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  • 25 Biggest Songs of 2010 – 2019

    25 Biggest Songs of 2010 – 2019

    Top 25 Songs 2010-2019

    1. Uptown Funk! Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
    2. Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
    3. Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran
    4. Closer – The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
    5. Girls Like You – Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B
    6. We Found Love – Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
    7. Old Town Road – Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
    8. Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
    9. Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
    10. Rolling In The Deep – Adele
    11. Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) -Post Malone & Swae
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    12. Without Me – Halsey
    13. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
    14. Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell
    15. Perfect – Ed Sheeran
    16. Sicko Mode – Travis Scott
    17. All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
    18. Royals – Lorde
    19. God’s Plan – Drake
    20. Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera
    21. Happy – Pharrell Williams
    22. Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
    23. Rockstar – Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
    24. TiK ToK – Ke$ha
    #25. See You Again – Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
  • 2013 Number One Hits

    2013 Number One Hits

    2013 Number One Hits

    December 30, 2013– January 12, 2013: Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
    January 13 – February 2, 2013: Thrift Shop – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
    February 3 – February 9, 2013: Harlem Shake – Baauer
    February 10 – March 2, 2013: Thrift Shop – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
    March 3 – March 9, 2013: Harlem Shake – Baauer
    March 10 – April 6, 2013: Thrift Shop – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
    April 7 – April 13, 2013: When I Was Your Man – Bruno Mars
    April 14 – April 20, 2013: Just Give Me a Reason – Pink featuring Nate Ruess
    April 21 – May 18, 2013: Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton
    May 19 – June 1, 2013: Just Give Me a Reason – Pink featuring Nate Ruess
    June 2 – June 29, 2013: Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
    June 30 – July 6, 2013: We Can’t Stop – Miley Cyrus
    July 7 – September 7, 2013: Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
    September 8 – September 14, 2013: Roar – Katy Perry
    September 15 – September 28, 2013: Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
    September 29 – December 7, 2013: Royals – Lorde
    December 8 – December 14, 2013: The Monster – Eminem featuring Rihanna
    December 15 – December 28, 2013: Timber – Pitbull featuring Kesha
    December 29, 2013 – January 4, 2014: The Monster – Eminem featuring Rihanna

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  • 2013 History, Facts and Trivia

    2013 History, Facts and Trivia

    2013 Pop Culture History

    Quick Facts from 2013:

    • The Mis-heard Event: Public schools in Philadelphia went on lockdown in 2013 after a teacher misheard The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song lyrics as “shooting some people outside of school,” instead of “shooting some b-ball.”
    • When Ed Sheeran’s “The A-Team” received a Grammy nomination Elton John tried to get Ed a performance slot at the award show, but was told he was not high-profile enough. Elton decided to perform with Ed to solve the problem.
    • The Top Song was Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke with T.I. and Pharrell
    • The Movies to Watch include Frozen, 12 Years a Slave, The Great Gatsby, The Lone Ranger, Saving Mr. Banks, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Gravity, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Captain Phillips
    • People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive: Adam Levine
    • Notable books include: American Sniper by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice and Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach
    • Price of Lipton Teabags in 2013: $3.99/100
      Price of a movie ticket: $8.00
      Price of extra-large eggs: $2.40/dozen
    • The Funny Co-Hosts were: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
    • Electronic Arts was voted “The Worst Company In America” by The Consumerist for 2 years in a row in 2012 and 2013
    • The Rap Record: Eminem set the Guinness World Record with Rap God for most words in a hit single. The song has a record-breaking 1560 words in 6 minutes 4 seconds and averaging 4.28 words per second.
    • The Game Sensation: Flappy Bird was a free-to-play casual mobile game released on the iOS App Store on May 24, 2013, and on Google Play on January 30, 2014, by mobile app developer Dong Nguyen. On February 9th, he took the game off the market.
    Top Ten Baby Names of 2013:
    Isabella, Sophia, Emma, Olivia, Ava, Jacob, Ethan, Michael, Jayden, William
    Fashion Icons and Sex Symbols:
    Malin Ackerman, Amy Adams, Alessandra Ambrosio, Gillian Anderson, Jennifer Anniston, Hayley Atwell, Morena Baccarin, Kristen Bell, Ashley Benson, Julie Benz, Beyonce, Alison Brie, Gisele Bündchen, Emilia Clarke, Lauren Cohan, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Kaley Cuoco, Miley Cyrus, Alexandra Daddario, Brooklyn Decker, Kat Dennings, Zooey Deschanel, Natalie Dormer, Jenna Fischer, Isla Fisher, Megan Fox, Karen Gillan, Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, Maggie Grace, Ariana Grande, Christina Hendricks, Amber Heard, Katie Holmes, Carly Rae Jepson, Scarlett Johansson, Angelina Jolie, Kim Kardashian, Jana Kramer, Mila Kunis, Jennifer Lawrence, Blake Lively, Demi Lovato, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Lupita Nyong’o, Rooney Mara, Tatiana Maslany, Lea Michele, Aly Michalka, Kate Middleton, Janelle Monae, Alex Morgan, Olivia Munn, Rachel Nichols, Michelle Obama, Rita Ora, Cote de Pablo, Katy Perry, Bar Refaeli, Rihanna, Margot Robbie, Emmy Rossum, Zoe Saldana, Shakira, Cobie Smulders, Emma Stone, Taylor Swift, Sophie Turner, Kate Upton, Sofia Vergara, Emma Watson, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Kristen Wiig, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Williams

