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Grammy Winners FULL LIST

2012-02-13T07:58:00.001-08:00

Grammy Header, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards are being handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles.

LL Cool J is hosting the ceremony, although winners in many categories were announced before the telecast began.

Check out the FULL LIST of winners below!

Album of the Year

Adele, 21

Record of the Year

Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

Best New Artist

Bon Iver

Lifetime Achievement Awards

Glen Campbell, The Allman Brothers Band, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Memphis Horns, George Jones, Diana Ross

Best Country Album

Lady Antebellum, Own The Night

Song of the Year

Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (Adele), “Rolling In The Deep”

Best R&B Album

Chris Brown, F.A.M.E.

Best Rock Performance

Foo Fighters, “Walk”

Best Rap Performance

Jay-Z & Kanye West, “Otis”

Best Pop Solo Performance

Adele, “Someone Like You”

Best Pop Vocal Album

Adele, 21

Best Dance Recording

Skillrex, “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”

Best Dance and Electronica Album

Skillrex, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Tony Bennett, Duets II

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Tony Bennet & Amy Winehouse, “Body And Soul”

Best R&B Performance

Corinne Bailey Rae, “Is This Love”

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona, “Fool For You”

Best R&B Song

Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona, “Fool For You”

Best Rap Song

Kanye West, feat. Rihanna, Fergie and Kid Cudi, “All Of The Lights”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Kanye West, feat. Rihanna, Fergie and Kid Cudi, “All Of The Lights”

Best Rap Album

Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

The Civil Wars, “Barton Hollow”

Best Folk Album

The Civil Wars, Barton Hollow

Best Country Song

Taylor Swift, “Mean”

Best Country Solo Performance

Taylor Swift, “Mean”

Best New Age Album

Pat Metheny, What It’s All About

Best Short Form Music Video

Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”

Best Long Form Music Video

Foo Fighers, “Back And Forth”

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

Foo Fighters, “White Limo”

Best Rock Song

Foo Fighters, “Walk”

Best Rock Album

Foo Fighters, Wasting Light

Best Alternative Music Album

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Booker T. Jones, “The Road From Memphis”

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Chick Corea, “500 Miles High”

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists, The Mosaic Project

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Corea, Clarke & White, Forever

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Christian McBride Big Band, The Good Feeling

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Skrillex, “Cinema”

Best Gospel Album

Kirk Franklin, “Hello Fear”

Best Complication Soundtrack

“Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1″

Best Score Soundtrack

“The King’s Speech”

Best Song for Visual Media

“I See The Light” (from Tangled)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Aldridge: Elmer Gantry

Best Producer of the Year, Classical

Judith Sherman

Best Orchestral Performance

Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic), “Brahms: Symphony No. 4″

Best Opera Recording

John Adams Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus, “Doctor Atomic”

Best Choral Performance

“Light and Gold,” Eric Whitacre, Conductor

Best Small Ensemble Performance

Rinde Eckert and Steven Mackey (Eighth Blackbird), “Lonely Motel, Music From Slide,”

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Giancarlo Guerrero, Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony), “Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra”

Best Classical Vocal Solo

Joyce Didonato, “Diva Divo”

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein, “Elmer Gantry”

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Story Telling)

Betty White, If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t)

Best Musical Theater Album

The Book of Mormon

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story

Best Album Notes

Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded by the San Francisco Bay

Best Instrumental Composition

Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, Life In Eleven

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Gordon Goodwin, Rhapsody in Blue

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Jorge Calandrelli (Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah), Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Le’andria Johnson, “Jesus”

Best Gospel Song

Kirk Franklin, “Hello Fear”

Best Gospel Album

Kirk Franklin, Hello Fear

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

Laura Story, “Blessings”

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Chris Tomlin, And If Our God Is for Us…

Best Latin Pop, Rock, or Urban Album

Maná, Drama Y Luz

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album

Pepe Aguilar, Bicentenario

Best Banda or Norteño Album

Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends

Best Tropical Latin Album

Cachao, The Last Mambo

Best Americana Album

Levon Helm, Ramble At The Ryman

Best Bluegrass Album

Alison Krauss & Union Station, Paper Airplane

Best Blues Album

Tedeschi Trucks Band, Revelator

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Rebirth Brass Band, Rebirth of New Orleans

Best Reggae Album

Stephen Marley, Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life

Best World Music Album

Tinariwen, Tassili

Best Children’s Album

Various Artists, All About Bullies… Big And Small

Best Comedy Album

Louis C.K., Hilarious

Best Recording Package

Caroline Robert (Arcade Fire), Scenes From The Suburbs

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Dave Bett & Michelle Holme (Bruce Springsteen), The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story

Best Historial Album

Paul McCartney, Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Neal Cappellino & Mike Shipley, Brad Blackwood (Alison Krauss & Union Station), Paper Airplane

Best Surround Sound Album

Elliot Scheiner, Bob Ludwig, Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner (Derek & The Dominos), Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)

Best Egineered Album, Classical

Byeong-Joon Hwang & John Newton, Jesse Lewis (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra) Aldridge: Elmer Gantry

Producer of the Year, Classical

Judith Sherman

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Paul Epworth

SOURCE: GossipCop

Whitney Houston Dies Aged 48 - Twitter Mourns her death

2012-02-12T12:21:00.001-08:00

I never thought i would wake up hearing the news of the death of such a well known & successful artist such as Whitney Houston... well atleast not so soon though.

The news of her death definitely came as a shock to all, she was a legend & i think thats what made her such a wonderful & inspirational person.

I can't really say much about her as i haven't (i must admit) been a huge fan of hers, but from the sorrow displayed from her fans as they post messages of support on social networking sites, she must've been amazing.

Here are just some of the messages posted online:

These were the reactions from the South African public upon hearing the news of Whitney's death.

@Melfunktion said: "Woke up to rumours that Whitney Houston (The Voice) has passed on. Say it aint so???? :'''''(((("

"@Melfunktion: Last time we woke up to tragic news of the loss of a legend on a Sunday it was Amy. Talented people & narcotics though ☹ #RIPWhitneyHouston"

@Reesiebabygirl said: "Yes I didn't know her personally but Whitney, Mariah & Aaliyah got me thru my difficult teenage yrs. So I'm crying #realtears #RIPWhitney"

"@Reesiebabygirl: I will never forget how my sister @traceyleeoliver, performed Whitney on stage. Whitney is the reason she started singing. #RIPWhitney"

She was an inspiration to many

Bobby Brown said in a statement Sunday:

"I am deeply saddened at the passing of my ex-wife, Whitney Houston. At this time, we ask for privacy, especially for my daughter, Bobbi Kristina. I appreciate all of the condolences that have been directed towards my family and I at this most difficult time."

