What a night it was at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards. Ricky Gervais was back to host the show but kept his crude jokes to a minimum this time. It was a big night for the cast and crew of the film “The Artist” and the t.v. show “Homeland”; both won big in their categories.

It was also a big night for these five leading ladies because their gowns have landed them on my top 5 best dressed list.

5. Kelly Osbourne

4. Jessica Alba

3. Emma Stone

2. Julianne Moore

1. Kate Beckinsale

Honourable mention: Uggie (“The Artist”)

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Four of the hottest stars will honour ordinary teens doing extraordinary things at the third annual TeenNick HALO Awards.

Taylor Swift will join Lady Gaga, actress Jessica Biel and soccer phenomenon David Beckham as they award four young individuals who have made a difference in their communities.

HALO, which stands for “Helping and Leading Others”, will recognize teens like James O’Dwyer, who started the Magnolia Disaster Relief, a program offering aid to rural areas affected by tornadoes. Taylor is the celeb scheduled to present O’Dwyer with his award.

MTV News says Nick Cannon will host the special ceremony in Los Angeles. It will be broadcasted on November 6 on Nick at Nite.

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Lil’ Wayne is becoming unstoppable. “Tha Carter IV” has sold nearly 1 million copies in its first week, and now Wayne has 18 nominations for the BET Awards.

He has been included in some major categories like Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year, and Video of the Year for his contribution to “I’m On One” and “Look at Me Now”.

The full nomination list includes:

Best Hip-Hop Video
Big Sean f/ Chris Brown – “My Last”
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One”
Eminem f/ Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie”
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – “All of the Lights”

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab)
Ace Hood f/ Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “Hustle Hard (Remix)”
Big K.R.I.T. f/ Ludacris & Bun B – “Country Sh*t (Remix)”
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One”
Lupe Fiasco f/ Trey Songz – “Out of My Head”

Best Live Performer
Busta Rhymes
Cee-Lo Green
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Video Director of the Year
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams

Producer of the Year
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
Kane Beatz
Lex Luger
No I.D.
Kanye West, Emile, Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean

MVP of the Year
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Track of the Year
“6 Foot 7 Foot” – Produced by Bangladesh (Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz)
“Black and Yellow” – Produced by Stargate (Wiz Khalifa)
“I’m on One” – Produced by T-Minus (DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
“Look at Me Now” – Produced by Diplo & Afrojack (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne &
Busta Rhymes)
“My Last” – Produced by Lex Luger (Big Sean f/ Chris Brown)

CD of the Year
Big Sean – Finally Famous
Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers

DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
DJ Prostyle

Rookie of the Year
Big K.R.I.T.
Big Sean
Frank Ocean
Diggy Simmons
Tyler, the Creator
Wiz Khalifa

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Best Club Banger
Ace Hood – “Hustle Hard” (Produced by Lex Luger)
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “I’m on One” (Produced by T-Minus)
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 foot 7 Foot” (Produced by Bangladesh)
Waka Flocka Flame – “No Hands” (Produced by Lex Luger)
Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow” (Produced by Stargate)
YC Worldwide f/ Future – “Racks” (Produced by Sonny Digital)

Best Mixtape
Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4Eva
B.o.B – No Genre
J. Cole – Friday Night Lights
Kendrick Lamar – Section .80
Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now” (Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Lil Wayne – “Motivation” (Kelly Rowland f/ Lil Wayne)
Nicki Minaj – “Monster” (Kanye West f/ Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)
Wiz Khalifa – “Bright Lights, Bigger City” (Cee-Lo Green f/ Wiz Khalifa)
Wiz Khalifa – “Till I’m Gone” (Tinie Tempah f/ Wiz Khalifa)

Hustler of the Year
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Verizon People’s Champ Award (Viewers’ Choice)
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 Foot 7 Foot”
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – “All of the Lights”
Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow”

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With the MMVAs just five days away, Toronto is preparing for one of Canada’s biggest music block parties. As fans eagerly anticipate their favourite performers, today we’re going to take a look at Fefe Dobson.

Nominated four times for the 2011 MMVAs, 26-year-old Fefe Dobson is no stranger to the music industry. She began her career in 2003 with the pop-rock smash ‘Bye Bye Boyfriend,’ then following up with hits such as ‘Take Me Away,’ ‘Everything’ and ‘Don’t Go (Girls and Boys).’

Dobson has also dabbled in acting and modelling, appearing as Tina Turner in the NBC series ‘American Dreams’ and modelling for a Tommy Hilfiger commercial. She also opened for Justin Timberlake on his European tour.

Now, her current single ‘Can’t Breathe,’ from her latest release ‘Joy,’ is currently in the top 10 on MuchMusic’s ‘Countdown.’

