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iwanthermidnightz · 5 years ago

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This is the level I want to see Taylor go to when it comes to politics. People forget that in 2010, Lady Gaga marched her ass to Portland and gave her infamous ‘Prime Rib Speech’ (full transcript here), in hopes of making an effort to repeal the unlawful ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ rule in the military. I was 16 at the time and seeing someone so fiercely stick up for the LGBTQ+ community like that made me feel seen. Please watch this... this is what we need. We need people with a huge platform to take a strong stand against any and all discrimination and do it relentlessly. I will never forget this speech. Read it below.

Good afternoon. Can you all hear me?

I wrote this speech, this address, myself, I've spent 48 hours trying to find the perfect thing to say. My address to you today is called "The Prime Rib of America."

I do, solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States, against all enemies foreign and domestic, and I will bear true faith and allegiance to do the same, and I will obey the orders of the president of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the uniform code of military justice, so help me God.

Unless, there's a gay soldier in my unit, sir.

That is the oath taken every day by service members of the Armed Forces when they enlist to serve their country. Equality is the prime rib of America, but because I'm gay, I don't get to enjoy the greatest cut of meat my country has to offer. There are amazing heroes here today, whose stories are more powerful that any story I could tell, any fight I've ever fought, and any song that I could tell. I'm here because they inspire me. I'm here because I believe in them. I'm here because "don't ask, don't tell" is wrong. ... It's unjust, and fundamentally, it is against all that we stand for as Americans.

The Pentagon and senators such as John McCain have cited that the military is a unique institution, they have cited that homosexuals serving openly cause disruption to unit cohesion and morale. So what this means is, that they're saying that straight soldiers feel uncomfortable around gay soldiers, and sometimes it causes tension, hostility and possible performance inadequacies for straight soldiers who are homophobic. And even though some studies have been done to show an overwhelming and remarkable lack of disruption to units with gay soldiers, I will, for a moment, entertain this debate. As I am less concerned with refuting the fact that, in the workplace, in any workplace, there are tensions, there is even more of a possibility to have tension when you're fighting for your life. But I'm more concerned that John McCain and other Republican senators are using homophobia as a defense in their argument. As the nexus of this law, openly gay soldiers affect unit cohesion, like it's OK to discriminate or discharge gay soldiers because we are homophobic, we are uncomfortable, and we do not agree with homosexuality, and I can't focus on the field of duty when I am fighting. "We have a problem with you." Wasn't that the defense of Matthew Shepard's murderers? When they left him to die on a fence in Laramie, they told the judge, 'Oh, Matthew's gay, and it made us uncomfortable, so we killed him.' 'Oh, he's gay, it makes me uncomfortable, send him home.' As a side note, both Matthew Shepard's killers have life sentences in prison, and laws have since been passed that homophobia cannot be used as defense anymore in hate crimes in our judicial system.

Doesn't it seem to be that "don't ask, don't tell" is backwards? Doesn't it seem to be that, based on the Constitution of the United States, that we're penalizing the wrong soldier? Doesn't it seem to you that we should send home the prejudiced, the straight soldier who hates the gay soldier, the straight soldier whose performance in the military is affected because he is homophobic, the straight soldier who has prejudice in his heart, in the space where the military asks him to hold our core American values, he instead holds and harbors hate, and he gets to stay and fight for our country? He gets the honor, but we gay soldiers, who harbor no hatred, no prejudice, no phobia, we're sent home? I am here today because I would like to propose a new law; a law that sends home the soldier that has the problem. Our new law is called "if you don't like it, go home." A law that discharges the soldier with the issue, the law that discharges the soldier with the real problem, the homophobic soldier that has the real negative effect on unit cohesion. A law that sends home the homophobe, a law that sends home the prejudiced. A law that doesn't prosecute the gay soldier who fights for equality with no problem, but prosecutes the straight soldier who fights against it. Or perhaps that was a bit spun. ... To be fair, it sends home the straight soldier who fights for some freedoms, for some equalities, but not for the equality of the gay. He is the one — or she is the one — under this new proposition who will be discharged for disrupting the military. If you are not committed to perform with excellence as a United States soldier because you don't believe in full equality, go home. If you are not honorable enough to fight without prejudice, go home. If you are not capable of keeping your oath to the Armed Forces to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic, and I will bear true faith and allegiance to do the same, unless there's a gay soldier in my unit, then go home.

Or, moreover, if you serve this country, is it acceptable to be a cafeteria American soldier? Can you choose some things from the Constitution to put on your plate, but not others? A buffet, perhaps. I'm not talking about citizens — we have a right to grieve, to protest, we have a right to this rally — but I'm talking about soldiers. Should the military be allowed to treat Constitutional rights like a cafeteria? In the military, is it acceptable to be a cafeteria American? What I mean to say is, should soldiers and the government be able to pick and choose what we are fighting for in the Constitution or who we are fighting for? I wasn't aware of this ambiguity in our Constitution. I thought the Constitution was ultimate. I thought equality was non-negotiable. And, let's say, if the government can pick and choose who they're fighting for, as exemplified in laws like "don't ask, don't tell," shouldn't we as Americans be made aware of this imbalance? Shouldn't it be made clear to the citizens of this country, before we go to war, shouldn't I be made aware ahead of time that some of us are just not included in that fight? "We're going to war for you and you and you and you, but not you, because you're gay." You can risk your life for this country, but in the end, you're not fighting for yourself; you're fighting for straight people. ... You are not included. You are not included when we say "equal." You are not even fully included when we say "freedom."

I'm here today in this park, in Maine, to say that, if the Senate and the president are not going to repeal this "don't ask, don't tell" policy, perhaps they should be more clear with us about who the military is fighting for, who our tax dollars are supporting and, ultimately, how much does the prime rib cost? Because I thought this was an "all you can eat" buffet. This equality stuff, I thought equality meant everyone. But apparently, for certain value meals, for certain civil rights, I have to pay extra, because I'm gay. I'm allowed to stand in a line next to other men and women, I'm allowed to get shot at and shoot a gun to protect myself and my nation, but when it's time to order my meal, when it's time to benefit from the freedoms of the Constitution that I protect and fight for, I have to pay extra. I shouldn't have to pay extra. I should have the ability, the opportunity, the right to enjoy the same rights — the same piece of meat — that my fellow soldiers, fellow straight soldiers, already have included in their Meal of Rights. It's prime rib, it's the same size, it's the same grade, the same cost, at wholesale cost, and it's in the Constitution.

My name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. I am an American citizen, to the senate, to Americans, to Senator Olympia Snowe, Senator Susan Collins — both from Maine — and Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts. Equality is the prime rib of America. Equality is the prime rib of what we stand for as a nation. And I don't get to enjoy the greatest cut of meat that my country has to offer. Are you listening? Shouldn't everyone deserve the right to wear the same meat dress that I did? Repeal "don't ask, don't tell" or go home. Go home. Thank you.

#lady gaga #prime rib of america #lgbtq #equality

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path-of-my-childhood · 5 years ago

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Taylor Swift is the artist of the decade

By: Courteney Larocca for Insider Date: December 16th 2019

Not only has Swift been putting out No. 1 hit after No. 1 hit this decade, but her music has latched onto its listeners in deeply intimate ways. The singer has also been actively using her platform as a successful artist to shed light on injustices within the music industry to ensure a younger generation of musicians can thrive in an environment that cares about their work, as opposed to commodifies it.

Taylor Swift knows that if you're the smartest person in the room, then you're in the wrong room. Oddly enough, Swift usually is the smartest person in any room.

While the casual observer may see Swift as nothing more than a pop star, she's one of the few people who has actively been making her industry - and the lives of her fans - better in irreversible and notable ways throughout the decade.

Swift was barely 20 years old when she became the youngest artist to ever win album of the year at the Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010, for her sophomore album, "Fearless." While the album came out in late 2008, it set Swift up to become an international phenomenon over the course of the 2010s; it even landed at No. 98 on this decade's overall Billboard Hot 200 list.

Her early success made sense - audiences love a wunderkind, plus there was something so incredibly relatable about a teenager telling her crush, "you belong with me."

But for me, and other fans of Swift, it was more than that. She was someone we could see ourselves in as we navigated our own lives and romances. And with the release of "Speak Now," in late 2010, Swift proved she wasn't capable of just reinventing optimistic love stories, she had a complete grasp on heartbreak and pain, too.

Swift demonstrated her songwriting prowess early on, and her music only continued to get stronger all the way through her 2019 album, 'Lover'

"Speak Now" is an entirely self-written album that charted on the Billboard Hot 200 for 137 weeks, which was not only a huge middle finger to critics who claimed Swift didn't write her own music, but also proof she was one of the most promising songwriters of her generation.

Arming herself with lyrics like "I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe," and "The lingering question kept me up / Two a.m., who do you love?" Swift created a bulletproof foundation for a career built around her uncanny ability to pinpoint crucial moments of intimacy and turn them into universal anthems of heartbreak, love, and loss that became soundtracks to real fans' lives.

Obviously, the stellar music never stopped coming. With 2012 came "Red," an album that's aged so gracefully that it's landed on numerous best albums of the 2010s lists.

Swift dropped her pop masterpiece, "1989," in 2014 - an album that boasts her biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit to date, "Shake It Off," which stayed on the chart for 50 consecutive weeks. "1989" also earned Swift another album of the year win at the Grammys, making her the first woman to ever be honored with that award twice.

Swift continued her career growth with "Reputation" in 2017, which helped her break The Rolling Stones' record for highest-grossing US tour in history by earning a whopping $266.1 million. Then, capping off the decade came 2019's "Lover," an album that showcased all of Swift's immense musical talents, but stands out in her catalog as the first album that she outright owns - a triumph that goes far beyond the music itself.

It's important to note, though, that there is no singular album that can easily be delegated as the "fan favorite," largely because each album is so special within Swift's discography. If you picked seven different fans off the street, they could very easily all have a different answer to the question, "What is your favorite Taylor Swift album?"

Even critics can't fully answer that question. While "Red" is known for being critically beloved (and is my own personal favorite), Billboard had six of its writers argue for one of her first six studio albums as being her best. Also, when I ranked Swift's best and worst songs for Insider earlier this year, songs from every single one of her albums made the "best" list.

One of the reasons Swift's fans constantly latched onto her music this decade - leading to her chart-topping dominance - was because her lyrics always felt so personal, yet relatable at the same time.

Take "All Too Well," for instance. It was a deep cut tucked cleverly away at track No. 5 on "Red." It was never released as a single, but this mighty pop-rock ballad became the sort of musical zenith most artists only dream about writing.

Hearing Swift weave in intimate details about listening to her ill-fated lover's mother tell stories about his childhood or leaving her scarf at his sister's house might seem too specific to reach a larger audience outside of her piano room, but it's exactly that candor that makes Swift's best songs feel so ubiquitous.

Swift's relatability proved crucial in 2017 when it came to her impacts on societal shifts outside of the music industry

Two months before the New York Times exposé of Harvey Weinstein was published, Swift stood up in a Denver courthouse against an ex-radio DJ who groped her at a 2013 meet-and-greet and then had the gall to sue her for damages after he was fired from his job.

The phrases from her testimony, "I'm critical of your client sticking his hand under my skirt and grabbing my a--," and "I'm not going to let you or your client make me feel in any way that this is my fault," will forever be ingrained in Swift's fans' minds alongside the lyrics she wrote in her high school diaries.

After she won her symbolic $1, which she sought out for "anyone who feels silenced by a sexual assault," The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, or RAINN, told ABC that its national hotline saw a 35% increase in calls over the weekend following her testimony.

"Seeing someone that they respect, that they identify with [state they've been assaulted], has a big impact," RAINN's president Scott Berkowitz told ABC News at the time.

It's easy to look at a statistic and not think about the people behind it, but I can say that for myself, Swift played a pivotal role in how I viewed my own sexual assault.

Even before her fearless testimony, I turned to her 2010 ballad, "Dear John," for validation that I wasn't the only woman who ever counted her footsteps, praying the floor won't fall through again while dating a man with a "sick need to take love away." I later found solace in "Clean," the atmospheric "1989" closer that promises its listener that they'll one day be able to finally breathe after a roller-coaster relationship.

There's no doubt in my mind that I'm not the only one who saw their own pain reflected in Swift's lyrics, allowing them to grieve. After all, she wouldn't have become the artist with the highest-ever amount of American Music Awards, which is a fully fan-voted show, if her music was just OK.

Swift has also made strides at bettering the music industry for her fellow artists as well as herself

I won't rehash the recent legal woes brought on by Scott Borchetta selling Swift's former label Big Machine Records - and thus, all of Swift's catalog up through 2017's "Reputation" - to Scooter Braun (because who needs Big Machine anyway?). I will say that Swift fighting to own her art, and by proximity her fight for all artists to own their art, is just one example of the work she's done this decade to protect artists' rights.

You may remember that she got endlessly dragged for taking her music off Spotify or writing a letter to Apple condemning its policy of not paying artists during a three-month free trial period of Apple Music. But underneath all of the misogynistic, "she's only out for money" criticisms spat at her, you'll find she did those things to bring light to issues within her industry that hurt up-and-coming artists who don't have the millions of dollars that Swift has. Within less than 24 hours, Swift received a direct response to her open letter to Apple, saying the company had decided to reverse its decision.

When Swift chose to leave Big Machine behind in 2018, she didn't just leave for the sake of leaving. She instead negotiated a deal with Universal Music Group that not only granted her the rights to everything she would create under the label but also included a clause in her contract stipulating that "any sale of [UMG's] Spotify shares result in a distribution of money to their artists, non-recoupable."

She also said the label had agreed to this "at what they believe will be much better terms than paid out previously by other major labels."

That means that with her contract, Swift made sure other favorite artists of this decade, like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and Kanye West, will benefit from the revenue their art brings in. The same goes for lesser-known and newer artists signed to the label.

Even other artists have given credit to Swift for the way she changed the way we consume pop music

It's hard to imagine today's pop stars like Ariana Grande would be able to name-check their former lovers in songs like "Thank U, Next," and have them be the successful hits we know today if Swift hadn't previously crafted breakup songs like 2010's "Dear John" and 2014's "Style" that made it clear who the tracks were about - John Mayer and Harry Styles - right there in the titles.

Halsey, another artist who rose to prominence this decade, has even lionized Swift as one of her songwriting heroes, notably for her smart bridges.

"The bridge [of a song] is a fortune cookie. It pulls the whole thing together, it's the punchline, it's one of the most important parts of a song. Ask Taylor Swift, she writes the best ones in history," Halsey said in a November 2019 interview with Capital FM.

Anyone who's listened to "Out of the Woods," "Don't Blame Me," or "Lover" knows this to be true.

Swift deserves to be the artist of the decade because her music validated women while she simultaneously fought for a younger generation to make new music in a better environment

It took 13 years for Swift to come out with a track contemplating the misogynist double standards she's had to face as a woman in the music industry, and it's easy to agree with her sentiment: If Swift were a man, then she would, no doubt, be "The Man."

