The Academy Awards always saves the best for last. And, with Lady Gaga‘s excellent performance at the ceremony’s 88th annual showing, we can say this year was no exception.
Certainly having much to live up to given her show-stopping performance of ‘The Sound of Music’ last year, ‘Mother Monster’ greeted the challenge head on when she took to the Dolby Theater stage tonight to render an emotional showing of ‘Til It Happens To You.’
Tuck in below to see what critics are easily hailing as the night’s most memorable performance.
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye took to the 88th annual Academy Awards tonight to lend a stirring rendition of his nominated hit ‘Earned It’ (found on the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ official soundtrack).
Up for ‘Best Original Song’ at the Chris Rock-hosted affair, tuck in below to hear him wail the fan favorite after the jump:
Have you ever seen or heard something so controversial you kinda didn’t know whether to laugh, clap, or get mad? Well, if you haven’t, we’re sure Chris Rock‘s opening monologue at the 88th Academy Awards will do the trick for you.
The 10 minute set, which saw the sharp-tongued comedian slice into topics of racism, #OscarsSoWhite, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and so much more, conquered every elephant (excuse the pun) in the room.
Sure to be the hottest topic circulating morning news tomorrow, get into Rock’s blistering opening comments below (#ICYMI):
As if Academy Awards viewers weren’t already stunned by Sam Smith‘s slender physique, he gave them ample reason to keep their jaws dropped with an equally stunning performance of his hit ‘Writings on the Wall.’
Get into his impressive showing of the Oscar-nominated tune, found aboard soundtrack to ‘Spectre’ – the latest of the James Bond 007 series.
Watch it below:
The stars shine for entertainment’s biggest calendar night – the 88th Annual Grammy Awards! Live from Los Angeles’ Hollywood & Highland Center, join That Grape Juice‘s peek at the industry’s biggest names just moments after they arrive to the scene.
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Rihanna‘s power on the U.K. charts has been reignited by her new single ‘Work.’
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Today’s From The Vault pick salutes the enduring impact of an artist that sadly left us way too soon – Aaliyah and her break-out hit ‘Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number.’
The title track from her 1994 debut album, ‘Age’ was serviced as the project’s third single and like the majority of its parent LP was produced by R. Kelly.
Interestingly, it was the artist’s first single to miss the Billboard Top 10 peaking at #75 on the Hot 100 and #32 in the UK.
In retrospect, because of its subject matter and lyrics about a girl wanting to pursue a relationship with an older man (and the fact that Kelly wrote the words to the song), it was deemed controversial. No doubt because of the singer and the producer’s relationship — but that’s another day another conversation.
Millicent Shelton was in charge of the song’s visualization and delivered a vintage 90s clip, one that resonates and reminds why the era is helmed as golden by so many.
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Boasting a stellar debut LP, which displayed a musical maturity well beyond her youth, Aaliyah indeed proved to the world that, sometimes, age can quite literally be just a number.
One thing’s for sure, the singer embodied the concept, as she has accomplished way more between 14 and 22 than most of her peers have in the length and breadth of their careers.
Long live her impact!
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New Orleans is set to welcome a host of Urban music’s biggest names this summer when the 2016 Essence Festival pulls into town.
The extravaganza, which seems to grow bigger and better each year, promises to continue that trajectory thanks to a number of artists you’re sure to be familiar with.
Details below…
Tonight may be “the” night for Lady Gaga and the rest of the Academy Award nominees, but it was all about last night at The Weinstein Company’s Pre-Oscar Gala.
Mother Monster continued to exude demure divadom, arriving at the event in a gorgeous monochrome gown that gave a nostalgic nod to Old Hollywood.
Will she (and Diane Warren) be taking home coveted award later this evening for her song ‘Til It Happens To You’? The hours ahead hold the answer.
For now, though, she’s already a winner with yesterday’s get-up.
More pics after the jump…
Rita Ora and Chris Brown sent pulses racing last Summer with their scorching single ‘Body On Me.’
And though the track didn’t burn up the charts in parallel, it did establish a musical partnership we’re keen to see more of (once Rita’s Roc Nation case is settled).
Let’s hope it was of conversion when the the duo posed it up together in Milan last night.
Both were in the Italian city to perform at different events; Ora soared at the Vogue Italia gala, while C. Breezy rocked the house at Philipp Plein‘s fashion show.
Watch the video for ‘Body On Me’ (which has racked up 90 million views) below…
‘Scandal’ never looked so good!
The hit ABC drama, which is fronted by award-winning actress Kerry Washington, has blazed back onto the small screen for a fifth outing.
We’ve been hooked, and by the looks of this season 5 /episode 13 teaser, Olivia Pope and co continue to serve up another corker of a season.
Check the preview for episode – titled ‘The Fish Rots From The Head‘ – below…
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