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Whitney Houston Family Demands Ex-Lover Ray J Be Removed from Awards Show

For the past few years of her life, Whitney Houston dated Ray J, who now maintains they were soul-mates and very good friends. At the 2012 Billboard Awards, though, he got no love from her family and especially from Patricia Houston, it has emerged. As we also noted the other day, Whitney was honored with the Mille...

22 May 2012
03:42 GMT

Katy Perry Brings Grandma as Date to 2012 Billboard Awards

Whenever she's on the red carpet, Katy Perry makes sure all eyes are on her, either by revealing a lot of skin or by showing off her curvaceous body. Last night was the exception to that unwritten rule. The singer walked the red carpet at the 2012 Billboard Awards hand in hand with her 91-year-old grandmother,...

21 May 2012
15:41 GMT

Justin Bieber Performs “Boyfriend” at 2012 Billboard Awards

Justin Bieber is out to prove to the world that he's a grown man from now on and, as such, his performances are getting more serious, more complicated and a bit more sensual, too. Case in point: his appearance at the 2012 Billboard Awards, where he was also honored with the Top Social Artist award. The Biebs...

21 May 2012
08:29 GMT

Katy Perry Is “Wide Awake” at 2012 Billboard Awards

You can't say that Katy Perry isn't fearless. At last night's 2012 Billboard Awards, she put on a bold and amazing aerial show, as part of her live performance of “Wide Awake,” her brand new single. Lifted off “Teenage Dream,” the song is about falling out of love – and ...

21 May 2012
08:12 GMT

Kelly Clarkson Performs “Dark Side” at 2012 Billboard Music Awards

Kelly Clarkson was just one of the many performers who took to the stage at last night's 2012 Billboard Awards to perform. Hers, however, was a one of a kind gig – as always where she's concerned. Performing for the first time live her brand new single, “Dark Side,” Kelly proved, one m...

21 May 2012
07:39 GMT

Whitney Houston's Family Feuding over 2012 Billboard Awards

Whitney Houston was the recipient of the Millennium Award at last night's Billboard Awards 2012, with Pat Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown taking to the stage to accept it. However, the entire thing didn't go down without some drama, it has emerged. TMZ claims to have it on very good authority that Pat, W...

21 May 2012
05:23 GMT

2012 Billboard Awards: The Winners

Last night, at the 2012 Billboard Awards, the world got confirmation of what it already knew: Adele and Justin Bieber were among the biggest, most successful and popular stars of today. They were the big winners of the night. During the 3-hour, performance-heavy gala, members of the audience felt all sorts of mixed...

21 May 2012
04:39 GMT

Whitney Houston Tribute at 2012 Billboard Awards – Video

Last night, the industry took a moment to remember Whitney Houston. The 2012 Billboard Awards included a touching tribute to the singer, who was also honored with the Millennium Award. Before daughter Bobbi Kristina and manager / sister-in-law Pat Houston took to the stage to accept the award, John Legend and Jordi...

21 May 2012
03:12 GMT

Bobbi Kristina’s Touching Speech at Billboard Awards 2012 – Video

In what is officially the first big-scale event she attends since Whitney Houston's death earlier this year, daughter Bobbi Kristina held a brief speech at Billboard Awards 2012, thanking fans for their support. “I really want to say thank you to everyone who supported us through it all. Not just from whe...

21 May 2012
02:57 GMT

Ashton Kutcher Offends with Country Music Awards 2012 Appearance

Over the weekend, Ashton Kutcher made a surprise appearance at the Country Music Awards 2012, where he presented the award for Female Vocalist of the Year to Miranda Lambert. His brief moment on stage did not fail to upset some country music stars. Oddly enough, Us Weekly reports, Miranda was one of them. The act...

4 April 2012
08:17 GMT

Razzies 2012: Adam Sandler Sets New Record for Most Wins in a Year

After setting a new record in the history of the Raspberry Awards, the Oscars-spoof ceremony that “celebrates” the worst the movie industry has to offer in a single year, Adam Sandler has just ripped a new page in history books for the kind of achievement no one wants to brag about. He is now officially t...

3 April 2012
02:06 GMT

Justin Bieber Gets Slimed at Kids' Choice Awards 2012

If you ever wanted to see Justin Bieber covered in bright green goo, now's the time to enjoy the sight. He got slimed over the weekend at the Kids' Choice Awards 2012. Video of the sliming “ceremony” is above. As you can see, Will Smith was there, lending producers a helping hand and even holdin...