But while she maybe would have faced fewer obstacles and overtly sexist criticisms throughout her career if she were a man, she may not have touched as many women's lives with her music.

Being someone who has idolized Swift since I was 11 years old, I can say that the reason she matters is because not only does she produce beautifully-worded tracks that resonate with fans on extremely personal levels, but she also wants to make the world a better, fairer place - one music contract, open letter, and song lyric at a time.

And that's something that should never be shaken off.

#taylor swift #artist of the decade #insider #article #about taylor #2010s #all the eras

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gimme-more-caffeine · 5 years ago

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This is from my old blog, I honestly LOVE lists (and writing in bullets for some strange reason). Random and sporadic on topics and the numbers have NO MEANING. I'm NOT ordering them from most fave to least fave, just how they come to mind.

Also keynotes: Favorites doesn't always mean Favorites just what I enjoy the most. And there will be duplication at times

(Side note: Let's update this list from before as it's been two years and see what has changed. * means updated)

-Me- (Just little stuff I figured I'd do. Wasn't even supposed to be a list XD) 1. I'm a Major Introvert, I don't like to socialize with others in real life and prefer to do so online 2. I'm a major procrastinator 3. I mainly work nights so I get to sleep during the day 4. I want to make more friends online yet I have a hard time reaching out. The last time I interacted online was on DeviantArt and FFN years ago 5. I'm pretty much online all day/night on my nights off 6. Eye doctors have told me I have a rare blue-grey-green hazel (Is it true that it’s rare I don’t know) eyes so they tend to change between these three colors or be a mixture at times. Lately I think my eyes are just grey which takes on different green and/or blue shades

-Books-

Favorite Authors 1. Nora Roberts/JD Robb 2. Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle/Amanda Quick 3. Gena Showalter (I mainly read her Lords of the Underworld series and only read one book that wasn't part of this series so she's not getting a Favorite list sadly) 4. Anna Windsor (I've only read one series of hers so I'm not including her in the books list) 5. Christine Feehan* (I mainly only like one of her series so she's not listed)

Favorite Series from Nora Roberts 1. Bride Quartet 2. McKade Brothers 3. In the Garden Trilogy 4. Dream Trilogy 5. Three Sisters Island Trilogy 6. Key Trilogy 7. Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy 8. The Donovan Legacy

Favorite Books from In Death (Limiting myself up to Ten) 1. Divided in Death (My first ever In Death book so it holds a strong place in my heart) 2. Innocent in Death 3. Memory in Death 4. Visions in Death 5. Imitation in Death 6. Conspiracy in Death 7. Strangers in Death 8. Treachery in Death 9. New York to Dallas 10. Creation in Death

Favorite Books from Nora Roberts (Limiting myself to Fifteen) 1. Black Hills 2. The Obsession 3. The Witness 4. Carnal Innocence 5. River's End 6. Tribute 7. Carolina Moon 8. Birthright 9. Three Fates 10. The Liar 11. The Search 12. The Villa 13. Angels Fall 14. Time Was 15. Times Change

Favorite Books from Jayne Ann Krentz 1. All Night Long (The first I ever Read and thus holds a special place in my heart) 2. Sizzle and Burn 3. Running Hot 4. In Too Deep 5. Copper Beach 6. Trust No One 7. River Road 8. Witch Craft 9. White Lies 10. Light in Shadow

Favorite Books from Amanda Quick 1. The Third Circle 2. The Perfect Poison 3. Second Sight 4. Crystal Gardens 5. The Mystery Woman 6. Quicksilver 7. The River Knows

Favorite Books from Jayne Castle 1. Obsidian Prey 2. Dark Light 3. The Lost Night 4. Midnight Crystal 5. Canyons of Night

Favorite NON-Romance Books 1. Hope was Here 2. Z for Zacharia 3. Lord of the Flies (Yes, I actually like the chaos that happened. I'm probably messed up for that) 4. The Other Boleyn Girl 5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (The ONLY book I like from the Harry Potter series) 6. 13 Reasons Why (I deeply enjoy the book and read during my teens) 7. By These Ten Bones 8. The Giver 9. Lovely Bones

-Disney/Animated Movies-

Favorite "Popular" Disney Movies 1. Mulan 2. Zootopia 3. Big Hero 6 4. Tarzan 5. The Lion King 6. 101 Dalmations 7. Bambi 8. Pocahontas 9. The Princess and the Frog 10. Frozen 11. The Little Mermaid 12. Lilo and Stitch 13. Lady and the Tramp 14. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 15. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Yes this is Disney as Tim Burton worked for them during this time. I checked to make sure)

Favorite "Underrated" Disney Movies 1. Treasure Planet 2. Oliver and Company 3. Atlantis: The Lost Empire 4. Home on the Range 5. The Black Cauldron 6. The Sword in the Stone 7. Hercules 8. Meet the Robinsons 9. Emporer's New Groove 10. Robin Hood 11. A Goofy Movie 12. The Fox and the Hound 13. Aristocats 14. James and the Giant Peach (Yes this is considered Disney, I checked) 15. The Rescuers 16. Descendents 17. Brother Bear 18. Dinosaur

Favorite Sequels 1. Mulan 2 (Yes I like this when everyone seems to hate this) 2. Lion King 2 3. Cinderella 3 (I consider this to be an actual sequel, the other one felt more like short stories) 4. Beauty and the Beast: An Enchanted Christmas 5. Bambi 2 6. The Fox and the Hound 2 7. The Rescuer's Down Under 8. Aladdin and The King of Thieves 9. Pocahontas 2 10. 101 Dalmatians 2 11. Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure 12. An Extremely Goofy Movie

Favorite Series (Expect this one to be long and I'm including Jetix too) 1. The House of Mouse 2. Dinosaurs (I never even knew this!) 3. Bill Nye the Science Guy (SERIOUSLY, This guy was DISNEY?!) 4. Duck Tales 5. Gargoyles 6. TaleSpin 7. Darkwing Duck 8. Quack Pack 9. Timon and Pumba 10. 101 Dalmations 11. Recess 12. Hercules 13. PB&J Otter 14. Teacher's Pet 15. Filmore! 16. Disney's Mighty Ducks 17. The Legend of Tarzan 18. Kim Possible 19. Pucca 20. Lilo and Stitch: The Series 21. Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! 22. W.I.T.C.H. 23. American Dragon: Jake Long 24. Yin Yang Yo! 25. Descendents: Wicked World

Favorite NON-Disney Movies 1. Anastasia 2. All Dogs go to Heaven 2 3. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron 4. American Tail 2: Fivel Goes West 5. Prince of Egypt 6. The Last Unicorn 7. The Secret of NIMH 8. Wakko's Wish 9. Quest for Camelot 10. Balto 11. The Pebble and the Penguin 12. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 13. Scooby Doo on Zombie Island 14. Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost 15. The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island

-Youtube-

Youtubers/Channels I mainly watch (Limiting myself to Ten): 1. MLP-Silver-Quill 2. Night Mind* 3. Rekaita Law* (Hey it's entertaining as hell and I love watching him rant) 4. FoundFlix* 5. joshscorcher 6. FOB Equestria 7. That Creepy Reading* 8. Top5s 9. The Theorizer 10. SuperHorrorBro*

Generalization of what I watch on Youtube 1. Let's Plays 2. Song Covers 3. MLP Analysis stuff (NOT the series, only the analysis community) 4. Horror/Paranormal/Urban Legend stuff 5. Movie/Game Theories 6. Anime/Movie parodies 7. Horror Explanations (Movies and video games lately)* 8. Abridged Shows/Parodies

-Music-

Favorite Disney Movie Songs/Scores (As in IN the movie, Credit songs don't count unless they're the same song as in the movie. LONG LIST AHEAD) 1. Hellfire - Hunchback of Notre Dame 2. Why Should I Worry - Oliver and Company 3. I'm Still Here - Treasure Planet 4. Colors of the Wind - Pocahontas 5. Savages - Pocahontas 6. Make a Man out of You - Mulan 7. What's this? - Nightmare before Christmas 8. This is Halloween - Nightmare before Christmas 9. Court of Miracles - Hunchback of Notre Dame 10. You'll be in My Heart - Tarzan 11. Son of Man - Tarzan 12. Strangers Like Me - Tarzan 13. Farewell - Pocahontas 14. Short Hair - Mulan 15. Eye to Eye - A Goofy Movie 16. Stand Out - A Goofy Movie 17. After Today - A Goofy Movie 18. Topsy Turvy - Hunchback of Notre Dame 19. Try Everything - Zootopia 20. I Wanna be Like Other Girls - Mulan 2 21. Good Doggy, No Bone - Fox and the Hound 2 22. Lesson Number One - Mulan 2

Favorite Disney Covers 1. Hellfire - Jonathan Young 2. Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John (Yes I see that as a cover as it's not the one from the movie but the credits) 3. Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Sara Paxton 4. Hawaiian Roller Coaster - Penicillin 5. Heigh-Ho - CASCADE 6. Supercalifragilisticexpialadotious - THE KIDDIE (Hope I spelt the song right... It's too damn long) 7. This is Halloween - Marilyn Manson 8. Kiss the Girl - Ashley Tisdale 9. You'll be in my Heart - Celtic Woman 10. Be Prepared - Jonathan Young* (Jonathan Young covers a lot of Disney songs I like so I'll leave it at that instead of listing all the covers I like)

Favorite Parody Songs 1. Brooklyn Rage - YGOTAS (Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series) Parodying: Poker Face by Lady Gaga 2. Pharaoh's Throne - YGOTAS Parodying: Telephone by Lady Gaga 3. Make a Man out of You - DBZAbridge 4. Leather Pants - YGOTAS Parodying: Bad Romance by Lady Gaga 5. U Can't Touch Lani - Lanipator Parodying: U Can't Touch This 6. Without Yugi - YGOTAS Parodying: Without Me by Eminem 7. Paraboss - YGOTAS BBT Movie Parodying: ??? by ??? (Someone told me it was Lady Gaga's Paraboss song but I can't find that) 8. Stronger - YGOTAS BBT Movie Parodying Harder, Better, Faster Stronger by Daft Punk 9. It's Your Move - YGOTAS Parodying: Tik Tok by Ke$ha

Genres I listen to 1. 80s 2. Different forms of Rock (Alternative, Symphonic, Metal, etc) 3. Anime Music 4. Disney Songs (Usually more from the movies) 5. Dance/Techno 6. Covers/Remixes

-Movies-

Favorite Movies (Limiting myself up to Fifty) 1. Titanic 2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Again, the only movie I liked from the Harry Potter franchise) 3. Avatar (Yes I know this was like 95% CGI but it still had physical people in it so I'm not putting it in CGI category) 4. Jumanji 5. Fluke 6. Godzilla (98. This is my FAVORITE Godzilla movie. I just loved the design of Godzilla and the animated show that came as a result) 7. Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton's version. I'm probably one of the few who enjoyed this) 8. SPEED 9. 13 Ghosts 10. Ghost Ship 11. Poseidon (The one from the 2000s) 12. Flight 93 13. United 93 14. World Trade Center 15. Iron Jawed Angels 16. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 17. Matilda 18. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (A classic that shall never die) 19. Beetlejuice 20. The Dark Knight 21. Home Alone 3 22. Deadpool 23. Casper 24. Addams Family Values 25. The Hollow 26. Jurassic World 27. Dragon Heart (I cry like a bitch during the ending) 28. Angels in the Outfield 29. The Mask 30. Hocus Pocus 31. Mortal Kombat 32. The Grinch (2018 version)*

Favorite CGI and Claymation movies (Because I can't tell the difference between the two. And the CGI is for ALL Computer generation and WITHOUT physical people. This includes DreamWorks) 1. Rise of the Guardians 2. Megamind 3. Corpse Bride 4. Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children 5. James and the Giant Peach 6. Nightmare Before Christmas 7. Coraline 8. Dinosaur 9. Shrek 2 10. Kung Fu Panda 2 11. Sherman and Mr. Peabody

-Anime-

Animes I like before finding out they were Anime 1. Oban Star Racers 2. Shinzo

Favorite Animes (Limiting myself up to Thirty) 1. Kuroko no Basket 2. Fruits Basket 3. Yu-Gi-Oh 4. Yu Yu Hakusho 5. Samurai Deeper Kyo 6. Bleach 7. Gravitation 8. Junjo Romantica 9. Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi 10. Princess Tutu 11. Slayers 12. Supernatural the Anime 13. Free! 14. Persona 4 15. Digimon 16. Inuyasha 17. Pokemon 18. Case Closed

Favorite NON-Animes (That can pass for anime style, at least what I think could pass) 1. Teen Titans (Not that shit Teen Titans Go) 2. Avatar the Last Airbender (I have not seen Korra. Also on a side note, this used to be in the anime section on Fanfiction.net when it first came out) 3. Samurai Jack 4. Ben 10 - Ben 10 Omniverse (Basically I mean anything BEFORE Ben 10 Omniverse) 5. Generator Rex 6. Powerpuff Girls Z 7. Code Lyoko

Favorite Voice Actors (Doing Japanese and English since I know very few XD Forgive my spelling errors) 1. Todd Haberkorn 2. Dan Greene 3. Johnny Yong Bosch 4. Vic Mignogna 5. Daisuke Namikawa 6. Konishi Katsuyuki 7. Romi Park 8. Yuri Lowenthral 9. Steve Staley 10. Cam Clarke 11. Greg Ayers* 12. Jerry Jewell 13. Eric Vale 14. Dave Wittenberg* 15. Tara Strong

-Mythology/Supernatural

Favorite Myths 1. The Jersey Devil 2. Hades/Persephone Myth

Favorite NON-Humanoid Magical/Mythical/Supernatural Creatures 1. Unicorn 2. Qilin/Krilin 3. Dragon 4. Cerberus (I can't find the official name) 5. The Jersey Devil 6. Perryton 7. Pegasus

Favorite Humanoid Magical/Mythical/Supernatural Creatures 1. Mermaid 2. Harpy 3. Centaur 4. Siren (Both winged and finned kinds)

-Random/One Category stuff-

Favorite Comedians 1. Gabriel Iglesias 2. Jeff Dunham 3. Bill Engvall 4. Jeff Foxworthy

Favorite Animals 1. Cats 2. Foxes 3. Wolves 4. Dogs 5. Ferrets* 6. Stoats* 7. Bats*

Favorite Foods 1. Buffalo Chicken Pizza (No Bleu Cheese, ONLY RANCH) 2. Beef Fajitas 3. Crunchwrap Supreme (I love Taco Bell!!) 4. Triple Chocolate Cake

Favorite Drinks 1. Peach Tea Snapple 2. Cherry Coke/Pepsi 3. Shirley Temple 4. Pure Leaf Unsweetened Tea 5. Strawberry Lemonade 6. Cherry Lemonade 7. Pure Leaf Peach Tea 8. Pure Leaf Fuji Apple Ginger Tea 9. Pure Leaf Cherry Hibiscus Tea*

#my stuff #my lists #lists

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saltyfilmmajor · 6 years ago

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For the music asks ‪3, 5, 6, 13, 20, 26‬

3: A song that reminds you of summertime

Essentially the majority of The Danger Day’s Album, but specifically: Bulletproof Heart by MCR

Honorable mentions go to any Phineas and Ferb song

5: A song that needs to be played LOUD ( @kutepoop asked this as well)

Oh god ok I have like a few:

Na Na Na Na by MCR

Teenagers By MCR

ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRETY OF MCR’s DISCOGRAPHY

The Overpass By Panic! at the Disco

I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) by The Proclaimers

American Idiot by Green Day

Mala Gente by Juanes

Americano by Lady Gaga

My Shot from the Hamilton Broadway play

Bohemian Rhapsody By Queen or basically their entire discography

6: A song that makes you want to dance

Uptown Funk, naturally it's JUST SO FUCKING GOOD

13: One of your favorite 80’s songs

Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Taylor (I still maintain that the Shrek 2 version is the best one, but this song goes hella hard)

20: A song that has many meanings to you

I'm gonna go back to MCR ( I know shocker) and say Teenagers again.

