Morgan Wallen Championed by Billboard Awards With Top Country Award and a Performance Slot for ‘Jesus’ Single

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticSinger-songwriter Allison Russell, who is on a streak of awards-show nominations and wins with her “Outside Child” album, won two top awards, artist of the year and song of the year, at Wednesday night’s International Folk Music Awards.The program was held as the kickoff to the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City, MO.Song of the year went to Crys Matthews for “Changemakers.” Matthews performed at the two-hour show, as did the group Isaac Cates & Ordained and nominees Diana Jones and John Smith.Russell has kept up a busy awards calendar. Over the weekend, she had been in her native Canada to pick up a Juno Award for best contemporary roots album. Monday, she was announced as being tied for a leading number of nominations — three — for the Americana Honors, where Russell will be up for artist, album and song of the year at a ceremony to be held in Nashville in September.

Travis Scott thanked the Billboard Music Awards Wednesday, days after he performed for the first time on television in the wake of last fall's tragedy at the Astroworld festival when a crowd surge left 10 people dead.'Thank u BB awards for letting us move mountains,' the Houston native, 31, captioned a shot of himself while performing at the event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.At the award show, the Grammy-nominated artist, whose real name is Jacques Webster, performed his song Mafia with the stage dressed up to reflect a wintry polar theme, along with backup dancers. The latest:Travis Scott, 31, thanked the Billboard Music Awards Wednesday on Instagram, days after he performed for the first time on television in the wake of last fall's tragedy at the Astroworld festival when a crowd surge left 10 people deadHe later performed the track Lost Forever in front of a black and white background prior to moving the camera to face the crowd at the venue.The Escape Plan artist did not refer to the Astroworld festival in his set amid ongoing legal battles linked to the ill-fated November 5, 2021 incident at Houston's NRG Park.

Kylie Jenner's boyfriend Travis Scott has opened his wallet for students trying to get ahead in life.The rapper has donated $1 million to black college students who earned over a 3.5 GPA.The gift was part of his Project Heal initiative that launched in March and is overseen by his sister Jordan Webster. It seems to be an effort to repair his image after 10 people died at his Astroworld concert in Houston, Texas in November.

Travis Scott announced on Tuesday that his non-profit organization Cactus Jack Foundation has awarded $1 million in scholarship aid to 100 graduating seniors from 38 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).«Excellence abounds in every Black household, but too often opportunity does not — and Black students are left behind or counted out,» the «Goosebumps» rapper said in a news release. «So that's what my family and I set out to change.

Lily Moayeri The musical pairing of songwriter-producer Rogét Chahayed and rapper Jack Harlow seems so pre-destined, it’s hard to believe the seed was planted by DM. It was back in May 2021, just as Harlow was starting to conceptualize his just-released album, “Come Home the Kids Miss You,” when he reached out to Chahayed, whose credits include Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” featuring Drake, Halsey’s “Bad at Love” and Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More” featuring SZA.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticJust two weeks after the last crop of honorees was formally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in a medallion ceremony — including the Judds — the next trio of legends to be voted in has been announced, and it includes the name that has most often been cited by Hall-watchers as a snub: the long-overdue Jerry Lee Lewis.Also being ushered in are the late country star Keith Whitley — another figure that many would have like to have seen getting in much sooner — and arguably the most famous still-living executive to have reigned over Music Row, Joe Galante.In stark contrast to the more licentious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, country’s hall only inducts three or four new members each year, including those who get in via session player or executive categories, which creates a bottleneck that leaves plenty of icons still waiting their turn, making all three of these inductions long-sought and hard-fought by their champions. The inductees were announced in a ceremony at the Hall Tuesday morning by Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks, who as Brooks and Dunn are already in the hall themselves.Lewis was voted in as the sole representative of the Veterans Era Artist category, whereas Whitley will be inducted as the lone Modern Era Artist choice for this year.  Galante is getting in in the Non-Performer category, awarded every third year in rotation with Recording and/or Touring Musician and Songwriter categories.“It’s a great honor and a pleasure to be here in the Country Music Hall of Fame,” said Lewis, making an entrance at the end of the morning ceremony.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic“Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration” was broadcast live on CMT Sunday night two weeks and one day after the country music legend died. But it hadn’t been half that long in the planning. The show’s gestation really came just a week prior to air date, on — appropriately enough — Mother’s Day.

Kylie Skin CEO Kylie Jenner slipped her suspiciously-curvaceous 5ft6in figure into a single-sleeved, cut-out crochet leotard and translucent pumps to tease her next campaign on Monday.In the post, the 24-year-old mother-of-two rocked braided hair extensions as she clutched a sprig of English Lavender Hidcote.But a quick glimpse at the Kylie Cosmetics webpage revealed Kylie Skin is launching a lavender bath collection on May 23 at 3pm PST. 'Newness coming soon!' Kylie Skin CEO Kylie Jenner slipped her suspiciously-curvaceous 5ft6in figure into a single-sleeved, cut-out crochet leotard and translucent pumps to tease her next campaign on MondayThe lavender bath collection features a bath bomb, candle, bubble bath, lotion, and more.Kylie originally founded her cosmetics company in 2015 with her plumping Lip Kits - and has since branched the brand out to include skincare, baby products, and swimwear.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticBrandi Carlile, Yola and Allison Russell lead the nominations for the 2022 Americana Honors & Awards with three nods each, the Americana Music Association announced during a live unveiling Monday afternoon at Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music.Adia Victoria and the duo of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss also fared well in the voting, each drawing two nominations, in a small crop of categories where it’s generally not possible for any artist to get more than three noms in a single year.The Americana Honors & Awards show takes place Sept. 14 at the Ryman Auditorium, and is the flagship event during the AmericanaFest conference, which will take place for a 22nd year at venues around Nashville on Sept.

Country comeback. Morgan Wallen is opening up about how being a father helped him “grow” in the wake of his N-word scandal.

Morgan Wallen took home the award for top country male artist at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. "I got the best d--- fans," Wallen said during his acceptance speech. "Thank you to my momma for being my date tonight.

A family outing. Kylie Jenner and Stormi Webster supported Travis Scott during his first appearance following the Astroworld tragedy at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.

just won the Billboard Award for Top Rap Female Artist at the ceremony, which was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday.The 27-year-old “Body” singer — real name Megan Jovon Ruth Pete — kicked off the unbridled performance with a racy rendition of her new girl-power anthem “Plan B.” During the hot number, she sported a form-fitting one-piece with skimpy geometric cutouts that left little to the imagination. An itsy bitsy back thong silhouette and sleek black lace-up boots completed the smoldering ensemble — which was all custom Mugler, according to a recent Instagram post from the singer.Interestingly, many fans have speculated that “Plan B” was a diss track aimed at her ex, Tory Lanez, who shot Megan Thee Stallion in the foot in 2020.

Kylie Jenner and boyfriend Travis Scott had an extra special guest with them at this year's Billboard Music Awards, as they took along Stormi to the Las Vegas event. The trio hit the red carpet together with Kylie, 24, stunning in a silver column gown and her hair slicked back while 4 year old Stormi donned a one-shoulder white dress paired with white trainers. Kylie's Balmain dress featured a print of a woman's body and the billionaire beauty mogul accessorised with plenty of gold bangles.

Kylie Jenner left little to the imagination with her outfit at the Billboard Music Awards 2022 red carpet. The Kardashians star put her stunning curves on display in a long-sleeved graphic print gown, which gave the illusion that she was not covered up underneath it.The makeup mogul wore her hair up as she posed up a storm on the red carpet with her boyfriend Travis Scott and her four-year-old daughter Stormi.

Kylie Jenner and her sisters Kim, Khloe and Kendall were nowhere to be seen at Kourtney’s official wedding to her rocker beau, Travis Barker, in Santa Barbara on Sunday. Instead, 24 year old billionaire Kylie Jenner walked the red carpet at the Billboard music awards in Las Vegas with her rapper boyfriend and father of her two children, Travis Scott, 31.The Kylie Cosmetics founder looked immaculate in a figure-hugging silver dress that had the silhouette of a woman printed on it. She wore her dark hair slicked back from her face and accessorised with chunky gold bracelets and matching heels.

It was a night of redemption at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night.First, there was country star Morgan Wallen — who had been banned from performing at the Grammys and the Country Music Association Awards for a video that surfaced in early 2021 of him using the N-word — getting the chance to take the stage at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. He milked the opportunity by going gospel for maximum sympathy with his song “Don’t Think Jesus.” Then there was Travis Scott performing publicly for the first time since last December’s Astroworld tragedy that killed 10 concertgoers.

Kylie Jenner,Travis Scott and their daughter Stormi Wester have made a rare red carpet appearance together at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. On Sunday 15 May, the couple and the four year old arrived on the red carpet outside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kylie Jenner was "absent" from sister Kourtney Kardashian's wedding day by going to a music awards show.43-year-old Kourtney and the 46-year-old rocker Travis swapped vows in front of friends and family at a ceremony in Santa Barbara, California, on Sunday afternoon (May 15).However, some fans have taken to Twitter to investigate whether Kylie, 24, and boyfriend Travis Scott, 32, were missing from Kourtney's big day as they seemingly attended Billboard Music Awards show in Las Vegas.The mother-of-two proudly walked the red carpet at the event on Sunday alongside Travis with whom she shares her two children, reports the Daily Mirror.Kylie stunned in a silver dress as she attended the event with their four-year-old daughter, Stormi. When news made light of Kourtney's small and intimate wedding, eagle-eyed fans were convinced Kylie missed the event for the awards gala.One fan tweeted: "Wait, was Kylie absent from Kourtney's wedding?"Another wrote: "Did Kylie and Travis miss Kourtney's wedding for the Billboards?"For more of the latest showbiz news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.A third added: "If Kylie and Travis are in Vegas, they must've missed Kourt's wedding."After getting hitched, Kourtney and Blink-182 rocker Travis were seen driving off in a vintage black convertible with a sign that said "just married" hanging off the bumper.New bride Kourtney opted for a short white dress with a low-cut plunging neckline, while Travis opted for an all-black three-piece tuxedo.The pair are yet to post snaps of their special ceremony and it's still unsure who was in attendance.

Travis Scott officially made his return to an awards show stage on Sunday.

Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen returned to the stage at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. This marks the first major televised appearances these music stars have made since their respective controversies last year.