#s: adelle and elvis

[adelle-ein]

happy holidays, @kikithedeceiver, i was your @bravelysanta secret santa!! have some fluffy adelvis missing scenes :)

#bravelysanta2023 #bravely default #bravely default 2 #adelle ein #elvis lesley #s: adelle and elvis #adelvis #bd2 #bravely default ii #myart #bdart #bravelysanta #krita

[spiteless-xo]

this is solely bc i've been doing karaoke for the past 3 hours but who of all the aot men (eren, jean, reiner) would prob be really good at singing and might serenade their s/o?

(and i feel like by this point, you can just 100% assume that porco is included when i say aot men)

hello hello! im sorry that you asked me this in august and i'm only just getting to it now 💀 i feel like i've been so absent after tbaw ended so im gonna try to get caught up on asks that i've been putting off

sorry about the wait 💗

╰┈➤ karaoke - aot.

ft. eren, jean, porco, reiner. cw. gn!reader, alcohol

⋙ eren jaeger.

LOVES karaoke! is usually the first to suggest it but if someone else beats him to it, he's a very loud supporter

has great stage presence and excellent theatrics but is not great at actually singing, mostly just likes being there to have fun, goof around, and have some drinks

likes fast rap songs like right round by flo rida or rap god by eminem.

also really likes popular songs that people can't help singing along to like bohemian rhapsody by queen, don't stop believing by journey, sweet caroline by neil diamond, since u been gone by kelly clarkson, party in the usa by miley cyrus.... the list could go on

really good at getting the shyer people to sing along too by taking some of the attention off of them by doing something crazy

⋙ jean kirstein.

not a huge karaoke fan but after a few drinks, he gets really into it

surprisingly has a really great singing voice but leans toward picking songs that everyone knows so they can sing along and he doesn't look like a show off

mr brightside by the killers, all-star by smashmoouth, livin' on a prayer by bon jovi. he doesn't pick as goofy songs as eren, but a similar vein

when singing he performs for you. he's looking at you and singing to you the whole time, even if it's not a romantic song. the others get on his case about it but he can't help it, he just wants to impress you

pretends like he hates doing duets when you ask him to, but gets really into it and smiley the whole time 🥺

⋙ porco galliard.

HATES karaoke. literally will not go unless you and the other drag him out, but even then he won't sing at all and will just eat and get drunk while the rest of you make fools of yourself

but after a few drinks, he always gets annoyed with someone (reiner) and takes the mic away to "show him how it's done"

picks annoying songs just to piss everyone off: mmmbop by hanson, baby by justin beiber, the national anthem

when he gets really drunk he starts showing off and it turns out porco's got some pipes on him!! he'll jokingly pick my heart will go on by celine dion and everyone will be staring at him with their jaws on the floor because he can actually carry the notes

gets irrationally angry the next day when he finds out that you've posted videos of him singing on instagram or snap and DEMANDS that you delete them

⋙ reiner braun.

he's very shy at first. he'll turn down any offers to sing and he'll just kinda hum along or sing quietly to himself as others perform but after a couple of drinks he starts to loosen up

will join in with eren and jean if they do some goofy rendition of let it go or will sing into the mic if you hold it out to him in the middle of your song

but after too many drinks he gets a little in his feels. he'll start picking someone like you by adele, can't help falling in love by elvis presley, perfect by ed sheeran

bless his heart, reiner tries his absolute best but he just doesn't have the best voice. but you appreciate the effort and make sure to smile and nod encouragingly to him while he's on stage

probably cries on stage during one of his love songs and then you and the others have to do damage control to get him off the stage before you all get kicked out

#tiff.asks #aot headcanons #snk headcanons #gn!reader #reiner braun #porco galliard #eren jaeger #jean kirstein #aot x reader #tiff.fic #eren #jean #porco #reiner

[spicypepperjack]

Miles x Gwen Karaoke Headcanons

Miles and Gwen strike me as a people who listen to a lot of different things and have music as a big part of their lives. This is reflected in the songs they sing at karaoke:

Miles likes to sing pop, R&B, jazz, and hip-hop songs with chill vibes, depending on his mood. He may also fit in some Spanish songs in there

Gwen likes singing rock/metal/punk songs that have memorable drum parts. If she's feeling particularly aggressive, she'll go for heavy metal songs with intense drumming portions

When Miles is the mood for a love song, he sings the lovey-dovey, fluffy songs (think Taylor Swift's "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me" and Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are", Michael Buble) because he's a ray of sunshine

When Gwen wants to sing about romance, she goes for the angsty romance/heartbreak songs (eg. Adele, angsty Taylor Swift songs, Evanescence, Sam Smith, Linkin Park) because she's an angst-lord

They duet a bunch of Disney songs, including "A Whole New World" from Aladdin with Miles as Aladdin and Gwen as Jasmine, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" from the Lion King, "Breaking Free" from High School Musical

When they want to flex on each other, they try to one-up each other by rapping increasingly difficult hip-hop songs, including those of Eminem and Kendrick Lamar

They've listened to a whole bunch of Broadway musical songs as part of their playlists, so they may duet songs from Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Mean Girls, etc.

Older songs they duet include things like "Fly Me to the Moon" (Michael Bublé version), "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis, and songs from ABBA (eg. "Dancing Queen", "Mama Mia"), Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, etc.

They obviously go for classics like "Hit Me Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears, "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys, "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child, "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi, etc.

When they want to sing raunchy stuff, they pick stuff from the 2010's including songs from Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, etc. They probably cringe at how risque and explicit the lyrics are

#gwen stacy #miles morales #ghostflower #gwiles #gwen x miles #miles x gwen #spider gwen #spiderman #karaoke #headcanon #drabble #spider woman #miles and gwen

[anime-grimmy-art]

Round up of all the commissions I’ve done this summer.

Again, thanks to everyone who commissioned me!

Lotsa different stuff this time, the variety definitely was a lot of fun!

Commissions in order:

Adelle Bodypillow for komatsujo (have I ever posted the Elvis one?)

@datfluffypillow ‘s OC Reshi Oblige

@raedoodles ‘s OC Hawkins getting teased by their friend’s OC Itzel

Wolfwood and siren_serenade‘s OC Rosemary

pocketpurrincess ‘s OC Naia getting some well deserved attention from Knives (Insta)

slimeknight899's OC Reno, his gf Cynthia and totally his dad Alder (Insta)

TwinSwap AU Nai for @x-i-l-verify

(you can find infos about the AU here if you’re interested: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3414673)

#bravely default 2 #trigun #pokemon #commissions #fanart

[caplanbuckybarnes]

CAPPYS DECADE CHALLENGE

It’s absolutely been forever since I made a writing challenge and I’ve been wanting more fics to read, so alas, here’s a new one for y’all.

updated on April 4 2024 to allow for ANY character you'd like!

Rules:

It’s not necessary to follow me, but it’s always appreciated

There are no deadlines, but please keep me updated on your fics.

Tag the fic #cappysdecadeschallenge

Also tag me in the authors notes (along with the hashtag so I know which Masterlist to place the fic when I post it)

Please tag the proper warnings before the fic

CAN BE ANY CHARACTER YOU HAVE INSPIRATION FOR!!

More than one person can write for the prompts

No RPFs

If this happens to get more reblogs/ participants than I expect I’ll add more songs to each decade.

If you’d like to write for more than one song, please make them separate fics

Can be however long you’d like the fic to be. (If it’s more than 450 words PLEASE use the keep reading feature.

If I do not respond to your fic being posted in 24hours of you posting the fic, please message me a link.

Send me an ask or a DM with your prompt and the character you’re writing for.