    “The Quotes”
    “If we left, they wouldn’t have nobody,” the 34-year-old Alvarez says. (see the California shut down an elder care facility story below)

    Prince used an image of Dave Chappelle dressed as him on the cover of his 2013 single, Breakfast Can Wait. When asked about it Chappelle said, “What am I going to do… sue him for using a picture of me dressed up like him? That’s checkmate right there.”
    Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

    Time Magazine’s Man of the Year:
    Pope Francis
    Miss America:
    Mallory Hagan

    The Terrible:
    April 15 – two bombs built from explosive-packed pressure cookers went off near the Boston Marathon finish line, killing three and wounding over 260 people.

    November 8th – Typhoon Haiyan plowed through the Philippines, with winds of more than 150 miles an hour. The storm killed more than 6,000 people and displaced more than three million.

    The Scandals:
    Edward Snowden released thousands of classified US government documents. The leaks showed that the NSA has collected millions of phone records, spied on US citizens, and tapped the phones of foreign leaders.

    Healthcare.gov melted down. The health insurance marketplace that was supposed to be a keystone of the administration’s landmark Affordable Care Act. The website froze under relatively low traffic and produced errors that made getting insurance, or finding if you were eligible, almost impossible. Costs are still adding up, but the website itself has cost US taxpayers over a billion dollars.

    Lance Armstrong admitted to doping in all seven of his Tour de France victories.

    In February,  US Postal Service announces the cessation of Saturday first-class mail delivery from August 2013. By spring, they announced it was not going to happen after all.

    Oscar Pistorius, a South African amputee sprint runner, was charged with the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.

    US Politics:
    January 21, 2013 (Monday) Second inauguration of Barack Obama

    Pop Culture Facts & History:
    May 21st – Microsoft announced the release of Xbox One.

    Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013 but announced it in Latin. One reporter, Italian wire service reporter Giovanna Chirri, got the scoop and broke the story because she understood Latin. Most other reporters waited for official translations.

    Twitter, one of the hottest initial public offerings of 2013, raising about $2.1 billion.

    Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation as of February 28, the first pope to resign since 1415.

    Hannah Warren, who was born without a trachea, at 2, becomes the youngest patient to receive a stem cell bioengineered organ, a new trachea.

    Yahoo purchased Tumbler for $1.1 Billion

    Scientists used the internet to link the brains of two rats separated by thousands of miles, with one in the researchers’ lab at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and the other in Natal, Brazil.

    The European Space Agency revealed new information that indicates that the universe is 13.82 billion years old. Our guess is, that they are not finished yet. 🙂

    Cat Stevens, Hall & Oates, Kiss, Linda Ronstadt, and Nirvana were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

    Estonia became the first country to establish a national system of fast chargers for electric cars.

    Sony launches the Playstation Four, selling one million units on the first day, November 15th.

