BET Awards Performer List Grows
The AP reports that Rihanna, Ne-Yo and Jennifer Hudson are some of the new performers added to the BET Award's growing list of stars.
Rihanna will take the stage June 24, the show announced Thursday. Also added: Ne-Yo, Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard and Gabrielle Union.You can currently vote on the viewer's choice portion of the awards here on the BET website.
The lineup had already included Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Nelly and Usher.
Hudson, Howard and Union will help present awards recognizing the year's best musicians, music videos, actors and athletes.
Posted on June 13, 2008
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50th Grammy Award Winners
The winners of the 50th Grammy awards are in. It was a huge night for Amy Winehouse. She won five Grammys including Song of the Year for "Rehab." Kanye West won four of the eight categories he was nominated in. Herbie Hancock surprised everyone by winning the Album of the Year Grammy for his album, River: The Joni Letters. Young female country sensation Carrie Underwood took home two Grammys for her hit "Before He Cheats."
Here are some of the winners in major categories (hat tip Singers Sing).
You can see the big full list of all 110 categories here on the official Grammy.com website.
Posted on February 11, 2008
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No Globes, No Grammys and No Oscars?
We already saw the Globes announced in a boring press conference. The Grammys are likely to be denied a waiver so that isn't going to be the spectacle it normally would is. Variety has an article floating the idea that there could be two differents Oscars shows.Amid the pervasive uncertainty created by the WGA strike, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is forging ahead with plans for the Feb. 24 Oscar ceremony. But the Academy is also planning two different shows -- the usual kudocast and an alternative event if the scribes are still out.It isn't clear how there could be an Oscars without writers or actors which is what is likely to happen if the strike continues.
Oscarcast producer Gil Cates supplied few details as to what form the alternative show would take, simply saying at a meeting at Acad headquarters that they'd have to "play it by ear," according to one attendee.
But it's likely that the alternative show would rely on industry heavyweights penning their own speeches and presenting the awards.
Posted on January 17, 2008
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Grammy Nominees Named
The nominees for the 50th annual Grammy Awards have been announced. Kanye West (eight nominations) and Amy Winehouse (six nominations) led to the pack with the most nominations. Here are nominees in the Record of the Year and Album of the Year categories.Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Singers Sing has links to the videos for the Records of the Year. You can see a list of all the nominees here on Grammy.com.
Posted on December 15, 2007
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Pasley and Strait Have Most CMA Nominations
The BBC reports that this year's CMA Awards nominees are being led by George Strait and Brad Paisley. Brad Paisley and George Strait each have five nominations.
Both musicians are nominated in the entertainer of the year category, along with Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban and last year's winner, Kenny Chesney.Kenny Chesney, Alison Krauss and Martina McBride each received four nominiations. John Rich, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban have three nominations each. You can see a list of the nominees here. The winners will be announced on November 7th at 8PM EST on ABC.
They also compete for male vocalist of the year. Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire are up for the female prize.
The 41st CMA awards will be presented on 7 November in Nashville, Tennessee.
Veteran musician Strait had his first hit in 1981, and notched up his 55th number one single this year.
Relative newcomer Paisley said he was honoured to share the spotlight with the country music legend.
Posted on October 11, 2007
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Kanye West's Award Show Outbursts
The media has documented several incidents where Kanye West has made an angry outburst at an awards show - (see here, here and here). In the hilarious SNL clip below, Kanye also gets upset at the Kids Choice Awards, pumpkin contests and other award presentations. At least he can laugh at himself. There is also a new Kanye West blog. (via Video Nacho)Direct video link
Posted on October 2, 2007
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2007 Video Music Award Winners
The winners of the 2007 Video Music Awards have been announced. You can read more about Britney's weak performance here and more about the awards here. Here is the winners list.Posted on September 10, 2007
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2007 MTV Video Music Award Nominees
The 2007 MTV Video Music Awards nominees have been announced by MTV. Beyonce and Jason Timberlake topped the list with seven nominations each. Kanye West and Rihanna each have five nominations. A post on SingersSing.com has links to each of videos nomninated for the Video of the Year. Below is the complete list of this year's nominees.Video of the Year
Male Artist of the Year
Female Artist of the Year
Best New Artist
Best Group
Most Earthshattering Collaboration
Quadruple Threat of the Year
Monster Single of the Year
Best Director
Best Editing in a Video
Best Choreography in a Video
Posted on August 8, 2007
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Writers Write, Inc. Launches Singers Sing
Writers Write, Inc., the parent company of ShoppingBlog.com, Watchers Watch and Writers Write, has announced the launch of SingersSing.com. SingersSing.com is a daily music blog featuring music news and music video clips. Recent posts include:Posted on July 13, 2007
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Rev. Run Named BMI Icon
BuddyTV reports that Rev. Run who was part of Run DMC will be honored at the 2007 Urban Awards as a BMI Icon.Rev. Run has had a career that has run the gamut. He was part of the seminal hip hop group Run DMC, worked with his brother Russell Simmons on the Phat Farm fashion label, became an ordained priest, and now stars in his own reality show, Run's House.According to BMI's press release the Urban Awards will be held on September 7th, 2007 at the New York New York hotel in Las Vegas.
Now, Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), a performance rights organization that works with licensing and royalties, is now honoring Rev. Run as a "BMI Icon" at their Seventh Annual Urban Awards.
Posted on July 7, 2007
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Hudson and Beyonce Star at BET Awards
People reports that Jennifer Hudson and Beyonce each won two awards at this year's BET awards show. Hudson won best actress and best new artist award. Beyonce took home awards for best female R&B artist and video of the year.Hudson, 25, kicked off the three-hour ceremony with a duet of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" with Jennifer Holliday, who made the song famous on Broadway almost three decades ago.The official BET awards website can be found here.
The Oscar winner snagged the best actress trophy ("I can't believe I'm still winning awards!" she said) and best new artist award.
Beyonce, 25, who led the nominees with six nods, picked up awards for best female R&B artist and video of the year for "Irreplaceable."
She also performed a show-stopping rendition of her dance anthem "Get Me Bodied" - followed by her Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland singing "Like This" with cameos from Eve, Michelle Williams and Beyonce's sister Solange Knowles.
Posted on June 27, 2007
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Entertainment Twitters
Here are several entertainment-related Twitter news accounts that are available. They provide frequently updated news about books, games, music, movies and other entertainment categories.- Book news microblog
- Celebrity gossip news microblog
- Gaming news microblog
- Movie news microblog
- Music news microblog
- TV and Movies microblog
- Toy news microblog
- Videos microblog
Posted on May 25, 2007
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Carrie Underwood Dominates CMT Music Awards
Carrie Underwood was the big winner at this year's CMT Music Awards. Underwood's hit song "Before He Cheats" won video of the year and female video. It also received the best video director for director Roman White. Comedian Jeff Foxworthy was the host of this year's show. Here is a list of this year's winners.
- Video of the Year: Carrie Underwood, "Before He Cheats"
- Group Video of the Year: Rascal Flatts, "What Hurts the Most"
- Male Video of the Year: Kenny Chesney, "You Save Me"
- Female Video of the Year: Carrie Underwood, "Before He Cheats"
- Wide Open Country Video of the Year: Jack Ingram, "Love You"
- Johnny Cash Visionary Award: Kris Kristofferson
- Duo Video of the Year: Sugarland, "Want To"
- Breakthrough Video of the Year: Taylor Swift, "Tim McGraw"
Posted on May 5, 2007
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Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees Announced
Nominations are in for the Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Here is a list of some of the country musicians receiving multiple nominations.Winners will receive their awards during a star-studded event to be broadcast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.This morning George Strait led with eight nominations, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. In addition Strait was nominated as artist and producer for both Album of the Year for 'It Just Comes Natural' and Single Record of the Year for "Give It Away" along with nods for Song of the Year for "Give It Away" and Video of the Year for "Seashores of Old Mexico." Strait has previously won 15 Academy of Country Music Award honors.
Brooks & Dunn are nominated for seven awards including Entertainer of the Year, Top Vocal Duo, Album of the Year for 'Hillbilly Deluxe,' Video of the Year for "Hillbilly Deluxe," and Vocal Event of the Year for "Building Bridges" with Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow. They have previously been awarded 21 Academy of Country Music Awards as a duo, with Ronnie Dunn having received 22 Academy of Country Music Awards in total.
Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn is nominated in seven categories as part of Brooks & Dunn (see above) and also has additional solo nomination in the Vocal Event of the Year category for "I Don't Want To" with Ashley Monroe.
Rascal Flatts are nominated in six categories, including Entertainer of the Year, Top Vocal Group, Album of the Year for 'Me and My Gang,' and Single Record of the Year for "What Hurts the Most." They have previously been awarded six Academy of Country Music Awards.
Carrie Underwood has five nominations including Top Female Vocalist, Album of the Year for 'Some Hearts,' along with Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year all for "Before He Cheats." She was awarded two Academy of Country Music Awards last year-Top New Female and Single Record of the Year-in her first year to ever be nominated for a country music award.
Big & Rich received four nominations including Top Vocal Duo, Video of the Year for "8th of November" and for Vocal Event of the Year for "That's How They Do It In Dixie," with Hank Williams Jr., Gretchen Wilson and Van Zant.
John Rich has an additional nomination for producing Gretchen Wilson's single, "Politically Uncorrect" which brings his total to five nominations.
Vince Gill, Josh Turner and Gretchen Wilson all received three nominations. Vince Gill received nods for both artist and producer for Album of the Year for 'These Days,' and Vocal Event of the Year for "Building Bridges." Josh Turner is nominated for Single Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Would You Go With Me," and Vocal Event of the Year for "Me and God." Gretchen Wilson is nominated for Vocal Event of the Year for both "Politically Uncorrect" and "That's How They Do It In Dixie," for the former, she receives an additional producing nod.
Posted on March 30, 2007
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NME Award Winners Announced
The winners for the 2007 NME Awards have been announced. Here is a list of the winners.
Posted on March 5, 2007
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Grammy Award Winners Announced
The winners of the 49th Annual Grammy Awards were announced last night. The Dixie Chicks stole the show last night winning five Grammys including Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. The Dixie Chicks had a big year in 2006 -- they also had a film out last year called Shut Up and Sing. Other artists with big nights: Red Hot Chili Peppers won four Grammys and Mary J. Blige took home three. Here is a list of many of the 49th Grammy Award winners.
A complete list of the winners can be found here on the www.grammy.com website.
Posted on February 12, 2007
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People's Choice Awards 2006
The winners of the People's Choice Awards have been announced. Here is a list of the People's Choice winners.Movies
Music
Television
Other Categories
Posted on January 10, 2007
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Grammy Buzz for Blige
Mary J. Blige definitely has the most buzz going into the February 11th Grammy Awards. She received the most Grammy nominations this year with eight reports the L.A. Times' Envelope. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dixie Chicks, Prince, Black Eyed Peas, John Williams, James Blunt and John Mayer each received five or more nominations.
The 35-year-old R&B singer dominated the nominations for the 49th annual Grammy Awards by accumulating eight, including nods for song and record of the year, even though "Breakthrough," which has sold about 2 million copies, was not one of the five finalists for album of the year.In other Grammy Award news the Doors, the Grateful Dead and Joan Baez will receive special Lifetime Achievement Awards. The Globe and Mail has more about this year's special Grammy awards.
Behind their strong "Stadium Arcadium," iconic Los Angeles rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers — whose lone Grammy award came 13 years ago — earned six nominations. Country trio the Dixie Chicks, funk veteran Prince, Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am, composer John Williams and singer-songwriters James Blunt and John Mayer earned five each.
Earning four nominations each were Justin Timberlake, Gnarls Barkley, Beyoncé, Bryan-Michael Cox, Israel Houghton and T.I.
The Dixie Chicks, bouncing back after the controversy that beset the trio after singer Natalie Maines lashed out at President Bush in 2003, earned an album of the year nomination for "Taking the Long Way," released in May. It will compete against "Stadium Arcadium," Gnarls Barkley's "St. Elsewhere," Mayer's "Continuum" and Timberlake's "FutureSex/LoveSounds" in that category.
Posted on January 2, 2007
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2006 Napster Awards
Napster has announced the winners of the 2006 Napster Awards. The awards are presented to the artists and songs that enjoyed the highest number of plays in the service between December 1, 2005 and November 30, 2006. Most-Played Artist went to singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, whose mellow acoustic grooves were a huge hit among Napster's half a million subscribers who played his music more than any other artist's. Most-Played Song went to the pop/punk single "Dance, Dance" from Chicago's Fall Out Boy. Jack Johnson, Napster's most played artist, was not recognized by the 2006 Billboard Music Awards which track sales and radio airplay and "Dance, Dance," Napster's most played song, was not among the top 10 tracks sold on iTunes in 2006. Each Napster Award recipient will received a trophy featuring the infamous Napster Kitty acknowledging their accomplishment.
2006 Napster Awards
Posted on December 19, 2006
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Song from Borat Among List of 56 Oscar Eligible Songs
The Envelope reports that a list of 56 Oscar eligible songs has been released. One of the songs on the list is "O Kazakhstan" from the Borat film.Among the songs eligible for nomination are "The Book I Write" from "Stranger Than Fiction," "Dreamz With A Z" from "American Dreamz," "I Need To Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth," "It's A Fight," from "Rocky Balboa," "Never Gonna Break My Faith" from "Bobby," "O Kazakhstan" from "Borat," "Til The End of Time" from "Little Miss Sunshine," "Try Not To Remember" from "Home Of The Brave," and "You Know My Name," from Casino Royale."The L.A. Times says members of the Academy's music branch will meet on January 16 to select the "final 3-5 nominees in the category."
Some films had multiple songs declared eligible. "Family of Me," "Heist," and "Still" all come from "Over The Hedge." "Cars" was home to "Our Town" and "Real Gone." "Dreamgirls," a presumed Oscar favorite, included the eligible songs "Listen," "Love You I Do," and "Patience."
Posted on December 8, 2006
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AMA Award Winners Announced
The Black Eyed Peas won three awards at the AMAs including the favorite favorite rap/hip-hop album. Artists winning two awards included Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige and Rascal Flatts. An Associated Press article says Britney Spears was a surprise presenter at the awards.The Red Hot Chili Peppers were favorite alternative artist and pop/rock band. They accepted their award via satellite from London, with bass player Flea beat-boxing as lead singer Anthony Kiedis thanked "the American people."The complete list of winners can be found here and here.
Clarkson captured trophies for pop/rock female and adult contemporary artist, categories presented before the televised presentations began in the performance-filled show. Rascal Flatts won favorite country group and the T-Mobile Text-In award, which is chosen by fans.
Blige won favorite soul/rhythm & blues album for "The Breakthrough." She was also the favorite female R&B artist. She accepted the award from surprise presenter Britney Spears, who looked sleek in a knee-length cream-colored frock and long blond hair.
Posted on November 23, 2006
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Country Music Award Winners Announced
The winners of the 40th annual Country Music Awards (2006 CMAs) have been announced. Brooks & Dunn won three awards including Single of the Year for "Believe." Here is a list of this year's winners. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood won two awards each. Brooks & Dunn and Brad Paisley had lead the nominees with six nominations each. The awards show was also hosted by Brooks & Dunn this year. Here is a list of the winners.
Update 11-9-06: Faith Hill's outburst after the losing the Female Vocalist of the Year award has viraled around the Internet. You can see the video here and read more about the aftermath of the outburst and the viral spread of video clips of Faith Hill's outburst here.
Posted on November 7, 2006
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Keith Urban Won't Appear at CMAs
The Washington Post reports that country star Keith Urban will not be at this year's CMA awards.Keith Urban, who checked himself into a rehabilitation treatment center last week for alcohol abuse, will not appear at the Country Music Association awards next month, his spokesman said Monday.Keith Urban entered rehab last week. He is just four months into a marriage with actress Nicole Kidman.
The 40th Annual CMA Awards will air Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
Urban is nominated in the two categories he won last year: entertainer of the year and best male vocalist. He's also up for best single, "Better Life," and song of the year, for co-writing "Tonight I Wanna Cry."
The Grammy-winning country singer released a statement Friday that said he entered rehab Thursday night with his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, by his side. His publicist would not give the location of the rehab center.
Posted on October 23, 2006
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Writers Write, Inc. Launches VideoNacho.com
Writers Write, Inc. announces the launch of VideoNacho.com. VideoNacho.com features the Web's hottest short videos and film clips. Video Nacho's editors find the best videos on the Web so you don't have to: music, comedy, pets antics, social commentary: it just has to be entertaining. Enjoy a delicious short new video snack every afternoon. Calorie-free, it's sure to give you a lift!VideoNacho.com is the twentieth blog to join the Writers Write Lifestyle Network. It follows the launch in May, 2006 of WatchersWatch.com, a blog covering what's hot in movies and television.
Posted on October 18, 2006
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Nomination Process Begins for 2007 Plug Independent Music Awards
Paste magazine reports that Plug has opened nominations for the 2007 Plug Independent Music Awards. Nominees will be announced in November.
As of October 10th, 2006, the nomination process has begun for the 2007 PLUG Independent Music Awards. Offering itself as the Sundance of indie music, PLUG annually honors the top artists, writers, filmmakers, retailers, and other cogs that turn the ever-growing independent music machine.Plug's website lists the 2006 and 2005 winners.
Nominees are slated to be announced in late November 2006, at which time fans can commence to voting on their top picks in categories ranging from the standard "Album of the Year" and "New Artist of the Year" to indie-specific slots like "Music Blog of the Year" and "College/Non Commercial Radio Station of the Year."
While voting is "for everyone from label CEO to armchair critic," nominees are selected by a rotating PLUG Advisory Board, featuring "particularly active members of the independent music community who fight tirelessly to raise the voice of independent artists and releases in every medium." Past members of the Advisory Board (or "Cartel," as PLUG affectionately refers to it) include Neko Case, David Cross, KCRW's Nic Harcourt, and Dave Eggers.
Posted on October 10, 2006
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George Strait Heads CMA Lineup
UPI reports that Country Music Awards have announced a lineup that will be led by country star George Strait.The CMA announced Monday the performance lineup includes Strait, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bently and Gretchen Wilson.You can see a continually updating list of stars that will appear on the CMAs on this page on the Country Music Awards website.
The CMA gala will take place Nov. 6 at the Gaylord Entertainment Center and will be hosted by the duo Brooks and Dunn, who will also perform along with Rascal Flats and Alan Jackson.
Posted on September 29, 2006
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Jimmy Kimmel to Host American Music Awards
The Associated Press reports that Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting the American Music Awards. It will be his third time hosting the show.Jimmy Kimmel, host and producer of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," will bring his hosting talents to the American Music Awards for a third time, it was announced Tuesday.You can see a list of the nominees here on ABC's website for the awards program. Mariah Carey, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Eyed Peas and Nickelback each received three nominations. Winners are selected by the public using a national sampling of approximately 20,000 people.
"I am very happy to have been asked to return as host," Kimmel, 38, said in a statement. "And (I) graciously accept ABC's apology for snubbing me last year."
Posted on September 27, 2006
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Pink Wins AOL Buddy Award
The Pleasant Morning Buzz reports that Pink has won the second annual AOL Buddy Award. The award is voted on by users of AOL's instant messenger software.The award means singer/songwriter Pink was the music artist that AOL instant messenger users most want to add to their AIM Buddy List feature.Kelly Clarkson won the very first Best Musical Buddy award in 2005.
Posted on August 11, 2006
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2006 Music Video Award Nominees Announced
The AP reports that Shakira and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are each up for seven awards at this years 2006 Music Video Awards. Shakira and the Chili Peppers will compete with Christina Aguilera, Madonna and Panic! At The Disco for the video of the year award.
Madonna, Shakira and Aguilera are also nominated for best female video with Kelly Clarkson ("Because of You") and Nelly Furtado ("Promiscuous").You can watch videos and place votes on the 2006 MTV Video Awards website.
Her Madgesty is up for another three awards, including best dance video and best pop video. Aguilera, now in a '40s glamour-puss phase, is also nominated for best pop video and best choreography in a video.
Nick Lachey's "What's Left of Me," which recreates his breakup with Jessica Simpson, will vie for best male video with James Blunt ("You're Beautiful"), Kanye West ("Gold Digger"), T.I. ("What You Know") and Busta Rhymes (for his remix of "Touch It," featuring Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliot).
The bands for best group video include the Chili Peppers, Fall Out Boy ("Dance, Dance") and Gnarls Barkley ("Crazy").
Update 8-10-06: Jack Black will be hosting this year's awards but he will be lonely without former co-host Sarah Michelle Gellar this time.
