NME Awards 2009: The Winners

The NME Awards took place at the Brixton Academy last night and the winners list is printed below, with Oasis, Pete Doherty (pictured above - PA Photos), Kings of Leon and Muse were all winners at the ceremony.

For the full details, pictures and videos - check out: http://www.nme.com/awards

Best British Band: Oasis

Best International Band: The Killers

Best New Band: MGMT

Best Live Band: Muse

Best Solo Artist: Pete Doherty

Best Album: Kings of Leon Only By The Night

Best Track: MGMT "Time To Pretend"

Best Video: Last Shadow Puppets "My Mistakes Were Made For You"

Best DVD: Arctic Monkeys At the Apollo

Best Album Artwork: Muse HAARP

Best Venue: London Astoria

Best Live Event: Glastonbury

Best Blog: Noel Gallagher

Best TV Show: The Mighty Boosh

Best Dressed: Alexa Chung

Worst Dressed: Amy Winehouse

Godlike Genius: The Cure

Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Elbow

Hero of the Year: Barack Obama

Villain of the Year: George W. Bush

Worst Band & Worst Album: Jonas Brothers

Sexiest Male: Matt Bellamy

Sexiest Female: Hayley Williams

Best Website: YouTube

Philip Hall Radar Award: The Big Pink

Cheryl Cole Saves Danni From X Factor Chop

Cheryl Cole has saved fellow X Factor judge Danni Minogue being axed from the ITV show. According to press reports, the Girls Aloud singer told Simon Cowell that she would quit X Factor if Danni was dropped.

Various reports have linked Lily Allen, Mel B, Victoria Beckham and Kelly Roland as possible replacements for the seemingly unpopular Danni Minogue. But Cheryl has refused to sign her contract before Danni's future on the show is sorted, leaving Simon Cowell with the possibility of losing the star of the show.

Since Cheryl Cole joined X Factor last year, viewing figures have reached new highs as she proved popular with millions of viewers each Saturday night. She replaced Sharon Osbourne and has been highly praised in the media for her role as judge, along side Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh.

Oscars Awards 2009 - The Winners

The winners of the Oscars 2009 are listed in full below with Slumdog Millionaire (pictured above: BBC/Getty) bringing home a staggering EIGHT Oscars from the 81st Academy Awards, held in Los Angeles on Sunday 22nd February 2008.

British actress Kate Winslet also won an Oscar for her role in The Reader, as Best Female Actress. Heath Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for supporting actor for The Dark Knight, with family members on hand to collect it. The award will be saved for his daughter and given to her when she is eighteen.

Best Film
Slumdog Millionaire

Director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor
Sean Penn - Milk

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Best Actress
Kate Winslet - The Reader

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Adapted Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire

Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black - Milk

Animated Feature
WALL-E

Art Direction
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Cinematography
Slumdog Millionaire

Costume Design
The Duchess

Documentary Feature
Man On Wire

Documentary Short
Smile Pinki

Editing
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Foreign Language Film
Departures

Makeup
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Original Score
A.R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire

Original Song
'Jai Ho' - Slumdog Millionaire

Sound Editing
The Dark Knight

Sound Mixing
Slumdog Millionaire

Visual Effects
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Animated Short
La Maison de Petits Cubes

Live Action Short
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Mel C Gives Birth To A Baby Girl

Melanie C has given birth to a healthy baby girl, reports confirm that Sporty Spice delivered her first child in hospital at 4.10pm on Sunday.

The new arrival weighted in at 8lb and 3oz and has been named Scarlet Starr, according to the official statement on Melanie C's website.

The former Spice Girl had decided to wait until the birth to find out the sex of the baby. She is the last Spice Girl to become a mother, after Emma Bunton gave birth to Beau in August 2007.

Mel C lives in Wales with her long term boyfriend Thomas Starr. Fans of Melanie C have been ecstatic with the news and have been leaving messages congratulating the new parents on DenDen.

The Specials Interview

The Specials: Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and John Bradbury

*Picture: Martin Godwin *Source: Guardian

The Specials are in a buoyant mood ahead of their 30th Anniversary Tour as

Alexis Petridis from The Guardian found out when he met up with Terry Hall, guitarist Lynval Golding and drummer John Bradbury and interviewed them about life in The Specials back then and since reforming last year.

