Katy Perry will host the 2017 "MTV Video Music Awards"! Also one of the top nominees for the 2017 VMAs with nods in five categories, including: Best Pop, Best Direction and Best Visual Effects for "Chained To The Rhythm", Best Art Direction for "Bon Appetit", and Best Collaboration for Calvin Harris' "Feels" featuring Pharrell Williams, Perry and Big Sean.Photo credit: David LaChapelle  “I’ve been training with MTV in zero gravity, eating astronaut ice cream, and I’m on a group text with Buzz Aldrin and Neil deGrasse Tyson,” said Katy Perry. “Come August 27th, I’ll be ready to be your MOONWOMAN! Brace for impact, kids.”For more info, visit www.vma.mtv.com 

MTV announced nominations for the 2017 "MTV Video Music Awards" with Kendrick Lamar scoring the most of the year with eight nominations for his video "HUMBLE". Katy Perry and The Weeknd are tied for five nominations each. Building on the critical acclaim of the non-gendered categories at the 2017 "MTV Movie & TV Awards", the network also announced the former "Best Female Video" and "Best Male Video" categories have been combined for "Artist of the Year"."Best Fight Against the System" has been added to celebrate videos that inspire viewers to stand up and fight injustice.The 2017 "MTV Video Music Awards" will premiere LIVE on MTV Asia on Monday, August 28 at 7am (WIB) and 8am (MY/SG/PH).Check out the complete list of nominees below:-VIDEO OF THE YEARKendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE."Bruno Mars - "24K Magic"Alessia Cara - "Scars To Your Beautiful"DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts"The Weeknd - "Reminder"ARTIST OF THE YEARBruno MarsKendrick LamarEd SheeranAriana GrandeThe WeekndLordeBEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by Taco Bell®)KhalidKodak BlackSZAYoung M. AJulia MichaelsNoah CyrusBEST COLLABORATIONCharlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez - "We Don't Talk Anymore"DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts"D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty - "Broccoli"The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - "Closer"Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean - "Feels"Zayn & Taylor Swift - "I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)"BEST POPShawn Mendes - "Treat You Better"Ed Sheeran - "Shape of You"Harry Styles - "Sign Of The Times"Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane - "Down"Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley - "Chained To The Rhythm"Miley Cyrus - "Malibu"BEST HIP HOPKendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE."Big Sean - "Bounce Back"Chance The Rapper - "Same Drugs"D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty - "Broccoli"Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert - "Bad & Boujee"DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne - "I'm The One"BEST DANCEZedd & Alessia Cara - "Stay"Kygo x Selena Gomez - "It Ain't Me"Calvin Harris - "My Way"Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber and Mø - "Cold Water"Afrojack ft. Ty Dolla Sign - "Gone"BEST ROCKColdplay - "A Head Full of DreamsFall Out Boy - "Young And Menace"Twenty One Pilots - "Heavydirtysoul"Green Day - "Bang Bang"Foo Fighters - "Run"BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEMLogic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson - "Black Spiderman"The Hamilton Mixtape - "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)"Big Sean - "Light"Alessia Cara - "Scars To Your Beautiful"Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley - "Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL"John Legend - "Surefire"BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYKendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE." (Scott Cunningham) Imagine Dragons - "Thunder" (Matthew Wise)Ed Sheeran - "Castle On The Hill" (Steve Annis)DJ Shadow ft. Run The Jewels - "Nobody Speak" (David Proctor)Halsey - "Now or Never" (Kristof Brandl)BEST DIRECTIONKendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE." (Dave Meyers & the little homies)Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley - "Chained To The Rhythm" (Mathew Cullen)Bruno Mars - "24K Magic" (Cameron Duddy & Bruno Mars)Alessia Cara - "Scars To Your Beautiful" (Aaron A)The Weeknd - "Reminder" (Glenn Michael)BEST ART DIRECTIONKendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE." (Spencer Graves)Bruno Mars - "24K Magic" (Alex Delgado)Katy Perry ft. Migos - "Bon Appetit" (Natalie Grace)DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts" (Damian Fyffe)The Weeknd - "Reminder" (Creative Director: Lamar C Taylor / Co-creative Director: Christo Anesti)BEST VISUAL EFFECTSKendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE." (Company: Timber/Lead: Jonah Hall)A Tribe Called Quest - "Dis Generation" (Company: Bemo/Lead: Brandon Hirzel)KYLE ft. Lil Yachty - "iSpy" (Company: Gloria FX/Leads: Max Colt & Tomash Kuzmytskyi)Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley - "Chained To The Rhythm" (Company: MIRADA)Harry Styles - "Sign Of The Times" (Company: ONE MORE/Lead: Cédric Nivoliez)BEST CHOREOGRAPHYKanye West - "Fade" (Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Jae Blaze & Derek 'Bentley' Watkins)Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj - "Side To Side" (Brian & Scott Nicholson)Kendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE." (Dave Meyers)Sia - The Greatest (Ryan Heffington)Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane - "Down" (Sean Bankhead)BEST EDITINGFuture - "Mask Off" (Vinnie Hobbs of VHPost)Young Thug - "Wyclef Jean" (Ryan Staake & Eric Degliomini)Lorde - "Green Light" (Nate Gross of Exile Edit)The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - "Closer" (Jennifer Kennedy)The Weeknd - "Reminder" (Red Barbaza)For more information and details, visit www.mtv.com/vma