Enter our contest for a chance to win a wristband to the 2011 Muchmusic Video Awards.

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The meat dress, the 10 inch heels, the headpieces. All of Lady Gaga’s most unique outfits have earned her the honour of ‘Style Icon’ at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards last night, reports Billboard.

On stage to accept her award, a soft-spoken Gaga said to the audience at Lincoln Center: “All of you made me feel like a star before I was,” of course referring to the many fashion hard-hitters in attendance such as Marc Jacobs, Anna Wintour, and Michael Kors.

In her thank you speech, Gaga talked about the importance of fashion in her life as an artist and individual. She also shared how when she was younger, she would plan her outfits for Friday nights as though she was going to the Oscars. That doesn’t surprise me.

“As much as this award means to me personally … I just want you to know how much this means to young Americans,” Gaga also said.

Gaga got all decked out for the event, wearing a see-through corset with a long frilly train, custom designed by Mugler, the label she helped revive and constantly sports.

So how did Gaga find out the news that she won? She apparently got a text message from Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Who knew she texts?

She told the crowd she thought the message was from a friend named Anna and replied with a bleep-worthy response. The text back from Wintour said, “How lovely.”

Congrats to Gaga, if anyone deserves it, it’s her!

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Beyoncé has revealed the name of her upcoming album: “4.”

In an exclusive interview with Billboard, the music star says that the album’s title was inspired by her fans.

“Everywhere I look, I see them calling it ’4,’” she explains. “I had a whole other name and concept, but I keep seeing that the fans love the name ’4,’ and I think it would be a really nice thing to let them name the record.”

The number four also holds personal significance for Beyoncé, and not just because her latest studio album will be her fourth as a solo artist. “We all have special numbers in our lives, and 4 is that for me,” she says. “It’s the day I was born. My mother’s birthday, and a lot of my friends’ birthdays, are on the fourth; April 4 is my wedding date.”

Beyoncé, who will also be honored with the Billboard Millennium Award at the Billboard Music Awards on May 22, says that her early inspiration for the album came from Afrobeat music pioneer Fela Kuti.

“I recorded more than 60 songs: everything I ever wanted to try, I just did it. I started off being inspired by Fela Kuti. I actually worked with the band from “Fela!” [the hit Broadway musical based on his life] for a couple of days…what I learned most from Fela was artistic freedom: he just felt the spirit.”

Beyonce’s albums always bring-it to the table, so I’m excited for it. Her songs just have a universal appeal that gets everyone moving, so I have a feeling it will also be a huge success. The album is slated for a June release.

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Like every awards show, it was a long list and a long show this year. Below are this years winners, (no surprise Avatar and James Cameron won). Thanks for gather.com for help with this list.

Best Actor Television, Drama- Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Best Supporting Actor Television, Drama- John Lithgow, Dexter

Best Supporting Actress Motion Picture- Mo’nique, Precious

Best Animated Feature Film- Up

Best Original Song, Motion Picture- Crazy Heart, “The Weary Kind”

Best Original Score, Motion Picture- Up, Michael Giacchino

Best Actress Television, Drama- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Best Actress Television Series, Comedy- Toni Collette- United States of Tara

Best Actress Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical- Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Best Actor Mini-series, Drama- Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance

Best Actress Mini-series- Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture- Up in the Air, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best Actor Television, Comedy- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television- Grey Gardens

Best Foreign Language Film- The White Ribbon

Best Television Series Drama- Mad Men

Best Supporting Actress Mini-series- Chloe Sevigny, Big Love

Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture- Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Bastards

Best Director Motion Picture- James Cameron, Avatar

Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical- Glee

Best Actor Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical- Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes

Best Actor Motion Picture, Drama- Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

Best Actress Motion Picture, Drama- Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical- The Hangover

Best Motion Picture, Drama- Avatar

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Twilight shone brightly on an eventful Wednesday night at the People’s Choice Awards.

The Twilight Saga was awarded plentifully. Awards included, Favourite On-Screen Team, Favourite Franchise and, best of all, Favourite Movie.

Taylor Lautner, who plays Twilight’s lovable werewolf, was also awarded the Favourite Breakout Movie Actor Award.

With Queen Latifah as host, and appearances from other big-name celebrities such as Hugh Laurie, Taylor Swift and more, the ceremony attracted it’s largest audience to date, as 10.7 million viewers tuned in.

For a full list of nominees and winners, check out the official website at, www.peopleschoice.com.

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Perez Hilton at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards

What’s a Perezzie, you ask?

Let’s get to the root of the word: Perez. Eureka! Perez Hilton.

Yes folks, that’s right, the year-end Perezzies awards are back and now your participation is encouraged more than ever.

