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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
  • 2014 Number One Hits

    2014 Number One Hits

    2014 Number One Hits

    December 29, 2013 – January 4, 2014: The Monster – Eminem featuring Rihanna
    January 5 – January 18, 2014: Timber – Pitbull featuring Kesha
    January 19 – February 1, 2014: Dark Horse – Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
    February 2 – May 3, 2014: Happy – Pharrell Williams
    May 4 – May 10, 2014: All of Me – John Legend
    May 11 – May 24, 2014: Happy – Pharrell Williams
    May 25 – June 7, 2014: All of Me – John Legend
    June 8 – July 5, 2014: Fancy – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
    July 6 – August 16, 2014: Rude – Magic!
    August 17 – September 6, 2014: Stay with Me – Sam Smith
    September 7 – October 4, 2014: Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
    October 5 – November 1, 2014: All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
    November 2 – November 15, 2014: Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
    November 16 – December 6, 2014: All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
    December 7 – December 27, 2014: Blank Space – Taylor Swift
    December 28, 2014 – January 3, 2015: Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
     

     

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  • 2014 History, Facts and Trivia

    2014 History, Facts and Trivia

    2014 Pop Culture History

    Quick Facts from 2014:

    • World Bold Event: CVS stopped selling tobacco products in favor of promoting good health.
    • The Top Song was Happy by Pharell Williams
    • The Movies to Watch include Interstellar, Jersey Boys, John Wick, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Big Hero 6, and The LEGO Movie
    • People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive: Chris Hemsworth
    • Notable books include The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
    • The price of a postage stamp in 2014 was 49 cents
      Keurig coffee maker: $149.99
      Titleist golf balls: $39.99/12
    • The number 2147483647 is the biggest possible number in 32-bit computing. In December 2014, “Gangnam Style” exceeded the 32-bit limit for view count, necessitating YouTube to upgrade the variable to a 64-bit integer.
    • The beard of Tutankhamun’s golden mask fell off during the cleaning process in the Egyptian Museum in 2014. The workers used epoxy glue to reattach the beard, but since that was not the professional method, the mask was permanently damaged. They were later prosecuted for this.
    • The Funny Musician was: Weird Al Yankovic
      The Feud: Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins and Anderson Cooper had a public feud that began when Cooper openly mocked Corgan on his show because Corgan posed with his cats on the cover of Paws Chicago, a cat magazine.
    • The Challenge: The Ice Bucket Challenge took place in the Summer of 2014, supporting the ALS Association.

    Top Ten Baby Names of 2014:

    Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Isabella, Ava, Noah, Liam, Mason, Jacob, William

    Fashion Icons and Sex Symbols:

    Erin Andrews, Alessandra Ambrosio, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell, Morena Baccarin, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Bell, Ashley Benson, Julie Benz, Tia Blanco, Alison Brie, Emilia Clarke, Lauren Cohan, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Kaley Cuoco, Alexandra Daddario, Brooklyn Decker, Kat Dennings, Zooey Deschanel, Gal Gadot, Karen Gillan, Ellie Goulding, Ariana Grande, Gigi Hadid, Lena Headey, Sarah Hyland, Katie Holmes, Samantha Hoopes, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Scarlett Johansson, Victoria Justice, Jennifer Lawrence, Evangeline Lilly, Demi Lovato, Tatiana Maslany, Rose Mciver, AJ Michalka, Aly Michalka, Kate Middleton, Olivia Munn, Rachel Nichols, Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Olsen, Rita Ora, Katy Perry, Emily Ratajkowski, Bar Refaeli, Rihanna, Margot Robbie, Emmy Rossum, Ronda Rousey, Zoe Saldana, Nicole Scherzinger, Léa Seydoux, Shakira, Taylor Swift, Ivanka Trump, Sophie Turner, Sofia Vergara, Emma Watson, Deborah Ann Woll

    The Oscars Selfie:

    (Taken by Bradley Cooper at the 2014 Oscars ceremony, including Jennifer Lawrence, Jared Leto, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Spacey, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o, Angelina Jolie)
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    Time Magazine’s Persons of the Year:

    Ebola Fighters

    Miss America:

    Nina Davuluri

    Miss USA:

    Nia Sanchez

    The Scandals:

    Pablo Escobar’s personal hitman, John J. Velásquez, responsible for 3500 murders, was released from jail in 2014 and is now a YouTube personality with 250,000 subscribers.

    When the MV Sewol Ferry started sinking in South Korea in 2014, the captain told the passengers, mostly secondary school students, to not move and just stay put. 304 passengers and crew members died in the disaster.

    In 2014, more people died in Mexico as a result of armed conflict than in Pakistan or Sudan, both regions with active military conflicts.

    Pia Farrenkopf died in 2009… but her body wasn’t discovered until 2014, largely because she had auto-pay set up for her bills. Her mummified body was found in the garage of her newly foreclosed home only after her bank account finally ran dry.

    Michelle Carter, a 17-year-old girl, was charged with manslaughter for encouraging her 18-year-old boyfriend to commit suicide.

    The Trost family had to leave their $450,000 home in Weldon Spring, MO after it was infested with 4,500 – 6,000 brown recluse spiders, and exterminators could not get rid of them.

    Greenpeace ruined the ancient South American UNESCO World Heritage Site- The Nazca Lines, for their own publicity stunt.

    South Korean Christians made a Christmas tree visible from the North Korean Border. North Korea responded by calling it a “tool for psychological warfare” and threatened to bomb it.

    Charles Manson was granted a marriage license, but the wedding was canceled after it was discovered that 26-year-old Afton Elaine “Star” Burton only wanted to marry Manson so she and a friend, Craig “Gray Wolf” Hammond, could use his corpse as a tourist attraction after he died.

    An 8-year-old boy named Tyler Doohan saved six members of his family from his burning house before finally succumbing to the fire himself while trying to save the last victim, his disabled grandfather.

    So far, Comcast has won the “Worst Company in America” award twice, first in 2010 and second in 2014.

    In 2014, Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon and owner of WaPo) was named the world’s worst boss by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), an organization with 176 million members in 162 countries.

    When James Brady (the man paralyzed by a gunshot wound from the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt) died in 2014, it was ruled a homicide 33 years after the incident.

    During a concert, Kanye West halted the performance of Good Life because the entire audience was not standing. The person he signaled out was in a wheelchair.

    Romania shipped a reputed 93.4 Tons of gold to Russia in 1916 so that Russia would safely keep the Romanian Treasure in the Kremlin until the war’s end. And, as of 2014, they got back only 33 kg of it.

    Namibia raised over $350k by auctioning off the right to hunt one endangered black rhino. The rhino was past breeding age and detrimental to the rest of the herd. The money was used to protect endangered animals.

    Pop Culture Fun Facts:

    In 2014, Betty White was awarded the Guinness World Record for “Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female)”, with a 1939 debut.

    The US Murder rate in 2014 is less than half of what it was in 1990 and far lower than the ’70s and ’80s.

    “Dagobertducktaks” – the 2014 Dutch word of the year – is an extra tax for the super-rich, named after Donald Duck’s uncle Dagobert, known in English as Scrooge McDuck.

    As of 2014, the USA ranked 25th worldwide in internet download speeds and 40th in upload speeds. Though this accounting varies daily, America’s download speeds were never in the top 20 countries.

    Google became more valuable than Russia’s entire stock market in December 2014.

    Original Top Model winner Adrianne Curry fended off an attacker with a bullwhip while dressed as Catwoman at San Diego Comic-Con.

    Mazda recalled 42,000 cars because the yellow sac spider would climb into the gas tank and form a web, blocking airflow. This was the second recall- the first was in 2011 for the same reason.

    Cheetos made a fragrance called Chateau in 2014.

    Early one morning in St. Petersburg, Florida, a Starbucks drive-thru customer decided to pay for the next customer’s order, which ignited an 11-hour-long pay-it-forward chain that lasted from 7 a.m. and ended at 6 p.m. later that evening when customer No. 379 declined to participate.

    In 2014, Hilton Worldwide sold the famous Waldorf Astoria New York hotel to a Chinese Insurance Company for just under $2 billion, with plans to turn the Art Deco landmark into luxury apartments.

    As of 2014, only two artists have had their first two singles reach #1 and #2 on the Billboard charts: The Beatles and Iggy Azalea.

    Superman would have entered the public domain on 1 January 2014 if copyright terms in the United States had not been extended in the late 1990s. Currently, 2033 is the next date to look for possible changes.

    In 2014, the ALS Association received $100.9 million in donations compared to $2.8 million during the same period the year before, thanks to the ice bucket challenge.

    ISTAT, the Italian government’s National Institute of Statistics, won an “IG Nobel Prize” (a parody of the Nobel prizes) in economics for ” including revenue from illegal drug sales, prostitution, smuggling, etc., in GDP reporting, to meet an EU regulatory mandate.”

    Godzilla was only seen for about 8 minutes in the 2014 film Godzilla.

    Taylor Swift accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise on iTunes for $1.29. It became #1 in Canada almost immediately before being removed.