50s

I’ve Got You Under My Skin— frank sinatra

Dream A Little Dream of Me —Ella Fitzgerald $ Louis Armstrong

Put Your Head on my Shoulder- Paul Anka

Stupid Cupid- Connie Francis

Pennies From Heaven —- Louis prima

I’m Gonna Get Married —Lloyd Price

Your Cheatin’ Heart — Hank Williams

I Walk The Line — Johnny Cash

We Belong Together — Ritchie Valens

Tears On My Pillow — Little Anthony

60s

My Girl — The Temptations

When a Man Loves a Woman —- Percy sledge

Stand By Me — Ben E. King

Build Me Up Buttercup —- the Foundations

I want you back —- the Jackson 5

I want to hold your hand —- the Beatles

You can’t hurry love -- the supremes

I can’t help myself — four tops

Then he kissed me— the crystals

Can’t help falling in love— Elvis Presley

70s

Dancing Queen— ABBA

I can see clearly now— Johnny Nash

December 1963 — the four seasons

I want you back — the Jackson five

Ain’t no sunshine — bill withers

Jolene — Dolly Parton

You’re so vain — Carly Simon

September — Earth, wind, and fire

Edge of seventeen — Stevie Nicks

80s

Love Shack — b-52s

Jesse’s girl — Rick Springfield

Dancing in the dark — Bruce Springsteen

Africa — ToTo

Never Gonna Give You Up — Rick Astley

Only in my dreams — Debbie Gibson

Careless Whisper — George Michael

Call Me — Blondie

Bohemian Rhapsody— Queen

You to me are everything — the real thing

I got lucky — Elvis Presley

90s

Wonderwall — Oasis

No scrubs — TLC

Fantasy — Mariah Carey

Say my name — Destiny's Child

Waterfalls — TLC

Remember the time — Michael Jackson

Two Princes — Spin Doctors

Torn — Natalie Imbruglia

Iris — Goo Goo Dolls

Kiss From a Rose — Seal

00’s

My Boo — usher, Alicia keys

Not Over You — Gavin DeGraw

Grenade — Bruno Mars

Home — Phillip Phillips

You Found Me — The Fray

Bleeding love — Leona Lewis

Irreplaceable — Beyoncé

Since You’ve Been Gone— Kelly Clarkson

This Love — Maroon 5

If I Ain’t Got You — Alicia Keys

U Remind Me — Usher

I Don't Wanna Be — Gavin DeGraw

‘10s

Diamonds — Rihanna

Talk — Khalid

You Belong With Me — Taylor Swift

Lucky — Jason Mraz

Shape Of You — Ed Sheeran

Treat You Better — Shawn Mendes

Just Give Me a Reason — P!NK

What Do You Mean? — Justin Bieber

Shut Up and Dance — WALK THE MOON

Someone Like You — Adele

no tears left to cry — Ariana Grande

We Don’t Talk Anymore — Charlie Puth

Delicate — Taylor Swift

#cappysdecadeschallenge #Bucky Barnes #Chris evans #Sebastian stan #Steve rogers #moon knight #moonknight #iman vellani #Ms marvel

[bebemoon]

members of the leather skins, tag yourself edition:

big vlad

abaddon

impussa

the freak sisters (two sisters who aren't related)

little vlad (a "fucking maniac")

mr. 50′s

sarah, otherwise known as “s”

evil steve

freakfest tony

the silent one

blavglad the exsanguinator

the wickedly talented adele dazeem

chunt

jane the souless

el grad v

hovark the pit master

gunthrapple and his brother krilsack

wesley sikes

desdemona the shrieker

the zombie of ken the accountant

count rapula

elvis presley

#my favourite on-going joke #wwdits #simon the devious #the leather skins #and the cursed witch's skin hat #i didn't forget neil patrick and harris they just weren't in the latest group intro so #personal #tag yourself #queue

[goforth-ladymidnight]

Hello, it's me I'm the problem your secret santa again!! Your gift is coming along nicely! Today I wanted to ask what song(s) you associate with Tamlin/Briar or/and what are your favorite songs in general 🎅

Hello! ❤️

Before I start this list, let me just say that I'm so, so eager to see the finished piece! *excited hand clapping*

I’m not sure how to describe my taste in music, except “hodgepodge”. I’m one of the rare people in this fandom who is not a “Swiftie”. 😐 I like a handful of her songs, but that tends to be true with most of the artists I listen to, especially the conventionally popular artists. I like a song or two, and that’s about it. (So... Can we still be friends? haha)

On to the list! I went through my YouTube likes, the songs on my phone, Spotify, etc., and here are a handful of songs that feel very Brilin to me.

1. “Can’t Help Falling in Love (With You)”. It’s a simple classic love song, and the lyrics are so perfect. Cliche, maybe, cheesy, sure, but I like it anyway. 🥰 Fun fact, the lyrics were originally written for a woman’s perspective, so the verse: “Shall I stay, Would it be a sin, If I can’t help, Falling in love with him?” was changed when Elvis recorded it. A few of my favorite covers can be found on YouTube, if you want to check them out: Chase Eagleson (male cover); Alyssa Baker (female cover); as well as Boyce Avenue (male cover, also one of my absolute favorite cover artists).

2. “Monster” by Imagine Dragons [for Tamlin]

3. “Fix You” by Coldplay - cover by Alex Goot

4. “Start of Time” by Gabrielle Aplin [for Briar]

5. “Carry You” by Ruelle, Fleurie

Honorable Mention: "Dandelions" by Ruth B. [I've seen this song recommended for both Feylin and Brilin, and while I do like it, it's -obviously- not in my top 5.]

I think that’s a good start. 😊 I have mood/ambient music I listen to for writing, but I thought you might prefer music with words.

You also asked what my favorite songs in general are, so if you’ll indulge me, I will say that my overall vibe lately would probably qualify as Easy Listening. One of my all-time favorite songs that just haunts me is “Wicked Game” as covered by Ursine Vulpine and Annaca. The lyrics would probably fit Feysand better than any other ACOTAR couple, but I discovered it before I joined the fandom, so even though that’s not my favorite ship, I still love the song and replay it often.

Lewis Capaldi is one of the few artists whose work I’ve played on repeat as well, and the covers on YouTube are just as good, especially “Someone You Loved” by Jennel Garcia. Beyond that, Josh Groban, Hayley Westenra, Adele... I seem to prefer Easy Listening to Pop, but like I said, if I like the song, it goes into my collection. Some of the pop artists I still listen to include N*Sync, the Backstreet Boys, and Britney Spears (from my teenage years). In case you couldn’t guess, yes, I was a 90s kid. 😁

I had a lot of fun going through my music. I even found a few oldies but goodies to add to my rotation, so thanks for that. 💞 And thanks for dropping by! As always, my inbox is open. 😊

#acotar secret santa #anon asks #personal #favorite songs #tamlin x briar #brilin

[julietandcinderella-if]

Hello author!

I'm relatively new around here and I was perusing the asks about dear Adele and saw she likes dancing! I dance a lot of partner dances myself (ballroom/swing/latin) and I was wondering if she prefers to lead or follow? Does she have a favorite style? Do you have any dance headcanons or songs you can picture Welhaven and Adele dancing to?

Oh hello, darling! Welcome to the blog. Hope you like the fluff and angst with vampire wife and the overall 50's vibe and aesthetic uwu

Adele wouldn't mind either, as long as you're both having fun. Though she's a bit more used to leading, from centuries of dancing with other women in the ballroom before. Adele does enjoy doing slow dances like the rumba, waltz, though she won't mind doing the tango or any fun dance she and Welhaven can come up with in their kitchen dance floor. Hey, if it's fun, it's fun!

For the songs, I personally would headcanon the wives dancing to Frank Sinatra (i.e. Fly Me to The Moon, The Way You Look Tonight, It Had to Be You, Strangers in The Night & Come Fly With Me) and a bit of Elvis Presley's Rock and Roll songs (i.e. I Need Your Love Tonight, Got A Lot of Livin' to Do, & I Want You, I Need You, I Love You).

#RO ask #curious anon #Adele

[rebelliousfamily]

𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞

R. Running up that Hill- Kate Busy

E. Easy on Me- Adele

B. Back in Black- AC/DC

E. Elvis Ain’t Dead- Scouting for Girls

L. Loser in Love- Busted

L. Lighters - Gabz

I. Into the Unknown- Frozen 2

O. Obviously- McFly

U. Under Pressure- Queen

S. Somebody Told Me- The Killers

F. Fernando- ABBA

A. All Star- Smash Mouth

M. Master of Puppets- Metallica

I. Icarus- Emma Blackery

L. Loaded Gun- Lucy Spraggan

Y. You Needed Me- Katie Kittermaster

tagged by @mrflayed

tagging anyone else that wants to do this 

#out of muses

[whileiamdying]

Here’s the complete list of 2023 Grammy nominees

Record of the Year

“Don’t Shut Me Down” — ABBA [Lyrics; Music Video] “Easy On Me” — Adele “BREAK MY SOUL” — Beyoncé “Good Morning Gorgeous” — Mary J. Blige “You And Me On The Rock” — Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius “Woman” — Doja Cat “Bad Habit” — Steve Lacy “The Heart Part 5" — Kendrick Lamar “About Damn Time” — Lizzo “As It Was” — Harry Styles

Album of the Year

“Voyage” — ABBA “30" — Adele “Un Verano Sin Ti” — Bad Bunny “RENAISSANCE” — Beyoncé “Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)” — Mary J. Blige “In These Silent Days” — Brandi Carlile “Music Of The Spheres” — Coldplay “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” — Kendrick Lamar “Special” — Lizzo “Harry’s House” — Harry Styles

Song of the Year

“abcdefu” — Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters (GAYLE) “About Damn Time” — Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo) “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film) — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) “As It Was” — Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles) ” Bad Habit” — Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy) “BREAK MY SOUL” — Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé) “Easy On Me” — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele) “GOD DID” — Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend &Fridayy) “The Heart Part 5" — Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) “Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)

New Artist

Anitta Omar Apollo DOMi & JD Beck Muni Long Samara Joy Latto Måneskin Tobe Nwigwe Molly Tuttle Wet Leg

Pop Solo Performance

“Easy On Me” — Adele “Moscow Mule” — Bad Bunny “Woman” — Doja Cat “Bad Habit” — Steve Lacy “About Damn Time” — Lizzo “As It Was” — Harry Styles

Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Don’t Shut Me Down” — ABBA “Bam Bam” — Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran “My Universe” — Coldplay & BTS “I Like You (A Happier Song)” — Post Malone & Doja Cat “Unholy” — Sam Smith & Kim Petras

Traditional Pop Vocal Album

“Higher” — Michael Bublé “When Christmas Comes Around...” — Kelly Clarkson “I Dream Of Christmas (Extended)” — Norah Jones “Evergreen” — Pentatonix “Thank You” — Diana Ros

Pop Vocal Album

“Voyage” — ABBA “30" — Adele “Music Of The Spheres” — Coldplay “Special” — Lizzo “Harry’s House” — Harry Styles

Dance/Electronic Recording

“BREAK MY SOUL” — Beyoncé “Rosewood” — Bonobo “Don’t Forget My Love” — Diplo & Miguel “I’m Good (Blue)” — David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “Intimidated” — KAYTRANADA Featuring H.E.R. “On My Knees” — RÜFÜS DU SOL

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

“Renaissance” — Beyoncé “Fragments” — Bonobo “Diplo” — Diplo “The Last Goodbye” — ODESZA “Surrender” — RÜFÜS DU SOL

Contemporary Instrumental Album

“Between Dreaming And Joy” — Jeff Coffin “Not Tight” — DOMi & JD Beck “Blooz” — Grant Geissman “Jacob’s Ladder” — Brad Mehldau “Empire Central” — Snarky Puppy

Rock Performance

“So Happy It Hurts” — Bryan Adams “Old Man” — Beck “Wild Child” — The Black Keys “Broken Horses” — Brandi Carlile “Crawl!” — Idles “Patient Number 9" — Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck “Holiday” — Turnstile

Oct. 1, 2021

Metal Performance

“Call Me Little Sunshine” — Ghost “We’ll Be Back” — Megadeth “Kill Or Be Killed” — Muse “Degradation Rules” — Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi “Blackout” — Turnstile

Rock Album

“Dropout Boogie” — The Black Keys “The Boy Named If” — Elvis Costello & The Imposters “Crawler” — Idles “Mainstream Sellout” — Machine Gun Kelly “Patient Number 9" — Ozzy Osbourne “Lucifer On The Sofa” — Spoon

Rock Song

“Black Summer” — Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers) “Blackout” — Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile) “Broken Horses” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile) “Harmonia’s Dream” — Robbie Bennett & Adam Granduciel, songwriters (The War On Drugs) “Patient Number 9" — John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo & Andrew Wotman, songwriters (Ozzy Osbourne featuring Jeff Beck)

Alternative Music Performance

“There’d Better Be A Mirrorball” — Arctic Monkeys “Certainty” — Big Thief “King” — Florence + The Machine “Chaise Longue” — Wet Leg “Spitting Off The Edge Of The World” — Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius

Alternative Music Album

“WE” — Arcade Fire “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You” — Big Thief “Fossora” — Björk “Wet Leg” — Wet Leg “Cool It Down” — Yeah Yeah Yeahs

R&B Performance

“VIRGO’S GROOVE” — Beyoncé “Here With Me” — Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak “Hrs & Hrs” — Muni Long “Over” — Lucky Daye “Hurt Me So Good” — Jazmine Sullivan

Traditional R&B Performance

“Do 4 Love” — Snoh Aalegra “Keeps On Fallin’” — Babyface Featuring Ella Mai “PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA” — Beyoncé “‘Round Midnight” — Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan “Good Morning Gorgeous” — Mary J. Blige

Progressive R&B Album

“New Light” — Eric Bellinger “Something to Say” — Cory Henry “Mood Valiant” — Hiatus Kaiyote “Table for Two” — Lucky Daye “Dinner Party: Dessert” — Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington “Studying Abroad: Extended Stay” — Masego

R&B Song

“CUFF IT” — Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé) “Good Morning Gorgeous” — Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (Mary J. Blige) “Hrs & Hrs” — Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis “Kuk” Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston & Justin Nathaniel Zim, songwriters (Muni Long) “Hurt Me So Good” — Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan & Elliott Trent, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan) “Please Don’t Walk Away” — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)

Progressive R&B Album

“Operation Funk” — Cory Henry “Gemini Rights” — Steve Lacy “Drones” — Terrace Martin “Starfruit” — Moonchild “Red Balloon” — Tank And The Bangas

R&B Album

“Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)” — Mary J. Blige “Breezy (Deluxe)” — Chris Brown “Black Radio III” — Robert Glasper “Candydrip” — Lucky Daye “Watch The Sun” — PJ Morton

Rap Performance

“GOD DID” — DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy “Vegas” — Doja Cat “pushin P” — Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” — Hitkidd & GloRilla “The Heart Part 5" — Kendrick Lamar

Melodic Rap Performance

“BEAUTIFUL” — DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA “WAIT FOR U” — Future Featuring Drake & Tems “First Class” — Jack Harlow “Die Hard” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda Reifer “Big Energy (Live)” — Latto

Rap Album

“GOD DID” — DJ Khaled “I Never Liked You” — Future “Come Home The Kids Miss You” — Jack Harlow “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” — Kendrick Lamar “It’s Almost Dry” — Pusha T

Rap Song

“Churchill Downs” — Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow & Jose Velazquez, songwriters (Jack Harlow featuring Drake) “GOD DID” — Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy) “The Heart Part 5" — Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) “pushin P” — Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug) “WAIT FOR U” — Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Future Featuring Drake & Tems)

Country Solo Performance

“Heartfirst” — Kelsea Ballerini “Something In The Orange” — Zach Bryan “In His Arms” — Miranda Lambert “Circles Around This Town” — Maren Morris “Live Forever” — Willie Nelson

Country Duo/Group Performance

“Wishful Drinking” — Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt “Midnight Rider’s Prayer” — Brothers Osborne “Outrunnin’ Your Memory” — Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert “Does He Love You - Revisited” — Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” — Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde “Going Where The Lonely Go” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Country Album

“Growin’ Up” — Luke Combs “Palomino” — Miranda Lambert “Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville” — Ashley McBryde “Humble Quest” — Maren Morris “A Beautiful Time” — Willie Nelson

Country Song

“Circles Around This Town” — Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris & Jimmy Robbins, songwriters (Maren Morris) “Doin’ This” — Luke Combs, Drew Parker & Robert Williford, songwriters (Luke Combs) ” I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” — Lori McKenna & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) “If I Was A Cowboy” — Jesse Frasure & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) “I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die” — Rodney Crowell & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Willie Nelson) “‘Til You Can’t” — Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis, songwriters (Cody Johnson)https://www.youtube.com/embed/EJEz_z7cE_0

Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album

“Positano Songs” — Will Ackerman “Joy” — Paul Avgerinos “Mantra Americana” — Madi Das & Dave Stringer With Bhakti Without Borders “The Passenger” — Cheryl B. Engelhardt “Mystic Mirror” — White Sun

Improvised Jazz Solo

“Rounds (Live)” — Ambrose Akinmusire, soloist; Track from: New Standards Vol. 1 (Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens) “Keep Holding On” — Gerald Albright, soloist “Falling” — Melissa Aldana, soloist; Track from: 12 Stars “Call Of The Drum” — Marcus Baylor, soloist “Cherokee/Koko” — John Beasley, soloist; Track from: Bird Lives (John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big Band) “Endangered Species” — Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese, soloist; Track from: Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & esperanza spalding

Jazz Vocal Album

“The Evening : Live At APPARATUS” — The Baylor Project “Linger Awhile” — Samara Joy “Fade To Black” — Carmen Lundy “Fifty” — The Manhattan Transfer With The WDR Funkhausorchester “Ghost Song” — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Jazz Instrumental Album

“New Standards Vol. 1" — Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens “Live In Italy” — Peter Erskine Trio “LongGone” — Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade “Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival” — Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & esperanza spalding “Parallel Motion” — Yellowjackets

Large Jazz Ensemble Album

“Bird Lives” — John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big Band “Remembering Bob Freedman” — Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed by Christian Jacob “Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra” — Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson, Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra “Center Stage” — Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber & WDR Big Band Conducted By Michael Abene “Architecture Of Storms” — Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows

Latin Jazz Album

“Fandango At The Wall In New York” — Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective “Crisálida” — Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers “If You Will” — Flora Purim “Rhythm & Soul” — Arturo Sandoval “Música De Las Américas” — Miguel Zenón

Gospel Performance/Song

“Positive” — Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Juan Winans, songwriters “When I Pray” — DOE; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones, songwriters “Kingdom” — Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore & Jacob Poole, songwriters “The Better Benediction” — PJ Morton Featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls; PJ Morton, songwriter “Get Up” — Tye Tribbett; Brandon Jones, Christopher Michael Stevens, Thaddaeus Tribbett & Tye Tribbett, songwriters

Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)” — Crowder Featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, David Crowder, Ben Glover & Jeff Sojka, songwriters “So Good” — DOE; Chuck Butler, Dominique Jones & Ethan Hulse, songwriters “For God Is With Us” — for KING & COUNTRY & Hillary Scott; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters “Fear Is Not My Future” — Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake & Hannah Shackelford, songwriters “Holy Forever” — Chris Tomlin; Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Chris Tomlin & Phil Wickham, songwriters “Hymn Of Heaven (Radio Version)” — Phil Wickham; Chris Davenport, Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson & Phil Wickham, songwriters

Gospel Album

“Die To Live” — Maranda Curtis “Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live)” — Ricky Dillard “Clarity” — DOE “Kingdom Book One Deluxe” — Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin “All Things New” — Tye Tribbett

Contemporary Christian Music Album

“Lion” — Elevation Worship “Breathe” — Maverick City Music “Life After Death” — TobyMac “Always” — Chris Tomlin “My Jesus” — Anne Wilson

Roots Gospel Album

“Let’s Just Praise The Lord” — Gaither Vocal Band “Confessio - Irish American Roots” — Keith & Kristyn Getty “The Willie Nelson Family” — Willie Nelson “2:22" — Karen Peck & New River “The Urban Hymnal” — Tennessee State University Marching Band

Latin Pop Album

“AGUILERA” — Christina Aguilera “Pasieros” — Rubén Blades & Boca Livre “De Adentro Pa Afuera” — Camilo “VIAJANTE” — Fonseca “Dharma +" — Sebastián Yatra

Música Urbana Album

“TRAP CAKE, VOL. 2" — Rauw Alejandro “Un Verano Sin Ti” — Bad Bunny “LEGENDADDY” — Daddy Yankee “La 167" — Farruko “The Love & Sex Tape” — Maluma

Latin Rock or Alternative Album

“El Alimento” — Cimafunk “Tinta y Tiempo” — Jorge Drexler “1940 Carmen” — Mon Laferte “Alegoría” — Gaby Moreno Los Años Salvajes” — Fito Paez “MOTOMAMI” — Rosalía

Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)

“Abeja Reina” — Chiquis “Un Canto por México - El Musical” — Natalia Lafourcade “La Reunión (Deluxe)” — Los Tigres Del Norte “EP #1 Forajido” — Christian Nodal “Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe)” — Marco Antonio Solís

Tropical Latin Album

“Pa’lla Voy” — Marc Anthony ” Quiero Verte Feliz” — a Santa Cecilia “Lado A Lado B” — Víctor Manuelle “Legendario” — Tito Nieves ” Imágenes Latinas” — Spanish Harlem Orchestra “Cumbiana II” — Carlos Vives

American Roots Performance

“Someday It’ll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)” — Bill Anderson Featuring Dolly Parton “Life According To Raechel” — Madison Cunningham “Oh Betty” — Fantastic Negrito “Stompin’ Ground” — Aaron Neville With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band “Prodigal Daughter” — Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell

American Roots Song

“Bright Star” — Anaïs Mitchell, songwriter (Anaïs Mitchell) “Forever” — Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott, songwriters (Sheryl Crow) “High And Lonesome” — T Bone Burnett & Robert Plant, songwriters (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss) “Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt) “Prodigal Daughter” — Tim O’Brien & Aoife O’Donovan, songwriters (Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell) “You And Me On The Rock” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius)

Americana Album

“In These Silent Days” — Brandi Carlile “Things Happen That Way” — Dr. John “Good To Be...” — Keb’ Mo’ “Raise The Roof” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Just Like That...” — Bonnie Raitt

Americana Performance

“Silver Moon [A Tribute To Michael Nesmith]” — Eric Alexandrakis “There You Go Again” — Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Lyle Lovett “The Message” — Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Black Violin “You And Me On The Rock” — Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius “Made Up Mind” — Bonnie Raitt

Bluegrass Album

“Toward The Fray” — The Infamous Stringdusters “Almost Proud” — The Del McCoury Band “Calling You From My Mountain” — Peter Rowan “Crooked Tree” — Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway “Get Yourself Outside” — Yonder Mountain String Band

Traditional Blues Album

“Heavy Load Blues” — Gov’t Mule “The Blues Don’t Lie” — Buddy Guy “Get On Board” — Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder “The Sun Is Shining Down” — John Mayall “Mississippi Son” — Charlie Musselwhite

Contemporary Blues Album

“Done Come Too Far” — Shemekia Copeland “Crown” — Eric Gales “Bloodline Maintenance” — Ben Harper “Set Sail” — North Mississippi Allstars “Brother Johnny” — Edgar Winter

Folk Album

“Spellbound” — Judy Collins “Revealer” — Madison Cunningham “The Light At The End Of The Line” — Janis Ian “Age Of Apathy” — Aoife O’Donovan “Hell On Church Street” — Punch Brothers

Regional Roots Music Album

“Full Circle” — Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul Featuring LSU Golden Band From Tigerland “Natalie Noelani” — Natalie Ai Kamauu “Halau Hula Keali’i O Nalani - Live At The Getty Center” — Halau Hula Keali’i O Nalani “Lucky Man” — Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas “Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival” — Ranky Tanky

Reggae Album

“The Kalling” — Kabaka Pyramid “Gifted” — Koffee “Scorcha” — Sean Paul “Third Time’s The Charm” — Protoje “Com Fly Wid Mi” — Shaggy

Global Music Performance

“Udhero Na” — Arooj Aftab & Anoushka Shankar “Gimme Love” — Matt B & Eddy Kenzo “Last Last” — Burna Boy “Neva Bow Down” — Rocky Dawuni Featuring Blvk H3ro “Bayethe” — Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode

Global Music Album

“Shuruaat” — Berklee Indian Ensemble “Love, Damini” — Burna Boy “Queen Of Sheba” — Angélique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf “Between Us... (Live)” — Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley Featuring Manu Delago “Sakura” — Masa Takumi

Children’s Music Album

“Into The Little Blue House” — Wendy And DB “Los Fabulosos” — Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band “The Movement” — Alphabet Rockers “Ready Set Go!” — Divinity Roxx “Space Cadet” — Justin Roberts

Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

“Act Like You Got Some Sense” — Jamie Foxx “All About Me!: My Remarkable Life In Show Business by Mel Brooks” — Mel Brooks “Aristotle And Dante Dive Into The Waters Of The World” — Lin-Manuel Miranda “Finding Me” — Viola Davis “Music Is History” — Questlove

Spoken Word Poetry Album

“Black Men Are Precious” — Ethelbert Miller “Call Us What We Carry: Poems” — Amanda Gorman “Hiding In Plain View” — Malcolm-Jamal Warner “The Poet Who Sat By The Door” — J. Ivy “You Will Be Someone’s Ancestor. Act Accordingly.” — Amir Sulaiman

Comedy Album

“The Closer” — Dave Chappelle “Comedy Monster” — Jim Gaffigan “A Little Brains, A Little Talent” — Randy Rainbow “Sorry” — Louis CK “We All Scream” — Patton Oswalt

Musical Theater Album

“Caroline, Or Change” — John Cariani, Sharon D Clarke, Caissie Levy & Samantha Williams, principal vocalists; Van Dean, Nigel Lilley, Lawrence Manchester, Elliot Scheiner & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; Tony Kushner, lyricist (New Broadway Cast) “Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)” — Sara Bareilles, Brian d’Arcy James, Patina Miller & Phillipa Soo, principal vocalists; Rob Berman & Sean Patrick Flahaven, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (2022 Broadway Cast) “MJ The Musical” — Myles Frost & Tavon Olds-Sample, principal vocalists; David Holcenberg, Derik Lee & Jason Michael Webb, producers (Original Broadway Cast) “Mr. Saturday Night” — Shoshana Bean, Billy Crystal, Randy Graff & David Paymer, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown, Sean Patrick Flahaven & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer; Amanda Green, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) “Six: Live On Opening Night” — Joe Beighton, Tom Curran, Sam Featherstone, Paul Gatehouse, Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss, producers; Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast) ” A Strange Loop” — Jaquel Spivey, principal vocalist; Michael Croiter, Michael R. Jackson, Charlie Rosen & Rona Siddiqui, producers; Michael R. Jackson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

“ELVIS” — (Various Artists) “Encanto” — (Various Artists) “Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4 (Vol 2)” — (Various Artists) “Top Gun: Maverick” — Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe “West Side Story"" — (Various Artists)

Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (includes film and television)

“The Batman” — Michael Giacchino, composer “Encanto” — Germaine Franco, composer “No Time To Die” — Hans Zimmer, composer “The Power Of The Dog” — Jonny Greenwood, composer “Succession: Season 3" — Nicholas Britell, composer

Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

“Aliens: Fireteam Elite” — Austin Wintory, composer “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok” — Stephanie Economou, composer “Call Of Duty®: Vanguard” — Bear McCreary, composer “Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy” — Richard Jacques, composer “Old World” — Christopher Tin, composer

Song Written for Visual Media

“Be Alive” [From “King Richard”] — Beyoncé & Darius Scott Dixson, songwriters (Beyoncé) “Carolina” [From “Where The Crawdads Sing”] — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift) “Hold My Hand” [From “Top Gun: Maverick”] — Bloodpop® & Stefani Germanotta, songwriters (Lady Gaga) “Keep Rising (The Woman King)” [From “The Woman King”] — Angelique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito & Jessy Wilson, songwriters (Jessy Wilson Featuring Angelique Kidjo) “Nobody Like U” [From “Turning Red”] — Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Grayson Villanueva) “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” [From “Encanto”] — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & “Encanto” Cast)

