Billboard Music Awards – Full Winners List

The Billboard Music Awards were broadcast on ABC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena and it was hosted by comedian Tracy Morgan. There were several artists who dominated and won many awards, including Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Gotye, One Direction, and Rihanna.

Check out the full winners list for the 2013 Billboard Music Awards below:

Billboard artist of the year
Taylor Swift

Top female artist
Taylor Swift

Top male artist
Justin Bieber

Top new artist
One Direction

Top duo/group
One Direction

Top Billboard 200 album
Taylor Swift, Red

Top Hot 100 song
Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Top Hot 100 Artist
Maroon 5

Top Billboard 200 artist
Taylor Swift

Milestone artist
Justin Bieber

Top digital songs artist
Carly Rae Jepsen and Taylor Swift (tie)

Top radio songs artist
Rihanna

Top rap artist
Nicki Minaj

Top pop artist
One Direction

Top R&B artist
Rihanna

Top country artist
Taylor Swift

Top rock artist
Fun.

Top EDM artist
David Guetta

Top social artist
Justin Bieber

Top streaming artist
Nicki Minaj

Top Latin artist
Jenni Rivera

Top dance artist
Madonna

Top Christian artist
tobyMac

Top touring artist
Madonna

Top pop song
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

Top R&B song
Rihanna, “Diamonds”

Top rap song
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Thrift Shop”

Top country song
Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

Top rock song
Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Top Latin song
Michel Teló, “Ai Se Eu Te Pego”

Top dance song
Baauer, “Harlem Shake”

Top EDM song
Baauer, “Harlem Shake”

Top Christian song
Matt Redman, “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)”

Top digital song
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

Top radio song
Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Top streaming song (audio)
Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Top streaming song (video)
Psy, “Gangnam Style”

Top pop album
Adele, 21

Top R&B album
Rihanna, Unapologetic

Top rap album
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

Top country album
Taylor Swift, Red

Top rock album
Mumford & Sons, Babel

Top Latin album
Jenni Rivera, La Misma Gran Señora

Top dance album
Madonna, MDNA

Top EDM album
Skrillex, Bangarang

Top Christian album
tobyMac, Eye on It

What do you think of these results? Did your favorite artist or band win any Billboard Music Awards this year? Do you think these results were predictable? Did you tune into the Billboard Music Awards last night?

Source: Entertainment Weekly 

Cannes 2013 – Red Carpet Photos from “Inside Llewyn Davis” Premiere and Photocall Events

Joel and Ethan Cohen’s Inside Llewyn Davis premiered on day five of the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival! Both brother wrote the screenplay, directed, and produced this project.

Here is an official synopsis for the film (via IMDbPro):

Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles — some of them of his own making.

Cast members Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, and Adam Driver were present for both a photocall and a premiere event. Other Hollywood names that were present for the premiere include Nicole Kidman, Steven Spielberg, Jane Fonda, Christoph Waltz, and Kirsten Dunst.

Inside Llewyn Davis is currently gaining a lot of buzz and it is already being considered one of the stronger films at Cannes this year. Would you be interested in seeing this film when it hits theaters in December? What do you think of the cast involved in this project?  Check out the photos of the cast and production team having some fun together on the red carpet!

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, and Carey Mulligan

Adolfo Alix Jr.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

Jane Fonda

Jessica Biel

Kirsten Dunst

Joséphine Jobert

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Source: IMDbPro 

Cannes 2013 – Red Carpet Photos from “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Photocall

As day four of Cannes was underway, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, and director Frances Lawrence of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire attended a photocall, a CoverGirl party, and the premiere of the film Jimmy P. Plus, producers Jon Kilik, Patrick Wachsberger, Nina Jacobson, and Summit Executive Rob Friedman were also present for the photocall.

Have you been following what is going on at the 66th Annual Film Festival? Will you be going to watch The Hunger Games: Catching Fire when it hits theaters November 22? Take a look at these photos from the events in the gallery below!

Source: IMDb

COVERGIRL Cosmetics to Release “The Huger Games: Catching Fire” Inspired Makeup Line

Fans of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire who love to work with and wear makeup will be interested to hear that COVERGIRL Cosmetics has teamed up with Lionsgate to launch their first movie-inspired line of makeup!

In a recent press release the two organizations had this to say:

COVERGIRL ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE NEW BEAUTY PARTNERSHIP WITH    LIONSGATE’S “THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE”

 COVERGIRL creates striking new CAPITOL COLLECTION beauty campaign inspired by the film

HUNT VALLEY, MD, May 17, 2013 — Today, COVERGIRL announced its first-ever major movie sponsorship of Lionsgate’s highly anticipated The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, scheduled for release in North American theaters on November 22, 2013. COVERGIRL will launch a first-of-its-kind creative advertising campaign inspired by the film, featuring new products from the brand’s upcoming Capitol Collection from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, to be announced at a later date.

Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson lead an all-star cast in the second installment of The Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The trailer, which debuted last month, has been viewed over 25 million times on YouTube. The film promises to illustrate the exquisite splendor in the world of the Capitol in rich detail, and the film’s makeup department used COVERGIRL products on set to create the film’s luxurious, high couture looks.