    English YouTube star Zoella uploaded a picture of a “random man & his dog” on the beach to Instagram. The “random man” was Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.

    A Swiss Bank Deposit Vault containing 8 million five-centime coins, or 400,000 Swiss francs, was sold. It has been described as “the perfect gift for a real-life Scrooge McDuck”.

    In 2014, bots outnumbered humans on the internet for the first time, making up 60 percent of all web traffic.

    Molecular biologist James Watson put his Nobel Prize up for auction in 2014 due to financial hardships. It sold for $4.1 million and was promptly returned to him by the buyer.

    Shavarsh Karapetyan, a 17-time world champion swimmer, heard that a bus had crashed in the water. He went into the deep water and rescued 20 people from drowning. After 10 years, he rescued more people from a burning hospital. He also carried the torch in the Winter Olympics of 2014.

    At the 2014 Kid’s Choice Awards for Nickelodeon, nominees for “Favorite Book” included Harry Potter, which ended in 2007, and The Hobbit, published in 1937.

    In 2014, only 7 humans were killed by sharks, while humans killed an estimated 63,000,000 sharks.

    111-year-old Alexander Imich was a survivor of both the Holocaust and the Soviet gulags. Mr. Imich also became the World’s Oldest Living Man in 2014.

    United Passions opened in 10 US theatres on its three-day opening weekend and only grossed $941, the lowest opening in US box office history.

    If all the K-cups sold in 2014 were laid end to end, they would circle the Earth at least ten times.

    “The Simpsons Guy”, the 2014 crossover between The Simpsons and Family Guy, was described by one critic as a “blight on humanity itself”.

    During the Super Bowl and Puppy Bowl, Nat Geo Wild showed the “Fish Bowl,” a 4-hour clip of a goldfish swimming in a bowl.

    Because the NFL owns and enforces the trademark for the term “Super Bowl,” almost all ads and commercial uses will instead reference “The Big Game” or something similar. Stephen Colbert even used “The Superb Owl” in 2014.

    The cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad is 4.25 million dollars.

    A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, serial number 3851GT, sold at Bonham’s Quail Auction on August 14, 2014, for $34,650,000.00 ($38,115,000.00 including buyer premium), breaking the record previously held by a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R race car

    Dr. Oz’s The Good Life began publication

    2014 Toys inducted to the National Toy Hall of Fame:

    Little Green Army Men, Bubbles, Rubik’s Cube

    1st Appearances & 2014’s Most Popular Christmas Gifts, Toys and Presents:

    New Nintendo 3DS XL

    Broadway Show – Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Musical) Opened on January 12, 2014

    Broadway Show – Aladdin (Musical) Opened on March 20, 2014

    Broadway Show – Les Miserables (Musical) Opened on March 23, 2014, and closed on September 4, 2016 (revival)

    Best Film Oscar:

    12 Years a Slave (presented in 2014)

    2014 Entries to The National Film Registry:

    13 Lakes (released in 2004)
    Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day (released in 1913)
    The Big Lebowski (released in 1998)
    Down Argentine Way (released in 1940)
    The Dragon Painter (released in 1919)
    Felicia (released in 1965)
    Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (released in 1986)
    The Gang’s All Here (released in 1943)
    House of Wax (released in 1953)
    Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (released in 2000)
    Little Big Man (released in 1970)
    Luxo Jr. (released in 1986)
    Moon Breath Beat (released in 1980)
    Please Don’t Bury Me Alive! (released in 1976)
    The Power and the Glory (released in 1933)
    Rio Bravo (released in 1959)
    Rosemary’s Baby (released in 1968)
    Ruggles of Red Gap (released in 1935)
    Saving Private Ryan (released in 1998)
    Shoes (released in 1916)
    State Fair (released in 1933)
    Unmasked (released in 1917)
    V-E Day +1 (May 9, 1945) (released in 1945)
    The Way of Peace (released in 1947)
    Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (released in 1971)

    The Big Movies: (according to boxofficemojo)

    1. American Sniper
    2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
    3. Guardians of the Galaxy
    4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
    5. The LEGO Movie
    6. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    7. Transformers: Age of Extinction
    8. Maleficent
    9. X-Men: Days of Future Past
    10. Big Hero 6

    Sports:

    World Series Champions: San Francisco Giants
    Super Bowl Champions: Seattle Seahawks
    NBA Champions: San Antonio Spurs
    Stanley Cup Champs: Los Angeles Kings
    US Open Golf: Martin Kaymer
    US Tennis: (Men/Ladies): Marin Cilic/Serena Williams
    Wimbledon (Men/Women): Novak Djokovic/Petra Kvitová
    NCAA Football Champions: Ohio State
    NCAA Basketball Champions: Connecticut
    Kentucky Derby: California Chrome
    FIFA World Cup (Soccer): Germany

     

  • Popular and Best-selling Books From 2014

    Popular and Best-selling Books From 2014

    Popular and Best-selling Books From 2014:

    2014 Best-seller Highlights

    A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson is the final installment in the epic Wheel of Time series. It concludes the sprawling fantasy saga with a dramatic and satisfying resolution, weaving together numerous storylines in an intricate tapestry of magic, war, and destiny.