2 April 2012
11:09 GMT

Katy Perry Performs at Kids' Choice Awards 2012

The 2012 issue of Kids' Choice Awards took place over the weekend. During the ceremony, which saw Heidi Klum and Taylor Lautner get slimed, Katy Perry performed her latest single. Video of it is below, embedded at the end of this blog post. Katy performed her latest single “Part of Me” but she ma...

2 April 2012
09:09 GMT

Lana Del Rey Performs “Video Games” at Echo Awards 2012

Lana Del Rey is yet to prove herself to audiences as a solid live performer. Either that, or her “Video Games” single is just not that interesting when done live, voices in the blogosphere say. She might be the hottest thing in music right now – and she definitely is just that – but Lana is s...

23 March 2012
12:15 GMT

Oscars 2012: The Stunning Ladies

Rounding up the Oscars 2012 fashion talk, after discussing various gowns separately, here's a quicker look at all the other ladies who shone on the red carpet and, thus, made their way on the best dressed list. Starting off at number one, we have the lady of the night herself, iconic actress Meryl Streep, who ...

28 February 2012
15:31 GMT

Oscars 2012: Watch the “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” Here

Here's something to brighten your day, in case you're a fan of animated films and in particular if you missed this year's winner for Best Animated Short at the Oscars 2012. You can now see the Oscar-winning “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” in full in the video above. An ...

28 February 2012
11:05 GMT

Oscars 2012: Casanova Ace Raps on the Red Carpet

Critics say the 2012 Academy Awards was a snoozefest, just like in previous years. Except for a few, more spectacular moments – the one shown above included – there wasn't really much to see during the Oscarcast.This was actually shown on ABC: rapper Casanova Ace entertained the interviewer not by sh...

28 February 2012
09:19 GMT

Oscars 2012: Snubbed Films, a Tribute

Because many solid films released in 2011 didn't even get a nomination for this year's Academy Awards, above is a video tribute for them, including the categories they should have earned nods, if not actual awards.We've already mentioned that two of the films that should have gotten the Academy's ...

28 February 2012
05:59 GMT

Razzies 2012: Adam Sandler Sets New Record with 11 Nominations

Taking a break from all the Oscars 2012 coverage, you should probably be happy (or, at the very least, amused) to hear that the nominations for the most shameful and shaming movie awards, the Razzies, have been announced. For the 2012 edition, which will announce its winners on April Fools' Day, we have a new ...

27 February 2012
09:18 GMT

Oscars 2012: Emma Stone and Ben Stiller Are Best Presenters of the Night

While some critics have said that the Robert Downey Jr. - Gwyneth Paltrow pairing / skit at the Oscars 2012 wasn't the most inspired choice, the consensus is that Emma Stone and Ben Stiller totally rocked. Above is a video of their small segment before presenting one of the technical awards, for special effects....

27 February 2012
07:43 GMT

Oscars 2012: Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell Bring the Noise

If you pair Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell to present the award for Best Original Song at the Oscars 2012, you must know you are in for something a bit out of the ordinary – and this is precisely what happened last night. The twosome walked up on stage through the audience, as they bashed golden cymbals t...

27 February 2012
07:24 GMT

Oscars 2012: Cirque du Soleil Wows with Incredible Performance

The Oscars 2012 did not have performances from the Best Song nominees, but they weren't devoid of spectacular moments. On the contrary – and it was all thanks to Cirque du Soleil, the “Iris” troupe. The dancers took to the stage to perform the most beautiful tribute to cinema ever, which also...

27 February 2012
06:03 GMT

Oscars 2012: Billy Crystal's Opening Monologue

After the initial host of the Oscars 2012, Eddie Murphy, stepped down from the job after producer Brett Ratner was fired, Billy Crystal agreed to do it one more time. This was his ninth time on the job. Reviews of his performance as host of the biggest awards show of the year have been mixed so far, with some sayin...

27 February 2012
05:32 GMT

Oscars 2012: Chris Rock Offends with Animation Joke

Chris Rock presented the award for Best Animation at last night's 2012 Oscars but, in doing so, he managed to step on quite a few toes. What most offended, it would seem, was his saying that doing animation work is not that hard. However, he wasn't referring to making animated movies, as some of those who ...