Whitney's mother said the following:

"We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Whitney. This is an unimaginable tragedy and we will miss her terribly. We appreciate the outpouring of love and support from her fans and friends."

Sad.
RIP WHITNEY HOUSTON

SOURCES:
E-Online
Twitter

Adele takes the Biggest Album Sales of 2011 for 21

2011-12-29T09:25:00.001-08:00

Adele, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

Looks like Lady GaGa is taking a backseat in album sales charts this year, not like she would have stood a chance with the amount of copies sold by Adele's 21 anyway.

Adele's album '21' has become the first album to sell more than five
million copies in a year in the US since 2004, Reporting agency Reuters claims.

The second album from the London songstress sold 5.6 million copies in America alone in 2011. The last artist to sell over five million copies of an album in a year was Usher with is 2004 'Confessions' album.

Nielsen Soundscan, who compiled the data also suggested that overall music sales were up three per cent from last year, while digital sales are expected to have increased by 10 per cent.

The album was definitely deemed as one of the popular albums of 2011. Mostly because it told the story of Adele's life, and described her feelings, especially in the relationship department.
Just last week, Adele revealed that she had begun "basic vocal training" following her throat surgery this year.
The singer had vocal chord microsurgery in order to stop recurrent
bleeding from a benign polyp, and her condition also forced to cancel all of her remaining live dates of 2011.

Adele recently warned her fans not to expect a follow-up to her chart- topping album '21' in the near future.

The singer said she is definitely taking a break before she pens songs for her next record and it is unlikely to see the light for at least two or three years.

Congratulations on a job well done Adele.

SOURCE: NME ONLINE

IM BACK BITCHES!! New Albums and Genuine Fears be driving some idiots crazy!!

2011-12-14T11:42:00.001-08:00

Foo Fighters, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

Aloha readers, believe it because its true... IM BACK!! After a long break from blogging due to university and crap im back bringing you the latest news in what there is well...what is interesting though. So for my first post after a while lets see what the music scene is up to.

The FOO FIGHTERS have confirmed that they will be recording a new studio album in 2012. This news hit the interweb just after they were recently nominated for six songs including
Album Of The Year for 'Wasting Light' at next year's 54th annual Grammy Awards on February 12,
2012.

Wasting Light was like only released in April this year yet they announced that they are working on a new album already. Awesome!!

Dave Grohl mentioned on NME Online: "The fact that a rock and roll record, made in a garage, completely analogue to tape with no help from computers could be a Number One album around the world, and get a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year... well... these days that's no small feat."

Meanwhile... Lady GaGa fears she will did the same way Princess Diana did... Silly woman, what are you thinking.

Last week (December 7), Lady Gaga revealed that she has chosen a name for a new album and has already started working on the LP, despite only releasing her last album 'Born This Way' in May this year.

Why are these people rushing to release albums??? Something to do with the "predicted" end of the world next year?

Well... The Sun reports that a source close to the 'Born This Way' star revealed that she sees herself as a "pop version" of the royal icon, who died in a car crash while being chased by photographers in France in 1997.

Huh?? Uhm, lets hope you don't end up dying the same way GaGa.

With that we end on a crazy note... Until my next post

Later...

Source
NME ONLINE

Beyonce Apparently Sporting a PROSTHETIC baby bump at the VMA's

2011-09-14T01:33:00.001-07:00

Beyonce At The 2011 VMA'S, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

I haven't blogged in AGES!!! Well, im back - and some weird things have been happening in the time i was away, this headline in Particular.

It is said that Beyonce has been accused of wearing a prosthetic baby bump during her recent appearance at the MTV VMAs. How crazy can you get.... Well rather how desperate can you get.

Doing its turns online -Mediatakeout.com accused the star of 'faking' the size of her baby bump, quoting a 'top media insider'.

The article reads: Our insider claims that Beyonce IS IN FACT pregnant. But that she is NOT in her second trimester - she's only a little more than 8 WEEKS pregnant. Tells the
insider, "She wanted the
announcement to be dramatic, so she made sure she had a baby bump.

Now who the heck makes such statements. Well we don't really know the truth so the story is kinda not true yet. It ain't over till the pregnant lady speaks [or tweets...or facebooks or something] LOL!!

Last month Beyonce revealed her pregnancy, at the MTV VMAs, by posing on the red carpet and cupping her baby bump. Smart move lady B.

Sales of Beyonce's fourth studio album '4' have risen sharply since it was made public that the singer is expecting her first child. [This should be a word of advice to all Singers - Have More babies and show them off at Award Shows!!]

Beyoncé chose her appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) to announce the pregnancy. She did this by telling the crowd during her performance of 'Love On Top':

"I want you to feel the love that's growing inside me." At the close of the song, the former Destiny's Child star unbuttoned her jacket and rubbed her stomach.

Sounds Gross.

I bet you prosthetic baby bumps will be a hit in the coming months. Sigh.

Thats it for now....Later :]

Adele admits she writes lyrics for inspiration best - when drunk

2011-08-10T07:17:00.001-07:00

Adele, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

So here's something interesting... Adele admitted that she writes her music best when - (and wait for this....)

When she's DRUNK.

She claims she wrote some of the lyrics of her latest album "21" - which has topped the charts for weeks on end, while she was drunk. The singer admitted that she kept a "drunk diary" which she would go through for lyrics & inspiration. (Uh okay... I guess this is where the inspiration came for Set fire to the rain...)

Like...lets be honest, how in heavens name could yet set fire to the rain. You could probably set fire to alcohol yeah... Haha. Lets read what Adele said to 'The Sun' (UK):

"I used to have to lock myself away in my house, get pretty drunk and write a drunk diary - and that was the first time I could admit things to myself. A drunk tongue is an honest one in my opinion and the next morning I would read it through with an awful hangover and, in the cold light of day, had to absorb my feelings about myself. I was a bit scared that I wouldn't be articulate enough. When I was 18 or 19 I didn't regret anything, I was very much a teenager and thought I knew it all. I started realising my own flaws and my disappointments and I started regretting a lot of stuff. It was quite an awakening."

Well, its amazing what brilliance you can conjure when you're drunk. With her latest album being a huge success we can only imagine what drunk lyric awesomery is coming in the near future.

Keep up the good work Adele!

Taylor Swift wins big at The Teen Choice Awards

2011-08-08T06:45:00.001-07:00

Taylor Swift, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

WoW, for once... Lady GaGa didn't win anything. I actually thought it'd be impossible for her to walk away with nothing - well was she even nominated in a category?? Speaking about categories, alot of Category Nominee Winners we're not announced - such as the Best Rock Winner and some others. It seems Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez were the big winners.

