Long before they nabbed three Grammys Monday night, Alabama Shakes was just a band of teens with a dream of becoming rock stars. "It feels really nice to get this recognition because we weren't made by a big label: We're a real band from a little, small town and we got together for real reasons - we wanted to share music together; write music together - so it's pretty cool that still, in 2016, to be a group that went to high school together . . . Now we get to go to the Grammys together," frontwoman and guitarist Brittany Howard, 28, told People last month,...
- 2/16/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
Long before they nabbed three Grammys Monday night, Alabama Shakes was just a band of teens with a dream of becoming rock stars. "It feels really nice to get this recognition because we weren't made by a big label: We're a real band from a little, small town and we got together for real reasons - we wanted to share music together; write music together - so it's pretty cool that still, in 2016, to be a group that went to high school together . . . Now we get to go to the Grammys together," frontwoman and guitarist Brittany Howard, 28, told People last month,...
- 2/16/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
The 2013 Brit Awards, hosted yesterday (February 20) at London's O2 Arena, proved once again that England makes (and appreciates) better music than we do, with top awards going to Adele, Frank Ocean, newcomer Emeli Sandé, Mumford & Sons and The Black Keys along with performances by Justin Timberlake (see below), Taylor Swift, Ms. Sandé, Mumford, Muse, One Direction, Robbie Williams and Mr. Howard. (Let's just politely ignore the fact that Lana Del Rey won anything over Cat Power, agreed?)
Watch Justin Timberlake Perform "Mirrors" At The 2013 Brit Awards
If you missed it you missed it, but check out the complete list of winners below and tell me what you think in the comments after the hop.
MasterCard British Album of the Year:
Alt-j, An Awesome Wave
Emeli Sandé, Our Version Of Events (winner)
Mumford & Sons, Babel
Paloma Faith, Fall To Grace
Plan B, Ill Manors
British Female Solo Artist:
Amy Winehouse
Bat For Lashes...
Watch Justin Timberlake Perform "Mirrors" At The 2013 Brit Awards
If you missed it you missed it, but check out the complete list of winners below and tell me what you think in the comments after the hop.
MasterCard British Album of the Year:
Alt-j, An Awesome Wave
Emeli Sandé, Our Version Of Events (winner)
Mumford & Sons, Babel
Paloma Faith, Fall To Grace
Plan B, Ill Manors
British Female Solo Artist:
Amy Winehouse
Bat For Lashes...
- 2/21/2013
- by Brett Warner
- TVology
With the biggest night in UK music coming to an end, the 2013 Brit Awards named the year's winners during an exciting ceremony at London's O2 Arena on Wednesday evening (February 20).
Taking home the top prize of Best British Album was Emeli Sande, while other big victors included Adele winning Best British Single and Mumford & Sons scoring a prize for Best British Group.
Aside from the awards, viewers saw a handful of all-star performances from big names including Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and One Direction.
On top of all the thrilling action, Tom Odell took home the Brit's Critics Choice Award honoring his countless achievements.
Check out the full list of winners from the 2013 Brit Awards below!
British Breakthrough Act
Alt-j (Infectious Music)
Ben Howard (Island / Universal Music) Winner
Jake Bugg (Mercury / Universal Music)
Jessie Ware (Island / Pmr / Universal Music)
Rita Ora (Columbia / Roc Nation / Sony Music)
British Female Solo Artist...
Taking home the top prize of Best British Album was Emeli Sande, while other big victors included Adele winning Best British Single and Mumford & Sons scoring a prize for Best British Group.
Aside from the awards, viewers saw a handful of all-star performances from big names including Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and One Direction.
On top of all the thrilling action, Tom Odell took home the Brit's Critics Choice Award honoring his countless achievements.
Check out the full list of winners from the 2013 Brit Awards below!
British Breakthrough Act
Alt-j (Infectious Music)
Ben Howard (Island / Universal Music) Winner
Jake Bugg (Mercury / Universal Music)
Jessie Ware (Island / Pmr / Universal Music)
Rita Ora (Columbia / Roc Nation / Sony Music)
British Female Solo Artist...
- 2/21/2013
- GossipCenter
Making his way over to London’s O2 Arena, Justin Timberlake showed up at the 2013 Brit Awards earlier tonight (February 20).
The “Suit & Tie” singer was more than happy to pose for the paparazzi and chat with the press in appropriate attire prior to heading inside to prepare for the exciting evening ahead.
Hoping to grab the attention of the UK audience for his return to music, Jt will perform at the show, along with acts including Muse, Mumford & Sons, One Direction, and Beyoncé.
At the ceremony, the 32-year-old former boy bander will be joined by some of his countrymen as the International Group award includes American nominees Alabama Shakes, The Black Keys, and The Killers.
The “Suit & Tie” singer was more than happy to pose for the paparazzi and chat with the press in appropriate attire prior to heading inside to prepare for the exciting evening ahead.
Hoping to grab the attention of the UK audience for his return to music, Jt will perform at the show, along with acts including Muse, Mumford & Sons, One Direction, and Beyoncé.
At the ceremony, the 32-year-old former boy bander will be joined by some of his countrymen as the International Group award includes American nominees Alabama Shakes, The Black Keys, and The Killers.
- 2/20/2013
- GossipCenter
Emeli Sande has taken the first gong of the night at the Brits 2013 ceremony taking place in London.
She was presented with the award by a glamorous-looking Taylor Swift, who drew cheers and applause, not least from her ex-boyfriend Harry Styles, as she took to the stage.
Emeli Sande has been nominated for three awards on what promises to be a big night for the singer, who's had a cracking year, including performing at the Olympics And getting married.
