ENTERTAINMENT A10 Kendrick the King
TUESDAY, DEC. 8, 2015
RAPPER LEADS GRAMMYS WITH 11 NOMINATIONS — TAYLOR SWIFT, WEEKND EARN 7 NODS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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BRIEF U2’s performance in Paris had a mournful tinge
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Singer Taylor Swift performs during her “1989” world tour at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Kendrick Lamar (right), Swift and the Weeknd have earned top nominations for the 2016 Grammy Awards, including album of the year. Portnow said of Lamar. “He’s someone that’s very serious about his art and about his craft, and has been working it for quite some time. And this is one of those instances where the work pays off.” Swift, who won album of the year with Fearless in 2010 and earned a nomination in the top category with Red, is also up for best pop vocal album for her top-selling 1989 and pop solo performance for Blank Space. The Weeknd’s nominations include best pop solo performance for Can’t Feel It began: “Holly came from Miami, F.L.A. Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.A. Plucked her eyebrows on the way. Shaved her legs and then he was a she. She says, ‘Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side.’ “ Woodlawn explained in a 2007 interview with the British newspaper The Guardian that she didn’t get to know Reed until after the song was released in 1972. Woodlawn received critical acclaim for her film roles, but she couldn’t find mainstream success. Her cult status helped her make a comeback in such 1990s independent films as Twin Falls Idaho and Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss. More recently, she appeared in the TV comedy Transparent.
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Frontman Bono paid respects to 130 people killed by extremists in Paris on Nov. 13, and 14 people killed in a mass shooting last week in California. Names of Paris attack victims were projected on a huge video screen in the arena on the east side of the French capital, not far from the site of the Nov. 13 rampage. Bono wrapped himself in a French tricolour flag for the encore, in which he sang a verse from French crooner Jacques Brel’s Ne me quitte pas, or Don’t Leave Me. “We stand together with the families of those killed in Paris. We stand GiŌs will be delivered to together with the families Seniors in our community who of those killed in San Bernardino,” he told the will beneĮt from your energized Paris crowd. generosity. Please drop oī “We are all Parisians,” donaƟons by December 15th. he continued. “There are few words to speak to the loss you are feeling in this We will gratefully accept donaƟons like: city tonight.” x Throw Blankets Earlier, U2 dismissed x Bath Towels/ Mats x Toiletries for Men & Women rumours that it would be x MiƩens, Scarves, Hats, Toques joined on stage Sunday by x Coīee, Tea, Hot Chocolate Eagles of Death Metal, the x Large Print Books (Crossword, Suduko, Word Search) x Cookies, Candies (including DiabeƟc), Crackers, Jam band that was performing x GiŌ Cards & Cash DonaƟons, $20 + will receive tax in the Bataclan concert receipts venue when suicide bombers stormed it Nov. 5409 50 Ave. Red Deer 13. The band, deeply PH: 403-343-6400 shaken by the attacks, has For more informaƟon visit: said it wants to play again www.fsca.ca in Paris.
My Face and urban contemporary album for Beauty. His hit from the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack — Earned It — garnered nominations for best R&B performance, R&B song and song written for visual media. The film’s soundtrack, which also featured the Ellie Goulding hit Love Me Like You Do, is up for best compilation soundtrack for visual media along with Empire: Season 1, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts earlier this year. More than 21,000 submissions were
Transgender actress dies at 69 LOS ANGELES — Holly Woodlawn, the transgender actress made famous by Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey in their 1970s films Trash and Women in Revolt, has died. Woodlawn died Sunday in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer, said her former caretaker and friend Mariela Huerta. She was 69. Born Harold Danhakl, she took on the name Holly Woodlawn after running away from home at age 15 and hitchhiking to New York City, where she became one of Warhol’s drag queen “superstars.” Her story was immortalized in the first lines of the Lou Reed song Walk on the Wild Side.
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NEW YORK — Kendrick Lamar is the king of the Grammys: the rapper is the leading nominee for the 2016 awards with 11, including album of the year for To Pimp a Butterfly and song of the year for Alright. Lamar, who won two Grammys earlier this year, is followed by Taylor Swift and the Weeknd, who each earned seven nominations, including album of the year. Butterfly, 1989 and Beauty Behind the Madness will battle country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton’s Traveller and rock group Alabama Shakes’ Sound & Color for the top prize. Lamar’s Alright and Swift’s Blank Space are nominated for song of the year, a songwriter’s awards. Other nominees include Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s tribute to actor Paul Walker, See You Again, Ed Sheeran’s slow burner Thinking out Loud and Little Big Town’s semi-controversial hit, Girl Crush, written by Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey and Liz Rose. Thinking out Loud and Blank Space, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, are also nominated for record of the year, pitting the songs against No.1 hits that include Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk and the Weeknd’s Can’t Feel My Face, as well as a wild card: Really Love from R&B singer D’Angelo and the Vanguard. “There’s a broad spectrum and certainly it shows there’s been quite a bit of wonderful and excellent recordings in the last year,” Recording Academy CEO Neil Portow said. Lamar’s other nominations include best rap album for Butterfly, rap performance for Alright, pop duo/group performance for Bad Blood with Swift and dance recording Never Catch Me with Flying Lotus. He’s nominated twice for both best rap song with Alright and for co-writing Kanye West’s All Day, as well as best music video for Alright and Bad Blood. “It’s a testimony to his artistry,”
entered for the 83 Grammy categories, with the first round of votes due by Nov. 4 — the day the Country Music Association Awards aired and Stapleton cleaned house and turned in a memorable performance alongside Justin Timberlake. In addition to album of the year, Stapleton’s Traveller is nominated for best country album, country song and country solo performance. Garth Brooks, who marked a comeback after 13 years last year, was surprisingly shut out of the country categories. Despite success with tours, albums and singles, Luke Bryan was also snubbed and has yet to earn a Grammy nomination. This year’s best country album contenders include Little Big Town’s Pain Killer, Kacey Musgraves’ Pageant Material, Ashley Monroe’s The Blade and Montevallo by singer-songwriter Sam Hunt, who is also nominated for best new artist. Other nominees include All About That Bass performer Meghan Trainor, big-voiced singer Tori Kelly, Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett and rock musician James Bay, who is also nominated for best rock album and rock song. Rapper Drake scored five nominations, including best rap album for If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, pitting him against Lamar, Dr. Dre’s Compton, Nicki Minaj’s The Pinkprint and J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Alabama Shakes, fronted by singer Brittany Howard, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts with Sound & Color earlier this year, and the album was met with critical acclaim — much like the band’s 2012 debut, Boys & Girls. Their four nominations include best alternative music album as well as best rock performance and song for Don’t Wanna Fight. Pharrell and West are also nominated for four awards, including album of the year for producing songs on Lamar’s album. West’s nominations include best rap song and rap performance for All Day, which featured Paul McCartney and earned the icon two rap nominations.
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