The list of winners follow....

ULTIMATE CHOICE AWARD
Taylor Swift

CHOICE SCI FI ACTOR
Taylor Lautner

CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR – COMEDY
Ashton Kutcher

CHOICE COMEDIAN
Ellen DeGeneres

CHOICE SCI FI MOVIE ACTOR
Taylor Lautner

CHOICE TV ACTRESS DRAMA
Blake Lively

CHOICE TV DRAMA
“Gossip Girl”

CHOICE MOVIE SCENE STEALERS
Kellan Lutz & Ashley Greene

CHOICE ACTRESS IN A ROMANTIC COMEDY
Emma Stone (“Easy A”)

CHOICE ATHLETE
Shaun White

CHOICE HOTTIE, CHOICE TV ACTRESS (COMEDY), CHOICE MUSIC GROUP, CHOICE MUSIC SINGLE, & CHOICE LOVE SONG
Selena Gomez

CHOICE TV ACTRESS (COMEDY)
Miley Cyrus

CHOICE MOVIE HISSY FIT
Ed Helms (“Hangover 2″)

CHOICE SCI FI TV SHOW
“Vampire Diaries”

CHOICE TV COMEDY SHOW
“Glee”

CHOICE TV COMEDY ACTOR Cory Monteith

CHOICE TV COMEDY BREAKOUT STAR
Darren Criss

CHOICE ACTION MOVIE
“Fast Five”

CHOICE ACTION STARS Johnny Deppy & Angelina Jolie (“The
Tourist”)

CHOICE MUSIC STARS OF THE SUMMER
Bruno Mars & Katy Perry

CHOICE REALITY SHOW “Jersey Shore”

CHOICE REALITY STAR Pauly D

CHOICE COUNTRY STAR, CHOICE FEMALE ARTIST, CHOICE COUNTRY SINGLE, CHOICE BREAK-UP SONG, & CHOICE FASHION ICON
Taylor Swift

CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS – COMEDY
Cameron Diaz (“Bad Teacher”)

CHOICE WEB STAR
Rebecca Black

CHOICE “INSPIRE” AWARD, & CHOICE SONG OF THE SUMMER
Demi Lovato

CHOICE MALE ARTIST, CHOICE TV VILLIAN (“CSI”), & CHOICE TWIT
Justin Bieber

CHOICE VAMPIRE
Robert Pattinson

CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR (DRAMA)
Robert Pattinson

CHOICE MOVIE LIPLOCK
Daniel Radcliffe & Emma Watson

CHOICE SUMMER FEMALE STAR
Emma Watson

CHOICE SUMMER MALE STAR
Daniel Radcliffe

CHOICE SUMMER MOVIE
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″

The 2011 Teen Choice Awards, were hosted by Kaley Cuoco.

Amy Winehouse's London home converted into Rehab

2011-08-07T21:31:00.001-07:00

Amy Winehouse, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

Ah, hey folks...its been a few days. Busy Busy times. Well here's some good news, As an investigation into her death is still ongoing, Amy Winehouse's Camden home in North London is being used as the new headquarters of the rehabilitation facility that is being established in her memory.

The Sun newspaper reports that the facility - created by her parents is being "set up with the intention of helping young people addicted to
drugs and in need of assistance with their lives." Full details about the Rehabilitation facility will be made known to the public on September 14th, which would have been Winehouse's 28th birthday.

Meanwhile, Tony Bennett has already pledged to donate all the royalties from the track Body And Soul - a duet by him and the late singer, to the
foundation.

He said: "All the royalties will go to the foundation
that Amy's father is starting to teach all the young children not to take drugs."

Confirmed: Don't be alarmed about the latest KOL fiasco affecting the South African leg of their tour in October.

A spokesperson has confirmed that the band will only be cancelling their U.S. Tour, and will honour all tour dates thereafter. So no worries!

Till Later.

KOL Cancel Their Entire U.S Tour: The taste of an Upcoming Split??

2011-08-01T14:06:00.001-07:00

Kings of Leon, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

So Kings Of Leon had to cancel their Dallas concert on Friday because their lead singer Caleb Followill told the audience after performing 11 songs — that his voice was faltering due to the extreme heat. Well, i think something's up, because NOW they've cancelled their entire U.S tour. Sounds like something serious is brewing, hope its not a taste of an upcoming split.

Apparently Caleb said that he would go backstage to get a cold beer and that he would come back - but he never did. It was later announced that Followill was suffering from dehydration and exhaustion.

Shortly afterwards fans booed the band and Caleb's brothers apologised profusely to the crowd. Meanwhile - the singer’s brother and bandmate, Jared, alluded to other issues....

He tweeted, “Dallas, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed. No words,” adding, “I love our fans so much. I know you guys aren’t stupid. I can’t lie. There are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.”

Things are not looking good at the moment. Hope this AMAZING band sort out their issues... & come to SA this November!!!

Laterz...

Amy Winehouse Found Dead at Her London Home.

2011-07-23T10:35:00.001-07:00

Amy Winehouse poses with her Father, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in London. The Back To Black singer was found at the property by emergency services at 3.54pm this afternoon, according to sources, and her death is being treated as 'unexplained' by police.

In a statement, the Metropolitan Police
said: 'Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in
Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05hrs today, Saturday 23 July,
following reports of a woman found deceased.

'On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene. 'Enquiries continue into the circumstances of the death. At this early stage it is being treated as
unexplained.’ It is not known whether Amy’s father Mitch actually knows about his daughter’s death and Sky News have confirmed that he is currently on a
plane to New York to take part in a Jazz festival.

Winehouse had been seen with her goddaughter Dionne Bromfield earlier this week as the teenager took to the stage at the iTunes festival. She refused to join in for Mama Said, but did support the 14-year-old with a few dance moves before urging the
crowd to buy Dionne's new album Good For The Soul. A source said: 'Amy staggered onstage and grabbed the mic to beg
the crowd to buy her protege’s new album.'

Winehouse's appearance at the concert came after she cancelled her
European tour following a disastrous performance in June when she stumbled onto the stage in Belgrade
and gave an incoherent performance appearing very disorientated and
removed from reality. Following the concert which saw fans enraged and the subsequent video
that circulated to millions she cancelled
the remaining dates of her European tour. A statement released by the troubled singer's spokesperson said that the singer would be given 'as long as it
takes' to recover. The statement read: 'Amy Winehouse is withdrawing from all scheduled performances. 'Everyone involved wishes to do
everything they can to help her return to her best and she will be given as long as it takes for this to happen.'