As it says on his blog, Perez Hilton has announced that the awards are “back, and they’re better than ever – with new categories, including one nominated by U.”

The awards, just like Perez himself, are a fun way to take jabs at and gossip about the hottest celebrities in the biz.

The Perezzies also now have their own website, www.perezzies.com, where you can go to vote, or tweet, your picks.

This year, the nominations are left up to the people. Anyone who wishes to nominate a celebrity in any of the categories can simply go on the website and submit their choices. Once all the nominations are in, Perez fans will be able to vote on the top five nominees in each category. The winners will be announced on Dec. 15.

Perez Hilton will be announcing five Perezzies categories a day. Today’s categories are as follows:

Best Dressed, Worst Dressed, Most Improved, Hot Mess, and Biggest Fail.

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A caped crusader and a mysterious island lead the pack of nominees for the 2009 Saturn Awards.

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror announced on Tuesdays its nominations for the annual awards, which recognize the year’s best in genre film making.

“The Dark Knight” received 11 nods to top the movie categories, including best film actor for Christian Bale and best action/adventure/thriller film. The Christopher Nolan-directed pic will compete in the latter category with “Changeling,” “Gran Torino,” “Quantum of Solace,” “Traitor” and “Valkyrie.”

Also scoring big were “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Iron Man” with nine and eight nominations, respectively.

The TV categories were ruled by “Lost,” which also received 11 nominations. These included best network television series and best actor and actress in television for Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly, respectively.

“Heroes” followed with six nominations, while “Battlestar Galactica” and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” received four nods each.

Click here for a complete list of nominees.

Now in its 35th year, the Saturn Awards will take place June 25 at a site to be announced.

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Best Motion Picture

WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire”

Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
WINNER: Sean Penn in “Milk”

Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role

WINNER: Kate Winslet in “The Reader”

Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role

WINNER: Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”


Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role

WINNER: Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”


Achievement In Directing
WINNER: Danny Boyle for “Slumdog Millionaire”

Adapted Screenplay

WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire,” by Simon Beaufoy
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Original Screenplay

WINNER: “Milk,” by Dustin Lance Black


Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

WINNER: “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar

Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score)

WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman

Achievement In Cinematography

WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire”


Achievement In Film Editing

WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Chris Dickens


Achievement In Costume Design

WINNER: “The Duchess”

Achievement In Art Direction

WINNER: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”


Best Animated Feature Film

WINNER: “WALL-E”

Best Animated Short Film

WINNER: “La Maison en Petits Cubes”

Best Live Action Short Film

WINNER: “Spielzeugland (Toyland)”

Best Documentary Feature

WINNER: “Man on Wire”


Best Documentary Short Subject

WINNER: “Smile Pinki”

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER: “Departures” – Japan


Achievement In Visual Effects

WINNER: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

Achievement In Makeup

WINNER: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Greg Cannom


Achievement In Sound Editing

WINNER: “The Dark Knight”

Achievement In Sound Mixing

WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire”


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Perhaps time does heal all wounds. According to E! News, Kanye West is set to perform and close the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday.

Last year, after the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, West vowed to never perform at the awards after being relegated to a small stage and shut out despite five nominations.

Now, West has appeared to have forgiven and forgotten and will join Britney Spears in the 25th anniversary edition of the VMAs. West’s decision to perform may be less about moving on and more about self-promotion as the rapper’s new single “Love Lockdown” is expected to be released on Monday.

Producers have confirmed Spears is opening the show but they are keeping mum about whether or not the pop star will perform.

Other singers set to perform or appear are Christina Aguilera, Jonas Brothers, Rihanna, T.I., Pink, Kid Rock, the Ting Tings, Lupe Fiasco, Lil Wayne and Katy Perry.

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Britney Spears may have performed an awful jaw-dropping routine of “Gimme More” at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards, but will the disaster performance prevent Spears from making a return to the awards this September?

According to the music network, Spears—whose comeback seems to be well on its way—is a nominee for Best Female Video for “Piece of Me.” However there is no word whether the pop princess will try to redeem herself by performing on stage.

Other nominees for “Best Female Video” include: Katy Perry for “I Kissed a Girl,” Jordin Sparks for “No Air,” Rihanna for “Take a Bow,” and Mariah Carey for “Touch My Body.”

For the first time ever, fans will select nominees—and eventual winners—via online voting. British comedian Russell Brand is set to host the show – which airs live from Hollywood on Sept 7th.

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Canadian “Degrassi” star Adamo Ruggiero was so popular at the GLAAD awards on Saturday, he may have even made Rufus Wainwright jealous.

The crowd went so wild when Adamo took to the stage to speak about his decision to come out of the closet, that when Wainwright was accepting the Stephen F Kolzak Award later in the evening, he said, “I’m giving up my music career and taking up a role on Degrassi.”

