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Thursday, January 31, 2019

Bo Burnham (‘Eighth Grade’) could school Bradley Cooper at the DGA Awards, according to our top users by Daniel Montgomery

Comedian Bo Burnham earned raves from critics for his debut feature film, the coming-of-age comedy “Eighth Grade,” which has earned him recognition from groups including the Goth…

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Lady Gaga’s heart will go on: ‘Shallow’ may be the 1st soundtrack song to win top Grammy since ‘Titanic’ anthem by Daniel Montgomery

Soundtrack songs used to be all the rage at the Grammys. But none have won Record of the Year since “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, the inescapable hit from “Titanic…

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Ariana Grande (‘7 Rings’) goes 2-for-2 with chart-topping debuts [WATCH] by Daniel Montgomery

Ariana Grande has made frequent appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, but a number-one hit eluded her for most of her career. Now she has gone two-for-two. Her last single R…

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Friday, January 25, 2019

‘Black Panther’ and ‘Vice’ predicted to win 2 SAG Awards each … unless ‘A Star is Born’ strikes by Daniel Montgomery

There are only six categories to be handed out for film at the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night, January 27, but the more than 100,000 members of the SAG-AFTRA industry union …

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Diane Warren will ‘Fight’ to win Best Song Oscar on her 10th try against her former co-nominee Lady Gaga by Daniel Montgomery

Songwriter extraordinaire Diane Warren just received her 10th Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, but she has never won, so it’s appropriate that her song is titled “I’…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PM
Friday, January 18, 2019

2019 Oscar predictions by film: ‘A Star is Born’ will have a lot to sing about with a leading 11 nominations by Daniel Montgomery

After months of speculation, analysis and anticipation, the 2019 Oscar nominations will finally be announced in the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday, January 22. And we think the musical …

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Grammys off the deep end? Lady Gaga and Childish Gambino TIED in our Record of the Year predictions by Daniel Montgomery

The Oscar for Best Original Song looks like it might be a cakewalk for Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper‘s “Shallow” from “A Star is Born.” But they face a tougher c…

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Monday, January 14, 2019

Who’s mostly likely to have a clean sweep at the Grammys: Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Drake or …? [POLL] by Daniel Montgomery

Norah Jones did it in 2003. U2 did it in 2006. Adele did it in 2012 and 2017. Bruno Mars just did it in 2018. But it seems like it should be very hard to do. I’m talking about achievin…

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Sunday, January 13, 2019

Bradley Cooper (‘A Star is Born’) could win Oscars as actor, director and producer, but are we underestimating him as a writer? by Daniel Montgomery

So far the awards season has been a real nail-biter, but Bradley Cooper is holding on to the lead in our predictions for both Best Picture and Best Actor for “A Star is Born.” An…

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Friday, January 11, 2019

Our top users say ‘Roma’ will rise above ‘A Star is Born’ for Best Picture Oscar by Daniel Montgomery

The Oscar race for Best Picture is still up in the air, especially after the Golden Globes, which picked “Bohemian Rhapsody” for Best Film Drama over presumed Globes and Oscar fa…

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Lady Gaga, get thee to the Grammys! Our readers say she should skip the BAFTAs on February 10 by Daniel Montgomery

Lady Gaga has a champagne problem next month. She’s nominated for five Grammys including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “Shallow,” her “A Star is Born…

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Sexiest Men Alive at the Grammys: Bradley Cooper, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds could all be winners this year by Daniel Montgomery

Hollywood awards often slap the stud: denying awards to male sex symbols, perhaps because entertainers who are desirable to women aren’t taken as seriously by the predominantly male in…

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Friday, January 4, 2019

We predict ‘A Star is Born’ will lead Golden Globe winners for film, but it won’t be a clean sweep by Daniel Montgomery

“A Star is Born” didn’t earn the most Golden Globe nominations this year — that turned out to be “Vice” with six bids — but we do think it will win …

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Thursday, January 3, 2019

Lady Gaga (‘A Star is Born’) winning Best Song at the Golden Globes may be the biggest lock at the night by Daniel Montgomery

One way or another, Lady Gaga is leaving the Golden Globes with a trophy. She’s the front-runner for Best Film Drama Actress for her role as a singer on the rise in “A Star is Bo…

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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Will Sara Bareilles finally win a Grammy for ‘Christ’s’ sake? by Daniel Montgomery

Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles has been nominated for a little bit of everything, but as she joked with her Tony Awards co-host Josh Groban earlier this year, she hasn’t actually won…

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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Do you believe ‘God’ is a Grammy winner? Ariana Grande faces Lady Gaga and Camila Cabello for Best Pop Solo by Daniel Montgomery