Winehouse had been working on her long-awaited new album, the follow-up to her 2006 breakthrough multi-
million selling Back To Black, for the past three years. Winehouse has had a troubled life which has included various stints in rehab for drug and alcohol addiction. In an interview in 2008, her mother Janis said she would be unsurprised if
her daughter died before her time. She said: 'I've known for a long time
that my daughter has problems. But seeing it on screen rammed it home. I realise my daughter could be dead
within the year. We're watching her kill herself, slowly. 'I've already come to terms with her dead. I've steeled myself to ask her what ground she wants to be buried in, which cemetery. Because the drugs will get her if she stays on this road. 'I look at Heath Ledger and Britney.

She's on their path. It's like watching a car crash - this person throwing all
these gifts away.' As well her battles with drugs and alcohol, Winehouse also had a troubled marriage to Blake Fielder-
Civil, who she divorced in summer 2009. Fielder-Civil and Winehouse married in 2007 in Miami. The pair's relationship -heavily documented by the media - saw them appearing in public
bloodied and bruised after fights.

It is also alleged former music video producer Fielder-Civil was the one
who introduced the Back to Black star to heroin and crack cocaine. Amy's father Mitch previously spoke out about how his daughter stayed away from drugs prior to meeting her ex-husband. In a previous interview last year he said: 'He's not entirely responsible,
she's got to take a portion of the responsibility, but it's clear, it really kicked off when they got together.'

REST IN PEACE AMY WINEHOUSE. You were a legend and will be missed.

Article Courtesy of The Daily Mail:

www.dailymail.co.uk

Katy Perry leads VMA 2011 Nominations - Full List

2011-07-22T01:28:00.001-07:00

Katy Perry at The Peoples' Choice Awards, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

Yesterday the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards nominees were announced, and Katy Perry leads with nine nominations, including “Video of the Year” and “Best Female Video.” Other multiple category nominees are Adele and Kanye West.
Below follows all this year’s VMA nominees.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Tyler, The Creator,
“Yonkers”
Katy Perry, “Firework”
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Beastie Boys, “Make Some Noise”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”
Katy Perry, “Firework”
Beyonce, “Run The World (Girls)”
Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”

BEST MALE VIDEO
Cee Lo Green, “F*** You”
Eminem feat. Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie”
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi,
“All of the Lights”
Justin Bieber, “U Smile”

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz, “6′7′”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi,
“All of the Lights”
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta
Rhymes, “Look at Me Now”
Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass” Lupe Fiasco, “The Show Goes On”

BEST NEW ARTIST
Foster The People, “Pumped Up Kicks”
Wiz Khalifa, “Black and Yellow”
Tyler, The Creator, “Yonkers”
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown, “My Last”
Kreayshawn, “Gucci Gucci”

BEST POP VIDEO
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack,
“Give Me Everything”
Katy Perry, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
The Black Keys, “Howlin For You”
Foo Fighters, “Walk”
Foster The People, “Pumped Up Kicks”
Mumford & Sons, “The Cave”
Cage The Elephant, “Shake Me Down”

BEST COLLABORATION
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack, “Give Me Everything”
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, “Look at Me Now”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi,
“All of the Lights”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, “E.T.”
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, “Moment 4 Life”

BEST ART DIRECTION
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, “E.T.”
Lady Gaga, “Judas”
Kanye West, “Power”
Death Cab For Cutie, “You Are a Tourist”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyonce, “Run the World (Girls)”
Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends”
Lady Gaga, “Judas”
Bruno Mars, “The Lazy Song”
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock, “Party Rock Anthem”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Beyonce, “Run The World (Girls)”
Eminem feat. Rihanna, “Love The Way You Lie”
Katy Perry, “Teenage Dream”
Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Hurricane”

BEST DIRECTION
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Beastie Boys, “Make Some Noise”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, “E.T.”
Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Hurricane”
Eminem feat. Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie”

BEST EDITING
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, “E.T.”
Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Hurricane”
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi,
“All of the Lights”
Manchester Orchestra, “Simple Math”
BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS) Manchester Orchestra, “Simple Math”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, “E.T.”
Kanye West, “Power”
Linkin Park, “Waiting for the End
Chromeo, “Don’t Turn the Lights On”
The MTV Video Music Awards air live from L.A.’s Nokia Theatre on August 28.

63rd Emmy Awards Nominees ANNOUNCED!

2011-07-21T08:18:00.001-07:00

Modern Family, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

Last Thursday the Nominees for the 2011 Emmy Awards was announced with Modern Family leading the pack.

Below follows the nominees in the Major Categories:

Drama Series:

"Boardwalk Empire," HBO
"Dexter," Showtime
"Friday Night Lights,"
DirecTV
"Game of Thrones" HBO
"The Good Wife" CBS
"Mad Men" AMC

Comedy Series:

"The Big Bang Theory,"
CBS
"Glee," Fox
"Modern Family," ABC
"The Office," NBC
"Parks and Recreation,"
NBC
"30 Rock," NBC

Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie:

"Cinema Verite," HBO
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)," PBS
"The Kennedys," ReelzChannel
"Mildred Pierce," HBO
"The Pillars of the Earth," Starz
"Too Big to Fail," HBO

Actor, Drama Series:

Steve Buscemi,
"Boardwalk Empire," HBO
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter," Showtime
Kyle Chandler, "Friday Night Lights," DirecTV
Hugh Laurie, "House," Fox
Timothy Olyphant, "Justified," FX
Networks
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men," AMC

Actress, Drama Series:

Connie Britton, "Friday Night Lights," DirecTV
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife," CBS
Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law," NBC
Mireille Enos, "The Killing," AMC
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men," AMC

Supporting Actor, Drama Series:

Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones," HBO
Josh Charles, "The Good Wife," CBS
Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife," CBS
Walton Goggins, "Justified," FX
Networks
John Slattery, "Mad Men," AMC
Andre Braugher, "Men of a Certain Age," TNT.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series:

Kelly Macdonald, "Boardwalk Empire," HBO
Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife," CBS
Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife," CBS
Margo Martindale, "Justified," FX Networks
Michelle Forbes, "The Killing," AMC
Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men," AMC

Actor, Comedy Series:

Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS
Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS
Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes," Showtime
Louis C.K., "Louie," FX Networks
Steve Carell, "The Office," NBC
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock," NBC

Actress, Comedy Series:

Laura Linney, "The Big C," Showtime
Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly," CBS
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie," Showtime
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation," NBC
Martha Plimpton, "Raising Hope," Fox
Tina Fey, "30 Rock," NBC