It was the first song of theirs I heard and I was in high school at the time and I considered myself a bit of rebel but I was growing up it really resonated with me and now that I am in my 20s it still holds true and the fact that it is still relevant to American society specifically is very disappointing honestly. The song itself still goes hard as hell.

26: A song that makes you want to fall in love

Rhythm of Love by the Plain White T’s

Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran

MUSIC ASKS these are actually pretty fucking hard but why not.

#Andre #Mutuals #Nancy's Inbox #Music Asks #I listen to a lot of emo music lol #but i hope that answers some questions #edgarwight

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howardhawkshollywoodannex · 6 years ago

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The 2019 Oscars

I recently watched three lousy movies, and they're all nominated for Best Picture. I'd already seen spike lee’s lousy Black KKK Klansman, his first such nomination. As usual, the only points spike has to make are the obvious ones. Undercutting the historical parallels, his movie time travels to the earlier 70s so spike can take advantage of the biggest afros, and when the soul music was more to his liking.

Bohemian Rhapsody is nothing more than a cash grab for the surviving members of Queen, The reason for the movie is in selling Queen albums to millions of new American teenage fans. Nothing in the movie rings true. Much of what happens is contradicted by actual events that took place in chronological order. It's a PG movie of an X rated rock star lifestyle. Bohemian Crapsody. It will be no surprise when it wins for best editing. Here’s an 80 second clip that sums up the movie quite nicely

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBzaRD9eWyk.

Roma is strictly for the critics and eager art house trendies anxious to praise a film for being "deeply personal." In two hours and 20 minutes, only four dramatic events occur, while the rest of the movie is the monotonous drudgery of humdrum everyday existence. We are expected to weep over the silent nobility and endurance of the poor working class despite the lack of even one interesting character. One observant critic wrote “I felt sorry for the dog.” The black and white photography is notably weak. If you've seen at least a few classic films, you’ll appreciate the often dazzling high contrast black and white images, but somehow the effect here is muted for remarkably low contrast. Many times I thought the film would at least look better in color.

A Star is Born is the weakest effort for Bradley Cooper who also directed and co-wrote. He has little chemistry with Lady Gaga, and in a concession to today’s pervasive political correctness, he repeatedly tells plain Jane Gaga how beautiful she is. Her songs are featured in her repellant way of beating every song into submission with an over-the-top wrecking ball style. Every concert performance includes non-stop uncontrollable audience cheering in the sound mix. Brad was fine in his singing bits, but unbelievable as a buffed and sun tanned alcoholic.

So I've seen five of the eight best picture nominees, and the only one that doesn't suck is Black Panther, which stands out by being average. I liked the costumes and makeup. Recent years have featured at least one good film - Birdman, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Three Billboards or Dunkirk, but I’ve seen nothing of quality yet this year. I haven't seen First Man, with Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, which I expect will be good, as the film was much criticized and was weak at the box office because Neil is not a likeable and traditional hero. Conservatives complained of a literal lack of flag waving.

Here's an article from Canada on the Oscar's long history of awfulness, with a relevant Howard Hawks quote.

https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/was-there-ever-a-time-when-the-oscars-were-good

#oscars #2019 oscars #Oscars 2019

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reelgalsofglasgow-blog · 6 years ago

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The Golden Gals: The Reel Gals Academy Awards

The time has come. The envelopes have been sealed (with the right cards in each - we hope). We’ve been sewn into our best outfits. In lieu of an exuberant opening musical number featuring the ubiquitous James Corden, please enjoy a short clip of the best Oscars moment ever:

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Honestly, if this year’s ceremony doesn’t open with just those fourteen seconds on a loop for a solid seven minutes, we’ll be sorely disappointed.

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We know that all you’ll be thinking about now is that clip and basking in how gloriously weird it is… so maybe take a few minutes, watch that clip another eight or so times just to be sure; grab yourself a cuppa and settle in - because it’s time to announce our own Reel Gals Academy Award winners! The ‘Osc-hers’, if you will.

Ask any professional in TV - and they’ll tell you that the best entertainment always starts not with an idea or any spark of passion… but with a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets are the equivalent of Amino Acid for British TV programmes. Boring, but true. So we put together a spreadsheet listing each category and, depending on how many nominees, numbered them 1-5 (or 1-8 in Best Picture’s case) where 5 = favourite nominee. Then the magic spreadsheet worked out the average for us because damn, we’re not NASA.

With all our votes cast (unfortunately four of the categories had to drop as we just couldn’t get viewing copies in time - sorry Documentaries, Short Docs, Live Action Shorts and Foreign Language films!) our WhatsApp group chock full of planning for hectic last-minute trips to the cinema, trailer breakdowns, Spotify playlists, Adam Driver spam [Sorrrrry ~ Jen] and late night Netflix binges - we’re ready to present our own personal winners of each category - JUST in time for the ceremony itself.

Will we be as off-the-mark as the Academy not putting Emily Blunt up for a Lead Actress nomination for her stellar work in A Quiet Place? Or will it turn out that we are actually a collective of omniscient New Age Mystics, ordained by the gods of Hollywood themselves - imparting our sage wisdom and knowledge of the Future? Who can tell? Not us. (Or can we??)

So, get Red Carpet ready and join us for our 2019 Oscars picks and their close-fought runners-up, as voted for by us!

LEAD ACTOR

1. Christian Bale - Not gonna lie, it’s difficult to completely lavish Bale with praise considering that a major part of the prep in his transformation into the illusive Dick Cheney was “eating a LOT of pies”. If I was paid on the premise of my pie eating abilities, I’m pretty sure I would be up for an award too, just sayin’. Anyway, he does a pretty good damn job of depicting someone that no one really knows a great deal about in the first place, especially viewers outside the UK (I had to google him twice). His flair for delivering an all consuming, intense and seminal performance is as apparent as ever despite the layers of latex and make up to contend with. Particularly during the heart attack scene in which I found myself worryingly questioning how much red meat and cream I’d had in the last month. It worth saying that his performance owes a great deal to the aforementioned hair and makeup team, whose work is nothing short of astonishing. It’s literally the only Christian Bale film in which I’ve never been attracted to Christian Bale, for real. Considering that his last Oscar win was in 2011 for The Fighter, another dramatic, transformative role then he might be in with a chance. The voters have shown time and time again that they award convincing portrayals of famous figures so I reckon It’s a toss up between Malek and Bale this year, although with utmost respect to Malek, I hope it’s the latter. [~Marie]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Viggo Mortensen

3. Rami Malek

LEAD ACTRESS

1. Olivia Colman - So, I always hear “Olivia Colman can do no wrong” and I have to admit that The Favourite is absolutely no exception. I first stumbled across her while heavily invested in Peep Show during my late teens, but it was really in Broadchurch that I fell in love with her as an actor (and while watching her acceptance speech for her recent BAFTA win, I fell in love with her as a person). I know that us Reel Gals were definitely a little divided regarding The Favourite as an overall film, but I don’t think any of us will have any major qualms if she picks up the Oscar this weekend. Her performance and portrayal of Queen Anne more than deserve it, and I stumbled around looking for the perfect phrase to express this embodiment, and her ability to make us empathize with this rather “brutish” historical figure. In the end what sums it up is Colman’s lack of fear to exhibit ‘grotesque charm’ balanced with her open vulnerability in the role of Queen Anne that (along with the other female-lead performances) kept the film afloat for me. [~ Kayleigh]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Yalitza Aparicio

3. Lady Gaga

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Mahershala Ali - Ali, to me is one of those faces (handsome faces) that, when you see, you can't quite put your finger on and when you IMDb search him you find yourself saying “Oh yeah, that's what he's in”, and to me that includes the fact that I forget about his Academy Award winning performance in Moonlight. After Green Book I don't think I'll be forgetting him again and us Gals believe he should be receiving his second Oscar tonight to join his BAFTA and Golden Globe for the performance. His portrayal of Classical and Jazz pianist Dr Don Shirley is the perfect accompaniment and antithesis to the uncouth Tony Lip portrayed by Viggo Mortensen. I don't know enough about Dr Don Shirley to say that Mahershala embodies him, but I don't think that matters as much as the feeling watching his performance gives the viewer. You can feel his frustration with Tony during their road trip, you can feel his loneliness in the hotels at night, you can feel his passion for music and playing the piano, you can feel his anger at how he is treated by the ignorant white southerners purely based on the colour of his skin and you can feel his love in the tear inducing final scene. Any performance that can make me empathise with the emotions of an American male, mid-30s, black, upper-class, talented performer trying to overcome racism and ignorance in the American Deep South in the 60s (and if you hadn't guessed I fit none of those categories), is a powerful performance indeed. Good luck Mahershala! [~Robyn]

JOINT RUNNERS UP:

2. Richard E Grant / Adam Driver

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Regina King - This may well have been the easiest category for me to vote on. (Even though I actually felt that this year showcased a whole lot of strongly-delivered performances, by so many talented women.) Regina King - wow - what a badass lady right there. I thought that the acting from all parties in If Beale Street Could Talk was so incredibly sincere, but especially that of King's. Together with the colour palette, soundtrack and cinematography, I was honestly so moved by the whole film (and am *entirely gutted* that it's been overshadowed by its competitors). I have only one complaint about IBSCT and that is that Regina King should have got more screen time. Everything I've seen King in I've loved and I have to admit that I was just happy to see this nomination, let alone think that her performance in IBSCT was flawless and even although she has some tough competition, that she fully deserves to win the Oscar. If Beale Street Could Talk represents love, passion, strength and power, whilst addressing themes such as race and equality - everything this film stands for, Regina King embodies in herself as a person and channels in her character, Sharon Rivers. It was refreshing to watch King and just believe her, believe in her character and believe in her as woman and a mother. You will forever be one of my heroes Regina, thank-you for sharing your talent. [~Katie]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Rachel Weisz

3. Emma Stone

BEST DIRECTOR

1. Spike Lee - I’m almost pained to admit that my first experience of a Spike Lee film only came about during my 3rd year of studying film at uni (for shame). The module was ‘The Importance of Soundtrack’ and in particular, the inclusion of pop, hip-hop & R&B music to accentuate social commentary and help establish mood, setting and underlying tension that any director worth their salt can’t express through dialogue alone. I remember leaving the tiny Gilmore cinema on a Tuesday afternoon having watched Do the Right Thing and feeling unusually energised, awake and slightly angry - but in a good way. Cut to roughly 7 years later, I’m leaving Cineworld, on my 29th birthday, no less, after a screening of BlacKkKlansman, still vibrating with anger and frustration 5 minutes after the film ended. It’s the most powerful last 10 minutes of a film, but it’s not Spike Lee’s best. Nor do I think it’s the best film of the year (although I’m possibly in the minority of my Reel Gals peers in saying that). However, in light of a barrage of recent injustices in the US - social and political - it cannot be considered anything less than a vital and timely film which (despite its shortcomings) deserves all the Oscar attention it gets. Lee is a complete master in his unique ability to inject comedy and style into a hard-hitting subject matter such as blind, racial hatred. Since next year will mark the 30th year since Lee’s first infamous Oscar snub, I feel like it’s only right that the academy should Do the Right Thing (heh, you see what I did there..?) and honour him for managing to stay angry (or #woke, if you prefer) and keeping us angry - in a good way. [~Marie]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Alfonso Cuarón

3. Yorgos Lanthimos

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - If you were to pause this film on any frame, you could print it and hang it on your wall. Every single frame is a work of art. The Best Animated Feature category was extremely strong this year with the usual gorgeous Pixar and Disney outings that ordinarily would have snatched the title as they have done in previous years. Such is the power and unique brilliance of this film to take on the two Animation behemoths at their best and come out on top. Boasting twice the normal number of animators (177!!) to bring to life Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s vision for Miles Morales’ colourful and diverse world, it utilises a glorious twist of new and old forms of animation as well as ideas from print - halftones, hatching and overprinting as well as inserting comic cells and onomatopoeic graphics (“THWIP!” and “BAGEL!” are particular favourites). Not only have we mixtures of frame-rates for characters within the same frame (Whaaaaat?!) to denote Miles’ initial clumsiness versus the other Spider-People’s practised grace; but we’re treated to mixtures of graphic styles with Manga, Noir and classic American cartoon for each of the Multi-Verse Spiders - which shouldn’t work, but does here so, SO well. It’s easy to understand how 10 seconds of final cut content took an entire year for 177 people to create. Lovely little touches like characters stepping into Noir’s space being affected by his immediate ‘windy’ environment and the hand-drawn overlays and inserted comic style frames make this the most exciting, innovative and beautiful-looking animated film not only of 2018 but we believe also of the last decade. It is a true cinematic experience and one that not only deserves the Oscar, but also deserves recognition for changing the landscape of what’s possible for film animation. Also, not going to lie - a lot of us came out of the film inexplicably attracted to Peter B Parker and wish he was real. We would buy that man as many bagels as he wants, for sure. [~Jen]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Isle of Dogs

3. Ralph Breaks the Internet

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

1. Bao - Pixar shorts. They are great. One of the Reel gooduns is, Bao. It’s kinda silly, it’s a bit weird, but ultimately it does what Pixar does best. It taps into very touching, emotional aspects of the human condition. Bao is a 2018 computer-animated short film written and directed by Domee Shi and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It was released with Incredibles 2 on June 15, 2018. It’s the shortest film of the shorts-lineup. Focusing on a middle aged mother is a wonderful perspective to choose. The film is about an ageing Chinese-Canadian mother, suffering from empty nest syndrome. She receives a rather unusual second chance at motherhood when she makes a baozi dumpling that comes to life as a boy. The film takes you by surprise at several points, after being lulled into a place of “OK, maybe this human baozi is something I can get on board with”, but it ends on a beautiful note. So, as Danny Devito once put it: “I like it, I love it, I want more of it”. [~ Caroline]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Late Afternoon

3. One Small Step

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. BlacKkKlansman - Last year Get Out won the award for best original screenplay for its haunting, hilarious, terrifying, and almost ridiculously scary tale. Some thought this tale of fiction was too simple in its over-the-topness, but the message it wanted to pass was far from it. This year, the equally unbelievable and extremely important story of racism and bigotry comes in an adapted script form based on the true reports of police officer and KKK infiltrator Ron Stallworth. Released as a memoir in 2014 by Stallworth, screenwriters David Rabinowitz and Charlie Wachtel were shocked to find out that no studios even bothered buying the rights to this unbelievable tale and independently adapted the work. It’s not just a brilliant story cause of what happened. It’s not just an amazing comedy cause of the clever dialogue. Its ingenuity, lies on how contemporary this ‘period’ piece reads. From dialogue that feel as if you’re reading the latest Trump supporter’s tweets, to the unbelievable and unapologetic beliefs some have and march for even today. And in case quotes from the Grand Duke of the KKK like ‘I just want to make America great’ didn’t give the film a terrifying enough case of the ‘history is repeating itself’, the brilliant end scene sure does. Thank you for your public service, one day *hopefully* we’ll learn from past mistakes. [~ Lia]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Can You Ever Forgive Me?

3. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. Green Book - Well, I can genuinely say that Green Book is one of the most beautifully written and delivered films I have been blessed with watching at the cinema in a long time. Based on a true story, it invites the audience to join a world class African-American pianist and his Italian-American driver from the Bronx, on a concert tour of the Deep South in the 60′s - a difficult storyline, fraught with potential pitfalls, executed in a gentle and respectful way. Named after a legitimate travel guide that listed businesses that would accept African-American custom, Green Book confronts infuriating themes such as racism, segregation, class and sexuality – all of which are still issues today. The story encapsulates the growth of an unlikely partnership between the musician Dr Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) – quick note to talk about how outstanding, heart-warming and believable their performances were – as with time, the begin to respect, understand and care for each other. [Obviously there are questions about why Green Book would frame a story about racism in the Deep South around a white man’s experience - and have the man of colour take a back seat. Literally. My takeaway from the film was mostly that people aren’t defined by their class as much as they aren’t by their colour - just because Dr Shirley is black does not mean he ought to fall into tired old stereotypes - just because Tony is poor (by comparison) and working class, doesn’t mean he can’t enjoy the ‘perceived spoils of the upper classes’ - classical music or any of the rest of it. Dr Shirley expands Tony’s experience and understanding with regards race - while Tony expands Dr Shirley’s in class. In a post-Brexit and Trump world, where working class people are feeling increasingly marginalised and are partaking in scapegoating of people of colour as a result, perhaps Green Book (however problematic it may still be) presents a message that might get through to those people in today’s political climate? But of course, all of this is my opinion as a lower middle-class white lassie from the UK. ~Jen]

As such, Peter Farrelly, Brian Currie and Nick Vallelonga (notably Tony Lip’s son) presents us with a rather Hollywood (in other words: soft) version of this story, resulting in a mixed response for this film (not from us down at Reel Gals HQ, we loved it), however, he tries to carefully balance out the hard-hitting, dark scenarios that our duo face on the road with the cleverly written dialogue and characterisation running into some really special, incredibly warm moments of character-driven humour.

All in all, I would say Green Book is a cinematically stunning piece of work as well as a story of growth and respect; a feel good film that deserves the Oscar (I'm going to give Roma a quick S/O, as I do believe that it it too would be a worthy winner). I can also say that Farrelly really surprised me after some of the (in my opinion) trash that he’s previously had his name on (Dumb and Dumber, I’m looking at you). You will leave the film feeling warm, with faith in cinema and the inability to stop thinking about how much you want to fold up an entire pizza and eat it like a sandwich – I know I did. [~ Katie]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Roma

3. Vice

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. Roma - Rumour has it that the revolution will not be televised, and up until recently, the category for Cinematography was almost relegated to the ad-breaks. Why John Bailey, why? Thankfully, after a public ballyhoo, we will be able to see the award presented via live stream (as well as Editing, Live-Action Short, and Makeup and Hairstyling). So why is Cinematography so vital to us?

Let’s go back forty-eight years for a moment. Director, Norman Jewison once talked about how he created the warm, earthy haze of Fiddler on the Roof (1971) with the director of photography, Oswald Morris. They lined a lens with a pair of brown nylons seen on a woman on set (hello, 1970’s Hollywood!). Though Jewison shrugged this story off as a lucky spur-of-the-moment decision, it was made and carried out to stunning effect. Watch it and see. Almost half-a century later, and cinematography has continued to thrive in ingenuity and style.

The Reel Gals have come together to appreciate Alfonso Cuarón’s, cinematographic mastery in Roma. Originally, Emmanuel Lubezki was set to take on this task, but there was an availability clash. Cuarón took over as well as writing the screenplay and directing the film. Lubezki remained an influence to Cuarón who said in an interview with Variety that Lubezki’s voice was in the back of his mind as he worked.

Roma is a semi-autobiographical take on Cuarón's upbringing in the Colonia Roma neighbourhood of Mexico City. Cuarón said of his stylistic choices:

“I would say it’s the ghost of the present that is visiting the past, without getting involved, just observing, not trying to make a judgment or commentary.”

With this in mind, I can see why he shot it in black and white. Actually, he shot it in colour with the Alexa 65, then paired it back to black-and-white, like a photo-realistic painter. The effect of this is that the film is crisp, and each scene seems almost 3D. When you take the colour away, other senses become heightened. The sounds in Roma, for example, are so much more present. The less you see, the more you fill in with your mind. Strangely, things seem more vivid in black and white.

I recommend this article as it gives much more information about the visual decisions which were made. All I can say at this point is that as viewers, we intuitively respond to what has been crafted for us, and this craft should be celebrated. Alfonso Cuarón has given us an incredible film which (like Fidder) will be talked about by new generations of Reel Gals in another fifty years. [~ Caroline]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Never Look Away

3. A Star is Born / The Favourite

BEST FILM EDITING

1.Vice - Of all of the films shortlisted for the Oscars, one has stood out as being one with as many ideas laid out in the edit as it was in the writing and shooting of the piece. Hank Corwin makes use of syncopation like the greatest of musicians - very frequently going places creatively you would never expect… cuts to black; use of archive; the visuals quite often were at odds with the sound, but in the best possible ways. It is frantic, meta, fourth-wall busting, juxtaposition-filled mania with a persistent overarching feeling of extreme unease and increasing dread - perfectly fitting for Cheney’s journey into Power.[~ Jen]

RUNNERS UP:

2. BlacKkKlansman

3. Bohemian Rhapsody

BEST SOUND MIXING

1. Bohemian Rhapsody - So quickly, for those of you (like myself before casting my votes) who didn't know the difference between Sound Editing and Sound Mixing, Sound Editing is the creation and use of sound effects, Sound Mixing is the overall use of soundtrack including music, dialogue, sound effects, the whole shebang really. Overall, although I thoroughly enjoyed Bohemian Rhapsody, I'm not sure I agree with the amount of award attention this movie is getting. Maybe being a big Queen fan the movie left me feeling like it was mostly a celebration of them as a band and lacked any profound revelation. However what can be truly marvelled at in this movie is the recreation of Freddie Mercury's performances; credit where it's due, Rami Malek did a great job of becoming him on screen; but the reproduction of that incredible voice and Queen’s Greatest Hits is what really makes the film what I would call “The Queen Experience”. After seeing the movie and rediscovering an old love by listening to the soundtrack on repeat I noticed that it included live tracks and demos, and doing a bit of digging I discovered that for the concert scenes they used the real live sound from the concerts being recreated, in fact these sequences were chosen around the choice of recording (although don't quote me on that, my sources are from the internet, could be fake news). Also, to make the Freddie Mercury voice perfect some of the recordings were mixed with Canadian Christian Rock artist Marc Martel whose voice is so similar you can barely tell the difference. All of this attention to detail along with the cinematic surround sound effects means that for millennials like us, unfortunately too young to have seen Freddie perform live ourselves, can feel like we were actually at Live Aid (sorry Adam Lambert, you don't quite cut it). That sounds award worthy to me. [~Robyn]

RUNNERS UP:

2. A Star is Born

3. First Man

BEST SOUND EDITING

1. First Man - As I mentioned above, for those of you who don't know, the Sound Editing category celebrates the creation and use of Sound Effects. There are certain members of the Reel Gals that would disagree with me on my analysis of First Man - I found it boring and too long and to be 90% Ryan Gosling not really acting and mostly just being mopey (and this is coming from someone who loves Ry-Go as much as the next girl). However I can appreciate that creating the illusion of space travel relies heavily on sound effects, on this I cannot fault the film. Any scene that features people in the cockpit of a space rocket or bouncing about the face of the moon (spoiler - Neil Armstrong is the “first man” to take one small step for man and one… blah blah blah you know the rest), is beautifully soundtracked with what I imagine since I have never been to the moon, realistic sound effects. [Like Pavlov’s Dog - if I ever hear that intense rattling from this version of the cockpit of Apollo 11 again, I will take a serious whitey. ~Jen] There are no dodgy Wilhelm Screams during the upsetting cockpit fire scene or Star Trek-like door “wooshes” here. Now maybe if these types of sounds had been included I would have been more entertained, but the sound effects were so realistic and in the moon landing scene almost beautiful. So well done to the sound team for keeping me too firmly in reality with this film. [~Robyn]

RUNNERS UP:

2. A Quiet Place

3. Bohemian Rhapsody

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

1. Mary Poppins Returns - I thought it was impossible to make a new Mary Poppins film and that attempting to remake a classic was just Hollywood proving it had run out of ideas but in the case of Mary Poppins Returns’ production designer John Myhre strikes a fine balance of appealing to the old eyes who watched the original and the fresh new ones experiencing this story for the first time. If you’re the one wearing the nostalgia glasses then each and every set in this film will make you feel like the kid you were all those years ago - from the cobbled streets of the reimagined 1930s London to the whimsical wonder that is the upside down house. This is where Myhre’s talent shines as he pays homage to the old while never quite replicating it. The house of 17 Cherry Tree Lane still looks and feels as if it has been lifted from Emile Kuri’s original designs but feels reimagined, the fingerprints of Michael Banks life as an adult are prevalent in every room - especially in the attic. Taking a trip up there feels like throwing yourself back in time filled with a clutter of old easter eggs that would thrill any fan of the first film - you don’t have to look far to spot the blocks used by Julie Andrews in ‘Spoonful of Sugar’ or the sash worn by Jane’s mum and of course the most notable throwback of all - the kite. In the end, this is a real house for a real man, in real depression who has lived a very real life but then cue Mary Poppins. The drab, brown and grey colour palette across the set bursts into colour as her mere presence turns this gritty reality into a magical fantasy. The mix of fantasy and reality blends seamlessly together so much so that even the expertly recreated scenes like Big Ben’s tower have a flare of magic to them.

I hadn’t realised until the credits started to roll that somewhere along the way I had taken my nostalgia glasses off and started to view this film as its own entity. Through beautifully crafted sets that meld seamlessly into the classic stylings of the animations, meticulous in detail, it captures the spirit of its predecessor but has an identity very much of its own. So, now I am prepared to eat my earlier retort and believe in the words of Mary Poppins herself - “everything is possible, even the impossible.” [~Isla]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Black Panther

3. The Favourite

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

1. Shallow - A Star is Born - I have to admit, I’m rather gutted that All The Stars missed out on our number one spot (thanks Gals) but Shallow undoubtedly is a bit of a banger. “Is there somethin’ else you’re searching for” - Shallow poetically (when I say poetically, I mean pretty darn obviously) offers the audience an insight to both Ali and Jackson’s character growth throughout the film: Ali, looking to get more out of her life than it was offering her and Jackson, his deterioration in light of his dying career (is that a spoiler? Surely not!). Don’t get me wrong, I loved A Star is Born and genuinely think Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper *pauses for Bradley Cooper’s voice* have an undeniable connection, the way they perform together - both in this song and the film as a whole - left me with chills (an opinion shared by fewer than half of the Reel Gals) [I may have hated the film, but that won’t stop me beltin’ this mother out at the karaoke ~ Jen] - Shallow will live on and I am sure will be leaving with Academy award, however in my opinion, it’s not particularly inspiring or lyrically imaginative. Still love you, Gaga. [~ Katie]

RUNNERS UP:

2. All The Stars - Black Panther

3. The Place Where Lost Things Go - Mary Poppins Returns

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1. BlacKkKlansman by Terence Blanchard - BlacKkKlansman marks the 19th project and 30th year of a Spike Lee/Terence Blanchard partnership and wowzers! Blanchard has composed a score that beautifully enhances the exquisite direction of Lee, capturing a sound that really drives the audience’s emotion throughout the film. Although I found it almost impossible to choose between all the nominations for Best Score, Blanchard has stolen top spot at the Reel Gals’ Academy Awards and to be honest, rightfully so! Terence Blanchard uses “his passion and desire to serve the story” when it comes to anything he composes, which is just one of the reasons he is fully deserved of the Oscar when it comes to the BlacKkKlansman score. He pulls in influences of Hendrix with the electric guitar (which in my opinion really captures Ron Stallworth’s character as a whole) and couples it with the power of brass, a combination that successfully delivers both chilling and comedic moments – alluding to what the audience should be feeling, rather than being on the nose. Terence Blanchard had the responsibility of composing for an unbelievable and haunting TRUE story and respectfully does so, joining Spike Lee in telling the a story of hate from the 70s and leaving the audience with the hard-hitting truths that we still deal with similar hate, even now. [~ Katie]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Mary Poppins Returns by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman

3. Black Panther by Ludwig Goransson

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR

1. Vice - Makeup and hair are such a crucial part of building the characters we see on screen - they help the actors embody the person they’re playing (literally!). The outcry when the Academy dared to suggest that they might bump this and other critical categories (Cinematography and Editing to name a couple for gawd’s sake - HOW DO YOU MAKE A FILM WITHOUT THOSE??!) to being hidden in the ad breaks was so vehement - and rightly so. I don’t know how many times I walked past the poster and ad screens for Vice and had next to no recognition at all for any of the main cast. When I eventually read the names under the pictures, I remember very loudly going “WHAT?! WHAAAAAAT?! all the way down the escalator in our local Cineworld (my partner can attest to his embarrassment at my outburst)… Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Amy Adams… and then we have Christian “So Method” Bale.