    2013 Toys inducted to the National Toy Hall of Fame:
    Chess, Rubber Duck
    The Habit:
    Playing with Playstation Four

    Broadway Show – Kinky Boots (Musical) Opened on April 4, 2013

    Broadway Show – Matilda the Musical (Musical) Opened on April 11, 2013 and closed on January 1, 2017

    Best Film Oscar Winner: Argo (presented in 2013)
    2013 Entries to The National Film Registry:
    Bless Their Little Hearts (released in 1984)
    Brandy in the Wilderness (released in 1969)
    Cicero March (released in 1966)
    Daughter of Dawn (released in 1920)
    Decasia (released in 2002)
    Ella Cinders (released in 1926)
    Forbidden Planet (released in 1956)
    Gilda (released in 1946)
    The Hole (released in 1963)
    Judgment at Nuremberg (released in 1961)
    King of Jazz (released in 1930)
    The Lunch Date (released in 1989)
    The Magnificent Seven (released in 1961)
    Martha Graham Dance Films)
    Mary Poppins (released in 1964)
    Men and Dust (released in 1940)
    Midnight (released in 1939)
    Notes on the Port of St. Francis (released in 1951)
    Pulp Fiction (released in 1994)
    The Quiet Man (released in 1952)
    The Right Stuff (released in 1983)
    Roger & Me (released in 1989)
    A Virtuous Vamp (released in 19     (released in 19)
    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (released in 1966)
    Wild Boys of the Road (released in 1933)
    The Big Movies: (according to boxofficemojo)
    1. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    2. Iron Man 3
    3. Frozen
    4. Despicable Me 2
    5. Man of Steel
    6. Gravity
    7. Monsters University
    8. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
    9. Fast & Furious 6
    10. Oz The Great and Powerful
    Sports:
    World Series Champions: Boston Red Sox
    Super Bowl Champions: Seattle Seahawks
    NBA Champions: Miami Heat
    Stanley Cup Champs: Chicago Blackhawks
    U.S. Open Golf: Justin Rose
    U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies): Rafael Nadal/Serena Williams
    Wimbledon (Men/Women): Andy Murray/Marion Bartoli
    NCAA Football Champions: North Dakota State
    NCAA Basketball Champions: Louisville
    Kentucky Derby: Orb

     

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  • Popular and Best-selling Books From 2013

    Popular and Best-selling Books From 2013

    Popular and Best-selling Books From 2013:
    Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson
    Allegiant by Veronica Roth
    American Sniper by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
    The Bet by Rachel Van Dyken
    Burn by Maya Banks
    Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb
    Cross My Heart by James Patterson
    The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
    Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
    Divergent by Veronica Roth
    Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
    Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty
    The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
    The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner
    The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly
    Gone by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    The Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson
    Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach
    The Hero by Robyn Carr
    Hidden Order by Brad Thor
    The Hit by David Baldicci
    The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
    Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton
    Inferno by Dan Brown
    Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George
    Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
    Killing Jesus by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
    Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
    Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls by David Sedaris
    The Liberty Amendments by Mark R. Levin
    The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
    Lover at Last by J.R. Ward
    My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
    Never Go Back by Lee Child
    Reckless by S.C. Stephens
    Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss
    Second Honeymoon by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
    Si-cology 1 by Si Robertson with Mark Schlabach
    Six Years by Harlan Coben
    Storm Front by John Sandford
    Sum It Up by Pat Summitt with Sally Jenkins
    Sycamore Row by John Grisham
    Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
    Tenth of December by George Saunders
    Things That Matter by Charles Krauthammer
    12th of Never by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
    “W” is for Wasted by Sue Grafton
    Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire
    Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts
    Zealot by Reza Aslan