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:

Chris Colfer, "Glee," Fox
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family," ABC
Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family," ABC
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family," ABC
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family," ABC
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:

Jane Lynch, "Glee," Fox
Betty White, "Hot in Cleveland," TV Land
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family," ABC
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family," ABC
Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live," NBC
Jane Krakowski, "30 Rock," NBC

Actor, Miniseries or Movie:

Edgar Ramirez, "Carlos," Sundance Channel
Greg Kinnear, "The Kennedys," ReelzChannel
Barry Pepper, "The Kennedys," ReelzChannel Idris Elba, "Luther," BBC America
Laurence Fishburne, "Thurgood," HBO
William Hurt, "Too Big to Fail," HBO

Actress, Miniseries or Movie:

Diane Lane, "Cinema Verite," HBO
Elizabeth McGovern, "Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)," PBS
Kate Winslet, "Mildred Pierce," HBO
Taraji P. Henson, "Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story,"
Lifetime Jean Marsh, "Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)," PBS

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie:

Tom Wilkinson, "The Kennedys," ReelzChannel
Guy Pearce, "Mildred Pierce," HBO
Brian F. O'Byrne, "Mildred Pierce," HBO
Paul Giamatti, "Too Big to Fail," HBO
James Woods, "Too Big to Fail," HBO

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie:

Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)," PBS
Evan Rachel Wood, "Mildred Pierce,"
HBO
Melissa Leo, "Mildred Pierce," HBO
Mare Winningham, "Mildred Pierce," HBO
Eileen Atkins, "Upstairs Downstairs
(Masterpiece)," PBS

Reality Program:

"Antiques Roadshow," PBS
"Deadliest Catch," Discovery Channel
"Hoarders," A&E
"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," Bravo
"MythBusters," Discovery Channel
"Undercover Boss," CBS

Reality-Competition Program:

"The Amazing Race," CBS
"American Idol," Fox
"Dancing With the Stars," ABC
"Project Runway," Lifetime
"So You Think You Can Dance," Fox
"Top Chef," Bravo Variety,

Music or Comedy Series:

"The Colbert Report," Comedy Central;
"Conan," TBS
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," Comedy Central
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," NBC
"Real Time With Bill Maher," HBO
"Saturday Night Live," NBC

Children's Program:

"A Child's Garden of Poetry," HBO
"Degrassi, My Body Is a Cage, Part 2," TeenNick
"iCarly, iGot a Hot Room," Nickelodeon
"Victorious, Freak The Freak Out," Nickelodeon
"Wizards of Waverly Place, Wizards Vs.
Angels," Disney Channel

Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly) and Joshua Jackson (Fringe) announced the nominations live from North Hollywood. The Primetime Emmys will air live on Sunday, Sept. 18.

Black Eyed Peas Announce INDEFINITE HIATUS

2011-07-11T12:16:00.001-07:00

Black Eyed Peas Performing at the 2011 Kids Choice Awards, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

First contemplation of disowning one of their tracks, NOW The Black Eyed Peas have announced an indefinite hiatus. This was announced last week during a performance at the Alton Towers.

The band did say that they will get together again at some point though. Also - two weeks ago, Fergie announced that this is the last time they will be performing in England for a while.

She said: "We want you to know that we love you
and thank you for the support you've given from the beginning. This isn't going to be the last time you'll see us."

Meanwhile, will.i.am is about to release a new solo album named ’Black Einstein’ - this according to bandmate, Fergie. She also said that he already completed the disc and it will be released soon.

Will.i.am's last solo album was in 2007. The album ’Songs About Girls’ was not as successful as he thought which, he admitted last year.

Although there is some positivity from his bandmate about the new album due for release soon - Will.i.am believes that he has learnt from past failures.

Fergie said: "I believe Will is coming out with a solo album. I’ve heard it. It’s called ’Black Einstein’ and it’s amazing. I’ve been waiting for him to come out with this for so long because I want it. He won’t give it to me. I want it for the gym. He’s so amazing - just such a genius lyricist and I’m really excited for his project."

Amy Winehouse back to Drunk??

2011-07-10T10:39:00.001-07:00

So The Amy Winehouse drinking spree continues and well... Its spiralling out of control. Its SO bad that she has blacked out on Vodka THREE TIMES this week.

Apparantley she has been drinking in her flat ever since her European Summer Tour was scrapped last month - this also after a shambly performance in Belgrade where Winehouse was drunk on stage.

According to a source - it said: "Amy is constantly out of control on vodka.
She is rattling about at home in north London drinking herself into oblivion."

ALSO, sources that performed with Winehouse at the city's Kalemegdan Park say that the singer was allegedly pushed onto stage against her will by British Bodyguards.

BELOW: Images of Amy's drunken performance at Kalemegdan Park, Belgrade three weeks ago.

Speaking about what she saw at the start of Winehouse's set, Ana Zoe Kida said: "Four British bodyguards simply pushed her to step up on stage. She did not want to and was making a scene trying to escape them. It was distressing to see, she obviously needed help."

...but a spokesperson for Amy Winehouse denies this saying that she "Voluntary" walked on with a friend.

So, uh who do we believe? Well i don't know.

Till then...
Laterz

Black Eyed Peas tried to DISOWN My Humps

2011-07-08T08:25:00.001-07:00

Black Eyed Peas, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

It's been a while since i last posted! Well only a week, but news have it that the Black Eyed Peas tried to disown their hit track "My Humps" (this song was the shit back in 2005...oh wow, memories) As weird and shocking this may sound it is true.

The Daily Record reports that frontman will.i.am has said that the band have often thought that they never want play the song again.

He said: "It wasn't lyrical miracles. It got to the point where we didn't want to play it no more. But the beat was rocking."

oh really.....

A report by Boombox.com says that DJ Orrin Lynn Tolliver has successfully sued for "improper use" of the sample from his 1982 rap song 'I Need A Freak' which appears on 'My Humps', by the Black Eyed Peas.

The track 'I Need A Freak' was recorded at collaborator James McCants' recording studio.

A ruling pointed that McCants is required to pay Tolliver $1.2 million in profits and damages as McCants later licensed the track out without Tolliver's knowledge, including for use on the Black Eyed Peas track.

For old times sake. "My Humps"

Till Next Time...
Laterz

SOURCE:
NME Online

Teen Choice Awards 2011 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED!

2011-07-01T13:30:00.001-07:00

Teen Choice Awards 2011, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

This week saw the announcement of the Teen Choice Awards Nominees. It seems as it is a battle between the twi-hards and the Gleeks... Lets check out the full list of Nominees.

