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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 25 OctOber 2019
Post Malone tops AMA noms, Swift could break MJ's record

By MESFIN FEKADU for her platinum-selling
Associated Press self-titled debut and fa-
NEW YORK (AP) — Post vorite soul/R&B song for
Malone is the top con- “Trip.”
tender at the 2019 Ameri- “Last year, the AMAs were
can Music Awards, where my first-ever (award) nom-
Taylor Swift has a chance inations and I had two, so
to moonwalk past Mi- to come back and now
chael Jackson’s record have four nominations,
for most wins at the show. it’s amazing,” said Mai,
Dick clark productions an- whose groovy hit “Boo’d
nounced Thursday that Up” won a Grammy this
Malone scored seven year. “And (to be nomi-
nominations, while new- nated for favorite) R&B
comer Billie Eilish and Ari- album, which is like my
ana Grande each earned baby, my album, I’m re-
six nominations. Swift, who ally, really excited. I feel
has won 23 AMAs, is up for honored,” she said.
five awards and could sur- Billy Ray Cyrus tied Mai with
pass the King of Pop, who four nominations thanks to
holds the record for the In this June 15, 2019 file photo, Post Malone performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival the success of “Old Town
most wins with 24 trophies. in Manchester, Tenn. Road,” and the country
The fan-voted AMAs will Associated Press singer has a chance of
air live Nov. 24 on ABC Spider-Verse,” is up for fa- 28, 2018 through Sept. 26, hit “Old Town Road” is the winning his first AMA in 26
from the Microsoft Theater vorite pop/rock song and 2019). longest-running No. 1 hit in years (he won two awards
in Los Angeles. collaboration of the year. Lizzo’s nominations in- the history of the Billboard in 1993). Lil Nas X picked
Swift, Malone and Swift will compete for fa- clude favorite soul/R&B charts; Luke Combs, who up five nominations.
Grande, along with Drake vorite female pop/rock song for “Juice” and favor- has dominated the coun- DJ-producer Avicii earned
and Halsey, are nominat- artist, favorite adult con- ite female soul/R&B artist, try charts and launched a posthumous nomina-
ed for the top prize: artist temporary artist, favorite pitting her against Beyon- multiple No. 1 hits; and tion for favorite electronic
of the year. pop/rock album for “Lov- cé and Ella Mai. Though Mai, who won a Gram- dance music artist, K-pop
Malone’s nominations in- er” and favorite music vid- she released her first al- my in her debut year all-stars BTS picked up
clude favorite male pop/ eo for her Equal Rights an- bum in 2013, Lizzo marked and topped several R&B three nominations, while
rock artist, favorite rap/ them, “You Need to Calm a major breakthrough this charts. Lady Gaga and Brad-
hip-hop artist, favorite Down.” year with “Truth Hurts” and Mai, who was at ABC’s ley Cooper earned two
rap/hip-hop album for Though Lizzo scored three “Good As Hell,” and the “Good Morning America” nominations, including
“Hollywood’s Bleeding” nominations, her hit “Truth success helped her pick on Thursday to announce collaboration of the year
and favorite rap/hip-hop Hurts” — currently spend- up a new artist of the year some of the nominees, for “Shallow” and favorite
song for “Wow.” His mas- ing its seventh week on nomination. She has some excitedly screamed “four soundtrack for “A Star Is
sive hit with Swae Lee, top of the Billboard Hot stiff competition though: nominations” backstage Born,” which will compete
“Sunflower” from the 100 chart — is absent (the Nominees include Eilish, when she learned that with “Bohemian Rhapso-
Oscar-winning animated AMA nominees reflect arguably the year’s top she’s also competing for dy” and “Spider-Man: Into
film “Spider-Man: Into the the time period of Sept. new act; Lil Nas X, whose favorite soul/R&B album the Spider-Verse.”q

Lizzo extends the writing credits for her hit 'Truth Hurts'

Associated Press ah Raisen. The Raisens feel 1 on Billboard's Hot 100
NEW YORK (AP) — Lizzo is they deserve writing credit chart, are Lizzo, Ricky Reed,
sharing writing credit on on "Truth Hurts" as a result, Tele and Jesse Saint John.
her hit song "Truth Hurts" though Lizzo wrote they After the claim made by
with the creator behind the "had nothing to do with the the Raisens, CeCe Peniston
song's signature line, but line or how I chose to sing wrote on Instagram that Liz-
not with two other writers it." zo's "Juice" plagiarizes her
who claim they also con- "The men who now claim a classic '90s hit, "Finally," call-
tributed to the track. piece of 'Truth Hurts' did not ing it "a clear example of
"Truth Hurts" features the help me write any part of #copyrightinfringement."
popular line, "I just took the song. There was no one "Truth Hurts" was originally
a DNA test, turns out I'm in the room when I wrote released in September
100 percent that bitch," 'Truth Hurts' except me, 2017 but got a boost this
which originated from a Ricky Reed, and my tears. year after it was featured
2017 tweet by singer Mina That song is my life, and its in the Netflix film "Some-
Lioness and was turned words are my truth," Lizzo one Great," released on
into a popular meme. On wrote Wednesday. Musical artist Lizzo performs at The Hollywood Palladium, Friday, April 19, the same day Lizzo
Wednesday Lizzo wrote on In addition, Lizzo's lawyer Oct. 18, 2019, in Los Angeles. dropped her album, "Cuz I
social media that Lioness "is Cynthia Arato announced Associated Press Love You."
the person I am sharing my Wednesday that a lawsuit The lawsuit, filed in federal assured Lizzo, again in writ- The song wasn't originally
success with." has been filed to establish court in California, notes ing, that they were making featured on the 11-track
The line was also used in Liz- that the Raisens, as well as the Raisens "expressly with- no claims to the work." "Cuz I Love You," but her
zo's song "Healthy," created Justin "Yves" Rothman, are drew any claim to "Truth The songwriters credited on record label added it to
in 2017 with the songwriting not entitled to any credit Hurts," in writing, in April of "Truth Hurts," which is spend- the deluxe version of the al-
brothers Justin and Jeremi- for the song. this year, and subsequently ing its seventh week at No. bum, released on May 3.q