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world music awards 2009
List world music awards 2009
2009 Academy of Country Music Awards
2009 American Music Awards
2009 BET Awards
2009 Billboard Music Awards
2009 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
2009 BRIT Awards
2009 Canadian Country Music Association Awards
2009 Country Music Association Awards
2009 Dove Awards
2009 Grammy Awards
2009 Juno Awards
2009 MTV Europe Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MuchMusic Video Awards
2009 Urban Music Awards
2009 World Soundtrack Awards
see who actually won the 2009 world music Grammy awards! Another year, another round of Grammy nominations. Many of which make no sense (which is typical), many of which are absolutely the right choices (which is also typical), but all of which are notable and worth talking about. A re-calibration of the folk music categories has left traditional Irish music somewhat homeless, and not a single Irish music album has received a nomination in any category, which is a serious pity because there were some great ones this year. Perhaps it's time to give Irish music a category of its own, eh? And as usual, the general world music categories are all over the place, leaving Academy members with choices that make about as much sense as choosing between apples and Subarus, but they still haven't called me up and asked me to make the rules, so until that day comes, I'm just gonna have to deal with it. That said, I think it's time to have a look at the 2009 Grammy nominations in the world music categories, complete with my predictions of the winners:
Best Traditional World Music Album
Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey - Debashish Bhattacharya
The Mandé Variations- Toumani Diabate
Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Dancing In The Light - Lakshmi Shankar
Michael Jackson's Kids Not His?
Have you know about michael jackson kids. it is said from A central question regarding Michael Jackson's final affairs is the matter of what will happen to his three children, Michael Jackson, Jr. (also known as Prince Michael I), Paris Katherine Michael Jackson and Prince Michael II (often called Blanket). And now there are two more twists in this already sad story: TMZ reports that not only is Michael Jackson not the biological father of any of his kids, he also never formally adopted them.
The report indicates that Michael and then-wife Debbie Rowe used a surrogate and donor sperm to conceive Michael Jr. and Paris, and that Michael used a surrogate who never knew she was carrying a child for him when she had Prince Michael II.
Muddying the custody issue even more is the report that MJ never filed legal papers to adopt his children, apparently because at the time there was no third party who would be interested in taking custody.
TMZ cites legal experts who say Michael would be presumed the father but it's not a sure thing.
Right now MJ's mother Katherine Jackson has custody of all three children, and hopefully for their sake, a resolution will be reached soon.
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Michael Jackson tributes with amateur night moonwalk contest
Apollo Theater’s amateur show dedicated to Jackson
Michael Jackson tributes
NEW YORK — Tributes to the King of Pop continued Wednesday at the Apollo Theater, where the weekly Amateur Night turned into a Michael Jackson celebration, with impersonators emulating his outfits and mimicking his dance moves.
Teenager Mike Rios was the first to demonstrate his Jackson jinks and jukes when the Harlem theater’s doors opened Wednesday night. The Elizabeth, N.J., boy wore a Jackson-inspired red jacket and pants and grooved to the 1987 hit “Bad.”
“I just watched his video, and I practiced,” said Rios, who praised Jackson’s all-around “musicality.”
The crowd cheered on the 16-year-old Rios, prompting Jackson superfan Allison Hector to jump on stage and bust a move.
Hector, who wore a T-shirt with the image of the “Thriller” album cover, ecstatically emulated moves she learned watching Jackson’s music videos.
“Nobody moves like him,” the 19-year-old said, her eyes filling with tears. “I feel it in my blood — I just can’t help it!”
Hector, whose favorite Jackson song is “Dirty Diana,” said she “had dreams of meeting him and becoming famous.”
“I will never forget this night,” the Bronx resident said.
Celebrity impersonator C.P. Lacey paid homage to the pop legend, who died last week at age 50. Lacey arrived on stage dressed as Jackson of the latter years, sporting a black suit, white socks, black wig and sunglasses. As the crowd roared, he performed “Man In the Mirror” and “Billie Jean.”
Hundreds of people had lined up outside before the Amateur Night show, which also featured a moonwalking contest.
Brooklyn resident Marlene Villalona, 21, said she loved Jackson’s “style, his moves, his music.” She said she was excited about her first visit to the Apollo, where Jackson performed as a child.
Several young moonwalkers — too young to remember Jackson in his heyday — slid across the stage, showing off their best Jackson moves. A dance troupe called Rhythm City wowed the crowd with a rousing medley of Jackson classics, including “Thriller.”
