Critics Choice Awards rescheduled for third time amid Los Angeles wildfires
The destruction has halted many Hollywood events.
The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards will take place in February after it was postponed twice amid the Los Angeles wildfires and relief effort.
The destruction has halted many Hollywood events, with the Oscars nominations announcement delayed for a second time and US author Stephen King leading calls for a boycott of the ceremony being hosted in the wake of the blaze.
âIMHO (in my humble opinion) they should cancel them. No glitz with Los Angeles on fire,â he wrote.
The Critics Choice Association have rescheduled the awards ceremony for a third time.
Originally slated for January 12, it was moved to January 26 as the âcatastrophic firesâ took hold, but will now take place on February 7 from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica with Chelsea Handler remaining as host.
âThere will no longer be a Live from E!: Critics Choice Awards two-hour red carpet special ahead of the telecast,â organisers said, before confirming the ceremony will be broadcast live on E! and around the world.
British stars Sir Rod Stewart and Sting were among the singers slated to perform at a charity concert, dubbed FireAid, to support relief efforts, alongside US stars Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Pink and Katy Perry.
The âone night onlyâ event will take place at the Intuit Dome and the adjacent Kia Forum in Los Angeles on January 30, as well as being broadcast and streamed live.
The line-up also features Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks and 10-time Grammy winner Joni Mitchell, alongside Gwen Stefani, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gracie Abrams, Green Day, Jelly Roll, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lil Baby, Stephen Stills and Tate McRae.
Two-time Oscar-winning musician Eilish will perform with her brother Finneas OâConnell, while the concert will also mark the first time Dave Matthews and John Mayer will perform live together.
Sir Rod, who returned from his home in Los Angeles to the UK permanently after three decades in 2023, will perform after celebrating his 80th birthday earlier this month.
Stars who have donated to the relief efforts in LA include Oscar-winning actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Lee Curtis, who both pledged one million dollars (ÂŁ819,000), alongside Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria.
Pop superstar Taylor Swift described the wildfires as âheartbreaking to seeâ as she posted a list of organisations she has donated to, including the California Community Foundation Fund and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.
US superstar Beyonce also confirmed her BeyGood foundation donated 2.5 million dollars (ÂŁ2.05 million) to the relief efforts, after postponing an announcement which fans speculate will be a tour or a new album.
Metallicaâs All Within My Hands foundation also offered a 500,000 dollar (ÂŁ410,000) donation to relief efforts as âthe disaster upends families and dismantles livelihoodsâ, the rock band said on Instagram.
US socialite Paris Hilton raised 800,000 dollars (ÂŁ656,000) in 72 hours for displaced families through her charity 11:11 Media Impact, and pledged 150,000 dollars (ÂŁ123,000) to GoFundMeâs Wildfire Relief Fund.
She later announced the Hilton hotel chain was offering 20,000 rooms to displaced families for free.
The US star also fostered a three-year-old chihuahua âwhose family unfortunately had to surrender her after their home was destroyed in the wildfiresâ, she wrote on Instagram.
It came after the reality star watched her Malibu home âburn to the ground on live TVâ.
Other stars who lost their homes to the fires included Mel Gibson, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Billy Crystal, Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg.
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ATEEZâs âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.1â was the No. 4 best-selling CD of 2024 with 250,000 copies sold in the United States, while their latest mini album âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.2â took No. 7 for the year with 225,000 copies sold.
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The top 10 best-selling CD albums of 2024 in the United States are as follows:
Taylor Swift â âThe Tortured Poets Departmentâ (1,512,000)
Stray Kids â âATEâ (442,000)
ENHYPEN â âROMANCE : UNTOLDâ (363,000)
ATEEZ â âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.1â (250,000)
Stray Kids â â? (HOP)â (248,000)
TXT â âminisode 3: TOMORROWâ (240,000)
ATEEZ â âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.2â (225,000)
Taylor Swift â â1989 (Taylorâs Version)â (175,000)
TWICE â âWith YOU-thâ (174,000)
Billie Eilish â âHit Me Hard and Softâ (165,000)
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Stray Kidsâ âATEâ ranked No. 5 for the year with 449,000 sales, while ENHYPENâs âROMANCE : UNTOLDâ took No. 8 with 378,000 sales.
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[viki-watchnow url=https://www.viki.com/tv/40905c-2024-sbs-gayo-daejeon?locale=en]
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On the list ranking CD sales only (not including digital download albums or any other format), K-pop artists claimed seven spots out of the top 10. The five K-pop artists who made the 2024 list were Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, TXT, and TWICEâwith Stray Kids and ATEEZ landing two albums each in the top 10.
Stray Kidsâ âATEâ was the United Statesâ best-selling CD album by a group or male artist in 2024âand the No. 2 best-selling CD overall, after Taylor Swiftâs âThe Tortured Poets Departmentââwith 442,000 copies sold. Stray Kids also took No. 5 on the list with their recent special album â? (HOP),â which sold 248,000 copies in the United States, despite being released just a few weeks before the end of the tracking period.
Meanwhile, ENHYPENâs âROMANCE : UNTOLDâ was the No. 3 best-selling CD of the year with 363,000 copies sold in the United States.
ATEEZâs âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.1â was the No. 4 best-selling CD of 2024 with 250,000 copies sold in the United States, while their latest mini album âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.2â took No. 7 for the year with 225,000 copies sold.
TXTâs âminisode 3: TOMORROWâ made the year-end list at No. 5 with 240,000 copies sold in the United States.
TWICE, the only girl group to make the list for 2024, claimed No. 9 with âWith YOU-th,â which sold 174,000 copies in the United States.
The top 10 best-selling CD albums of 2024 in the United States are as follows:
Taylor Swift â âThe Tortured Poets Departmentâ (1,512,000)
Stray Kids â âATEâ (442,000)
ENHYPEN â âROMANCE : UNTOLDâ (363,000)
ATEEZ â âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.1â (250,000)
Stray Kids â â? (HOP)â (248,000)
TXT â âminisode 3: TOMORROWâ (240,000)
ATEEZ â âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.2â (225,000)
Taylor Swift â â1989 (Taylorâs Version)â (175,000)
TWICE â âWith YOU-thâ (174,000)
Billie Eilish â âHit Me Hard and Softâ (165,000)
Stray Kids and ENHYPEN also made the separate year-end list of the overall top 10-selling albums of 2024 in the United States, which includes not only CD sales but also digital sales and other physical formats, such as vinyl.
Stray Kidsâ âATEâ ranked No. 5 for the year with 449,000 sales, while ENHYPENâs âROMANCE : UNTOLDâ took No. 8 with 378,000 sales.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, and TXT perform at the 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon on Viki below:
[viki-watchnow url=https://www.viki.com/tv/40905c-2024-sbs-gayo-daejeon?locale=en]
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