John Bradbury summed up his feelings by saying, "I've never had so much fun as I've been having since the Specials reformed." A feeling backed up by Terry Hall, "We haven't changed that much, we still take the piss out of each other." Lynval Golding said "Being in the Specials is wonderful." Adding further proof the lads are enjoying time together ahead of their sell-out tour, which starts on April 22nd in Newcastle.

The Guardian interview discusses the demise of The Specials back in 1981 at the Top of the Pops dressing room and their relationship with Jerry Dammers but John Bradbury remained upbeat saying;

"I've got to admit, this time around I feel a lot more at ease with the other people in the band, but I thought the first time around was absolutely brilliant, needless to say, a lot of people look for the downside more than the fun side, in terms of journalism. A lot of the good side never got discussed."

To read the full interview: The Guardian

VIDEO: Brit Awards - Pet Shop Boys

Here is the video of the Pet Shop Boys performing at the Brit Awards 2009 after winning an award for their Outstanding Contribution. They closed the show with a medley of their greatest hits including Go West, West End Girls and Always On My Mind, being joined on stage by Lady Gaga and Brandon Flowers, singer with The Killers.

Pet Shop Boys @ Brit Awards

*Brit Awards Winners List

Brit Awards 2009 - The Winners

Duffy @ Brit Awards 2009 (PIC: GETTY/BBC)

Find out who won at the 2009 Brit Awards at London's Earls Court. Duffy went on to win three Brit Awards, while Coldplay went home empty handed at this years bash. The Pet Shop Boys were joined by Lady Ga Ga as they performed the mother of all mixes.

The Winners:

British Male Solo Artist:

Paul Weller

British Female Solo Artist:

Duffy

British Group:

Elbow

British Single:

Girls Aloud - 'The Promise'

British Album:

Duffy - Rockferry

British Breakthrough Act:

Duffy

British Live Act:

Iron Maiden

International Male Solo Artist:

Kanye West

International Female Solo Artist:

Katy Perry

International Group:

Kings of Leon

International Album:

Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

British Producer of the Year:

Bernard Butler

Critics' Choice Award:

Florence and the Machine

Outstanding Contribution to Music:
Pet Shop Boys

*Full Brit Nominations List: HERE

FACT FILE:

Who has won the most BRIT Awards?

Robbie Williams has won 11 BRIT awards – more than any other artist or group in the history of the BRITs. Add to that the four awards he won previously as a member of Take That, and Robbie has a grand total of 15 BRIT awards!

Annie Lennox follows Robbie with eight awards, including one with Eurythmics.

U2 and Take That have become the third highest winners and most successful band with seven awards each.

Michael Jackson and Coldplay follow with six awards.

PICTURE: Beth Ditto Nude Cover

Beth Ditto goes nude for the cover of Love magazine, proving she is not shy when it comes to showing off her body. The 27-year-old singer fronts Gossip and has always been outspoken, giving lively performances. Many fans will remember her Glastonbury performance and love her for being real and down to earth.

Previously Beth Ditto posed naked on the cover of NME magazine back on 2nd June 2007 - winning much praise at the time.

PICTURE: Sarah Harding with Puppy

Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding showed off her new puppy in London and her DJ boyfriend, Tom Crane finished work early so he could go home and play with him. The picture by Gotcha Images, shows the 27-year-old singer holding the shy puppy as she attended a meeting.

Sarah Harding looked the part as a rock chick as she arrived, with smiles for the waiting press.

Teenagers Online Full-Time

Teenagers are spending 31 hours a week online, according to a study released this week. This includes nearly 2 hours a week looking a porn, another increasing problem as addictions increase. The full-time online generation have replaced watching TV or playing outside in a new virtual world.

The results of the 1,000 teenagers revealed that they spend three and a half hours on MSN Messenger, 2 hours on YouTube and in chat rooms. One in four spoke regularly to strangers but said it was harmless. A third said they try and hide what they are looking at if a parent walks into the room.

The www.cybersentinel.co.uk results were highlighted in the Daily Telegraph today, pointing out the dangers as well as showing how the internet can be used as a great source for educational purposes.