Some people might argue that his transformation was mostly down to, as Marie suggests in our Lead Actor category, his increased pie intake and his unmatched ability to give himself over completely to the character. But without the design and hard work every day of Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia Dehaney, he would have just been “Thicc, Evil Christian Bale” - not an almost-indistinguishable-from-the-real-thing embodiment of political monster Dick Cheney.

There is an absolutely excellent article I found in which Cannom talks website Vox through his design and daily process and it’s frankly incredible. < find it here > More incredible still, once he had a cast of Bale’s head (whom he says was wary of the process of SFX makeup and prosthetics as he hadn’t done it before) he only had two weeks to design and build the various ages of Cheney onto Bale’s very differently-shaped head. The quality of the skin (given a sweaty shine by an application of KY Jelly as a final step to the process, hilariously) is impeccable; the build of the silicone to completely change the shape of Bale’s face is grotesquely gorgeous. Across the board this is one of the most impressive examples of practical makeup and hair SFX I’ve ever seen - and in an age of CGId top lips to remove stubborn moustaches and digital de-ageing processes getting more and more advanced, this film proves the practical way is as strong and vital as ever and fully deserving of taking centre stage - on air - at the Oscars. [~Jen]

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

1. Black Panther - I couldn’t possibly pretend to be an expert on costume design or on the numerous African Tribal influences that have given these costumes their heart and soul. But, I can say that while watching Black Panther I was utterly blown away with the attention to detail, combined with the bold bursts of colour and creativity. I also can’t explain my sheer relief and empowerment of watching fierce female characters kick ass without the carbon copy, over sexualized outfit with matching heels. Now I don’t want my first blog post to cause too much of a divide, but I’m definitely referring to my eye roll during Wonder Woman right after I spotted those raised golden beauties... and just for the record, I actually loved Wonder Woman (and I love heels) but it was just so refreshing, and practical, without losing any of the superhero escapism we all long for. The head costume designer Ruth E. Carter absolutely fulfilled all my ‘tribal-warrior-female-fantasy’ dreams (is that a category from RuPaul’s Drag Race?) and I left the cinema envious of her talent. Some of the costumes were literally pieces of wearable art and will no doubt be celebrated as such. [~ Kayleigh]

JOINT RUNNERS UP:

2. The Favourite / Mary Poppins Returns

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

1. Ready Player One - This was one of the most difficult categories to vote for. All five films brought amazing innovations in the art of cinema and definitely deserve to be recognised for them and you know what, Reel Gals will! First Man combined a mixture of diverse sources for its aesthetic; visual effects, special effects, and even archival footage of the NASA launch. Solo gave us the perfect visual effect adaptation of the legend that Star Wars fans everywhere know as the 12 parsecs run. Christopher Robin created a photoreality mixed with shot on location footage so good, that its parody Trainspotting mashup video attests to its VFX perfection. Avengers: Infinity War had two different effects teams (TWO!) building the most realistic performance from Brolin’s onset one and could possibly land Marvel with their first ever effects Oscar. However, Ready Player One, created an entire virtual world that immersed characters and viewers alike by combining effects with animation. Remember The Overlook Hotel part from The Shining in the film? The blood? The scary twins and old lady turned into a zombie? That’s right, hand them that award now and then in true Mean Girls fashion, break it up and share with the rest. You’re all VFX queens. [~Lia]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Avengers: Infinity War

3. First Man

Which leaves us with just one more award to lay out… it’s the big’un. Can you guess what it might be, from our voting habits above?

BEST PICTURE

1. BlacKkKlansman - Winning our Best Picture vote - based on a true story, BlacKkKlansman is a spectacularly timely look at institutional and societal racism and bigotry - holding a mirror up squarely in the face of modern audiences. Set against the backdrop of the Ku Klux Klan’s ‘organised hate’ in 1970’s Colorado, it is equal parts horrifying and hilarious; poignant and relevant. The performances are compelling and perfectly balanced - most notably, the relationship between buddy cops John David Washington’s ‘Ron Stallworth’ and Adam Driver’s ‘Flip Zimmerman’ is nuanced and brimming with mutual respect, both for one another in character and as actors. The two have spectacular comic timing - but they both also boast the finely-honed acting chops to carry the Singularity-strength gravity of the themes presented by Ron Stallworth’s incredible true story. The beautifully-composed shots and off-kilter score compliment Spike Lee’s characteristically brave and politically-biting choices as director, exemplified particularly in the closing scene of his latest Joint, which (after a moment of levity and possibly the biggest laugh of the film) is affecting, desperately sad and deeply terrifying - and will stay with you for a long time. [~ Jen]

RUNNERS UP:

2. Green Book

3. Roma

And that’s that. The audience’s sugar levels are low… The ‘get off the stage’ music has started playing… and the awards organisers are threatening to cut to an ad break. But before they can send the heavies onto the stage to forcibly remove us - it’s NOT OVER YET - *grabs microphone* here are some nominations we would have added:

BEST PICTURE: First Man [Genuinely thought this was a shoe-in! ~Jen]

BEST SONG: Sunflower by Post Malone & Swae Lee for Spider-Verse [Honestly, the entire score for Spider-Verse was spectacular and I'm gutted it didn't get a nomination either, although it was tough enough as it is for best original score, as all nominations are stunning - BUT BEST SONG, where is this nomination? And WHY, GOD WHHHY is ‘I'll Fight’ on there? It genuinely made me want to pull out my eyeballs ~ Katie] [Couldn’t agree more. Ruth Bader Ginsberg deserves more than this old-fashioned early 2000s-style credit-roller ballad. You’re better than this, J-Hud. ~ Jen]

LEAD ACTRESS: Emily Blunt for A Quiet Place

LEAD ACTRESS: Viola Davis for Widows

LEAD ACTOR: John David Washington for BlacKkKlansman [This omission I think has slightly tarnished Driver’s well-deserved nomination for Best Supporting; with a lot of people asking why the ‘white guy is the only one to receive an acting nom from a film about a black man’s struggles with the KKK’. I would suggest that Driver’s character Flip, as DJW’s character Ron states: “Also has skin in the game”, being Jewish - it’s hardly him doing a ‘Scarlet Johansson’, given the point of the story is that he’s Ron’s proxy and crucial to his takedown of the chapter. But then it *is* difficult to argue that the intentions of the Academy were (whether subconsciously or not) entirely well-intentioned on the matter of not including Washington in the nominations. ~ Jen]

LEAD ACTOR: Steve Carell for Beautiful Boy

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Steve Carell (again - what a year he’s had!) for Vice

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Timotheé Chalamet for Beautiful Boy

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Danai Gurira for Black Panther

VISUAL EFFECTS: Welcome to Marwen [This!! ~ Kayleigh]

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Whitney [I would also say the editing of this was fantastic, if it's good enough for the Edinburgh Film Festival then it’s good enough for an Oscar consideration ~Robyn]

And despite the outwardly more-diverse-than-usual (which still isn’t saying much) nominee list this year thanks to an extremely influential #OscarsSoWhite campaign and hopefully the beginnings of a turning of the tide for Hollywood (we hope - it's about bloody time something improved) - it seems the Academy aren’t quite there with equality and representation yet...

BEST DIRECTOR: A woman. Any women, for goodness’ sake. It’s 2019! A nod to Glasgow-born Lynne Ramsay for You Were Never Really Here, Marielle Heller for Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Debra Granik for Leave No Trace. Just in case the Academy didn’t think they had enough choice! [~Marie]

At time of writing, the other main awards events for the year have been and gone - and the differences in nominations and winners laid out by the Oscars, BAFTAs, Globes and Critics’ Choice nominees lists vs the reality of women’s film work in 2018 are still quite stark - specifically in contrast with events like the Independent Spirit Awards - (admittedly films like Green Book and blockbusters etc wouldn’t qualify) - who lavished their awards last night on films like If Beale Street Could Talk; You Were Never Really Here, Leave No Trace and Sorry to Bother You - notably with many of the winners crying out for more female representation in the nominations for Directing and other categories in film in general.

2018 was the strongest year for representation of women in film yet - with places like the BFI Film Festival presenting more female-led films than ever before in its history and how vociferous the support is getting for equal opportunity and recognition - importantly not only from women - in calling out these omissions-by-gender, here’s hoping the Academy will catch on. Eventually.

But until that time… thanks for joining us for our little pre-Oscars ceremony and our first proper blog! Cheers for reading, sharing and any hits of the like button are greatly appreciated… Thank you to the Academy… we’d also like to thank our parents, everyone who believed in us, Adele Dazeem, dogs (all of them) for being excellent...

*Rugby-tackled by security guards and dragged off-stage*

Xx ~ The Reel Gals

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The Mosley Review: Best Film of 2018

Another year has passed and man was it a good year with some great films. Now I know I missed a good number of them, but I saw the ones that interested me. This list comprises of the best films that either wowed or moved me. Now I try to keep these lists at 10 films, but this year I'm adding one extra slot. If you want the full review of each film then click each title. Now without further ado, here's my list of the best film 2018! First up......

Blockers: It has truly been a while since we've had a fresh idea come to the teen sex comedy genre and this one was what the genre needed. It was genuinely funny in so many ways and unexpectedly heartfelt and sweet. The sight gags were truly fantastic and hilarious especially the "kiss the car moment". I loved the chemistry each parent had with their teenagers and the over all message of growing up and acceptance. American Pie was of my generation and this film was for this generation and I still loved it.

A Quiet Place: If there was a list of the best trailers of 2018, then this film’s trailer would win. Originality is key to the horror/sci fi thriller and the fact that director John Krasinski tapped into that with a genius idea was truly surprising. Known for comedy, it was a great switch to see his more dramatic side. I loved the family story that surrounded the constant threat in the world and it made for some of the most thrilling moments on screen once certain family members were alone. I truly was on the edge of my seat the entire film and I had one of the rare theater experiences where I was in a full theater and nobody made a sound. No crinkling of rappers, whispering or cell phone usage. Everyone was engaged completely. Man I loved this film.

Hereditary: I love the resurgence of slow burn horror films. Not all have mastered it yet, but the ones that do are truly special. This film was creepy and heartbreaking in so many ways. If it was just a family drama then it would be great, but with the addition of the horror element it becomes a masterpiece. The whole cast delivers great performances, but Toni Collette was unbelievably fantastic and I hope she gets nominated for Best Actress. She was so real and gut wrenching when tragedy hits her. This was truly the best horror film of the year and it should not be missed by anyone.

Incredibles 2: Why did it take 14 years until we finally got a sequel to one of the best original animated superhero films?! Well the wait was worth it because Pixar delivered once again. Not only does the family get more challenging drama sprinkled into their lives, but things get kinda scary. I loved every sequence with Elastic Girl, but Jack Jack stole the entire film with his fight with the raccoon. Every year Pixar delivers with their original stories and it was about time that my favorite Pixar film got the sequel it deserved. PLEASE don't make us wait another 14 years for Incredibles 3!

Blackkklansman: I love Spike Lee. He is and will always be one of the most powerful voices in the black community and in cinema. To see his take on one of the most dangerous and awesome true stories was truly exciting. I did have a hesitation about seeing the film because at times racism related films can be a too aggravating, but I gave it a chance and loved it. It was a story that needed to be told on the big screen and with all the powerful messages. The performances were great all around and I loved John David Washington and his chemistry with Adam Driver. The pair were excellent apart and together. The ending of the film was a strong political and social message that was heard loud and clear and I loved the film all the more for it.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout: Again and again this franchise gets even more intense with its fantastic storytelling and astounding action sequences that are breathtaking. The reason why these films are still loved is because the action is real and gritty. Tom Cruise keeps this franchise fresh and as Ethan Hunt he hasn't stopped being great. From start to finish the connections to past films and the twists were truly amazing and I loved the rivalry between Tom and Henry Cavil's character August Walker. This was an espionage epic and another definition of how to keep your franchise fresh.

Bohemian Rhapsody: It is very rare to do a film about an influential band right and I think that's the reason why we don't see films like this anymore. The ultimate challenge was presented to do a film on possibly the greatest band England and the world has ever seen and will ever know. I was so happy with the results of this magnificent film. So much care and heart went into the making of this film and immortalized Queen and Freddie Mercury while showing respect to his memory. Everybody wants the deep, dirty and dark side of a person's life, but that wasn't the important part of the film. It is rightfully addressed, but it doesn't consume the film. This was a love letter to Queen and to all the generations of fans that were there from the beginning, who grew up with Queen and for the new ones just discovering them now.

Avengers: Infinity War: 10 years of a serialized film universe has finally come together in what is to be known as one of greatest technical achievements in storytelling and filmmaking. All this time the powers behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe have taken risk after risk and it has paid off each time. Now this film brings almost all of the characters we know and love and puts them together in a cohesive story that spans across the globe and stars and it keeps the grounded feel that has been consistent throughout each film. The action was fantastic it was truly breathtaking to see a film of this scale to be the first film shot entirely in IMAX. The moment we started losing characters was truly heartbreaking and a communal tear was shed for one in particular. I loved this film and I can't wait for Endgame.

A Star is Born: It is the one story that has been told countless times and a film that has been remade 3 times prior and I have to say that this is the best version. The music in the film was fantastic and the way that the live performances were shot was expertly done. I felt as if I was onstage with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. The two of them delivered outstanding performances and Lady Gaga has shown her acting chops before, but this was on another level of excellence. Their bond throughout the film was the heart that kept beating steadily and when it breaks, it breaks your soul. I loved this film so much and I haven't stopped listening to the soundtrack to this day.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: If there's one character that has had more reboots than anybody else, its Spider-Man. The entire franchise has been rebooted and plagued with 3 bad films and luckily the character was saved by the MCU handlers. Now comes the story of a new Spider-Man and my god was it astounding. The visuals alone were groundbreaking and pushed what can be done in animation to the next level. The story was a perfect introduction to a fan favorite Miles Morales and a worthy origin story for him. This film exceed all my expectations and blew the doors off how origin stories are made. This was a crowning achievement in filmmaking and storytelling and will be one of the most influential story for children of all ages and race. Such a masterpiece.

And now the moment is here. The best film of 2018 is......

Black Panther: I have waited with baited breath for the moment that the first black superhero in comic book history would finally get his own film and it finally happened. Not only did the film fully bring to life the hero, but also his world and the heritage with the African nation. The colors and art style exploded off the screen in every frame. Wakanda was finally brought to life with such skill, love and respect. The film had many themes of family, ancestoral history, but at its core was a social commentary on growing up in 2 different worlds. One in America and one in Africa. The many similarities between T'Challa and Killmonger were great and although both world views were different, both were righteous in their beliefs. Killmonger had a point in the fact that Wakanda is far more advanced than any nation and the technological advances should be shared and used for domination. He was kinda right, but wrong in his execution. He made for one of the best villains/idealists and it was one Michael B. Jordan's best performances. Chadwick Boseman has always been a class act and he becomes T'Challa in this film and I loved his journey. Winston Duke stole the film as M'Baku and he is one of the best characters the MCU has. Black Panther is the film that encapsulates everything that is good in the MCU and its story is the most influential and gives the black community a hero we can all learn from and root for. This film is a cinematic staple that will not be forgotten and deserves every accolade it receives.

