SA star, activist Danny K is back with a brand new single. It’s called Brown Eyes and it’s blazing at the moment. The song has been added to most of the radio playlists and with the video’s release, it’s bound to get loads of TV time and Internet views too. Good work Danny. Nice video too.
Full list of 2013 BET Award Nominations:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist:
Beyoncé
Tamar Braxton
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Elle Varner
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist:
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Justin Timberlake
Usher
Best Group:
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mary Mary
Mindless Behaviour
Slaughterhouse
The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z)
Best Collaboration:
2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne – Pop That
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy
Best Male Hip Hop Artist:
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist:
Azealia Banks
Eve
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Rye Rye
Video of the Year:
2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Drake – Started From The Bottom
Drake f/ Lil Wayne – HYFR
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz – Thrift Shop
Miguel – Adorn
Rihanna – Diamonds
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy
Video Director of the Year:
A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
Benny Boom
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams
Best New Artist:
Azealia Banks
Joey Bada$$
Kendrick Lamar
Trinidad Jame$
The Weeknd
Best Gospel Artist:
Deitrick Haddon
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Mary Mary
Marvin Sapp
Best Actress:
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Taraji P. Henson
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Best Actor:
Don Cheadle
Common
Jamie Foxx
Samuel L. Jackson
Denzel Washington
YoungStars Award:
Gabrielle Douglas
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Jaden Smith
Quvenzhané Wallis
Best Movie:
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Sparkle
Think Like A Man
Subway Sportswoman of the Year:
Gabrielle Douglas
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year:
Victor Cruz
Kevin Durant
Robert Griffin III
LeBron James
Ray Lewis
Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award:
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Drake – Started From The Bottom
Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank)
Miguel – Adorn
Rihanna – Diamonds
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Centric Award:
Tamar Braxton – Love and War
Fantasia – Lose To Win
Miguel – Adorn
Nas – Daughters
Charlie Wilson – My Love Is All I Have
Best International Act, Africa:
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
Toya Delazy (South Africa)
Donald (South Africa)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
R2Bees (Ghana)
Radio and Weasel (Uganda)
Best International Act UK:
Marsha Ambrosius
Estelle
Labrinth
Rita Ora
Emeli Sandé
Wiley
• Album of the Year
Khuli Chana Lost in Time
• MTN Record of the Year
Sfiso Ncwane Kulungile Baba
• Duo or Group of the Year
Freshlyground Take Me to the Dance
• Female Artist of the Year
Kelly Khumalo The Past, The Present, The Future
• Male Artist of the Year
Khuli Chana Lost in Time
• Newcomer of the Year
Toya Delazy Due Drop Deluxe
• Best Rock Album
Zebra & Giraffe The Wisest Ones
• Best Pop Album
Toya Delazy Due Drop Deluxe
• Best Adult Contemporary Album
Elvis Blue Journey
• Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album
Theuns Jordaan Roeper
• Best African Adult Album
Maleh Step Child
• Best Alternative Album
iScream & The Chocolate Stix The Paradox
• Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album
Khaya For You
• Best Rap Album
Khuli Chana Lost in Time
• Best Kwaito Album
Professor The Orientation
• Best Dance Album
Black Coffee Africa Rising
• Best Traditional Faith Music Album
Various Siprit of Praise Vol.4
• Best Contemporary Faith Music Album
Ntokozo Mbambo Filled
• Best Traditional Album
Soul Brothers Isiphithiphithi
• Best Maskandi Album
Ichwane Lebhaca Inkunzi Yomthakathi
• Best Jazz Album
Herbie Tsoaeli African Time
• Best Classic & Instrumental Album
CH2 CH 2 Guitar Duo Live with the University of Pretoria Symphony Orchestra
• Best Live DVD
The Captured Tour Concert Film Lira
• Best Collaboration
Riot Feat. Zahara Thetha Nami
• Best Music Video of the Year
Claudio Pavan for Honey Spiders (The Parlotones)
• Best Producer
Jax Panik for Due Drop Deluxe (Toya Delazy)
• Best Engineer
Mark Beling for Strong (BlackByrd)
• Remix of the Year
DJ Kent for Thinking about You Ft. Zonke DJ Kent Remix (Theo Kgosinkwe)
• Best Selling DVD
Vol. 16 Live at Carnival City Joyous Celebration
• Best Selling Album
Roeper Theuns Jordaan
• Best Selling Tru-Tone
Follow Me DJ Cleo ft. Teddy Bears
• Best Selling Ring-Back-Tone
Loliwe Zahara
• Best Selling Full-Track Download
You’re The Voice Shout/J23 – Artists for a safer South Africa
• SAMPRA AWARD
Heavenly Sent Mi Casa
What’s good friends? It’s Monday morning in my part of the world and it’s going to be a mad busy week. Why? Well here’s a little breakdown of what is crackening this week:
1. The 19th annual South African Music Awards (SAMAs) brought to you by MTN. It all goes down in Sun City this coming Friday and Saturday. Friday focuses on the technical, behind the scenes awards. Now this part of the weekend isn’t televised, but it’s fun and an important night too. I will be there and I’ll bring you some pics, news and highlights from that ceremony.