27 February 2012
04:36 GMT

Oscars 2012: Robert Downey Jr. Cuts Off Gwyneth Paltrow

Critics say that one of the lamest, most unfunny moments at the Oscars 2012 was the “sketch” Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow did before presenting the award for Best Documentary. You can see it in full below, embedded at the end of this post. Either we're way too partial to Robert (which we...

27 February 2012
03:47 GMT

Oscars 2012: Christopher Plummer Wins First Oscar at 82

Christopher Plummer has officially become the oldest actor to win an Oscar: at 82, he received his first ever Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the indie drama “Beginners.” You can see his entire acceptance speech below, embedded at the end of the article. Though any other man who...

27 February 2012
03:19 GMT

Oscars 2012: Octavia Spencer Cries Her Eyes Out During Speech

As was to be expected, the 2012 Academy Awards were riddled with emotional moments, provided by the big winners of the night, who took to the stage to collect their awards. Octavia Spencer was one of them. The actress won her first Academy for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “The Help” and was s...

27 February 2012
02:56 GMT

Oscars 2012: Jean Dujardin Turns on the Charm in His Acceptance Speech

The surprise winner at the 2012 Academy Awards was “The Artist,” which is not only a French film, but it's also silent and in black and white. Jean Dujardin also won his first Oscar for Best Actor. Video of his acceptance speech in full is below, including the presentations preceding it, as deliver...

27 February 2012
02:15 GMT

Oscars 2012: Meryl Streep's Beautiful Acceptance Speech – Video

At the 2012 Academy Awards, Meryl Streep won the Oscar for Best Actress for her spectacular role in “The Iron Lady,” the biopic of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Below is a video of her acceptance speech. It would appear that the legendary actress, now on her third win for the prestigious ...

27 February 2012
01:43 GMT

Oscars 2012: The Winners

February represents the culmination of the awards season in Hollywood, with all the big players getting ready for the night that can change their life for the better: Oscars night. Below is a complete list of the winners at the 2012 Academy Awards. Just hours ago, the Hollywood elite gathered at the Hollywood & Hig...

27 February 2012
01:07 GMT

Oscars 2012: Sacha Baron Cohen Is Banned

One person you won't be seeing at the 2012 Academy Awards, which will take place this Sunday, is comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. The Academy has more or less officially banned him from the ceremony. Fans of the star's work must already know that he usually gets into character for months, if not years in a row...

23 February 2012
10:00 GMT

Adele Flips the Bird Live at the Brit Awards 2012

Adele was officially the big winner at the Brit Awards 2012 the other day, taking home Best British Female and Best British Album. However, she also got a lot of people talking about her obscene gesture during the broadcast. Video of it is below, but a little context is still in order. Adele didn't flip the...

23 February 2012
03:43 GMT

Oscars 2012: Voters Are Overwhelmingly White, Male, Old

Each year, right after or before the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is accused of being an elitist, exclusive organization that favors only one type of movies / industry people. The LA Times has an explanation for why that happens: just look at those who vote. Q Granted, that's easier s...

21 February 2012
07:06 GMT

Grammys 2012: Best Dressed Ladies

So, the Grammys 2012 happened on Sunday. For all the celebrities, besides being a night to celebrate achievements in music, it was also an occasion to show some fabulous fashion on the red carpet. The red carpet ceremony ahead of an awards show has come to be as important as the actual ceremony, if not even more fo...

14 February 2012
14:51 GMT

Grammys 2012: Amy Winehouse Should Have Been There

Amy Winehouse's music is the legacy that she left with us, her parents, Mitch and Janis Winehouse told the audience at the Grammy Awards 2012, as they accepted her award for Best Performance by a Pop Duo or Group. Amy won for her duet with Tony Bennett, “Body and Soul.” Her parents traveled from the ...

13 February 2012
10:07 GMT

Grammys 2012: Bruno Mars Throws Fit for Losing to Adele

Much is being said about adopting the right attitude when losing to a competitor at an awards show. However, none of that applies to Bruno Mars, who completely flipped out when he didn't win Best Pop Solo Performance at the Grammys 2012. Running in the same category with Adele (“Someone Like You&rdquo...

13 February 2012
07:40 GMT

Grammys 2012: LL Cool J Opens with Prayer for Whitney Houston

While hosts of other awards galas break the ice with jokes and jabs at fellow stars, LL Cool J had a very huge task on his hands at last night's Grammy Awards 2012. So, he opened the show with a prayer. As you must already know, singer Whitney Houston died this weekend, just hours before the Grammys. LL did not ...

