People's Choice Awards 2012: Katy Perry pobednik večeri / Katy Perry wins big

Iako je Katy Perry samo dva dana pred ceremoniju otkazala nastup, to je nije sprečilo da ove godine osvoji pet trofeja na People's Choice nagradama. Ona je osvojila nagrade za najboljeg ženskog izvođača, najbolju pesmu ("E.T."), najbolji spot ("Last Friday Night"), najboljeg tour headlinera, čak i nagradu za najbolje gostovanje u seriji ("How I Met Your Mother").

Na opšte iznenađenje, nagradu za najboljeg pop izvođača osvojila je Demi Lovato, koja je izvela njen aktuelni singl "Give Your Heart a Break".

U ostalim "žanrovskim" kategorijama nije bilo iznenađenja - Rihanna je osvojila nagradu za najboljeg R&B izvođača, Eminem za hip-hop, dok je Taylor Swift osvojila nagradu za najboljeg country izvođača. Što se ostalih značajnijih kategorija tiče, Lady Gaga je osvojila nagradu za najbolji album ("Born This Way"), Bruno Mars proglašen je najboljim muškim izvođačem, dok su Maroon 5 dobili nagradu za najbolji bend.

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Although Katy Perry cancelled her apperiance only two days before the ceremony, it didn't stop her to win five trophies at this year's People's Choice Awards. She won awards for favorite female artists, favorite song ("E.T."), favorite video ("Last Friday Night"), favorite tour headliner, even the award for favorite TV guest star for her cameo in "How I Met Your Mother".

In a general surprise, Demi Lovato, who performed her latest single "Give Your Heart a Break", won favorite pop artist award.

There were no surprises in other genre fields - Rihanna won the award for favorite R&B artist, Eminem for hip-hop and Taylor Swift for country. As for the other significant awards, Lady Gaga won favorite album award ("Born This Way"), Bruno Mars got favorite male award, while Maroon 5 received favorite band trophy.

Nova VMA kategorija: Najbolji spot sa porukom / New VMA category: The best video with a message

MTV je predstavio novu kategoriju za video-muzičke nagrade - spot sa porukom. Ova specijalna kategorija slavi moć muzike i socijalnog aktivizma i veliča izvođače koji su snimili spot sa pozitivnom porukom u nameri da podignu svest o ključnim problemima sa kojima se omladina suočava.

Nominovani spotovi su:

• P!nk - Fuckin Perfect (P!nk prikazuje nesigurnost osoba koje se osećaju bezvredno i nesavršeno)
• Lady Gaga - Born This Way (Gaga poručuje da smo svi jednaki, ali i posebni u isto vreme) (?, prim. aut.)
• Katy Perry - Firework (Katy podstiče da se ispolji kreativnost koja leži u svakom od nas)
• Eminem i Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie (spot prikazuje strahote porodičnog nasilja)
• Rise Against - Make It Stop (September's Children) (Članovi benda poručuju LGBT tinejdžerima koji su na ivici da će biti bolje)
• Taylor Swift - Mean (Zlo se nikad ne isplati) (?, prim. aut.)

MTV VMA dodela biće održana 28. avgusta, a za svoje omiljene spotove možete glasati ovde.

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MTV presented a new VMA category - the best video with a message. The special category, celebrates the union between music and social activism, and highlights artists who created music videos that made us think about the world around us and the biggest problesms of young people.
Nominees are:

• P!nk - Fuckin Perfect (P!nk lets out a rally cry of reassurance for anyone who's ever felt less than perfect.)
• Lady Gaga - Born This Way (Gaga gives birth to a world free from prejudice, judgment and self-doubt.) (???)
• Katy Perry - Firework (Katy celebrates the spark and originality in all of us.)
• Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie (the video shows the pain and peril of domestic violence.)
• Rise Against - Make It Stop (September's Children) (Rise Against reminds LGBT teens pushed to the edge that “It Gets Better.”)
• Taylor Swift - Mean (Taylor Swift cautions negative naysayers that being mean gets you nowhere.) (???)

MTV VMA ceremony will be held on Aug 28th. You can vote here for you favorite videos.

Billboard Music Awards report!

Nakon četiri godine pauze, Billboard Music Awards se vraćaju na velika vrata. Veliki broj trenutno najpopularnijih muzičkih zvezda okupio se sinoć u Las Vegasu kako bi saznali koji su izvođači bili najuspešniji na Billboardovim listama prošle godine. Naravno, mnogi su priredili i spektakularne nastupe. No, jedno po jedno.

Show je otvorila Rihanna koja je pevala S&M. Njoj se na sceni pridružila Britney Spears na oduševljenje njenih fanova koji su nedeljama nagađali hoće li se njihova ljubimica pojaviti. Britney se kasnije pridružila i Nicki Minaj kako bi izvele deo remixa Till the World Ends.

Najviše nagrada odneli su Eminem i Justin Bieber (po 6). Eminem je, između ostalog, osvojio i nagrade za najboljeg izvođača, najboljeg muškog izvođača i najbolji album, dok je Bieber kući otišao sa nagradom fanova i nagradom za najboljeg novog izvođača, između ostalih.

Za njima nisu zaostale ni Rihanna i Taylor Swift. Rihanna je osvojila nagrade za najboljeg radio izvođača, kao i za najboljeg ženskog izvođača, dok je Swiftova proglašena za najboljeg Billboard Top 200 umetnika.

