Award Shows

It’s not too early to start thinking about Grammy Award nominees, as they will be announced next month, but one story making the rounds is sure to add a layer of controversy to next year’s ceremony. Lady GaGa, widely considered to be the front-runner for the coveted Best New Artist trophy, is not eligible to be nominated for it. How come, you ask? Well, GaGa was nominated last year for Best Dance Recording for “Just […]

Exactly how many country music awards shows are there? I can’t tell the CMAs from the CMTs from the…well, I think there’s another one. Despite the fact that I’m a fan of some current pop-rock/country, I don’t think I could sit through two hours of yeehaws and cowboy hats.

Nevertheless, the Country Music Awards aired last night (pre-empting “Modern Family”…grrrr…), and, as expected Taylor Swift made a big splash, winning four awards including Entertainer of the […]

I remember watching the Soul Train Music Awards in 2007. It was PATHETIC. Everyone that won an award that night accepted via videotape. It was like no one even cared to attend…the only big names I remember seeing that night were The Isley Brothers and Robin Thicke (who was just in the process of blowing up). It was like the BET Awards came and knocked everything out of the box.

Well, the Soul Train Awards are […]