Posted on August 7, 2006
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Ozzy to Help Judge IMAs
Ozzy Osbourne has been announced as the one of the artist judges for the 2007 Independet Music Awards (IMA). Ozzy joins Wynonna, Suzanne Vega, Cyndi Lauper, Buddy Guy, Patty Loveless and other artist judges. A complete list of the judges can be found here. A look at the winners of last years IMAs can be found here. (via Undercover)Posted on July 18, 2006
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ASCAP Award Winners Announced
The winners of the ASCAP Awards have been announced. Hip Hop artist 50 Cent won songwriter of the year.Winners included rapper 50 Cent, rock band Green Day, singer-songwriter Annie Lennox and EMI Music Publishing.You can read more about the ASCAP Awards here.
Songwriter of the Year honors went to 50 Cent for his contributions to five award-winning songs in 2005.
For Song of the Year, Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" tied with "We Belong Together," written by Johnta Austin, Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal. Green Day also earned the ASCAP Creative Voice Award.
Lennox captured the ASCAP Founders Award for her inspirational contributions to music. EMI Music Publishing was named Publisher of the Year for its 17 award-winning songs.
Posted on June 1, 2006
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2006 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced
The 2006 Pulitzer Prize winners have been announced. The winners are listed below. A winners list on the official pulitzer.org also has details about each of the winners. The Write News has an article about the public service winners for Hurricane Katrina coverage.Journalism
Letters and Drama
Music
Special Citations: Edmund S. Morgan and Thelonious Monk
Posted on May 5, 2006
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Michael Buble Dominates Juno Awards
Variety's Award Central reports that Vancouver artist Michael Buble won three Juno awards including best album for It's Time. Nickelback won two of the six awards they were nominated for. The award show was hosted by actress and author Pamela Anderson.
Other winners Sunday night were Simple Plan, which drew the fan choice award, Arcade Fire for songwriter of the year, Bedouin Soundclash for new group, and Broken Social Scene's self-titled disc for alternative album.A complete list of the winners can be found on the Juno Awards website.
Other winners Saturday night were Daniel Powter for new artist; Diana Krall, vocal jazz album for "Christmas Songs" (she'd received five noms); and Daniel Lanois, instrumental album for "Belladonna."
Unlike with the Canuck TV and film scene, government subsidies and regulation have paid off for Canada's music industry. This year's kudocastkudocast was the biggest ever, with 11 international networks picking up the two-hour event hosted by Pamela Anderson. In addition to perfs from homegrown acts Buble, Bedouin Soundclash, Broken Social Scene and 2006 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Bryan Adams, Coldplay and Black Eyed Peas, whose "X&Y" and "Monkey Business" tied for international album of the year, also performed.
Posted on April 6, 2006
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Mariah Carey Wins Two Soul Train Awards
MSNBC.com reports that Mariah Carey collected two awards at the Soul Train Music Awards for best album and best single. Carey's latest album is The Emancipation of Mimi.Mariah Carey kept her comeback going Saturday, picking up best album and best single honors at the 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards.Other highlights:
John Legend also earned two awards, beating out R. Kelly for best male album with "Get Lifted" and best male single, "Ordinary People."
Carey, who won three Grammys last month, nabbed awards for best female album with The Emancipation of Mimi and best female single with "We Belong Together."
Posted on March 10, 2006
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Yahoo Has Special Grammy Video Section
Yahoo has videos and performances from the live Grammy show on a special website. It includes the Madonna and Gorillaz live video from the Grammys. The site also includes the music videos for all the nominees and Grammy winners. There are also features from the red carpet and interviews with some of the artists. In case you missed the Grammys it is good to be able to still view some of the highlights online. (via Pleasant Morning Buzz)
Posted on February 13, 2006
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U2 Wins Five Grammy Awards
CNN reports that U2 was the big winners at the Grammys with five awards including the awards for album of the year (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb) and song of the year ("Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"). Mariah Carey won three awards in the R&B categories, including best contemporary R&B album, after being nominated for eight. John Legend won three grammys including Best New Artist. Some other multiple grammy winners include Kelly Clarkson (2), Stevie Wonder (2), The Chemical Brothers (2), Kanye West (2) and Les Paul (2).
The complete winners list can be found here on Grammy.com.
