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A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance arts: Emmy Awards (television), the Tony Awards (stage performance), and the Academy Awards (motion pictures).
The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Following the 2011 ceremony, NARAS overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 57th Grammy Awards was held on February 8, 2015, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The Grammys had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950s. As the recording executives chosen for the Walk of Fame committee worked at compiling a list of important recording industry people who might qualify for a Walk of Fame star, they realized there were many more people who were leaders in their business who would never earn a star on Hollywood Boulevard. The music executives decided to rectify this by creating an award given by their industry similar to the Oscars and the Emmys. This was the beginning of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. After it was decided to create such an award, there was still a question of what to call it; one working title was the Eddie, to honor the inventor of the phonograph, Thomas Edison. They finally settled on using the name of the invention of Emile Berliner, the gramophone, for the awards, which were first given for the year 1958.
Justin Drew Bieber (/ˈbiːbər/; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Bieber released his debut EP, My World, in late 2009. It was certified platinum in the U.S. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber released his first full-length studio album, My World 2.0, in 2010. It debuted at or near number one in several countries and was certified triple platinum in the U.S. It was preceded by his most successful single to date, "Baby".
Following his debut album, he had his first headlining tour, the My World Tour, released the remix albums My Worlds Acoustic and Never Say Never – The Remixes -- and the 3D biopic-concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. He released his second studio album, Under the Mistletoe, in November 2011, when it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Bieber released his third studio album, Believe, in 2012. His fourth studio album Purpose was released in November 2015. His U.S. album and singles sales total 44.7 million.
Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was born in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk. After dropping out of school at 16, he moved to London the following year, in 2008, to pursue a career in music. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project, which caught the attention of Elton John and Jamie Foxx. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (read as "plus"), was released on 9 September 2011 and has since been certified six-times platinum in the UK. The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act.
Sheeran's popularity abroad began in 2012. In the US, he made a guest appearance on Taylor Swift's fourth studio album, Red. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John. He spent much of 2013 opening for Swift's The Red Tour in North America dates. In late 2013, he performed three sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden as a headline act. He was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014 Grammy Awards.
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed with the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's eponymous debut album in 2006 marked the start of her career as a country music singer. Her third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008. Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless became the best-selling album of 2009 in the United States. The album won four Grammy Awards, making Swift the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Swift's third and fourth albums, 2010's Speak Now and 2012's Red, both sold more than one million copies within the first week of their U.S release. Speak Now's "Mean" won two Grammy Awards, while Red's singles "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble" were successful worldwide. Swift's fifth album, the pop-focused 1989, was released in 2014 and sold more copies in its opening week than any album in the previous 12 years, making Swift the first and only act to have three albums sell more than one million copies in the opening release week. Its singles "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", and "Bad Blood" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album would go on to win three awards at the 2016 Grammys including Album of the Year making Swift the first and thus far only female artist to receive the award twice.
Actors: Tony Reames (producer), Tony Reames (director), Tony Reames (writer), Tony Reames (writer), Keith Matlock (actor), Tymm Hoffman (producer), Jim Hammond (actor), Tymm Hoffman (actor), Tymm Hoffman (writer), Anissa Matlock (actress), Frankie Loscavio (producer), Esperanza G. Reyes (actress), Aidan Hammond (actor), Josh Milligan (producer), Frankie Loscavio (actor),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror, Short,Actors: Fernando Szew (producer), Tom Kemp (actor), Andrea Ajemian (producer), John Stimpson (editor), Andrea Ajemian (producer), John Stimpson (director), Mark Donadio (producer), Gwen Kosak (actress), Maiara Walsh (actress), Liz Vassey (actress), Grant Harvey (actor), Ed Grenga (composer), Erica McDermott (actress), Sharon Bordas (producer), Miriam Marcus (producer),
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller,Actors: Isilay Yanbas (miscellaneous crew), Jim Papoulis (composer), Susan B. Ades (editor), Elizabeth Browning (actress), Elizabeth Browning (director), Elizabeth Browning (producer), Elizabeth Browning (writer), Kim Chinh (actor), Lynn Lobban (actor), Helen Browning (actress), Merrie Nell Spence (producer), James Gamble (producer), Shima Kidd (producer), Diane King (producer), Karen Marie Marmer (actor),
Plot: In THE FACE, Elizabeth Parker, a successful author, wife, busy mom, and "woman of a certain age" is challenged by a society and a billion dollar advertising industry that tells us that we are never enough...young enough, thin enough, beautiful enough....enough! In this inspiring and provocative short film, Elizabeth takes a moving journey to discover the unspeakable beauty of her life as she comes face to face with a decision that will change her forever. The Face...a short film about aging, love, and learning to see our true beauty in every stage of living.
Genres: Drama, Family, Short,Actors: Chris Hajian (composer), Andrew Young (director), Todd Sandler (editor), Hilary Rosenfeld (costume designer), Susan Todd (producer), Paul Hickert (actor), Kit Flanagan (actress), Billy Shebar (miscellaneous crew), Billy Shebar (producer), Billy Shebar (writer), Angela Pierce (actress), Quinn McColgan (actress), Adi Hanash (actor), Tamara Rabil (writer), Tamara Rabil (producer),
Plot: A bedtime story about a robin chick who falls from its nest turns into a dramatic confession, as Joy relives a tragic accident she caused when her daughter Callie was a baby. The trauma sends shock waves between Joy and her husband Frank. In the end, it is Callie whose surprising response reveals the power of forgiveness to heal the deepest wounds.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Leslie Schott (actress), Lucy Engelman (director), Lucy Engelman (editor), Ina Lucille Condon (actress),
Genres: Mystery, Short,Actors: Ryan Standfest (producer), Ryan Standfest (writer), Ryan Standfest (director), Ryan Standfest (editor), Jeanette Strezinski (producer), Clarice Bradley (actor), Morris Drape (actor), George Basso (actor),
Plot: Meet Mister Ricky, a solitary figure overcome by morbid curiosity and bouts of frustration. Occupying the basement belonging to his Grammy, he is trapped in an agitated realm defined by her "special attentions" and a delirious yearning to hold onto the memory of his dear and long-departed Gramps.
Keywords: alternate-reality, avant-garde, basement, bathroom, bed, black-comedy, candy, dead-animal, depression, dirt-eatingActors: Mark Adair-Rios (actor), Alex D'Lerma (actor), Vince Lozano (actor), Jim Thalman (actor), Tessa Munro (actress), Vince Parenti (director), Vince Parenti (producer), Vince Parenti (writer), Vince Parenti (actor), Dimitri Diatchenko (actor), Nickolas Dylan Rossi (actor), Mark Ezovski (editor), Sarah Poynter (actress), Michelle LaFrance (actress), Todd Worden (actor),
Plot: Carmine Daveda, a video game review writer coming to terms with the premature death of his father, is cornered into helping his mother with her yard sale. Even though he must endure the daily complaints about his "job" from his mother he develops into an expert yard salesman. While Carmine is trying to reconcile with his mother an anticipated- yet unexpected- event occurs and the truth about who her son has become is revealed.
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Genres: Comedy,I have a problem
She is not getting better
How I will I know when to leave her
I am so scared of this
I wish she'd get rid of it
Though it doesn't seem like she will soon
And my heart hurts very much
And my head hurts just as much
But I know neither hurts like hers
I go see her now
I hope she is feeling well
My mum told me she got more pills
She is coming home today
I hope she will be to stay
But I know it can only be a while
And my heart hurts very much
And my head hurts just as much