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Articles tagged "award shows"NewsThe Emmy nominations mostly got it right, for a changeby Robert Philpot [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Jul.08] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The Emmy Award nominations got so many things right this year, it takes a while to realize what they missed - and what they missed is more a symptom of how wide open the... NewsIt’s a new world — Emmy needs to expand horizonsby Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][8.Jul.08] :. I’ve been reading the unofficial lists of Emmy semi-finalists that Tom O’Neil has been posting at the Gold Derby site (goldderby.latimes.com). And I was struck, once again, by an idea...  NewsWhat Grammy got right — and wrongby Chris Macias [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][13.Feb.08] :. That collective gasp coming from the Staples Center and living rooms around the country on Sunday night? It was just the reaction to the 50th annual Grammy Awards. Just when it looked as if Amy...  NewsHancock win latest in right artist, wrong year categoryby Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][12.Feb.08] :. With his Grammy Award for album of the year Sunday, Herbie Hancock joins a long list of venerated musicians who have won music’s biggest prize decades after releasing their best... Music FeatureDead Grammy Walkingby Terry Sawyer[12.Feb.08] :. The Grammys are a tradition whose bottom has fallen out, a relic still standing only because people are too bored to say otherwise.  Music FeatureTrophy Case: The 2008 Grammy Awardsby Evan Sawdey[12.Feb.08] :. Somehow, Kanye West was able to make the entire evening about himself. Surprise, surprise... Amy Winehouse, Kanye West, Herbie Hancock top Grammy winnersby Dan Deluca [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][11.Feb.08] :. Amy Winehouse and Kanye West were big winners at the 50th annual Grammy awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Sunday night, while jazz pianist Herbie Hancock pulled an upset, winning best album... With the Grammys turning 50, we offer some highlights (and lowlights)by Jim Harrington [The Oakland Tribune (MCT)][10.Feb.08] :. There’s only one sure bet for this year’s Grammy Awards: It’s going to be more fun to watch than the Golden Globes. The union for striking Hollywood writers, which forced the... Grammy’s wacky momentsby Rafer Guzmán [Newsday (MCT)][8.Feb.08] :. Glen Campbell over The Beatles? Coolio over 2Pac? Jethro Tull for best hard rock/metal performance ... in 1989? Even more fun than watching the Grammys is playing armchair quarterback, critiquing... The Grammys at 50 are showing their ageby Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)][8.Feb.08] :. Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse is the perfect poster girl for the current state of the music industry. Music isn’t her problem. Everything else is. That’s exactly the same... Grammy Awards: Who will win, who should win, and who got shaftedby Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][6.Feb.08] :. More than 18,000 members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences vote on the Grammy Awards each year. The academy says it’s out to reward “artistic excellence,” but... Grammy Hall of Fame inductees help correct show’s slightsby Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)][21.Jan.08] :. I’m typically the first person in a group of blowhards to resort to Grammy-bashing, very often because the choices voters and committee selecters sometimes make are inexplicably... The Grammys are the next endangered awards showby Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][16.Jan.08] :. I am seriously trying to produce a column with no mention of the Hollywood writers strike, but events keep unfolding (I hate events) and now, it seems, we may have problems with the Grammys. The... Globes press conference finishes off wild week with tediumby Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Jan.08] :. Well, that was special. Nothing makes for rip-roaring Sunday-night television like a press conference, headlined by a pack of D- and E-list “stars” from TV entertainment... Like the rest of the show, Globes’ music noms are all about glamourby Jan Stuart [Newsday (MCT)][11.Jan.08] :. “You must make the wood cry,” says Armin Mueller-Stahl in “Eastern Promises,” giving an impromptu violin lesson to two adoring little girls. With a flourish of bow upon... Golden Globe movie nominations reveal a three-way raceby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Dec.07] :. With no clear frontrunner in the end-of-year awards races, the movie world is mulling over Thursday’s Golden Globe nominations, looking for a hint of which way the wind is blowing. What... No single act dominates the Country Music Association Awardsby Mark Price [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][8.Nov.07] :. Kenny Chesney was the top winner Wednesday night, taking home the entertainer of the year award for the second year in a row at the annual Country Music Association Awards. However, as was the... Country pickin’: Trying to predict the CMA Awards winnersby Jon Bream [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][7.Nov.07] :. Jamie Foxx, Kid Rock and Jewel are all part of country music’s biggest night. Go figure. An Oscar-winning actor who also makes R&B recordings, a Yankee redneck rappin’ rocker and a... Emmys 2007: Spader bests Gandolfini; Sally Field’s speech cut shortby Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][17.Sep.07] :. The only thing that could be said for Sunday’s seemingly endless Emmy Awards ceremony on Fox was that at least Britney Spears didn’t make an appearance. For the 59th edition of the TV... Some tough Emmy choices to be madeby Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][14.Sep.07] :. We considered boycotting the Emmys this year, based on the best drama category alone. No “Friday Night Lights?” Are you insane? ... No “Lost.” No “The Wire.”... The Comebacks, The Cut-Ups, and All Cut Too Short: The 2007 VMAsby Evan Sawdey[11.Sep.07] :. Isn't it ironic how the 2007 installment of MTV's celebration of music videos was, in fact, a telling death knell for music videos? |
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