Posted on February 9, 2006
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48th Annual Grammy Award Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 48th annual Grammy Awards at a news conference in New York. Mariah Carey, who recently scooped up three awards at the 2005 Vibe Awards, was nominated for eight awards for her latest album The Emancipation of Mimi (Island). Kanye West and John Legend also received 8 nominations. The winners will be announced February 8th on CBS. Here are some of the other artists with multiple nominations:
The New York Times has more on this year's Grammy nominees. The Grammy's official website can be found here.
Posted on December 9, 2005
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39th Annual CMA Award Winners Announced
The winners of the 39th Annual CMA Awards were announced in a live broadcast on CBS. Keith Urban was named Entertainer of the Year and also won his his second consecutive CMA Male Vocalist award. Lee Ann Womack won three CMA Awards for Album, Single and Musical Event of the Year. Womack said, "If you listen to music that doesn't touch you or mean anything to you, listen to Country Music. We have songs that speak to you and songs that will touch you."
Here is a complete list of the winners.
Posted on November 18, 2005
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2005 Vibe Awards Announced
Mariah Carey had a big night at the Vibe Awards with three awards. She was the only artist to win three awards which included Album of the Year and Artist of the Year. She was also one of only two people who won multiple awards. The other multiple award winner was designer Kimora Lee Simmons who won in the Vibe Vixen and V Style categories. A complete report on the awards can be found here. Here is a list of the 2005 winners.
Posted on November 16, 2005
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2005 National Medal of Arts Recipients Named
The National Medal of Arts, established by Congress in 1984, is awarded by the President to those who have made extraordinary contributions to the creation, growth, and support of the arts in the United States. Here is a list of the 2005 National Medal of Arts recipients.You can find out more out about each of the artists here on the NEA's website.
Posted on November 10, 2005
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European MTV Music Award Winners Announced
The winners of the European MTV Music Awards have been announced. The BBC has a complete list of the winners. Winners in some of the major categories include Robbie Williams (best male); Shakira (best female); Gorillaz (best group); Coldplay - Speed of Sound (best song) and Green Day (best rock and best album). More information can be found on the EMA website.Posted on November 7, 2005
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Cherryholmes Wins at International Bluegrass Music Awards
Jam Showbiz reports that Cherryholmes won the entertainer of the year award at the International Bluegrass Music Awards (IBMA).Jere and Sandy Cherryholmes were inspired to start a family band after attending a bluegrass festival to lift their spirits after their oldest daughter died in 1999. A self-titled debut last month landed at No. 3 on the Billboard bluegrass chart. "We just want to thank the Lord for all of his blessings of talent and for the stamina and energy of youth," Jere Cherryholmes said.Here is a complete list of the winners from the IBMA website.
Posted on October 31, 2005
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ASCAP 2005 Country Award Winners
The Tennesean reports that the winners of the 2005 ASCAP Country Awards have been announced. Here is a list of this year's winners.And the ASCAP Most Performed Country Songs of 2005 were:
Posted on October 22, 2005
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2005 American Music Award Nominees Announced
The nominees for the 2005 American Music Awards have been named. The list of nominees can be found here on NBC.com. The awards cover several categories including pop/rock; soul/rhythm and blues; country, rap/hip-hop; adult contemporary, latin music and alternative music; and contemporary inspirational and breakthrough. Nominees include artists like Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, Kelly Clarkson, Destiny's Child, LeAnn Rimes, Toby Keith, Eminem, Casting Crowns and Shakira. The awards will be presented Tuesday, November 22nd in a show hosted by Cedric the Entertainer.Posted on October 9, 2005
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Kenny Chesney Wins ASCAP Voice of Music Award
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced that it will present Kenny Chesney with the ASCAP Voice of Music Award during the 43rd Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards gala. The awards show will take place on Monday, October 17, 2005 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The event will also honor the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP's most performed country songs of 2004. Kenny Chesney joins a select group of four songwriters who have previously received this award: Garth Brooks, George Strait, Diane Warren and Amy Grant.Posted on October 7, 2005
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Shakira Leads Nominees in MTV Latin Music Video Awards
MTV reports that Shakira has taken the early lead in nominations in the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, also known as the VMALAs.Shakira has two Best Video noms — for "No" and "La Tortura" clips, the latter of which she performed with Alejandro Sanz at the MTV Video Music Awards last weekend — giving the singer a 40 percent chance of taking home one of the ceremony's top honors. Juanes (for "La Camisa Negra"), Miranda! ("Don") and Molotov ("Amateur") are also nominated.The winners will not be announced until October 20th.
