Sharon’s Global Celebrity Update

Barbara Walters is ending her annual Oscar night celebrity interview special.
The veteran newswoman announced that this will be the last year she does the ABC special, which has become an Oscar night tradition.
It was her own decision to end the interviews as ABC had asked her to keep doing the specials, as they have been [...]

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Record of the Year: “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
Album of the Year: “Fearless,” Taylor Swift
Grammy Awards 2009: the winners in picturesSong of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On it),” Beyonce Knowles
New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Pop Vocal Album: “The E.N.D.”, The Black Eyed Peas
Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Halo,” Beyonce Knowles
Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Make [...]

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Second No. 1 Album on Billboard for John Mayer
John Mayer brings home his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as Battle Studies bows with 286,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The singer/songwriter’s first chart-topper came with “Heavier Things” in 2003, when it bowed with 317,000. Mayer’s last studio set, “Continuum,” entered [...]

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Chris Knox- A Blog Created- www.chrisknox.blogtown.co.nz

New Zealand rock musician Chris Knox is unable to talk after suffering a stroke on Thursday.
Paul Kean, bass player for Knox’s ex-band Toy Love, said he understood the 57-year-old could still not speak and doctors had taken action to try to relieve pressure on Knox’s skull.
He had apparently been [...]

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Music- Therapy-Says Jennifer Hudson
The brave singer Jennifer Hudson told chat show host Oprah Winfrey on Friday that music is her “therapy” after the murders of three of her relatives last year.
Hudson and Winfrey did not mention the October killings during the singer’s television appearance, but when asked how she was doing Hudson said she is [...]

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Slumdog Millionaire Child Actors Receive New Homes

The two main child actors from Slumdog Millionaire are to receive new homes from the Indian authorities after the small-budget movie swept the Oscars, winning eight Academy Awards.
The Mumbai homes will go to Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, who played the younger versions of the movie’s central characters, Latika [...]

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2008 Inspirational Country Music Awards
The winners for the 2008 Inspirational Country Music Awards were announced today at the live taping of the show, which will be broadcast on several networks. The show will be airing on: Comcast On Demand; CMT Loaded; Sky Angel’s Angel Two Network; Cornerstone TeleVision; The Worship Network; National Religious Broadcaster (NRB); [...]

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And The Life Time Achievement Award Goes To Sean Connery
Legendary actor, Sean Connery was awarded the American Film Institute’s annual Lifetime Achievement Award at Kodak Theatre yesterday.
Hollywood’s elite who paid tribute to the star included directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and
actors Harrison Ford ,Andy Garcia and Mike Myers.
Meyers had a tuxedo jacket and kilt [...]

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Australian Film Institute AFI Awards
Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weavings grabbed the Best Lead Actress and Best Lead Actor’s award for Little Fish at the Australian Film Institute Awards yesterday.
Presented by Russell Crowe. Best Film -  directed by Sarah Watt (Look Both Ways).
Best Director and Screenplay- Sarah Watt
Best Supporting Actor- Anthony Hayes ( Look Both Ways [...]

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