Instrumental Composition

“African Tales” — Paquito D’Rivera, composer (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar) “El País Invisible” — Miguel Zenón, composer (Miguel Zenón, José Antonio Zayas Cabán, Ryan Smith & Casey Rafn) “Fronteras (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues” — Danilo Pérez, composer (Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers) ” Refuge” — Geoffrey Keezer, composer (Geoffrey Keezer) “Snapshots” — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar)

Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

“As Days Go By” (an arrangement of “The Family Matters” theme song)” — Armand Hutton, arranger (Armand Hutton Featuring Terrell Hunt & Just 6) “How Deep Is Your Love” — Matt Cusson, arranger (Kings Return) “Main Titles (Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness)” — Danny Elfman, arranger (Danny Elfman) “Minnesota, WI” — Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf) “Scrapple From The Apple” — John Beasley, arranger (Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band Featuring Martin Aeur)

Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

“Let It Happen” — Louis Cole, arranger (Louis Cole) “Never Gonna Be Alone” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer) “Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying” — Cécile McLorin Salvant, arranger (Cécile McLorin Salvant) “Songbird (Orchestral Version)” — Vince Mendoza, arranger (Christine McVie) “2 + 2 = 5 (Arr. Nathan Schram)” — Nathan Schram & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens & Attacca Quartet)

Recording Package

“Beginningless Beginning” — Chun-Tien Hsia & Qing-Yang Xiao, art directors (Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra) “Divers” — William Stichter, art director (Soporus) “Everything Was Beautiful” — Mark Farrow, art director (Spiritualized) “Telos” — Ming Liu, art director (Fann) “Voyeurist” — Tnsn Dvsn, art director (Underoath)

Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

“Artists Inspired By Music: Interscope Reimagined” — Josh Abraham, Steve Berman, Jimmy Iovine, John Janick & Jason Sangerman, art directors (VariousArtists) “Big Mess” — Berit Gwendolyn Gilma, art director (Danny Elfman) “Black Pumas (Collector’s Edition Box Set)” — Jenna Krackenberger, Anna McCaleb & Preacher, art directors (Black Pumas) “Book” — Paul Sahre, art director (They Might Be Giants) “In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81 ’82 ’83" — Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Dave Van Patten, art directors (The Grateful Dead)

Album Notes

“The American Clavé Recordings” — Fernando González, album notes writer (Astor Piazzolla) “Andy Irvine & Paul Brady” — Gareth Murphy, album notes writer (Andy Irvine & Paul Brady) “Harry Partch, 1942" — John Schneider, album notes writer (Harry Partch) “Life’s Work: A Retrospective” — Ted Olson, album notes writer (Doc Watson) “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)” — Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)

Historical Album

“Against The Odds: 1974-1982" — Tommy Manzi, Steve Rosenthal & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Tom Camuso, restoration engineer (Blondie) “The Goldberg Variations - The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions” — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner, mastering engineer (Glenn Gould) “Life’s Work: A Retrospective” — Scott Billington, Ted Olson & Mason Williams, compilation producers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Doc Watson) “To Whom It May Concern...” — Jonathan Sklute, compilation producer; Kevin Marques Moo, mastering engineer (Freestyle Fellowship) “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)” — Cheryl Pawelski & Jeff Tweedy, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Wilco)

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen Nija Charles Tobias Jesso Jr. The-Dream Laura Veltz

Engineered Album, Non-Classical

“Adolescence” — George Nicholas & Ryan Schwabe, engineers; Ryan Schwabe, mastering engineer (Baynk) “Black Radio III” — Daniel Farris, Tiffany Gouché, Keith Lewis, Musiq Soulchild, Reginald Nicholas, Q-Tip, Amir Sulaiman, Michael Law Thomas & Jon Zacks, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Robert Glasper) “Chloë and the Next 20th Century” — Dave Cerminara & Jonathan Wilson, engineers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer (Father John Misty) “Harry’s House” — Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Mark “Spike” Stent & Sammy Witte, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Harry Styles) “Wet Leg” — Jon McMullen, Joshua Mobaraki, Alan Moulder & Alexis Smith, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Wet Leg)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff Dan Auerbach Boi-1da Dahi Dernst “D’mile” Emile II

Remixed Recording

“About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix)"" — Purple Disco Machine, remixer (Lizzo) “BREAK MY SOUL (Terry Hunter Remix)"" — Terry Hunter, remixer (Beyoncé) “Easy Lover (Four Tet Remix)” — Four Tet, remixer (Ellie Goulding) “Slow Song (Paul Woolford Remix)” — Paul Woolford, remixer (The Knocks & Dragonette) “Too Late Now (Soulwax Remix)” — Soulwax, remixers (Wet Leg)

Immersive Audio Album

“AGUILERA” — Jaycen Joshua, immersive mix engineer; Jaycen Joshua, immersive mastering engineer (Christina Aguilera) “Divine Tides” — Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineer; Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej & Herbert Waltl, immersive producers (Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej) “Memories...Do Not Open” — Mike Piacentini, immersive mix engineer; Mike Piacentini, immersive mastering engineer; Adam Alpert, Alex Pall, Jordan Stilwell & Andrew Taggart, immersive producers (The Chainsmokers) “Picturing The Invisible - Focus 1" — Jim Anderson, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mastering engineers; Jane Ira Bloom & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive producers (Jane Ira Bloom) “Tuvayhun — Beatitudes For A Wounded World” — Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)

Engineered Album, Classical

“Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique - The Making Of The Orchestra” — Shawn Murphy, Charlie Post & Gary Rydstrom, engineers; Michael Romanowski, mastering engineer (Edwin Outwater & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) “Beethoven: Symphony No. 6; Stucky: Silent Spring” — Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) “Perspectives” — Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion) “Tuvayhun - Beatitudes For A Wounded World” — Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene) “Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes” — Bernhard Güttler, Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Christoph Stickel, mastering engineer (Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams & Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Producer of the Year, Classical

Jonathan Allen Christoph Franke James Ginsburg Elaine Martone Judith Sherman

Orchestral Performance

“Adams, John Luther: Sila - The Breath Of The World” — Doug Perkins, conductor (Musicians Of The University Of Michigan Department Of Chamber Music & University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble) “Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7-9" — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic) “Eastman: Stay On It” — Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up) “John Williams - The Berlin Concert” — John Williams, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker) “Works By Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman” — Michael Repper, conductor (New York Youth Symphony)

Opera Recording

“Aucoin: Eurydice” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Barry Banks, Nathan Berg, Joshua Hopkins, Erin Morley & Jakub Józef Orliński; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) “Blanchard: Fire Shut Up In My Bones” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore & Walter Russell III; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) “Davis: X - The Life And Times Of Malcolm X” — Gil Rose, conductor; Ronnita Miller, Whitney Morrison, Victor Robertson & Davóne Tines; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)

Choral Performance

“Bach: St. John Passion” — John Eliot Gardiner, conductor (English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir) “Born” — Donald Nally, conductor (Dominic German, Maren Montalbano, Rebecca Myers & James Reese; The Crossing) “Verdi: Requiem - The Met Remembers 9/11" — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Donald Palumbo, chorus master (Michelle DeYoung, Eric Owens, Ailyn Pérez & Matthew Polenzani; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

“Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Volume 2 - The Middle Quartets” — Dover Quartet “Musical Remembrances” — Neave Trio “Perspectives” — Third Coast Percussion “Shaw: Evergreen” — Attacca Quartet “What Is American” — PUBLIQuartet

Classical Instrumental Solo

“Abels: Isolation Variation” — Hilary Hahn “Bach: The Art Of Life” — Daniil Trifonov “Beethoven: Diabelli Variations” — Mitsuko Uchida “Letters For The Future” — Time For Three; Xian Zhang, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra) “A Night In Upper Town - The Music Of Zoran Krajacic” — Mak Grgić

Classical Solo Vocal Album

“Eden” — Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D’Oro) “How Do I Find You” — Sasha Cooke, soloist; Kirill Kuzmin, pianist “Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?” — Will Liverman, soloist; Paul Sánchez, pianist (J’Nai Bridges & Caen Thomason-Redus) “Stranger - Works For Tenor By Nico Muhly” — Nicholas Phan, soloist (Eric Jacobson; Brooklyn Rider & The Knights; Reginald Mobley) “Voice Of Nature - The Anthropocene” — Renée Fleming, soloist; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist

Best Classical Compendium

“An Adoption Story” — Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers “Aspire” — JP Jofre & Seunghee Lee; Enrico Fagone, conductor; Jonathan Allen, producer “A Concert For Ukraine” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; David Frost, producer “The Lost Birds” — Voces8; Barnaby Smith & Christopher Tin, conductors; Sean Patrick Flahaven & Christopher Tin, producers

