The nice thing about having your own awards show is that you can decide what awards to give and what a person or group would have to do to earn said award. Some award shows are little more than excuses for a good party (heck, all of them are, in reality). And, toward that end, when a show needs a little kick to get started or to reach a higher gear, it can always […]

Now that that’s settled. . . . It didn’t seem fair that Taylor Swift was denied permission to perform a medley of her old hits during the 2019 American Music Awards. This is the same problem that started when the rights to her music were sold suddenly to a new company by her ex-agent. Nobody wants to be on the end of the constant harassment sure to rain down on anyone who causes problems […]

What’s Happening At The Oscars: The After Parties Think quick. Where can you see all your favorite movie stars, directors, screenwriters, musicians, and even lowly comedians at the same place, at the very same time?  Well, in all honesty, the answer is probably nowhere. However, you can get pretty close by hitting two or three Oscar parties in February.  Stars are just like everybody else, except they’re adored and revered and exalted and cheered […]

The Difference Between the American Music Awards and Americana Everybody already knows what the American Music Awards (AMA) show is so the easiest way to explain the difference between the AMAs and Americana is to tell you about Americana.  No, it’s not the annual Dick Clark Productions spectacle honoring all types of music that is going to be held at the Microsoft Theater in lovely semi-tropical Los Angeles (which has a better climate than […]