And that's it people! That is my list of the best films of 2018! What a great year for film and I can't wait to see what 2019 has to offer. With the upcoming slate, I think my list will be harder to make come next January.

#best films of 2018 #black panther #a quiet place #bohemian rhapsody #a star is born #incredibles 2 #spider-man into the spider-verse #mission impossible fallout #avengers infinity war #blackkklansman #hereditary #blockers

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The 5 Innovative CMOs In America

The CMO’s function has been elevated inside the board in the recent year. As a result of this growing clout, it’s worth pausing to consider what marketing’s true aim is. Marketing is an organization’s growth engine, and because it deals with growth, it becomes a very powerful force within the company. The finest CMOs in America can turn their department into a revenue generator rather than a cost center.

Here is the list of the top 5 innovative CMOs in America;

1. Fernando Machado, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Burger King

Machado most recently oversaw the Whopper Detour, a campaign that used geo fence to promote Burger King’s mobile app by offering customers substantial discounts on its burgers if they passed by a McDonald’s. Over 1.5 million people downloaded the app as a result of the stunt. Machado also handled Burger King’s first Super Bowl commercial in 13 years, which drew attention by incorporating vintage images of Andy Warhol eating a Whopper into a 45-second commercial. Fernando Machado is most successful CMOs in America.

Burger King is also expanding rapidly. While Restaurant Brands International’s most recent quarterly earnings fell short of analyst estimates, the company’s market worth of $29.9 billion has increased by 23% this year, while McDonald’s has increased by 10%. Last year, Burger King opened 1,000 outlets worldwide, compared to 600 for McDonald’s. He is top CMO in the list of innovative CMOs in America.

2. Dirk-jan Van Hameren, VP And Chief Marketing Officer, Nike

His previous positions included VP, Western Europe Brand Management, GM, Nike ID, Global Brand Initiatives Director, and Director of Brand Events. Van Hameren earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Utrecht Business School before joining Nike. Dirk-jan Van Hameren is most successful CMOs in America.

While many businesses have dabbled in controversial themes in recent years, none have been as daring or as successful as Nike’s Colin Kaepernick campaign in 2018. Van Hameren was in charge of Nike’s 30th anniversary celebrations of its iconic “Just Do It” tagline, which included the “Dream Crazy,” “Dream Crazier,” and “Voice of Belief” campaigns, which featured Kaepernick. According to Time, Nike’s stock soared after the commercial, with sales up 31%.

That’s not to suggest Nike has had it easy. The company was recently chastised after a New York Times investigation revealed that it was one of the firms that penalized pregnant female athletes.

3. Alison Wagonfeld, CMO, Google G Suite

Alison Wagonfeld, the CMO of Google Cloud, has had a remarkable career path that has included creating QuickenLoans for Intuit to start-ups, directing Harvard Business School’s California Research Center to Venture Capital, and finally leading marketing for one of the world’s largest organizations. So, what is Google Cloud, exactly? It is Google’s business unit that oversees all of the company’s data, storage, analytics, and AI technology, as well as G Suite, which includes Google’s business-oriented collaborative productivity products like Gmail and Docs.

She also co-founded two highly successful online marketplaces: the first was QuickenLoans at Intuit, which she co-founded. Second, she was in charge of marketing and business development for an online car-shopping website. Alison was also the Executive Director of the Harvard Business School’s California Research Center and successful CMOs in America. In this job, she researched, authored, and taught over 100 case studies. Alison Wagonfeld is most successful CMO in the list of innovative CMOs in America.

4. Ann Lewnes, CMO, Adobe Creative Cloud

Her inventive campaigns, such as “Honor Heroes,” which she managed in March 2020, can teach you a lot. Ann has been a part of Adobe’s creative change since 2006 and has worked with a number of superstars, including Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga. Ann was also inducted into the American Marketing Association’s Hall of Fame in 2019. She was then honored with the New York Women in Communications Matrix Award in 2020.

5. Rachel Thornton, CMO, Amazon Web Services

Her significant work with well-known brands such as Amazon, Cisco, Microsoft, and Salesforce honed her marketing and management abilities. Rachel develops marketing campaigns using a combination of creativity and data research. She is committed to her leadership beliefs, which include customer obsession—every campaign should start with the customer and work its way forward. Rachel Thornton is one of the popular CMOs in America.

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Beyoncé and Taylor Swift make Grammy history: Full winner list

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Beyoncé and Taylor Swift make Grammy history: Full winner list

Beyoncé has set a new record at the Grammy Awards with her 28th win, the BBC reports.

The star is now the most-awarded woman in Grammys history, overtaking bluegrass singer Alison Krauss.

“I am so honoured, I’m so excited,” she said while accepting her record-breaking trophy, for best R&B performance.

Taylor Swift also made history at Sunday’s ceremony, by becoming the first female artist ever to win album of the year three times.

The star was rewarded for her lockdown album Folklore – after previously winning with Fearless in 2010 and the pop opus 1989 in 2016.

Only three other artists have ever won the album of the year prize three times: Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.

Record of the Year

Beyoncé – Black Parade Black Pumas – Colors DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch – Rockstar Doja Cat – Say So WINNER: Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now Post Malone – Circles Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé – Savage

Album of the Year

Jhené Aiko – Chilombo Black Pumas – Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) Coldplay – Everyday Life Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 3 Haim – Women in Music Pt. III Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia Post Malone – Hollywood’s Bleeding WINNER: Taylor Swift – Folklore

Best R&B Performance

Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend – Lightning & Thunder WINNER: Beyoncé – Black Parade Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign – All I Need Brittany Howard – Goat Head Emily King – See Me

Best Pop Vocal Album

Justin Bieber – Changes Lady Gaga – Chromatica WINNER: Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia Harry Styles – Fine Line Taylor Swift – Folklore

Best Rap Song

Lil Baby – The Bigger Picture Roddy Ricch – The Box Drake Featuring Lil Durk – Laugh Now, Cry Later DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch – Rockstar WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé – Savage

Song of the Year

Beyoncé – Black Parade Roddy Ricch – The Box Taylor Swift – Cardigan Post Malone – Circles Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted WINNER: H.E.R. – I Can’t Breathe JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels – If the World Was Ending

Best Latin Pop or Urban Album

WINNER: Bad Bunny – YHLQMDLG Camilo – Por Primera Vez Kany Garcia – Mesa Para Dos Ricky Martin – Pausa Deb Nova – 3:33

Best Melodic Rap Performance

DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch – Rockstar Drake Featuring Lil Durk – Laugh Now, Cry Later WINNER: Anderson .Paak – Lockdown Roddy Ricch – The Box Travis Scott – Highest in the Room

Best Pop Solo Performance

Justin Bieber – Yummy Doja Cat – Say So Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now WINNER: Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar Taylor Swift – Cardigan

Best Country Album

Ingrid Andress – Lady Like Brandy Clark – Your Life Is a Record WINNER: Miranda Lambert – Wildcard Little Big Town – Nightfall Ashley McBryde – Never Will

Best New Artist

Ingrid Andress Phoebe Bridgers Noah Cyrus Chika D Smoke Doja Cat Kaytranada WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff Dan Auerbach Dave Cobb Flying Lotus WINNER: Andrew Watt

Best Country Song

Miranda Lambert – Bluebird Maren Morris – The Bones WINNER: The Highwomen – Crowded Table Ingrid Andress – More Hearts than Mine Old Dominion – Some People Do

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Brothers Osborne – All Night WINNER: Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours Lady A – Ocean Little Big Town – Sugar Coat Old Dominion – Some People Do

Best Country Solo Performance

Eric Church – Stick That in Your Country Song Brandy Clark – Who You Thought I Was WINNER: Vince Gill – When My Amy Prays Mickey Guyton – Black Like Me Miranda Lambert – Bluebird

Best Rock Album

Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka Grace Potter – Daylight Sturgill Simpson – Sound and Fury WINNER: The Strokes – The New Abnormal

Best Rock Song

Phoebe Bridgers – Kyoto Tame Impala – Lost in Yesterday Big Thief – Not Fiona Apple – Shameika WINNER: Brittany Howard – Stay High

Best Metal Performance

WINNER: Body Count – Bum-Rush Code Orange – Underneath In the Moment – The In-Between Poppy – Bloodmoney Power Trip – Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe) – Live

Best Rock Performance

WINNER: Fiona Apple – Shameika Big Thief – Not Phoebe Bridgers – Kyoto HAIM – The Steps Brittany Howard – Stay High Grace Potter – Daylight

Best Rap Album

D SMOKE – Black Habits Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist – Alfredo Jay Electronica – A Written Testimony WINNER: Nas – King’s Disease Royce 5’9” – The Allegory

Best Rap Performance

Big Sean Featuring Nipsey Hussle – Deep Reverence DaBaby – Bop Jack Harlow – What’s Poppin Lil Baby – The Bigger Picture WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé – Savage Pop Smoke – Dior

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

(Burt Bacharach &) Daniel Tashian – Blue Umbrella Harry Connick, Jr. – True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter WINNER: James Taylor – American Standard Rufus Wainwright – Unfollow the Rules Renée Zellweger – Judy

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy – Un Dia (One Day) Justin Bieber Featuring Quavo – Intentions BTS – Dynamite WINNER: Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me Taylor Swift Featuring Bon Iver – Exile

Best R&B Album

Ant Clemons – Happy 2 Be Here Giveon – Take Time Luke James – To Feel Love/d WINNER: John Legend – Bigger Love Gregory Porter – All Rise

Best Progressive R&B Album

Jhené Aiko – Chilombo Chloe X Halle – Ungodly Hour Free Nationals – Free Nationals Robert Glasper – F*** Yo Feelings WINNER: Thundercat – It Is What It Is

Best R&B Song

WINNER: Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello – Better Than I Imagine Beyoncé – Black Parade Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG – Collide Chloe x Halle – Do It Skip Marley & H.E.R. – Slow Down

Best Traditional R&B Performance

The Baylor Project Featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor – Sit on Down Chloe x Halle – Wonder What She Thinks of Me Mykal Kilgore – Let Me Go WINNER: Ledisi – Anything for You Yebba – Distance

Best Latin Jazz Album

Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra – Tradiciones WINNER: Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Four Questions Chico Pinhero – City of Dreams Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aimée Nuviola – Viento y Tiempo – Live at Blue Note Tokyo Poncho Sanchez – Trane’s Delight

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Gregg August – Dialogues on Race John Beasley – Monk’estra Plays John Beasley Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band – The Intangible Between John Hollenbeck with Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace, and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Songs You Like a Lot WINNER: Maria Schneider Orchestra – Data Lords

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Ambrose Akinmusire – On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science – Waiting Game Gerald Clayton – Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard WINNER: Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Trilogy 2 Redman Mehldau McBride Blade – Roundagain

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Thana Alexa – Ona WINNER: Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez – Secrets Are the Best Stories Carmen Lundy – Modern Ancestors Somi with Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Holy Room: Live at the Alte Oper Kenny Washington – What’s the Hurry

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – Guinivere Pachamama – Regina Carter Gerald Clayton – Celia WINNER: Chick Corea – All Blues Joshua Redman – Moe Honk

Best Alternative Music Album

WINNER: Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters Beck – Hyperspace Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher Brittany Howard – Jaime Tame Impala – The Slow Rush

Best Musical Theater Album

Amélie American Utopia on Broadway WINNER: Jagged Little Pill Little Shop of Horrors The Prince of Egypt Soft Power

Best Comedy Album

WINNER: Tiffany Haddish – Black Mitzvah Patton Oswalt – I Love Everything Jim Gaffigan – The Pale Tourist Bill Burr – Paper Tiger Jerry Seinfeld – 23 Hours to Kill

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

Flea – Acid For The Children: A Memoir Ken Jennings – Alex Trebek – The Answer Is… WINNER: Rachel Maddow – Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth Ronan Farrow – Catch And Kill Meryl Streep (& Full Cast) – Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White)

Best Children’s Music Album

WINNER: Joanie Leeds – All the Ladies Justin Roberts – Wild Life

Best Global Music Album

Antibalas – FU Chronicles WINNER: Burna Boy – Twice As Tall Bebel Gilberto – Agora Anoushka Shankar – Love Letters Tinariwen – Amadjar

Best Reggae Album

Buju Banton – Upside Down 2020 Skip Marley – Higher Place Maxi Priest – It All Comes Back to Love WINNER: Toots & the Maytals – Got to Be Tough The Wailers – One World

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Black Lodge Singers – My Relatives “Nikso Kowaiks” Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours – Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours Nā Wai Ehā – Lovely Sunrise WINNER: New Orleans Nightcrawlers – Atmosphere Sweet Cecilia – A Tribute to Al Berard

Best Folk Album

Bonny Light Horseman – Bonny Light Horseman Leonard Cohen – Thanks for the Dance Laura Marling – Song for Our Daughter The Secret Sisters – Saturn Return WINNER: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – All the Good Times

Best Contemporary Blues Album

WINNER: Fantastic Negrito – Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? Ruthie Foster Big Band – Live At the Paramount G. Love – The Juice Bettye LaVette – Blackbirds North Mississippi Allstars – Up And Rolling

Best Traditional Blues Album

Frank Bey – All My Dues Are Paid Don Bryant – You Make Me Feel Robert Cray Band – That’s What I Heard Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – Cypress Grove WINNER: Bobby Rush – Rawer Than Raw

Best Bluegrass Album

Danny Barnes – Man on Fire Thomm Jutz – To Live in Two Worlds Vol. 1 Steep Canyon Rangers – North Carolina Songbook WINNER: Billy Strings – Home Various Artists – The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project , Vol. 1

Best Americana Album

Courtney Marie Andrews – Old Flowers Hiss Golden Messenger – Terms of Surrender WINNER: Sarah Jarosz – World on the Ground Marcus King – El Dorado Lucinda Williams – Good Souls Better Angels

Best American Roots Song

The Secret Sisters – Cabin Sierra Hull – Ceiling to the Floor Sarah Jarosz – Hometown WINNER: John Prine – I Remember Everything Lucinda Williams – Man Without a Soul

Best American Roots Performance

Black Pumas – Colors Bonny Light Horseman – Deep in Love Brittany Howard – Short and Sweet Norah Jones & Mavis Staples – I’ll Be Gone WINNER: John Prine – I Remember Everything

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Taylor Swift – Beautiful Ghosts Brandi Carlile – Carried Me With You Idina Menzel & Aurora – Into the Unknown WINNER: Billie Eilish – No Time to Die Cynthia Ervio – Stand Up

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Max Richter – Ad Astra Kamasi Washington – Becoming WINNER: Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker Thomas Newman – 1917 John Williams – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Bill & Ted Face the Music Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Frozen 2 WINNER: Jojo Rabbit

