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A R Rahman Wins Two Grammy Awards

LOS ANGELES: Indian music maestro AR Rahman has bagged two awards at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony here.

The double Oscar winning composer was honoured for his compositions in Danny Boyle’s rags-to-riches film “Slumdog Millionaire”, getting the awards for best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture and “Jai ho” being the best motion picture song. Rahman shares the Grammy with lyricist Gulzar who penned “Jai ho”.

“Jai ho” has been sung by Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash and Rahman himself. This is the first time Rahman has been nominated for a Grammy. He joins other Indian music greats like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Zakir Jussain, Vikku Vinayak and Vishvamohan Bhatt who have won a Grammy in the past.

Rahman’s rivals in the soundtrack category included Steve Jordan for “Cadillac Records,” Quentin Tarantino for “Inglourious Basterds”, and the producers of “Twilight” and “True Blood.”

In the best song category Rahman’s beaten rivals included Bruce Springsteen for his song “The Wrestler”, from the Oscar—nominated movie of the same name.

Taylor Swift Album of The Year

Taylor Swift Album of The Year, LOS ANGELES : Country-pop starlet Taylor Swift, who rocketed to stardom with ballads of teen love that she wrote on her bedroom floor, on Sunday became the youngest artist to win the coveted Grammy for album of the year.

Swift, who turned 20 in December, took home four awards after being nominated eight times. She had never previously won any Grammys. Her second album, “Fearless,” was the most popular release in the United States last year. US sales to date stand at 5.4 million copies.

The fresh-faced singer, known for her blonde curly mane, had been expected to dominate the music industry’s top awards. But she was overshadowed by R&B singer Beyonce, who won six awards including song of the year — the most won by a female artist at a single event.

Both were eclipsed for record of the year by Tennessee rock band Kings of Leon, who were the surprise honorees for their pop-radio hit “Use Somebody.”

In winning album of the year, Swift broke a record held since 1996 by Alanis Morissette, who was 21 when she won for “Jagged Little Pill,” an album with decidedly more adult content.

Swift also was the first solo female country winner ever of the award, and the first female pop winner since Celine Dion won in 1997 for “Falling Into You.”

“I just hope that you know how much this means to me … that we get to take this back to Nashville,” said Swift.

She also won the Grammy for best country album, and a pair of awards for her song “White Horse,” female country vocal performance and best country song.

Backstage, Swift told reporters that despite her crossover success in the pop field, she still considered country music her first love.

“Country music is absolutely going to be my home because of the stories that are told within country music,” she said.

She was planning to catch a flight straight after the event to Australia where she is set to play a sold-out arena tour. Her album has been certified gold or platinum in 16 international markets, her spokeswoman said.

‘AMAZING NIGHT’ FOR BEYONCE

Beyonce won song of the year — a songwriters’ award for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It).” The anthemic hit also yielded Grammys for R&B song and female vocal performance, and Beyonce was additionally honored for contemporary R&B album with “I Am … Sasha Fierce,” traditional R&B vocal performance for her cover of “At Last” and female pop vocal performance with “Halo.”

“This has been such an amazing night for me,” she said after picking up the latter award.

Beyonce would have won seven awards if her husband Jay-Z had not beaten her in the rap/sung category. He ended up with three Grammys overall, taking his career haul to 10. Beyonce’s career tally rose to 16, including three with her former group Destiny’s Child.

Kings of Leon, long more popular internationally, finally achieved mainstream success in the United States last year with “Use Somebody.” Brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill and their cousin Matthew Followill also won a pair of Grammys in the rock field for the song, taking their career haul to four.

Country combo the Zac Brown Band was named best new artist as expected. The Atlanta-based group becomes the first band to win the award since 2005.

The popular concert draw released its debut album in 2004, but did not achieve national prominence until 2008 when it released its major-label debut “The Foundation,” which peaked at No. 17 on the US pop chart.

The televised ceremony was packed with diverse performances, since 100 of the 109 categories were announced during a low-profile ceremony earlier in the day.

Mary J. Blige and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli earned a standing ovation for their version of “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” performed as a fundraising tribute to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The song was scheduled to go on sale at iTunes immediately afterwards.

Swift dueted with Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks for a version of the band’s “Rhiannon.” Two-time winner Lady Gaga performed with the almost-as-flamboyant Elton John.

“I think she proved her point tonight that she’s not just a costume freak,” veteran shock-rocker Alice Cooper, one of Lady Gaga’s sartorial inspirations, told reporters.

Grammy Rivals Taylor Swift, Beyonce Make History

LOS ANGELES : Country-pop starlet Taylor Swift, who rocketed to stardom with ballads of teen love that she wrote on her bedroom floor, on Sunday became the youngest artist to win the coveted Grammy for album of the year.

