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There’s no argument here: Mi Casa is the most talked about band in the country. It’s no longer TKZee or The Parlotones. Over the weekend, they celebrated their 3 Samas and ALSO, their debut offfering hitting over 40 000 physical copies sold. Now considering file-sharing and other means of getting hold of music nowadays, that’s not half bad- even Gold sales are celebrated.
Label manager Allan Nicoll also hailed it as “a tremendous achievement”, and that the aim is double platinum.
J’Something (a fave with the ladies) said: “ We cannot believe that what started as a random night at a Soul Candi party has now turned into an album with platinum status. We feel so blessed and forever thankful.”
Also the 3D music video of current singel La Vida is out…
Congrats to them! Onwards and upwards, guys!
The country's biggest soapie by far
Rule #1 NEVER mess with Generations’ timeslot at 8pm on SABC 1
Rule #2 NEVER upset the around 6 million viewers of the show
Thankfully SAMAs CEO Randall Abrahams and the folks at MTN (title sponsors for close to a decade now) know this and have moved the awards ceremony to 8.30pm- crucially after Generations on that Monday of April 30.
Said SABC 1 Acting General Manager Leo Manne: “We’ve placed the MTN SAMAs in their rightful prime time viewing slot – just after Generations, SA’s most popular TV programme – giving all South Africans the opportunity to be a part of the most illustrious event on the South African music calendar…”
Remember how the channel refused to move the soapie during the African Cup of Nations, and was willing to only broadcast eight games live and the others delayed? Yup, same applies here. Mfundi Vundla will be smiling somewhere. Wonder how much this show has made him over the years.
The SAMA nominees will be announced on the 8th of next month.
We’ll keep you posted!
Black Coffee has been nominated for an MTV EMA
And in some good old scandal-free news, DJ Black Coffee has been nominated for an MTV Europe Music Award.
Hurrah, hurrah, we’re quite impressed and very proud of the man.
Whether you like house music or not, it’s almost impossible to ignore the man’s talent for making smooth beats. That guy is a hitmaker of note – and it’s not one-season music either, it’s near-classic stuff. Clearly MTV could not ignore his talent, either.
The category he’s been nominated in is brand spanking new, and it’s called World Wide Act. The award will feature five nominees from five different regions: Africa/ India/ Middle East, Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America and Europe. Black Coffee is one of five nominated under the Africa/ India/ Middle East category, and if he garners top votes he will be in the World Wide Act category.
So I guess it’s like a nomination for a pre-award. Or something.
Either way, well done to Black Coffee. Good on you, man!
Katy Perry . Pic: © Michael Elins
The 2011 MTV VMA nominees have been announced and all the usual suspects (like Beyonce, Eminem and Lady Gaga who all have 3 noms ) are on the list. But this year Katy Perry is the one leading the pack with a total of 9 nominations, including Best Female Video, Best Collaboration, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year.
The pop princess was as surprised as I was and told MTV: “Nine? I thought that was a typo or something! Oh my god, really? That’s the most nominations I’ve ever gotten for anything… I’m so excited. I’m nervous like it’s my first time.”
Closely following her lead are Adele who has garnered an impressive seven nominations for her soulful smash hit, “Rolling In the Deep” and this years leading male contender, Kanye West who also has seven nominations.
Other nominees include Bruno Mars who has four ; Thirty Seconds to Mars with 3 and Nicki Minaj has three nominations and is the only female in the best hip-hop category.
HERE’S THE FULL LIST:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Tyler, The Creator – Yonkers
Katy Perry – Firework
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Katy Perry – Firework
Beyonce – Run The World (Girls)
Nicki Minaj – Super Bass
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
BEST MALE VIDEO
Cee Lo Green – F*** You
Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – All Of The Lights
Justin Bieber – U Smile
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz – Tha Carter IV
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – All Of The Lights
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
Nicki Minaj – Super Bass
Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On
BEST NEW ARTIST
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow
Tyler, The Creator – Yonkers
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown – My Last
Kreayshawn – Gucci Gucci
BEST POP VIDEO
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack – Give Me Everything
Katy Perry – Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Britney Spears – Till The World Ends
BEST ROCK VIDEO
The Black Keys – Howlin For You
Foo Fighters – Walk
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
Mumford & Sons – The Cave
Cage The Elephant – Shake Me Down
BEST COLLABORATION
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack -Give Me Everything
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – All Of The Lights
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – E.T.