Zvezda večeri svakako je bila Beyonce koja je dobila Billboard Millenium nagradu, kao što smo već objavili, a izvela je i svoj aktuelni single Who Run the World (Girls). Tokom prihvatanja nagrade, njen rad preko video bima hvalili su muzički veterani kao što su Barbara Streisand, Stevie Wonder i Bono, ali i prva dama Amerike Michelle Obama.

U2 su postali dobitnici nagrade za najuspešniju turneju prošle godine 360 koja je nedavno postala i najuspešnija turneja svih vremena.

Kao što smo već rekli, nastupilo je mnogo izvođača koji su, verujemo, zadovoljili sve muzičke ukuse. Pored već pomenutih, nastupile su i zvezde country muzike Lady Antebellum i Keith Urban, zatim i pop zvezde Ke$ha i Tiao Cruz. Svoje pesme izveli su i One Republic, Cee-Lo Green, R&B diva Mary J. Blige nastupila je zajedno sa Lil Waynom, dok je Pitbull pevao svoj aktuelni hit Give Me Everything. Među izvođačima su bili i The Black Eyed Peas koji su izveli medley svojih najvećih hitova.

Sve u svemu, jedno zanimljivo veče, bez većih iznenađenja što se nagrada tiče i sa mnogo lepih i neobičnih nastupa.

Kompletan spisak nagrađenih možete pogledati ispod ovog posta.

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After 4-years long break, Billboard Music Awards are back in a big style. Many music stars gathered last night in Las Vegas to find out which acts were the most successful last year in Billboard charts. Some of them also gave extraordinary performances. So, one by one.

Rihanna opened the show with S&M. Britney Spears joined her on stage, which made Spears' fans happy after many weeks of rummors about whether Britney will perform. She even later returned to perform part of Till the World Ends remix with Nicki Minaj.

Eminem and Justin Bieber were the biggest winners of the night (each won 6 awards). Eminem, among others, won Top Artist, Top Male Artist and Best Album awards, while Biber took home Fan Favorite and Top New Artist Awards, among others.

Rihanna and Taylor Swift were not much behind. Rihanna was named for Top Radio Artist and Top Female Artist, while Swift got Billboard Top 200 Artist of the Year award.

Beyonce was certainly the star of the night. She was honored with Billboard Millenium Award, as we previously reported and she also performed her latest single Who Run the World (Girls). During accaptance, Beyoncé was honored by musical veterans like Barbra Streisand, Bono and Stevie Wonder, as well as First Lady Michelle Obama, in a video montage.   

U2 won an award for the most successful tour last year 360 which eventually became the most successful tour of all time.
As we already said before, there were many performers and we beleive everyone found something for themselves. Beside mentioned, there were country stars Lady Antebellum and Keith Urban, pop breakouts Ke$ha i Tiao Cruz. Among performers were also One Republic and Cee-Lo Green. R&B diva Mary J. Blige dueted with Lil Wayne, while Pitbull performed his latest hit Give Me Everything. The Black Eyed Peas also performed singing medly of their greatest hits.
To sum up, it was one interesting music night, without big surprises among awarded followed by nice and unusuall performances.
Check out the complete winners list below.

ARTIST AWARDS:

• Top Artist: Eminem
• Top New Artist: Justin Bieber
• Top Male Artist: Eminem
• Top Female Artist: Rihanna
• Top Duo/Group: 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

ALBUM AWARDS
• Top Billboard 200 Album: Eminem - "Recovery"
• Top Pop Album: Justin Bieber - "My World 2.0"
• Top R&B Album: Usher - "Raymond vs. 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/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 ft. Ludacris - "Baby"
• Top Pop Song: Taio Cruz - "Dynamite"
• Top R&B Song: Usher ft. will.i.am "OMG"
• Top Rap Song: Eminem ft. 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 ft. Freshleyground - "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"
• Top Dance/Electronic Song: Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - "Stereo Love"
• Top Christian Song: Chris Tomlin - "Our God"

SPECIAL HONOREES
• Millennium Award: Beyonce Knowles
• Icon Award: Neil Diamond

OTHER AWARDS
• Viral Innovator Award: Cee-Lo Green
• Fan Favorite Award: Justin Bieber
• Heatseeker of the Year: Gentleman Hall

Check It Out: Dr. Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey - I Need a Doctor (video)

Spot za hit single Dr. Drea, Eminema i Skylar Grey - I Need a Doctor konačno je ugledao svetlost dana. Spot koji je režirao Allan Hughes urađen je kao kratki dramatični film u kome Eminem oživljava svog mentora nakon teške saobraćajne nesreće. Dreova poruka u ovom spotu je jasna - njegovo vreme tek dolazi. Pogledajte ovaj zanimljiv video.

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A video for a hit single I Need a Doctor by Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey is finally revealed! A video which was directed by Allan Hughes is actually a short movie in which Eminem revives his mentor after spectacular car crash. Dre's message is clear - his best work is yet to come. Check out this great video.

I Eminem ima preko milijardu pregleda na YouTube-u / And Eminem has over billion views on YouTube

Američki reper Eminem postao je treća osoba na svetu čiji spotovi imaju preko milijardu pregleda na sajtu YouTube, saopštio je sajt famecount.com. Osim njega, ovaj rezultat postigli su Lady Gaga i Justin Bieber, a na ovom sajtu navode da bi za nekoliko nedelja trebalo da im se predruži i Rihanna. 

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American rapper Eminem has become the third person in the world whose videos have been watched over billion times on popular website Youtube, famecount.com reported. Beside him, only Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber managed to reach this result. Mentioned website predicts that Rihanna should join them too in a few weeks.