Paul McCartney Honored at the 2012 MusiCares Person Of The Year Gala
TrendPK.com: Cast members from The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil performed live last night at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center. All 60 dancers and acrobats from LOVE performed to a specially edited track by Producer Giles Martin, featuring songs from the two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning LOVE album.
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Iconic artist and philanthropist Paul McCartney was honored as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year at this special event celebrating his exceptional artistic achievements as well as his philanthropic work. The sold-out tribute to McCartney benefits MusiCares’ emergency financial assistance and addiction recovery programs. Proceeds from the annual Person of the Year tribute — now in its 22nd year — provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures that members of the music community have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need.
Additional performances included multi-GRAMMY® winning artists and current GRAMMY nominees Tony Bennett, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, and Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas; GRAMMY winning artist Duane Eddy; multi-GRAMMY winning artists Norah Jones, Alicia Keys and James Taylor; two-time GRAMMY winning artists Diana Krall and Neil Young with Crazy Horse; two-time Latin GRAMMY winning artist Sergio Mendes; and current GRAMMY nominee Katy Perry. The evening also featured a special performance by 14-time GRAMMY winning artist and 2012 MusiCares® Person of the Year Paul McCartney.
LOVE, a Cirque du Soleil creation and co-production with Apple Corps Ltd., celebrates the musical legacy of The Beatles and is presented exclusively at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This joint artistic venture marks the first time that The Beatles company, Apple Corps Ltd., has agreed to a major theatrical partnership. The project was born out of a personal friendship and mutual admiration between the late George Harrison and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte.
Since its June 2006 premiere, LOVE has performed over 2,000 shows for more than 4.3 million people. Recently named “Best Show in Las Vegas” by USA Today, LOVE has been voted “Best Show in Las Vegas” by the Las Vegas Review-Journal for four consecutive years and continues to be a celebrity favorite. In February 2011, The Beatles’ GRAMMY Award-winning LOVE album and ‘All Together Now’ documentary made their digital debuts, exclusively on iTunes.
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Who Invented the Oscars?
TrendPK.com: The founders of the now infamous Academy were a motley crew as individuals, but when they first converged in Hollywood, then just a small town with dirt roads, sparks flew and fueled a common dream: to bring artistic validity to their beloved new medium.
Today, movies are so ingrained in our culture it is hard to imagine a time when former cowpunchers, prospectors, vaudevillians, even junk dealers made up the rules as they went along. Prohibition and the Great Depression were keeping everyone on edge, and the business was rife with murders and drug scandals. Something had to happen. And so on January 11th, 1927, thirty-six members of Hollywood’s elite and not-so-elite came together at the behest of MGM chief Louis B. Mayer. From Cecil B. DeMille to Mary Pickford, Harry M. Warner, who owned a bike shop before launching the revolutionary “talkie” The Jazz Singer, even Joseph M. Schenk, freed from jail just in time to discover Marilyn Monroe – each guest was more colorful than the last. Although they didn’t know it yet, these thirty-six achievers and dreamers gave birth to a golden child.
Who were these movers and shakers who would change movies forever? And what about Oscar, their famous son? He is fast approaching his 100th birthday, and is still the undisputed king of Hollywood. Yet with such dynamic parents, what else could we expect?
In Debra Pawlak’s new book, Bringing Up Oscar, readers will learn, as Pawlak tells USA TODAY in an interview, all about these 36 founders. “They were from all walks of life, but in 1927, these were all people who were at the top of their game in Hollywood,” Pawlak says. And what was their motivation? “Movies were getting bad press. Temperance groups had succeeded in outlawing alcohol, so they turned their attention to Hollywood. There was no place in the industry where people could come with their disputes, and people in the industry needed to support one another,” Pawlak continues in the interview. The Wall Street Journal explains further that “to a great extent, the formation of the Academy was an act of aspirational pride. Within little more than 20 years, the American movie itself had morphed from a parlor amusement into an art form of subtlety, grace and astonishing commercial success. The Academy’s founders wanted recognition for their life’s work, and they knew they wouldn’t get it from New York, whose theatrical and literary hierarchies would never admit that the movies had achieved a standing equivalent to that of the older arts.”