A young singer named Zaccheus, an Apollo regular, performed “Who’s Lovin’ You” in honor of Jackson, who sang the Motown hit on the night the Jackson 5 won Amateur Night in 1967.
Billy Mitchell, the tour director of the Apollo, told the crowd he witnessed Jackson’s victory there and “it was incredible.”
In grand Apollo tradition, the audience cheers and jeers performers. On Wednesday, the theater presented a lineup of aspiring stars, and those whose Jackson performances weren’t worthy were booed off the stage, followed by chants of “Michael! Michael!”
One of the night’s stars, Zaccheus, 13, later posed for photos next to a poster of Jackson. He said the Apollo flew him out to Manhattan from Ohio, where he lives, so that he could perform in Jackson’s honor.
“I just pray before I get on stage,” he said. “I mostly sang to Michael.”
The event followed Tuesday’s Apollo memorial service. Thousands of fans including director Spike Lee watched a video tribute to Jackson and danced to his songs.http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/02/harlems-apollo-theater-continues-michael-jackson-tributes-with-amateur-night-moonwalk-contest-13281/![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=92bf3cc0-3ea6-468e-9dea-794ad38df99c)
Michael Jackson tributes
NEW YORK — Tributes to the King of Pop continued Wednesday at the Apollo Theater, where the weekly Amateur Night turned into a Michael Jackson celebration, with impersonators emulating his outfits and mimicking his dance moves.
Teenager Mike Rios was the first to demonstrate his Jackson jinks and jukes when the Harlem theater’s doors opened Wednesday night. The Elizabeth, N.J., boy wore a Jackson-inspired red jacket and pants and grooved to the 1987 hit “Bad.”
“I just watched his video, and I practiced,” said Rios, who praised Jackson’s all-around “musicality.”
The crowd cheered on the 16-year-old Rios, prompting Jackson superfan Allison Hector to jump on stage and bust a move.
Hector, who wore a T-shirt with the image of the “Thriller” album cover, ecstatically emulated moves she learned watching Jackson’s music videos.
“Nobody moves like him,” the 19-year-old said, her eyes filling with tears. “I feel it in my blood — I just can’t help it!”
Hector, whose favorite Jackson song is “Dirty Diana,” said she “had dreams of meeting him and becoming famous.”
“I will never forget this night,” the Bronx resident said.
Celebrity impersonator C.P. Lacey paid homage to the pop legend, who died last week at age 50. Lacey arrived on stage dressed as Jackson of the latter years, sporting a black suit, white socks, black wig and sunglasses. As the crowd roared, he performed “Man In the Mirror” and “Billie Jean.”
Hundreds of people had lined up outside before the Amateur Night show, which also featured a moonwalking contest.
Brooklyn resident Marlene Villalona, 21, said she loved Jackson’s “style, his moves, his music.” She said she was excited about her first visit to the Apollo, where Jackson performed as a child.
Several young moonwalkers — too young to remember Jackson in his heyday — slid across the stage, showing off their best Jackson moves. A dance troupe called Rhythm City wowed the crowd with a rousing medley of Jackson classics, including “Thriller.”
A young singer named Zaccheus, an Apollo regular, performed “Who’s Lovin’ You” in honor of Jackson, who sang the Motown hit on the night the Jackson 5 won Amateur Night in 1967.
Billy Mitchell, the tour director of the Apollo, told the crowd he witnessed Jackson’s victory there and “it was incredible.”
In grand Apollo tradition, the audience cheers and jeers performers. On Wednesday, the theater presented a lineup of aspiring stars, and those whose Jackson performances weren’t worthy were booed off the stage, followed by chants of “Michael! Michael!”
One of the night’s stars, Zaccheus, 13, later posed for photos next to a poster of Jackson. He said the Apollo flew him out to Manhattan from Ohio, where he lives, so that he could perform in Jackson’s honor.
“I just pray before I get on stage,” he said. “I mostly sang to Michael.”
The event followed Tuesday’s Apollo memorial service. Thousands of fans including director Spike Lee watched a video tribute to Jackson and danced to his songs.http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/02/harlems-apollo-theater-continues-michael-jackson-tributes-with-amateur-night-moonwalk-contest-13281/
Michael Jackson’s Thriller: 28 Million Views Since His Death
Michael Jackson’s online popularity continues to soar: we reported previously that 2.6 million Michael Jackson songs were downloaded this week; Nielsen SoundScan says that no artist has ever sold more than 1 million downloads in a single week.
But Jackson is dominating in online video, too
But Jackson is dominating in online video, too
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