13 February 2012
04:52 GMT

Grammys 2012: Bruno Mars Puts on Incendiary Show

Bruno Mars didn't win anything at last night's Grammy Awards 2012, but he definitely didn't leave for home with a bruised ego, considering the reception he got for his live performance. The singer, nominated for no less than 6 categories, took to the stage early in the evening and performed “Ru...

13 February 2012
03:27 GMT

Grammys 2012: Adele Performs “Rolling in the Deep”

Adele had laser surgery on her vocal chords only a couple of months ago but, judging by her performance at last night's Grammy Awards, she was never in better shape. The Grammys 2012 marked Adele's comeback to live performing after she was diagnosed with a recurring hemorrhage on her vocal chords and she ha...

13 February 2012
03:13 GMT

Grammys 2012: The Winners

The 2012 Grammy Awards will go down in history as the “Adele Awards.” The British singer capped off a rather desolate 2011 (health-wise) with the most amazing beginning for a new year: she won 6 out of 6 awards. Adele was nominated in 6 major categories at the Grammys and, contrary to even the most optimi...

13 February 2012
02:51 GMT

Grammys 2012: Chris Brown Working on “Over the Top” Performance

One of the performers at Sunday's Grammy 2012 Awards will be Chris Brown, word online has it. Official confirmation is still pending but, for what it's worth, various media outlets claim he's determined to make his performance one that would be impossible to forget. The highlight of the evening will ...

10 February 2012
03:02 GMT

Oscars 2012: Just Give All of Them to George Clooney, Says Brad Pitt

You'd think that competition in the Oscar race is so tight that nominees would even walk on dead bodies to get one of those much-coveted statuettes. In the case of Brad Pitt and George Clooney, things couldn't be any more different.The two, very good friends in real life as well, are in the running for Best...

27 January 2012
03:36 GMT

Oscars 2012: The Nominations

They're in: the nominations for the Academy Awards 2012 have just been announced during a live ceremony by Jennifer Lawrence and Tom Sherak. As with every year, there are a few surprises and a few snubs. Following weeks of speculation and playing the guessing game, the darlings of the awards season have emerged ...

24 January 2012
09:56 GMT

Razzies 2012: Ceremony Moved to April Fools' Day

One of the most mediated and, at the same time, shameful movie awards gala, The Golden Raspberry Awards or the Razzies, as they're better known, has been moved to a later date. Organizers have settled for April Fools' Day. Until this year, the ceremony, which boasts of “honoring” the worst the ...

24 January 2012
03:31 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Ricky Gervais Was Set Up

This year, Ricky Gervais returned as host of the Golden Globes: his third time on the job in as many years. Despite the vague promise from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and NBC and, most importantly, from Gervais himself, of an “outrageous” show, it turned out to be a letdown. So, what happened?...

18 January 2012
02:28 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Kate Winslet Goes Public with Ned Rocknroll

At Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony, British actress Kate Winslet ended weeks of speculation on her love life by going public with her latest beau Ned Rocknroll, planting a kiss on his lips just as she got up to make her acceptance speech. Since her much-mediated divorce from Sam Mendes, Kate's love life has...

17 January 2012
05:54 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Ricky Gervais Won't Be Back for Another Year

This might sound a bit like the story of the little boy who cried wolf, but Ricky Gervais is insisting (again) that he won't be returning as host of the Golden Globes in 2013, which would make it his fourth time on the job.After last year's public backlash which, ironically enough, translated into record ra...

17 January 2012
01:53 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: The Madonna vs. Elton John Feud Lives On

2012 is proving to be an amazing and packed year for Madonna. Not only is she getting ready for awards season with “W.E.,” her latest directorial effort, but she's also reaping the fruits of her labor as a singer. At last night's Golden Globes 2012, the singer took home the award for Best Origin...

16 January 2012
07:43 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Host Ricky Gervais Tones It Down

Considering the backlash after the Golden Globes 2011 and Ricky Gervais' promise that, this year, he would finally give everyone reason to complain, you might have expected the 2012 awards show to be truly outrageous. It wasn't.Then again, it wasn't bad either. Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes 20...

16 January 2012
07:15 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: George Clooney Is Thankful to Michael Fassbender

He may not be the type that loves public outings (unless they're top-class), but George Clooney is a very funny, easygoing, amazing guy. His acceptance speech at the Golden Globes 2012 should be confirmation of that. Video of his speech when winning Best Actor, Drama is below, embedded at the end of the article....

16 January 2012
06:21 GMT


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