Today in the evening the Recording Academy will stage the Grammy Nominations Concert Live of the 2011 year, to lift the curtain on frontrunners for prizes come February, at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. Considering nods were culled from the season that ran September in 2009 to September this year, there may be some old faces, as well as some new. The Grammy Awards Ceremony itself will take place on February 13.
According to music experts, a person who will doubtlessly appear on stage will be Lady Gaga. Though her “Fame Monster” EP/re-released set will pack a punch beside relatively new albums like Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” and fresh-faced Justin Bieber. Jay-Z’s 2009 album “The Blueprint 3″ will be up against acts like Eminem for honors.
Most possible contenders for Best New Artist Category are Ke$ha, Taio Cruz, Florence & The Machine, Susan Boyle and Adam Lambert. Strong contenders Nicki Minaj, Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars aren’t eligible for various reasons this year, but there’s still a passel of worthy newcomers to chose from, in part because of the bumper crop of new solo pop/R&B males who filled the airwaves.
Who you think can win in Album of the Year category? I personally bet on Eminem “Recovery”, Sade “Soldier of Love” or Lady Antebellum “Need You Now”. It might also be Lady Gaga “The Fame Monster”, Jay Z “The Blueprint 3″, John Legend & The Roots “Wake Up”, Miranda Lambert “Revolution” or Arcade Fire “Suburbs”.
An talking about song of the year, the situation is the following. Forget about production, think about songcraft and how the tune would sound if it were played on an acoustic guitar. Would it hold up without all the bells and whistles? For pure emotion, “The House That Built Me” wins hands down, but “Need You Now” appealed to both country and pop fans…and pop and country Grammy voters.
The invention of basketball is credited to James Naismith, a teacher at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. That was in 1891. Since then basketball has turned into one of the most popular sport games in the world. Here I have got a series of awesome videos of amazing and crazy basketball shots you must watch. Have fun!
In the history of basketball, the highest-rated college basketball game seen on United States television was the 1979 National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament championship game - Michigan State vs. Indiana State final that starred Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. This was 1 of the best-rated basketball tournaments in the games history.
Among the most important events in the history of basketball are the first participation in the Olympic Games and creation of NBA. The National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America joined in 1949. Today, the group is known as the NBA, the National Basketball Association. And at the 1936 Olympic Games basketball was finally introduced as an official Olympic event.
By the way, do you know that the first baskets were peach baskets? The bottom of the net wasn’t left open until 1913. Before this time, the ball had to be retrieved after each basket scored and the referee tossed a jump ball after each basket.
You have seen a series of amazing basketball shots, but this one beats them all. A group called The Legendary Shots, came up with a trick shot that will be super hard to beat. One player stood behind the stands in Samford University’s Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham and launched the ball over the bleachers. It bounced twice, hit the backboard and fell through the net. But the most impressive fact is that it only took 25 minutes to fulfill! Here is the video of the incredible shot.
For millions of people all over the world big sports events are what they wait for with a huge impatience. When the long awaited day comes, fans feel admiration and satisfaction, and sportsmen gear up for a big game or a world record. However, not always the things go as we have expected it. That is why today I would like to show you’re a couple of funny compilations where some outside obstacle makes the game stop.
That is curious and amazing that the number of cases when animals disturb sports events is truly high. Above is the blend of video loops where ducks, cats, dogs, snakes and other living creatures create an unforeseen situation on the field. Some of them are so nice and cute that players just stop to admire them like in the video with duckling. Other animals like a snake in a judicial loggia make people scared. But the worst case is when animals disturb the process and some payers fail due to it. For example, I feel really sorry for the horse riders that would not compete for the main award due to a flock of pigeons. And, finally, a poor kitten who was sitting in a mat made me laugh.
Another category of obstacles in sports events is dumb people who pop out to the field. Who knows why they do it. They may want to become famous this way or they might be just insane. Anyway, the video mix resulted super amazing. In the majority of cases, these are crazy guys who seem to do it for fun. However, when a man appeared on a racing track I held my breath for a moment. That was really stupid. And I cannot but mentioning women who try to drive attention of players by all means, that looks awesome! To sum it up, let’s some more funny watch sports bloopers.
Magic is a magnificent word that makes us think about our dreams and illusions. Throughout all the history of the mankind the art of magic was highly appreciated by the public. Magicians were conceded the best opera and theatre halls where thousands of people gathered together every evening.
Has anything changed since then? I doubt it. Magicians now demonstrate their skills in huge concert halls and gather large audience. There are even those who perform in the street enjoying passers-by and gaining thus money. What has changed is our attitude to magic. We perfectly know that it is a show but we feel captivated by it. Now without a reason their performance is called tricks. I hope you will enjoy a little compilation of “magic” video clips.
Whatever you are told, just take it granted that every magic trick can be explained and unveiled with the help of technique and science. But it is amazing that in spite of being aware of this fact we watch magician’s performances – we just want to solve the puzzle.
The father of modern magic is considered Robert-Houdin who prefers being called not a magician but an actor who plays the role of a person who can work magic.
The top famous magician list of these days contains 10 best and most skillful masters: David Copperfield, Douq Henning, Sieqfried and Roy, Lance Burton, Ricky Jay, Mark Wilson, Penn & Teller, Harry Anderson, Jeff McBride, Cyril Takayama.
No doubt that the name of David Copperfield is the most renowned one. In 2006 Forbes called him the most successful magician in the history. Some Guinness World Records belong to him, most of them have strictly commercial character such as Highest Broadway gross in a week or Most tickets sold worldwide by a solo entertainer. But there is an award for the Largest illusion ever staged.
You know I got really inspired to share with you my excitation after watching a series of Guinness world records. That is what one cannot retell, it must be seen. To tell the truth, I doubt that I could assist a Guinness show where people demonstrate unbelievable abilities of the body on the stage right in front of you, but watching a TV program is another thing. So, if you are not too sensitive, join us.
The most shocking records are the ones where people show something extreme with the body. A Turkish man who absorbed milk with his nose and spread it through the eye trying to put out five candles stands in my eyes from yesterday’s evening. And I do not even think of myself as a sensitive personality.
Another gorgeous thing is flexibility of human’s body. The record makes true pleasure to watch it. I seemed to return back into my childhood when my parents used to take me to the circus. Now the circus is the past, if you want extreme emotions visit Guinness record show.
OK, the previous videos were for warming up and now truly shocking and crazy, are you ready? There is a compilation of the most awesome tricks and demonstrations of human’s endurance, strength, deftness and other traits. Did you like the woman that can pop out her eyes out of the sockets? I suppose it is one of the most famous records and in fact one of the first ones. And the man who can hold his girlfriend on the beard? That seems to satisfy both, well, I would not refuse to ride the beard too.
If you got interested in the topic, you can read a renowned Guinness World Record book that contains the most amazing facts and shocking images. Have a good time!