*PIC: Getty/ Telegraph

Richard and Judy Show Faces Axe

It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now Richard and Judy could end up disappearing from our screens forever as their TV show on 'Watch' looks set to be axed. The celebrity couple helped launch the re-branded channel (formerly UKTV) late last year as we reported HERE.

Sadly, Richard and Judy have failed to take viewers with them to the new formatted show and viewing figures have slowly slipped from an initial 100,000 to just 8,000 in recent days. This has prompted rumours the show will be axed by the end of the year when the current contract expires.

The decline has been visible when compared to their seven years at Channel 4, with over 2 million viewers watching each day. The multi-award winning couple have been on our screens for over 20 years and will be missed when they leave Watch TV.

Spotify

One of the internet sensations of 2009 will be music website Spotify. UK users can now join the website without the need for an invite, making it easier for surfers to get their hands on whatever music they want to listen to.

Spotify is nice and simple to download and use - once you've set it up, find the artists that you like and drag the songs into your playlist. The songs are streamed while you are online and it's a great way to listen to bands/artists you might not listen to.

With over 10,000 songs being added everyday Spotify is already proving to be one of the 'must have' links on your desktop. The only down side is the advert played once in a while, I now know about the Energy Saving Trust...........

Alan Carr and Lily Allen - Cadbury Eyebrows Video

Here is the video of Lily Allen and Alan Carr doing a comedy version of the Cadbury Eyebrows advert on Channel 4's Sunday Night Project. The original Cadbury advert is posted below so you can compare both.

Rather entertaining........................

Alan Carr and Lily Allen do Cadbury Eyebrow advert.


Cadbury Eyebrow advert (original)

Grammy Awards 2009 - The Winners

Here is the full list of winners from the 2009 Grammy Awards:

Album of the Year:

Raising Sand - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Rap Album:

Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne

Male Pop Vocal Performance:

Say - John Mayer

Record of the Year:

Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

New Artist:

Adele

Rock Album:

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay

Pop Collaboration With Vocals:

Rich Woman - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Song of the Year:

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

Stay - Sugarland

R&B Album:

Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:

Rick Rubin

Producer of the Year, Classical:

David Frost

Female Pop Vocal Performance:

Chasing Pavements - Adele

Pop Vocal Album:

Rockferry - Duffy

Pop Instrumental Performance:

I Dreamed There Was No War - Eagles

Pop Instrumental Album:

Jingle All the Way - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals:

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Alternative Music Album:

In Rainbows - Radiohead

Solo Rock Vocal Performance:

Gravity - John Mayer,

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals:

Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon

Hard Rock Performance:

Wax Simulacra - The Mars Volta

Metal Performance:

My Apocalypse - Metallica

Rock Instrumental Performance:

Peaches En Regalia - Zappa Plays Zappa

Rock Song:

Girls in Their Summer Clothes - Bruce Springsteen

Rap Solo Performance:

A Milli - Lil Wayne

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group:

Swagga Like Us - Jay-Z and T.I. featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne

Rap/Sung Collaboration:

American Boy - Estelle featuring Kanye West

Rap Song:

Lollipop - Dwayne Carter, Darius Harrison, James Scheffer, Stephen Garrett and Rex Zamor,

Country Song:

Stay - Sugarland

Female Country Vocal Performance:

Last Name - Carrie Underwood,

Male Country Vocal Performance:

Letter to Me - Brad Paisley,

Country Collaboration with Vocals:

Killing the Blues - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss,

Country Instrumental Performance:

Cluster Pluck - Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner

R&B Song:

Miss Independent - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Smith

Contemporary R&B Album:

Growing Pains - Mary J. Blige

Female R&B Vocal Solo:

Superwoman - Alicia Keys

Male R&B Vocal Solo:

Miss Independent - Ne-Yo

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals:

Stay With Me (By the Sea), Al Green featuring John Legend

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:

You've Got the Love I Need - Al Green featuring Anthony Hamilton

Urban/Alternative Performance:

Be OK - Chrisette Michele featuring will.i.am

Dance Recording:

Harder Better Faster Stronger - Daft Punk

Electronic Dance Album:

Alive 2007 - Daft Punk

Bluegrass Album: Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass:

Tribute to 1946 and 1947 - Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Traditional Blues Album:

One Kind Favor - B.B. King

Contemporary Blues Album:

City That Care Forgot - Dr. John and The Lower 911

New Age Album:

Peace Time - Jack DeJohnette

Contemporary Jazz Album:

Randy in Brasil - Randy Brecker

Jazz Vocal Album:

Loverly - Cassandra Wilson

Jazz Instrumental Solo:

BE-BOP - Terence Blanchard,

Jazz Instrumental Album Individual or Group:

The New Crystal Silence - Chick Corea and Gary Burton

Large Jazz Ensemble Album:

Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard - The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Latin Jazz Album:

Song for Chico - Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

Latin Pop Album:

La Vida ... Es Un Ratico - Juanes

Latin Rock or Alternative Album:

45 - Jaguares

Latin Urban Album:

Los Extraterrestres - Wisin y Yandel

Tropical Latin Album:

Senor Bachata - Jose Feliciano

Regional Mexican Album:

Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas - Musica Ranchera

Tejano Album:

Viva La Revolucion - Ruben Ramos and The Mexican Revolution

Norteno Album:

Raices - Los Tigres Del Norte

Banda Album:

No Es De Madera - Joan Sebastian

Traditional Folk Album:

At 89 - Pete Seeger

Contemporary Folk/Americana Album:

Raising Sand - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (Rounder)

Native American Music Album: Come to Me Great Mystery:

Native American Healing Songs - Various Artists)

Hawaiian Music Album:

Ikena - Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho

Zydeco or Cajun Music Album - Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - BeauSoleil and Michael Doucet

Engineering Album, Classical:

Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago - David Frost, Tom Lazarus and Christopher Willis

Reggae Album:

Jah Is Real - Burning Spear

Traditional World Music Album:

Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu - Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Contemporary World Music Album:

Global Drum Project - Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo

Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:

Juno - Various Artists

Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Television or Other Visual Media:

The Dark Knight

Polka Album:

Let the Whole World Sing - Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra

Gospel Performance:

Get Up - Mary Mary

Gospel Song:

Help Me Believe - Kirk Franklin

Rock or Rap Gospel Album:

Alive and Transported - TobyMac

Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:

Thy Kingdom Come - CeCe Winans

Southern, Country, Bluegrass Gospel:

Lovin' Life - Gaither Vocal Band

Traditional Gospel Album:

Down in New Orleans - The Blind Boys of Alabama

Contemporary R&B Gospel Album:

The Fight of My Life - Kirk Franklin

Classical Album:

Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny - James Conlon, conductor

Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:

Down to Earth - WALL-E - Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman,

Musical Show Album:

In the Heights - Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss and Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist

Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling):

An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore) - Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood

Musical Album for Children:

Here Come the 123s - They Might Be Giants

Spoken Word Album Children:

Yes to Running! Bill Harley Live - Bill Harley

Comedy Album:

It's Bad for Ya - George Carlin

Instrumental Composition:

The Adventures of Mutt - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - John Williams

Instrumental Arrangement:

Define Dancing - WALL-E Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman

Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):

Here's That Rainy Day, Nan Schwartz

Engineered Album, Non-Classical:

Consolers of the Lonely - Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell and Jack White III, engineers

Remixed Recording:

Electric Feel (Justice Remix) - Justice

Surround Sound Album:

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina - Michael Bishop

Opera Recording: Weill:

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny - James Conlon, conductor

Orchestral Performance: Shostakovich:

Symphony No. 4 - Bernard Haitink, conductor Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra):

Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn

Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra):

Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutoslawski - Gloria Cheng

Chamber Music Performance:

Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 - Pacifica Quartet

Small Ensemble Performance:

Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary - Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale

Classical Vocal Performance:

Corigliano:

Mr. Tambourine Man:

Seven Poems of Bob Dylan - Hila Plitmann

Classical Contemporary Composition:

Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan, - John Corigliano

Classical Crossover Album:

Simple Gifts - The King's Singers

Short Form Music Video:

Pork and Beans - Weezer, Mathew Cullen,

Long Form Music Video:

Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Recording Package:

Death Magnetic - Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat and David Turner

Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:

"In Rainbows - Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell and Christiaan Munro

Album Notes:

Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition - Francis Davis

Historical Album:

Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum - Steven Lance Ledbetter and Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers

BAFTA Awards 2009 - Winners

Here are the winners from the BAFTA 2009 Awards .............

