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Year-End Round-Up: Awards Highlights for 2010

Posted in Messages, Movies, Music, Online Series, Television, Year End Round Up on December 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »

A lot of awards are given out every year and while every single award that is given out cannot be listed below; I did compile some of the top winners from the majority of the award shows that either aired on television or were presented over the course of 2010:

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS (January 6):

Film Actress: Sandra Bullock
Film Comedy: The Proposal
Film Actor of the Decade: Johnny Depp
TV Comedy: The Big Bang Theory
TV Sci-fi Fantasy: Supernatural
TV New Comedy: Glee
TV New Drama: The Vampire Diaries
Music Rock Band: Paramore

GOLDEN GLOBES (January 17):

Best Movie Actor, Drama: Jeff Bridges
Best Movie Actor, Comedy: Robert Downey, Jr.
Best Movie Supporting Actress, Drama: Monique
Best TV Actress: Julianna Margulies
Best Mini-Series Actress: Drew Barrymore
Best TV Supporting Actor: John Lithgow

SAG AWARDS (January 23):

Best Female TV Actress, Comedy: Tina Fey
Best Male Movie Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Ensemble TV Drama: Mad Men
Best Male Actor, Movie/Mini-Series: Kevin Bacon

GRAMMY AWARDS (January 31):

Record of the Year: “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon
New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Pop Collaboration: “Lucky” by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillait
Male Country Artist: “Sweet Thing” by Keith Urban
Rock Album: “21st Century Breakdown” by Green Day

DIRECTOR’S GUILD (Spring):

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
TV Drama, Director: Lesli Linka Glatter for Mad Men
Children’s Programming, Director: Allison Liddi-Brown for Princess Protection Program

BAFTA (February 21):

Best Film: The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Colin Firth
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan
Music: Michael Giacchino
Costume Design: The Young Victoria
Rising Star: Kristen Stewart

NAACP IMAGE AWARDS (February 28):

Best Film Actress: Gabourey Sidibe
Best TV Drama: Lincoln Heights
Best TV Actress, Drama: Jada Pinkett Smith
Best Female Artist: Mary J. Blige

OSCARS (February 22):

Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Best Animated Film: Up
Best Original Song in a Film: “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart

NICKELODEAN KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS (March 27-28):

Favorite TV Actress: Selena Gomez
Favorite Song: “You Belong To Me” by Taylor Swift
Cutest Couple: Jacob and Bella in The Twilight Saga: New Moon

STREAMY AWARDS [the best in web TV] (April 11):

Best Actress, Comedy: Felicia Day, The Guild
Best Actor, Comedy: Neil Patrick Harris, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Best Comedy: The Guild
Audience Choice: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC (April 18):

Entertainer of the Year: Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist: Miranda Lambert
New Artist: Luke Bryan
Song of the Year: “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum

MTV MOVIE AWARDS (May 31):

Breakthrough Performance: Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
Generation Award: Sandra Bullock

CMT MUSIC AWARDS (June):

Video: “Cowboy Casanova” by Carrie Underwood
Duo Video: “Indian Summer” by Brooks & Dunn

TONY AWARDS (June 13):

Lead Actress, Musical: Catherine Zeta-Jones
Lead Actor, Play: Denzel Washington

SATURN AWARDS (June):

Best Younger Actor: Saoirse Ronan
International Film: District 9
Presentation on TV: Torchwood: Children of Earth
Actor on TV: Josh Holloway
Actress on TV: Anna Torv
Supporting Actress on TV: Julie Benz

BET AWARDS (June):

Female R&B Artist: Alicia Keys
Best Actor: Idris Elba
Humanitarian: John Legend
Lifetime Achievement: Prince

DAYTIME EMMYS (June):

Outstanding Drama: The Bold & the Beautiful
Supporting Actress: Julie Pinson for As the World Turns

TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS (Summer):

Program of the Year: Glee
Top Comedy: Modern Family
Comedy Actress: Jane Lynch

AIRLOCK ALPHA PORTAL AWARDS (August):

Best Supporting Actress: Alaina Huffman, Stargate Universe
Best Special Guest Star: Alex Kingston, Doctor Who
Best Actress: Eve Myles, Torchwood
Best Actor: David Tennant, Doctor Who

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS (August):