Saturday evening is the big show. Here’s a list of some of the performers expected to take to the stage:
Dr Thomas Chauke
Zozo
Sangre Superbeat
Toya Delazy
Kabomo
Zonke
ChianoSky
DJ Zinhle
Reason
Proverb
Desmond and the Tutus
The Muffinz
Lira
Vetkuk & Mahoota
Guest presenters include Menzi Ngubane, Sophie Ndaba, Zolisa Xaluva, Thami Mgqolo, Rapulana Seiphemo and Tsholo Monedi. Who will be the big host? The big winners? Find out on Saturday by checking out the live broadcast on SABC1 or follow my tweets (@JasonVonBerg) for details.
2. If the SAMAs aren’t your vibe then maybe Bon Jovi is. The legendary band will be rocking out at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday evening. Bummed to be missing it, but hey the SAMAs have called and I shall answer 
3. Justin Bieber! Arguably the biggest name in entertainment at the moment kicks off his first South African tour this coming Wednesday in Cape Town. This will be massive and already Bieber fever has reached a level that nobody can control. If you’re going to be at the CT gig, let us know what it’s like. Oh and moms and dads, best you be getting your earplugs sorted ahead of the performance… we’d hate for you to be left hard of hearing afterwards. Sunday evening Jozi gets its chance to see the Biebs. I’ll be there, sadly sans the video camera because Bieber’s camp doesn’t allow for that, but I’ll be snapping some pics for the occasion.
4. Mother’s Day. Don’t forget to shower your mums this Sunday. A good breakfast, a lovely brunch, a delicious dinner… Some nice flowers, a few gifts and lots of love and you’re well on your way to being the kid ever!
Vuzu’s V-Entertainment will celebrate its 1000th episode next week and to mark this massive milestone and occasion, the channel is bringing back the original V-Entertainment host, Nonhle Thema. Did you think she’d disappeared? Did you think she was overs? Not a chance… You can #SITDOWN. She will #BuyYou if you disrespect her #BOOM.
Full details on Nonhle’s big return in the press release below:
V Entertainment’s original host Nonhle Thema is returning to the show’s hot seat to celebrate the landmark 1000th episode of Vuzu’s popular live entertainment show.
Thema will be there to guide the gossip, peace-making, revelations and more – including when a host of A-List celebs gathered at a Joburg restaurant to mark the occasion.
The very special episode of V Entertainment – to be broadcast on Wednesday, 24 April at 18:00 – again confirms the live show’s status as providing the freshest local and international celebrity news, views and interviews on air. It’s a combination that has earned the show loyal fans throughout South Africa over the years.
The proof of V Entertainment’s pull is that many of those at the intimate A-List dinner celebration were seeing each other for the first time in ages, having had the kind of beef that’s unlikely to be classified as clean by scientists with their microscopes!
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Despite this morning’s tragic events, SABC1 has decided to go ahead with the new season of Tropika Island of Treasure. The show stars a whole host of South African celebrities including the late Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius.