“With The Hunger Games: Catching Fire partnership, we wanted to redefine cosmetics’ relationship to film with a fantasy-meets-reality beauty experience,” said Esi Eggleston Bracey, VP and General Manager, Global P&G Cosmetics. “The film inspired COVERGIRL campaign coming out this fall truly will bring beauty transformation to life in an aspirational, dramatic fashion.  All of us at COVERGIRL were captivated by Suzanne Collins’ novels and the first film, so we’re thrilled to collaborate with Lionsgate on such a bold beauty partnership with the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.”

“We are excited to announce COVERGIRL as the exclusive makeup partner for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” said Paula Kupfer, Lionsgate’s Vice President of Promotions and Consumer Products. “The exquisite beauty and style in the world of the Capitol is a focal point of this film. Partnering with an innovative brand like COVERGIRL to create an additional layer of beauty storytelling and inspiration for the fans is new territory that we’re delighted to explore.”

Over the past year, COVERGIRL has stood out in the beauty category with its addition of several new spokeswomen, including P!NK, Janelle Monáe and NERVO, who, along with the brand, embrace beauty with a sense of authentic individuality and fearlessness. COVERGIRL’s partnership with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is the latest expression of the brand’s passion and commitment to continue to break barriers in beauty.

Lionsgate and COVERGIRL will be celebrating the movie partnership at a Cannes Film Festival Gala on Saturday, May 18^th. Further news updates on this partnership will be released via facebook.com/covergirl, as well as on Twitter at twitter.com/covergirl and Instagram at instagram.com/covergirlofficial.

For those wanting to purchase products from this line, there is no official launch date yet, but hopefully that will be announced soon! What do you think of this partnership between Lionsgate and COVERGIRL? Would you be interested in buying products from this line? Are you counting down the days until Catching Fire is theatrically released on November 22?

Source: Lionsgate

Casting Scoop – Actress Emily Blunt in Talks to Join “Into the Woods”

Just a few days after casting rumors stating Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal may be joining the Into the Woods adaptation began to circulate, more news has come to light.

The Hollywood Reporter has shared that actress Emily Blunt is also in talks to join the Rob Marshall-directed movie musical. If Blunt joins the project she will be playing the Baker’s Wife, who is “placed under a spell of barrenness by her sorceress neighbor.” However, when she is freed from the power of the spell, she suddenly becomes pregnant.

Most of the parts in this musical are fairly demanding when it comes to singing. This should not be an issue for Blunt if she is officially cast in the role as she does have some experience in singing.

As previously reported, Meryl Streep and Johnny Deep has both already signed on to the project as the vain and evil witch and the wolf, respectively. Although the deals for Pine and Gyllenhaal to join the cast have not officially started, they have gone through an audition process.

John DeLuca is producing, James Lapine wrote the screenplay, and David Krane will be working on the music for the film for the anticipated adaptation.

What do you think of these potential casting choices? Will you be interested in seeing Into the Woods as a movie musical? Be sure to check in for more news about Into the Woods as early production development continues!

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Cannes 2013 – Red Carpet Photos from “The Bling Ring” Premiere and Festival Panel

Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring premiered at day two of the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival and photos of the red carpet event, a cast photo call, and a Festival Panel have hit the web!

Cast members Emma Watson,  Taissa Farmiga,  Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, and Claire Alys Julien were present for both the photo call and the major premiere event. However, cast members Erin Daniels, Gavin Rossdale, Kirsten Dunst, Leslie Mann, and Maika Monroe were not present.

As previously reported, Coppola wrote the screenplay and directed the film, which is based on real events, The story follows a group of fame-obsessed teenagers who use the Internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts and to try to rob their homes. Plus, it was also recently announced that The Bling Ring will be theatrically released on June 14, 2013. 

Are you interested in seeing this film? Do you enjoy Sofia Coppola’s work as a director? What do you think of the cast behind this film? What do you think of Watson’s choice to be a part of this movie?

Take a look at the photos from The Bling Ring events at Cannes in the gallery and share your thoughts in the comments below!

Katie Chang, Taissa Farmiga, Israel Broussard, Claire Alys Julien, and Emma Watson

Israel Broussard

Claire Alys Julien

Katie Chang

Emma Watson and Sofia Coppola

Taissa Farmiga

Claire Alys Julien

Emma Watson and Taissa Farmiga

Certain Regard jury member Ziyi Zhang

Ludivine Sagnier and Ziyi Zhang

Sources: ET Canada and IMDbPro

Movie Exclusive – “Mortal Instruments” Character Poster Featuring Magnus Bane Revealed

Fans of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones will be excited to see a new poster for the movie adaptation! This new poster features Godfrey Gao as the warlock Magnus Bane.

Here is an official synopsis for Mortal Instruments:

Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures. Based on the worldwide best-selling book series.

If you have missed them, check out the previous character posters of Clary Fray (Collins) and Jace Wayland (Jamie Campbell Bower) here and Simon Lewis (Robert Sheehan) and Valentine Morgenstern (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) here.

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones also stars Kevin Zegers, Lena Headey, Kevin Durand, CCH Pounder, and Jemima West and hits theaters August 23, 2013.

What do you think of this new character poster? Are you hoping more posters will be released? Who is your favorite character in the Mortal Instruments series? Are you counting down the days left until the movie hits theaters?

Source: Mortal Instruments Facebook page