Choice Movie, Action Adventure: Sherlock Holmes
Choice Movie, Drama: The Blind Side
Choice TV Show, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: The Vampire Diaries
Choice TV Show, Action: NCIS: Los Angeles
Choice TV Actor, Action: Zachary Levi
Choice TV Actress, Action: Yvonne Strahovski
Choice TV Show, Comedy: Glee
Choice Summer TV Show: Pretty Little Liars
Choice Music, Rock Group: Paramore

VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS (September 12):

Rock Video: 30 Seconds to Mars
Special Effects: Muse
Art Direction: Florence + the Machine

CREATIVE EMMYS (September):

Guest Actor in a Comedy: Neil Patrick Harris, Glee
Original Main Title Theme Music: Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman for Nurse Jackie

EMMY AWARDS (September):

Best Actor, Comedy: Jim Parsons
Best Actress, Drama: Kyra Sedgwick
Outstanding Mini-Series: The Pacific
Best Supporting Actress, Drama: Archie Panjabi
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy: Jane Lynch

SCREAM AWARDS (October 18):

Best TV Show: True Blood
Best Supporting Actress, Film: Anne Hathaway
Breakout Performance, Female: Chloe Moretz

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (November):

Adult Contemporary Artist: Michael Buble
Soundtrack Album: Glee: The Music 3 – Showstoppers
Male Artist: Brad Paisley

AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS (December):

Artist of the Year: Carrie Underwood
Male Artist of the Year: Brad Paisley
Decade Award:  Rascal Flatts
Single of the Year:  “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum

Congratulations to all of these winners (and the countless others who won awards) over the course of 2010. Are any of your favorites included above? Was there an actress or entertainer who you thought should have received some type of award for their work in television, movies or music who didn’t? Please share your thoughts.

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Year-End Round-Up: Music Highlights for 2010

Posted in Messages, Music, Year End Round Up on December 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Music is an important part of my life, waking me up every morning, entertaining me throughout the work day and helping to set the tone in my favorite TV shows. Music is always the cornerstone to any theatrical release as well, moving along a particular scene and enhancing the overall story.

Music, obviously, comes in many different formats: pop, hip hop, rap, metal, country, classic rock, inspirational, R&B, Latin, dance and much more. Everyone has a favorite sound and the following artists and music moments are just some of the highlights from this past year:

Best Album – “The Resistance” by Muse

Best New Group (TIE) – Mumford & Sons and The Black Keys

Best Single by a Female Artist – “King of Anything” by Sara Barellies

Best Song Heard Within a TV Series – “Bloodstream” by Stateless (used in The Vampire Diaries)

Best Independent Album – “Christian Kane EP” by Christian Kane

Most Outrageous Performer – Lady Gaga

Worst Moment in Music – Justin Bieber winning 4 American Music Awards

Best Songs Used in TV Show Promotions (Tie) – “Animal” by Neon Trees and “Secrets” by One Republic

Best Group – Florence + the Machine (Album – “Lungs”)

Top Country Song – “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum

Hot Summer Song – “California Girls” by Katy Perry

Best F-You Song – “Forget You” by Cee-Lo Green

Best Single by a Duo or Group – “Hey Soul Sister” by Train

Best Single by a Male Artist (Tie) – “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars and “Whataya Want from Me” by Adam Lambert

Best TV Composer – Bear McCreary (Caprica, The Walking Dead, Eureka and Human Target)

Band That Is As Devoted to Their Fans as Their Fans Are To the Band – 30 Seconds to Mars

Best Duet Performed on TV – “Dream On” by Matthew Morrison and Neil Patrick Harris on Glee

The link can be found here.

Or you can listen to the whole song for “Dream On” here.

Best Live TV Musical Performance – Pink at the Grammy’s 2010 with “Glitter In The Air”

The link to the video can be found here.

Only Reason to Have Watched American Idol in 2010 – Orianthi Performing Live

The link to the video clip can be found here.

Best Cover Song Performed on Glee – “Teenage Dream” by Darren Criss

The link to the video clip can be found here.

What artists moved you the most this year? Which artists disappointed you or just made you cringe? What song could you listen to over and over again? Please share your thoughts and comments on the best and worst of the music world this year.

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Pretty Little Liars Soundtrack

Posted in Breaking News, Music, Shopping, Television on December 15, 2010| Leave a Comment »

An 11-song soundtrack is being released for the ABC Family Channel series Pretty Little Liars. It comes out on February 15.

Fans can also get a limited-edition fan pack that includes the CD, a poster with a new message from our dearly departed Alison, and an iPod download of the album upon ordering here.

The soundtrack features the following songs:

1. The Pierces “Secret”
2. Ben’s Brother “Beauty Queen”
3. Colbie Caillat “I Won’t”
4. MoZella “More of You”
5. Orelia Has Orchestra “Suggestions”
6. Brooke Waggoner “Fresh Pair of Eyes”
7. Katie Herzig “Jack and Jill”
8. Andrew Belle “All Those Pretty Lights”
9. Love Grenades “Genius of Fun”
10. 2AM Club “Make You Mine”
11. Matthew Perryman Jones “Out of Reach”

Pretty Little Liars will be back on the ABC Family Channel on January 3 at 8 PM.

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Additional Concert Dates for Glee Live In Concert

Posted in Concert/Tour, Music, Television on December 4, 2010| 1 Comment »

Back on November 19, I posted an article about the cast of the popular FOX series Glee traveling to the UK this coming summer to perform in concert.

You can read that article here.

Well, it would appear due to overwhelming popular demand, two more concert dates have been added and they are as follows:

June 28 – London, England at O2 Arena
June 29 – London, England at O2 Areana

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More Concert Dates for Sarah McLachlan

Posted in Concert/Tour, Music on December 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Sarah McLachlan

Back on November 10, concert dates for Sarah McLachlan and Friends were announced and yesterday more dates were added.

Here are the additional concert dates:

January 13 – New York at Beacom Theatre
Janaury 14 – Morgantown, WV at West Virginia University
February 2 – Portland, OR at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
February 3 – Spokane, WA at Martin Wolson Theatre at the Fox
February 4 – Seattle, WA at Paramount Theatre
February 6 – Oakland, CA at Pararmount Theatre
February 9 – Los Angeles, CA at Nokia Theatre at LA Live
February 10 – Santa Ynez, CA at Chumash Casino
February 11 – Phoenix, AZ at Comerica Theatre
February 12 – Indio, CA at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Event Center
February 14 – Salt Lake City, UT at Kinsbury Hall
February 15 – Denver, CO at Paramount Theatre
February 16 – Kansas City, MO at Uptown Theatre
February 17 – Indianaoplis, IN at Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
March 18 – Toronto, Ontario at Massey Hall
March 25 – Montreal, Quebec at St. Denis
March 26 – Oshawa Ontario at General Motors Centre

And, you can read that November 10 article here.

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Sexiest Man Alive Charity Auction

Posted in Breaking News, Charity Event, Contest/Sweepstakes, Geekdom, Movies, Music, News, Shopping, Television on December 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Do you dream about meeting your favorite celebrity heartthrob? Well, you just might get the chance to meet him and help raise money for charity at the same time.

Here is the deal: People Magazine has partnered with leading charity auction site charitybuzz to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its iconic franchise, “Sexiest Man Alive,” with its first ever online charity auction. The People Sexiest Man Alive Auction offers the opportunity to bid on more than a dozen once-in-a-lifetime experiences with iconic sexy men from the last 25 years, including Hugh Jackman, Prince William, Bon Jovi, Bradley Cooper, Matthew Morrison, Usher and many more, with proceeds from each auction item benefiting the celebrity’s charity of choice.

Bidding runs through December 15.

Some of the memorable experiences up for auction are as follows:

– Meet Prince William at the Chakravarty Cup Polo Match in London to benefit The Chakravarty Cup
– Workout with Hugh Jackman as he prepares for “X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2″ to benefit The Global Poverty Project
– Meet Bon Jovi at an upcoming concert with VIP tickets to benefit the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation
– Workout with Glee star Matthew Morrison to benefit The Young Storytellers Foundation
– Have your voicemail recorded by Ben Affleck to benefit Children Mending Hearts
– Meet Mark Ruffalo on the set of Marvel Comic-based film “The Avengers”
– Take a swimming lesson with Michael Phelps to benefit The Michael Phelps Foundation
– Spend New Year’s Eve with Usher in Miami to benefit Usher’s New Look Foundation
– Snag a magnum bottle of wine signed by Matt Damon to benefit Children Mending Hearts
– Hang out with Jesse McCartney on the set of his newest music video to benefit City of Hope
– Have tea with Corbin Bleu to benefit Children Mending Hearts
– Meet Andre Agassi at the 2011 Grand Slam for Children Gala to benefit the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education
– Meet Christopher Meloni on the set of Law & Order: SVU to benefit Sustainable Markets Foundation
– Meet Bradley Cooper at the premier of The Dark Fields to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association

You can visit here for a complete list of auction items.

Charitybuzz raises funds for nonprofits around the globe through incredible online auctions, giving its bidders exclusive opportunities to make a difference.

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Country Strong Singing Challenge

Posted in Contest/Sweepstakes, Movies, Music on November 24, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Country Strong

Are you the best singer in Los Angeles? You can prove your singing ability by taking part in the Country Strong Singing Challenge. Sony Pictures, the studio behind the upcoming Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw movie called Country Strong, the TV network CMT and radio station Go Country 105 FM are partnering on this challenge, which is open to anyone 18 or over.

Just go to Saddle Ranch Chop House at Universal City Walk (1000 Universal Studios Boulevard in Universal City, CA) on Sunday, December 5 at 12 Noon and sing a 60 second a capella version of the songs “Country Strong” or “Silver Wings”. The winner will receive $500 and will qualify for a chance to win a trip to Nashville to perform on CMT.

This challenge is also being held in many other cities in the United States, including Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, St. Louis, Seattle and Tampa.

Please make sure to pre-register by emailing singingcontestla@gmail.com or by calling (818) 260-6977. You will be contacted by a representative after registration is complete. For full rules and details visit here.

Country Strong is about a rising young singer-songwriter (Garrett Hedlund), who gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star (Paltrow), and as the pair embark on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager (McGraw), which also features a beauty-queen-turned-singer (Leighton Meester). Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.

Here is the website for Country Strong if you would like to learn more about the film.

The film opens in Los Angeles theatres on December 22 and is in theatres everywhere on January 7.

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You Can Be “Touched” by VAST

Posted in Examiner.com, Music on November 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »

VAST (aka Jon Crosby)

The alternative rock band VAST, which stands for Visual Audio Sensory Theater, based in Austin Texas, is the creation of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jon Crosby whose early musical endeavors started at the age of 13 when he was noted in Guitar Player Magazine as a promising guitarist of the future. He began his own band while still in high school; and while he is the only member, he does have a touring band.

You can read the remainder of this article here.

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What Is Your “Destiny” With Zero 7

Posted in Examiner.com, Music on November 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Zero 7

Zero 7 is a musical duo, comprised of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker, from the United Kingdom who began their music career in the 1990s after studying sound engineering. They were engineers for musicians including the Pet Shop Boys and Robert Plant. They then began doing remixes, working with artists such as Lenny Kravitz and Sneaker Pimps.

In 1999, they released an EP of original material called “EP1” and then in 2001 their debut album “Simple Things” came out and eventually earned the duo the “Best Newcomer” award at the Muzik Awards and featured the single “Destiny,” which is today’s Song of the Day. The single featured the vocals of Sia Furler and Sophie Barker and has appeared on the soundtracks for the movies Blue Crush and Raising Helen as well as in episodes of Smallville and Roswell. The song’s lyrics deal with two lonely hearts whose paths in life will eventually tread into one.

You can read the remainder of this article here.

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Can You Get In “Trouble” with Coldplay?

Posted in Examiner.com, Music on November 20, 2010| 1 Comment »

Coldplay

 Coldplay are an English alternative rock band that was formed in 1997 in London by Chris Martin (lead vocalist, keyboards and rhythm guitar) and Jonny Buckland (lead guitarist). They were later joined by Guy Berryman (bassist) and Will Champion (drums and percussion).

In 1998, the band released the EP called “Safety”, which they gave out primarily to record companies and friends, leading to their being signed in December of that year to independent label Fierce Panda. The first release with that label was a three-track EP called “Brothers and Sisters” which came out in February of 1999.

The band achieved worldwide fame with their first single “Yellow” in 2000, which was followed by the release of their debut album called “Parachutes”. Another single from this album is today’s Song of the Day – “Trouble” – written by all 4 members of the band became their second Top 10 single.

You can read the remainder of this article here.

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