  • 2013 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

    2013 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

    2013 Music Hits Chart

    1. Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
    2. Timber – Pitbull featuring Kesha
    3. I Love It – Icona Pop Featuring Charlie XCX
    4. Counting Stars – OneRepublic
    5. Get Lucky – Daft Punk
    6. Safe and Sound – Capital Cities
    7. Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring R Dalton
    8. Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
    9. Roar – Katy Perry
    10. I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift
    11. Daylight – Maroon 5
    12. Cups – Anna Kendrick
    13.Wake Me Up – Avicii
    14. Pompeii – Bastille
    15. Thrift Shop – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
    16. Best Song Ever – One Direction
    17. 22 – Taylor Swift
    18. Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
    19. The Fox – Ylvis
    20. Applause – Lady Gaga
    21. Treasure – Bruno Mars
    22. Brave – Sara Bareilles
    23. Demons – Imagine Dragons
    24. Dark Horse – Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
    25. Royals – Lorde
    26. Scream & Shout – will.i.am & Britney Spears
    27. Harlem Shake – Baauer
    28. C’Mon – Kesha
    29. Summertime Sadness – Lana Del Rey
    30. Suit and Tie – Justin Timberlake
    31. Team – Lorde
    32. Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia
    33. Just Give Me a Reason – Pink featuring Nate Ruess
    34. Stay – Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
    35. Cruise – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly
    36. One More Night – Maroon 5
    37. My Songs Know What You Did It In The Dark (Light Em Up) – Fall Out Boy
    38. Stay The Night – Zedd Featuring Hayley Williams
    39. Let Her Go – Passenger
    40. People Like Us – Kelly Clarkson
    41. Animals – Martin Garrix
    42. Clarity – Zedd featuring Foxes
    43. We Can’t Stop – Miley Cyrus
    44. I Need Your Love – Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding
    45. Diamonds – Rihanna
    46. Still Into You – Paramore
    47. Gone, Gone, Gone – Phillip Phillips
    48. Sail – AWOLNATION
    49. The Way – Ariana Grande Featuring Mac Miller
    50. Love Somebody – Maroon 5
    51. Feel This Moment – Pitbull featuring Christan Aguilera
    52. It’s Time – Imagine Dragons
    53. Come and Get It – Selena Gomez
    54. Pour It Up – Rihanna
    55. When I Was Your Man – Bruno Mars
    56. #Beautiful – Mariah Carey Featuring Miguel
    57. Hall of Fame – The Script Featuring will.i.am
    58. Alive – Krewella
    59. Here’s To Never Growing Up – Avril Lavigne
    60. Love Don’t Die – The Fray
    61. Wanted – Hunter Hayes
    62. I Cry – Flo Rida
    63. Next To Me – Emeli Sande
    64. Gorilla – Bruno Mars
    65. Catch My Breath – Kelly Clarkson
    66. Same Love – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert
    67. Closer – Tegan & Sara
    68. Hold On, We’re Going Home – Drake Featuring Majid Jordan
    69. I Will Wait – Mumford and Sons
    70. Marry Me – Jason Derulo
    71. Mirrors – Justin Timberlake
    72. Troublemaker – Olly Mars
    73. Everything Has Changed – Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran
    74. Do What U Want – Lady Gaga featuring R Kelly
    75. Heart Attack – Demi Lovato
    76. Follow Your Arrow – Kacey Musgraves
    77. Beauty and A Beat – Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj
    78. Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) – Ne-Yo
    79. Unconditionally – Katy Perry
    80. Between The Raindrops – Lifehouse featuring Natasha Bedingfield
    81. Holy Grail – Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
    82. Sweet Nothing – Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
    83. Take Back The Night – Justin Timberlake
    84. Crazy Kids – Kesha featuring will.i.am
    85. True Love – Pink featuring Lily Allen
    86. Bruises – Train Featuring Ashley More
    87. Work – Britney Spears
    88. Our Song – Matchbox 20
    89. Started From The Bottom – Drake
    90. Chloe – Emblem3
    91. Slow Down – Selena Gomez
    92. What If – Five For Fighting
    93. Love Me Again – John Newman
    94. Get The Girl Back – Hanson
    95. The Other Side – Jason Derulo
    96. Mama’s Broken Heart – Miranda Lambert
    97. Walk Off The Earth – Red Hands
    98. Adorn – Miguel
    99. Remember When (Push Rewind) – Chris Wallace
    100. Lego House – Ed Sheeran
  • 2013 Oscars 85th Academy Awards

    2013 Oscars 85th Academy Awards

    2013 Oscars 85th Academy Awards

    • Winners were spotlighted on February 24, 2013
    • Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre served as the grand stage for the evening
    • Seth MacFarlane, known for his humor and animation work, was the host
    • The movies of 2012 were the focus of the awards
    • Noteworthy Moments: Argo won Best Picture, although Ben Affleck was not nominated for Best Director; Daniel Day-Lewis won his third Best Actor Oscar for Lincoln; Jennifer Lawrence took Best Actress for Silver Linings Playbook
    • Trivia:
      1. Seth MacFarlane’s opening number, “We Saw Your Boobs,” was met with both laughter and controversy
      2. Jennifer Lawrence tripped on her dress while going up the stairs to accept her award, but gracefully recovered
      3. This was the first time since 1989 that the Best Picture winner (Argo) didn’t have its director nominated
      4. Quvenzhané Wallis, nominated for Beasts of the Southern Wild, became the youngest-ever Best Actress nominee at age 9
      5. Adele won the Best Original Song for “Skyfall,” marking the first Oscar win for a James Bond theme

