Music

INDIO—Held in the desert city of Indio, California, Coachella is arguably California's most popular and best attended music festival spanning over two consecutive weekends. Highlights from the first weekend included an expected all-star performance with encores by old-school rockers AC/DC, spot-on deliveries from acts such as Tame Impala and Azaelia Banks, a soulful dance party given by Charles Bradley, and...

HOLLYWOOD—It’s the award show, where those films and performances that you think will win, won’t. Yep, I’m talking about the MTV Movie Awards. This year’s festivities honored the best in cinema on Sunday, April 12 and leading the pack of all nominees was “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I,” but it was “The Fault of Our Stars” that was...

SANTA MONICA—The nominees for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards were announced on Tuesday, April 7 and leading this year’s pack of contenders is guess who: Taylor Swift. Swift leads all nominees with 14 nominations including Top Artist.  Followed close behind is British sensation Sam Smith with 13 nominations and Iggy Azalea with 12 nominations. The ceremony will be hosted on...

HOLLYWOOD—The pinnacle of awards season came to an end on Sunday, February 22 as the 87th Annual Academy Awards were held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Leading the pack of all nominees were the films “Birdman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” with nine nominations apiece. Both films walked away with four awards apiece. The winner for Best Picture was...

BEVERLY HILLS—It’s the moment critics and movie lovers have been waiting for all year long: The Oscar nominations! Nominees were announced on Thursday, January 15 by AMPAS President Cheryl Boone-Isaacs, actor Chris Pine, and directors J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. For the first-time in Oscar-history, all nominees were announced live. Normally, only the contenders in...

BEVERLY HILLS—The stars were out in Beverly Hills on Sunday, January 11, as the 72nd Annual Golden Globe ceremony was held at the famed Beverly Hilton Hotel. Leading all nominees was the drama “Boyhood” with seven nominations including Best Motion Picture-Drama. So would the tale that was shot over a 12-year period take home the top prize? It was...

HOLLYWOOD—Let awards season begin! The 2015 People Choice Awards were held on Wednesday with funny ladies Allison Janney and Anna Faris hosting the festivities. The opening was quite clever featuring an appearance by Faris’ hubby Chris Pratt. The ladies also took jabs at the Academy Awards, their TV series “Mom” and a host of other topics. Were they the...