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The nominations for the 2010 Academy Awards were announced this morning, and in the Best Original Song category, Jack White, Karen O, Paul McCartney, Lykke Li and Linkin Park were… all snubbed. Even though those five artists all appeared on the Best Original Song Oscar shortlist, the Academy voters went in another direction, nominating a pair of Randy Newman songs from the animated The Princess and the Frog, “Take It All” from the musical Nine, “Loin de Paname” from the foreign film Paris 36 and, deservedly, T Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham’s “The Weary Kind,” the theme song from Crazy Heart. However, news of the Best Original Song snubs will likely be overshadowed by the public outcry following The Blind Side’s nomination in the Best Picture category.

(Via Rolling Stone)

Personally, I think the best original song of 2009 was “Stu’s Song”  from The Hangover but hey, comedies are always “snubbed” at the Academy Awards.

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The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards aired yesterday from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. I personally didn’t catch the program last night, but here are the winners. I assure you they are correct. I looked it up. I guess if you need to look at my list, you didn’t watch it either so stop judging me.

  • Record of the Year Award: “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
  • Album of the Year Award: “Fearless,” Taylor Swift
  • Song of the Year Award: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On it),” Beyonce Knowles
  • New Artist Award: Zac Brown Band
  • Pop Vocal Album Award: “The E.N.D.”, The Black Eyed Peas
  • Female Pop Vocal Performance Award: “Halo,” Beyonce Knowles
  • Male Pop Vocal Performance Award: “Make It Mine,” Jason Mraz
  • Rock Album Award: “21st Century Breakdown,” Green Day
  • Rock Song Award: “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
  • R&B Album Award: “BLACKsummers’night, “Maxwell
  • R&B Song Award: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” Beyonce Knowles
  • Rap Album Award: “Relapse,” Eminem
  • Rap Song Award: “Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
  • Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Award: “Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
  • Country Album Award: “Fearless,” Taylor Swift
  • Female Country Vocal Performance Award: “White Horse,” Taylor Swift
  • Male Country Vocal Performance Award: “Sweet Thing,” Keith Urban,
  • Latin Pop Album Award: “Sin Frenos,” La Quinta Estacion
  • Contemporary Jazz Album Award: “75,” Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
  • Classical Album Award: “Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio from Symphony No. 10?
  • Traditional Gospel Album Award: “Oh Happy Day,” various artists
  • Dance Recording Award: “Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
  • Electronic Dance Album Award: “The Fame,” Lady Gaga
  • Alternative Music Album Award: “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,” Phoenix
  • Best Rock Instrumental Performance Award: “A Day In The Life,” Jeff Beck
  • Best Metal Performance Award: “Dissident Aggressor,” Judas Priest
  • Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: “Ellipse,” Imogen Heap
  • Spoken Word Album Award: “Always Looking Up,” Michael J. Fox
  • Comedy Album Award: “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!” Stephen Colbert
  • Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Various Artists, A.R. Rahman, producer.
  • Traditional World Music Album: “Douga Mansa,” Mamadou Diabate.
  • Contemporary World Music Album: “Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 – Africa Sessions,” Bela Fleck.
  • Reggae Album: “Mind Control – Acoustic,” Stephen Marley.
  • Tropical Latin Album: “Ciclos,” Luis Enrique.
  • Latin Pop Album: “Sin Frenos,” La Quinta Estacion.
  • Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album: “Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo,” Calle 13.
  • Regional Mexican Album: “Necesito De Ti,” Vicente Fernandez.
  • Tejano Album: “Borders Y Bailes,” Los Texmaniacs.
  • Norteno Album: “Tu Noche Con…Los Tigres Del Norte,” Los Tigres Del Norte.
  • Banda Album: “Tu Esclavo Y Amo,” Lupillo Rivera.

Check out the complete list of Grammys 2010 winners here

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