Below is a statement from Vukile Madlala, who is the Publicity Manager for the channel:
SABC1 STATEMENT ON REEVA STEENKAMP
Johannesburg, Thursday 14 February, 2013
“As SABC1; we are deeply saddened by the tragic turn of events involving one of the players on our show, Tropika Island of Treasure Season 5. Our thoughts and prayers during these trying times are with the family and friends of the dearly departed Reeva Steenkamp. Tropika Island of Treasure is scheduled to start airing on SABC1 Mzansi Fo Sho this Saturday 16 February 2013, at 18h30.”
It’s a tricky situation because the show was filmed in Jamaica last year and nobody could have ever predicted this. So the money, production costs and TV scheduling time had all been finalised prior to this horrendous incident. It will no doubt be extremely hard for Steenkamp’s close friends and family to see her in the show for as long as she was in it.
My deepest condolences go out to her loved ones during this time. More on this story to follow.
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS – “LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JENNIFER LAWRENCE – “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
TOMMY LEE JONES – “LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
ANNE HATHAWAY – “LES MISÉRABLES” (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
ARGO (Warner Bros. Pictures)
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
KEVIN COSTNER – “HATFIELDS & McCOYS” (History)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
JULIANNE MOORE – “GAME CHANGE” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
BRYAN CRANSTON – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
CLAIRE DANES – “HOMELAND” (Showtime)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
Last year Adele cleaned up at the Grammys for her album 21. It’s an amazing album and so well deserving off all the success it has enjoyed. So last weekend Adele added another little statue to her collection, that being a Golden Globe for her song Skyfall. This was her first appearance on the red carpet and awards show since the birth of her son (Angelo seems to be his name). I recall her saying she was just out on a girls night and not expecting to win an award. It was yet another great moment for the star who remarked, “Thank you so much for letting me be apart of your night”.
Well the song has been nominated for an Academy Award® too. She’s clearly the favourite to win in the Original Song category come the 24th of February. It gets better. In celebration of fifty years of Bond and the franchise, it has just been announced by the Academy that she will be performing at this year’s awards. This will be her first television performance since last year’s Grammys®.
On the news, the star said “It’s an honour to be nominated and terrifyingly wonderful to be singing in front of people who have captured my imagination over and over again,” said Adele. “It’s something I’ve never experienced and probably only ever will once!”
The producers for the 85th Academy Awards® said,”We have enormous respect for Adele’s unique artistry as a songwriter and a singer,” said Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. “She is currently one of the most successful recording artists in the world, and we believe that her performance of ‘Skyfall’ will be an exciting Oscar moment for audiences watching at the Dolby Theatre™ and on television screens around the world.”
The awards take place on the 24th of February. I’ll sadly be on this side of the globe again, so I’ll be up blogging and tweeting through the night. More on the Oscars to come soon.
Disgraced cyclist, Lance Armstrong‘s interview with the queen of talk, Oprah Winfrey will air in South Africa this Friday on TLC. You can catch this exclusively on channel 172 on DStv at 19:30. One not to miss for sure.
The 70th Annual Golden Globes are live. Tonight’s hosts are Tina Fey and Amy Poehler… Hopefully this will be fun.
“Those of you at home I wish you could feel the excitement here,” said Fey. “That’s right you can smell the pills from a mile away”. As is customary, the hosts always intro some of the guests in attendance. So far some of the ‘victims’ include Ben Affleck and Anne Hathaway. Julianne Moore is nominated for her portrayal of Sarah Palin. Tina tried to do her best rendition of the
Kate Hudson and Bradley Cooper are up to present the Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. The winner is: Christoph Waltz for his role in Django Unchained, “Thank you for this accolade. The North Star is that one. Tada”.
- Dennis Quaid and Kerry Washingston are presenting the award for Supporting Actress in a TV Series, which went to Maggie Smith for her role in Downton Abbey. She wasn’t able to be at the awards.
