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Anitta Wins Third Consecutive Moon Person for Best Latin at MTV Video Music Awards

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Anitta is over the moon(person)…

The year’s biggest names in music gathered on Wednesday at UBS Arena in Long Island, NY, for a chance to take home a Moon Person at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, with the 31-year-old Brazilian superstar coming away with a win.

AnittaAnitta won in the Best Latin category for “Mil Veces.”

It’s her third consecutive Best Latin prize.

She won in 2022 for her massive hit “Envolver” and in 2023 for “Funk Rave.”

Hosted by Megan Thee Stallion, the 2024 MTV VMAs featured the likes of Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Glorilla, Karol G and LL Cool J, performing his first VMAs gig in over 25 years, all while celebrating the best performances of the year.

Taylor Swift, who came in with 10 nominations, led the pack at the awards show with five wins in total including Artist of the Year; the other came for ‘Fortnight’, her duet with Post Malone. Other wins included Ariana Grande, Eminem, Megan Thee Stallion and SZA. Sabrina Carpenter won Song of the Year (‘Espresso’) while Chappell Roan won Best New Artist.

Here’s the full list of MTV Video Music Award winners:

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Katy Perry

Best Alternative
Benson Boone – ‘Beautiful Things’ – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records

VMAs Most Iconic Performance
Katy Perry – ‘Roar’ (2013, live from Empire-Fulton Ferry Park)

Best Trending Video
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – ‘Mamushi’ – Hot Girl Productions

Song of Summer
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’ – Republic Records

Best Rock
Lenny Kravitz – ‘Human’ – 2024 Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH

Best Collaboration
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’ – Republic Records

Best Afrobeats
Tyla – ‘Water’ – FAX Records / Epic Records

Song of the Year
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Espresso’ – Island

Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift – Republic Records

Best Pop
Taylor Swift  – Republic Records

Best R&B
SZA – ‘Snooze’ – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records

Video for Good
Billie Eilish – ‘What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture Barbie)’ – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Best Cinematography
Ariana Grande – ‘we can’t be friends (wait for your love)’ – Republic Records – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov

Best Art Direction
Megan Thee Stallion – ‘BOA’ – Hot Girl Productions – Art Direction by Brittany Porter

Best Direction
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’ – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift

Best Editing
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’ – Republic Records – Editing by Chancler Haynes

Best Choreography
Dua Lipa – ‘Houdini’ – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna

Best Visual Effects
Eminem – ‘Houdini’ – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post

Best Hip-Hop
Eminem – ‘Houdini’ – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Best K-pop
LISA – ‘Rockstar’ – Lloud Co. / RCA Records

Best New Artist
Chappell Roan

Best Latin
Anitta – ‘Mil Veces’ – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment

MTV Push Performance of the Year
June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – ‘EASY’ – SOURCE MUSIC / Geffen Records

Video of the Year
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’ – Republic Records

Anitta Releases Bad Gyal-Collaboration “Double Team,” Reveals Release Date for New Album “Funk Generation”

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Anitta is bringing the funk…

The 30-year-old Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and occasional television host is set to release Funk Generation, her first full-length studio album under Republic Records and Universal Music Latin Entertainment.

Anitta & Bad GyalThe album will be released on April 26.

“Funk Generation is an album where I celebrate my roots,” Anitta said about the forthcoming record. “It’s where I express the power of Rio’s funk in every track its unique, danceable, and sensual beats. It’s a rhythm born in the favelas, where I grew up, and it exudes resistance and art in every community. I’m proud to work on a project about a genre that has been unfairly stigmatized in Brazil but is slowly gaining recognition worldwide.”

Funk Generation is the extended album counterpart to Funk Generation: a Favela Lovestory, the three-song bundle Anitta shared last August.

That set included the funk-imbued singles “Funk Rave,” “Casi Casi” and “Used To Be,” which gave fans an indication of where she was headed next sonically. “I dive into carioca funk,” Anitta said in a statement at the time. “The rhythm that raised me and is part of the culture from where I was born.”