The crowd also went nuts when “Degrassi” was announced in its category, though it lost the award to “Brothers and Sisters.”

Ruggiero made the bold decision to come out earlier this year. The 22-year-old has received much praise for his courage, especially considering that there are many stars who, even later in life, refuse to admit their homosexuality.

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Everyone knows that Lisa is Buddhist buds with Richard Gere, but who knew Bart was skateboarding off to the Church of Scientology?

The voice of the infamous 8-year-old cartoon character, Nancy Cartwright, donated $10 million to the church last year, reports PageSix.com.

In comparison, Tom Cruise donated $5 million over the year in an “instalment plan.”

The money goes toward spreading the church’s anti-psychology message. “It was all part of Scientology’s Global Salvage effort, which aims to ‘de-aberrate’ Earth ? meaning to rid mankind of psychology ills and other ‘aberrant’ behavior,” the site reported.

Kirstie Alley matched Cruise’s donation, while John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston pitched in $1 million each. They all reportedly received awards recognizing their contributions.

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Country duo Brooks and Dunn received two awards at last night’s Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards to bring their total number of ACM awards to 21, Reuters reports today.

Other winners included Brad Paisley with three awards, American Idol winner Carrie Underwood with two, and Keith Urban and Sara Evans with one each.

Kevin Chesney, AKA the ex-Mr. Renee Zellwegger won entertainer of the year for the second year in a row.

Other winners included Jason Aldean and group Sugarland. Vince Gill was presented with the humanitarian of the year award, which he promptly passed over to a young girl named Caitlin who was there with the Make A Wish Foundation.

Reba McEntire hosted the ceremony, which was broadcast live on CMT.

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Carrie Underwood was the big winner at last night’s Country Music Television Awards, walking away with two awards.

The American Idol winner took best breakthrough video and female video for her hit “Jesus, Take the Wheel.”

“This is my very first acceptance speech so I made a list,” Underwood said before reading a lengthy list.

“Music videos are a huge tool,” she said after the ceremony for the awards, chosen by fans. “Fans love them because they add a new dimension to the song and we love them because it’s just another way to get (the music) out there. For my first video to win two awards tonight was amazing.”

Keith Urban took home the video of the year award for “Better Life.” He performed the song during the show with a choir from the Gulf Coast and showed scenes from the hurricane damaged area.

“We just wanted to present a better tone for Better Life, and I had been down to New Orleans and was struck by a combination of things — how much has been done and how little has been done,” Urban said. “We just wanted to bring a little more awareness back to the cause down there.”

Jeff Foxworthy hosted the ceremony.

2006 CMT MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES & * WINNERS

Video of the Year

* Keith Urban – “Better Life”
Brad Paisley – “Alcohol”
Brooks & Dunn – “Believe”
Faith Hill with Tim McGraw – “Like We Never Loved At All”
Gretchen Wilson – “All Jacked Up”
Kenny Chesney – “Who You’d Be Today”
Toby Keith – “As Good As I Once Was”
Trace Adkins – “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”

Male Video of the Year

* Kenny Chesney – “Who You?d Be Today”
Keith Urban – “Better Life”
Toby Keith – “As Good As I Once Was”
Trace Adkins – “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”

Female of Video of the Year

* Carrie Underwood – “Jesus Take The Wheel”
Faith Hill – “Mississippi Girl”
Miranda Lambert – “Kerosene”
Sara Evans – “A Real Fine Place To Start”

Group / Duo of the Year

* Rascal Flatts – “Skin (Sarabeth)”
Brooks & Dunn – “Believe”
Little Big Town – “Boondocks”
Sugarland – “Just Might (Make Me Believe)”

Collaborative Video of the Year

* Bon Jovi featuring Jennifer Nettles -”Who Says You Can’t Go Home”
Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton – “When I Get Where I’m Going”
Faith Hill with Tim McGraw – “Like We Never Loved At All”
Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon – “Jackson”

Hottest Video of the Year

* Billy Currington – “Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right”
Dierks Bentley – “Come A Little Closer”
Keith Urban – “Making Memories Of Us”
Trace Adkins – “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”

Breakthrough Video of the Year

* Carrie Underwood – “Jesus Take The Wheel”
Jason Aldean – “Hicktown”
Miranda Lambert – “Kerosene”
Sugarland – “Something More”

Most Inspiring Video of the Year

* Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton – “When I Get Where I’m Going”
Brooks & Dunn – “Believe”
Carrie Underwood – “Jesus Take The Wheel”
Reba McEntire – “You’re Gonna Be”

Video Director of the Year

* Sophie Muller / Faith Hill with Tim McGraw – “Like We Never Loved At All”
Michael Salomon / Toby Keith – “As Good As I Once Was”
Shaun Silva / Kenny Chesney – “Who You’d Be Today”
Trey Fanjoy / Miranda Lambert -”Kerosene”

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Country superstar Garth Brooks will perform his new single, “Good Ride Cowboy,” at the 39th annual Country Music Association awards.