- Don Cheadel and Eva Longoria are presenting the Best Mini-Series or TV Movie. The winner for the is Game Change. “Thank you Hollywood Foreign Press so much. I want to encourage people to talk about politics. It’s a great time to do so.”. He also thanked Julianne Moore for her role in the show and how next to Tina Fey and Sarah Palin herself, they now have three great impersonators of Sarah Palin.
They’re also presenting the award for Best Actress, TV Movie/Miniseries to Julianne Moore, “Oh my gosh, my children will be so relieved.”
- Catherine Zeta Jones intros herself with a little number and then introduces Les Misérables.
- Rosario Dawson introduces Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
- Paul Rudd and Salma Hayek. Salma says, “They drink, they lie, they take drugs”… Paul adds “And those are just their agents”. They’re introducing the Best Actor in a TV Drama.
Damian Lewis wins for his role in Homeland The best journies are always shared. I want to dedicate to my mum, who I know is looking down on me and telling everyone how well he is doing in acting. Mum I love you very much and thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press.”
The Best TV Drama Series goes to Homeland. Duh…. Great show! “I want to thank everyone who watches the show. Thank you for giving us the opportunity”.
Tony Mendez, the man who inspired the story that is Argo introduces the film that is up for the Best Motion Picture award.
- Jennifer Lopez and Jason Statham are presenting the award for Best Original Score. The Golden Globe goes to Michael Danna for Life of Pi. “Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press. I felt very blessed to be apart of Life of Pi. I want to share this award with my director, Ang Lee.”
The Original Song winner is Adele for Skyfall. “Oh my God. Oh my God. honestly I come out for a night out. I was not expecting this. Thank you so much for letting me be apart of your night.” See the moment below:
- Kiefer Sutherland and Jessica Alba are presenting the award for best Actor in a Mini-Series Drama to Kevin Costner for Hatfields and McCoys. He’s sharing his first experience at the Golden Globes, being a nobody and now he is where he is. Watch his heartfelt speech below:
- Bill Clinton is in the house. He is introducing Best Motion Picture nominee, Lincoln. What a natural speaker. Amy pipes in, “Oh my gosh. That was Hilary Clinton’s husband.”
- Highlight of the night!! Will Ferrell and Kristin Wiig are up to present the Best Actress in a Movie Comedy or Musica to Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook:
“What does this say? I beat Meryl. I am so honoured to be apart of a film like this. Harvey, thank you for killing whoever you had to for me to be up here today.”
- John Krasinski and Kristen Bell present the Best Supporting Actor, TV Ed Harris wins for Game Change. Jamie Foxx then introduces Django Unchained.
- Jonah Hill and Megan Fox are up now. They are presenting the nominees for the Best Supporting Actress in Motion Picture. The Golden Globe goes to, Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables. “Blurg. Thanks for that word Tina. To the Hollywood Foreign press thank you so much for having me in this room with these extraordinary actors.”. She had a special thank you story for Sally Field.
- Amanda Seyfried and Robert Pattinson are up to present the Best Screenplay to Quinton Tarantino for Django Unchained. “Wow I wasn’t expecting this. This is a surprise. I have a couple groups to thank. One, my absolutely brilliant cast. The other group is my group of friends. They’re the ones as I’m writing, I’m reading. You guys don’t realise how important you are to my process. I don’t want your input, but when I read it to you I hear it through your ears. So thank you very much. This is a damn surprise and I’m happy to be surprised.”
- Jeremy Irons introduces Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.
- Lucy Liu and Debra Messing are presenting the award for Best Actor in a TV Series: Comedy or Musical to Don Cheadel for House of Lies. “She didn’t really say my name but she said it anyway. I’m very proud of the show.”
- Stallone and Arnie are on stage to present the Best Foreign Film. The winner is Amour out of Austria. “I never thought I’d get an award in Hollywood from an Austrian. I thank my producers and of course my crew. You did the film. Above all I have to thank my lead actors. Without them would not be here. The base is for me and the crew but the globe is for the two fantastic actors.”
