2013 Celebrity Bug Awards: Vote Now

Yesterday, the nominees for the 6th Annual Celebrity Bug Awards, which honors the best of the year in all the fields of entertainment, were revealed, and Justin Timberlake led the pack with a whopping 11 nominations including Album of the Year.

Taylor Swift followed closely with 9 nominations and controversial star Miley Cyrus scored 8 nominations including Song of the Year and Single of the Year nods.

On the television front, 'Scandal' led with 5 nominations including nominations for Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Scott Foley and Bellamy Young, while 'The Good Wife' rebounded with 4 nominations including a nomination for Julianna Margulies.

In motion pictures, Matthew McConaughey capped off his tremendous creative year by landing Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor nominations, while his film 'Dallas Buyers Club' and '12 Years A Slave' led the categories with 4 nominations. Vote now below:

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2014 Grammy Awards: Full List Of Nominees

The nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were announced tonight with LL Cool J returning to host the annual nomination special.

Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z leads the field of nominees with nine nominations, while Justin Timberlake, Pharrell and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis follow with seven nods. Although surprising (especially for JT), none of the top nominees score Album of the Year nomination except the latter. View all of the nominees in major categories beneath:

2014 GRAMMY AWARDS : NOMINATIONS

Album of the Year
Sara Bareilles - 'The Blessed Unrest'
Daft Punk - 'Random Access Memories'
Kendrick Lamar - 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D City'
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - 'The Heist'
Taylor Swift - 'Red'

Record of the Year
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell - "Get Lucky"
Imagine Dragons - "Radioactive"
Lorde - "Royals"
Bruno Mars - "Locked Out of Heaven"
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. - "Blurred Lines"

Song of the Year
Pink feat. Nate Ruess - "Just Give Me A Reason"
Bruno Mars - "Locked Out of Heaven"
Katy Perry - "Roar"
Lorde - "Royals"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert - "Same Love"

Best New Artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Solo Performance
Sara Bareilles - "Brave"
Lorde - "Royals"
Bruno Mars - "When I Was Your Man"
Katy Perry - "Roar"
Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell - "Get Lucky"
Pink feat. Nate Ruess - "Just Give Me A Reason"
Rihanna feat. Kimbra - "Stay"
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. - "Blurred Lines"
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z - "Suit & Tie"

Best Pop Vocal Album
Lana Del Ray - 'Paradise'
Lorde - 'Pure Heroine'
Bruno Mars - 'Unorthodox Jukebox'
Robin Thicke - 'Blurred Lines'
Justin Timberlake - 'The 20/20 Experience (The Complete Experience)'

Best Rock Performance
Alabama Shakes - "Always Alright"
David Bowie - "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"
Imagine Dragons - "Radioactive"
Led Zeppelin - "Kashmir" (Live)
Queens Of The Stone Age - "My God Is The Sun"
Jack White - "I'm Shakin'"

Best Rock Album
Black Sabbath - '13'
Kings of Leon - 'Mechanical Bull'
Led Zeppelin - 'Celebration Day'
Queens Of The Stone Age - '…Like Clockwork'
Neil Young With Crazy Horse - 'Psychedelic Pill'

Best R&B Performance
Tamar Braxton - "Love And War"
Anthony Hamilton - "Best Of Me"
Hiatus Kaiyote feat. Q-Tip - "Nakamarra"
Miguel feat. Kendrick Lamar - "How Many Drinks?"
Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway - "Something"

Best R&B Song
Anthony Hamilton – "Best of Me"
Tamar Braxton – "Love and War"
PJ Morton feat. Stevie Wonder – "Only One"
Justin Timberlake – "Pusher Love Girl"
Fantasia feat. Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliot – "Without Me"

Best R&B Album
Faith Evans - 'R&B Divas'
Alicia Keys - 'Girl On Fire'
John Legend - 'Love In The Future'
Chrisette Michele - 'Better'
TGT - 'Three Kings'

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Tamar Braxton – 'Love and War'
Fantasia – 'Side Effects of You'
Salaam Remi – 'One: In the Chamber'
Rihanna – 'Unapologetic'
Mack Wilds – 'New York: A Love Story'

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
J. Cole feat Miguel – "Power Trip"
Jay Z feat. Beyonce – "Part II (On the Run)"
Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – "Holy Grail"
Kendrick Lamar feat. Mary J. Blige – "Now or Never"
Wiz Khalifa feat. The Weeknd – "Remember You"

Best Rap Performance
Drake – "Started From the Bottom"
Eminem – "Berzerk"
Jay Z – "Tom Ford"
Kendrick Lamar – "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – "Thrift Shop"

Best Rap Song
ASAP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – "F***in' Problems"
Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – "Holy Grail"
Kanye West – "New Slaves"
Drake – "Started From the Bottom"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – "Thrift Shop"

Best Rap Album
Drake – 'Nothing Was the Same'
Jay Z – 'Magna Carta… Holy Grail'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City'
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – 'The Heist'
Kanye West – 'Yeezus'