Though he is officially retired, Brooks will perform as a tribute to late singer and rodeo champion Chris LeDoux.

“Chris embodies everything that?s great about country music,” Brooks said. “He lived with passion, integrity and a commitment to big dreams. It?s how he rodeoed and it was how he made his music. Chris wasn?t larger than life, he was life ? and that?s what the very best of country music is made of.”

Kenny Chesney’s performance of “Living in Fast Forward” will kick off the awards.

Chesney is the reigning Entertainer of the Year. “Living in Fast Forward” can be found on his new CD, The Road and the Radio, which will be in stores on Nov. 8.

The extensive list of performers also includes Dierks Bentley, Big & Rich, Bon Jovi with Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, ceremony hosts Brooks & Dunn, Sara Evans, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Julie Roberts, George Strait, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson and Lee Ann Womack.

For the first time ever the CMAs won’t be held in Nashville. Instead, the awards will air live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show will be broadcast on CBS on Nov. 15 at 8 p.m.

Nominees for the 39th CMA awards

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Sara Evans
Alison Krauss
Martina McBride
Gretchen Wilson
Lee Ann Womack

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban

HORIZON AWARD
Dierks Bentley
Big & Rich
Miranda Lambert
Julie Roberts
Sugarland

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss + Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Van Zant
The Warren Brothers

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
?Alcohol?? Brad Paisley
?As Good As I Once Was? ? Toby Keith
?Baby Girl? ? Sugarland
?Bless the Broken Road? ? Rascal Flatts
?I May Hate Myself In The Morning? ? Lee Ann Womack

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Be Here ? Keith Urban
Feels Like Today ? Rascal Flatts
Live Like You Were Dying ? Tim McGraw
Somewhere Down In Texas ? George Strait
There?s More Where That Came From ? Lee Ann Womack

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
?Alcohol? ? Brad Paisley
?As Good As I Once Was? ? Toby Keith
?Days Go By? ? Keith Urban
?I May Hate Myself In The Morning? ? Lee Ann Womack
?When I Think About Cheatin?? ? Gretchen Wilson

SONG OF THE YEAR
?Alcohol?
Brad Paisley
?As Good As I Once Was?
Toby Keith/Scotty Emerick
?Bless The Broken Road?
Marcus Hummon/Bobby Boyd/Jeff Hanna
?I May Hate Myself In The Morning?
Odie Blackmon
?Redneck Woman?
Gretchen Wilson/John Rich
?Whiskey Lullaby?
Bill Anderson/Jon Randall

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Nashville Star has started auditioning for its fourth season in cities across the United States.

Auditions began on Oct. 21 in Los Angeles and will run through December.

The USA Network’s Nashville Star is a country singing competition, much like American Idol.

“Nashville Star works because it showcases the best untapped musical talent on television,” said Jeff Wachtel, USA’s executive vice-president of original programming. “One thing we’ve learned over the past three seasons is that there’s an incredible pool of talented performers whose voices have yet to be heard.”

Many artists have turned into household names after winning the singing competition, including Canada’s George Canyon who was a runner-up on the show and walked away with more Canadian Country Music Awards at this years show than any other artist.

The Nashville Star winner receives a recording contract.

The fourth season is scheduled to premiere in March.

CASTING TOUR SCHEDULE:
October
21 – Los Angeles, CA
29 – Chicago, IL
29 – Morgantown, WV
29 – Phoenix, AZ
29 – Oklahoma City, OK

November
05 – Dallas, TX
05 – Lincoln, NE
05 – Raleigh, NC
05 – Tampa, FL
12 – Portland, OR
12 – Washington, DC
12 – Pittsburgh, PA
12 – Atlanta, GA
18 – Nashville, TN
21 – Indianapolis, IN
30 – Houston, TX

December
08 – Las Vegas, NV

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The nominees were announced this week for the 20th annual Gemini Awards.

CTV’s recently cancelled The Eleventh Hour, a drama series about life at a newsmagazine, leads all nominees with 15 nods.

Three CBC shows follow: The Fifth Estate with 14 nominations, docu-miniseries Sex Traffic, about the international slave trade, also with 14 and the legal drama This Is Wonderland with 12.

This year, viewers are encouraged to get involved by voting for their favourite television host from more than sixty choices in the Lifestyle, Talk and Practical Information categories.