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Thomas Adès – Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Richard Danielpour – Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua Carlisle Floyd – Floyd, C.: Prince of Players Ted Hearne – Hearne, T.: Place WINNER: Christopher Rouse – Rouse: Symphony No. 5

Best Classical Compendium

Mark Stone & Christianne Stotijn – Adès Conducts Adès Clément Mao-Takacs – Saariaho: Graal Théâtre; Circle Map; Nieges; Vers Toi Qui Es Si Loin José Serebrier – Serebrier: Symphonic Bach Variations; Laments and Hallelujahs; Flute Concerto WINNER: Isabel Leonard – Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke Matt Haimovitz – Woolf, L.P.: Fire and Flood

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Stephen Powell – American Composers at Play – William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto Nicholas Phan – Clairières – Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger Cecilia Bartoli – Farinelli Brian Giebler – A Lad’s Love WINNER: Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton – Smyth: The Prison

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Kirill Gerstein – Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Igor Levit – Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Augustin Hadelich – Bohemian Tales Daniil Trifonov – Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival WINNER: Richard O’Neill – Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

WINNER: Pacifica Quartet – Contemporary Voices Brooklyn Rider – Healing Modes Ted hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra: Hearne, T: Place Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion – Hynes: Fields Dover Quartet – The Schumann Quartets

Best Choral Performance

The Crossing – Carthage WINNER: James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers – Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua Joseph Charles Beutel & Anna Dennis; Orchestra Of St. Luke’s; Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Kansas City Chorale & The Saint Tikhon Choir – Kastalsky: Requiem Joshua Blue, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Dashon Burton, Malcolm J. Merriweather & Laquita Mitchell; Oratorio Society Of New York Orchestra; Oratorio Society Of New York Chorus – Moravec: Sanctuary Road Sarah Walker; Skylark Vocal Ensemble – Once Upon a Time

Best Opera Recording

Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus – Dello Joio: The Trial at Rouen Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Florentine Opera Chorus – Floyd, C.: Prince of Players WINNER: The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Il Pomo D’Oro – Handel: Agrippina Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin – Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg

Best Orchestral Performance

Oregon Symphony – Aspects of America – Pulitzer Edition Iceland Symphony Orchestra – Concurrence San Francisco Symphony – Copland: Symphony No. 3 WINNER: Los Angeles Philharmonic – Ives: Complete Symphonies Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra – Lutosławski: Symphonys Nos. 2 & 3

Best Tropical Latin Album

José Alberto “El Ruiseñor” – Mi Tumbao Edwin Bonilla – Infinito Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis – Sigo Cantado al Amor (Deluxe) WINNER: Grupo Niche – 40 Victor Manuelle – Memorias de Navidad

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Alejandro Fernández – Hecho en México Lupita Infante – La Serenata WINNER: Natalia Lafourcade – Un Canto por México, Vol. 1 Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez – Bailando Sones Huapangos con Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez Christian Nodal – Ayayay!

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Bajofondo – Aura Cami – Monstruo Culturo Profética – Sobrevolando WINNER: Rito Paez – La Conquesta del Espacio Lido Pimienta – Miss Colombia

Producer of the Year, Classical

Blanton Asplaugh WINNER: David Frost Jesse Lewis Dmitriy Lipay Elaine Martone

Best Engineered Album, Classical

JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus – Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus – Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion – Hynes: Field Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic – Ives: Complete Symphonies WINNER: Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, “Babi Yar”

Best Remixed Recording

Phil Good – Do You Ever (Rac Mix) Deadmau5 – Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix) Jasper Street Co. – Praying for You (Louie Vega Main Mix) WINNER: Saint Jhn – Roses (Imanbek Remix) Bazzi – Young & Alive (Bazzi vs. Haywyre Remix)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Devon Gifillian – Black Hole Rainbow Katie Pruitt – Expectations WINNER: Beck – Hyperspace Brittany Howard – Jaime Sierra Hull – 25 Trips

Best Historical Album

Unique Quartette – Celebrated, 1985-1896 Nat King Cole – Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early years (1936-1943) WINNER: Mister Rogers – It’s Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers Prince – 1999 Super Deluxe Edition Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark – Souvenir Bela Fleck – Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions

Best Album Notes

Various Artists – At the Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines from the Studio 1894-1926 Various Artists – The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West, 1940-1974 WINNER: The Replacements – Dead Man’s Pop Various Artists – The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us from Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business Nat Shusloff – Out of a Clear Blue Sky

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Paul McCartney – Flaming Pie (Collector’s Edition) Grateful Dead – Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 Depeche Mode – Mode WINNER: Wilco – Ode to Joy Various Artists – The Story of Ghostly International

Best Recording Package

Coldplay – Everyday Life Lil Wayne – Funeral Grouplove – Healer Caspian – On Circles WINNER: Desert Sessions – Vols. 11 & 12

Best Roots Gospel Album

Mark Bishop – Beautiful Day The Crabb Family – 20/20 The Erwins – What Christmas Really Means WINNER: Fisk Jubilee Singers – Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album) Ernie Haase & Signature Sound – Something Beautiful

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Cody Carnes – Run to the Father Hillsong Young & Free – All of My Best Friends We The Kingdom – Holy Water Tauren Wells – Citizen of Heaven WINNER: Kanye West – Jesus Is King

Best Gospel Album

Antony Brown & group therAPy – 2ECOND WIND: READY Myron Butler – My Tribute Ricky Dillard – Choirmaster WINNER: PJ Morton – Gospel According to PJ Kierra Sheard – Kierra

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship – The Blessing (Live) Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin – Sunday Morning We The Kingdom – Holy Water Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson – Famous For (I Believe) WINNER: Zach Williams & Dolly Parton – There Was Jesus

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Melvin Crispell III – Wonderful Is Your Name Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy – Release (Live) Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Presents: The Good News – Come Together Travis Greene – Won’t Let Go WINNER: Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music – Movin’ On

Best New Age Album

Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, and Jesse Paris Smith – Songs from the Bardo Priya Darshini – Periphery Superposition – Form//Less WINNER: Jim “Kimo” West – More Guitar Stories Cory Wong & Jon Batiste – Meditations

Best Music Film

Beastie Boys – Beastie Boys Story Beyoncé – Black Is King Freestyle Love Supreme – We Are Freestyle Love Supreme WINNER: Linda Ronstadt – Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice ZZ Top – That Little Ol’ Band From Texas

Best Music Video

WINNER: Beyoncé – Brown Skin Girl Future Featuring Drake – Life Is Good Anderson .Paak – Lockdown Harry Styles – Adore You Woodkid – Goliath

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

John Beasley & Maria Mendes – Asas Fechadas WINNER: Jacob Collier – He Won’t Hold You Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnkaye Kencridk & Amanda Taylor – Desert Song Alan Broadbent & Pat Metheny – From This Place Talia Billig, Nic Hard & Becca Stevens – Slow Burn

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Hildur Guðnadóttir – Bathroom Dance WINNER: John Beasley – Donna Lee Remyle Boef- Honeymooners Alvin Chea & Jarrett Johnson – Lift Every Voice and Sing Jeremy Levy – Uranus: The Magician

Best Instrumental Composition

Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Baby Jack Christian Sands – Be Water II Alexandre Desplat – Plumfield WINNER: Maria Schneider – Sputnik

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah – Axiom Jon Batiste – Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard Black Violin – Take the Stairs Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell – Americana WINNER: Snarky Puppy – Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Arca – Kick I Baauer – Planet’s Mad Disclosure – Energy WINNER: Kaytranada – Bubba Madeon – Good Faith

Best Dance Recording

Diplo & SIDEPIECE – On My Mind Disclosure Featuring Aminé & Slowthai – My High Flume Featuring Toro y Moi – The Difference Jayda G – Both of Us WINNER: Kaytranada Featuring Kali Uchis – 10%

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Current Lip Sync Songs Masterlist

Listed in alphabetical order by song title.

Aaron’s Party - Aaron Carter (Richard Harmon, Pink: Round 1)

Africa-Toto (Camila Mendes, Pink: Round 1)

Ain’t My Fault- Zara Larsson (Nina Dobrev, Green: Round 2)

Ain’t No Other Man- Christina Aguilera (Tyler Seguin, Orange: Round 2)

Ain’t Your Mama- Jennifer Lopez (Perrie Edwards, Gold: Round 2)

All Eyez On Me- 2Pac (Stephen James Hendry, Red: Round 2)

All I Do Is Win- DJ Khaled (Sophia Bush, Pink: Round 1)

All The Small Things- Blink 182 (KJ Apa, Blue: Round 1)

Alpha Omega- MGK (Dylan O’Brien, Orange: Round 2)

American Girl- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (Elizabeth Olsen, White: Round 1)

Applause- Lady Gaga (Courtney Act, Gold: Round 1)

Auston Matthews- SVDVM (Auston Matthews, Red: Round 2)

Baby One More Time- Britney Spears (Ashley Benson, Purple: Round 2)

Back To Black- Amy Winehouse (KJ Apa, Blue: Round 2)

Bad At Love- Halsey (Hailey Baldwin, Red: Round 1)

Bad Blood- Taylor Swift (Matt Daddario, Gold: Round 2)

Bad Medicine- Bon Jovi (Sharon Needles, Blue: Round 2)

Barbie Girl- Aqua (Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, Turquoise: Round 2)

Beauty and The Beat- Justin Bieber (Sarah Drew, Blue: Round 1)

Believer - Imagine Dragons (Lili Reinhart, Red: Round 2)

Best of Both Worlds- Hannah Montana (Alfie Deyes, Pink: Round 2)

Bet On It- Zac Efron (Zac Efron, Orange: Round 2)

Bitch- Meredith Brooks (Lily James, Pink: Round 2)

Black Widow- Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora (Jennifer Morrison Blue: Round 1)

Blow Your Mind (Mwah)- Dua Lipa (Adelaide Kane, Yellow: Round 2)

Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen (Taylor Swift, Green: Round 1)

Born To Run- Bruce Springsteen (Troian Bellisario, Blue Round 1)

Bottoms Up - Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj (Eliza Taylor, Green: Round 2)

Bye Bye Bye- NSYNC (Darren Criss, White: Round 1)

Cake By The Ocean- DNCE (Olivia Holt, Green: Round 1)

Can’t Stop The Feeling- Justin Timberlake (Chris Wood, Blue: Round 2)

Careless Whisper - George Michael (Karlie Kloss, Pink: Round 1)

Caught Up - Usher (Richard Harmon, Pink: Round 2)

Celebrity Status- Mariana’s Trench (Marie Avgeropoulos, Yellow: Round 1)

Chandelier- Sia (Marzia Bigonin, Yellow: Round 2)

Chantaje- Shakira (Paulo Dybala, Orange: Round 1)

Chunky - Bruno Mars (Joe Jonas, Green: Round 1)

Come To My Window- Melissa Etheridge (Elizabeth Olsen, White: Round 2)

Confident- Demi Lovato (Nina Dobrev, Green: Round 1)

Cool Girl- Tove Lo (Adelaide Kane, Yellow: Round 1)

Cruella De Vil- Selena Gomez (Genevieve Gaunt, Gold: Round 2)

Daddy Lessons - Beyonce (Zendaya, Yellow: Round 1)

Dance Dance- Fall Out Boy (Rose McIver, White: Round 1)

Despacito-Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee (Auston Matthews, Red: Round 1)

Dick In A Box- Justin Timberlake (Katie Cassidy, White: Round 2)

Dirrty- Christina Aguilera (Marie Avgeropoulos, Yellow: Round 2)

Diva- Beyonce (Saoirse Ronan, Pink: Round 1)

Dog Days Are Over- Florence and The Machine (Toby Regbo, Orange: Round 1)

Don’t Blame Me- Taylor Swift (Keegan Allen, Red: Round 2)

Don’t Cry For Me Argentina- Madonna (Bianca Del Rio, Gold: Round 2)

Drop It Like It’s Hot- Snoop feat. Pharrell (Tom Holland, Gold: Round 1)

Dream On- Aerosmith (Delta Goodrem, Orange: Round 1)

Drummer Boy - Misterwives (Sarah Hyland, Purple: Round 1)

Emperor’s New Clothes- Panic! At The Disco (Charlie Heaton, Turquoise: Round 2)

Encore/Numb mashup- Jay Z and Linkin Park (Katie Cassidy, White: Round 1)

Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)-Backstreet Boys (Dominic Sherwood, Turquoise: Round 1)

Everybody Wants To Rule The World- Tears For Fears (Danielle Panabaker, Green: Round 1)

Ex Factor- Lauryn Hill (Tori Kelly, Orange: Round 1)

Express- Christina Aguilera from Burlesque (Olivia Holt, Green: Round 2)

Eye To Eye- From The Goofy Movie (Brendan Urie, Green: Round 2)

Felices Los 4- Maluma (Paulo Dybala, Orange: Round 2)

Fight Song- Rachel Platten (Madelaine Petsch, Pink: Round 1)

Filthy- Justin Timberlake (Justin Bieber, Gold: Round 1)

Finesse- Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B. (Dianna Agron, Blue: Round 2)

Flawless- Beyonce (Amber Heard, White: Round 2)

Footloose- Kenny Loggins (Jack Lowden, Turquoise: Round 2)

Forgot About Dre- Dr. Dre feat. Eminem (Stephen Amell, Turquoise: Round 2)

Free Your Mind- En Vogue (Tori Kelly, Orange: Round 2)

Fuck You- Lily Allen (Selena Gomez, Purple: Round 1)

Galway Girl- Ed Sheeran (Domhnall Gleeson, Yellow: Round 2)

Gangsta’s Paradise- Coolio feat L.V. (Lily Collins, Blue: Round 1)

Gas Pedal (cover)- Mike Stud (Tyler Seguin, Orange: Round 1)

Girl I Know- Avenged Sevenfold (Hailey Baldwin, Red: Round 2)

Girl Next Door - Saving Jane (Eliza Taylor, Green: Round 1)

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun- Cyndi Lauper (Zac Efron, Orange: Round 1)

Give Your Heart A Break- Demi Lovato (Adore Delano, Yellow: Round 1)

Gold Digger- Kanye West (Phoebe Tonkin, Green: Round 2)

Gotta Tell You - Samantha Mumba (Caity Lotz, Yellow: Round 1)

Green Light- Lorde (Lily Collins, Blue: Round 2)

Gucci Gang- Lil Pump (Henry Cavill, Orange: Round 1)

Gust Of Wind- Pharrell feat. Daft Punk (Bill Skarsgard, White: Round 1)

Hallelujah- Rufus Weinwright (Blake Lively, Turquoise: Round 1)

Happy- Pharrell (Witney Carson, Yelllow: Round 1)

Harder To Breathe- Maroon 5. (Chris Evans, White: Round 1)

Havana- Camila Cabello (Bella Hadid, Yellow: Round 1)

Heartbreaker- Pat Benatar (Willa Holland, Yellow: Round 1)