Kendrick Lamar works with Rihanna on one of his tracks in 'DAMN', titled "Loyalty".

Selena Gomez is back with a new single "Fetish" feauring rapper, Gucci Mane. 

English DJ, Jax Jones has teamed up with Demi Lovato for the major new single, 'Instruction'. The song is filled with big percussions, Brazilian-inspired Samba beats blended with a banging dance beat. 'Instruction' features a sassy vocal performance from Demi Lovato and a short verse from British rapper, Stefflon Don. Source: http://www.peoplemagazine.co.za/jax-jones-instruction-feat-demi-lovato

Local hip-hop singer-songwriter and entrepreneur, Hunny Madu teamed up with American rap star Radio3000 for "Get Money". This infectious vibe took two sessions for the rappers to work on and after previewing it with producers in the States (Jay Tablet & Bennett), it is delivered back to home ground. Both armed with their own power verses, the duo spits bars on how difficult it has been to get to where they are; just like how the track has gone through some hard labor. On this fresh track, Hunny and Radio speaks for the ordinary working heroes, and how they struggle to make a living.“It’s not a flashy song saying ‘Look at what I have, look at how much money I make.’ but it’s more about ‘Look, I’m here, you’re here. Let’s all get money together.” Hunny expresses. She adds “I’m all about chasing happiness and loving what I do for work, but realistically, money matters and we gotta get it.””I feel like we’re both artists on the rise and we’re beyond just chasing fame - we also have to get the money to support our dreams.” - Radio3000

Galantis returns to roll out another track, "True Feeling" and announced that their second album "The Aviary" is set for a release on Sept 15."True Feeling" is tropical-driven song and would definitely be one of our summer song choices.While you're waiting for official tracklist to be revealed, why not pre-order or pre-save the album HERE

Major Lazer's video for "Know No Better", featuring Travis Scott, Camila Cabello and Quavo is out! Director, Philip Andelman says Major Lazer is the ne plus ultra of dance music videos and it has always been a dream of his to work with them. Know No Better has collaboration with artists from all over world such as Busy Signal, Sean Paul, Konshens, Machel Montano, Nasty C, J Balvin, Patoranking, Ice Prince, Anitta, Pabllo Vittar and more...production also sees work from the likes of Boaz van de Beatz, King Henry, Maphorisa and Jr. Blender.

Echosmith returns with their highly-anticipated sophomore album, Inside A Dream, which will be released on Sept 29! The album features 11 songs and a new track will be out on the July 14 alongside the official music video.Inside A Dream shows a new side from the trio, a more evolved and mature sound. Other than that, their big brother Jamie, who was the guitarist in the band chose to leave due to spending more time with his own family. Besides that, the band will be on the road for a 6-week tour in North America, starting Oct 5. Before the album release, you can first check out their cover below:-Echosmith covering Julia Michaels' "Issues"For more updates on Echosmith:-www.echosmith.comwww.facebook.com/echosmith 

Jay Park just dropped a new single titled 'Love My Life' featuring PH-1 which was produced by Thurxday.As per the song's title, it is about being more contented with your life and even Jay himself said, he wrote some of the lyrics to 'Love My Life' four years ago.Check out the official audio video below:-