Viewers can vote on geminiawards.ca. The top 10 will be announced on Oct. 20.

The awards are handed out by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and recognize achievements in Canadian English language television.

The Geminis will be handed out at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Nov. 19. Global Television will broadcast the event beginning at 8 p.m.

20th Gemini Nominations:

Best TV Movie
Burn: The Robert Wraight Story
(Tapestry Pictures, Alberta Filmworks)
Doug MacLeod, Randy Bradshaw, Heather Haldane, Mary Young Leckie

Except the Dying
(Shaftesbury Films Inc., Original Pictures Inc.)
Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Laura Harbin, Virginia Rankin, Kim Todd

Last Casino, The
(Cit?-Am?rique Inc.)
Greg Dummett, Madeleine Henrie

The Life
(Haddock Entertainment Inc., Odd Man Out Films Inc., Sarrazin-Couture Entertainment)
Pierre Sarrazin, Lynn Barr, Chris Haddock, Laura Lightbown, Arvi Liimatainen

Tripping The Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery
(Galafilm Productions Inc)
Anne Marie La Traverse, Francine Allaire, Arnie Gelbart

Best Dramatic Mini-Series
H2O
(Whizbang Films, Sound Venture International)
Paul Gross, Frank Siracusa

Lives Of The Saints
(Capri Films Inc., Giovanna Arata, R.T.I S.p.A)
Gabriella Martinelli, Giovanna Arata

Sex Traffic
(Big Motion Pictures Ltd., Granada Television, in association with the CBC)
Wayne Grigsby, Michele Buck, David MacLeod, Derek Wax

Best Dramatic Series
Da Vinci’s Inquest
(Haddock Entertainment, Barna-Alper Production)
Laszlo Barna, Chris Haddock, Laura Lightbown, Arvi Liimatainen

Degrassi: The Next Generation
(Epitome Pictures Inc.)
Stephen Stohn, Aaron Martin, Linda Schuyler

Godiva’s
(Keatley Entertainment, Bread and Butter Productions Inc)
Julia Keatley, Gigi Boyd, Michael MacLennan

ReGenesis
(Shaftesbury Films Inc.)
Christina Jennings, Tom Chehak, Scott Garvie, Laura Harbin, Shane Kinnear, Virginia Rankin

The Eleventh Hour
(Norstar Filmed Entertainment)
Peter Simpson, Semi Chellas, Ilana Frank, Daphne Park, Ray Sager, David Wellington

This Is Wonderland
(Indian Grove Productions Ltd.)
Bernard Zukerman, Michael Prupas, Dani Romain, George F. Walker

Best Comedy Program or Series
Corner Gas
(Prairie Pants Productions II Inc)
Mark Farrell, Brent Butt, Paul Mather, David Storey, Virginia Thompson

History Bites
(S & S Productions Inc.)
Rick Green, David C. Smith

Puppets Who Kill
(PWK Productions Inc.)
Marianne Culbert, John Leitch, John Pattison, Shawn Alex Thompson

The Newsroom Season III
(100 Percent Film & Television)
Ken Finkleman

This Hour Has 22 Minutes – Cycle XII
(Alliance Atlantis)
Michael Donovan, Geoff D’Eon, Mark Farrell, Jack Kellum, Susan MacDonald, Jenipher Ritchie

Best Music, Variety Program or Series
2004 Canadian Country Music Awards
(Big Green Hat Productions)
Aidan Cosgrave

2004 MuchMusic Video Awards
(MuchMusic)
David Russell, John Kampilis

Canadian Idol – Season Two
(Insight Production Co. Ltd., in association with CTV)
John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Sue Brophey, Martha Kehoe, Mark Lysakowski

Live at the Rehearsal Hall
(Bravo!)
John Gunn, Robert Benson

The Chieftains In Canada
(CBC)
Geoff D’Eon, Michael Lewis

Best News Information Series
CBC News: Marketplace
(CBC)
Tassie Notar, Sheilagh D’Arcy McGee, Leslie Peck

CBC News: Venture
(CBC)
Dianne Buckner, Patsy Pehleman

CTV W-FIVE
(CTV Inc.)
Malcolm Fox, Anton Koschany

Eurohealth
(Global National)
Brian Coxford, David Ingram

the fifth estate
(CBC)
David Studer, Sally Reardon

Best Reality Program or Series
Buy Me!
(Whalley-Abbey Media)
Jean-Fran?ois Monette, Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis

CBC News: Venture: The Town Doctor
(CBC)
Tracie Tighe, Patsy Pehleman

Made To Order
(Mercer Street Films 2 Inc)
Henry Less, Michael Rubino

Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series
Chef At Large
(Cellar Door Productions)
Gretha Rose, Johanna Eliot