Hello-Adele (Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, Turquoise: Round 1)

Here I Go Again- Whitesnake (Skeet Ulrich, Purple: Round 2)

Hips Don’t Lie- Shakira (Gal Gadot, Red: Round 2)

Holding Out For A Hero- Bonnie Tyler (Benedict Cumberbatch, Red: Round 1)

Hold Me Tight Or Don’t - Fall Out Boy

Hold On We’re Going Home-Drake feat. Majid Jordan (Alycia Debnam-Carey, Blue: Round 1)

Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. (Zoe Sugg, Orange: Round 1)

Honey, I’m Good - Andy Grammar (Grant Gustin, Red: Round 1)

Hook-Blue’s Traveler (Roman Josi, Green: Round 1)

Hopeless Wanderer- Mumford and Sons (Alex Galchenyuk, Orange: Round 2)

Hound Dog- Elvis Presley (Bob Morley, Blue: Round 1)

Hot In Herre- Nelly (Bob Morley, Blue: Round 2)

Hotline Bling - Drake (Zendaya, Yellow: Round 2)

Hot ‘N Cold- Katy Perry (Kendall Jenner, White: Round 1)

How Long - Charlie Puth

Humble- Kendrick Lamar (Taylor Hill, Gold: Round 1)

I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith (Chris Wood, Blue: Round 1)

I Get Off-Halestorm (Alexandra Park, Blue: Round 2)

I Just Had Sex- The Lonely Island feat. Akon (Sophia Bush, Pink: Round 2)

I Like it - Enrique Iglesias (Crystal Reed, Yellow: Round 1)

I’m Real- Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule (Emily Bett Rickards, Purple: Round 2)

I Wanna Dance With Somebody- Whitney Houston (Ashleigh Murray, Blue: Round 1)

I Want It That Way-Backstreet Boys (Taissa Farmiga, Turquoise: Round 1)

I Want To Break Free- Queen (Adam Devine, Blue: Round 2)

I Was Made For Loving You- KISS (Adam Devine, Blue: Round 1)

I Write Sins Not Tragedies- Panic! At The Disco (Rose McIver, White: Round 2)

Ice, Ice, Baby - Vanilla Ice (Melissa Benoist, Turquoise: Round 2)

Idiot Boyfriend- Jimmy Fallon (Margot Robbie, Pink: Round 2)

IDGAF- Dua Lipa (Harry Styles, Pink: Round 1)

If I Had You- Adam Lambert (Bill Skarsgard, White: Round 2)

If U Seek Amy- Britney Spears (Natalie Dormer, Orange: Round 1)

Instruction- Jax Jonest feat. Demi Lovato, Stefflon Don (Kat McNamara, Orange: Round 2)

In The Navy- Village People (Alexander Skarsgard, White: Round 2)

It Must Have Been Love- Roxette (Emmy Rossum, Red: Round 1)

It’s All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion (Aaron Rodgers, Purple: Round 2)

It’s Gonna Be Me- NSYNC (Darce Montgomery, Purple: Round 2)

It’s My Life- Bon Jovi (Darce Montgomery, Purple: Round 1)

It’s The End of The World- R.E.M. (Stephen Amell, Turquoise: Round 1)

Just Like Fire- P!nk (Jennifer Morrison Blue: Round 2)

Ladies Choice- Zac Efron (Alexandra Daddario, Green: Round 1)

Let It Go- Idina Menzel from Frozen (Blake Lively, Turquoise: Round 2)

Let You Go- Machine Gun Kelly (Justin Bieber, Gold: Round 2)

Lights Down Low - MAX feat. gnash (Jordan Fisher, Blue: Round 1)

Like A Prayer- Madonna (Danielle Panabaker, Green: Round 2)

Like A Virgin- Madonna (Ashley Benson, Purple: Round 1)

Living La Vida Loca- Ricky Martin (Delta Goodrem, Orange: Round 2)

Livin’ On A Prayer- Bon Jovi (Skeet Ulrich, Purple: Round 1)

Look What You Made Me Do- Taylor Swift (Domhnall Gleeson, Yellow: Round 1)

Lose Yourself- Eminem (Daisy Ridley, Orange: Round 2)

Love Doesn’t Stand A Chance- From Once Upon A Time (Zayn Malik, Green: Round 2)

Love on the Brain - Rihanna (Nick Jonas, Red: Round 1)

Love You To Death- Type O Negative (Henrik Lundqvist, Pink: Round 1)

Mama Don’t Make Me Put On The Dress Again- Trixie Mattel (Katya Zamaolodchikova, Purple: Round 2)

Mama Say- Betty Who (Gigi Hadid, Gold: Round 1)

Mamma Mia-Abba (Emilia Clarke, Turquoise: Round 2)

Man! I Feel Like A Woman- Shania Twain (Harry Styles, Pink: Round 2)

Mi Gente - J Balvin, Willy William

Milkshake- Kelis (Henry Cavill, Orange: Round 2)

Miss You - Louis Tomlinson (Natalia Dyer, Yellow: Round 2)

Monster- Nicki Minaj (Vanessa Hudgens, Gold: Round 1)

My Heart Will Go On- Celine Dion (Cole Sprouse, Green: Round 2)

My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light ‘Em Up) - Fall Out Boy (Nick Jonas, Red: Round 2)

New Rules- Dua Lipa (Bella Hadid, Yellow: Round 2)

Never Gonna Give You Up- Rick Astley (Alfie Deyes, Pink: Round 1)

Nothing Compares To Uou - Sinead O'Connor (Trixie Mattel, Turquoise: Round 2)

No Rain - One Blind Melon (Stephen James Hendry, Red: Round 1)

Often-The Weeknd (Selena Gomez, Purple: Round 2)

One Dance- Drake (Amber Heard, White: Round 1)

Only Girl (In The World)- Rihanna (Gigi Hadid, Gold: Round 2)

On Top of You - Enrique Iglesias (Jordan Fisher, Blue: Round 2)

Oops... I Did It Again- Britney Spears (Saoirse Ronan, Pink: Round 2)

Out of Your Mind - True Steppers, Dane Bowers feat. Victoria Beckham (Willa Holland, Yellow: Round 2)

Paper Planes- M.I.A. (Perrie Edwards, Gold: Round 1)

Paris in the Rain - LAUV

Part of Your World- From the Little Mermaid (Lindsay Arnold, Turquoise: Round 1)

Perfect-Ed Sheeran (Emilia Clarke, Turquoise: Round 1)

Play That Funky Music- Wild Cherry (Tom Hiddleston, Gold: Round 2)

Poker Face- Lady Gaga (Natalie Dormer, Orange: Round 2)

Pony- Ginuwine (Jason Momoa, White: Round 2)

Pour Some Sugar On Me- Def Leppard (Danneel Harris, Yellow: Round 2)

Power- Little Mix (Kat McNamara, Orange: Round 1)

Praying- Ke$ha (Lea Michele, Yellow: Round 1)

Pretty Fly For A White Guy - Offspring (Aaron Rodgers, Purple: Round 1)

Prince Ali- Robin Williams from Aladdin (Camila Mendes, Pink: Round 2)

Purple Rain- Prince (Toby Regbo, Orange: Round 2)

Rap God-Eminem (Alex Galchenyuk, Orange: Round 1)

Rebel Yell- Billy Idol (Andy Biersack, White: Round 1)

Redneck Woman- Gretchen Wilson (Danneel Harris, Yellow: Round 1)

Reet Petite- Jackie Wilson (Jack Lowden, Turquoise: Round 1)

Reggaeton Lento (Bailemos)- CNCO (Emeraude Toubia, Purple: Round 1)

Repeat Stuff- Bo Burnham (Dylan Sprouse, White: Round 1)

Replay- Zendaya (Tom Holland, Gold: Round 2)

Rockin’ Robin- The Jackson 5 (Ian Harding, Gold: Round 1)

Rhythm Nation- Janet Jackson (Sarah Drew, Blue: Round 2)

River - Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran (Sarah Hyland, Purple: Round 2)

Roar- Katy Perry (Marzia Bigonin, Yellow: Round 1)

Roses- Outkast (Lindsey Morgan, Red: Round 1)

Run The World (Girls)- Beyonce (Troian Bellisario, Blue Round 2)

S&M-Rihanna (Alexandra Park, Blue: Round 1)

School’s Out- Alice Cooper (Zayn Malik, Green: Round 1)

Sex Addiction- L.A Guns (Henrik Lundqvist, Pink: Round 2)

Sex On Fire- Kings of Leon (Zoey Deutch, Green: Round 2)

Sexy Back-Justin Timberlake (Chris Evans, White: Round 2)

Shake It Off- Taylor Swift (Lucy Hale, Purple: Round 2)

Shape Of You- Ed Sheeran (Madelaine Petsch, Pink: Round 2)

She’s Country- Jason Aldean (Jensen Ackles, White: Round 1)

She’s In Love With The Boy- Trisha Yearwood (Carrie Underwood, Red: Round 1)

She’s So High - Tal Bachman. (Zoe Sugg, Orange: Round 2)

She Thinks My Tractor Is Sexy- Kenny Chesney (Roman Josi, Green: Round 2)

Should’ve Said No- Taylor Swift (Lea Michele, Yellow: Round 2)

Shout- Lulu & the Luvvers (Benedict Cumberbatch, Red: Round 2)

Sign of the Times - Harry Styles (Louis Tomlinson, Pink: Round 2)

Sister Christian- Night Ranger (Justin Baldoni, Pink: Round 1)

Sk8ter Boy - Avril Lavigne (Trixie Mattel, Turquoise: Round 1)

Slow Hands - Niall Horan (Louis Tomlinson, Pink: Round 1)

Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson (Grant Gustin, Red: Round 2)

Somebody Told Me- The Killers (Dianna Agron, Blue: Round 1)

Something Bad - Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert (Natalia Dyer, Yellow: Round 1)

Somewhere Over the Rainbow- Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwoʻole (Jason Momoa, White: Round 1)

Sorry- Justin Bieber (Emeraude Toubia, Purple: Round 2)

Sorry Not Sorry- Demi Lovato (Niall Horan, Orange: Round 2)

Spice Up Your Life- Spice Girls (Courtney Act, Gold: Round 2)

Starman- David Bowie (Daisy Ridley, Orange: Round 1)

Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne (Joe Jonas, Green: Round 2)

Stay The Night- James Blunt (Keegan Allen, Red: Round 1)

Step In Time- Dick Van Dyke from Marry Poppins (Emmy Rossum, Red: Round 2)

Stronger (What Doesn’t Make You Stronger)- Kelly Clarkson (Carrie Underwood, Red: Round 2)

Sucker for Pain - Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons (Cara Delevingne, Turquoise: Round 2)

Superbass- Nicki Minaj (Kendall Jenner, White: Round 2)

Swalla - Jason Derulo feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (Sebastian Stan, Turquoise: Round 2)

Swish Swish- Katy Perry (Matt Daddario, Gold: Round 1)

Talk Dirty- Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz (Justin Baldoni, Pink: Round 2)

Talk that Talk by Rihanna feat. Jay Z (Alycia Debnam-Carey, Blue: Round 2)

Tear You Apart- She Wants Revenge (Dylan O’Brien, Orange: Round 1)

Telephone- Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce (Darren Criss, White: Round 2)

That’s My Girl- Fifth Harmony (Lucy Hale, Purple: Round 1)

That’s What I Like- Bruno Mars (Alberto Rosende, White: Round 1)

The Bare Necessities- Phil Harris (Tom Hiddleston, Gold: Round 1)

The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavinge (Chyler Leigh, Green: Round 2)

The Boys (English Ver.) - Girls’ Generation (Crystal Reed, Yellow: Round 2)

The Champion- Carrie Underwood (Brie Bella, Pink: Round 2)

The Creep- The Lonely Island (Dylan Sprouse, White: Round 2)

The Greatest- Sia (Taylor Hill, Gold: Round 2)

The Look- Roxette (Phoebe Tonkin, Green: Round 1)

This Ain’t A Scene It’s An Arm’s Race- Fall Out Boy (Brendan Urie, Green: Round 1)

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things - Taylor Swift (Karlie Kloss, Pink: Round 2)

Thong Song- Sisqo (Sebastian Stan, Turquoise: Round 1)

Thrift Shop-Macklemore (Taissa Farmiga, Turquoise: Round 2)

Tightrope - Janelle Monae (Melissa Benoist, Turquoise: Round 1)

Tough Lover- Christina Aguilera from Burlesque (Alexandra Daddario, Green: Round 2)

Under A Paper Moon- All Time Low (Charlie Heaton, Turquoise: Round 1)

Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield (Chyler Leigh, Green: Round 1)

Uptown Funk- Mark Ronon feat. Bruno Mars. (Lindsey Morgan, Red: Round 2)

Valentina- Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 (Sharon Needles, Blue: Round 1)

Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun (Cole Sprouse, Green: Round 1)

Wait (The Whisper Song)- The Ying Yang Twins (Margot Robbie, Pink: Round 1)

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go-Wham! (Ashleigh Murray, Blue: Round 2)

Welcome To The Black Parade- My Chemical Romance (Zoey Deutch, Green: Round 1)

What About Us- P!nk (Gal Gadot, Red: Round 1)

What Dreams Are Made Of - Hilary Duff. (Lili Reinhart, Red: Round 1)

What Lovers Do- Maroon 5 feat SZA (Emily Bett Rickards, Purple: Round 1)

What Makes You Country- Luke Bryan (Brie Bella, Pink: Round 1)

Whatever It Takes - Imagine Dragons (Cara Delevingne, Turquoise: Round 1)

White and Nerdy- Weird Al Yankovic (Ian Harding, Gold: Round 2)

Work It - Missy Elliott (Caity Lotz, Yellow: Round 2)

Worth It - Fifth Harmony (Lindsay Arnold, Turquoise: Round 2)

Wrecking Ball- Miley Cyrus (Taylor Swift, Green: Round 2)

Yonce/Partition-Beyonce (Vanessa Hudgens, Gold: Round 2)

You & I- One Direction (Alberto Rosende, White: Round 2)

You Don’t Know Me- Jax Jones feat Ray-Z (Genevieve Gaunt, Gold: Round 1)

You Gotta Be- Des’ree (Lily James, Pink: Round 1)

You Got The Right Stuff- New Kids On The Block (Alexander Skarsgard, White: Round 1)

Young, Dumb and Broke- Khalid (Niall Horan, Orange: Round 1)

You’re The One That I Want- From Grease (Witney Carson, Yelllow: Round 2)

You Shook Me All Night Long- AC/DC (Andy Biersack, White: Round 2)

You’ll Be Back - Jonathan Groff from Hamilton (Bianca Del Rio, Gold: Round 1)

Zombie- The Cranberries (Adore Delano, Yellow: Round 2)

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7th Element- Vitas (Katya Zamaolodchikova, Purple: Round 1)

#ssslipsync #will add and edit as everyone else posts

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