Oscars Announce More Presenters, Plus Star Studded Women in Film Event
Emma Stone, Meryl Streep and Brie Larson got together for an Oscars pre-party celebrating Women in Film.
No, I don’t mean they got together to literally celebrate themselves… Women in Film is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting equal opportunities for women in media.
“I want to ask you all in this room today to connect with others. Let’s share our stories, talk about where we came from, let’s get excited about where we are right now because there is only room to grow… So let’s talk… let’s talk about what’s really going on, what worries us, what scares us, what we’re excited about, what it feels like to be a mother, what it feels like to be a daughter, what it feels like to be a son or a father in this period of time, and let’s incubate all of this and make something amazing because we will be here later, and we’ll talk about how this was the moment when we went, ‘I got it, I know how to make the world a better place’.”
And the Oscar goes to…
The final round of presenters has been announced adding Matt Damon, Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep and more to the list of previously announced A-listers including Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson.
We will also see Jason Bateman, Ryan Gosling, Salma Hayek, Taraji P. Henson, Warren Beatty, Michael J. Fox, Seth Rogan, Vince Vaughn, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Halie Steinfeld, Emma Stone and more gracing the stage.
The 89th Academy Awards are hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and will air Sunday, February 26th.
Lady Gaga Will Perform Duet With Metallica at GRAMMYs
More GRAMMY announcements coming down the pipe this morning. Legendary thrash rockers Metallica said they had something “very unique and special” planned for us… and now we know exactly what they meant! Thanks to a leaked commercial for the awards (and follow up confirmation via Rolling Stone) Metallica will perform with Lady Gaga at the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards on City, February 12th!
Other performances include duets from Kelsea Ballerini and Lukas Graham, John Legend and Cynthia Erivo. Demi Lovato will join Andra Day, Tori Kelly and Little Big Town for a special performance honoring the Bee Gees and the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Fever.
In addition to the stars listed above, we will also be seeing performances from:
Beyonce, Adele, Katy Perry, The Weeknd with Daft Punk, Chance the Rapper, Maren Morris with Alicia Keys, Dave Grohl with Anderson .Paak, A Tribe Called Quest, Carrie Underwood with Keith Urban, Sturgill Simpson and Gary Clark Jr. will duet with William Bell. Bruno Mars is rumored to be teaming up with The Time for a touching tribute to Prince.
You do NOT want to miss the GRAMMYs on City this Sunday, February 12th hosted by the ever hilarious James Corden. With the number of announcements from the Recording Academy increasing as we get closer and closer to air time, I wouldn’t be surprised to see even more performers added to the line up throughout the week. You can peep their Facebook page by CLICKING HERE.
Will you be watching?
JUNO Nominees for 2017
The 2017 JUNO Awards celebrate the best in Canadian Music on Sunday, April 2nd in Ottawa.
Being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame: Sarah McLachlan. The Allan Waters Humanitarian Award goes to: Buffie Sainte-Marie. Finally, receiving the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award: Randy Lennox.
Highlights for our fave Top 40/Pop Artists:
5 for Shawn Mendes (JUNO Fan Choice Award, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year)
5 for The Weeknd (JUNO Fan Choice Award, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year)
5 for Drake (JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Rap Recording of the Year)
4 for Alessia Cara (JUNO Fan Choice Award, Single of the Year, Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year)
3 for The Strumbellas (JUNO Fan Choice Award, Single of the Year and Group of the Year)
And the nominees are...
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JUNO Fan Choice Award: Hedley, Justin Bieber, Drake, Shawn Mendes, Alessia Cara, Belly, Ruth B, The Weeknd, Tory Lanez and The Strumbellas
Single of the Year: “Treat You Better” Shawn Mendes, “One Dance ft. Wizkid & Kyla” Drake, “Wild Things” Alessia Cara, “Starboy ft. Daft Punk” The Weeknd, “Spirits” The Strumbellas
International Album of the Year: This is Acting Sia, ANTI Rihanna, Made in the A.M. One Direction, A Head Full of Dreams Coldplay and Dangerous Woman Ariana Grande
Album of the Year: Starboy The Weeknd, Illuminate Shawn Mendes, You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen, Views Drake and Encore un Soir Celine Dion
Artist of the Year: Shawn Mendes, Drake, Alessia Cara, Leonard Cohen and The Weeknd
Group of the Year: Billy Talent, The Tragically Hip, Arkells, Tegan and Sara and The Strumbellas
Pop Album of the Year: Know-It-All Alessia Cara, Summerland Coleman Hell, Astoria Marianas Trench, Illuminate Shawn Mendes and Love You to Death Tegan and Sara
What we can expect from this year’s awards ceremony:
- Performances from Shawn Mendes, A Tribe Called Red, Ruth B, The Strumbellas and Alessia Cara
- $1 from every ticket sold is donated to MusiCounts, helping children and youth across Canada gain access to musical instruments via Plus 1.
Tickets for the 2017 JUNO AWARDS are on sale now. They start at $39. To purchase tickets online, CLICK HERE. You can also contact the Canadian Tire Centre Box Office or call 1-877-788-3267 for more information.
Leo DiCaprio To Present At 89th Academy Awards
The Oscars are usually a star studded event but this year, that's been guaranteed!
Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson, Alicia Vikander and Mark Rylance have all signed on to present statues at the upcoming 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. This proves we'll have an equal amount of star power on stage and in the audience on February 26th.
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Traditionally, the previous year's winner will present the Oscar to the person who's won in that category this year. DiCaprio won his very first Oscar in 2016 for Best Actor in The Revenant so he'll be presenting in the Best Actor category. Larson won Best Actress for Room.
Best Supporting Actress went to Vikander for The Danish Girl and Best Supporting Actor went to Rylance for Bridge of Spies.
There are more announcements coming soon regarding additional presenters and live performances. While we don't have official word from the Academy as to who might be performing, we do know who's up for Best Original Song... So maybe we can make some educated guesses!
Trolls - "Cant Stop the Feeling" (Justin Timberlake)
Jim: The James Foley Story - "The Empty Chair" (J. Ralph and Sting)
Moana - "How Far I'll Go" (Lin-Manuel Miranda, Auli'i Cravalho and Alessia Cara)
And two from La La Land
"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" (Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Emma Stone)
"City of Stars" (Hurwitz, Pasek, Paul, Stone and Ryan Gosling)