Twilight is leading the
pack with 12 nominations, while
“Glee” is trailing at second with nine

BELOW: GLEE showing us the "L" word

Music – Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Jason Derülo
Cee Lo Green
Enrique Iglesias
Bruno Mars

Music – Female Artist
Adele
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Music – Group
Black Eyed Peas
Far East Movement
“Glee” Cast
Selena Gomez & The Scene
The Script

Music – R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Eminem
Lupe Fiasco
Nicki Minaj
Pitbull
Kanye West

Music – Rock Group
30 Seconds to Mars
Foo Fighters
Linkin Park
One Republic
Paramore

Music – Rock Track
“Rope,” Foo Fighters
“Waiting for the End,” Linkin Park
“Sing,” My Chemical Romance
“Good Life,” OneRepublic
“Monster,” Paramore

Music – R&B/Hip-Hop Track
“Run the World (Girls),” Beyonce
“Just Can’t Get Enough,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Don’t Wanna Go Home,” Jason Derülo
“I Need a Doctor,” Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey
“All of the Lights,” Kanye West

Music – Single
“The Time (Dirty Bit),” The Black Eyed Peas
“Who Says,” Selena Gomez & The Scene
“Born This Way,” Lady Gaga
“Firework,” Katy Perry
“Give Me Everything,” Pitbull featuring
Ne-Yo

Music – Male Country Artist
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban

Music – Female Country Artist
Miranda Lambert
Jenette McCurdy
Kellie Pickler
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Music – Country Single
“If I Die Young,” The Band Perry
“Country Girl (Shake It for Me),” Luke Bryan
“Just a Kiss,” Lady Antebellum
“Honey Bee,” Blake Shelton
“Mean,” Taylor swift

Music – Country Group
Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry
Rascal Flatts
Steel Magnolia
Little Big Town

Music – Love Song
“Come Down with Love,” Allstar Weekend
“Love You Like a Love Song,” Selena Gomez & The Scene
“Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars
“Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
“Mine,” Taylor Swift

Music – Break-Up Song
“Rolling in the Deep,” Adele
"Forget You,” Cee Lo Green
“See No More,” Joe Jonas
“Grenade,” Bruno Mars
“Back to December,” Taylor Swift

TV – Drama
Bones
Gossip Girl
House
Make It or Break It
The Secret Life of the American Teenager

TV – Actor in a Drama
Penn Badgley, Gossip Girl
David Boreanaz, Bones
Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
Daren Kagasoff, The Secret Life of the
American Teenager
Hugh Laurie, House

TV – Actress in a Drama
Emily Deschanel, Bones
Blake Lively, Gossip Girl
Josie Loren, Make It or Break It
Olivia Wilde, House
Shailene Woodley, The Secret Life of the American Teenager

TV – Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fringe
Smallville
Supernatural
Teen Wolf
The Vampire Diaries

TV – Actor in Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Joshua Jackson, Fringe
Jared Padalecki, Supernatural
Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Tom Welling, Smallville
Paul Wesley, The Vampire Diaries

TV – Actress in Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
Erica Durance, Smallville
Anna Paquin, True Blood
Crystal Reed, Teen Wolf
Anna Torv, Fringe

TV – Action
Burn Notice
Chuck
Hawaii Five-O
NCIS: Los Angeles
Nikita

TV – Actor in Action Show
Jeffrey Donovan, Burn Notice
Daniel Dae Kim, Hawaii Five-O
Zachary Levi, Chuck
LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles
Shane West, Nikita

TV – Actress in Action
Show Lyndsy Fonseca, Nikita
Linda Hunt, NCIS: Los Angeles
Grace Park, Hawaii Five-O
Maggie Q, Nikita
Yvonne Strahovski, Chuck

TV – Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
iCarly
Modern Family
Wizards of Waverly Place

TV – Actor in a Comedy
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Steve Carell, The Office
John Krasinski, The Office
Cory Monteith, Glee
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

TV on Actress in a Comedy
Miranda Cosgrove, iCarly
Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana
Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place
Demi Lovato, Sonny with a Chance

TV – Animated Show
American Dad
Bob’s Burgers
The Cleveland Show
Family Guy
The Simpsons

TV – Personality
Christina Aguilera, The Voice
Tyra Banks, America’s Next Top Model
Adam Levine, The Voice
Jennifer Lopez, American Idol
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

TV – Reality Competition Show
American Idol
America’s Best Dance Crew
So You Think You Can Dance
The Voice
Wipeout

TV – Reality Show
Jersey Shore
Khloe & Lamar
Kourtney & Kim Take New York
The Real World: Las Vegas
Secret Millionaire

TV – Male Reality/Variety Star
Paul “Pauly D” Del Vecchio, Jersey Shore
Rob Dyrdek, Fantasy Factory
Lamar Odom, Khloe & Lamar
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jersey
Shore Brad Womack, The Bachelor

TV – Female Reality/Variety Star
Laurieann Gibson, The Dance Scene
Chelsea Handler, After Lately
The Kardashians, Keeping Up with the
Kardashians
Audrina Patridge, Audrina
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Jersey Shore

TV – Villain
Justin Bieber, CSI
Jane Lynch, Glee
Seth MacFarlane (as Stewie Griffin), Family Guy
Joseph Morgan, The Vampire Diaries
Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl

TV – Female Scene Stealer
Dianna Agron, Glee
Katerina Graham, The Vampire Diaries
Jennette McCurdy, iCarly
Amber Riley, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern
Family

TV - Male Scene Stealer
Chris Colfer, Glee
Rico Rodriguez, Modern Family
Mark Salling, Glee
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Michael Trevino, The Vampire Diaries

ABOVE: Will Twilight take it at this year's awards??

The show airs Sunday, August 7 on Fox.

Glastonbury Fest 2011 living up to its reputation of awesome

2011-06-26T05:58:00.001-07:00

Coldplay Performing at Glastonbury Fest 2011, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

So, its Glastonbury weekend & so far - by the tweets, newsfeed and live images, its a Blast. Even though Coldplay's Chris Martin missed a cue during the performance of their new tune 'Us Against The World' sources report that the festival is going down awesomely. (uh.. is that even a word??)

Before the restart of 'Us Against The World' Martin said: "Forget that fuck-up just happened. This is an open rehearsal. Let's forget this is a festival and we're supposed to be professional headliners." hahaha smart move.

One person was found dead though - in a toilet cubicle at the VIP section of the fest but that did not stop anything. This year, Coldplay went with an open of four new songs including their recent single - Every Teardrop is a waterfall.

