Posts Categorized: 2017 American Music Awards

INTERVIEW: This Is How Bebe Rexha Describes Her New Sound

Bebe Rexha is ahead of the curve when it comes to pop music; it’s one of the reasons why she is one of the most in-demand songwriters and artists ranging from Louis Tomlinson to David Guetta to G-Eazy are enlisting her vocals for the hooks of their songs. Her latest single, the Florida Georgia Line-assisted… Read more »

INTERVIEW: G-Eazy Explain How He Met Jersey’s Halsey

G-Eazy spent most of 2017 in one place (home) doing one thing (creating). The final product is his fourth studio album, “The Beautiful & Damned.” It dropped last month and the rapper, born Gerald Gillum, will tour behind it later this year. “I couldn’t be more excited,” the Oakland-born emcee told me regarding the project…. Read more »

INTERVIEW: Will Diane Warren Collaborate With Walk The Moon?

I recently bore witness to a rather unique interaction: one of my favorite bands, Walk The Moon chatting and exchanging numbers with Diane Warren, who is a legendary songwriter. The guys from WTM were leaving my broadcast booth and thankfully, Warren was on her way in. I immediately wanted to know what they all chatted… Read more »

INTERVIEW: What RedOne Experienced For The First Time In 2017

He is a three-time GRAMMY Award winning, multi-platinum producer who has been in the game for 20 years. Yet this past year, RedOne experienced a first: he couldn’t clear vocals for a song that he had already worked on with an artist. “These things happen in the record industry,” the producer, nee Nadir Khayat, told… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Jake Miller’s Got New Skills And A New Hot Sauce

It’s a new era in Jake Miller’s music career and so it’s only fitting that he is using an unconventional tool, or rather condiment, to promote it. The Florida-born singer is currently promoting his latest album, the self-released “2:00 AM In LA.” The LP’s first track is “Can’t Help Myself,” a song that is near… Read more »

PHOTOS: My Latest Trip To LA Just Felt… Different

A lot of things felt different about my latest trip out to Los Angeles for The 2017 American Music Awards. I think a lot of that was rooted back in New York; I didn’t book my flight until about two weeks out and it was my first cross-country trek since I packed up and moved… Read more »

What You Didn’t See On The American Music Awards

Some news and notes after Sunday night’s American Music Awards broadcast from my vantage point as an audience member inside Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater… – Fun fact: This was my first time actually watching the AMAs from the crowd? My previous four years were spent in the press room. I was given a VIP Orchestra… Read more »

Demi Lovato, BTS And More Stars From AMAs Backstage Day 2

It was the day before The 2017 American Music Awards and we were very, very busy at our backstage perch by Microsoft Theater. The day started with a visit from K-Pop boy band BTS. Demi Lovato, Bebe Rexha and many more swung through as well to talk about the AMAs, holiday plans and more. Watch… Read more »

Kelly Clarkson And More Stars From AMAs Backstage Day 1

A number of familiar faces stopped by day one of our backstage broadcast from the American Music Awards in downtown Los Angeles. We caught up with Kelly Clarkson, Julia Michaels, Walk The Moon and many more artists – watch and listen below.