- Best Actress in a TV Drama goes to Claire Danes for Homeland. “Wow. I have to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press for being so incredibly generous to me. I want to thank the four incredible women in this category who are just bad ass. I want to thank the writers of the show who didn’t buckle under the pressure of the first season. I admitted to everyone in the show that I was with child. They were all so supportive. I have to thank my son for joining me throughout the process and for fighting this war against terrorism.”
- Sacha Baron Cohen walks on stage with his whiskey presenting the award for the Best Animated Feature Film. The Golden Globe goes to Brave. “Holy cow. What an incredible company to be in. I’d like to congratulate all the other nominees. Being Brave is about being true to yourself and allowing your loved ones the same freedom”.
- Liev Schreiber introduces Life of Pi
- Best Actress in a TV Series: Comedy or Musical goes to Lena Dunham for Girls. “I thought I would be a cooler customer if this ever happened.” She thanked her fellow nominees, whom she ‘worships’. “This award is for every women who has ever thought there isn’t a space for her”.
- Amy and Tina are back… “Everyone’s getting loose now that we’re all losers.” “Lena we’re glad we got you through middle school *shlur*”.
-Robert Downey Jr. presents the Cecil B. Demille award to Jody Foster:
“Well for all of you SNL fans, I’m 50. I was going to bring my walker tonight. Robert, I want to thank you for your intro. Tonight I feel like the Pram queen. I share my most special memories with the crew. We made movies together. So while I’m being all confessional, I’m a little nervous now. Not as nervous as my publicist. I am single. I hope you’re not all disappointed that there wont be a coming out speech tonight. I have given everything up there from the time I was three years old. That’s enough reality isn’t it?”
- Halle Berry is presenting the Best Director award. Ben Affleck wins for Argo. “Thank you very much. I don’t care what the award is, when they put your name next to these ones she’s just read. They’re exceptional. I never thought I would be in this company. I want to thank the many who weren’t nominated. I want to thank my three kids and I want to thank my wife who is the reason I’m standing here today. You are my everything”
- Josh Brolin introduces Moonrise Kingdom.
- Best TV Series goes to Girls by HBO. Lena Dunham and her cast are up on stage to accept the award. “I was elected to speak for our team. I’m standing here with the best collaborators anyone could ever ask for. I want to thank our crew, who we love so much. HBO we are cultists, we are in love with you. The Hollywood Foreign Press. I promised myself I would thank Chad Low.”
- Christian Bale introduces Silver Linings Playbook.
- Jennifer Garner is up to present the Best Actor in a Lead… and the award goes to Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables. “Wow, thank you. Thank you to the Hollywood Foreigh Press. I have to say to the guy or girl who stole the wheels off my bike while I was auditioning for Les Misérables, all good. Thank you cast and crew. My wife, I’ve got to tell you she’s the best woman ever. Babe, if I forget anyone will you come and thank them for me?” He added, “Thank you for always being right.”
- Dustin Hoffman presents the award for the Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical. The award goes to Les Misérables. We want to thank our reps. It was such a huge project and there are a lot of people to thank. This room has made some amazing movies and TV shows. I want to thank Tom Hooper. The amazing cast.”
- George Clooney is up. “I would like to congratulate Ben Affleck for his win” *giggle. He is up to present the Best Actress in a Motion Picture. The award goes to Jessica Chastaine for Zero Dark Thirty. “I’ve wanted to be an actress since I was a little girl. To be here now in this moment is a beautiful feeling.” She had some lovely words for director Kathryn Bigelow too, more on that shortly.
He is also presenting the award for Best Actor in a Lead: Drama. The award goes to Daniel Day-Lewis for his role in Lincoln. “Are you sure there’s room for another ex president on this stage? Sincerest thanks to the Hollywood Foreign Press for this thing. To my fellow nominees, boys and girls, such beautiful performances and I’m very proud to be amongst you.”
Julia Roberts presents the Best Motion Picture, Drama to Argo. “I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press for this. I want to thank all the folks at Warner Brothers. We want to thank Ben Affleck our fearless leader. I want to thank all the thousands of people working in our diplomatic services around the world. Thank you everybody, thank you very much.”