The race for Best Pop Solo Performance at the Grammys may be wide open since none of the nominees in the category are up for Record of the Year or Song of the Year. But even when there is a …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AM
Sunday, December 23, 2018

Lady Gaga battles Kendrick Lamar for Best Visual Media Song Grammy: Will it preview the Oscars? by Daniel Montgomery

“Shallow” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (“A Star is Born“) and “All the Stars” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA (“Black Panther“) have been the t…

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

‘A Star is Born’ leads 2019 SAG Awards nominations for film with 4, ‘BlacKkKlansman’ exceeds expectations with 3 by Daniel Montgomery

The movie musical “A Star is Born” was the top film when Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced on Wednesday morning, December 12. It received four nominations, which ties …

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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

SAG Awards 2019 nominations predictions by film: ‘The Favourite,’ ‘A Star is Born’ and ‘Vice’ will lead the way by Daniel Montgomery

Some new “stars” will be born when the Screen Actors Guild Awards pick their “favourites” on December 12, when their 2019 nominations will be announced. As you might …

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Monday, December 10, 2018

Grammys revenge: Will Taylor Swift or Ariana Grande win Best Pop Album after general field snubs? by Daniel Montgomery

Among the biggest surprises in the 2019 Grammy nominations were Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande being completely snubbed from the top four general field races, even with those categories expa…

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Friday, December 7, 2018

Will the ‘A Star is Born’ cinematic universe continue its undefeated streak at the Golden Globes? by Daniel Montgomery

“A Star is Born” has never lost a Golden Globe. Will it continue that undefeated streak now that the latest version starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper is up for five awards? (…

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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s ‘Sophie’s Choice’ dilemma: Should they attend Grammys or BAFTAs on February 10? [POLL] by Daniel Montgomery

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper have a problem. It’s a pretty good problem to have, mind you, but it’s a problem nevertheless. They were just nominated for multiple Grammys includi…

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Grammy nominations reactions: Forum posters ‘so happy’ for Lady Gaga, but ‘WTF’ over Troye Sivan and Kali Uchis snubs by Daniel Montgomery

The Grammy nominations were announced on Friday, December 7, following a lot of big changes to the recording academy and the voting membership. And for the first time there were eight nomine…

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Grammys most shocking snubs: Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande skunked in top categories, and no ‘Love’ for Beyonce and Jay-Z by Daniel Montgomery

Among the biggest shockers in the 2019 Grammy nominations were the high-profile names excluded from the general field, including Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Beyonce and Jay-Z. See the compl…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:40AM

2019 Grammy nominations: Kendrick Lamar and Drake rule as Beyonce, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande are snubbed in top races by Daniel Montgomery

Four music superstars — Beyonce and Jay-Z, Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande — are missing from the top categories at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Drake earned three nominations in th…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:23AM
Thursday, December 6, 2018

‘Vice’ exceeds expectations in Golden Globe nominations with 6, followed by ‘A Star is Born’ and ‘The Favourite’ with 5 by Daniel Montgomery

Much to our surprise, “Vice” led the way when the Golden Globe nominations were announced on Thursday morning, December 6, outdoing the two films we thought would rule these awar…

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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Golden Globes predictions by film: Expect ‘A Star is Born’ and ‘The Favourite’ to grab the most nominations by Daniel Montgomery

We’re predicting 11 Golden Globe categories for film — everything except Best Score, Best Song and Best Foreign Film — and based on our forecasts it looks like the two top …

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Ariana Grande ‘Thank U, Next’ video reactions: Is it ‘fun’ or ‘everything that’s wrong with pop culture’? by Daniel Montgomery

Ariana Grande has generated a lot of discussion with her unexpected new single “Thank U, Next,” which expresses gratitude for many of her highly publicized relationships and brea…

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Oscars kismet: Academy could honor Lady Gaga and the band that inspired her name by Daniel Montgomery

Lady Gaga has been greeted like Hollywood royalty in her first leading role on the big screen, “A Star is Born.” But she’s not the only Queen competing for kudos this seaso…

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

Ariana Grande: ‘Thank U’ for keeping her first ever number-one single on top for a second week by Daniel Montgomery

“I’m so f*cking grateful for my ex,” sings Ariana Grande on her new single “Thank U, Next,” which was released with no prior announcement on November 3. And it…

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Oscar predictions slugfest 2019: Will Lady Gaga be crowned ‘queen of Hollywood’ like Jennifer Lawrence was? [Video & Audio Podcast] by Daniel Montgomery

“I would argue that the most egregious Oscar snub was when Judy Garland lost Best Actress for her ‘Star is Born’ to Grace Kelly,” says Gold Derby editor Paul Sheehan.…

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