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BEVERLY HILLS—Now the awards season has officially kicked off! The 73rd Annual Golden Globes ceremony was held at the famed Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, January 10. The stars were out in full-force of the first possible predictor of how things could possibly turn out for the rest of the awards season. This year’s ceremony was hosted by Ricky...

HOLLYWOOD—Singer Alicia Keys and her husband, hip-hop artist Swizz Beatz welcomed their second child together, a baby boy, on December 27. The child’s name is Genesis Ali Dean. According to a photograph Keys shared via Instagram, Genesis was born at 1:52 a.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. She captioned the photo, “The joy of joy is joy!! It’s a...

BEVERLY HILLS—The nominees for the 2024 Academy Awards, which we all know as the Oscars were announced on Tuesday, January 23 by actress Zazie Beetz and actor Jack Quaid via the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre.  Would “Oppenheimer” or “Barbie” dominate? The answer might surprise you. “Oppenheimer” leads the pack with 13 nominations. Followed close behind was “Poor Things” with 11...

LOS ANGELES—Believe it or not, awards season is starting to wind down. On Sunday, February 10, the 61st annual Grammy Awards were handed out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. This is a ceremony that is more about musical performances than actual awards. I think last year only 10 awards were handed out during an almost 4-hour ceremony....

HOLLYWOOD—With the Academy Awards less than one week away, another major awards show took place on Saturday, February 22, as the 45th Annual National Association of Advancement for of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards. The big winner of the night was the picture “12 Years a Slave” which took home two trophies including Outstanding Motion Picture. Hosting the ceremony was funnyman...

HOLLYWOOD—Well its official, awards season is in full-force. The nominees for the 2015 People Choice Awards were unveiled on Tuesday, November 4 and leading the pack was trio of TV hits that include “Scandal,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Supernatural.” Several nominees like Channing Tatum, Lucy Hale and Shailene Woodley picked up multiple nominations in various categories. This year,...

HOLLYWOOD─Another day, another award show. When I heard a week ago that the BET Awards would still host its 20th anniversary of the show, while also highlighting its 40th anniversary on the air, I was baffled to figure out just how they planned to make it happen. Low and behold the network still held the awards show, but it...

HOLLYWOOD—Television personality Vanessa Lachey, 34, and her husband, singer Nick Lachey, 41, welcomed their second child together on January 5. Vanessa shared the news on her official website on January 6. She wrote, “She’s HERE!!!! Nick, Camden and I are SO excited to announce the birth of our sweet, beautiful baby girl, Brooklyn Elisabeth Lachey! She was born January 5th,...

HOLLYWOOD—Well it looks like the trend of eliminating gender specific categories is continuing with the MTV network. To be honest I think it's great and I wonder how things would look if the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and Academy Awards did the same thing? The 2017 contenders for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Tuesday, July 25, and...

STUDIO CITY—Rapper Mac Miller was found dead on Friday, September 7, in his home in Studio City, TMZ reported. He died from an apparent substance abuse overdose. He was 26 years old and set to start a tour next month. Mac Miller, born Malcolm James McCormick is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He gained popularity from his mixtapes such as "K.I.D.S"...