Contemporary Classical Composition

“Akiho: Ligneous Suite” — Andy Akiho, composer (Ian Rosenbaum & Dover Quartet) “Bermel: Intonations” — Derek Bermel, composer (Jack Quartet) “Gubaidulina: The Wrath Of God” — Sofia Gubaidulina, composer (Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester) “Puts: Contact” — Kevin Puts, composer (Xian Zhang, Time for Three & The Philadelphia Orchestra) “Simon: Requiem For The Enslaved” — Carlos Simon, composer (Carlos Simon, MK Zulu, Marco Pavé & Hub New Music)

Music Video

“Easy On Me” — Adele; Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan & Nancy Grant, video producers “Yet To Come” — BTS; Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer “Woman” — Doja Cat; Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin & Isaac Rice, video producers “The Heart Part 5" — Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers “As It Was” — Harry Styles; Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter & Alexa Haywood, video producers “All Too Well: The Short Film” — Taylor Swift; Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer

Music Film

“Adele One Night Only” — Adele; Paul Dugdale, video director; Raj Kapoor & Ben Winston, video producers “Our World” — Justin Bieber; Michael D. Ratner, video director; Kfir Goldberg, Andy Mininger & Scott Ratner, video producers “Billie Eilish Live At The O2" — Billie Eilish; Sam Wrench, video director; Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Chelsea Dodson & Billie Eilish, video producers “Motomami (Rosalía Tiktok Live Performance)” — Rosalía; Ferrán Echegaray, Rosalía Vila Tobella & Stillz, video directors “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story” — (Various Artists); Frank Marshall & Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart & Ryan Suffern, video producers “A Band A Brotherhood A Barn” — Neil Young & Crazy Horse; Dhlovelife, video director; Gary Ward, video producer

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Kacey Musgraves Tells Ted Cruz to Get Off His ‘High Horse’ at Austin City Limits

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Kacey Musgraves Tells Ted Cruz to Get Off His ‘High Horse’ at Austin City Limits

Kacey Musgraves used her set at Austin City Limits on Sunday night to throw some musical shade at Senator Ted Cruz.

The moment went down in the middle of the country star’s performance of fan-favorite Golden Hour song “High Horse,” singing, “‘Cause everyone knows someone who kills the buzz/ Every time they open up their mouth,” before adding, “Ted Cruz… I said what I said” as the assembled crowd roared with approval.

Ahead of her night at ACL, Musgraves also shared a stunning selfie on Twitter with the caption, “Let’s go Texas.”

It’s hardly the first time the star, who hails from the small Texas town of Mineola, hasn’t held back with her opinion of her home state’s conservative junior senator. Last year, she made her feelings known about Cruz taking a vacation to Mexico in the middle of the winter storm that ripped through Texas — and left millions of residents in a state of devastating emergency — by selling “Cruzin’ for a Bruzin’” T-shirts. (All proceeds from the cheeky merch went directly to nonprofits like Feed the People Dallas, Casa Marianella, and the American Red Cross of South and Central Texas.)

Later during her show, Musgraves also criticized the Supreme Court, saying, “Eff the Supreme Court, honestly. We’re in a weird time but we’ve got each other. … There is a light, I promise.”

This summer, the “Slow Burn” singer took part in Adele’s all-female lineup for the superstar’s dual shows at London festival BST Hyde Park and also covered Elvis Presley’s classic “Can’t Help Falling in Love” for the Elvis soundtrack.

Hear Musgraves name-check Ted Cruz during “High Horse” below.

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Told you guys I’d ramble in due time.

I absolutely adore Bravely Default 2. It came at a really bad time cos I can’t waste 70 hours on a jrpg, but well, it’s too late to be concerned about that now. And as is tradition with me obsessing over a new game / show / whatever, you’ll basically find a fullblown review disguised as ramblings right under the cut. Be aware that I’m gonna talk about EVERYTHING, so spoilers are a given. Some maybe even for the previous Bravely Default games.

Also, if you wanna talk about this game in any capacity, hit me up, I’m DESPERATE to talk more about it.

Just for reference on how long this is gonna be, I made a voice recording while driving to remember all the points I wanna make, and that recording is almost 2 hours long. I did cut it down but still, this is gonna be a lot.

I’ll start off with the things that actually bugged me about the game, since there are only 3 things that really bothered me. First of, I really don’t like that you can name Seth. He has too much personality to be a self insert and player integration is not that big of a part in the game that this decision can be justified. It wouldn’t bother me that much if it didn’t leave a bad mark on the ending. First of all, we were robbed of Gloria desperately shouting for Seth, which makes the impact work less, and it’s just so prevalent that the name can’t be said because you have all the normal sound design going. If they’d just let the credits still play I wouldn’t have batted an eye, but because every other sound comes in it’s so obvious they’re just silently shouting in this scene, which makes it look silly. Like I said, this decision is more a detriment than an addition, and it’s a shame it casts a shadow on an otherwise heartfelt ending.

Speaking about lost potential, the other thing that really bothers me is the lost potential in certain plot points and character conclusions. I mainly mean Adam and Edna here. Both of them have been built up to be these formidable foes but they just, die. If it was just Adam I’d be fine with it, since you expect Edna to backstab him and be the actual big bad of the story, but I cannot fathom why they dropped Edna this HARD. If not Edna herself, I don’t understand why we don’t get more of a reaction from the Fairies and especially Adelle. I mean, Edna was her sole reason she left for her journey in the first place, then Edna dies and that’s it? No part where she grieves for a second? No concern from the others about Adelle? Mind you, I haven’t finished all the Sidequests, so maybe there actually is one in which this is addressed, but I think even just a Party Chat after Bad End 1 would have been sufficient to show how Adelle suddenly feels about the loss of Edna. It would have made Bad End 2 / The Secret Ending even more impactful, because, yeah, of course, you kinda know Adelle isn’t going to turn her back on fairy kind, but one of the reasons she doesn’t leave is because if Enda didn’t get a happy ending, then she shouldn’t either. It would have been amazing foreshadowing if she showed this sentiment before this scene happened. Other than that, it’s a shame that we know so little about Edna, or rather, how she became “bad”. I get she’s supposed to be corrupted by the Night’s Nexus, but how did it even come to this? It can’t have been a gradual thing, after all, Adelle says Edna was always good natured and then just disappeared one day. Really would have loved seeing more of that plot point.

Ok, last gripe I have, some choices in the soundtrack and sound design. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love the OST, and I will get to that, but damn, whatever Revo used for the lead instrument in Wiswald hurts my ears. It’s a really good track, but I always have to turn down my volume because these high pitched sounds physically hurt. And for sound design. Dude, the Night’s Nexus is the least threatening, nightmare fueled abomination that ever existed. I get that its growl is kinda supposed to be layered with Edna’s or sth, but it, it just sounds silly. If they went the route of just swinging between different voices or began distorting it from phase to phase, it would have been fine. But the choice they made really made an otherwise creepy design just absolutely silly.

Ok, enough jammering, on to the good stuff. Like I said, there’s going to be a lot, so I’ll try to be brief in each aspect.

Gameplay

I honestly like the new battle mechanics more than the old ones. This individual, turn based system feels way more dynamic and it’s easier to strategies in battles. Because nothing made me more angry than setting up for a heal and the enemy suddenly being faster than me and killing my healer. Now it’s easier to plan ahead a bit.

I also found myself experimenting more with the jobs. Not sure what it really is, but none of the party members leaning more towards certain types of jobs and the job leveling being way faster probably helped.

And I know some people get up in arms because the boss sometimes can be a real pain in the ass (looking at you pope dude), I still found it very interesting getting around counters or even using these counters as a benefit. As an example, I made Adelle my main physical fighter and gave her lots of counter abilities to help her profit from being countered by enemies themselves. Now, she can attack enemies, get countered, automatically evade that counter and earn a BP at the same time. Made a lot of boss fights way easier and fun to exploit.

Music

Ok, I will try my best to be really, really brief, because in my recording this part takes up almost 40 minutes. Anyways, Revo might have just become one of my absolute favorite composers ever. I don’t know what kind of magic he used, but I initially wasn’t that impressed with the OST, but every time I listened to it, I just fell in love harder and harder. Before getting into specifics, I wanna highlight the two things that made me love this OST overall. First of all, this soundtrack almost seems like a refinement of BD’s. While losing some of that fairytale vibe, it sounds even more fantasy now. And in contrast to the original, this almost sounds more balanced? Like, BD’s OST felt high energy throughout, BD2’s on the other hand manages to find a good balance between high and low energy pieces. Like, the character themes or battle themes are absolute hype, but the overworld themes are a lot calmer and easier to listen to while exploring. Second big point that makes this soundtrack amazing is that Revo is an absolute god at using emotional progression/storytelling and leitmotifs in his songs. And heck, do I love myself my leitmotifs. You’ve got some obvious ones, like the final battle theme in which all the character themes and other leitmotifs are integrated. Then you got some maybe more subtle once, just like how the overworld themes are just the main theme, just a lot calmer and using the lead instruments of the towns of the areas.

But my absolute favourites gotta be the character themes and the main theme. I love how fitting the themes for the characters are and in general, each of them is such a bop. At first I prefered Elvis’, because I sure am a sucker for jazzy vibes, but over time Adelle’s became my fav. It’s just something about the trumpets, and how the theme almost sounds a bit melancholic and bittersweet, that drew me in. And considering her story, mostly her bad end, that the bittersweet tone really fits.

