Golden Globes: Madonna i Ludovic Bource dobitnici muzičkih nagrada / Madonna and Ludovic Bource win music awards

Madonna je na ovogodišnjoj dodeli nagrada Zlatni Globus osvojila nagradu za najbolju originalnu pesmu, "Masterpiece", koju je napisala za svoj rediteljski film, "W.E.". Ovo je za nju prvi Globus još od 1997. godine kada je osvojila nagradu za najbolju glumicu za ulogu u filmu "Evita". 

Soundtrack za "W.E." bio je nominovan i za najbolju originalnu muziku, ali ovu nagradu odneo je Ludovic Bource koji je komponovao muziku za nemi film "The Artist". "The Artist" je i glavni pobednik večeri sa tri osvojene nagrade i, sudeći po prognozama, glavni je kandidat za Oskara.

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Madonna won Golden Globe last night for Best Original Song thanks to a track "Masterpiece" she penned for her directorial movie, "W.E.". This is her first Globe since 1997 when she won the award for Best Actress thanks to her role in "Evita".

"W.E." soundtrack was also nominated for Best Original Score but it lost to Ludovic Bource's score for a silent movie "The Artist". "The Artist" is also the big winner of the night with three awards and it's forcasted as the main contender for Oscar. 

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.

American Music Awards 2011: Najviše nagrada za Adele i Taylor Swift / Adele and Taylor Swift win most awards

Adele i Taylor Swift su najveći pobednici na ovogodišnjim American Music Awards, jer je svaka ponela po tri nagrade. Adele za najboljeg ženskog pop-rok izvođača, za najbolji pop-rok album ("21") i za najboljeg adult contemporary izvođača. Country zvezda, Taylor Swift, proglašena je za najboljeg izvođača godine, a dobila je nagrade i za najboljeg ženskog country izvođača, kao i za najbolji country album ("Speak Now").

Iza njih je Nicki Minaj koja je pokupila glavne nagrade u rap/hip-hop kategoriji - najbolji rap/hip-hop izvođač i najbolji rap/hip-hop album ("Pink Friday").

Nicki je bila veoma simpatična jer je osim čudnog outfita (blago rečeno), nosila i štikle u kojima je jedva mogla da hoda (neki kažu da je bila pijana :D). Ipak, to je nije sprečilo da otvori dodelu zanimljivim nastupom.

Prošle večeri videli smo mnogo nastupa, ali najveći utisak (sudeći po pozicijama na itunesu) ostavio je medley Jennifer Lopez, "Until It Beats No More/Papi/On the Floor". Vizuelno perfektan nastup i neverovatna energija ove 42-godišnjakinje doneli su joj stajaće ovacije.

Kompletnu litu dobitnika pogledajte ispod ovog posta.

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Adele and Taylor Swift are big winners of this year's American Music Awards, each with three wins. Adele got awards for favorite pop/rock female artist, adult contemporary artist and pop/rock album for "21". Taylor Swift picked artist of the year award, along with favorite country female artist and favorite country album for "Speak Now".
Behind them is Nicki Minaj who won main trophies in rap/hip-hop category - best rap/hip-hop artist and best rap/hip-hop album ("Pink Friday").
Nicki was really cute. Beside weird outfit (to say at least) she wore heels she could barely walk in (some say she was drunk :D). Still, it didn't stop her to open the ceremony with a top performance.
We saw many performances last night, but the biggest impression (according to itunes chart positions) left Jennifer Lopez's medley of "Until It Beats No More/Papi/On the Floor". Visually perfect performance and incredible energy of this 42-year-old woman the crowd awarded with a standing ovation.
Check out the complete list of winners below this post.

Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift

Favourite Male Artist In Pop/Rock
Bruno Mars

Favourite Female Artist in Pop/Rock
Adele

Favourite Band, Duo or Group in Pop/Rock
Maroon 5

Favourite Album in Pop/Rock
Adele - 21

Favourite Country Male Artist
Blake Shelton

Favourite Country Female Artist
Taylor Swift

Favourite Band, Duo or Group in Country
Lady Antebellum

Favourite Country Album
Taylor Swift - Speak Now

Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj

Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday

Favourite Male Artist in Soul/Rhythm/Blues
Usher

Favourite Female Artist in Soul/Rhythm/Blues
Beyoncé

Favourite Album in Soul/Rhythm/Blues
Rihanna - Loud

Favourite Alternative/Rock Artist
Foo Fighters


Favourite Artist in Adult Contemporary
Adele

Favourite Artist in Latin Music
Jennifer Lopez


Favourite Contemporary Inspirational Artist
Casting Crowns

Sprint New Artist of the Year in Pop/Rock
Hot Chelle Rae

MTV Europe Music Jokes Report

Izveštaj sa ovogodišnje dodele MTV evropskih muzičkih nagrada počeću smešnom činjenicom da nijedan dobitnik zapravo nije iz Evrope. To je naravno, najmanji, problem večerašnjeg fijaska.

MTV odavno ima glupo pravilo da fanovi mogu glasati nebrojano puta za svoje favorite, a ta glupost je večeras kulminirala. Za ovakve ceremonije ne treba vam mnogo fanova. Treba vam samo dovoljan broj zaluđenih fanova koji će po ceo dan kliktati "vote" ispod vašeg imena. Tako je Lady Gaga osvojila četiri nagrade iako njen aktuelni album "Born This Way" nije "album veka", kako je najavljivala (jedva može poneti titulu "album meseca"), istoimena pesma nije novi "I Will Survive", a ni "Express Yourself" (osrednji hit u najboljem slučaju), dok je veoma diskutabilno mogu li se ostali singlovi sa ovog albuma nazvati hitovima. Ipak, "mala čudovišta" su se potrudila da je predstave kao najpopularniju zvezdu trenutno što je, ako gledate prodaju, slušanost na radio-stanicama, puštanje po klubovima itd, daleko od istine. "Mala čudovišta" se nisu najsjajnije pokazala tamo gde je najvažnije - kupovina albuma i singlova (osim kada se album prodavao za dolar). Naravno, ovo nema veze sa kvalitetom, jer ove nagrade nikada nisu ni bile odraz kvaliteta, ali po komercijalnim parametrima, ove godine je bilo daleko popularnijih izvođača. Kao i uvek, Gaga se potrudila da šokira (bez ikakve poruke, naravno), pa je došla obučena kao čivava. Takođe smo čitave večeri bili osuđeni na ispoljavanje njenih fake emocija jer joj gluma nije jača strana. 

Doduše, ni Selena Gomaz se nije pokazala kao najsjajnija glumica, kojoj je to primarni posao, pa je njeno voditeljstvo bilo tragikomično u najmanju ruku. Ni prezenteri nisu bili ništa bolji - usiljeni je blaga reč.

Da će dodela biti razočaravajuća videlo se još na samom početku kada je Katy Perry dodeljena nagrada za najboljeg live izvođača. Njoj koja je sve samo ne dobar live izvođač, što je dokazano mnogo puta do sada.

Justin Bieber nije ostvario značajniji uspeh ove godine, što njegovim fanovima nije bio problem da mu dodele nagrade za najboljeg muškog (?) i pop izvođača (za razloge videti pod Lady Gaga).

Kakva dodela, takvi i nastupi - prilično neupečatljivi. Jedino su David Guetta, Jessie J i Tiao Cruz malo razdrmali publiku koja je bila mrtva gotovo čitave večeri (ali ko može da ih krivi). 

Kao šlag na torti bio je Adam Lambert koji je nastupio sa grupom Queen i (bezuspešno) imitirao Freddia Mercurya. Ovom katastrofom, dodela je zatvorena.

Dobitnike pogledajte ispod ovog posta.

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I'll start this report about this year's MTV EMA ceremony with a funny fact that there were no winners from Europe. That's, of course, the smallest problem of tonight's fiasco.

MTV has had a stupid rule for a long time that people can vote unlimited number of times for their favorites,  the stupidity of that desicion has culminated tonight. You don't need many fans for this type of award shows. You just need enough lunatic fans who'll click "vote" under your name all day long. That's how Lady Gaga won four awards, although her latest album "Born This Way" isn't "the album of the century", as she announced ("album of the month", barely), a title song isn't new "I Will Survive" nor "Express Yourself" (moderate hit in the best case), while it's a question could her other singles from this album be called hits. Still, "little monsters" tried very hard to present her as the most popular star at the moment which is, when we look sales, radio and club plays, far from truth. "Little monsters" failed to prove her power when it comes to the most important thing - buying her records (except when her album was sold for a dollar). Of course, EMAs aren't about quality, but judging by a comercial performance there were more successful acts this year. Like always, Gaga was trying to shock (without any message, of course), so she came dressed as a chiwawa. We also had to watch her spilling of fake emotions all over the place because acting isn't one of her talents.

Still, a host Selena Gomes also didn't show greats acting skills, although it's her primary job, so her hosting was really tragicomic. Presenters weren't better wither - constrained to say at least.

At the beginning of the show it was clear that a ceremony will be a disappointment. Katy Perry got an award for best live act. She can be whatever she wants, but she failed as a live performer many, many times. 

Although Justin Bieber didn't have a significant success this year, it didn't stop his lunatic fans to award him with best male (?) and best pop performer (for reasons see under Lady Gaga).

Bad ceremony, bad performances. Very bland and uninspired. Only David Guetta, Jessie J and Tiao Cruz moved audience that was dead almost whole evening (but who can blame them?). 

Adam Lambert buried the show. He performed with Queen and during a performance he unsuccessfully tried to copy Freddie Mercury. This catastrophy closed the show.

Check out the winners below this post.

Winners:

Best song: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Best live act: Katy Perry

Best pop: Justin Bieber

Best new artist: Bruno Mars

Best female: Lady Gaga

Best male: Justin Bieber

Best hip-hop: Eminem

Best rock: Linkin Park

Best video: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Best alternative: 30 Seconds To Mars

Best world stage: 30 Seconds To Mars

Best push: Bruno Mars

Best fans: Lady Gaga

MTV VMA 2011 Report!

Katy Perry i Adele velike su pobednice sinoćne dodela MTV Video-muzičkih nagrada, jer je svaka kući odnela po tri "Moonman" statue. Dodelu su obeležila i mnoga iznenađenja i sjajni nastupi.

Šou je otvorila Lady Gaga, odnosno njen muški alter ego Jo Calderone, pesmom "You and I". Nastup iznenađenja su potpm priredili Jay-Z i Kanye West koji su nedavno objavili zajednički album "Watch the Throne".

"Michael Jackson Video Vanguard" nagradu za životno delo dobila je Britney Spears, a ovo priznanje joj je uručila Lady Gaga, odnosno Jo.

Tony Bennett je predstavio neprikazane snimke svog dueta sa Amy Winehouse, dok su Bruno Mars i Mark Ronson izveli pesmu "Valerie" kao tribute ovoj tragično nastradaloj pevačici.

Na dodeli su nastupili i Pitbull sa Ne-Yom i Nayerom, Adele, Chris Brown, Young the Giant i Beyonce koja je objavila da je trudna! Dodelu je zatvorio Lil Wayne.

Spisak svih dobitnika možete pogledati ispod ovog posta. 

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Katy Perry and Adele are big winners of last night MTV VMA ceremony. Both of them took home 3 "Moonman" statues. There were many surprises and exciting performances as well.

Lady Gaga, or better to say her alter ego Jo Calderone, opened the show with "You and I". After that Jay-Z and Kanye West gave a surprising performance to promote their collaborative album "Watch the Throne". 

"Michael Jackson Video Vanguard" award for a lifetime achievment was awarded to Britney Spears who got her statue from Lady Gaga, or Joe.

Tony Bennett presented previously unreleased parts of his duet with Amy Winehouse and Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson performed "Valerie" as a tribute to the late singer.

We also saw great performances from Pitbull with Ne-Yo and Nayer, Adele, Chris Brown, Young the Giant and Beyonce who announced pregnancy! Lil Wayne closed the show.

Check out winners list below this post.

Video of the year: Katy Perry - Firework

Best female video: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Best new artist: Tyler, the Creator - Yonkers

Best male video: Justin Bieber (?) - U Smile

Best collaboration: Katy Perry & Kanye West - E.T.

Best hip-hop video: Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

Best rock video: Foo Fighters - Walk

Best pop video - Britney Spears - Till the World Ends

Best video with a message: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Best art direction: Adele - Rolling in the Deep

Best choreography: Beyonce - Run the World (Girls)

Best cinematography: Adele - Rolling in the Deep

Best direction: Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise

Best editing: Adele - Rolling in the Deep

Best special effects: Katy Perry feat. Kanye West E.T.

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