On Sunday night, Common and John Legend joined elite company, becoming the recipient of the Academy Award for Original Song in a motion picture. While there was much said about a lack of black talent being nominated at the 87th Academy Awards – specifically David Oyelowo (as MLK, Jr. in Selma) and director Ava DuVernay…
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56th Grammy Awards Reactions: The Triumphs and Fails
Another year and another Grammys ceremony has come and passed. As always, there were moments that thrilled me while others made me curse under my breath. Luckily, as a music journalist, this guy has learned how to think like the Recording Academy, hence the accuracy of many of my picks this year. Still, even being…
Adele An Oscar Favorite? (Rhetorical.)
Adele shocked no one (save Taylor Swift) on Sunday night winning the golden globe for best original song “Skyfall” from the James Bond film of the same title. I called, you probably called it – you get the idea. Everyone was just waiting for the Academy Award nominations to come out to solidify Adele’s potential (or should I say ‘looming’ Oscar…