Critics, newspapers and industry insiders have all welcomed Pawlak’s efforts and bringing the life stories of these great figures in film history to the forefront for a new generation of readers. Michael Deeley, the Academy Award-winning producer of The Deer Hunter and the author of Blade Runners, Deer Hunters, and Blowing the Bloody Doors Off says that Pawlak’s book is “a thoroughly researched and very entertaining portrait of the men and women whose energy and talent created today’s world-wide American film industry.” Booklist has called Bringing Up Oscar a “fascinating account” and Publishers Weekly raved that “by skillfully weaving these highlights of Hollywood history throughout this Tinseltown tapestry, Pawlak succeeds in recreating that colorful era when flickers turned into features and silents converted to sound.”
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Whitney Port allegedly dating her show’s former producer
TrendPK.com: Former reality TV star Whitney Port split from her longtime beau, ‘The Buried Life’s’ Ben Nemtin, last summer, but she has apparently moved on to someone she’s known for quite a bit.
Port is allegedly dating a former associate producer with ‘The City,’ Tim Rosenman, after having a crush on him for some time, states UsMagazine.com. The two reportedly kept in touch after her reality show ended, but didn’t start dating until some time after her split with Nemtin.
Port and Rosenman allegedly vacationed together this January in Miami.
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Pakistan, Sri Lanka ink 3 MoU
Information Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan and Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Prof G.L Peiris signed the agreement for cooperation in the information field.
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Professor G. L Peiris signed the agreement for Pakistan s two hundred million dollars investment in Sri Lanka.
The third agreement was signed between National Vocational and Technical Training Commission and Sri Lankan Tertiary and Vocational Training Commission.
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa witnessed the signing ceremony.
Not willing to become PM: Amin Fahim
Talking to media at Lahore Expo Centre after a ceremony of exhibition of Indian products, Amin Fahim said that PPP would wait for the Supreme Court’s final verdict in the prime minister’s ‘contempt of court’ case. He said the decisions in democracy are not made in haste.
While responding to a question about the next general elections and caretaker setup, Fahim said that elections would be conducted after the parliament completes its tenure and the caretaker setup would be formed with the consensus of government and opposition.
The federal minister said bilateral trade will increase with arranging exhibitions of Indo-Pak products while dialogue was underway to remove reservations over the negative list.
PM puts country at stake to hide corruption: Imran
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan Saturday said that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was putting whole the country at risk to save corruption of a man.
Talking to media at Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Imran said that we had to fight against corruption if wanted to safe the country.
The PTI chief said that all the government allies including Nawaz Sharif was the part of this corruption. “How could the politicians having their assets outside the country work for the prosperity of the country,” he added.
While replying a question regarding the alleged ISI’s support to PTI, Khan said that the Supreme Court had summoned ISI chief and would hear the petition of Asghar Khan on Feb 29 which would clear the position of all the political parties including the PTI.
Judges restoration through executive order challenged
A writ petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court, challenging the restoration of judges including Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry through an executive order.
The restoration has been challenged under Article 199.
Rival groups exchange fire in Rawalpindi
Armed men exchanged fire over property dispute on Adiala road in Rawalpindi. Markets of the area were shutdown soon after the incident while the traffic was also stopped.
The situation remained intense for a long time as more than 25 armed men exchanged heavy fire.
Police contingent reached the spot to control the situation, however no casualty has been reported.
‘Change politicians’ yet to convince voters: PM
Addressing a public rally in Jaranwala, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that Muhtarma Benazir Bhutto struggled for the freedom of the media and judiciary and we, also, will have been serving the people as per Muhtarma’s manifesto. “We would continue to do so we remain in power or not,” said the PM.
The prime minister said that we are proud of our PPP workers. The massive progress which has been made in our regime is not carried out in previous regimes, he added.
He said that the people have not given the chance to those who are raising slogan of change and revolution.
Tennis: Australia clinches Davis Cup tie against China
Australia on Saturday took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in their best-of-five Davis Cup tie against China after Lleyton Hewitt and Chris Guccione claimed a straight sets doubles victory.
Davis Cup veteran Hewitt and Guccione did not drop a service game in their 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over China s Zhang Ze and Li Zhe.
Australia were in a comfortable position going into Saturday s match after Hewitt beat China s best ranked male player Zhang Ze and Tomic bested rising youngster Wu Di in their singles matches on Friday.
The reverse singles games to be played on Sunday will be best-of-three sets.