Debbie Travis’ Facelift
(Whalley-Abbey Media/Facelift Productions Inc.)
Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis

Design Inc.
(Primevista Television)
Michael Prini, Sarah Richardson

Holmes On Homes
(Make It Right II Productions)
Scott Clark McNeil

The Surreal Gourmet
(Salad Daze Productions III INC.)
Lon Hall, Dale Burshtein, Beth Fanjoy

Best Talk Series
CBC Newsworld: Mansbridge One on One
(CBC)
Jonathan Whitten, Jasmin Tuffaha

Health on the Line
(HOTL IV Productions Inc.)
Hedy Korbee, Lesley Birchard, Linda Boyle, Jennifer Fraser, Bonnie Hewitt, Terra Renton, Karen Yarosky

Hot Type
(CBC)
Janet Thomson, Donna Lee Aprile, Alice Hopton

Medical Hotseat
(Medical Hot Seat Productions)
Hedy Korbee, Helen Bagshaw, Linda Boyle, Greg Dennis, Jeanette Diehl, Jennifer Fraser

Vicki Gabereau
(Agincourt Productions Inc.)
Jordan Schwartz, Mark Fuller, Cynthia Ott

Best Biography Documentary Program
Lord Black of Crossharbour: The Life and Times of Conrad Black
(CBC)
Marie Natanson, Linda Laughlin

Madiba: The Life & Times of Nelson Mandela
(CBC)
Robin Benger

Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive And Kickin’
(Real to Reel Productions Inc., In association with CTV)
Anne Pick

The Biographer’s Voice: The Life and Times of Peter C. Newman
(90th Parallel Productions)
Gordon Henderson, Mike Sheerin

The Greatest Canadian: The Great Tommy Douglas
(CBC)
Guy O’Sullivan, Rachel Houlihan

The True Intrepid
(MidCanada Entertainment)
Kevin Dunn

Best Animated Program or Series
Atomic Betty
(Breakthrough Films & Television, Atomic Cartoons, TeleImage Kids)
Ira Levy, Philippe Alessandri, Trevor Bentley, Rob Davies, Kevin Gillis, Simone Harari, Steven Hecht, Virginie Jallot, Nghia Nguyen, Kirsten Scollie, Peter Williamson

Being Ian
(Studio B Productions)
Kathy Antonsen-Rocchio, Chris Bartleman, Blair Peters

Dragon Booster
(Nerd Corps Productions V.I. Inc)
Asaph Fipke, Ken Faier, Kevin Mowrer

Jacob Two-Two
(Nelvana Limited)
Scott Dyer

Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends
(Nelvana Limited)
Scott Dyer

Best Pre-School Program or Series
Franny’s Feet
(Decode Entertainment Inc.)
Steven DeNure, Elana Adair, Neil Court, John Mariella, Beth Stevenson

Peep And The Big Wide World
(9 Story Entertainment Inc.)
Vince Commisso, Kate Taylor, Marisa Wolsky

POKO II
(Halifax Film Company Ltd.)
Michael Donovan, Charles Bishop, Jeff Rosen, Cheryl Wagner, Katrina Walsh

The Secret World of Benjamin Bear
(Amberwood Productions INC.)
Sheldon Wiseman, Ken Anderson, Cherylyn Brooks, Mark Edwards

This Is Daniel Cook
(marblemedia, Sinking Ship Productions)
Matt Hornburg, Matthew Bishop, Mark Bishop, J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers

Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series
15/Love
(Galafilm Productions Inc, Marathon S.A., Telefactory)
Leanna Crouch, Olivier Br?mand, Pascal Breton, Jesse Fawcett, Arnie Gelbart, Derek Schreyer, Karen Troubetzkoy

Fries With That
(9124-1737 Quebec Inc.)
Rosanne Cohen, Claudio Luca, Paul Risacher

Fungus The Bogeyman
(Galafilm Productions Inc)
Dan Maddicott, Arnie Gelbart, Michael Haggiag, Ian Whitehead

Instant Star
(Epitome Pictures Inc.)
Stephen Stohn, Linda Schuyler

Radio Free Roscoe
(Decode Entertainment Inc.)
John Delmage, Neil Court, Steven DeNure, Will McRobb, Douglas McRobb, Brent Piaskoski, Beth Stevenson

Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
Angry Girls
(Bishari Film Productions Inc.)
Rudy Buttignol, Deborah Parks, Shelley Saywell

My Brand New Life
(La F?te, NFB)
Pierre Lapointe, Ina Fichman

Mystery Hunters
(Apartment 11 Productions)
Jonathan Finkelstein, Jason Levy, Stacey Tenenbaum

nerve
(CBC)
Ralph Benmergui, Andrea Webb

Street Cents
(CBC)
Barbara Kennedy, Wendy Purves

Best Sports Program or Series
Bell Making The Cut
(Network Pictures MTC Inc.)
Scott Moore, John N. Hamilton, Derik Murray

