This year’s awards are based on the chart period of Mathrough April 3, 2021. To celebrate its 30 th Anniversary, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis will present a performance of Optimistic from Sounds of Blackness ft. Ann Nesby from Paisley Park in Minneapolis The Houston-based rapper, philanthropist, and social activist wins for his unwavering dedication to fighting for, and delivering, social and medical equity in his community Trae Tha Truth will receive the Change Maker Award. Presenters include: Cynthia Erivo, Chelsea Handler, Dixie D’Amelio, Gabrielle Union, Henry Golding, Jon Bon Jovi, Kathryn Hahn, Kelsea Ballerini, Lena Waithe, Leslie Odom, Jr., Lil Rel Howery, Padma Lakshmi, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Swizz Beatz, and Tina Knowles Lawson ET Sunday (May 23).Drake Cancels Young Money Reunion Show After Testing Positive For CovidĬollaborations and special performances scheduled include DJ Khaled featuring H.E.R. and Migos, BTS, Bad Bunny, Duran Duran, Karol G, Doja Cat & SZA, twenty one pilots, Alicia Keys, and The Weeknd The Billboard Music Awards air on NBC at 8 p.m. We're starting off with something old, then launching 'Invisible' - which will be the first time we've played it live together on anything - and then we're finishing with a song that some of our fans may know," he teases as his bandmates chuckle. She's got something very unique about the way she sings I learned quite a lot about intonation from listening to her."Īs for Duran Duran's BBMAs performance this Sunday, keyboardist Nick Rhodes says to expect a little bit of the AI-aided footage from the band's "Invisible" video ("it's such beautiful imagery"), and also a few surprises from the band's back catalog. It was nice to let her take the lead with that one," says Le Bon. I wanted to get some of that female energy into the song, into the lyric, and it turned out to be a lyric I would have never written by myself. Thank you, Graham!"Īnother new collaborator entering the Duran Duran fold was Lykke Li, whom lead singer Simon Le Bon refers to as "absolutely magical." "She's like a Scandinavian wood nymph. He was so great to work with, so humble and so talented. He played on a lot of the record and took it in a different direction. "I don't think any of us knew how creative he is as a player. "As I recall, we were working with Erol Alkan and he said, 'I would like to invite Graham down to the studio for a couple of days,'" says drummer Roger Taylor, his Grace Jones and Gary Numan LPs peeking out from behind him on the Zoom call. Duran Duran (/ dj r n dj r n /) are an English new wave band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by keyboardist Nick Rhodes and bassist John Taylor.With the addition of drummer Roger Taylor the following year the band went through numerous personnel changes before settling on the line-up including guitarist Andy Taylor (The former and latter's shared surnames is a coincidence) and. They invigorate the project in a crazy way it keeps us vital."įor Future Past, one of those key collaborators was Blur's Graham Coxon. So for us, the people that we bring in on individual projects - such as our producers, our engineers, our musicians - are so important to us. "We've been making music and art for 40 years. "We know each other - personally and creatively - very well," bassist John Taylor tells Billboard. Hopping on a Zoom call with Billboard ahead of this weekend's BBMAs, the quartet teased the new album and what to expect on Sunday. The British new wave hitmakers are currently putting finishing touches on a new album, Future Past, which they recently previewed with lead single "Invisible" and its artificial intelligence-assisted video. Expect a view to a thrill when Duran Duran hits the 2021 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday (May 23) for their first-ever performance on the awards show.
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