    2013 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:
    Argo – Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, producers (WINNER)
    Amour – Margaret Ménégoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, producers
    Beasts of the Southern Wild – Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, producers
    Django Unchained – Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, producers
    Les Misérables – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, producers
    Life of Pi – Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, producers
    Lincoln – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers
    Silver Linings Playbook – Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, producers
    Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, producers
    Best Director:
    Ang Lee – Life of Pi (WINNER)
    Michael Haneke – Amour
    Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
    Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
    David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
    Best Actor:
    Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln (WINNER)
    Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio “Pat” Solitano Jr.
    Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables as Jean Valjean
    Joaquin Phoenix – The Master as Freddie Quell
    Denzel Washington – Flight as William “Whip” Whitaker Sr.
    Best Actress:
    Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany Maxwell (WINNER)
    Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty as Maya
    Emmanuelle Riva – Amour as Anne Laurent
    Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy
    Naomi Watts – The Impossible as Maria Bennett
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained as Dr. King Schultz (WINNER)
    Alan Arkin – Argo as Lester Siegel
    Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook as Patrizio “Pat” Solitano Sr.
    Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master as Lancaster Dodd
    Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln as Thaddeus Stevens
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables as Fantine (WINNER)
    Amy Adams – The Master as Peggy Dodd
    Sally Field – Lincoln as Mary Todd Lincoln
    Helen Hunt – The Sessions as Cheryl Cohen-Greene
    Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook as Dolores Solitano
    Best Original Screenplay:
    Django Unchained – Quentin Tarantino (WINNER)
    Amour – Michael Haneke
    Flight – John Gatins
    Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
    Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal
    Best Adapted Screenplay:
    Argo – Chris Terrio based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired magazine article The Great Escape by Joshuah Bearman (WINNER)
    Beasts of the Southern Wild – Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin based on the play Juicy and Delicious by Lucy Alibar
    Life of Pi – David Magee based on the novel by Yann Martel
    Lincoln – Tony Kushner based in part on the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
    Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell based on the novel by Matthew Quick
    Best Animated Feature Film:
    Brave – Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman (WINNER)
    Frankenweenie – Directed by Tim Burton
    ParaNorman – Directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler
    The Pirates! Band of Misfits – Directed by Peter Lord
    Wreck-It Ralph – Directed by Rich Moore
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Amour (Austria) in French – Directed by Michael Haneke (WINNER)
    Kon-Tiki (Norway) in English and Norwegian – Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg
    No (Chile) in Spanish – Directed by Pablo Larraín
    A Royal Affair (Denmark) in Danish – Directed by Nikolaj Arcel
    War Witch (Canada) in French – Directed by Kim Nguyen
    Best Documentary – Feature:
    Searching for Sugar Man – Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn (WINNER)
    5 Broken Cameras – Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
    The Gatekeepers – Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky and Estelle Fialon
    How to Survive a Plague – David France and Howard Gertler
    The Invisible War – Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering
    Best Documentary – Short Subject:
    Inocente – Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine (WINNER)
    Kings Point – Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
    Mondays at Racine – Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
    Open Heart – Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
    Redemption – Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
    Best Live Action Short Film:
    Curfew – Shawn Christensen (WINNER)
    Asad – Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
    Buzkashi Boys – Sam French and Ariel Nasr
    Death of a Shadow (Dood Van Een Schaduw) – Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
    Henry – Yan England
    Best Animated Short Film:
    Paperman – John Kahrs (WINNER)
    Adam and Dog – Minkyu Lee
    Fresh Guacamole – PES
    Head over Heels – Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
    The Longest Daycare – David Silverman
    Best Original Score:
    Life of Pi – Mychael Danna (WINNER)
    Anna Karenina – Dario Marianelli
    Argo – Alexandre Desplat
    Lincoln – John Williams
    Skyfall – Thomas Newman
    Best Original Song:
    “Skyfall” from Skyfall – Music and Lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (WINNER)
    “Before My Time” from Chasing Ice – Music and Lyrics by J. Ralph
    “Everybody Needs a Best Friend” from Ted – Music by Walter Murphy; Lyrics by Seth MacFarlane
    “Pi’s Lullaby” from Life of Pi – Music by Mychael Danna; Lyrics by Bombay Jayashri
    “Suddenly” from Les Misérables – Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
    Best Sound Editing:
    Skyfall – Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers (WINNER)
    Zero Dark Thirty – Paul N. J. Ottosson (WINNER)
    Argo – Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
    Django Unchained – Wylie Stateman
    Life of Pi – Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
    Best Sound Mixing:
    Les Misérables – Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes (WINNER)
    Argo – John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and José Antonio Garcia
    Life of Pi – Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill and Drew Kunin
    Lincoln – Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ron Judkins
    Skyfall – Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson
    Best Production Design:
    Lincoln – Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson (WINNER)
    Anna Karenina – Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
    Les Misérables – Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
    Life of Pi – Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
    Best Cinematography:
    Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda (WINNER)
    Anna Karenina – Seamus McGarvey
    Django Unchained – Robert Richardson
    Lincoln – Janusz Kaminski
    Skyfall – Roger Deakins
    Best Makeup: and Hairstyling:
    Les Misérables – Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell (WINNER)
    Hitchcock – Howard Berger, Peter Montagna, and Martin Samuel
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater, and Tami Lane
    Best Costume Design:
    Anna Karenina – Jacqueline Durran (WINNER)
    Les Misérables – Paco Delgado
    Lincoln – Joanna Johnston
    Mirror Mirror – Eiko Ishioka (posthumous nomination)
    Snow White and the Huntsman – Colleen Atwood
    Best Film Editing:
    Argo – William Goldenberg (WINNER)
    Life of Pi – Tim Squyres
    Lincoln – Michael Kahn
    Silver Linings Playbook – Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
    Zero Dark Thirty – Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
    Best Visual Effects:
    Life of Pi – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer and Donald R. Elliott (WINNER)
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
    Marvel’s The Avengers – Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
    Prometheus – Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
    Snow White and the Huntsman – Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson
    Academy Honorary Awards:
    Hal Needham
    D. A. Pennebaker
    George Stevens Jr.
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
    Jeffrey Katzenberg

