
“Chantaje” Shakira feat. Maluma
“La Bicicleta” Carlos Vives and Shakira
Top Dance/Electronic Song
“Closer” The Chainsmokers
“Don’t Let Me Down” The Chainsmokers
“This Is What You Came For” Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna
Top Gospel Song
“Wanna Be Happy” Kirk Franklin
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Top Hot 100 Song
Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”
Top Selling Song
Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”
Top Radio Song
Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”
Top Streaming Song (AUDIO)
Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top Collaboration
Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top R&B Song
Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top R&B Collaboration
Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “I Feel It Coming”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top Soundtrack/Cast Album
“You Don’t Own Me”” – GRACE Feat G-EAZY – SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM
“Standing In The Rain” – Action Bronson, MARK RONSON and Dan Auerbach – SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ, “COLD WATER”
Sony Music Entertainment Middle East Celebrates Successful Year
We’ve had a terrific year full of great music and achievements and we wanted to celebrate it with our partners. Thank you all for joining us.
Olly Murs in Abu Dhabi this April
Olly Murs is performing in Abu Dhabi for the first time. The English singer-songwriter will bring his 2017 Spring Tour to du Forum on Yas Island on April 28.
Olly Murs had a great year last year. He released his fourth album 24 Hrs, with infectious hits such as “Grow Up“, “You Don’t Know Love” and “Years and Years“.
Buy your Olly Mur’s tickets NOW!
Step 2017 Music Festival
17 ARTISTS | 2 Stages | 12-Hour Music Festival
مشروع ليلى Mashrou’ Leila
The Wanton Bishops
Autostrad
Adonis
Narcy
Malikah
Muqata’a – مُقاطعة
The Recipe DXB
Flipperachi & Daffy + Dj OutlaW (Outlaw Productions)
MOH FLOW
Lobito Brigante
Bei Ru
Esther Eden
Layla Kardan
Pimms Brooke
Sail Into Night
As Per Casper
Saffron Collins
Mark Shakedown
Fady Ferraye
The5 in Cairo and Beirut
The5 just returned from Cairo and Beirut where they were searching for the region’s next big girl band for Clean & Clear‘s campaign #Sing4The5.
The auditions kicked off on the 24th of February in Cairo Festival City Mall, where the Nathalie Saba and The5 performed live in front of their Egyptian fans and girls with the golden ticket made it to stage to audition.
Two days later, The5 were off to Carrefour in Beirut City Centre Mall looking out for more amazing talents.
If you want to be part of the girl band go submit your audition NOW: https://seetherealmearabia.com
Watch behind the scenes from Cario’s performance on Et Bil Arabi here: https://goo.gl/JUyZmD
Galaxy® Bites… Share Life’s Little Pleasures
We always love music that brings back memorable experiences. Check our artists, Backstreet Boys and Roy Orbison in this commercial.
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Omar Kamal Launches “Serenade” at Sass Cafe Dubai
It’s been an incredible week for Omar Kamal in the Middle East region and beyond, where Omar launched his debut album, “Serenade” bringing together a mixture of stunning re-imaginings of a variety of classics and contemporary records. Omar held his album launch in Dubai to huge media frenzy. The rising star performed 5 tracks from his recent release to a mesmerized audience, including honorary guest Jan Thesleff, Swedish Ambassador to the UAE and Bahrain. Representatives from CNN, Sky News, MBC, Dubai TV as well as other key radio stations and press from the region attended the event, all planning big features and interviews due out very soon.
The first single from the album, “Love Never Felt So Good” was released in October, CLICK HERE to watch it now. The music video was shot in Rome adding a retro feel to Michael Jackson’s hit song and Omar collaborated with Tim Pierce, renowned guitarist previously featured on Michael Jackson’s album “Dangerous”.
Follow Omar Kamal:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/omarkamalglobal/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf
Twitter: https://twitter.com/omarkamalglobal
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/instaomarkamal/
Website: http://omarkamalglobal.com
Vevo: https://www.youtube.com/user/omarkamalVEVO
Buy and stream “Serenade”!!!!
“OK Jaanu” The Most Romantic Film of The Year
In almost two weeks, “OK Jaanu” will be released to the world and it’s promised to be the most romantic film for 2017!
Let’s look back at all the songs that have been released from the movie so far.
- “Enna Sona” helps you find the right words to say to that person you love. Presenting Enna Sona – The Most Romantic Track of the Year! A magical melody composed by A.R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Gulzar and the mesmerizing voice of Arijit Singh, this song is the new love ballad of Bollywood!
- Ok Jaanu full song makes you want to let yourself go and live your life to the max. Song is composed by A.R. Rahman and lyrics penned by Gulzar.
- The chemistry between Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur in The Humma Song is incredible. From the moment you watch this, you know the movie is going to be HOT!
OK Jaanu is due to premiere on the 13th of January 2017!