Swift, who turned 20 in December, took home four awards after being nominated eight times. She had never previously won any Grammys. Her second album, “Fearless,” was the most popular release in the United States last year. US sales to date stand at 5.4 million copies.

The fresh-faced singer, known for her blonde curly mane, had been expected to dominate the music industry’s top awards. But she was overshadowed by R&B singer Beyonce, who won six awards including song of the year — the most won by a female artist at a single event.

Both were eclipsed for record of the year by Tennessee rock band Kings of Leon, who were the surprise honorees for their pop-radio hit “Use Somebody.”

In winning album of the year, Swift broke a record held since 1996 by Alanis Morissette, who was 21 when she won for “Jagged Little Pill,” an album with decidedly more adult content.

Swift also was the first solo female country winner ever of the award, and the first female pop winner since Celine Dion won in 1997 for “Falling Into You.”

“I just hope that you know how much this means to me … that we get to take this back to Nashville,” said Swift.

She also won the Grammy for best country album, and a pair of awards for her song “White Horse,” female country vocal performance and best country song.

Backstage, Swift told reporters that despite her crossover success in the pop field, she still considered country music her first love.

“Country music is absolutely going to be my home because of the stories that are told within country music,” she said.

She was planning to catch a flight straight after the event to Australia where she is set to play a sold-out arena tour. Her album has been certified gold or platinum in 16 international markets, her spokeswoman said.

‘AMAZING NIGHT’ FOR BEYONCE

Beyonce won song of the year — a songwriters’ award for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It).” The anthemic hit also yielded Grammys for R&B song and female vocal performance, and Beyonce was additionally honored for contemporary R&B album with “I Am … Sasha Fierce,” traditional R&B vocal performance for her cover of “At Last” and female pop vocal performance with “Halo.”

“This has been such an amazing night for me,” she said after picking up the latter award.

Beyonce would have won seven awards if her husband Jay-Z had not beaten her in the rap/sung category. He ended up with three Grammys overall, taking his career haul to 10. Beyonce’s career tally rose to 16, including three with her former group Destiny’s Child.

Kings of Leon, long more popular internationally, finally achieved mainstream success in the United States last year with “Use Somebody.” Brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill and their cousin Matthew Followill also won a pair of Grammys in the rock field for the song, taking their career haul to four.

Country combo the Zac Brown Band was named best new artist as expected. The Atlanta-based group becomes the first band to win the award since 2005.

The popular concert draw released its debut album in 2004, but did not achieve national prominence until 2008 when it released its major-label debut “The Foundation,” which peaked at No. 17 on the US pop chart.

The televised ceremony was packed with diverse performances, since 100 of the 109 categories were announced during a low-profile ceremony earlier in the day.

Mary J. Blige and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli earned a standing ovation for their version of “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” performed as a fundraising tribute to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The song was scheduled to go on sale at iTunes immediately afterwards.

Swift dueted with Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks for a version of the band’s “Rhiannon.” Two-time winner Lady Gaga performed with the almost-as-flamboyant Elton John.

British Actress Jean Simmons Dead at 80

LOS ANGELES: British actress Jean Simmons, an Emmy Award winner whose career included roles in “Hamlet” and “Spartacus,” died in California Friday.
The Times said Simmons, who earned two Oscar nominations during a long career that spanned seven decades, died at her home in Santa Monica after losing a battle to lung cancer.

The movie star’s manager could not immediately be reached for comment.

Although she worked mostly in television in her later years, appearing in the hit 1983 mini-series “The Thorn Birds,” for which she obtained an Emmy Award, Simmons gained fame in the 1950s and 1960s after starring in several hit films.

Her career took off after she appeared as the doomed Ophelia opposite Laurence Olivier in the legendary actor’s 1948 production of “Hamlet.” Simmons’s performance earned her the first of two Academy Award nominations.

Among her notable early roles were playing the young Estella in David Lean’s classic 1946 adaptation of “Great Expectations.”

Later films included “Guys and Dolls,” “Spartacus” and 1969’s “The Happy Ending,” which earned her a second Oscar nod for her portrayal of an alcoholic wife.

Simmons married twice — to actor Stewart Granger from 1950 to 1960 and to director Richard Brooks from 1960 to 1977. Both marriages ended in divorce.

Madonna Plastic Surgery

Madonna Plastic Surgery Before And After. If she did or not is a big question going around for a while now.  Many fans defend that she didn’t have any procedure done, but the truth is that she looks somehow different and very good for her age.  In many of her public appearances for awards and for her videos and concerts, she looks always youthful and wrinkle free, so the speculation just goes higher.

Madonna is well known for her good working out habits, special diets and life style, so it is not a surprise that she maintain a healthy body, but lately she looks a bit different and people don’t stop to say that she got some plastic surgery procedure done.

At her appearance in the 2007 Oscars she looked good and so young, the options then could be a face lift and of course Botox injections to hide possible wrinkles.

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