     

  • 2013 Grammy Award Winners

    2013 Grammy Award Winners

    • 2013 Grammy Award Winners

    • The winners were revealed on February 10, 2013.
    • The ceremony was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
    • LL Cool J served as the host for the second consecutive year.
    • The eligibility period for the awards was from October 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012.
    • Noteworthy Moments: Mumford & Sons secured Album of the Year with Babel. Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know won Record of the Year. Fun. received both Best New Artist and Song of the Year for We Are Young.
    • Trivia:
      1. Taylor Swift performed We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together with a circus-themed backdrop.
      2. Kelly Clarkson’s acceptance speech for Best Pop Vocal Album turned heads as she humorously confessed to not knowing fellow nominee Miguel, despite praising him.
      3. Frank Ocean performed Forrest Gump, noted for its emotional depth, especially since it was one of his first public performances after coming out.
      4. Justin Timberlake performed at the Grammys for the first time since 2009, signaling his return to music.
      5. A Bob Marley tribute featured Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna, and Marley’s sons Ziggy and Damian performing together.

    2013 Grammy Winners

    Record Of The Year
    Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
    Album Of The Year
    Babel – Mumford & Sons
    Song Of The Year
    We Are Young – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)
    Best New Artist
    fun.
    Best Pop Solo Performance
    Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
    Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
    Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
    Best Pop Instrumental Album
    Impressions – Chris Botti
    Best Pop Vocal Album
    Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
    Best Dance Recording
    Bangarang – Skrillex Featuring Sirah
    Best Dance/Electronica Album
    Bangarang – Skrillex
    Best Tradional Pop Vocal Album:
    Kisses On The Bottom – Paul McCartney
    Best Rock Performance:
    Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
    Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
    Love Bites (So Do I) – Halestorm
    Best Rock Song
    Lonely Boy – Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
    Best Rock Album
    El Camino – The Black Keys
    Best Alternative Music Album
    Making Mirrors – Gotye
    Best R&B Performance
    Climax – Usher
    Best Traditional R&B Performance
    Love On Top – Beyoncé
    Best R&B Song
    Adorn – Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
    Best R&B Album
    Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment
    Best Rap Performance
    … In Paris – Jay-z & Kanye West
    Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
    No Church In The Wild – Jay-z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The Dream
    Best Rap Song
    … In Paris – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, Songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
    Best Rap Album
    Take Care – Drake
    Best Country Solo Performance
    Blown Away – Carrie Underwood
    Best Country Duo/Group Performance
    Pontoon – Little Big Town
    Best Country Song
    Blown Away – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
    Best Country Album
    Uncaged – Zac Brown Band
    Best New Age Album
    Echoes Of Love – Omar Akram
    Best Improvised Jazz Solo
    Hot House – Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
    Best Jazz Vocal Album
    Radio Music Society – Esperanza Spalding
    Best Jazz Instrumental Album
    Unity Band – Pat Metheny Unity Band
    Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
    Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) – Arturo Sandoval
    Best Latin Jazz Album
    ¡ritmo! – The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
    Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
    10,000 Reasons (bless The Lord) – Matt Redman
    Best Gospel Song
    Go Get It – Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, Songwriters (Mary Mary)
    Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
    10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) – Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
    Best Gospel Album
    Gravity – Lecrae
    Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
    Eye On It – Tobymac
    Best Latin Pop Album
    MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition – Juanes
    Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album
    Imaginaries – Quetzal
    Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
    Pecados Y Milagros – Lila Downs
    Best Tropical Latin Album