Best Country Solo Performance
Lee Price – "I Drive Your Truck"
Hunter Hayes – "I Want Crazy"
Miranda Lambert – "Mama's Broken Heart"
Darius Rucker – "Wagon Wheel"
Blake Shelton – "Mine Would Be You"

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
The Civil Wars – From This Valley
Kelly Clarkson feat. Vince Gill – "Don't Rush"
Little Big Town – "Your Side of the Bed"
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban – "Highway Don't Care"
Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton – "You Can't Make Old Friends"

Best Country Song
Taylor Swift – "Begin Again"
Lee Brice – "I Drive Your Truck"
Miranda Lambert – "Mama's Broken Heart"
Kacey Musgraves – "Merry Go Round"
Blake Shelton – "Mine Would Be You"

Best Country Album
Jason Aldean - 'Night Train'
Tim McGraw - 'Two Lanes of Freedom'
Kacey Musgraves - 'Same Trailer, Different Park'
Blake Shelton - 'Based On A True Story...'
Taylor Swift - 'Red'

Best Dance Recording
Duke Dumont feat. AME & MNEK – "Need U"
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – "Sweet Nothing"
Kaskade – "Atmosphere"
Armin Van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – "This Is What It Feels Like"
Zedd feat. Foxes – "Clarity"

Best Dance Album
Daft Punk – 'Random Access Memories'
Disclosure – 'Settle'
Calvin Harris – '18 Months'
Kaskade – 'Atmosphere'
Pretty Lights – 'A Color Map of the Sun'

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2013 CMA Awards: Taylor Swift Goes 'Red' With Alison Krauss & Vince Gill [Video]

She may be a pop artist, but Taylor Swift was front and center at the 2013 Country Music Association Awards, where she teamed up with Alison Krauss and Vince Gill for an acoustic performance of "Red", the title track from her nominated album.

Later in the evening, the pop superstar was presented the Pinnacle Award by all of the acts she previously opened for including Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Keith Urban and more. Watch one of Swift's better vocal performances beneath:

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2013 American Country Awards: Nominations

Taylor Swift, despite her full foray into pop music, continues to rack up major country music nominations and leads the field of nominees for the forthcoming American Country Awards with eight nominations including Artist of the Year.

Blake Shelton and Florida Georgia Line follow closely behind with seven nominations, while Carrie Underwood, who has won more awards at the show than any other artist in history, scored four nominations. View the complete field of nominees beneath:

2013 AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS : NOMINATIONS

Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year: Male
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Eric Church
Blake Shelton

Artist of the Year: Female
Kelly Clarkson
Sheryl Crow
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
Lee Brice
Hunter Hayes
Randy Houser
Scotty McCreery
Justin Moore

Artist of the Year: New Artist
Florida Georgia Line
Kip Moore
Kacey Musgraves
Cassadee Pope
Thomas Rhett

Album of the Year
‘Night Train,’ Jason Aldean
‘Here’s to the Good Times,’ Florida Georgia Line
‘Two Lanes of Freedom,’ Tim McGraw
‘Based On a True Story…,’ Blake Shelton
‘Pioneer,’ The Band Perry

Single of the Year
‘Cruise,’ Florida Georgia Line
‘How Country Feels,’ Randy Houser
‘Beer Money,’ Kip Moore
‘Better Dig Two,’ The Band Perry
‘One of Those Nights,’ Tim McGraw

Single of the Year: Male
‘Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain),’ Gary Allen
‘One of Those Nights,’ Tim McGraw
‘The One That Got Away,’ Jake Owen
‘Wagon Wheel,’ Darius Rucker
‘Sure Be Cool If You Did,’ Blake Shelton

Single of the Year: Female
‘Easy,’ Sheryl Crow
‘American Heart,’ Faith Hill
‘Mama’s Broken Heart,’ Miranda Lambert
‘Begin Again,’ Taylor Swift
‘Two Black Cadillacs,’ Carrie Underwood

Single of the Year: Duo/Group
‘Downtown,’ Lady Antebellum
‘Tornado,’ Little Big Town
‘Better Dig Two,’ The Band Perry
‘If I Didn’t Have You,’ Thompson Square
‘Goodbye in Her Eyes,’ Zac Brown Band

Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
‘I Drive Your Truck,’ Lee Brice
‘All Over the Road,’ Easton Corbin
‘Somebody’s Heartbreak,’ Hunter Hayes
‘How Country Feels,’ Randy Houser
‘Til My Last Day,’ Justin Moore

Single of the Year: New Artist
‘Did It for the Girl,’ Greg Bates
‘Don’t Ya,’ Brett Eldredge
‘Redneck Crazy,’ Tyler Farr
‘Cruise,’ Florida Georgia Line
‘Beer Money,’ Kip Moore

Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration
‘The Only Way I Know,’ Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan and Eric Church
‘Don’t Rush,’ Kelly Clarkson and Vince Gill
‘Highway Don’t Care,’ Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
‘Boys ‘Round Here,’ Blake Shelton with Pistol Annies

Touring Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Zac Brown Band

Great American Country – Music Video of the Year
‘Cruise,’ Florida Georgia Line
‘Tornado,’ Little Big Town
‘Sure Be Cool If You Did,’ Blake Shelton
‘Begin Again,’ Taylor Swift
‘Better Dig Two,’ The Band Perry

Music Video of the Year: Male
‘Take a Little Ride,’ Jason Aldean
‘Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain),’ Gary Allan
‘One of Those Nights,’ Tim McGraw
‘Wagon Wheel,’ Darius Rucker
‘Sure Be Cool If You Did,’ Blake Shelton

Music Video of the Year: Female
‘American Heart,’ Faith Hill
‘Mama’s Broken Heart,’ Miranda Lambert
‘Someone Somewhere Tonight,’ Kellie Pickler
‘Begin Again,’ Taylor Swift
‘Blown Away,’ Carrie Underwood

Music Video of the Year: New Artist
‘Don’t Ya,’ Brett Eldredge
‘Cruise,’ Florida Georgia Line
‘Crying on a Suitcase,’ Casey James
‘Beer Money,’ Kip Moore
‘Merry Go ‘Round,’ Kacey Musgraves

Music Video of the Year: Group or Collaboration
‘Tornado,’ Little Big Town
‘Highway Don’t Care,’ Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
‘Come Wake Me Up,’ Rascal Flatts
‘Better Dig Two,’ The Band Perry
‘If I Didn’t Have You,’ Thompson Square

Song of the Year
‘Better Dig Two,’ The Band Perry
‘Cruise,’ Florida Georgia Line
‘Hard To Love,’ Lee Brice
‘Highway Don’t Care,’ Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
‘I Drive Your Truck,’ Lee Brice
‘Like Jesus Does,’ Eric Church
‘Mama’s Broken Heart,’ Miranda Lambert
‘Merry Go’ Round,’ Kacey Musgraves
‘Pontoon,’ Little Big Town
‘Wagon Wheel,’ Darius Rucker

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Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson & More Perform At 2013 CMA Music Festival

Back in June, the biggest stars of country music gathered for the 2013 CMA Music Festival and on Monday (August 12th), a three-hour special aired and showed some highlight performances from Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Kelly Clarkson.

Some of the other stars that graced the crowded stage included Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Hunter Hayes, Zac Brown Band with Kid Rock, Jason Aldean with Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow and more. Catch up on all their performances beneath:

Carrie Underwood
"Paradise City" & "See You Again"



Keith Urban - "A Little Bit Of Everything"



Kelly Clarkson - "Tie It Up"



Taylor Swift - "Red"



Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift & Keith Urban - "Highway Don't Care"



The Band Perry - "Better Dig Two"



Zac Brown Band & Kid Rock - "We're An American Band"



Sheryl Crow - "Easy"



Jason Aldean & Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way"



Kacey Musgraves - "Blowin' Smoke"



Hunter Hayes
"I Want Crazy" & "Everybody's Got Somebody But Me" with Jason Mraz



Blake Shelton - "Boys' Round Here"

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Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Cher & More Sing At 'Macy’s 4th Of July Fireworks Spectacular'

On Thursday (July 4th), 'Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular' aired on NBC and thanks to a bevy of superstars including Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift and Cher, the annual celebration scored its highest ratings in thirteen years.

Carey, who has been under fire recently for lip-syncing, combined her habit with some live singing for her performances of "America the Beautiful", "Hero" and a Miguel-assisted showing of "#Beautiful", the first single from her forthcoming album.

Swift teamed up with her rumored boyfriend Ed Sheeran for a performance of their hit "Everything Has Changed", while music icon Cher, in true diva form, unapologetically lipped her entire performance of "Woman's World". Watch all of the performances, which also included showings from Selena Gomez, Tim McGraw and Pitbull, below:

Mariah Carey
"America the Beautiful", "Hero" & "#Beautiful"



Taylor Swift
"We Are Never Getting Back Together" & "Everything Has Changed"



Cher - "Woman's World"



Selena Gomez
"Come & Get It" & "Slow Down"



Tim McGraw
"Something Like That" & "Southern Girl"



Pitbull - "Give Me Everything"

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2013 CMT Music Awards: Carpet Arrivals

Music superstar Taylor Swift strikes a playful pose on the purple carpet at the 2013 CMT Music Awards,at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, June 5th, where she is nominated for two buckles including Video of the Year.

Other stars on the carpet include: Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes, Keith Urban with wife Nicole Kidman, Kellie Pickler, Sheryl Crow and more. Peep arrivals below:

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

Hunter Hayes

Keith Urban with Nicole Kidman

Kellie Pickler

Sheryl Crow

Kristen Bell

Annasophia Robb

The Band Perry

Jason Aldean

Lenny Kravitz

Darius Rucker

Rascal Flatts

Kree Harrison

Jana Kramer

Lauren Alaina

Brantley Gilbert & Nelly

Florida Georgia Line

Scotty McCreery

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