The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards | Performances
January 31, 2010 by John Simon Daily
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Lady GaGa x Elton John
Green Day 21 Guns Performance Twenty One Guns
Beyonce Medley “If I Were A Boy” and “You Oughta Know” (cover)
PINK “Have You Ever”
Black Eyed Peas “Imma Be” and ” I Gotta Feeling”
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
Zac Brown Band
Taylor Swift x Stevie Nicks
Michael Jackson Tribute featuring Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Usher, and Carrie Underwood + acceptance speech from Jackson’s children.
Bon Jovi ft Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland) “Medley”
Mary J Blige & Andrea Bocelli Perform “Bridge Over Troubled Water” For Haiti
Lil’ Wayne, Eminem & Drake – Drop The World/Forever
Maxwell “Pretty Wings”
2010 BAFTA Awards Nominations
January 21, 2010 by John Simon Daily
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The BAFTA awards will be handed out in London on Feb. 21, 2010! Congratualtions to all the nominees.
ORANGE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARD NOMINATIONS
FILM
“Avatar,” James Cameron, Jon Landau
“An Education,” Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer
“The Hurt Locker,” nominees to be confirmed
“Precious,” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
“Up in the Air,” Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki Read more
Red Carpets: JSD at The Urban Music Awards
July 29, 2009 by John Simon Daily
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The Hammerstei n Ballroom hosted the Urban Music Awards on Friday, July 17th. The ceremony recognized those such as producer Swizz Beats and singer/songwriter Bobby Valentino, who are currently achieving in urban music. Living legends such as the master of the turntables, Grandmaster Flash, and MC/producer KRS-One, where honored for their contribution to urban music’s growth. I had the pleasure of getting a moment with Grandmaster Flash, KRS-One, and Swizz Beats to not only talk about the direction of hip hop, but also to discuss Michael Jackson’s legacy. Click here for a list of winners. Read more
Janet Jackson at the BET Awards
June 29, 2009 by John Simon Daily
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Janet Jackson made a quick appearance at the BET Awards to speak on behalf of her family about her brother Michael Jackson.
GFS Fifth Annual Spring Benefit Dinner
June 28, 2009 by John Simon Daily
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Joe Hall & Anderson Cooper
On June 15th, Ghetto Film School celebrated their student filmmakers and their outstanding achievements with a benefit dinner at the ultra posh eatery Park Café located in the Time Warner Center. GFS is a not-for-profit youth media organization that connects talented young people to artistic, educational and career opportunities in the world of film and video. The evening started with an wonderful silent auction consisting of a slew of must-have items, followed by the dinner and scholarship awards ceremony where CNN’s Anderson Cooper spoke to the audience about the importance of GFS and their students. Other attendees included NBA player Steve Nash and actress Shohreh Aghdashloo.
On Location: 13th Annual Webby Awards
June 18, 2009 by John Simon
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On June 8th, we attended the 13th Annual Webby Awards Gala at Cipriani Wall Street. The star-studded ceremony was hosted by Saturday Night Live’s funnyman Seth Meyers.
Special Achievement honorees included:
* Webby Lifetime Achievement: Sir Tim Berners-Lee
* Webby Artist of the Year: Trent Reznor
* Webby Person of the Year: Jimmy Fallon
* Webby Breakout of the Year: Twitter
* Best Actress: Sarah Silverman Read more




















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