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The U2 360° World Tour: Got Your Tickets?

marifer — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:25:41 +0000

According to their www.U2.com website the the U2 360° Tour is set to visit 14 cities across Europe including dates in Barcelona, Milan, Paris, Nice, Berlin, Amsterdam, Dublin, Gothenburg, Gelsenkirchen, Chorzow, Zagreb, London, Sheffield and Glasgow before finishing at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on August 22. The band will be touring the U.S. between September and October starting with big cities like Chicago,Atlanta, GA; Charlottesville, VA; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Norman, OK; Phoenix, AZ; Tampa, FL; Washington, DC.

Most presales are being run by Ticketmaster. The Las Vegas pre-sale is not. Instead, it is being run by Get First Access and Live Nation. Want to know how their 360° World Tour scenario will look like take a peak for yourself @ http://360.u2.com/

List of Nominees: This Thursday Premio Lo Nuestro

marifer — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:20:43 +0000

This Thursday March 26 @ 8 pm Premio Lo Nuestro Awards will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from the Bank United Center @ the Universiy of Miami. Latin hearthrob Juanes and Regeaton sensation Wisin & Yandel top this year’s nominations.

Here is the complete list of nominees:

POP ÁLBUM DEL AÑO

95/08 Exitos
Enrique Iglesias

Empezar Desde Cero
RBD

Entre Mariposas
Yuridia

Fuerza
Alejandra Guzmán

Tarde o Temprano
Tommy Torres

ARTISTA FEMENINO DEL AÑO

Alejandra Guzmán

Gloria Trevi

Julieta Venegas

Kany García

Yuridia

SOLISTA O GRUPO
REVELACIÓN DEL AÑO

Ana Isabelle

Eiza Glz. (”Lola”)

Juan

La Nueva Banda Timbiriche

Playa Limbo

ARTISTA MASCULINO DEL AÑO

Alejandro Fernández

Chayanne

Enrique Iglesias

Luis Fonsi

Tommy Torres

GRUPO O DÚO DEL AÑO

Belanova

Camila

Jesse & Joy

RBD

Reik

CANCIÓN DEL AÑO

Ahora Entendí
Yuridia

Cada Que…
Belanova

Donde Están Corazón
Enrique Iglesias

Inalcanzable
RBD

Soy Solo Un Secreto
Alejandra Guzmán

ROCK ÁLBUM DEL AÑO

17
Motel

La Vida es Un Ratico
Juanes

Arde el Cielo
Maná

Mucho
Babasónicos

Sino
Café Tacuba

CANCIÓN DEL AÑO

Arde el Cielo
Maná

Gotas de Agua Dulce
Juanes

Me Enamora
Juanes

Si No Te Hubieras Ido
Maná

Tres
Juanes

ARTISTA DEL AÑO

Black Guayaba

Café Tacuba

Juanes

Maná

Motel

TROPICAL ÁLBUM DEL AÑO

Contraste
Gilberto Santa Rosa

Con Todas Las de Ganar
NG2

Kings of Bachata: Sold Out @ Madison Square Garden
Aventura

La Nueva Escuela: Nu School
N’Klabe

Soy
Víctor Manuelle

ARTISTA FEMENINO DEL AÑO

Fanny Lu

Gloria Estefan

Milly Quezada

Olga Tañón

CANCIÓN DEL AÑO

Como Yo
Juan Luis Guerra

Conteo Regresivo
Gilberto Santa Rosa

El Perdedor
Aventura

Ella Menea
NG2

No Te Vayas
Gilberto Santa Rosa

TROPICAL SALSA -
ARTISTA DEL AÑO

Gilberto Santa Rosa

Marc Anthony

NG2

N’Klabe

Víctor Manuelle

ARTISTA MASCULINO DEL AÑO

Frank Reyes

Gilberto Santa Rosa

Juan Luis Guerra

Marc Anthony

Víctor Manuelle

GRUPO O DÚO DEL AÑO

Aventura

DLG

NG2

N’Klabe

Xtreme featuring Adrienne

TROPICAL MERENGUE -
ARTISTA DEL AÑO

Elvis Crespo

Juan Luis Guerra

Los Hermanos Rosario

Olga Tañón

Raúl Acosta y Oro Sólido

TROPICAL TRADICIONAL -
ARTISTA DEL AÑO

Andy Andy

Aventura

Fonseca

Frank Reyes

Héctor Acosta

REGIONAL MEXICANO ÁLBUM DEL AÑO

y Que Quede Claro
La Arrolladora Banda el Limón

Capaz de Todo Por Ti
K-Paz de la Sierra

Con Banda
Los Dareyes de la Sierra

La Historia
El Chapo de Sinaloa

Que Bonito…Es Lo Bonito
Banda el Recodo

ARTISTA FEMENINO DEL AÑO

Diana Reyes

Graciela Beltrán

Isabela

Jenni Rivera

SOLISTA O GRUPO REVELACIÓN DEL AÑO

AK-7

Aliados de la Sierra

Germán Montero

Los Pikadientes de Caborca

Uranio

ARTISTA BANDA DEL AÑO

El Chapo de Sinaloa

El Potro de Sinaloa

Jenni Rivera

La Arrolladora Banda El Limón

Los Dareyes de la Sierra

ARTISTA GRUPERO DEL AÑO

Bronco – El Gigante de America

Control

Grupo Bryndis

Los Temerarios

Marco Antonio Solís

ARTISTA RANCHERO DEL AÑO

Pedro Fernández

Pepe Aguilar

Vicente Fernández

ARTISTA MASCULINO DEL AÑO

El Chapo de Sinaloa

El Potro de Sinaloa

Fidel Rueda

Marco Antonio Solís

Vicente Fernández

GRUPO O DÚO DEL AÑO

Alacranes Musical

Conjunto Primavera

Grupo Montéz de Durango

La Arrolladora Banda El Limón

Los Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense de Alfredo Ramírez

CANCIÓN DEL AÑO

Hasta el Día de Hoy
Los Dareyes de la Sierra

Si Te Agarran Las Ganas
El Chapo de Sinaloa

Sobre Mis Pies
La Arrolladora Banda el Limón

Te Lloré
Conjunto Primavera

Un Buen Perdedor
K-Paz de la Sierra con Franco de Vita

ARTISTA DURANGUENSE DEL AÑO

Alacranes Musical

Grupo Montéz de Durango

K-Paz de la Sierra

Los Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense de Alfredo Ramírez

Patrulla 81

ARTISTA NORTEÑO DEL AÑO

Conjunto Primavera

Intocable

Linderos del Norte

Los Rieleros del Norte

Los Tigres del Norte

URBANO ÁLBUM DEL AÑO

King of Kings Live
Don Omar

Los Extraterrestres
Wisin y Yandel

Showtime
Ángel y Khriz

Sobrenatural
Alexis y Fido

Te Quiero
Flex

CANCIÓN DEL AÑO

Ahora Es
Wisin y Yandel

He Venido
MJ

Sexy Movimiento
Wisin y Yandel

Te Quiero
Flex

Ya No Llores
Baby Boy

ARTISTA DEL AÑO

Alexis y Fido

Daddy Yankee

Don Omar

Flex

Wisin y Yandel

VIDEO DEL AÑO

La Novela
Akwid

Pose
Daddy Yankee

Tu Adiós No Mata
Intocable

Un Beso de Desayuno
Calle 13

Visible
Jaguares

New York City honors U2

marifer — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:45:29 +0000

Starting today and for a limited time only Irish rock band U2 was honored in New York City. NY mayor Michael Bloomberg has (briefly) renamed a section of the city’s West 53rd Street. U2 lead singer Bono thanked Bloomberg and the city of New York for the honor.

“New York is a place that people come to feel at home. And we truly do feel at home here in New York,” the frontman said. Each member of the band received their own version of the street sign “U2 Way”

Bono and Co. kicked off this week @ The David Letterman Show on Monday night with a performance of their new song “Breathe” U2’s 11th full studio album, No Line on the Horizon was released Tuesday and is expected to top album charts around the world.

Mexican Pop Diva Thalia is expecting Again!!

marifer — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:09:18 +0000

(PICTURE: (AP)

Mexican superstar Thalia is expecting a second child. She will soon confirm the news to re-known mexican magazine ¡Hola!. Congratulations to this great Mexican Diva!!

Oscar Night: List of Winners

marifer — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:20:26 +0000

In a night where Bollywood took over Hollywood here is a complete list of tonight’s biggest night in show business:

Montion Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire.”

Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk.”

Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader.”

Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight.”

Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.”

Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire.”

Foreign Film: “Departures,” Japan.

Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire.”

Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, “Milk.”

Animated Feature Film: “WALL-E.”

Art Direction: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

Cinematography: “Slumdog Millionaire.”

Sound Mixing: “Slumdog Millionaire.”

Sound Editing: “The Dark Knight.”

Original Score: “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman.

Original Song: “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman and Gulzar.

Costume: “The Duchess.”

