List of German winners of the Nobel literature prizeOctober 8th, 2009 German winners of the Nobel literature prizeHerta Mueller is the 10th German to win the Nobel Prize in literature. Here is a list of German writers who have received the award.
Lady Gaga gore at MTV Video Music AwardsSeptember 16th, 2009 Sept 16 (IBNS) If Kanye West was thinking he will get away with all the media attention in the MTV Video Music Awards he was wrong. For he did not foresee that bizarre could, outdo the shocking.
Taylor Swift gets new homeSeptember 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Country singer Taylor Swift has bought a new apartment. The 'You Belong With Me' hitmaker has been moving out of her family home in Tennessee, where she has been living with her mum.
Kanye West ruins Taylor Swift's VMA acceptance speechSeptember 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Singer Taylor Swift's excitement of winning the Best Female Video award was marred by Kanye West when he jumped up on the stage and stated that Beyonce Knowles should have won. The 19-year-old songtress won the Best Female Video award for 'You Belong With Me' but as she started her acceptance speech, West, who had been drinking Hennessy on the red carpet appeared on stage and stated that Beyonce should have won for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," reports Usmagazine.com.
Beyonce gets bountiful at MTV Video Music AwardsSeptember 14th, 2009 Sept 14 (IBNS) If Kanye West did his bit interrupting the awards night
in the Video Music awards in New York, Beyonce Knowles rubbed the balm
on some wounded egos with her magnanimity and bold nature. While accepting the Moonman for the video of the year, Knowles did
play her part to perfection inviting Swift to the stage to complete
her speech that was interrupted by West.
Kayne West interrupts MTV Video Music AwardsSeptember 14th, 2009 Sept 14 (IBNS) Kayne West made Beyonce go google-eyed when he jumped
on the stage unannounced to interrupt the MTV Video Music Awards. West did it again when he barged onto the stage interrupting the
awards function to discuss the positives and negatives of the Best
female Video entries.
Beyonce shares winning moment with Taylor Swift at VMAsSeptember 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Beyonce Knowles shared her winning moment with Taylor Swift after bagging the Video of the Year prize at the recent Video Music Awards. Swift was interrupted by Kanye West earlier in the show when she was giving her acceptance speech for Best Female Video.
Kanye West's VMA RantSeptember 14th, 2009 The entire audience at the 2009 Video Music Awards was dumbfounded when Kanye West actually got up on stage and said Taylor Swift's Best Female Video Award was actually deserved more by Beyonce. It was a surprising moment for one and all present in the award function at the Radio City Music Hall, when Kanye West went up on the stage while Swift was receiving the award and said, "Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time," West declared during Swift's speech.
Partial list of video music award winnersSeptember 13th, 2009 Partial list of video music award winnersA partial list of winners of the MTV Video Music Awards. BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me."
BEST ROCK VIDEO: Green Day, "21 Guns."
BEST POP VIDEO: Britney Spears, "Womanizer."
BEST MALE VIDEO: T.I.
Winners from the ninth annual BET AwardsJune 29th, 2009 Winners from the BET AwardsWinners from the ninth annual BET Awards:
— Male R&B Artist: Ne-Yo. — Female R&B Artist: Beyonce.
List of winners at Country Music Television awardsJune 17th, 2009 List of winners at Country Music Television awardsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Here is a list of the winners at the Country Music Television awards, presented Tuesday:
— Video of the year: Taylor Swift, "Love Story."
— Male video: Brad Paisley, "Waitin' on a Woman."
— Female video: Taylor Swift, "Love Story."
— Group video: Rascal Flatts, "Every Day."
— Duo video: Sugarland, "All I Want to Do."
— Breakthrough video: Zac Brown Band, "Chicken Fried."
— Collaborative video: Brad Paisley with Keith Urban, "Start a Band."
— Performance of the year: Alan Jackson, George Strait, Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley, "Country Boy."
— Wide open country video: Kid Rock, "All Summer Long."
— Video director of the year: Trey Fanjoy for Taylor Swift's "Love Story."
A list of winners at the 10th International Indian Film Academy AwardsJune 13th, 2009 International Indian Film Academy Awards winnersMACAU — A list of winners at the 10th International Indian Film Academy Awards announced late Saturday in Macau:
Best picture: "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best director: Ashutosh Gowariker, "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best actor: Hrithik Roshan, "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best actress: Priyanka Chopra, "Fashion"
Best supporting actor: Arjun Rampal, "Rock On!!"
Best supporting actress: Kangana Ranawat, "Fashion"
Best performance as villain: Akshaye Khanna, "Race"
Best comedy performance: Abhishek Bachchan, "Dostana"
Best story: Neeraj Pandey, "A Wednesday"
Best music direction: A.R. Rahman, "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best lyrics: Javed Akhtar, "Jashan-e-Baharaa" from "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best male playback singer: Javed Ali, "Jashan-e-Baharaa" from "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best female playback singer: Shreya Ghoshal, "Teri Ore" from "Singh is Kinng"
Lifetime achievement award: Rajesh Khanna
Film of the decade: "Lagaan"
Director of the decade: Rakesh Roshan
Male star of the decade: Shah Rukh Khan
Female star of the decade: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Outstanding achievement in international cinema: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
(This version CORRECTS 'Singh is Kinng' is correct.)
Partial list of winners of 2009 Tony AwardJune 8th, 2009 Partial list of winners of 2009 Tony AwardWinners of the 2009 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Sunday. PLAY: "God of Carnage."
REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: "Hair."
BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Lee Hall, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE: "Next to Normal."
REVIVAL OF A PLAY: "The Norman Conquests."
SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT: "Liza's at The Palace."
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King."
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage."
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal."
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Roger Robinson, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Angela Lansbury, "Blithe Spirit."
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Gregory Jbara, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Karen Olivo, "West Side Story."
SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Derek McLane, "33 Variations."
SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Ian MacNeil, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Anthony Ward, "Mary Stuart."
COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Tim Hatley, "Shrek The Musical."
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Brian MacDevitt, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Rick Fisher, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Gregory Clarke, "Equus."
SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Paul Arditti, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Matthew Warchus, "God of Carnage."
DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
CHOREOGRAPHY: Peter Darling, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
ORCHESTRATIONS: Martin Koch, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"; Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, "Next to Normal."
SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE: Jerry Herman.
List of winners of 2009 Tony AwardJune 8th, 2009 List of winners of 2009 Tony AwardWinners of the 2009 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Sunday. BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Lee Hall, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Derek McLane, "33 Variations."
SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Ian MacNeil, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Anthony Ward, "Mary Stuart."
COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Tim Hatley, "Shrek The Musical."
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Brian MacDevitt, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Rick Fisher, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Gregory Clarke, "Equus."
SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Paul Arditti, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
CHOREOGRAPHY: Peter Darling, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
ORCHESTRATIONS: Martin Koch, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"; Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, "Next to Normal."
SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE: Jerry Herman.
Country Music Association honors Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn for overseas promotion of musicMay 11th, 2009 Bentley, Brooks & Dunn honored for overseas workNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country artists Brooks & Dunn and Dierks Bentley have been honored by the Country Music Association for promoting the genre overseas.