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in PopWho are Silk Sonic?
Answer: Silk Sonic is the retro soul-funk project of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (born Brandon Paak Anderson). The group won song of the year for “Leave the Door Open” at the 2022 Grammys. The song, a tribute to smooth ’70s soul, also won the record of the year trophy and the best R&B song…
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in PopWhy did Doja Cat almost miss winning her first Grammy?
Answer: Doja Cat and SZA won the 2022 Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Having just finished her bathroom visit, Doja Cat ran up to join her co-winner on stage. “I have never taken a faster piss in my life,” she told the crowd before breaking into tears.
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in PopWhich rapper joined the Encanto cast performing “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” at the 2022 Oscars?
Answer: Rapper Megan Thee Stallion made a surprise addition to the Encanto cast’s performance of the breakout hit from the movie, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” in the 2022 Oscars, with an original rap verse.
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in PopHow many Grammy nominations did Kanye West receive in 2022?
Answer: Ye was nominated for five Grammys this year: Album of the year and best rap album for Donda, best rap song for “Jail,” best melodic rap performance for “Hurricane,” and another Album of the Year nomination as producer and songwriter on Lil Nas X’s Montero._x000D_
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in PopIn the Brits’ first-ever genderless awards, who won more prizes?
Answer: The Brits’ first-ever genderless award show was on Feb. 8, 2022 – with more women nominated than at any time in the past decade and female artists or female-fronted bands winning two-thirds of the awards. Adele won three out of the four main prizes in the ceremony, including the first-ever gender-neutral Artist of the…
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in PopWho is the first non-English-language performer to win the artist of the year award at MTV’s VMAs?
Answer: Bad Bunny won artist of the year at MTV’s Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2022 – becoming the first non-English-language performer to win the title.
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in PopTaylor Swift describes what as “the story of 13 sleepless nights”?
Answer: Taylor Swift announced her 10th studio album, “Midnights,” to be released on Oct. 21 at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. She described the album an hour later on social media as “the story of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life.” Swift’s “All Too Well: The Short Film” – from her “Red” rerecorded album…
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in PopWhich movie features the song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”?
Answer: We Don’t Talk About Bruno is Encanto’s most popular song. With songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Encanto soundtrack was released on Nov. 19, 2021. On Jan. 18, 2022, the song became the highest-charting from a Disney animated film in more than 26 years, ranking higher than even “Let It Go.” It’s behind only…
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in PopKanye West rhymes in his new song “My Life Was Never Eazy”: “God saved me from that crash/ just so I can beat” whose ass?
Answer: In a track released Jan. 14, 2022, titled “My Life Was Never Eazy,” Kanye West raps, “God saved me from that crash/ Just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s ass.” Kim Kardashian’s estranged husband refers to the Saturday Night Live comic, dating Kardashian. The crash Ye mentions is, presumably, the 2002 car accident that…
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in PopGrammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion has a bachelor’s degree of what?
Answer: Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion became a college graduate on Dec. 12, 2021, with a bachelor of science degree in health administration.
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in PopWhere is Adele performing live in the first quarter of 2022?
Answer: “Weekends With Adele” will find singer Adele performing two shows every weekend between Jan. 21 and Apr. 16, 2022, at the Colosseum at Las Vegas’s Caesars Palace. Tickets go on general sale on Dec. 7, 2021.
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in PopWho won the most nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards?
Answer: Jon Batiste scored the most nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards, with 11, the Recording Academy announced Nov. 23, 2021. More winners inside!
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in PopWhich prize did Kanye West win at the 2021 American Music Awards?
Answer: On Nov. 21, 2021, at the American Music Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Kanye West (It’s Ye, officially) won the Favorite Gospel Artist award.
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in PopWho is the American Music Awards’ most-awarded artist ever?
Answer: With her two wins at the 2021 American Music Awards, Taylor Swift extended her record as the AMAs’ most-awarded artist ever, with 34 wins over the years.
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in PopWhy did Adele abort her exclusive Australian interview for her album “30”?
Answer: The host of Australian Channel Seven’s Weekend Sunrise, Matt Doran, conceded during the interview that he had only heard one track from Adele’s latest album, 30. That was enough to abort the interview. More answers inside!
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in PopWhat’s the title of The Beatles’ final studio album?
Answer: The Beatles’ final studio album is titled Let It Be and was released after the band had already split. The songs on Let It Be were recorded during the band’s January 1969 recording sessions, along with the Abbey Road album songs._x000D_
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in PopWho was the oldest performer to play the ‘legends’ slot at the Glastonbury festival?
Answer: In 2015, Burt Bacharach became the oldest artist to play the ‘legends’ slot at the Glastonbury festival. He was 87 at the time.
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in PopWho founded the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas?
Answer: The 30-year-old Houston native Travis Scott founded the Astroworld Festival in 2018. Get the facts.
