Swift Wins Eight Billboard Awards

May 20th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Music | Television - (0 Comments)

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Highlights

Taylor Swift: eight awards, including Top Artist

Justin Bieber: three awards, including first Milestone Award

Rihanna: four awards

Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”: four awards

The Performances

Best

Prince– Let’s Go Crazy/FixUrLifeUp

Miguel — Adorn

Bruno Mars — Treasure

Worst

Selena Gomez — Come and Get It

Justin Bieber — Take You

Photos

THR: Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez Rock the Billboard Music Awards

Quotes

“Thank you for making my music the soundtrack to your crazy emotions. You are the longest and best relationship I’ve had.”

– Taylor Swift

“I’m 19 years old, and I think I’m doing a pretty good job. It should be about the music, about the craft. This is not a gimmick. I should be taken seriously.”

– Justin Bieber

Winners

Top Artist
Justin Bieber
Maroon 5
One Direction
Rihanna
Taylor Swift - WINNER

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JoyHog’s Daily Bacon

May 17th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Daily Bacon - (0 Comments)

WHAT’S ON OUR PLATE

  • Nikita. Season 3 ends strongly with Nikita wrongfully accused of assassinating the President and abandoning Michael and the rest of Division to try and clear her name and take down Amanda alone.
  • Billboard Awards. Sunday’s performers include Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Miguel, Justin Bieber, Pitbull, Christina Aguilera, Selena Gomez, the Band Perry, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kacey Musgraves and Prince.
  • Ireland Baldwin.  The 17-year-old daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, now a model, dazzles in Vanity Fair.
  • Orb. Can the Kentucky Derby winner add the Preakness Stakes on Saturday?
  • Powerball. Buy a ticket. Saturday’s $600 million jackpot is the second-largest pot in U.S. lottery history.

 

 

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10 Things We Learned This Week

May 12th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Lists | News - (0 Comments)

1. KISS opened its third Rock & Brews restaurant in Los Angeles with plans to open a 100 more in five years.

2. The Miss America song — “There she is, Miss America” — is being cut from the pageant over a contractual dispute.

3. Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello hope to create a musical based on the artists’ 1998 album Painted From Memory.

4. Dubai police say Justin Bieber was fined several times for speeding during his stop in the Gulf city.

5. An exclusive TODAY Moms survey of more than 7,000 U.S. mothers reveals that the average mom rates her stress level an 8.5 out of 10.

6. Prince Harry sang Happy Birthday to Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin (18) during his recent visit to Colorado.

7. Neil Patrick Harris will host the Tony Awards again.

8. A herd of about 25 goats will soon arrive at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and go to work munching weeds and invasive plants on about 120 acres of airport-owned land that is difficult to get to with traditional landscaping equipment.

9. Pringles has a seaweed flavor available in Asia.

10. Burn Notice will end after its upcoming seventh season.

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JoyHog’s Daily Bacon

April 25th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Daily Bacon - (0 Comments)

SIZZLING

  • The Originals. The possible Vampire Diaries spinoff, which sent Klaus to the French Quarter in New Orleans, looks like a sure thing.
  • Scarlett Johansson. French director Luc Besson casts the actress as his lead in his newest film, Lucy.
  • Scream. MTV plans a TV series on the popular slasher films for summer 2014.
  • Eric Fisher. The Kansas City Chiefs make the Central Michigan offensive tackle the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
  • Duck Dynasty. Season finale of A&E sensation beats American Idol in the ratings.

FIZZLING

  • Justin Bieber. More woes for the touring teen star. Swedish police find drugs and a stun gun on the pop singer’s bus.
  • Flashdance. The stage adaptation of the 1983 hit movie postpones summer Broadway opening, saying it can’t find a theater.
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JoyHog’s Daily Bacon

April 15th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Daily Bacon | News - (0 Comments)

SIZZLING

  • Defiance. It’s a TV show. It’s a video game. Will SyFy’s new show grab viewers?
  • 42. Jackie Robinson biopic is big hit at the box office. MLB celebrates with all players wearing “42″ today.
  • The Rascals. The 60s band’s new show, The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream, begins its limited Broadway run. Written by Steven Van Zandt.
  • Adam Scott. First Australian to win The Masters.
  • Dallas. “Who shot J.R.?” We find out in tonight’s two-hour season finale.

FIZZLING

  • Gold. Dropping like a rock on Wall Street.
  • Justin Bieber. Pop star criticized for hoping Anne Frank would have been a “belieber.”
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JHQuote

March 19th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Quote - (0 Comments)

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Well then, that makes two of us.”

– Selena Gomez, responding to David Letterman’s mention that the last time Justin Bieber visited the Late Show, the host made his guest cry.

 

 

 

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JoyHog’s Daily Bacon

March 5th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Daily Bacon - (0 Comments)

SIZZLING

  • Napoleon. Steven Spielberg is turning Stanley Kubrick’s unproduced screenplay about the little French guy into a miniseries.
  • Gonzaga. The Zags are No. 1 in the college basketball polls for the first time.
  • Fox Tuesday comedies.New Girl, The Mindy Project and Raising Hope all renewed.
  • The Teleportation Accident. Another clever and funny novel by Ned Beauman, one of the most innovative young writers around.
  • The Dow. Stocks on fire as Dow Jones industrial average surges past all-time high.

FIZZLING

  • Justin Bieber. Pop star arrives two hours late for his show in London. Fans, especially their parents, tweet their anger.
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