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake – Moment 4 Life
BEST ART DIRECTION
Adele – Rolling In The Deep – Nathan Parker
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – E.T. – Jason Fijal
Lady Gaga – Judas – Amy Danger
Kanye West – Power – Babak Radboy
Death Cab For Cutie – You Are A Tourist – Nick Gould, Tim Nackashi, Anthony Maitz
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyonce – Run The World (Girls) – Frank Gatson
Britney Spears – Till The World Ends – Brian Freedman
Lady Gaga – Judas – Laurieann Gibson
Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars & Poreotics
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock – Party Rock Anthem – Hokuto Konishi of the Quest Crew
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adele – Rolling In The Deep – Tom Townend
Beyonce – Run The World (Girls) – Jeffrey Kimball
Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie – Christopher Probst
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream – Paul Laufer
Thirty Seconds To Mars – Hurricane – Cinematographers: Benoit Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt, Daniel Carberry
BEST DIRECTION
Adele – Rolling In The Deep – Sam Brown
Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise – Adam Yauch
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – E.T.
Thirty Seconds To Mars – Hurricane
Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie – Joseph Kahn
BEST EDITING
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – E.T.- Jarrett Fijal
Thirty Seconds To Mars – Hurricane – Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser, Daniel Carberry
Adele – Rolling In The Deep – Art Jones at Work
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – Hadaya Turner
Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math – DANIELS
BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math – DANIEL
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – Title: E.T. – Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects
Kanye West – Power – Nice Shoes, ArtJail
Linkin Park – Waiting For The End – Ghost Town Media
Chromeo – Don’t Turn The Lights On – Special Effects: The Mill
Adele holds her awards for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album for "Chasing Pavements" at the 51st annual Grammy Awards, 2009.PIC: MARIO ANZUONI/ REUTERS
Reuters reports that British soul singer Adele and flamboyant pop singer Lady Gaga have helped the U.S. music industry stage a modest comeback after a decade of decline.
According to data released on July 6, 2011 by tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan, overall album sales rose 3.6 percent to 221.5 million units during the first half of 2011, the first increase since 2004. READ MORE
Drake accepts the viewers choice award for Rihanna, that was awarded to her by mistake. Pic: MARIO ANZUONI/ REUTERS
It looks like the general public has finally forgiven Chris Brown for beating up his former girlfriend Rihanna. But a controversial mix-up that occurred when winners were announced in the viewer’s choice category at the BET Awards has fans confused about the two stars.
During the awards a fan was presenting the Coca-Cola Viewer’s Choice Award and called Chris Browns name out as the winner (they use computer tablets not envelopes) but then it quickly changed to Rihanna. While the confused audience was gasping, muttering and exchanging whispers; Canadian rapper Drake awkwardly appeared on stage and accepted the award on Rihanna’s behalf (she didn’t attend the awards, despite winning for female R&B artist).
“Well, this is awkward,” said Drake, as he accepted Rhianna’s award for their hit “What’s My Name”. But what really made the situation awkward was how the host Kevin Hart bought out Chris Brown to tell him that he was the rightful/ intended winner of the trophy even though Rihanna’s name was on the teleprompter.
But what made the situation more awkward was at the end of the ceremony
At the conclusion of the ceremony, host Kevin Hart bought out Chris Brown to tell him he was actually the intended winner of the trophy, along with the FANdemonium Award. Talk about awkward — especially as a chunk of the audience had already began filing out of the venue.
Chris Brown poses for photographers with two of the four BET Awards he won. Pic: Jason Redmond/ REUTERS
After a yearlong public plea for redemption that had some people feeling sorry for him and others disgusted by him. It seems like 22-year-old RnB artist, Chris Brown is back in America’s good books again.
On Sunday night he was the comeback kid and the man of the moment at the BET Awards as he collected four awards, including male R&B artist, ,video of the year and collaboration for “Look at Me Now”.
“All my fans are everything to me,” he said, while accepting the award for male R&B artist. “I know it’s been a long road. I just appreciate every blessing that’s been put in front of me.”
Complete list of winners of the 2011 BET Awards, which took place on Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles:
Female R&B artist: Rihanna
Male R&B artist: Chris Brown
Female hip-hop artist: Nicki Minaj
Male hip-hop artist: Kanye West
Collaboration: Chris Brown, “Look At Me Now,” feat. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes
New artist: Wiz Khalifa
Group: Diddy Dirty Money
Young Stars award: (tie) Jaden Smith and Willow Smith
Gospel: Mary Mary
Centric award: Marsha Ambrosius
Actress: Taraji P. Henson
Actor: Idris Elba
Movie: “For Colored Girls”
Sportsman of the year: Michael Vick
Sportswoman of the year: Serena Williams
International act, UK: Tinie Tempah
International act, Africa: (tie) 2Face Idibia and D’Banj
Video director of the year: Chris Robinson
Viewers’ choice: Chris Brown, “Look At Me Now”
Lil Mama arrives at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. Pic: DANNY MOLOSHOK/ REUTERS
Lil’ Mama, a rap artist and judge on “America’s Best Dance Crew” showed up to the MTV Movie Awards ceremony rocking a bluntly-banged white wig with a little black dress and shoes that resembled stripper heels. Her ensemble has been getting a lot of media coverage because some people think she was dressed the way a Nicky Minaj normally dresses, which can either be seen as a sign of flattery or insult, depending on who you ask.
Rap artist Lil Mama at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. Pic: DANNY MOLOSHOK
I think its a mixture between Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj’s style but not nearly as risqué. Nicky wore a typically revealing outfit accessorized with TomTom Jewelry and a banged black wig. View gallery here.
Lil Mama is usually remembered for all the wrong reasons at MTV’s Movie Awards. In 2009 she got on stage and crashed Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performance of ‘Empire State of Mind.’ Watch below:
Taylor Lautner accepts the best movie award for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" with fellow cast members. Pic: MARIO ANZUONI/ REUTERS
The the vampire romance ‘Twilight’ has been named the best movie at the MTV Movie Awards for the third consecutive year. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, earned eight nominations and won a total of five awards.
The Twilight gang won for best male and best female performances for lead stars – and real life couple – Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. The pair also won the Best Kiss prize, which the male Twilight actors “Taylor Lautner” and Robert Pattinson celebrated by sharing a passionate kiss. Pattinson also won a prize for best fight.
The trailer for Twilight Saga: “Breaking Dawn” Part 1 was also premiered during the awards ceremony.
List of winners at the 20th annual MTV Movie Awards
BEST MOVIE
“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” – Director: David Slade, Producers: Wyck Godfrey and Karen Rosenfelt (Summit Entertainment)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (Summit Entertainment)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Kristen Stewart – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (Summit Entertainment)
BEST BREAKOUT STAR
Chloe Grace Moretz – “Kick-Ass” (Lionsgate)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Emma Stone – “Easy A” (Sony Pictures)
BEST AFRICAN MOVIE
Viva Riva! – Director: Djo Tunda Wa Munga, Producers: Bors van Gils, Michael Goldberg, Djo Tunda Wa Munga, Co-producer: Steven Markovitz
BEST LINE FROM A MOVIE (New Category)
Alexys Nycole Sanchez – “Grown Ups” (Sony Pictures)
“I want to get chocolate wasted.”
BEST VILLAIN
Tom Felton – “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 1” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST FIGHT
Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (Summit Entertainment)
BEST KISS
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (Summit Entertainment)
BEST JAWDROPPING MOMENT
Justin Bieber – “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” Performance Spectacular (Paramount Pictures)
BEST SCARED-AS -S**T PERFORMANCE
Ellen Page – “Inception” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BIGGEST BADASS STAR
Chloë Grace Moretz – “Kick-Ass” (Lionsgate)