Anitta also says this album includes “important collaborations” that have helped her tell the complete story of this album, including a just-released new single and music video “Double Team” featuring Bad Gyal and Puerto Rican rapper Brray.

Anitta and Bad Gyal, a Spanish singer also signed to Universal Music Latino, have also recently released “Bota Niña,” a collaboration for Bad Gyal’s debut album “La Joia.”

“Double Team” — a song that trades lines in Spanish, Portuguese and English — arrives with an accompanying music video starring Anitta, Bad Gyal and Brray and is set in a sweltering open-air baile funk party.

Ice Spice Named Best New Artist at MTV Video Music Awards

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Ice Spice is celebrating another award…

The MTV Video Music Awards have been handed out, with the 23-year-old half-Dominican American rap sensation taking home one of the top prizes.

Ice SpiceIce Spice beat out the likes of Peso Pluma, Renee Rapp, GloRilla, Kaliii and PinkPantheress for the Best New Artist award.

It’s the first MTV VMAs award of her young career. She joins previous Latinx Best New Artist winners Cardi B (2018) and Fifth Harmony with Latina members Camila Cabello, Lauren Jauregui and Ashley Brooke (2014).

Shakira, who was awarded the Video Vanguard Award, and Karol G picked up the award for Best Collaboration for the music video for their hit single “TQG.” It’s Shakira’s second win in the category following her win alongside Beyonce in 2007 for “Beautiful Liar.”

Anitta won the Best Latin award for her “Funk Rave” music video. It’s her second consecutive win in the category after winning last year for “Envolver.”

Selena Gomez and Rema took home the Best Afrobeats prize for the hit single “Calm Down.”

The awards show was broadcast live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, September 12, for the milestone 40th annual awards show.

Here’s the full list of 2023 MTV VMAs winners:

Video Vanguard Award
Shakira

Global Icon Award
Diddy

Video of the Year
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Song of the Year
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift

Best New Artist
Ice Spice

Push Performance of the Year
Tomorrow X Together – “Sugar Rush Ride”

Best Collaboration
Karol G and Shakira – “TQG”

Best Pop
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Best Hip-Hop
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”

Best R&B
SZA – “Shirt”

Best K-Pop
Stray Kids – “S-Class”

Best Latin
Anitta – “Funk Rave”

Best Rock
Måneskin – “The Loneliest”

Best Alternative
Lana Del Rey (featuring Jon Batiste) – “Candy Necklace”

Best Afrobeats
Rema and Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”

Video for Good
Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”

Show of the Summer
Taylor Swift

Group of the Year
Blackpink

Album of the Year
Taylor Swift – Midnights

Song of Summer
Jungkook (featuring Latto) – “Seven”

Best Direction
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” (Director: Taylor Swift)

 

Anitta Teaming Up with TOMORROW X TOGETHER for New Single “Back for More”

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There’s always Tomorrow for Anitta.

The 30-year-old Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, occasional television host and actress is joining voices with TOMORROW X TOGETHER for the new single “Back for More,” which combines K-pop and Latin pop elements.

Anitta & TOMORROW X TOGETHERAnitta and TOMORROW X TOGETHER will debut the track with a performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, days ahead of its September 15 release.

“Back for More” is slated to be TXT’s pre-release track, and will arrive ahead of the group’s third studio album, The Name Chapter: FREEFALL. The album — which follows previous release in the Name series, The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION — will be released on October 13.

The track will have several versions released throughout the month. A performance version of the song arrives the same day as its official drop, while “Back for More (TXT Ver.),” a house remix and Afrobeats remix will be released on September 18.

The press release describes “Back for More” as “a disco track with a groovy baseline and playful whistling sounds, adorned with the colorful hues of trendy Latin pop.”

Thematically, the lyrics explore how “enchanting miracles can be woven into the ordinary moments of our lives.”

TXT is nominated for VMAs in four different categories: song of summer, group of the year, push performance of the year and best K-pop (both for “Sugar Rush Ride”). Anitta scored one nomination for best Latin (“Funk Rave”).

The 2023 MTV VMAs will take place at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, and will air on MTV at 8:00 pm ET on September 12.