Documentary Feature: “Man on Wire.”

Documentary (short subject): “Smile Pinki.”

Film Editing: “Slumdog Millionaire.”

Makeup: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

Animated Short Film: “La Maison en Petits Cubes.”

Live Action Short Film: “Spielzeugland (Toyland).”

Visual Effects: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

Oscar 2009: The 81st Annual Academy Awards this Sunday

marifer — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:37:15 +0000

The biggest movie event of the year The Oscars will take place on Sunday 2/22 @ 7pm on the ABC network live from the Kodak Theatre. Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway will sing and dance her heart out in a flashy opening number with host Hugh Jackman. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is this year’s Academy Awards heavyweight with 13 nominations followed by “Slumdog Millionaire” with 10, and “Milk” and the “The Dark Night” both earned 8 nods each.

Here is the list of nominees: Whos’s your pick?

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Best animated feature film of the year

“Bolt” (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
“Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton

Achievement in art direction

“Changeling” (Universal), Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
“The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
“Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt

Achievement in cinematography

“Changeling” (Universal), Tom Stern
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Anthony Dod Mantle

Achievement in costume design

“Australia” (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
“The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor
“Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Glicker
“Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky

Achievement in directing

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Ron Howard
“Milk” (Focus Features), Gus Van Sant
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle

Best documentary feature

“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
“Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
“The Garden” A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
“Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall in association with Red Box Films Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
“Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

Best documentary short subject

“The Conscience of Nhem En” A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki
“The Final Inch” Vermilion Films in association with Google.org, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
“Smile Pinki” A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
“The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306” A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde

Achievement in film editing

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
“Milk” (Focus Features), Elliot Graham
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens

Best foreign language film of the year

“The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production, Germany
“The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France
“Departures” (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
“Revanche” (Janus Films), A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production, Austria
“Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel

Achievement in makeup

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal), Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
“Defiance” (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
“Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Elfman
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam

Best motion picture of the year

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
“Milk” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer

Best animated short film

“La Maison en Petits Cubes” A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
“Lavatory – Lovestory” A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit
“Oktapodi” (Talantis Films), A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
“Presto” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland
“This Way Up” A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes

Best live action short film

“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency), An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production, Reto Caffi
“Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
“New Boy” (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
“The Pig” An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)” A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank

Achievement in sound editing

“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Richard King
“Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
“Wanted” (Universal), Wylie Stateman

Achievement in sound mixing

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
“Wanted” (Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

Achievement in visual effects

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
“Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

Adapted screenplay

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
“Doubt” (Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Original screenplay

“Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Courtney Hunt
“Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh
“In Bruges” (Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh
“Milk” (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

2009 Grammy Awards: Who’s Your Pick?

marifer — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:24:25 +0000

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards music’s biggest night will take place on Sunday Feb 8 @ 7pm Central Time at Staples Center in Los Angeles California and will be broadcast on the CBS network. There will be a Pre-Telecast Ceremony streaming live on the web at www.grammy.com prior to the main event.

Lil Wayne tops this year’s nominations with eight, followed by Coldplay with seven, Jay-Z , Ne-Yo and Kanye West each earned six nods.

Here is the Complete List of Nominees: Who do you Pick?

BEST NEW ARTIST
Adele
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Raising Sand
Coldplay, Viva La Vida
Ne-Yo, Year Of The Gentleman
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Radiohead, In Rainbows

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Beck, Modern Guilt
Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
Radiohead, In Rainbows

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Kenny Chesney & George Strait, “Shiftwork”
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, “Killing The Blues”
George Strait & Patty Loveless, “House Of Cash”
Sugarland, Jake Owen, & Little Big Town, “Life In A Northern Town”
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban, “Let The Wind Chase You”

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Brooks & Dunn, “God Must Be Busy”
Lady Antebellum, “Love Don’t Love Here”
Rascal Flatts, “Every Day”
The Steel Drivers, “Blue Side Of The Mountain”
Sugarland, “Stay”

BEST DANCE RECORDING
Daft Punk, “Harder Better Faster Stronger”
Hot Chip, “Ready For The Floor”
Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis, “Just Dance”
Madonna, “Give It 2 Me”
Rihanna, “Disturbia”
Sam Sparro, “Black & Gold”

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
Brazilian Girls, New York City
Daft Punk, Alive 2007
Cyndi Lauper, Bring Ya To The Brink
Kylie Minogue, X
Moby, Last Night
Robyn

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
Disturbed, “Inside The Fire”
Judas Priest, “Visions”
The Mars Volta, “Wax Simulacra”
Motley Crue, “Saints Of Los Angeles”
Rob Zombie, “Lords Of Salem”

