Grammy 2014

A pair of duos win big on music's biggest night... Lorde surprises with Song of the Year nod... Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, Beyonce and Jay Z among performers. 

Song of the year! Slytherin wins the cup!

I have to say that this was one of the most entertaining and interesting Grammys in the last couple of years, if not ever. We saw everuthing: fire and rock, dark magic and witchcraft, Beyonce, flying in the air, and even marriage. 33 marriages, to be exact. 

 I was really surprised when Lorde won for the Song Of The Year. like wtf?! 

- Just Give Me A Reason

- Roar

- Same Love

- Locked Out Of Heaven

were in the same category and yet we have "Royal" as the song of the year.  Thank God is not that important, compared to the Record of The Year, where 2 robots and "man in a hat" received their Grammy for "Get Lucky" (I knew that Pharrell will win in this category, but was doubting between Get Lucky and Blurred Lines) 

JTLYK I think that Just Give Me A Reason is one of the BEST songs of the year! Pink and Nate got only 2 nominations for this masterpiece and lost to Royals and to Get Lucky. But with this stunning performance Pink truly showed us once again that she is one a a kind! love her! And if you compare this to the Royal's performance...well.

Pink Performs “Just Give Me A Reason” with Nate Ruess at Grammys

Macklemore, Mary Lambert, Madonna, Ryan Lewis and Queen Latifa onstage as 33 couples were married during the live Grammy telecast. Kevin Mazur/WireImage

This performance was really different and weird. Why Madonna? gay icon? ok. But her lifeless face, please. 

"I hope this is inspiration (for rappers) to tackle any subject you want, (even) a subject that may seem like a difficult subject," Queen Latifah said backstage after the telecast."We need to make sure we get back to that."

Katy Perry got her 2 Grammy nominations this years and lost. again. She wants this statuette so bad, just like Leonardo DiCaprio is craving for Oscar (well, he might finally get one this year, though I doubt it).

Daft Punk won in all their 5 nominations, including Album Of The Year, Record of The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Pharrell is Producer Of The Year. 

56th GRAMMY Awards: Full Winners List

Album Of The Year:
"Random Access Memories" — Daft Punk

Record Of The Year:
"Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams

Song Of The Year:
"Royals" — Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde)

Best New Artist:
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance:
"Royals" — Lorde  

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams

Best Pop Vocal Album:
"Unorthodox Jukebox" -- Bruno Mars

Best Pop Instrumental Album:
"Steppin' Out" -- Herb Alpert

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"To Be Loved" -- Michael Bublé

DANCE

Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk

Best Dance Recording
"Clarity" -- Zedd Featuring Foxes

ROCK

Best Rock Performance:
"Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons

Best Rock Album:
"Celebration Day" — Led Zeppelin

Best Metal Performance
"God Is Dead?" -- Black Sabbath

Best Rock Song
"Cut Me Some Slack" -- Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)

R&B

Best R&B Performance:
"Something" — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway 

Best Urban Contemporary Album:
"Unapologetic" — Rihanna

Best R&B Album:
Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys

Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Please Come Home -- Gary Clark Jr.

Best R&B Song (A Songwriters Award)
"Pusher Love Girl" -- James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)

RAP

Best Rap Performance:
"Thrift Shop" — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
"Holy Grail" — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake  

Best Rap Album:
The Heist — Macklemore  & Ryan Lewis

Best Rap Song
"Thrift Shop" -- Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)

COUNTRY MUSIC

Best Country Solo Performance:
"Wagon Wheel" — Darius Rucker

Best Country Album:
Same Trailer Different Park — Kacey Musgraves

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"From This Valley" -- The Civil Wars

Best Country Song (A Songwriters Award)
"Merry Go 'Round" -- Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Music Video
Suit & Tie -- Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z (David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer)

Credits:

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees

The 2014 Grammy Awards Recap: Weddings, French Robots, Paul & Ringo

56th GRAMMY Awards: Full Winners List

Oscar 2014

The American Film Academy has announced the nominees for the "Oscar "(which will be held March 2) - the most famous and influential global film industry award . As expected, the largest number of awards claim films " Gravity ", " American Hustle " and " 12 years a slave". In this post I'll pay close attention to the main category - Best Picture (only 4 movies).

12 Years A Slave - directed by Steve McQueen 

The history of free African-American musician Nortapa Solomon , who was deceived and sold into slavery , with nine nominations is considered one of the favourites along with " Gravity " and "American Hustle". The movie has already been awarded with " Golden Globe " for best dramatic film.  However , over the past ten years opinions of the American Academy and Foreign Press Association came together only four times . Both awards received " The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ", " Slumdog Millionaire ," " The Artist" and "Operation " Argo " .

I still haven't seen this one, but it's definitely on my watch list!

American Hustle - directed by David O. Russel 

It seems that David O. Russell has become one of the main favourites of Academy Award. "American Hustle" repeated last year's success tragicomedy "Silver Linings Playbook" (loved it!) and received nominations in all major categories, including four actors. "Silver Linings Playbook" eventually took only one statuette. Let's see...

Watch list!

Gravity - directed by Alfonso Cuaron 

One of the most memorable movies of the year gathered in worldwide box office $ 675 million and rushed in pursuit of the "Oscar" with ten nominations, being an absolute favourite in the technical categories. Although, all of the major 3D-hits from the last years never won in this category ("Avatar," "Hugo" and last year's "Life of Pi" as a result of losing to a smaller-scale projects), "Gravity" has all the chances to make a difference.

I was really engaged with the movie and really liked it, but i doubt that it will win in this category.
P.S. last 30 minutes were just beyond epic!

Dallas Buyers Club - directed by Jean-Marc Vallee

The stark drama from Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallee, which flashed Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, was considered one of the favourites in the acting categories initially, but only few people thought that the movie will qualify and for the main nomination. Nevertheless, the American Academy, which also has a weakness for movies based on true stories, made ​​its choice in favour of the drama, and the choice, without a doubt, deserved.

Watch list! must see!

Two films competing for the "Oscar" in the category "Best Picture", were first shown at the Venice Film Festival: Gravity" and "Philomena".

Was playing:
Natalia Kills - If I was God
Kate Voegele - Manhattan from the sky
Katy Perry - Birthday
Beyonce - Drunk in love [feat. Jay-Z]
Britney Spears - Get Back
Ciara - Oh [feat. Ludacris]
Ciara - That's Right [feat. Lil John]
Black Eyed Peas - Gone Going [feat. Jack Jonson]

About Me

So,my first blog entry will be... about me =) oh, how original.

In 2015 I will be graduating from the Advertising and Marketing Communications - Management program at Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada. I am a bachelor of International Relations at National University 'Ivan Franko' in Lviv, Ukraine. 

During my education in Ukraine I have gained a set of essential skills that I will develop more in the future: teamwork, time management, dealing with conflicts and leadership. 

In Sheridan, I am expanding my level of understanding about consumer behavior and its advertising impact.
I am constantly evolving in my personal development as a young professional.


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