    All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr: A beautiful and poignant novel set during World War II, it tells the parallel stories of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths eventually cross, exploring themes of fate, humanity, and the unseen light in a dark world.

    Allegiant by Veronica Roth: The third book in the Divergent series, this dystopian young adult novel continues the adventures of Tris Prior in a society divided into factions. It delves deeper into rebellion, loyalty, and the complexities of choice and consequence.

    America by Dinesh D’Souza: This book critically examines American history and politics. D’Souza challenges perceptions of the United States, arguing against what he sees as a distorted view of its history and global role.

    Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty: A clever and witty novel set in Australia, it revolves around three women and a series of events leading up to a mysterious death. It’s a brilliant take on ex-husbands, second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves to survive.

    The Fault in Our Stars by John Green: This touching young adult novel tells the story of Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters, two teenagers who meet and fall in love at a cancer support group, exploring themes of love, loss, and the human condition.

    Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is a thrilling novel that explores the complexities of marriage, media, and manipulation. The story revolves around the disappearance of Amy Dunne and the ensuing media frenzy and police investigation, with surprising twists.

    The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt: A sweeping and emotionally gripping novel that follows the life of Theo Decker, who, after surviving a terrorist bombing as a child, is taken in by a wealthy family and drawn into a world of art, obsession and underground antiques.

    Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand: A non-fiction masterpiece, it tells the incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic runner who became an airman during World War II, survived a plane crash, spent 47 days drifting on a raft, and was then captured and tortured by the Japanese navy.

    Yes Please by Amy Poehler: In this memoir, the beloved comedian and actress offers a hilarious and candid collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, lists, and haikus, providing a unique and humorous insight into her world.

    A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
    Act of War by Brad Thor
    All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
    Allegiant by Veronica Roth
    America by Dinesh D’Souza
    Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
    Blood Feud by Edward Klein
    Blood Magick by Nora Roberts
    The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
    The Burning Room by Michael Connelly
    Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
    Captivated by You by Sylvia Day
    Carnal Curiosity by Stuart Woods
    The Chance by Robyn Carr
    The Collector by Nora Roberts
    Concealed in Death by Nora Roberts
    David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney
    Divergent by Veronica Roth
    Duty by Robert M. Gates
    Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett
    The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
    Festive in Death by J.D. Robb
    Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
    Flash Boys by Michael Lewis
    41 by George W. Bush
    Frozen by Victoria Saxon
    The Future of the Mind by Michio Kaku
    The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
    Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
    Gray Mountain by John Grisham
    Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton
    Hope to Die by James Patterson
    Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton
    Insurgent by Veronica Roth
    The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
    Invisible by James Patterson
    Killing Patton by Bill O’Reilly
    The King by J.R. Ward
    The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
    Missing You by Harlan Coben
    Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
    Night Broken by Patricia Briggs
    The One and Only by Emily Giffin
    One Nation by Ben Carson with Candy Carson
    Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
    Personal by Lee Child
    Private L.A. by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan
    Revival by Stephen King
    Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
    Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts
    Skin Game by Jim Butcher
    Sycamore Row by John Grisham
    10% Happier by Dan Harris
    The Target by David Baldacci
    Things That Matter by Charles Krauthammer
    13 Hours by Mitchell Zuckoff
    Thrive by Arianna Huffington
    Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich
    Uganda Be Kidding Me by Chelsea Handler
    Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
    Unlucky 13 by James Patterson
    What If by Randall Munroe
    Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
    Written in My Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon
    Yes Please by Amy Poehler
  • 2014 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