Ben Johnson, Drugs & The Quest For Gold
(Infinity Films)
Shel Piercy, Ken Craw

CBC Saskatchewan: Football First: The Roy Shivers Story
(CBC)
Lori Kuffner, Costa Maragos

The Hockey Nomad Goes To Russia
(90th Parallel Productions, House On Fire Productions)
Gordon Henderson, Dave Bidini, Mike Downie

The Life and Times of Northern Dancer
(CBC)
Halya Kuchmij, Linda Laughlin, Marie Natanson

Best Live Sporting Event
2005 Tim Horton’s Brier
(CBC)
Don Peppin

CFL on TSN: Wendy’s Friday Night Football: Montreal at Hamilton
(TSN)
Paul McLean, Jon Hynes

Stanley Cup Finals: Calgary VS Tampa: Game Seven
(CBC)
Joel Darling, Chris Irwin, Sherali Najak

Best Newscast
CBC News: The National
(CBC)
Fred Parker, Mark Harrison, Lynn Kelly, Bob Waller, Jonathan Whitten

CTV News
(CTV Television Inc.)
Wendy Freeman, Tom Haberstroh, David Hughes

Global National with Kevin Newman
(Global National)
Kevin Newman, George Browne, Doriana Temolo

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Chris Diamantopoulos – Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork and Mindy

Jonathan Scarfe – Burn: The Robert Wraight Story

Charles Martin Smith – Last Casino, The

John Simm – Sex Traffic – Sex Traffic Part 1

Brendan Fletcher – The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Tina Keeper – Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery

Kristen Thomson – I, Claudia

Anamaria Marinca – Sex Traffic – Sex Traffic Part 1

Wendy Crewson – Sex Traffic – Sex Traffic Part 1

Alisen Down – The Life

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Nicholas Campbell – Da Vinci’s Inquest – Mr. Ellis Himself Woulda Been Proud

Peter Outerbridge – ReGenesis – Baby Bomb

Jeff Seymour – The Eleventh Hour – In Spite of All the Damage

Ben Bass – The Eleventh Hour – Eden

Michael Riley – This Is Wonderland – Episode 213

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Julie Stewart – Cold Squad VII – And The Fury

Tammy Isbell – Paradise Falls 2 – “What’s the Hold Up?”

Victoria Snow – Paradise Falls 2 – “Old Friends”

Waneta Storms – The Eleventh Hour – Hit Delete

Cara Pifko – This Is Wonderland – Episode 212

Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series
Shawn Doyle – The Eleventh Hour – Bumpy Cover

Luke Kirby – The Eleventh Hour – Hit Delete

David Cubitt – The Eleventh Hour – The Miracle Worker

Henry Czerny – The Eleventh Hour – Zugzwang

Bernard Behrens – This Is Wonderland – Episode 207

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series
Kristin Booth – ReGenesis – Spare Parts

Diana Pavlovska – The Collector – The Historian

Lolita Davidovich – The Eleventh Hour – Pot Kettle Black

Fiona Reid – This Is Wonderland – Episode 210

Dawn Greenhalgh – This Is Wonderland – Episode 206

Ann Holloway – This Is Wonderland – Episode 212

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Richard Zeppieri – Except the Dying

Jean-Pierre Bergeron – Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story

Luke Kirby – Sex Traffic – Sex Traffic Part 1

Chris Potter – Sex Traffic – Sex Traffic Part 1

Stefan Arngrim – The Life

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Layla Alizalda – Chasing Freedom

Alberta Watson – Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story

Martha Henry – H2O – Night 1

Maria Popistasu – Sex Traffic – Sex Traffic Part 1

Miranda Handford – Tripping The Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
Noel Fisher – Godiva’s – Masters of Delusion

Dmitry Chepovetsky – ReGenesis – The Promise

Michael Murphy – This Is Wonderland – Episode 202

Tom Rooney – This Is Wonderland – Episode 208

Michael Healey – This Is Wonderland – Episode 207

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
Sonja Bennett – Cold Squad VII – Righteous

Kate Trotter – Paradise Falls 2 – “The Dark Side”

Ellen Page – ReGenesis – Blackout

Ellen Dubin – The Collector – The Campaign Manager

Catherine Fitch – This Is Wonderland – Episode 208

Best News Anchor
CBC News: The National
(CBC)
Peter Mansbridge

CTV News
(CTV Television Inc.)
Lloyd Robertson

Global National with Kevin Newman
(Global National)
Kevin Newman

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