Keeping with my own Summer Kick-Off tradition, I hung back in the meet-and-greets with the artists that performed at the 95.5 PLJ concert and asked them what they were looking forward to this summer.
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#WWOBackstage At The 2016 Billboard Music Awards!
On Saturday, I broadcasted live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ahead of Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards. Our Westwood One Backstage event included Troye Sivan, Seal, Alesso, Fat Joe, Vegas-staple Carrot Top and more. Check out photos and videos from the event below!
INTERVIEW: Jonas Blue Worked At A Bar With Sam Smith
Jonas Blue is a London-based producer who currently has one of the biggest songs on Spotify with his re-imagined version of the Tracy Chapman classic, “Fast Car.” The DJ called in to my show to chat about how he discovered the track’s singer Dakota and his interesting connection to superstar Sam Smith.
MEDIA MONDAY: Billboard’s Ketih Caulfield Previews BBMAs
There’s one big difference between Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards and every other music award show on television: the winners are a true reflection of not just what fans like, but what they actually consume and spend money on. “Those charts are what make our award show,” Billboard’s co-director of charts, Keith Caulfield, told me… Read more »
2 Slices & A Story: Parachute’s Will Anderson
In episode number four of “2 Slices & A Story,” Parachute lead singer Will Anderson explained how he and two of his three siblings ended up in New York after growing up in Virginia, and what his first gig in the city was like.
INTERVIEW: Haley Reinhart Talks ‘Better,’ Netflix Series And Working With Casey Abrams
Fresh off the release of her well-received sophomore LP ‘Better,’ Haley Reinhart stopped by to perform for listeners and chat about the new album, future plans with Casey Abrams and Postmodern Jukebox plus how she landed a gig on Bill Burr’s “F Is For Family.”
AUDIO: Nick Hissom Talks About His New EP And Ivy League Education
Nick Hissom, singer/songwriter/model/friend of the show, stopped by to chat about his new EP, ‘Love Energy’ and single, “Where You Are.” Hissom also talked about balancing a modeling career with an Ivy League education at UPenn and who inspired his latest single.
AUDIO: Here’s How Justin Timberlake Keeps His Music From Leaking
Justin Timberlake made his fans wait almost seven years between the release of his third and fourth albums. In 2013, he dropped part one and two of “The 20/20 Experience” before embarking on both a solo world tour and a co-headlining stadium jaunt throughout North America with Jay Z. He also became a father, as… Read more »
INTERVIEW: Scott Borchetta Reveals What Taylor Swift Is About To Do For The First Time
She had never released an album with no country music singles. She had never sent seven singles, all which charted in the top 20 or higher, to pop radio from one album. And now, according to Big Machine Label Founder Scott Borchetta, Taylor Swift is about to do something else for the first time in… Read more »
VIDEO: Steven Tyler Says He Loves New York
Before his Janie’s Fund charity event at Lincoln Center, Steven Tyler told Ralphie Aversa why he held the concert in New York City.