Here are all the Brits 2013 Winners as they're announced In Bold
British Breakthrough Act Nominees:
Top 5 selected by Voting Academy. Winner identified by public vote promoted by brits.co.uk and BBC Radio 1
• Alt-j (Infectious Music)
• Ben Howard (Island / Universal Music)
• Jake Bugg (Mercury / Universal Music)
• Jessie Ware (Island / Pmr / Universal Music)
• Rita Ora (Columbia / Roc Nation / Sony Music)
British Female Solo Artist Nominees:
• Amy Winehouse (Island / Universal Music)
• Bat for...
She was presented with the award by a glamorous-looking Taylor Swift, who drew cheers and applause, not least from her ex-boyfriend Harry Styles, as she took to the stage.
Emeli Sande has been nominated for three awards on what promises to be a big night for the singer, who's had a cracking year, including performing at the Olympics And getting married.
Here are all the Brits 2013 Winners as they're announced In Bold
British Breakthrough Act Nominees:
Top 5 selected by Voting Academy. Winner identified by public vote promoted by brits.co.uk and BBC Radio 1
• Alt-j (Infectious Music)
• Ben Howard (Island / Universal Music)
• Jake Bugg (Mercury / Universal Music)
• Jessie Ware (Island / Pmr / Universal Music)
• Rita Ora (Columbia / Roc Nation / Sony Music)
British Female Solo Artist Nominees:
• Amy Winehouse (Island / Universal Music)
• Bat for...
- 2/20/2013
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
Watch the 33rd edition of the Brit Awards live stream right here. Plus, see the hottest pop stars walk the red carpet at London’s O2 Arena!
The 33rd edition of the Brit Awards, held at the O2 Arena in London, will bring together the most extravagant pop stars in the world on Feb. 20! With confirmed performances by Justin Timberlake, One Direction, Taylor Swift and Mumford & Sons, it’s sure to be a great show!
The stars will hit the red carpet at 2Pm Et, so check back here at that time for the live red carpet showing, and 3Pm Et when the show begins!
Watch: Brit Awards Live Stream Here At 2Pm Et!
Video streaming by Ustream
Here are the nominees:
British Female Solo Artist
Amy Winehouse
Bat For Lashes
Emeli Sande
Jessie Ware
Paloma Faith
Best Male Solo Artist
Ben Howard
Calvin Harris
Olly Murs
Plan B
Richard Hawley...
The 33rd edition of the Brit Awards, held at the O2 Arena in London, will bring together the most extravagant pop stars in the world on Feb. 20! With confirmed performances by Justin Timberlake, One Direction, Taylor Swift and Mumford & Sons, it’s sure to be a great show!
The stars will hit the red carpet at 2Pm Et, so check back here at that time for the live red carpet showing, and 3Pm Et when the show begins!
Watch: Brit Awards Live Stream Here At 2Pm Et!
Video streaming by Ustream
Here are the nominees:
British Female Solo Artist
Amy Winehouse
Bat For Lashes
Emeli Sande
Jessie Ware
Paloma Faith
Best Male Solo Artist
Ben Howard
Calvin Harris
Olly Murs
Plan B
Richard Hawley...
- 2/20/2013
- by Christopher Rogers
- HollywoodLife
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are set to headline this summer's Firefly Festival, Delaware's answer to Coachella, Bonnaroo and other big name festivals, now in its second year. Other top tier acts scheduled to make the trek include Vampire Weekend, Foster the People, Calvin Harris, The Lumineers, Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, Kendrick Lamar, Grizzly Bear, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mgmt, Alabama Shakes, The Avett Brotehrs, and dozens more. The Firefly Fest takes place June 21-23 in Dover, Delaware. See the full lineup here. Petty is also playing the recently announced Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee, while the Chili...
- 2/19/2013
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
This week, the gang is back, and we are all in good spirits. The latest episode of The Walking Dead really hits a home run, leaving little for us to bitch about. Tune in and find out why Ricky feels it is one of the show’s best episodes yet, and listen to Kate try and defend Beth’s character, or lack of.
Playlist:
Alabama Shakes – “Hold On”
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Playlist:
Alabama Shakes – “Hold On”
Listen on iTunes Twitter...
- 2/18/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
While Christoph Waltz did a great job hosting "Saturday Night Live" ("Djesus Uncrossed," anybody?), it was Grammy-nominated band Alabama Shakes that made quite an impact as the episode's musical performer. If you weren't familiar with the rock group before Saturday then you weren't paying attention during 2012, and it's time to start playing catch up.
Here are a few things to know about the band:
- Alabama Shakes was formed in 2009, but didn't release their first full-length album until 2012's "Boys & Girls."
- Brittany Howard acts as lead singer and guitarist, Zac Cockrell is Alabama Shakes' bassist, Heath Fogg is also a guitarist and Steve Johnson is the drummer.
- Their song "Always Alright" (which they performed during "SNL") was written for the "Silver Linings Playbook" soundtrack.
- Alabama Shakes earned three Grammy nominations in 2012: Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance for "Hold On" and Best Recording Package for "Boys & Girls.
Here are a few things to know about the band:
- Alabama Shakes was formed in 2009, but didn't release their first full-length album until 2012's "Boys & Girls."
- Brittany Howard acts as lead singer and guitarist, Zac Cockrell is Alabama Shakes' bassist, Heath Fogg is also a guitarist and Steve Johnson is the drummer.
- Their song "Always Alright" (which they performed during "SNL") was written for the "Silver Linings Playbook" soundtrack.
- Alabama Shakes earned three Grammy nominations in 2012: Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance for "Hold On" and Best Recording Package for "Boys & Girls.
- 2/18/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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