Here are your 2017 Oscar Performers
Here are the 89th Academy Awards performers:
Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Auli'i Cravalho and Sting. Each artist will be performing a song from the Best Original Song category.
Sting will perform "The Empty Chair" from Jim: The James Foley Story, an HBO documentay about an American journalist killed by ISIS in 2014. The song is co-written by J. Ralph. You can have a listen by CLICKING HERE.
Lin-Manuel Miranda will perform a duet with Moana's Auli'i Cravalho. The song is Miranda's "How Far I'll Go" from the Disney animated movie. If he wins the Oscar, he'll be lifted up to EGOT status; a rare achievement when an artist wins an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. You can hear the song by CLICKING HERE.
John Legend will give us a double performance, both from La La Land. "City of Stars" and "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" were originally performed by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, but will be performed on Oscar night by Legend who had a smaller role in the film playing a jazz musician. You can hear the originals by CLICKING HERE, and HERE.
And finally, Justin Timberlake will perform "Can't Stop the Feeling" from the DreamWorks animated movie Trolls. Timberlake stars in the picture and served as an executive producer for the film's music. You can hear his number one hit song by CLICKING HERE.
“We’re thrilled to welcome these world-class artists to the Oscars. These performances will not only celebrate the five extraordinary nominated original songs, but also the integral part music plays in movies.”
For a full list of Oscar nominees, CLICK HERE. The 89th Academy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel will air Sunday, February 26th.
Orange is the New Black is Back
Orange is the New Black Season 5 hits Netflix Friday, June 9th.
Orange is the New Black's fifth season is going to give fans the most in depth look ever in the the lives of the prisoners and guards at Litchfield Penetentiary. Fifteen episodes will cover the three day aftermath following... *SPOLIER ALERT*...
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...following the death of Poussey Washington (Samira Wiley). The prisoners riot and it all comes to a head when Daya (Dascha Polanco) finds and aims a gun at a prison guard. Does she pull the trigger? Will someone intervene? Will a rival gang start another fight to distract us from the "Daya vs. the Guard" drama?
This season, like the others that came before, is shrouded in total secrecy. Here's what we do know:
- there will be 15 episodes
- the entire season takes place over the course of 3 days
- OITNB star Laverne Cox says "it's really, really good"
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.
Stranger Things Season 2
Netflix shared this sneak preview during the Super Bowl & posted it online with the simple caption "Stranger Things 2 is coming. Halloween 2017."
Well, it's nice they started it with a light "Leggo my Eggo" commercial from the 80s because things got really strange, really fast. The cast is back, decked out in Ghostbuster's gear, looking for their pal, Eleven.
We get a glimpse of Eleven, but it's not looking good for her or anyone in this short teaser. What is UP with that creepy spider looking thing? I'm still having nightmares over the first season's demogorgon, thanks.
Like I said, at least we have Eggo around to lighten the mood: