Santana to receive lifetime achievement award at Billboard Latin Music Awards

August 6th, 2009 Dalai Lama to receive Tenn. museum's Freedom AwardMEMPHIS, Tenn.

April 29th, 2009 LONDON - Hindu scholars are calling on Grammy Awards bosses to add a new category for traditional Indian music at the annual awards ceremony. Officials at the Universal Society of Hinduism are urging Grammy bosses to include 'Kirtan' as a field for future awards shows, beginning in 2010, reports contactmusic.com.

April 28th, 2009 LONDON - Legendary Hollywood actress Meryl Streep is to be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Rome film festival. The 'Out of Africa' star will receive the Marcus Aurelius Lifetime Achievement Award, reports The Daily Star.

April 27th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rome Film Festival. The 'Out of Africa' star will receive the Marcus Aurelius Lifetime Achievement Award, which has previously been bestowed upon industry legends such as Sir Sean Connery and Al Pacino, reports contactmusic.com.

April 24th, 2009 Reggaeton star Flex wins 8 Latin BillboardsCORAL GABLES, Fla. — Panamanian reggaeton sensation Flex won eight awards, and Spanish pop singer Enrique Iglesias took home six at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday night.

April 24th, 2009 Flex tops Latin music award nominations with 13CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Panamanian reggaeton sensation Flex topped the list of finalists for the 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards with 13 nominations, including Latin album of the year, hot Latin song of the year and tropical airplay song of the year.

April 19th, 2009 Winners at the 28th Hong Kong Film AwardsHONG KONG — A list of winners in the top categories at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards announced Sunday at the Hong Kong Cultural Center: Best film: "Ip Man" Best director: Ann Hui, "The Way We Are" Best actor: Nick Cheung, "The Beast Stalker" Best actress: Paw Hee-ching, "The Way We Are" Best supporting actor: Liu Kai-chi, "The Beast Stalker" Best supporting actress: Chan Lai-wun, "The Way We Are" Best screenplay: Lou Shiu-wa, "The Way We Are" Best cinematography: Arthur Wong, "Painted Skin" Lifetime achievement award: Josephine Siao

April 9th, 2009 LONDON - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles will honour Tracey Ullman with a lifetime achievement prize. The British comedienne will be given first-ever BAFTA/LA Charlie Chaplin Lifetime Achievement Award for Comedy, said trade paper Variety.

March 20th, 2009 LONDON - Two of the remaining Three Tenors, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, will grace the Classical Brit Awards in London. Though the duo is not expected to perform at the event, Domingo may present his fellow Tenor with a lifetime achievement award.

March 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The 20th annual GLAAD Media Awards is set to honour former model-turned-talk show host Tyra Banks. Banks will receive the Excellence in Media Award, reports Contactmusic.

February 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a spin-off from Hollywood's Golden Raspbery Awards (also known as the Razzies) which recognises the worst in cinema, India will have its own version of the same, Golden Kela Awards, to be held March 7. Launched by Random magazine, the ceremony will take place here on the same day as the 54th Filmfare Awards 2009 are held in Mumbai.

February 9th, 2009 LONDON - Model-turned-actor Freida Pinto has continued the winning streak for her debut movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' by bagging the best actress prize at the Elle Style Awards. Pinto was awarded Monday night that followed the seven British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards given to the film Sunday, reports contactmusic.com.

February 8th, 2009 LONDON - Indian composer A.R. Rahman has said he hoped to become only the third Indian to bag an Oscar after picking up the coveted BAFTA award for his score in the film 'Slumdog Millionaire.' 'It is a great feeling...

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Eminent space scientist G. Madhavan Nair and Team Chandrayaan have been declared the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2008 Monday.

December 24th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has been invited by the Tehran Film Festival to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. However, the actor is not sure he would be able to attend the event.