Then there’s the main theme. Just like BD’s it shouts “triumphant anthem” and it definitely gives you a very familiar vibe, but I’d argue it has even better emotional progression. Heck, the first time I heard the music start up in the reveal trailer, I didn’t have to look at the screen to know this is gonna be a BD game. Also, the credit song version had me weeping at the true end. I’m someone who’s very easily affected by music (if me shouting about soundtracks on this blog wasn’t proof enough) and just hearing that ending song, getting the after credits scene, just for the second credits to start as a freaking duet. Dude, at that point I just started sobbing, I’m not gonna lie. Just this little part showed how much Revo knows how to put emotion in a song and also write it in such a way that he can elicit strong, emotional reactions from you too. 

Story

People have been complaining how the story is too boring and kinda disappointing in comparison to the last one, but I just think the games tried to accomplish different things here. Since the BD series is a celebration of old, classic jrpgs, “cliche” storytelling is a given. Though, BD did throw a lot of meta stuff in there too. BD2 in contrast just feels like a direct execution of that initial idea. It feels familiar, it feels comfy and it feels safe. Except for the little things with the endings and then overwriting the Nexus’ “save file”, BD2 doesn’t really get that meta, which is totally fine. It doesn’t try to reinvent or innovate anything, it just wants to be a fantasy story, that might be cliche, but still fun and enjoyable in its own right.

I’d also argue that the pacing is a lot better than the old game, because with BD I sometimes found myself skipping through scenes to get on with the story. Not that this game didn’t have me rushing through stuff as well, but I found it kept my intrigue way better than the original.

Characters

Next to the music, this is the part that I absolutely love the most. While, yes, they did lose a lot of potential with some characters, mostly with the villains, the main cast is just so much fun. I love these 4 dorks so, so much.

I honestly can’t stand how much people compare them to the original cast. Yes, ofc, I’ve been doing my fair share of comparisons too, but calling these four a more boring version of BD’s party physically hurts me. Because except for some initial impressions, the Heroes of Light are completely different from our beloved Warriors of Light.

While yes, Seth and Gloria give off strong Tiz and Agnes vibes at first, they both grow into such different characters that they’re not really comparable. I think this shows with Adelle and Elvis even more. I do understand how people could compare Adelle and Edea, since they’re both the feisty girl type, but I can’t understand how people can see Ringabel and Elvis as the same character type. While those two are the “suave” party members, they act so differently from another. And that’s honestly apparent the first time you meet them. 

Anyways, I love these 4 so much.

We technically don’t know a lot about Seth at all, but they manage to pull so much out of just the fact that he’s a sailor, that it makes him really endearing, really fast.

I was kinda disinterested with Gloria at first, because again, the initial impression was Agnés2.0, but she grew on me a lot. Gloria is way more hard headed and honestly sassy in comparison to Agnés and I absolutely adore it.

Elvis. Elvis, my man. I love this fantasy scottosh wizard so, so much. He’s such a ridiculous character but so endearing at the same time. You got all this dorkiness, with him setting himself on fire as a student, him doing god knows what for a good drink or just laughing danger and prejudice in the face. But then you got his super empathetic and caring side. Mind you, most of his wise moments come from quoting Lady Emma, but still, as much as he’s hopeless with certain social situations, he’s actually still really good at reading the room and playing things smart. He’s a smart and powerful idiot, which makes him a danger to everyone and himself, and I love him for it. (I also can’t believe they called him Lesley I MEAN COME ON)

And then there’s Adelle. I liked her from the start, but I didn’t think she would stick out to me. I think now she’s my favourite character. Not even talking about all the stuff that happens in chapter 3 and onward, because these story threads are awesome in their own right, but there’s just something about her personality that’s interesting and appealing to me. Like I said, I’m not surprised people compare her to Edea, I did too at first, but while Edea walks very close to the line of a Tsundere, I was really surprised that Adelle is, well, not a Tsundere at all. Yeah, of course she’s putting Elvis down a lot, but that stems more from her preventing his ego from going to his head than her being all embarrassed. No, Adelle is actually really well adjusted when it comes to communication. While it’s hilarious that she and Elvis met with her chucking her shoes at him, the two just got along well right from the start. Adelle in general has this really open and helpful personality, but also doesn’t shy away from putting her foot down, even if that sometimes comes out as an embarrassed sputter. She’s also the mother hen of the group. She looks out for the other three and gets concerned about them real fast. 

I dunno, Adelle just really grew on me over the course of this game, and then her kinda being paired with Elvis too, as partners and as partners, makes me like her even more. Because as much as I like their personalities individually, I like their character dynamic even more. I honestly love the relationships between all four of them a lot. You really feel them grow closer as friends and all the little character sidequests just always made me really happy.

Conclusion

You might not believe me, but I really held back there. This could probably have been 3 times its length. As much as I love this game, it’s of course not perfect. It struggles and flails in some parts a lot and it certainly has some aspects that might turn people off. But for me, it was just a very familiar and comfy game that didn’t necessarily deliver anything new, but that told its story in such a way that it still got me excited to keep going. The soundtrack is absolutely amazing and the conclusion of the story actually got me to cry. While not groundbreaking, this game is highly enjoyable and leaves you absolutely satisfied at the end.

Also, I would like to iterate that I am desperate to get more content about this game, so if you wanna chat about it, hit me up.

Anyways, anyone else felt like having a fever dream when everybody in chapter 2 started talking fantasy scottish? Cos I sure did.

#bravely default #bravely default 2 #bd #bd2 #fanart #review #ramblings #seth #gloria #adelle #elvis #elvis lesley

[path-of-my-childhood]

Taylor Swift Surpasses Whitney Houston for Most Weeks at #1 Among Women in Billboard 200’s History

By: Keith Caulfield for Billboard Date: September 27th 2020

Taylor Swift’s Folklore album returns to #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, collecting a seventh nonconsecutive week atop the tally. In doing so, Swift surpasses Whitney Houston’s longstanding record, among women, for the most cumulative weeks at #1, across all of her chart-topping albums. Swift’s total weeks at #1 now stands at 47, one more than Houston’s tally of 46. Folklore earned 87,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 24 (up 97 percent), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

Of Folklore’s 87,000 units earned in the tracking week ending Sept. 24, album sales comprise 56,000 (up 339 percent), SEA units comprise 30,000 (down 4 percent) equaling 39.8 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs) and TEA units total 1,000 (up 38 percent).

Folklore’s fortunes perked up in the newest tracking week, as Swift sold more signed CD copies of the album through her official webstore and via independent record stores (as she’s done in previous weeks) and also issued more merchandise/album bundles in her webstore. She additionally profits from the release of a new live version of the album’s single “Betty,” as performed on the Academy of Country Music Awards (held on Sept. 16). The live rendition was released to YouTube shortly after the awards, while it reached digital retail and other streaming services on Sept. 18. For tracking purposes, the new version of “Betty” is combined with its original version.

Swift also promoted Folklore on streaming services with another release (on Sept. 21) of a thematic “chapter” of songs from the album (as she’s done in previous weeks). Such collections of songs get prominent placement on streaming services, appearing as the latest release from Swift.

Following Swift and Houston, Adele has the third-most weeks at #1 among women, with 34 weeks from her two #1s: 21 (24 in 2011-12) and 25 (10 in 2015-16). The all-time leaders with the most weeks at #1 are The Beatles, with 132 weeks at #1 across their record 19 chart-topping albums. The male act (and solo artist) with the most weeks atop the list is Elvis Presley, with 67.

Here’s a roundup of every act with at least 30 weeks at No. 1, since the Billboard 200 chart began publishing on a regular weekly basis on March 24, 1956: The Beatles (132 weeks), Elvis Presley (67), Garth Brooks (52), Michael Jackson (51), Taylor Swift (47), Whitney Houston (46), The Kingston Trio (46), Elton John (39), Fleetwood Mac (38), The Rolling Stones (38), Harry Belafonte (37), The Monkees (37), Prince (35), Adele (34), Eminem (34), Eagles (30) and Mariah Carey (30).

Folklore additionally continues to have the most weeks at #1 for any album since Drake’s Views ruled for 13 nonconsecutive weeks in 2016. Folklore also continues to have the most weeks at #1 among all non-R&B/hip-hop titles, and albums by women, since Adele’s 25 landed 10 nonconsecutive weeks at #1 in 2015-16.

#what a company she is in! #breaking records #taylor swift #billboard #article #Billboard 200 #album sales #Digital sales #streaming #folklore album #folklore era

[bananaofswifts]

Taylor Swift’s Folklore album returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, collecting a seventh nonconsecutive week atop the tally. In doing so, Swift surpasses Whitney Houston’s longstanding record, among women, for the most cumulative weeks at No. 1, across all of her chart-topping albums. Swift’s total weeks at No. 1 now stands at 47, one more than Houston’s tally of 46. Folklore earned 87,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 24 (up 97 percent), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Oct. 3-dated chart (where Folklore returns to No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard's website on Sept. 29. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

Of Folklore’s 87,000 units earned in the tracking week ending Sept. 24, album sales comprise 56,000 (up 339 percent), SEA units comprise 30,000 (down 4 percent) equaling 39.8 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs) and TEA units total 1,000 (up 38 percent).