    2014 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

    2014 Most Popular Songs

    1. Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
    2. Stay With Me – Sam Smith
    3. Fancy – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
    4. Happy – Pharrell Williams
    5. All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
    6. Turn Down For What – DJ Snake & Lil Jon
    7. Pompeii – Bastille
    8. Bang Bang – Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
    9. Talk Dirty – Jason Derulo Featuring 2 Chainz
    10. Sing – Ed Sheeran
    11. Chandelier – Sia
    12. Let It Go – Idina Menzel
    13. Boom Clap – Charlie XCX
    14. Really Don’t Care – Demi Lovato Featuring Cher Lloyd
    15. Breaking Free – Ariana Grande featuring Zedd
    16. Best Day of My Life – American Authors
    17. Don’t – Ed Sheeran
    18. The Walker – Fitz And The Tantrums
    19. Rather Be – Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne New Eyes
    20. Problem – Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea
    21. Maps – Maroon 5
    22. Story of My Life – One Direction
    23. Classic – MKTO
    24. Demons – Imagine Dragons
    25. Sleeping With A Friend – Neon Trees
    26. Ain’t It Fun – Paramore
    27. O.A.R. – Peace
    28. Me and My Broken Heart – Rixton
    29. Habits (Stay High) – Tove Lo
    30. Move – Little Mix
    31. Stay The Night – Zedd Featuring Hayley Williams
    32. Love Runs Out – OneRepublic
    33. Am I Wrong? – Nico & Vinz
    34. Magic – Coldplay
    35. Hey Brother – Avicii
    36. Neon Lights – Demi Lovato
    37. A Sky Full Of Stars – Coldplay
    38. Latch – Disclosure Featuring Sam Smith
    39. Riptide – Vance Joy
    40. I Don’t Dance – Lee Brice
    41. Anaconda – Nicki Minaj
    42. Summer – Calvin Harris
    43. All of Me – John Legend
    44. Come With Me Now – Kongos
    45. Black Widow – Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora
    46. The Monster – Eminem Featuring Rihanna
    47. Animals – Maroon 5
    48. Wiggle – Jason Derulo Featuring Snoop Dogg
    49. Do What You Want – Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly
    50. Dark Horse – Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
    51. Not A Bad Thing – Justin Timberlake
    52. #Selfie – The Chainsmokers
    53. The Worst – Jhene Aiko
    54. Birthday – Katy Perry
    55. Team – Lorde
    56. Shower – Becky G
    57. Sweater Weather – The Neighbourhood
    58. Part II (On The Run) Jay Z Featuring Beyonce
    59. Dirt – Florida Georgia Line
    60. Move – Little Mix
    61. Bailando – Enrique Iglesias Featuring Descemer Bueno
    62. On Top Of The World – Imagine Dragons
    63. Say Something – A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
    64. Fever – Black Keys
    65. Can’t Remember To Forget You – Shakira Featuring Rihanna
    66. She Looks So Perfect – 5 Seconds Of Summer
    67. Cool Kids – Echosmith
    68. Human – Christina Perri
    69. This is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
    70. Girls Chase Boys – Ingrid Michaelson
    71. Unbelievers – Vampire Weekend
    72. I Don’t Want To Be Here Anymore – Rise Against
    73. Out of My League – Fitz and the Tantrums
    74. Don’t Tell ‘Em – Jeremih Featuring YG
    75. Adore You – Miley Cyrus
    76. Raging Fire – Phillip Phillips
    77. Dangerous – Big Data with Joywave
    78. Good Kisser – Usher
    79. The Man – Aloe Blacc
    80. Amnesia – 5 Seconds Of Summer
    81. The Mother We Share – Chvrches
    82. Empire – Shakira
    83. Heaven Knows – The Pretty Reckless
    84. Back To The Shack – Weezer
    85. Back Home – Andy Grammer
    86. I Blame You – Ledisi
    87. Love Never Felt So Good – Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake
    88. Feelin It – Scotty McCreery
    89. Drunk In Love – Beyoncé featuring Jay Z
    90. Na Na – Trey Songz
    91. Dirty Paws – Of Monsters and Men
    92. My Sweet Summer – Dirty Heads
    93. Chocolate – The 1975
    94. You & I – One Direction
    95. Animals – Martin Garrix
    96. American Kids- Kenny Chesney
    97. Do You Want To Build a Snowman? – Kristin Bell
    98. Headlights – Eminem Featuring Nate Ruess
    99. Show Me – Kid Ink Featuring Chris Brown
    100. Red Lights – Tiesto
  • 2014 Oscars 86th Academy Award Winners

