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| At high-volume Grammys, a secret wedding was kept quiet Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 10:58 PM PST  By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It took an idea, a casting service and dozens of people keeping a secret for organizers of music's Grammy Awards to pull off one of Sunday's biggest surprises at the annual ceremony. Thirty-three couples, some of whom were same-sex partners, were married at once during the performance of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' pro-gay rights song, "Same Love," giving the awards show a heavyweight emotional and political punch. The marriages were officiated by Queen Latifah, and Madonna - dressed in a white suit with a matching white cowboy hat and cane - made a surprise appearance to accompany the song's featured singer, Mary Lambert. Neil Portnow, president and CEO of Grammy organizer The Recording Academy, said he was proud of the ceremony, calling it "elegant, powerful and meaningful as we wanted it to be." "So many of our ideas come from the creative community, from our artists," Portnow told reporters after the Grammys. Full Story | Top |
| French DJ duo Daft Punk, teenage Lorde take top Grammys Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 10:40 PM PST  By Mary Milliken and Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two unconventional acts, French electronic music DJs Daft Punk and New Zealand teen Lorde, took home the top Grammy awards on Sunday in a night that rewarded robots and newcomers, and recognized marriage equality. In a first for the Grammys or any big U.S. awards show, thirty-three couples, both same-sex and straight, were married by singer Queen Latifah, to the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis gay rights anthem, "Same Love." Madonna emerged in a white suit and cowboy hat to conclude the singing ceremony with "Open Your Heart." The music industry's glamorous gathering also saw the two surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, come together for a rare joint performance coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the British group's breakthrough on American television. Full Story | Top |
| Beatles, robots and marriage: acts that rocked the Grammys Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 09:50 PM PST By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammy awards, music's biggest night, is as much about the lively performances and often rare collaborations between big names as it is about the awards handed out across 82 categories. Here are some of Sunday night's top moments telecast live from the Grammy stage. - Their "Sippy Cup" Runneth Over A scantily-clad, sultry Beyonce opened the Grammy awards by gyrating on a fog-filled set, singing "Drunk in Love" with rapper husband Jay Z, her first public performance since the stealth release of her latest, self-titled album. ... Full Story | Top |
| Factbox: Key 2014 Grammy Award winners Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 09:50 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 56th annual Grammy Awards, the highest honors in the music industry, were handed out at a televised ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' wins album of the year Grammy Award Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 08:43 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - French DJ duo Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories" won the album of the year Grammy Award on Sunday, the annual award show's top prize. The award, handed out by the Recording Academy in a televised ceremony in Los Angeles, honors featured artists, producers, sound engineers, sound mixers and mastering engineers. (Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Sandra Maler) Full Story | Top |
| Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky' wins record of the year Grammy Award Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 08:06 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daft Punk's song "Get Lucky," featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, won the record of the year Grammy Award on Sunday, one of the annual award show's top honors. "Honestly, I bet France is really proud of these guys right now," said Williams, speaking for the French DJ duo who wear masked helmets and do not speak as part of their act. The award, handed out by the Recording Academy in a televised ceremony from Los Angeles, honors the total production of a song, which includes the artist, producer, sound engineers, sound mixers and mastering engineers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Lorde's 'Royals' wins song of the year Grammy Award Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 07:48 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New Zealand teenager Lorde's "Royals" won the song of the year Grammy Award on Sunday, one of the annual award show's top prizes. "Thank you to everyone who has let this song explode because it has been mental," Lorde said when accepting the award. The prize handed out by the Recording Academy in a televised ceremony from Los Angeles honors the writers of the song - Lorde, whose real name is Ella Yelich O'Connor, and Joel Little. (Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Sandra Maler) Full Story | Top |
| Cuaron wins directors award as 'Gravity' gathers speed to Oscars Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 12:31 PM PST  By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron won the top prize at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) on Sunday for the movie "Gravity" as the outer space drama gathers momentum, alongside "American Hustle" and "12 Years a Slave", for the Oscars. The best director award is Cuaron's first from the DGA and is considered a strong predictor of Oscar success in six weeks. The DGA top honor has correctly predicted the best picture Oscar winner for nine of the past 10 years. "Gravity" stars Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone on her first space mission and George Clooney as veteran astronaut Lt. Matt Kowalski, who tries to save Stone's life. Full Story | Top |
| Grammy Awards to feature live on-air mass marriage ceremony: NYT Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 11:57 AM PST Dozens of couples will marry on air during Sunday night's live broadcast of the music industry's annual Grammy Awards as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform their nominated song "Same Love," which has become an anthem in the campaign for legal gay marriage, the New York Times reported. Queen Latifah will officiate at the nuptials, with pop diva Madonna performing the song with the hip hop duo and featured vocalist Mary Lambert, the Times said. "We're serious about this," the Times quoted Ken Ehrlich, the longtime producer of the Grammys, as saying. Addressing the potential for controversy, Neil Portnow, the president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, said "I expect that people with all kinds of opinions might voice them, and that's healthy," the Times said. Full Story | Top |
| 'Ride Along' cruises to a second win at U.S. box office Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 09:51 AM PST  By Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Ride Along," a buddy cop comedy starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, raced to the top of the weekend box office charts for the second week in a row, collecting $21.2 million in ticket sales. The Afghanistan war tale "Lone Survivor" took the No. 2 spot with ticket sales of $12.6 million. Mark Wahlberg plays the role of the only one of four U.S. SEALs to return from a vicious fire fight with Taliban fighters. The animated film "The Nut Job," featuring the voices of Will Arnett and Katherine Heigl, was third with $12.3 million in sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio figures provided by Rentrak. Full Story | Top |
| 'The Boss' rocks against rising global income gap Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 09:23 AM PST  Rising income inequality in the United States and South Africa threatens to tear their societies apart, rocker Bruce Springsteen said on Sunday before his first performance in Africa for almost three decades. "There is a tremendous problem with income inequality in the States right now and it's been increasing and increasing," Springsteen said a few hours before his opening night performance in South Africa's tourist capital Cape Town. A journalist had asked him whether things had got worse since 1988 when Springsteen famously compared "the systematic apartheid of South Africa" to "the economic apartheid of my own country," during an appearance in neighboring Zimbabwe. Full Story | Top |
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