Coldplay's live playlist:

'Hurts Like Heaven'
'Yellow'
'In My Place'
'Major Minus'
'Lost'
'The Scientist'
'Shiver'
'Violet Hill'
'God Put A Smile Upon Your Face'
'Everything's Not Lost'
'Us Against The World'
'Politik'
'Viva La Vida'
'Charlie Brown'
'Life Is For Living'
'Clocks'
'What A Wonderful World'
'Fix You'
'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall'

What a fantastic playlist...

TODAY Beyoncé headlines the final day of the festival and performs alongside Queens of the Stone Age who will be on the Other Stage as the Diva does her stuff on the Pyramid Stage.

According to NME ONLINE It is rumoured that she'll be bringing her former Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams on stage with her.

So im thinking...uhm Reunion Much??

The website also mentions that Tonight will see the last night of music on Worthy Farm for two years, as the festival won’t be held in 2012 in order for the site to recover.

Plan B, Laura Marling and Paul Simon will also be taking to the Pyramid Stage, where Kaiser Chiefs and Queens of The Stone Age will be no the Other Stage.

Other acts playing today include Gruff Rhys, Lykke Li and The Bees on The Park stage and The Streets, Hurts and The Vaccines on the John Peel Stage.

To those at Glastonbury as i post this blog, enjoy and remember im LANK jealous im not there!!

Later..

Source:
NME Online

Amy Crackhouse cancels the rest of her summer tour...

2011-06-22T12:50:00.001-07:00

Amy Winehouse, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

Amy Winehouse has canned the dates for the rest of her summer tour. Damn this girl is losing her marbles and FAST. Maybe she's lost it all already...who knows. Winehouse had a European tour booked this Summer - but it has now been cancelled in its entirety.

All of the 12 shows on her summer tour have been cancelled. This follows after an awful performance this weekend in Serbia.

A statement has been released saying: "Amy Winehouse is withdrawing from all scheduled performances... Everyone involved wishes to do everything they can to help her return to her best and she will be given as long as it takes for this to happen."

Winehouse was reported to have been uncharacteristically sober and on "fantastic form" at a secret comeback show at London's 100 Club recently and had also checked into the famous Priory clinic to seek treatment for drug and alcohol addiction in May.

Clearly this hasn't worked AT ALL. Poor Girl.

We wish her the best. Goodluck.

Later...

Beyoncé shows us what she's made of at warm up Concert in France

2011-06-21T12:05:00.001-07:00

Beyonce at Palais Nikaia in Nice, France, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

Who would've thought. Beyoncé covering tracks by Kings Of Leon & Queen....and also Prince... wow. Shocker. She did this at the Palais Nikaia in Nice, France in a warm up show to the Glastonbury Festival.

Beyonce will be one of the top acts to perform at the festival this Sunday (June 26) and is set to headline the Pyramid Stage at the event.

The former Destiny's Child member performed Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' along with Kings Of Leon's 'Sex On Fire' also a cover
version of Prince's 'The Beautiful Ones' and performed her contribution to Lady Gaga's 'Telephone'.

NME ONLINE reports beyonce saying that she was "pumped" to be playing Glastonbury.

She said: "This really is the biggest
festival in the world and I cannot wait to perform there. Everyone who attends is really appreciative of music and is in such a good mood that entire weekend."

"I'm pumped just thinking about that huge audience and soaking up their energy."

Well Beyoncé you go work your magic on stage...

Later..

Source:
NME Online

Amy Winehouse: Back to Drunk??

2011-06-20T02:40:00.001-07:00

Amy Winehouse, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

Well well, if it isn't Amy Winehouse living up to her reputation its probably Lindsey Lohan stealing jewellery. But right now, we focus on Winehouse's latest stint - and it doesn't look too good for her...

After a performance in which - well not so good versions of Valerie, Back To Black & Love is a Losing Game was delivered, Amy was booed offstage in Belgrade's Kalemegdan Park last week.

As a result of this, Winehouse has canned the next two dates of her European Tour. According to BBC News she has pulled dates of tonight's performance in Istanbul (June 20) & Athens (June 22)

Winehouse's next scheduled performance will now be at the BBK Festival in Bilbao, Spain on July 8.

A spokesman for the singer has said she would like to apologise to fans for the cancellation, but that "she feels this is the right thing to do."

The spokesman added that Winehouse has returned home after agreeing that she "cannot perform to the best of her ability."

BELOW: Video of Amy's disastrous Belgrade performance.

Amy Amy Amy...well we'll see what happens...

Later

Eminem disses Lady GaGa in latest track

2011-06-13T08:07:00.001-07:00

Lady GaGa, a photo by Yaghyah on Flickr.

So about a week ago this articke emerged on GossipCop. Heres the full story:

Eminem disses Lady Gaga on “A Kiss,” a new song from his Bad Meets Evil EP Hell: The Sequel.

Never one to shy away from publicly blasting fellow recording artists, the iconic rapper throws in a line that seems to reference an old rumor about Gaga. At about the 3:10 mark in the audio
below, Em says,

“Tell Lady Gaga she can quit her job at the post office, she’s still a male lady.”

Source:
GossipCop

Frontman Brendan Urie breaks ankle During Performance in Florida

2011-06-05T07:59:00.001-07:00

Firstly! Here's the Cover Art for the new Coldplay Single - 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall' which was released yesterday.

Panic! At The Disco frontman Brendon Urie has broken his ankle, after damaging it during a gig in Pompano Beach, Florida on Saturday (May 29).

After sustaining the injury, he singer spoke to the crowd - telling them that he would have to perform with one bare foot, but vowed to continue the performance at the city's Pompano Beach Ampitheatre venue.

Later from his account, Brendon tweeted a picture via his account Twitter.com/brendonuriesays which showed his ankle heavily bandaged and held aloft
in a hospital bed.

He also wrote:
"Sleeping like this tonight. And it's all my fault."

Poor dude.

The band has not mentioned whether upcoming dates will be affected on their tour supporting their latest album 'Vices And Virtues', which was released earlier this year.

Lets hope for a speedy recovery Brendon....

COLDPLAY Announces New Single!

2011-06-01T01:19:00.001-07:00

Good News Coldplay fans!! The band has announced on their website today that they will be releasing a brand new single 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall' this Saturday (June 4). Even better - they will be streaming the track from their website from Friday (June 3).

This announcement came after the band released some lyrics from the track which were confirmed today along with the artwork of the single

Lastly, Coldplay drummer Will Champion has also posted a message, which reads: "We're about to play a bunch of summer festivals so it's as good a time as any to put out a new song."

I'm quite excited to hear this new single - I wonder if they'll play it when they come to South Africa later this year.

Stoked!