Artist of the Year nominees include Café Tacuba and Diego Torres along with Juanes, Miranda! and Shakira.
Several American artists are in the running for VMALAs, as well. Ashlee Simpson, Gwen Stefani and Kelly Clarkson are nominated for Best International Pop Artist (as are the Backstreet Boys and Hilary Duff) as well as Best New International Artist (along with the Killers and My Chemical Romance).
Posted on September 12, 2005
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2005 World Music Award Winners
The 2005 World Music Awards have been announced. The WMA website has a collection of photos from the award show. Mariah Carey (pictured on the right) walked away with four awards. Below is a list of this year's winners.
Posted on September 7, 2005
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2005 MTV Video Music Award Winners
The winners of the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced. Green Day dominated this year's awards with seven moon men.Coverage of the awards can be found here, here and here.
Posted on September 1, 2005
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Teen Choice Award Winners Named
The winners of Teen People's Teen Choice Awards for 2005 have been announced. There are dozens of categories for favorite actress and actor, films, games, movies and tv shows. A complete list of the award winners can be found here. Some highlights are listed below:Posted on August 22, 2005
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Usher and 50 Cent Dominate Billboard Hip Hop Awards
Billboard reports that Usher and 50 Cent dominated the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop awards:
Representing the best of both worlds, Usher and 50 Cent tied for top winner at the Billboard-American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) 2005 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards show. The popular R&B and rap/hip-hop artists each earned three statuettes. Tied at two awards each were Mario and Alicia Keys. Jonathan "Lil' Jon" Smith, who led the field of finalists with five nods, earned kudos as top R&B/hip-hop producer.Here is a complete list of this year's winners:
Posted on August 6, 2005
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Bonnie Raitt Wins Humanitarian Award
Canoe reports that singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt has won the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award. The award was given by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers for her many humanitarian efforts.Raitt, 55, has campaigned to stop war in Central America, participated in the Sun City anti-apartheid project and performed at the 1980 No Nukes concerts at Madison Square Garden. She's also worked for environmental protection as well as rights for women and American Indians.
In 1988, she co-founded the Rhythm & Blues Foundation, which works to improve royalties and financial conditions for R&B pioneers.
Posted on July 26, 2005
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2005 BET Award Winners Announced
The winners of the he 2005 BET Awards have been announced.
This webpage on BET.com includes photographs from the live show
which was hosted by Will Smith and his wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith.
Here is a list of this year's winners:
Posted on July 15, 2005
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Helena Paparizou Wins Eurovision Song Contest
Helena Paparizou, a Greek singer, has won the Eurovision song contest. Eurovision is watched by over 150 million people in Europe according to an Associated Press news story. The AP also says Helena was favored to win:The singer, whose full name is Helena Paparizou, had been seen by bookmakers as the favourite going into the finals. Norway's Wig Wam, seen as her main competition, finished in the middle of the pack. The surprise runner-up was Malta's Chiara. Romania's Luminita Anghel placed third in the continent-wide telephone voting.
Posted on May 23, 2005
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Academy of Country Music Award Winners Announced
Winners have been announced for the 40th Annual Academy of Country
Music Awards. Honorees received their awards during a
star-studded ceremony broadcast live on the CBS Television Network from the Mandalay Bay
Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Kenny Chesney won Entertainer of the Year,
Keith Urban won Top Male Vocalist, Gretchen Wilson won both Top New Artist and Top Female Vocalist, Garth Brooks accepted the Pioneer Award on behalf of the late Chris LeDoux and Neal McCoy won the Academy of Country Music / Home Depot Humanitarian Award. Here are some of this year's winners. More information can be found on ACM's website:
Posted on May 19, 2005
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BMI Pop Award Winners Announced
BMI announced its 53rd Annual BMI Pop Awards on May 17, with top honors given to 3 Doors Down's "Here Without You" as Song of the Year, Lil Jon as Songwriter of the Year, and EMI Music Publishing as Publisher of the Year. Songwriter/artist Paul Simon was named a BMI Icon. Lil Jon (pictured on right) wrote four songs on the 