BAFTA AWARD 2009 WINNERS:

Best Music: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Sound: Slumdog Millionaire

Production Design: Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Hair and Make Up: Benjamin Button

Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire

Costume Design: Michael O'Connor - The Duchess

Film Not In the English Language: Philippe Claudel and Yves Martin - I've Loved You So Long

Outstanding British Film: Man On Wire

Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz -Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Special Visual Effects: Benjamin Button

Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger - A Dark Night

Orange Rising Star: Noel Clarke

Best Director: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Leading Actress: Kate Winslett

Leading Actor: Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire

BBC Broadcast Unedited Christian Bale Rant

Christian Bale has become an internet sensation this week after his rant containing 35 swear words made it online. Yet bosses at the BBC's Breakfast Show were left red faced as an UNEDITED version of the clip was broadcast just before 7am. The tape was cut after a few seconds, as a shriek was heard in the studio once the F word went out live.

BBC presenter Susanna Reid quickly said, "An enormous apology. That was definitely supposed to be edited." That didn't stop over 50 viewers ringing in to complain. The rant made on the set of Terminator 4 last summer, has been turned into a remix by producer Revolucian.

WARNING: The video below contains a shit load of swear words:

Christian Bale Rant - Remix

You can see more of Revolucian on YouTube, Twitter, MySpace and the Christian Bale Remix can be downloaded on MP3 for free @ http://www.revolucian.com/BaleOut-Download.html

Rubik's 360

Rubik's 360

*PIC: David Rose/ Daily Telegraph

Remember the iconic Rubik's Cube from the early 1980's? Well, the inventor has returned with a new version set to take the games world by storm - the Rubik's 360. According to the Telegraph, "Players must get the coloured balls from an inner sphere into matching slots on the outer sphere by shaking them through a middle sphere that has only two holes."

Sounds simple but anyone who has tried to solve the original Rubik's Cube will know how difficult and frustrating it can be. The original had 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible combinations on its six faces yet only one solution.

The Rubik's 360 was revealed today (Feb 5th) in Germany at a toy industry fair and will be on sale here in the UK by August, with demand expected to be high as the invention received glowing reviews.

Professor Rubik said, "I feel that the 360 is one of the most innovative and exciting puzzles we’ve developed since the Cube – adopting elements of my original design, challenging the solver to use skill, dexterity and logic."

Will the new Rubik's 360 go on to beat the original Rubik's Cube in sales? Only time will tell but 350 million worldwide sales is a hard record to beat.........

The Specials To Play Glastonbury?

The Specials have been heavily rumoured to be one of the bands who will be performing at this year's Glastonbury Festival, according to NME.COM. As news that the 2009 festival has now sold out, Coventry SKA legends The Specials were one of the four headline acts tipped to perform.

The recently reformed band could be headlining Glastonbury with another iconic band - Blur, who also reformed this year. Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young are the other two big acts expected to be announced nearer to the June festival.


Meanwhile The Specials Neville Staple will be joining SKA 'super group' Special Beat for a tour of Australia in April, just before embarking on The Specials UK tour. He will be joining Pauline Black from Selector and ‘Ranking’ Roger from The Beat for the five date tour.

The Australian Tour Dates:

April 12, Brisbane, The Step Inn

April 13, Byron Bay, East Coast Blues and Roots Festival

April 16, Sydney, The Forum

April 17, Melbourne, Prince Of Wales

April 18, Perth, West Coast Blues and Roots Festival

www.theenemy.eu - for the latest news on The Enemy

Band of the Week: Century Man

Century Man
*PIC: James Williams Photography

Century Man have the potential to hit the big time, with their Oasis/Jam influenced sound. The four lads have been described as 'Rebel Rousing Indie Rock' by Gloucestershire Echo while gaining recognition around the UK with positive reviews.

Hailing from Cheltenham, Century Man write songs about hope, love and fear - as 'Mauauder', 'The Joker' and 'Comedown' clearly show. The band will be performing in Birmingham, London and Manchester as well as Coventry in the coming weeks.


Check out the live video below and their MySpace page for updates about future gigs.


Century Man (Live @ Gloucester Guildhall) "Marauder"