Folklore’s fortunes perked up in the newest tracking week, as Swift sold more signed CD copies of the album through her official webstore and via independent record stores (as she’s done in previous weeks) and also issued more merchandise/album bundles in her webstore. She additionally profits from the release of a new live version of the album’s single “Betty,” as performed on the Academy of Country Music Awards (held on Sept. 16). The live rendition was released to YouTube shortly after the awards, while it reached digital retail and other streaming services on Sept. 18. For tracking purposes, the new version of “Betty” is combined with its original version.

Swift also promoted Folklore on streaming services with another release (on Sept. 21) of a thematic “chapter” of songs from the album (as she’s done in previous weeks). Such collections of songs get prominent placement on streaming services, appearing as the latest release from Swift.

As noted above, Folklore returns to No. 1 for a seventh nonconsecutive week on top. In doing so, Swift’s total weeks at No. 1 -- across all seven of her chart-topping albums -- now stands at 47, a new record among female artists. She surpasses Whitney Houston’s sum of 46 weeks at No. 1. (Houston held the record for the most weeks at No. 1 among women since 1987.)

Houston notched four No. 1 albums: her self-titled debut (14 weeks at No. 1 in 1986), her sophomore release Whitney (11 in 1987), The Bodyguard soundtrack (20 in 1992-93) and I Look to You (one week in 2009).

Following Swift and Houston, Adele has the third-most weeks at No. 1 among women, with 34 weeks from her two No. 1s: 21 (24 in 2011-12) and 25 (10 in 2015-16).

The all-time leaders with the most weeks at No. 1 are The Beatles, with 132 weeks at No. 1 across their record 19 chart-topping albums. The male act (and solo artist) with the most weeks atop the list is Elvis Presley, with 67.

Here’s a roundup of every act with at least 30 weeks at No. 1, since the Billboard 200 chart began publishing on a regular weekly basis on March 24, 1956: The Beatles (132 weeks), Elvis Presley (67), Garth Brooks (52), Michael Jackson (51), Taylor Swift (47), Whitney Houston (46), The Kingston Trio (46), Elton John (39), Fleetwood Mac (38), The Rolling Stones (38), Harry Belafonte (37), The Monkees (37), Prince (35), Adele (34), Eminem (34), Eagles (30) and Mariah Carey (30).

Folklore additionally continues to have the most weeks at No. 1 for any album since Drake’s Views ruled for 13 nonconsecutive weeks in 2016. Folklore also continues to have the most weeks at No. 1 among all non-R&B/hip-hop titles, and albums by women, since Adele’s 25 landed 10 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2015-16.

#taylor swift #folklore #charts

[auncyen]

So, my thoughts on bd2 so far (still not done) are both spoilery and...a little salty, so under a cut they go.  I’ll get the good out of the way first.

BDII is pretty nice as a return to the brave/default battle system and asterisk system.  The controls are pretty fluid (once I realized I could press zr to unbrave in the middle of commands lol).  Music and visuals are both nice.  THE CHARACTER THEMES ARE DISTINCTIVE AGAIN (I still like BD1′s set the most, but in BD2 I can tell you which theme is which character’s and uh.  I wouldn’t be able to do that with b2nd’s).  “A Hectic Moment” is very fun.

And then like.  Both the story and parts of the game design are baffling to me.  I was not surprised by the prologue feeling dry because.  BD game.  Partially because it was a BD game I half-expected Sloan to defy his death flag parade and simply be forced to retire due to a wound or something similar but ok, he died.  And first chapter made me hopeful!  I don’t care at all for Orpheus (even as “love to hate” he just ends up kind of “meh”) and Anihal and Bernard felt a bit one note at first, but the twist with Castor where it seemed like his flaw was prejudice and then it was oh no backstabber was good.

The maniacal laughter kind of ruined it a bit, but still, good.  (On this note, Castor and ...pretty much every ch. 2 asterisk holder had me thinking for a while that the asterisks handed out by the woman might have been tampered with and were driving people nuts, but at this point, seems firmly not to be a case, Castor was ax-crazy on his own.  Okay.)  And a later flashback about Anihal and Bernard made me regret a bit that the latter had died.

But like also at this point I’m kind of concerned that there hasn’t been any inner party conflict.  Or like.........internal doubts.  Or anything.

Ch. 2 was initially a bit funny for everyone having The Accent but eventually I got properly into it and, yes, all three people grieving a lost child was pretty touching.

Screw those woods though and why is the institute set up like that??? I know this is an RPG but guys.  Guys.  they’re supposed to be brilliant at that institute, at least one person would have set up the bare minimum of a rope ladder so they didn’t have to deal with the nonsense in between floors.

And then there was Folie.  Folie’s dungeon is AMAZING.  Her job is good.

Her boss fight is utter bs when you’re punished for using two different mage jobs and the character in general is just.............idk.  I kind of preferred Mona’s death being accidental because it seems rather odd for someone like Folie who does not seem particularly attuned to others’ emotions to be like “ah yes, let me kill zis little girl and zen all of these people will be emotionally vulnerable for me to give zem my paintings” --yes, I also hated the accent.

I am of the opinion that there is no bad VA in this game (thus far) but goodness, the direction some of them were given.

Ch. 3 was interesting intrigue wise and the reveal with Adelle was GREAT but it also hinged very heavily on this being a BD game, since they made it obvious from the start of the chapter that, hmm, there’s something funny about her.  (Honestly my guess had been shapeshifting dragon, so I wasn’t quite surprised by her saving Martha, though I WAS a little surprised by Martha not SAVING HERSELF BY JUMPING AWAY BECAUSE SHE WAS A FREAKING DRAGOON.)  The party’s surprise at this is dealt with very quickly.  Elvis’ reaction is kind of cute but it also just...........seems to cement that there’s never going to be any inner-party conflict, and there doesn’t seem to be any internal character conflict either, so it’s kind of just.  Guys.  Pls.  Something interesting.

Coming back to world design: this religion feels so dumb and poorly-designed (Martha is in DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE LORD OF DRAGONS BUT ISN’T TRUSTED TO KNOW HIS WISHES???  THE FAIRY TRIALS ARE A ‘TRADITION’ BUT ALL THE DRAGONS ARE COOL WITH ADELLE???) and why is their holy hall full of crumbling walls and is, in fact, the only place I’ve found so far to “smash rock”?  Yes, it has been bugging me.

the highlight of ch. 4 was Lonsdale, because he might not be the most original character concept, but it was interesting to have an antagonist with morals who has a friendly drink with Seth and warning for him at the tavern.  (Also Seth’s piss-poor job at pretending to be just recovered from a cough for all of one sentence.  And, in my game, while wearing heavy armor.)  The low point was finding out how absolutely pointless Adam is.

It’s just....been very mixed and somewhat mediocre with the story, and lbr bd and b2nd both had issues with story too, but bd had an endearing cast that b2nd heavily borrowed from.  The BD2 warriors of light seem very obviously inspired by bd crew but Seth never grieves his lost crew or misses his hometown or shows any uncertainty about the question of him living again.  Gloria welcomes Elvis and Adelle easily even though they’re both clear about working in self-interest and there are never any trust issues even when Adelle’s concealed identity is revealed.

I’m not saying they should have had the exact same issues (esp since Gloria didn’t have any set up for mistrusting fairies) but they don’t have ANY issues.

I may now be at a point where Gloria does have an issue but it’s just kind of...1) there should have been at least a couple tell-tale hints about this sooner, it could have been as subtle as the king of Halcyonia gently suggesting she consider the marriages which would have painted him first as possibly evil, then as possibly just sexist or out-of-touch, and then finally you realize oh he knew and was hoping they could find other solution and trying to get her to consider a future that wasn’t dying (I think he knows.  or at least I hope because if they gotta do this every 200 years then Gloria????? who knows to pass this down????  were you gonna teach your traumatized companions the secrets of being a vestal-lite as you were dying? because you didn’t.) 2) it’s just kinda.  too late.  A part of me is checked out.  I know there is more and that the bd-style tweeest is finally starting, but this was the end of ch. 5 and both the main crew and story just haven’t been that interesting.  If this wasn’t a bd game and I hadn’t gotten impatient enough about wanting to know about one detail that I spoiled myself for it being a fake ending, there is a high chance that I would have watched the credits, gone “well, okay.  that was the game” and just set it aside.

And then maybe a few days later gone “wait they never explained the book was it buried in some request” because there is SO MUCH buried in requests and reloaded the game, but yeah.  I still wanna fill in the gaps of what I’m missing, but I’m probably going to be slowing my pace and I really doubt I’m going to be active in the fandom because none of the characters have really grabbed my interest that hard.

#my thoughts on bd2 are also apparently a wall of text #so. that's a warning #bravely default ii spoilers #salt