Lee Hyori is back with a new album 'Black' after 4 years! She finally returned from her 2-year hiatus to write and produce the sixth studio album titled, 'Black'. The album features collaboration with artistes like Killagramz, Absint, Los and Lee Juck.Check out the tracklist below:-1. Seoul (feat. 킬라그램 Killagramz)2. Black* Title track3. White Snake (feat. Los)4. Unknown Track (feat. Absint)5. Love Me (feat. Killagramz)6. Rain Down 비야내려 7. Mute8. Pretty 예쁘다9.What Doesn't Change 변하지않는건 (Feat. Los)10. Diamond 다이아몬드 (Feat. 이적 Lee Juck)11. Seoul (Inst.)12. Black (Inst.)

DJ/producer/multi-instrumentalist trio Cash Cash returns with another collaboration on "All My Love" featuring UK singer-songwriter, Conor Maynard.For Cash Cash (comprised of Sam Frisch and brothers JP and Alex Makhlouf), working with Maynard came quite easily: “Making ‘All My Love’ with Conor was a very natural collaboration,” they explain. “He’s one of those singers that can just throw it down the first time and make it sound finished…so we knew it would come together easy. We attached the production with a hyped energetic feel to give some contrast to the lyrics and we’re very pleased with the way they complimented each other. The emotion in his voice really brought out the concept of the song and gave us chills when we first listened back.” Maynard had a similar experience working with the trio on the track: "When I first heard the song, I instantly knew it was something I wanted to be a part of. The Cash Cash guys absolutely killed it with the production - I remember playing it to my friends in the car for the first time and they didn't tell me to turn it off after the first ten seconds, which is always a great sign...haha. I'm excited for this song - so happy it's finally being released." 

'New Rules' is the fifth single from 'Dua Lipa'.She recently shared the music video for 'New Rules', it's directed by Henry Scholfield and was shot in Miami Beach's Confidante Hotel on Collins Avenue. Dua has worked with Henry before on 'Lost in Your Light' video and said he does really cool choreography with such brilliant ideas.The video sees the bond between friends and their unity when one is going through a breakup.Dua said 'New Rules' is "the breakup song I wish I had when I was breaking up with someone. I think it's something everyone can relate to."Dua will be making stops in 20 destinations spanning 9 countries across the UK and Europe as part of her 'Self-Titled Tour', or touring across the US, Australia and New Zealand with Bruno Mars on his 24K Magic tour later this year.

Multi-platinum, GRAMMY award-winning artist/DJ/producer ZEDD has released "Get Low", his new single with Liam Payne. Zedd said, "This song marks a more urban sound that he also described as one of his catchiest songs" which he recently told BuzzFeed.Zedd and Liam met last year as Liam was beginning to plan his solo career. Zedd and Liam then began working on the "Get Low" together and as Zedd recalls, “Liam’s voice gave the song a lot of soul and really influenced the song a lot.” This fall, Zedd will kick off his Echo Tour in North America starting on September 29 in Vancouver, Canada, which he announced last month. Several shows, including San Francisco and Boston have sold out already, with a second show added in San Francisco as well as a stop in Washington, DC. Tickets are available here: https://www.zedd.net/echo ECHO TOUR NORTH AMERICAN DATES:09/29Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports CenterVancouver, BC09/30WaMu TheaterSeattle, WA10/07Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CA10/08Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CA10/12Aragon BallroomChicago, IL10/17House of BluesBoston, MA10/19Electric FactoryPhiladelphia, PA10/21The AnthemWashington, DC10/24Revention Music CenterHouston, TX10/26Bomb FactoryDallas, TX11/01Pepsi CenterMexico City, MX11/03Auditorio CitibanamexMonterrey, MX11/04Teatro Estudio CavaretGuadalajara, MX

'Thunder' is the second single taken from their third studio album "Evolve". “‘Thunder’ is one of the last songs we wrote for the record after writing the majority of the songs with other producers,’ says lead vocalist Dan Reynolds. “We finally felt like we had found cohesion/direction and went back to working with Alex Da Kid for a few weeks to write something together that fit this “new” direction. It deals very plainly with my desire to be free of my youth.”Source: www.essentiallypop.com/epop/2017/Imaginedragons