    Retro – Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
    Best Americana Album
    Slipstream – Bonnie Raitt
    Best Bluegrass Album
    Nobody Knows You – Steep Canyon Rangers
    Best Blues Album
    Locked Down – Dr. John
    Best Folk Album
    The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Yo-yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
    Best Regional Roots Music Album
    The Band Courtbouillon – Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy
    Best Reggae Album
    Rebirth – Jimmy Cliff
    Best World Music Album
    The Living Room Sessions Part 1 – Ravi Shankar
    Best Children’s Album
    Can You Canoe? – The Okee Dokee Brothers
    Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
    Society’s Child: My Autobiography – Janis Ian
    Best Comedy Album
    Blow Your Pants Off – Jimmy Fallon
    Musical Theater Album
    Once: A New Musical – Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, Principal Soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)
    Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
    Midnight In Paris- (Various Artists)
    Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
    The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Composers
    Best Song Written For Visual Media
    Safe & Sound (from The Hunger Games) – T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, Songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)
    Best Instrumental Composition
    Mozart Goes Dancing – Chick Corea, Composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
    Best Instrumental Arrangement
    How About You – Gil Evans, Arranger (Gil Evans Project)
    Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
    City Of Roses – Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, Arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
    Best Recording Package
    Biophilia – Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, Art Directors (Björk)
    Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
    Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection – Fritz Klaetke, Art Director (Woody Guthrie)
    Best Album Notes
    Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles, Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)
    Best Historical Album
    The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set) – Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, Compilation Producers; Mark Linett, Mastering Engineer (The Beach Boys)
    Best Engineered Album, Non-classical
    The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Richard King, Engineer; Richard King, Mastering Engineer (Yo-Yo Ma)
    Producer Of The Year, Non-classical
    Dan Auerbach
    Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical
    Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix) – Skrillex, Remixer (nero)
    Best Surround Sound Album
    Modern Cool – Jim Anderson, Surround Mix Engineer; Darcy Proper, Surround Mastering Engineer; Michael Friedman, Surround Producer (Patricia Barber)
    Best Engineered Album, Classical
    Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen – Tom Caulfield & John Newton, Engineers; Mark Donahue, Mastering Engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
    Producer Of The Year, Classical
    Blanton Alspaugh
    Best Orchestral Performance
    Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine – Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
    Best Opera Recording
    Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen – James Levine & Fabio Luisi, Conductors; Hans-peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, Producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
    Best Choral Performance
    Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen – Charles Bruffy, Conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
    Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
    Meanwhile – Eighth Blackbird
    Classical Instrumental Solo
    Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola – Kim Kashkashian
    Classical Vocal Solo
    Poémes – Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
    Classical Compendium
    Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis – Antoni Wit, Conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, Producers
    Contemporary Classical Composition
    Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays Stephen Hartke, Composer (eighth blackbird)
    Short Form Music Video
    We Found Love – Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris | Melina Matsoukas, Video Director; Juliette Larthe & Ben Sullivan, Video Producers
    Long Form Music Video
    Big Easy Express – Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show | Emmett Malloy, Video Director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, Video Producers