Later

BORN THIS WAY: The Post Mortem

2011-05-29T14:15:00.001-07:00

Cover Art - Album Lady GaGa, originally uploaded by Yaghyah.

This week has seen the release of the long awaited Born This Way album by Lady GaGa. With the release of some singles prior to the set date of the album release, GaGa has given up a taste of what to expect this time round.

This post focuses on various articles from Rolling Stone & NME online on their thoughts of this new album.

NME: ‘Born This Way’ specifically references race and sexuality. Here’s a fearless equality anthem that makes someone like Katy Perry, firing cream out of her tits and banging on about fireworks, seem a little disingenuous.

In keeping with this spirit of directness, ‘Born This Way’ is proud to showcase its history. It takes its title from Carl Bean’s legendary ’70s disco anthem, for example, while the production is not without its nods to Madonna in her late-’80s Imperial phase.

Pop rarely hits the mark when it sets its trajectory to ‘significant’, but ‘Born This Way’ is a landmark Gaga release – and there are even dizzier highs to come on the album…

BELOW: GAGA - EXPOSED

ROLLING STONE: 'Born This Way' has all the electro- sleaze beats and Eurodisco chorus chants that made her the Fame
Monster. But the big surprise is the way Gaga pillages the Bon Jovi, Pat
Benatar and Eddie Money records of her childhood. In the 1980s, radio was full of tormented Catholic kids, from Madonna to Springsteen. Gaga clearly grew up on that stuff.

She doesn't just give her Springsteen homage "The Edge of Glory" a sax solo – she gets Clarence Clemons himself to play it.

All over Born This Way, she takes on the big topics dear to her heart: sex, religion, muscle cars, her hair. She sings in French, German, Spanish and whatever language wants to claim "punk-tious." She seduces men, women, deities and dead presidents.

("Put your hands on me/John F. Kennedy" – hey, it rhymes.) And in "Heavy Metal Lover," Gaga purrs the immortal pickup line "I want your whiskey mouth/All over my blond
south."

Some songs are already familiar – at this point you could hum the Tarzan-boy yodels of "Judas" in your sleep.
But the singles gain resonance on the album, where they're surrounded by similar-minded psychosexual turmoil.

"Born This Way" pulls an expert bitch- stole-my-look on Madonna's "Express
Yourself." But that isn't even the most brazen Madonna rip here: That honor goes to "Judas." And if you thought the Catholic angst of "Judas" was over-the-top, check out "Bloody Mary," where Gaga does the Stations
of the Cross to a Chic bass line.

ABOVE: Lady GaGa on Roling Stone June Cover

The new issue of Rolling Stone, on stands and in the digital archive on May 27th, includes an in-depth cover story on Lady Gaga by writer Brian
Hiatt, who was given intimate, fly-on-the wall access to the pop superstar as she played the final dates of her Monster Ball Tour and put the finishing touches on her new album Born This
Way.

"When I am not onstage I feel dead," she says. "Whether that is
healthy or not to you, or healthy or not to anyone, or a doctor, is really of no concern to me.

I don't feel alive unless I'm performing, and that's just the way I was born." In the story, Gaga reveals that she's recently derived a lot of inspiration from an unlikely source: Rocky IV. "My favorite part is when Apollo's ex-trainer says to Rocky, 'He is not a machine.

He's a man. Cut him, and once he feels his own blood, he will
fear you.' I know it sounds crazy, but I was thinking about the machine of the music industry. I started to think about how I have to make the music industry bleed to remind it that it's human, it's not a machine."

Thats it, a total round up of GAGA fest-ness that has been happening this week!!

Laterz

Sources:
NME Online
Rolling Stone Magazine

Billboard Music Awards 2011 WINNERS!

2011-05-23T15:04:00.001-07:00

Billboard MA 2011, originally uploaded by Yaghyah.

Ken Jeong hosted the Billboard Music Awards live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Last Night. Here's a full list of the winners!!

Justin Bieber tied with Eminem as the top winner at Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards with six trophies.

ABOVE: Oh Look... Ken Jeong!

ARTISTS

Top Artist
Eminem
Top New Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Male Artist
Eminem
Top Female Artist
Rihanna
Top Duo/Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
Katy Perry
Top Digital Songs Artist
Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist
Rihanna
Top Touring Artist
U2
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Digital Media Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Pop Artist
Lady Gaga
Top R&B Artist
Usher
Top Rap Artist
Eminem
Top Country Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist
Train
Top Alternative Artist
Mumford & Sons
Top Latin Artist
Shakira
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist
Chris Tomlin

SPECIAL AWARDS

Millennium Award Beyonce
Touring Award
U2
Icon Award
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ALBUMS AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album
Eminem — “Recovery”

Top Pop Album
Justin Bieber — “My World 2.0″
Katy Perry — “Teenage Dream”

Top R&B Album
Usher — “Raymond v. Raymond”

Top Rap Album
Eminem — “Recovery”

Top Country Album
Taylor Swift — “Speak Now”

Top Rock Album
Mumford & Sons — “Sigh No More

Top Alternative Album
Mumford & Sons — “Sigh No More

Top Latin Album
Enrique Iglesias — “Euphoria”

Top Dance/Electronic Album
Lady Gaga — “The Fame”

Top Christian Album Skillet — “Awake”

SONG AWARDS

Top Hot 100 Song
Taio Cruz — “Dynamite”

Top Digital Song
Taio Cruz — “Dynamite”

Top Radio Song
Bruno Mars — “Just The Way You Are

Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Nelly — “Just A Dream”

Top Streaming Song (Video)
Justin Bieber Feat. Ludacris — Baby

Top Pop Song Taio Cruz — “Dynamite”

Top R&B Song Usher Feat. will.i.am — “OMG”

Top Rap Song
Eminem Feat. Rihanna — “Love The Way You Lie”

Top Country Song
Lady Antebellum — “Need You Now"

Top Rock Song
Train — “Hey, Soul Sister”

Top Alternative Song
Neon Trees — “Animal”

Top Latin Song
Shakira Feat. Freshleyground — “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)

Top Dance Song
Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina — “Stereo Love”

Top Christian Song
Chris Tomlin — “Our God”

ABOVE: Justin Bieber accepting one of his many awards last night.

Bieber's awards included trophies for Top New Artist, Top Social Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Digital Media Artist, Top Pop Album and Top Streaming Song at his first-ever trip to the show. Meanwhile, veteran Eminem (who was not in Las Vegas for the show nabbed Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Song and Top Rap Album for his smash comeback, Recovery. Six artists were just behind with three wins each including Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Usher, Mumford & Sons and Cruz.

Source:
MTV.com