September 24, 2020
Billboard Music Awards: Post Malone leads with 16 nominations
The nominees for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards were announced Tuesday with Post Malone leading all artists with 16 nominations.
Malone is nominated for Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, Top Rap Tour, Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Rap Album for Hollywood's Bleeding, Top Streaming Song, Top Collaboration and Top Rap Song for "Sunflower" also featuring Swae Lee and Top Rap Song for "Wow."
Lil Nas X earned 13 nominations while Billie Eilish and Khalid tied with 12 nominations each.
Eilish, Khalid, Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift are also nominated for Top Artist. DaBaby, Ed Sheeran, Khalid, and Lil Nas X are also up for Top Male Artist while Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Eilish and Swift are nominated for Top Female Artist.
BTS, Dan+ Shay, Jonas Brothers, Maroon 5 and Panic! at the Disco are nominated for Top Duo/Group while Roddy Ricch, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Eilish and DaBaby are nominated for Top New Artist.
The Top Billboard 200 album award will be decided between Swift's Lover, Malone's Hollywood's Bleeding, Khalid's Free Spirit, Grande's Thank U, Next and Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
A full list of nominees can be found on Billboard.
The 2020 Billboard Music Awards will air Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. EDT on NBC. The ceremony was originally set to take place in April but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kelly Clarkson will be serving as host for the third year in a row.
Bindi Irwin, Chandler Powell expecting baby girl: 'We can't wait'
 Bindi Irwin and her husband, Chandler Powell, say their unborn baby is a girl.
Irwin, 22, and Powell, 23, announced the sex of their unborn first child in an Instagram post Tuesday.
Irwin shared a photo of herself and Chandler posing with a tortoise at the Australia Zoo. Powell is seen holding a sonogram in one hand.
"Baby girl, you are our world. Our beautiful daughter is now about the same size as a hatchling Aldabra tortoise and is as healthy as can be. We can't wait for her arrival next year," Irwin captioned the post.
Powell and Irwin's brother, Robert Irwin, responded in the comments.
I love you and our daughter more than anything," Powell wrote.
"I can't wait to meet my niece!" Robert Irwin said.
Powell posted the same picture on his own account.
"Our little girl and my beautiful wife are my entire world. I'm so excited to meet our daughter when she's born next year and to see the incredibly person she will grow up to be," he said.
Irwin responded in the comments.
"Here's to the greatest new life chapter. Baby girl and I love you beyond description," she wrote.
Irwin and Powell announced in August that they are expecting their first child in 2021.
"Becoming a dad is the highlight of my life," Powell said at the time. "I cannot wait to embark on this new adventure and life chapter with my gorgeous wife, @bindisueirwin. Bee, you're going to be the most amazing mother."
The couple shared a photo of themselves holding a sonogram earlier this month.
"We can't wait to teach our little one about the importance of protecting our planet and the beauty of the wildlife and wild places we love so much. Thank you for your kindness and support on this magical journey," they said.
Irwin, the daughter of Terri Irwin and late Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin, married Powell at Australia Zoo in March. The couple had to change their wedding plans due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Irwin, Terri Irwin and Robert Irwin star on the Animal Planet series Crikey! It's the Irwins.
Peacock acquires Stephen King crime drama 'Mr. Mercedes'
NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service has acquired Stephen King crime drama series Mr. Mercedes.
The first two seasons of Mr. Mercedes will stream exclusively on Peacock starting on Oct. 15. The premiere of Season 3 will be announced at a later date.
Mr. Mercedes aired on AT&T's Audience Network before the station ceased operations.
Mr. Mercedes, based on King's bestselling Bill Hodges trilogy of novels, stars Brendan Gleeson as a retired detective who is tormented by a serial killer, portrayed by Harry Treadaway.
Kelly Lynch, Jharrel Jerome, Mary-Louise Parker, Holland Taylor, Justine Lupe, Breeda Wool, Scott Lawrence, Ann Cusack, Jack Huston, Tessa Ferrer, Maximiliano Hernandez and Nancy Travis also star.
King wrote the series, alongside David E. Kelley, who also serves as executive producer and Sophie Owens-Bender. Jack Bender serves as director.
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