    2014 Oscars 86th Academy Award Winners

    2014 Oscars 86th Academy Award Winners

    • Winners were unveiled on March 2, 2014
    • The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood was once more the setting for Hollywood’s biggest night.
    • Ellen DeGeneres took on hosting duties, returning to the role for the second time.
    • Films released in 2013 were up for awards.
    • Noteworthy Moments: 12 Years a Slave won Best Picture; Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for Dallas Buyers Club; Cate Blanchett took home Best Actress for Blue Jasmine
    • Take the PCM Hollywood Sign Quiz!
    • Trivia:
      1. Ellen DeGeneres’ (actually taken by Bradley Cooper) selfie with several A-list celebrities became the most retweeted photo at the time
      2. Lupita Nyong’o won Best Supporting Actress for 12 Years a Slave, her first feature film role
      3. The film Gravity scored seven Oscars but missed out on Best Picture
      4. Matthew McConaughey’s acceptance speech coined the term “McConaissance,” highlighting his career resurgence
      5. Pharrell Williams performed “Happy” and danced with audience members, including Lupita Nyong’o, adding a feel-good moment to the ceremony

    2014 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Picture:

    12 Years a Slave – Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, producers (WINNER)
    American Hustle – Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon, producers
    Captain Phillips – Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, producers
    Dallas Buyers Club – Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, producers
    Gravity – Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, producers
    Her – Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay, producers
    Nebraska – Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, producers
    Philomena – Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward, producers
    The Wolf of Wall Street – Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joey McFarland and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, producers

    Best Director:

    Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity (WINNER)
    Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
    David O. Russell – American Hustle
    Alexander Payne – Nebraska
    Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street

    Best Actor:

    Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club as Ron Woodroof (WINNER)
    Christian Bale – American Hustle as Irving Rosenfeld
    Bruce Dern – Nebraska as Woodrow “Woody” Grant
    Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street as Jordan Belfort
    Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave as Solomon Northup

    Best Actress:

    Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine as Jeanette “Jasmine” Francis (WINNER)
    Amy Adams – American Hustle as Edith Greensly / Sydney Prosser
    Sandra Bullock – Gravity as Dr. Ryan Stone
    Judi Dench – Philomena as Philomena Lee
    Meryl Streep – August: Osage County as Violet Weston

    Best Supporting Actor:

    Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club as Rayon (WINNER)
    Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips as Abduwali Muse
    Bradley Cooper – American Hustle as Richard “Richie” DiMaso
    Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave as Edwin Epps
    Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street as Donnie Azoff

    Best Supporting Actress:

    Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave as Patsey (WINNER)
    Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine as Ginger
    Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle as Rosalyn Rosenfeld
    Julia Roberts – August: Osage County as Barbara Weston-Fordham
    June Squibb – Nebraska as Kate Grant

    Best Original Screenplay:

    Her – Spike Jonze (WINNER)
    American Hustle – Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
    Blue Jasmine – Woody Allen
    Dallas Buyers Club – Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack
    Nebraska – Bob Nelson

    Best Adapted Screenplay:

    12 Years a Slave – John Ridley based on the book Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup (WINNER)
    Before Midnight – Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke based on characters created by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan
    Captain Phillips – Billy Ray based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty
    Philomena – Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith
    The Wolf of Wall Street – Terence Winter based on the book by Jordan Belfort

    Best Animated Feature Film:

    Frozen – Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho (WINNER)
    The Croods – Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders and Kristine Belson
    Despicable Me 2 – Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri
    Ernest & Celestine – Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner
    The Wind Rises – Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

    Best Foreign Language Film:

    The Great Beauty (Italy) in Italian – Directed by Paolo Sorrentino (WINNER)
    The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium) in Dutch – Directed by Felix Van Groeningen
    The Hunt (Denmark) in Danish – Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
    The Missing Picture (Cambodia) in French – Directed by Rithy Panh
    Omar (Palestine) in Arabic – Directed by Hany Abu-Assad

    Best Documentary – Feature:

    20 Feet from Stardom – Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers and Gil Friesen (posthumous award) (WINNER)
    The Act of Killing – Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
    Cutie and the Boxer – Zachary Heinzerling and Lydia Dean Pilcher
    Dirty Wars – Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill
    The Square – Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer

    Best Documentary – Short Subject:

    The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life – Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed (WINNER)
    CaveDeggir – Jeffrey Karoff
    Facing Fear – Jason Cohen
    Karama Has No Walls – Sara Ishaq
    Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall – Edgar Barens

    Best Live Action Short Film:

    Helium – Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson (WINNER)
    Aquél no era yo (That Wasn’t Me) – Esteban Crespo
    Avant que de tout perdre (Just Before Losing Everything) – Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras
    Pitääkö mun kaikki hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?) – Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka Saari
    The Voorman Problem – Mark Gill and Baldwin Li

    Best Animated Short Film:

    Mr Hublot – Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares (WINNER)
    Feral – Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden
    Get a Horse! – Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
    Possessions – Shuhei Morita
    Room on the Broom – Max Lang and Jan Lachauer

    Best Original Score:

    Gravity – Steven Price (WINNER)
    The Book Thief – John Williams
    Her – William Butler and Owen Pallett
    Philomena – Alexandre Desplat
    Saving Mr. Banks – Thomas Newman

    Best Original Song:

    “Let It Go” from Frozen – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (WINNER)
    “Happy” from Despicable Me 2 – Music and Lyrics by Pharrell Williams
    “The Moon Song” from Her – Music by Karen O; Lyrics by Karen O and Spike Jonze
    “Ordinary Love” from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Music by Paul Hewson, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen (U2); Lyrics by Paul Hewson
    “Alone yet Not Alone” from Alone yet Not Alone – Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyrics by Dennis Spiegel (nomination revoked)

    Best Sound Editing:

    Gravity – Glenn Freemantle (WINNER)
    All Is Lost – Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns
    Captain Phillips – Oliver Tarney
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Brent Burge and Chris Ward
    Lone Survivor – Wylie Stateman

    Best Sound Mixing:

    Gravity – Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro (WINNER)
    Captain Phillips – Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson
    Inside Llewyn Davis – Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
    Lone Survivor – Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow

    Best Production Design:

    The Great Gatsby – Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn (WINNER)
    12 Years a Slave – Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker
    American Hustle – Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler
    Gravity – Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
    Her – Production Design: K. K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena

    Best Cinematography:

    Gravity – Emmanuel Lubezki (WINNER)
    The Grandmaster – Philippe Le Sourd
    Inside Llewyn Davis – Bruno Delbonnel
    Nebraska – Phedon Papamichael
    Prisoners – Roger Deakins

    Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

    Dallas Buyers Club – Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews (WINNER)
    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – Stephen Prouty
    The Lone Ranger – Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny

    Best Costume Design:

    The Great Gatsby – Catherine Martin (WINNER)
    12 Years a Slave – Patricia Norris
    American Hustle – Michael Wilkinson
    The Grandmaster – William Chang Suk Ping
    The Invisible Woman – Michael O’Connor

    Best Film Editing:

    Gravity – Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger (WINNER)
    12 Years a Slave – Joe Walker
    American Hustle – Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
    Captain Phillips – Christopher Rouse
    Dallas Buyers Club – John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa

    Best Visual Effects:

    Gravity – Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould (WINNER)
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
    Iron Man 3 – Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
    The Lone Ranger – Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier
    Star Trek Into Darkness – Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton]

    Academy Honorary Awards:

    Angela Lansbury
    Steve Martin
    Piero Tosi

    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:

    Angelina Jolie

     

  • 2014 Grammy Award Winners

    2014 Grammy Award Winners

    2014 Grammy Award Winners

    • Announced on January 26, 2014
    • Staples Center was the venue of choice in Los Angeles
    • LL Cool J hosted, adding to his Grammy hosting repertoire
    • The eligibility period spanned from October 1, 2012, to September 30, 2013
    • Noteworthy Moments: Daft Punk won Record of the Year for Get Lucky and Album of the Year for Random Access Memories; Macklemore & Ryan Lewis took home four awards, including Best New Artist; Lorde won Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for Royals.
    • Trivia:
      1. Daft Punk’s performance with Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, and Stevie Wonder became a standout medley of the night
      2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis sent a political message by featuring a mass wedding during their performance of Same Love.
      3. The night was dubbed “the year of the rookies” as Lorde and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, both newcomers, stole the show
      4. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, two of The Beatles, reunited for a performance, receiving a standing ovation
      5. Taylor Swift headbanged during her performance of “All Too Well,” creating a memorable moment and a wealth of internet memes

    2014 Grammy Winners

    Record Of The Year of 2014

    Get Lucky – Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers

    Album Of The Year

    Random Access Memories – Daft Punk

    Song Of The Year

    Royals – Ella Yelich O’Connor, Joel Little, songwriters (Lorde)

    Best New Artist of 2014

    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

    Best Pop Solo Performance

    Royals – Lorde

    Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

    Get Lucky – Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers

    Best Pop Instrumental Album

    Steppin’ Out – Herb Alpert

    Best Pop Vocal Album

    Unorthodox Jukebox – Bruno Mars

    Best Dance Recording of 2014

    Clarity – Zedd & Foxes

    Best Dance/Electronica Album

    Random Access Memories – Daft Punk

    Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    To Be Loved – Michael Bublé

    Best Rock Performance

    Radioactive – Imagine Dragons

    Best Metal Performance

    God Is Dead? – Black Sabbath

    Best Rock Song of 2014

    Cut Me Some Slack – Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear.