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Dragonforce, “Heroes Of Our Time”
Judas Priest, “Nostradamus”
Metallica, “My Apocalypse”
Ministry, “Under My Thumb”
Slipknot, “Psychosocial”

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Alicia Keys and John Mayer, “Lessons Learned”
Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Timbaland, “4 Minutes”
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Rich Woman”
Rihanna and Maroon 5, “If I Never See Your Face Again”
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, “No Air”

BEST POP PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Adele, “Chasing Pavements”
Sara Bareilles, “Love Song”
Duffy, “Mercy”
Leona Lewis, “Bleeding Love”
Katy Perry, “I Kissed A Girl”
Pink, “So What”

BEST POP PERFORMANCE, MALE
Kid Rock, “All Summer Long”
John Mayer, “Say”
Paul McCartney, “That Was Me”
Jason Mraz, “I’m Yours”
Ne-Yo, “Closer”
James Taylor, “Wichita Lineman”

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Coldplay, “Viva La Vida”
Eagles, “Waiting In The Weeds”
Gnarls Barkle, “Going On”
Maroon 5, “Won’t Go Home Without You”
OneRepublic, “Apologize”

BEST RAP ALBUM
Jay-Z, American Gangster
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Lupe Fiasco, The Cool
Nas
T.I., Paper Trail

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Big Boi feat. Raekwon & Andre 3000, “Royal Flush”
(Taylor couldn’t pronounce “Raekwon” quite right. Aw.)
T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne, “Swagger Like Us”
Lil Wayne feat. Jay-Z, “Mr Carter”
Ludacris feat. T.I., “Wish You Would”
Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West, “Put On”

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Estelle feat. Kanye West, “American Boy”
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, “Low”
John Legend feat. Andre 3000, “Green Light”
Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain, “Got Money”
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos, “Superstar”

BEST R & B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Boyz II Men, “Ribbon In The Sky”
Anthony David feat. India.Arie, “Words”
Al Green feat. John Legend, “Stay With Me (By The Sea)”
Jennifer Hudson feat. Fantasia, “I’m His Only Woman” b
Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton, “Never Give You Up”

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Coldplay, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock, Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings Of Leon, Only By The Night
Metallica, Death Magnetic
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely

BEST ROCK SONG
Bruce Springsteen, “Girls In Their Summer Clothes”
Radiohead, “House Of Cards”
Death Cab For Cutie, “I Will Possess Your Heart”
Kings Of Leon, “Sex On Fire”
Coldplay, “Violet Hill”

BEST SOUNDTRACK
American Gangster
August Rush
Juno
Mamma Mia!
Sweeney Todd—The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

BEST SONG FOR A MOTION PICTURE, TV SHOW, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
“Down To Earth” (Wall-E)
“Ever Ever After” (Enchanted)
“Say” (The Bucket List)
“That’s How You Know” (Enchanted)
“Walk Hard” (Walk Hard—The Dewey Cox Story)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Danger Mouse
Nigel Godrich
Johnny Karkazis
Rick Rubin
Will.i.am

BEST SHORT-FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Erykah Badu, “Honey”
Gnarls Barkley, “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul”
Alicia Keys & Jack White, “Another Way To Die”
Radiohead, “House Of Cards”
Weezer, “Pork & Beans”

SONG OF THE YEAR
“American Boy,” William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West, artist)
“Chasing Pavements,” Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele, artist)
“I’m Yours,” Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz, artist)
“Love Song,” Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles, artist)
“Viva La Vida,” Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay, artist)

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Adele, “Chasing Pavements”
Coldplay, “Viva La Vida”
Leona Lewis, “Bleeding Love”
M.I.A., “Paper Planes”
Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, “Please Read The Letter”

‘Taken’ grabs Top Spot at Box Office this Weekend

marifer — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:50:16 +0000

After two weeks reigning at the North American box office, ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ finally steps down from its throne when ‘Taken’ claims the number one spot over the Super Bowl weekend.

SEE FULL SYNOPSIS @ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0936501/

Top Ten Movies at Weekend Box Office for January 30 – February 1:

“Taken” – $24.6 million
“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” – $14 million
“The Uninvited” – $10.5 million
“Hotel for Dogs” – $8.7 million
“Gran Torino” – $8.6 million
“Slumdog Millionaire” – $7.7 million
“Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” – $7.2 million
“New in Town” – $6.8 million
“My Bloody Valentine 3-D” – $4.3 million
“Inkheart” – $3.7 million