    Best Rock Album

    Celebration Day – Led Zeppelin

    Best Alternative Music Album

    Modern Vampires of the City – Vampire Weekend

    Best R&B Performance

    Something – Snarky Puppy & Lalah Hathaway

    Best Traditional R&B Performance

    Please Come Home – Gary Clark, Jr.

    Best R&B Song of 2014

    Pusher Love Girl – James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)

    Best Urban Contemporary Album

    Unapologetic – Rihanna

    Best R&B Album of 2014

    Girl on Fire – Alicia Key

    Best Rap Performance

    Thrift Shop – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz

    Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

    Holy Grail – Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake

    Best Rap Song of 2014

    Thrift Shop -Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz)

    Best Rap Album of 2014

    The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

    Best Country Solo Performance

    Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker

    Best Country Duo/Group Performance

    From This Valley – The Civil Wars

    Best Country Song of 2014

    Merry Go ‘Round – Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

    Best Country Album of 2014

    Same Trailer Different Park – Kacey Musgraves

    Best New Age Album

    Love’s River – Laura Sullivan

    Best Improvised Jazz Solo

    Orbits – Wayne Shorter, soloist

    Best Jazz Vocal Album

    Liquid Spirit – Gregory Porter

    Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue – Terri Lyne Carrington

    Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    Night in Calisia – Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic

    Best Latin Jazz Album

    Song for Maura – Paquito D’Rivera and Trio Corrente

    Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

    Break Every Chain (Live) – Tasha Cobbs

    Best Gospel Song

    If He Did It Before… Same God (Live) – Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

    Overcomer – David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)

    Best Gospel Album

    Greater Than (Live) – Tye Tribbett

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

    Overcomer – Mandisa

    Best Latin Pop Album

    Vida – Draco Rosa

    Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album

    Treinta Días – La Santa Cecilia

    Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)

    A Mi Manera – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea

    Best Tropical Latin Album

    Pacific Mambo Orchestra – Pacific Mambo Orchestra

    Best American Roots Song

    Love Has Come For You – Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin & Edie Brickell)

    Best Americana Album

    Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

    Best Bluegrass Album

    The Streets of Baltimore — Del McCoury Band

    Best Blues Album

    Get Up! — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite

    Best Folk Album

    My Favorite Picture of You — Guy Clark

    Best Regional Roots Music Album

    Dockside Sessions — Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience

    Best Reggae Album

    Ziggy Marley In Concert – Ziggy Marley

    Best World Music Album

    Savor Flamenco – Gipsy Kings

    Best Children’s Album

    Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well – Jennifer Gasoi

    Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

    America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t – Stephen Colbert

    Best Comedy Album of 2014

    Calm Down Gurrl – Kathy Griffin

    Musical Theater Album

    Kinky Boots – Billy Porter & Stark Sands, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

    Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

    Sound City: Real to Reel – Dave Grohl & Various Artists

    Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

    Skyfall – Thomas Newman, composer

    Best Song Written For Visual Media

    Skyfall (from Skyfall) – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

    Best Instrumental Composition

    Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra

    Best Instrumental Arrangement

    On Green Dolphin Street – Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

    Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

    Swing Low – Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding)

    Best Recording Package

    Long Night Moon – Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)

    Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

    Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition) – Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney and Wings)

    Best Album Notes

    Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded) – Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)

    Best Historical Album (tie)

    Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965
    Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (The Rolling Stones)

    The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums
    Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bill Withers)

    Best Engineered Album, Non-classical

    Random Access Memories – Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Daft Punk)

    Producer Of The Year, Non-classical

    Pharrell Williams

    Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical

    Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)

    Best Surround Sound Album

    Live Kisses -Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)

    Best Engineered Album, Classical

    Winter Morning Walks -David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra)

    Producer Of The Year, Classical

    David Frost – Andres: Home Stretch (Timo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble)

    Best Orchestral Performance

    Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 – Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Minnesota Orchestra

    Best Opera Recording

    Adès: The Tempest – Thomas Adès (conductor); Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna, Alan Oke (soloists); Luisa Bricetti and Victoria Warivonchick (producers)

    Best Choral Performance

    Pärt: Adam’s Lament, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) (with Tui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis)

    Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

    Roomful of Teeth – Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth

    Best Classical Instrumental Solo

    Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto for Percussionist & String Orchestra – Evelyn Glennie (soloist), David Alan Miller (conductor)

    Best Classical Vocal Solo

    Winter Morning Walks- Dawn Upshaw

    Best Classical Compendium

    Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic; Konzertmusik, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)

    Best Classical Contemporary Composition

    Winter Morning Walks- Maria Schneider

    Best Music Video of 2014

    Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z, David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer

    Best Music Film

    Live Kisses – Paul McCartney, Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers