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coghive · 2 years ago

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Maverick City Music Earns 5 GRAMMY Award Nominations

Congratulations to TRIBL recording artist Maverick City Music, who has earned fivenominations for the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Maverick City Music earned nominations in both the Gospel and Contemporary Christian Categories – and double nods in Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song (full list of nominations below). In 2022, the group won Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards. At that show, Maverick City Music became the first in the genre in more than two decades to perform during the televised ceremony. Watch here. “Today’s nominations celebrate the genre-blending collaborations from artists and musicians across inspirational music and beyond,” says Stephanie Valcarcel, President of TRIBL Records. “We’re honored to be a part of it and to continue pushing our music to new heights.” “Everything about this project broke the mold for what ‘success’ is supposed to look and feel like. We recorded this record, Kingdom, with our dear brother Kirk Franklin, during one of the largest prison gatherings in American history. ⁣We decided to go behind bars to not just highlight the pain of mass incarceration, but to demonstrate God’s love in a way that you don’t see very often,” shares Maverick City Music co-founders & GRAMMY Award-winning producers and songwriters, Tony Brown and Jonathan “JJ” Jay. “Of course we want to thank Kirk, our entire team, the staff and residents at Everglades correctional facility, Wardens Colon and Siegler, Tribl Records, and RCA Inspiration,” they continue. “And, we have to thank all of our fans and supporters. To God be the glory.” The collective recently kicked off the second leg of their box-office record-shattering ‘Kingdom Tour’ with Kirk Franklin at a sold out Barclays Center in New York City. The trek, which has consistently appeared in the Top 10 on Pollstar’s Live75 list, continues tonight (11.15) with a show in their hometown at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA, before heading to South Carolina, Florida and more to end the year. Best Gospel Performance/Song “Kingdom” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song “Fear Is Not My Future” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin “God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)” – Crowder & Dante Bowe Featuring Maverick City Music Best Gospel Album Kingdom Book One (Deluxe) – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Breathe – Maverick City Music Kingdom Tour Dates: Tues., Nov. 15 | State Farm Arena | Atlanta, GA Wed., Nov. 16 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | Greenville, SC Thurs., Nov. 17 | Vyster Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, FL Fri., Nov. 18 | FLA Live Arena | Sunrise, FL Sun., Nov. 20 | UNO Lakefront Arena | New Orleans, LA Tues., Nov. 22 | Moody Center | Austin, TX Maverick City Music is managed by Undivided Entertainment, which is led by Norman Gyamfi and Walter Thomas. The collective’s team includes Anthony Brown, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine, Brandon Lake and Maryanne George, and their label home is Tribl Records, where day-to-day contacts for the group are Leonard Brooks and Stephanie Valcarcel. Shore Fire Media handles PR representation. Read the full article

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theprisonerofasgard · 6 years ago

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Loki joined the staff of the world-renowned prehistoric theme park only several months before the incident, though he dreamed of working in Jurassic World since its opening in 2005.

He was adopted into a family of Norse mythology-loving parents when he was an infant, and was named Loki as a result. His brother, Thor, also works at the park. Although he never met his biological parents, he found out his birth mother had a brother who worked at the original park. Loki never got a chance to meet Jurassic Park’s game warden, Robert Muldoon, though the man’s life is still of tremendous interest to him.

He seemed to have inherited his Uncle’s love of large predators, much to the dismay of his adoptive parents, who’d dearly hoped he’d pursue Norse mythology and culture. Loki does share a strong love for his supposedly-Viking roots, but his true calling was prehistoric animals and ecosystems. Rene and Anthony, whom their friends sometimes referred to as Frigga and Odin, still had boxes upon boxes of dinosaur toys and books from Loki’s childhood in the attic. Anthony in particular did not approve of Loki’s career choice, but Rene embraced it.

Loki gathered degrees in paleontology, zoology, and spent many years in the field studying large, predatory cats. He helped design exhibits for tigers, jaguars, leopards, and fishing cats. He’d just finished several months of frigid research on snow leopards, studying them to better understand what one would need to thrive in an enclosure, when he’d received the call from Claire Dearing.

Both the head of exhibit design and the head of asset containment were leaving, and Ms. Dearing thought him capable of filling both positions. Loki was thrilled at the prospect of creating habitats for the creatures he’d loved since he was a child, though was decidedly less excited about the prospect of asset containment.

Dearing quickly made plans to promote someone else from asset containment internally when he pushed back the Indominus Rex project by several months, insisting they build the walls higher before he would even consider putting in his approval for the project. They needed his approval as the head of exhibit design, which he was refusing to give based on the fact he had no idea what sort of animal he was dealing with. The fact that it was part Tyrannosaurus was not nearly enough to satisfy him, as, following that logic, the domestic chicken was also part Tyrannosaurus. How could he possibly approve an exhibit for something that might fall somewhere between those two extremes?

While he was still technically part of asset containment, his primary role was exhibit design and maintenance. His priority was the welfare of the animals, not the profit of the park. As a predator expert himself, he fell hard and fast for the four Velociraptors under Owen Grady's care, and made friends with both him and Gabriel Agnolo, who specialized in the raptors' vocalizations. Since new exhibits were not being constructed every day, Loki took rotations at the raptor paddock. He helped with training, and Gabriel's research. While Echo was indifferent and bordered on hostile, Delta and Blue tolerated him. Charlie, the green raptor who was born third in the pack, took a liking to Loki. He was sometimes called by Owen or Gabriel when she was being particularly uncooperative, as she tended to mind him more.

On the day of the incident, Claire had hoped Masrani would accept Owen's approval as enough of a green light to push forward with the Indominus Rex exhibit without Loki's dissent. When the hybrid escaped, and Owen relayed what happened during his trip back to the control room, Loki called and demanded they use lethal force to stop her before she killed any more people or animals. Masrani stripped him of his position as the head of asset containment then and there, giving Claire the authority to override his command.

Loki had joined Owen and Grady when Hoskins took over and demanded they use the four raptors to track the Indominus. And realized far too late the damned hybrid had been constructed with Velociraptor DNA. Loki was very nearly captured and killed by Echo, who was only distracted by an ACU soldier attempting to shoot her. The soldier was attacked and Loki was able to escape. He'd reunited with Owen long enough to find Charlie, who recognized them both, and watch her be destroyed with a rocket.

Loki was separated from Owen in the chaos, and managed to make the harrowing trek back to the resort. He had just reached the midway when a massive set of jaws closed around his midsection, but not with full force. The Indominus dropped him before fully closing her jaw, distracted by the calls of the three remaining raptors nearby. Whether it was lack of appetite, or the knowledge that humans were not challenging prey, she lost interest in Loki before it even truly began. Severely wounded, Loki had crawled toward Delta's warbled cries for help, if for nothing else the knowledge he wouldn't die alone.

Blue later found them both, and recognized Loki from his rotations at the paddock. She later led Gabriel to both her injured sister and the broken man.

FALLEN KINGDOM

Loki, a member of the Dinosaur Protection Group, was working at the San Francisco Zoo when Claire Dearing approached him. With the inevitable volcanic eruption on Isla Nublar, time was of the essence if she and Lockwood's team were to capture both Blue and Delta, the last velociraptors on earth. While Delta had a far stronger bond with Gabriel, they both knew in addition to his twins, his wife, Dr. Seraphina Pitchiner, was pregnant. Although Loki was in a surprisingly stable relationship with another Jurassic World survivor, he didn't have nearly as much to lose.

Between his weak bond with the raptor who had not seen him in three years, and the inevitable eruption, it seemed unlikely he would return from this expedition in one piece. If at all.

Loki was sent with a far smaller team to retrieve Delta, which they claimed was due to her limitations after being bitten by the Indominus. The velociraptor recognized Loki, but was untrusting until he played back raptor calls Gabriel had recorded years ago. But Eli Mills wasn't interested in saving both Delta and Blue, particularly when Blue was in better physical condition. Both Delta and Loki were tranquilized, and a blood sample of Delta was taken before Mills' team left them behind.

He and Delta had been stranded near the old docks where the ferries used to be stored when not in use. It had been part of a PR campaign for safety, having the ferries overhauled to be operated with extreme ease in case of an emergency. They also required little gas and were largely solar powered. It was still an extremely narrow escape, and Loki had barely managed to get the boat running before the dock was all but destroyed. Delta was given treats until she could be coaxed into one of the large cages that used to transport livestock for the carnivores. Loki didn't know how long they might be stranded on this boat, which could stop running after three years of sitting idle. If he ran out of treats, he'd be the only thing left for the raptor to eat.

To err on the side of precaution, Loki diverted the ferry to nearby Isla Muerta, which was also owned by InGen. It had never housed dinosaurs and had been abandoned after the incident in 2015, but it still had a basic facility for storage -- and a satellite phone.

Loki was not involved in the incident at the Lockwood manor, and seeks to help those illegally housing and protecting the dinosaurs unleashed in the country.

#jurassic world au #jurassic world spoilers #fallen kingdom spoilers #jurassic world fallen kingdom spoilers #jw spoilers

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jaygilbert-blog · 8 years ago

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COFFEE TALK [with Michael Kauffman]

“I��ve worked in music and technology during my career, largely in sales, marketing, and PR roles. I love to connect artists and companies with fans and customers -- and have been doing that in tech (YouTube on the marketing team and at Google via corporate communications), at start-ups like RightsFlow (a rights management and licensing company acquired by Google), and earlier in my career at labels and distribution companies like UMG, Verve, BMG, and Windham Hill.”

Q: What are a few of your favorite “industry moments?”

I loved spending time on the road with artists earlier in my career. While at Windham Hill in the mid-90’s, I joined Keola Beamer, Ledward Kaapana, and a few other Hawaiian slack key guitar icons on a series of dates up the eastern seaboard. It was one of the first times I spent a lot of time with a band who I had limited prior knowledge about. Pre-internet days. Not only did I fall in love with that music, but I got to introduce the band and crew to PA-breakfast-fave scrapple while eating at the Melrose Diner in Philadelphia. While at Verve, we arranged for the amazingly gifted vocalist Al Jarreau (RIP Al) to host the Music Biz Annual Conference Awards Dinner one year concurrent with his new release. Al arrived in San Antonio with a serious bout of the flu, and we didn’t know whether he’d be able to speak, let alone take the stage. But after a few hours of sweating it out, focused rest, home-brewed tea, and a mind-over-matter attitude, Al took the microphone and blew everyone away with his grace, wit, and charm.

I was fortunate during those years at Verve to work with a top-notch sales team (Tony Pellegrino, Jon Vanhala, Lisa Hopkins, Mark Callaghan, Jeff Lusis, Kim Smith, Missy Iredell), self-branded “The Jazz Pack”. We adopted a song-and-dance approach to many of our sales presentations and had a blast singing-while-selling our releases (I like to say that we were the last of the singin’ sales guys). Flashback to Los Angeles in 2001. The Universal Music and Video Distribution Conference was being held at the Century Plaza Hotel, and we were scheduled, along with all the other UMG labels, to present our upcoming releases to our friends at distribution. Instead of a generic video presentation, we opted to host an awards show called “The Tommy’s” (named for our beloved label Chairman Tommy LiPuma, industry icon, producer, and true music maker) packed with curated categories, spoof videos, and actual live performances highlighting our artists and releases.

The opening song-and-dance number involved us wearing Adidas tear-away track suits worn over tuxedos, doing a bit of choreographed dancing along with a backup crew consisting of the XFL’s LA Xtreme cheerleading squad. It culminated with Tommy himself being led through the curtains of the stage and down to his front-row seat amidst a rousing standing ovation (Tommy’s entrance is ~4:29 in this YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/Y09IwrNHO8Q). Furthermore, there was also an ice sculpture of Tommy, a raucous afterparty, the USC Fighting Trojan Marching Band performing "Tequila", balloons falling from the ceiling, and hundreds of customized Tommy bobbleheads that were presented to all in attendance. I vividly remember Tommy saying to me right before we stepped onto the stage: “Mikey! What's going on here babe?!” Most fun I ever had in a sales presentation. What a cool experience to work with that team and Tommy.

Another highlight happened at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City in early 2014: I spearheaded the music integration at our YouTube on Main Street pop-up experience. It was one of the more stressful planning periods I’ve endured — late nights, intense conversations, negotiations to book acts, and everything in between — but the effort was ultimately rewarded with goose-bump-inducing performances from Damon Albarn (“There’s no way we can fit a string quartet and a large keyboard on that small stage.”), Venus And The Moon (who asked me to rehearse with them in the parking garage), Carina Round, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, Sleeping At Last, Matthew Perryman Jones and Kate Tucker (many artists via a Paste partnership — thanks Josh Jackson), and a few roof-raising late-nite DJ sets from Young Guru, Neon Indian, and LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy -- who's agent phoned me on the day of his set to tell me he was stuck in Chicago due to snow. He arrived just in time to walk on the stage and start spinning records! It all came together and was magical. Plus so many other highlights: a post-dinner celebratory “toast” with Cheap Trick in Chicago, dinner in the Sinatra room at Patsy’s in NYC with Jamie Cullum, and of course live experiences like The Subdudes at Tipitina’s in New Orleans.

Q: If you were to make a playlist of the songs that are part of your DNA, the comfort food that you keep coming back to, that never fail to move and inspire you, what would those tracks be?

It would have to be a playlist of playlists… how many songs do I get?

Can I have 20 - 25? I love the Great American Songbook: Frank, Ella, Billie, Dean, Sammy, Tony, Dinah, along with Miles, Coltrane, Bird, Bill Evans, Ben Webster, Basie, and all the jazz masters. Here's a happy hour playlist assembled by Ken Druker, our head of catalog while I was at Verve. He curated this “Jazz Pack Supertunes” compilation for our crew back in the late 90’s: Frank Sinatra & Count Basie - Come Fly With Me Dean Martin - Ain't That A Kick In The Head Buddy Greco - Around The World Bobby Darin - More Sammy Davis, Jr. - Hey There Jack Jones - You'd Better Love Me Count Basie - All Of Me Frank Sinatra - That's Life Eartha Kitt - C'est Si Bon Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual Perez Prado - Mambo No. 8 Wayne Newton - Danke Shoen Bobby Darin - Hello Dolly Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - This Could Be The Start Of Something Big Buddy Greco - She Loves Me Vic Damone - The Song Is You Al Martino - Speak Softly Love Nino Rota - The Godfather Waltz Dean Martin - Return To Me Johnny Mathis - Chances Are Sammy Davis Jr. - I've Gotta Be Me Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight Marilyn Monroe - Happy Birthday Mr. President (on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/michaeljoel/playlist/1mNOucMihzZ38hMLv2ptNB)

Q: Are there any artists that never really made it, that came across your desk, that you wish people could hear and embrace?

Action Figure Party comes immediately to mind (a group spearheaded by Greg Kirsten, founder of Geggy Tah, who over the past decade has become a Grammy-award winning producer of Sia, Beck, Kelly Clarkson, Ellie Goulding, Pink, the Shins, Tegan and Sara, Lily Allen), signed to Verve at the time by Bud Harner, our ultra-cool A&R rep. “Everybody Ready” now playing: https://youtu.be/Xud_KlHlqr0

Q: Who was your mentor? Why? Early in my career in advertising: Jim Coudal, the creative director at Weber, Cohn & Riley gave me a shot as a copywriter and helped me craft a voice for headlines and copy. Chris Balla and Bob Garbarini at BMG (now Sony) who provided the freedom and the guidelines to teach me how to think about music marketing. Pat Berry, my boss at Windham Hill (now running the Six Degrees label), who taught me pretty much everything I know about sales, much of it based on always framing decisions with what’s best for the artist. Also from the Windham Hill timeframe, Dave Morrell, who spearheaded AAA/non-comm promotion at our High Street imprint, is a dear friend and mentor who taught me how to love stories and to leave people with a smile. Dave has been releasing his memoirs — and they are a hoot! Horse-Doggin’: Volume 1 is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Horse-Doggin-Dave-Morrell-Archives-Vol-ebook/dp/B00IZLEFQ6/ref=la_B00LG1S4P0_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1491231314&sr=1-1 and 1974 - The Promotion Man - Volume 2 is here: https://www.amazon.com/1974-Promotion-York-Morrell-Archives-ebook/dp/B015YV11M0/ref=la_B00IZQHCE8_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1491231441&sr=1-3. Read up. Plus Bob Schneiders at UMVD taught me the ropes as for retail sales when I started at GRP, and also showed me the importance of connection via common passions solidified with personalized outreach. And the host of other sales and marketing execs who guided me through the years: Ben Kline, Pat Monaco, Bob Anderson, Tony Camardo, Linda Finke, Saul Shapiro, Mike Davis, Cliff O'Sullivan, Mark Flaherty, Marc Zimet, Anthony Ellis, Rob Santos, Nell Mulderry, (can't forget you) Jay Gilbert, the Jazz Pack (Jon, Tony, Lisa, Jeff, Mark)... it takes a village obviously.

Patrick Sullivan (CEO / Co-Founder at RightsFlow) mentored me through his leadership to win against the odds through smart-thinking and a tireless work effort, while Scott Sellwood (our Head of Biz Affairs at RightsFlow, and Publisher Relationships at YouTube) inspired me with his brain, musical abilities, and tenacious commitment to finding common sense solutions. And finally Tommy LiPuma, of course, our Chairman at GRP and Verve, who taught me how to pursue quality in music, art, wine and life. A legendary music leader, visionary and Hall of Fame human being with a legacy of music and joy rooted in the artists, colleagues, employees and millions of ears and hearts that he inspired. A few of use traveled to Cleveland last year to celebrate his 80th. So glad we did. It was a night of stellar performances: Diana Krall, Dr. John, Al Jarreau, Leon Russell (RIP)… followed by the afterparty back at the Ritz-Carlton, drinking amazing wine while listening and laughing into the wee small hours to the many, many stories filling the room. Music biz stories for the ages. Tommy stories. So fortunate and thankful. Smart, passionate, creative mentors who rocked my world.

Q: What’s the best part of your job? Helping and listening (to people and to music). Anytime I can generate a creative conversation with an artist, a company or a colleague, and help them think about their audience and how best to share + super-serve + connect, it’s a good day.

That, and getting together with friends and colleagues for lots of happy hours and live music. Ketel martini, up. Ice cold. Olives.

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joeycultice · 3 years ago

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AVA MAX COVER for ODALISQE Sandra Myhrberg, editor and chief and founder of ODALISQE needed a fresh pop star for a cover. My dear friend and new agent ZIZI single handedly hands us AVA MAX. Zizi is a pro, and made the shoot happen. Sandra is an amazing human that never ceases to amaze me. Ava is an amazing pop star filled with a positivity, light and energy. The stars aligned, the team arrived, and magic happened. Thank all of you, Megan Vo for pulling the styling together. Thank you Katsura for dealing with the shoot. CARELL, Linna and everyone else setting up and tearing down. ODALISQUE ISSUE no X @odalisque.m Ava Max @avamax wearing @schiaparelli article Tsemaye Opubor @opubor photography Joseph Cultice @joeycultice Love Artist Agency @loveartistsagency Fashion STAR Megan Vo @meganvo96 Makeup Michael Anthony / Forward Artists @forwardartists Hair Castillo Bataille / Opus Beauty using Number 4 Hair Care @castillo_13 PR- Carleen Donovan @theorielco cover and design @adamkarlkaiser #odmX #odalisqueX #odalisquemagazineX #odalisque magazine #avamax #california #quixotestudios #phaseone #kinoflo #arri #fire #burningpiano #adobe #diva #profoto #hasselblad #phaseone #phaseonephoto #applecomputer #quixote #quixotestudios #kinoflo #popstars #lidocaine #charmedlife Stay - Safe- Healthy - Happy (at Mayas Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP6wCiWgTZS/?utm_medium=tumblr

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jessicakehoe · 5 years ago

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TIFF 2019: PR Maven Natasha Koifman’s Diary From the Festival’s Opening Weekend

Natasha Koifman is a woman who thrives on a busy schedule. When she’s not planning and executing game-changing campaigns with clients such as Swarovski, Aveeno and Mountain Equipment Co-op, she’s a key player during the Toronto International Film Festival and has been for over two decades. As founder of the Toronto, New York and Los Angeles-based agency NKPR, Koifman hosts highly-anticipated events such as the NKPR Annual Film Festival Countdown, IT House x Producers Ball (where the celebrity portrait studio in partnership with Rolling Stone is housed), Producers Ball Gala and the annual Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) Festival Gala. “There is something about the atmosphere during TIFF in Toronto, it turns into Hollywood North and the city becomes electric,” she says.

We caught up with Koifman to get a behind-the-scenes look at her hectic schedule during the jam-packed opening weekend of TIFF.

Thursday, September 5

5am: I always make sure I wake up early every morning – especially on the opening day of our IT House x Producers Ball lounge where we have over 150 media/talent coming through the space. I like to ground myself with a cup of coffee, cuddle up with my dog Ko-D (#koddog) and take a few moments of solitude to get ready for the day. Jukka Suutari arrives around 5.30am to help me prep my look for the day – he always knows how to get my hair and makeup just right for a day full of interviews and photos. Some of my favourite products include my favourite Lise Watier Twist & Sharp Eye Stylo – with no sharpener needed it’s easy to take with me everywhere for quick touch-ups!

7.30am: Arrive at the NKPR IT House x Producers Ball lounge this year held at The Purman on Adelaide Street West, just steps away from the Bell Lightbox and all of the TIFF action.

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It’s move in day!! We are so excited to call @the_purman home for the next week 🖤 You’ll find us in the centre of all of the festival action from Thursday to Sunday for #NKPRIT19 🎬 🎉 We will have activations by @swarovski, @ogx_beauty, @bobbibrown, @houndsvodka and more. @rollingstone will be at the helm of our portrait studio 📸 And, we will also be hosting a selection of awesome industry panels (check out our stories for info on how to get tickets)! Keep following our feed and stories all week for a #BTS look!#shopnk🖤 . . . #TIFF #TIFF19 #Event #Toronto #The6ix #FilmFestival #Fashion #Style #ThePurman #POTD #Instagood #TorontoLife #Film #Cinema #TorontoEvents #RollingStone #RollingStoneMagazine #HoundsVodka #Swarovski #OGXBeauty #BobbiBrown

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8am – 2pm: Drew Scott (who with his brother, Jonathan Scott, co-created the IT House x Producers Ball with me) and I kick-off media day with a packed scheduled of broadcast interviews speaking to everything TIFF – from our IT House to celeb-spotting to the hottest spots to visit in Toronto during the festival. Beyond that, each day we hosted panels with industry leaders, film experts and global changemakers where the public could come experience the space and learn something new! To launch our new ShopNK – a socially conscious, curated e-commerce fashion, beauty and entertainment site – we also created a pop-up shop where guests (like Priyanka Chopra!) could shop for a cause.

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What a week this has been! Thank you all for your incredible and generous support for #ShopNK🖤. One of the many highlights since our launch was when @PriyankaChopra stopped by our pop-up at the IT House. She fell in love with the @linethelabel Oversized Scarf, the Burn Brightly Match Bottle, @bythenamesake Leather Pouch…as well as her favourite product of Drop001 – the Leather and Lace Scented Candle! She even picked up an extra for her husband @nickjonas! 🥰 But, the best part of all is that @Girls.20 benefitted from all of Priyanka’s favourite things with a portion of the proceeds going to charity! 👏🏻👏🏻 #NKPRIT19

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4pm: Many people don’t know this about me, but I’m an introvert so I head home to make sure I get some time to myself before I get ready for an evening full of events!

8pm: My husband Anthony Mantella and I head to Toronto Life x FASHION’s Best Dressed event. My outfit for the evening was a Chloé tuxedo, YSL shoes and an incredible Tarot Magic pendant from Swarovski.

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The perfect suit can take you from day ▶️ to a party 🥳 With a few adjustments of course…in comes a little sparkle from @Swarovski 💁🏻‍♀️ This Tarot Magic Pendant is one of my favourite new pieces, and will add the perfect amount of glam to tonight’s look✨ So glad to have #Swarovski as our official jewelry partner for the It House x Producers ball this year 🖤 I’m so happy because for the next few days I feel like I have a personal jewelry chest to pull from 🙊🙊🙊#Swarovski #NKAllBlackEverything #NKPRIT19 #OOTN . . . #TIFF #TIFF19 #Fashion #Style #Chloe #YSL #SaintLaurent #SparkDelight #Event #Party #Toronto #TorontoLife #The6ix #POTD #Instagood #Suit #Pantsuit #FilmFestival #FestivalSeason #Cinema #Thursday #Necklace

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Friday, September 6

7am: Only a day away from the APJ Festival Gala, I’m in the kitchen with renowned Chef David Adjey at the Windsor Arms Hotel to decide on final touches for the Haitian-inspired menu.

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Cooking for a cause! 🍽 Renowned Chef David Adjey of the @windsorarms hotel will be welcoming the talented Haitian Chef @ChefPaulToussaint, together they will create a one-of-a-kind Haitian menu for this year’s @ArtistsForPeace Gala. The collaboration between these two chefs will create a meaningful and memorable culinary experience. Haitian cuisine is rooted in the island’s history, prepared using a merging of diverse culinary styles, and it is infused with bold, soulful flavours. We just did a tasting with David last night and WOW! The guests are in for a real treat! 😄 I want to thank George Friedman of the @windsorarms hotel for making all of this possible and for creating the most special and authentic evening for us. Check out our stories for a sneak peek 🖤 #NKPRIT19 #APJ #APJFestivalGala . . . #WindsorArms #WindsorArmsToronto #Kitchen #Chef #DavidAdjey #Haiti #HaitianCuisine #Event #Toronto #TorontoLife #The6ix #shopnk🖤

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1pm: There’s a lot to prepare for this star-studded event. Members of the NKPR team – the hardest working and smartest pros in the industry – and myself are onsite for meetings, last-minute décor reviews, live performance scheduling, speech writing and finalizing seating plans for the evening. This event is always one of my favourites during TIFF! APJ is an organization that provides life-changing educational opportunities for youth in Haiti. Over the past 11 years, the organization has raised over $32 million and built the first free high school in Port Au Prince that has provided over 3,500 students with an education that they otherwise would never have received. I have been involved in this organization since the beginning and it is something that is near and dear to my heart!

5pm: After a day of planning, I head home to get ready for our annual Producers Ball Gala at the IT House, co-hosted by Drew, Jonathan and myself. For tonight’s look I’ve chosen a sheer Prada duster lined with feathers. I’m obsessed with the feather trend right now.

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Day 2 of #NKPRIT19 calls for a little feather action 🖤🙊 Producers ball here I come! #OOTN #NKAllBlackEverything . . . #Fashion #Style #Prada #Outfit #Feathers #Film #Cinema #TIFF #TIFF19 #FilmFestival #Toronto #TorontoLife #The6ix #Event #Party #Instagood #POTD #DavidDrebin #Art #NKPR #Friday #FridayNight

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8pm: We arrive at the Producers Ball red carpet where the team is waiting alongside a number of cameras and media to interview notable attendees including Amanda Brugel, Jann Arden, Arlene Dickinson, Sean Paul, Yannick and Shantelle Bisson and more. This event hosts over 300 industry leaders from talent to producers, we served custom Hounds Vodka cocktails, had an incredible neon photo wall by Swarovski and in true NKPR fashion, had savoury snacks like McDonald’s passed around the entire night. The highlight of the evening was the karaoke performances by some of the guests including Drew and Jonathan Scott and Kreesha Turner – it was something I will never forget!

12am: Anthony and I have a tradition – our annual #ProducersBall kiss.

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Continuing the tradition…our annual #ProducersBall kiss. Always love co-hosting this party with you two @mrdrewscott and @mrsilverscott. Thanks so much to everyone who came out and made this evening such a great one! 🖤 #NKAM🖤 #NKPRIT19 #ProducersBall . . . #TIFF #TIFF19 #Event #Party #Toronto #TO #TorontoLife #The6ix #Kiss #Couple #Love #POTD #Instagood #Friday #FridayNight #Film #FilmFestival

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Saturday, September 7

12pm: The day is finally here – the 11th annual APJ Festival Gala this year presented by Labatt Breweries of Canada! The NKPR team arrives for the final site visit at the Windsor Arms Hotel and to get ready for our busiest red carpet of the season! It may look glamorous (and it is) but behind-the-scenes the red carpet takes months of planning – from confirming media and cameras to making sure everyone’s arrival times are carefully planned.

2pm: I have a comprehensive roles-and-responsibilities meeting with my NKPR APJ Gala event leads and George Stroumboulopoulos – one of the event co-hosts for the evening. Everyone plays their part – even baby Lola Rose!

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Did you think I was going to miss my annual TIFF photobomb? This 📸 from last night’s 11th annual APJ Gala, chaired by @natashankpr. And the second 📸 is me just being a Stage Mom.

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3pm: My friend and trusted hair and makeup guru Jodi Urichuk helps me get ready for this evening. My look for the night – Oscar de la Renta.

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It’s my favourite night of the year where we come together in such a meaningful way. Here’s a look at my outfit for tonight’s @artistsforpeace gala (you guys chose the dress 😊)! Keep following our stories for all things #APJTIFF19! 🖤 #NKAllBlackEverything #OOTN #APJ . . . . #TIFF #TIFF19 #FilmFest #FilmFestival #Gala #Event #Style #Toronto #The6ix #Philanthropy #GivingBack

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6pm: Anthony and I arrive at the APJ Gala red carpet where the scene is buzzing with cameras, broadcast outlets and bystanders watching the action. Some amazing guests joined us for the event and walked the red carpet including APJ Board Co-Chair Susan Sarandon, Dakota Johnson, Robbie Robertson and Janet Zuccarini, Yannick and Shantelle Bisson, Janet Zuccarini, Suzanne Boyd, Stephan James, Shamier Anderson, and Matthew Willson to name a few!

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One of the most touching moments of tonight’s #APJTIFF19 was when @tdotsteph and @shamieranderson presented Norman Jewison with the Lifetime Achievement award and his very own custom @roots varsity jacket. The rising stars who grew up in Toronto were inspired by the directors memorable, entertaining and socially important films. Stay tuned for more moments from the incredible @artistsforpeace gala tomorrow 🖤 . . . . #APJ #Gala #TIFF #TIFF19 #StephanJames #ShamierAnderson #NormanJewison #GivingBack #Philanthropy #Toronto #Actors 📸: @vitoamati / @ryanemberley

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6.30pm – late: It was an incredibly successful year! We raised an impressive $1.1 million for the children of Haiti. So grateful for all that supported this event and excited for next year.

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Turns out The Correspondent isn’t opening a US newsroom after all

Dutch news organization The Correspondent surprised some of its supporters earlier this week when co-founder and CEO Ernst Pfauth posted an update on Medium saying that the company would not be opening a newsroom in New York City.

Which was odd, because the organization raised $2.6 million in a crowdfunding campaign last fall with the express purpose of launching in the United States.

At least, that’s what I thought. After all, I wrote an article titled, “The Correspondent launches campaign to bring its ad-free journalism to the US.”

But here’s how Pfauth explained the decision in his post (emphasis in the original):

We’ve closed our campaign office in NYC, and we have decided that we won’t open a newsroom in the US for now. We don’t aim to be a national US news organization (we have founding members from more than 130 countries around the world!) but instead want to cover the greatest challenges of our time from a global perspective — in English. For that vision, Amsterdam is as a great place to start.

So was this the plan all along? In an interview with NiemanLab, Editor-in-Chief Rob Wijnberg argued that this is consistent with what The Correspondent team promised in the campaign: “We’re setting up in English language, and we’re going to hire U.S.-based journalists as well.”

I’ll say it coz no one else will: everything about TheCorrespondent’s so-called U.S. expansion plans for last two years felt like a huckster’s dream, everyone shilling for them have some explanation to do. Or not, coz really, no one should’ve given a shit in the first place.

— Rafat Ali, Media Operator (@rafat) March 26, 2019

He went on to say that the team “never really talked about setting up an office” in the United States. Still, he acknowledged that it was a U.S.-centric campaign, with Wijnberg and Pfauth spending most of their time in New York, reaching out to U.S. journalists to write about the campaign and recruiting other journalists and pundits to serve as “ambassadors.”

“So it got interpreted by a lot of media who wrote about us as, ‘They’re launching in the U.S.,’ ” Wijnberg said. “Which is pretty much 80 percent true, in the sense that we are going to have English-language correspondents in the U.S. — just not only in the U.S. And we never promised — or never said, because that’s not our model — to have, to cover the United States or anything.”

So I thought: Okay, that makes sense. I must have misunderstood what Pfauth was telling me.

Still, I wanted to figure out how I got this wrong, so I went back to the initial email I received from Pfauth. Here’s how it began: “Dear Anthony, I’m CEO and cofounder of The Correspondent, an online journalism platform from Amsterdam that will soon be launching in the U.S.”

Then he gave a quick description of The Correspondent’s ad-free, reader-funded model, adding, “We aim to bring the same journalistic integrity and unconventional editorial approach when we launch in the U.S.”

It’s so weird that I ended up thinking they were planning to launch in the U.S.!

So @robwijnberg says everyone thought The Correspondent was going to launch in the U.S. because that's how it was "interpreted by a lot of media." But ummmmmm https://t.co/3EXj7ShxVO pic.twitter.com/bZZQ6YMdLc

— Anthony Ha (@anthonyha) March 28, 2019

Wijnberg acknowledged the confusion in his interview, telling NiemanLab, “Tons of people talk about what we’re trying to do. So the idea that you can keep all these people on message all the time would be kind of totalitarian, right?”

Maybe … except this isn’t an overly enthusiastic ambassador; it’s the company’s CEO. (And it seems he made a similar pitch to other publications.) One might argue that keeping him on message — a.k.a., making sure he accurately describes the company’s plans as he asks people for money — is not only not “totalitarian,” but actually the responsible thing to do.

The truth is, I don’t know what happened here. If The Correspondent never planned to open a U.S. office, thinks it can do a good job covering the U.S. without one and simply did a bad job communicating? Fine. If the original plan was to open a U.S. office, then it reconsidered? That would be disappointing, but if the model still produces worthwhile journalism about the U.S., then I suppose it’s a net positive.

But these confusing, convoluted, “I’m sorry that you didn’t understand us” explanations don’t just make the company look disingenuous — they also seem antithetical to running a newsroom that depends on readers’ knowledge, goodwill and money.

Lordy is this interview mealy-mouthed… you can’t blame people for believing your marketing, PR, and the people you hire as “ambassadors” https://t.co/xnT0hGja2E pic.twitter.com/kHv5Rj7c26

— Gabriel Snyder (@gabrielsnyder) March 28, 2019

Update: Jay Rosen, who is advising The Correspondent, has written a post in which he acknowledged that the company “screwed up its communications with members.”

Apparently, the original plan was to have its English-language headquarters in New York, but the thinking evolved as the team considered issues like cost and the benefits of having a distributed newsroom, eventually settling on the idea of “a one newsroom strategy … with headquarters in Amsterdam and the new correspondents working remotely.”

“I was initially taken back,” Rosen wrote. “I would not have come up with that idea. But the more I thought about it, the more sense it made, especially when it came to the talent search, and to the aspiration to one day be a global brand.”

Which makes sense! It’s just a little mystifying that Wijnberg and Pfaust didn’t say that in the first place.

source https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/28/the-correspondent-unlaunches/

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fmservers · 6 years ago

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Turns out The Correspondent isn’t opening a U.S. newsroom after all

Dutch news organization The Correspondent surprised some of its supporters earlier this week, when co-founder and CEO Ernst Pfauth posted an update on Medium saying that the company would not be opening a newsroom in New York City.

Which was odd, since the organization raised $2.6 million in a crowdfunding campaign last fall with the express purpose of launching in the United States.

At least, that’s what I thought. After all, I wrote an article titled, “The Correspondent launches campaign to bring its ad-free journalism to the US.”

But here’s how Pfauth explained the decision in his post (emphasis in the original):

So was this the plan all along? In an interview with NiemanLab, Editor in Chief Rob Wijnberg argued that this is consistent what The Correspondent team promised in the campaign: “We’re setting up in English language, and we’re going to hire U.S.-based journalists as well.”

— Rafat Ali, Media Operator (@rafat) March 26, 2019

“So it got interpreted by a lot of media who wrote about us as, ‘They’re launching in the U.S.,'” Wijnberg said. “Which is pretty much 80 percent true, in the sense that we are going to have English-language correspondents in the U.S. — just not only in the U.S. And we never promised — or never said, because that’s not our model — to have, to cover the United States or anything.”

So I thought: Okay, that makes sense. I must have misunderstood what Pfauth was telling me.

It’s so weird that I ended up thinking they were planning to launch in the U.S.!

— Anthony Ha (@anthonyha) March 28, 2019

Maybe … except this isn’t an overly-enthusiastic ambassador; it’s the company’s CEO. (And it seems he made a similar pitch to other publications.) One might argue that keeping him on message — a.k.a., making sure he accurately describes the company’s plans as he asks people for money — is not only not “totalitarian,” but actually the responsible thing to do.

Lordy is this interview mealy-mouthed… you can’t blame people for believing your marketing, PR, and the people you hire as “ambassadors” https://t.co/xnT0hGja2E pic.twitter.com/kHv5Rj7c26

— Gabriel Snyder (@gabrielsnyder) March 28, 2019

Via Anthony Ha https://techcrunch.com

#TechCrunch

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itssherstyle · 6 years ago

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RAWR Awards 2018 is all-set at Le Rêve on November 14

MANILA, Philippines— LionHearTV.net brings back #RAWRAwards2018 on November 14, Wednesday, 6pm at Le Rêve Pool Party Venue and Events Place. The annual award-giving body is backed up by the Filipino blogging community, particularly the entertainment blogs spearheaded by the aforementioned site.

sherfriends.com by Shermaine Capuli and Sherfriends is glad to be part of this Pinoy Blog Nation

A total of 25 awards are at stake in this year’s RAWR Awards. Dubbed as a spectacle of entertainment celebrities; apart from a 250-strong support from the new media practitioners (bloggers) across the country, PR groups are all in support as well as the respective fans of the listed nominees.

The awards are grouped under three major categories—Lion, Cub and Pride.

See list of categories and the corresponding nominees:

CUB

Bibo Award

The award clearly indicates being active or maybe the brightest child star the public has come to endear with. The recipient of the award has this innocence that can be described as ‘breath of fresh air’; he or she has shown dedication at work despite his or her young age.

Nominees are Xia Vigor (The Kids Choice), Baeby Baste (Eat Bulaga), Chunsa Jung (Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids Edition), Elia Ilano (Sana Dalawa Ang Puso), Leanne Bautista (The Cure), Yuan Francisco (Victor Magtanggol), Justin James Quilantang (Playhouse) and Sofia Pablo (Onanay).

Favorite Bida

Bida means the lead—it can refer to either the star on a television show or in a film. The Favorite Bida of is someone who gave a remarkable performance. Though being a protagonist back then are the victims and who allow the antagonist to just abuse him or her; today, the Bida knows how to fight and still earn the sympathy of the audience.

Nominees are Coco Martin (FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano), Kathryn Bernardo (La Luna Sangre), Enrique Gil (Bagani), Alden Richards (Victor Magtanggol), Barbie Forteza (Inday Will Always Love You), Erich Gonzales (The Blood Sisters), Marian Rivera (Super Ma’am), and Bianca Umali (Kambal Karibal).

Favorite Kontrabida

Any Bida will not be as effective and convincing if his or her kontrabida fails to deliver. The said award is given to the antagonist who made the audience hate them because of the guts and he or she can steal the spotlight from the lead if given the chance. With many bankable artists turn into the villains they are now, one can only be hailed as the Ultimate Kontrabida.

Nominees are Kyline Alcantara (Kambal Karibal), Gladys Reyes (Inday Will Always Love You), Jhong Hilario (FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano), Ryan Eigenmann (Bagani), Richard Gutierrez (La Luna Sangre), Katrina Halili (The Stepdaughters), John Estrada (Victor Magtanggol), and Gabby Eigenmann (Contessa).

Beshie ng Taon

In any story, he or she is the sidekick, the supporter who cheers for the Bida. Oftentimes, he or she is overlooked and taken for granted, but because of his or her contribution to tell and complete a story—he or she gives the lead a special support system and because of that—he or she deserves that recognition, too.

Nominees are Zaijan Jaranilla (Bagani), Pauline Mendoza (Kambal Karibal), Joross Gamboa (La Luna Sangre), Super Tekla (Inday Will Always Love You), Darren Espanto (The How’s of Us), Dion Ignacio (Victor Magtanggol), Karla, MC, Lassy, Wacky Kiray (Gandarrapido), and Mark Neumann (I Love You Hater).

The Great Comeback

Stars are born, but not all are able to have that longevity in the industry. Seldom for those who shunned away from the limelight are given another chance to shine; there are a few or one who is able to reclaim his or her status as a celebrity. The said star may have been missed truly by his or her fans or the public as a whole and still able to score a smashing comeback.

Nominees are JM de Guzman, Kristine Hermosa, Manolo Pedrosa, Aga Muhlach, Kylie Padilla, Jolo Revilla, Maricel Soriano and Mark Anthony Fernandez.

Movie ng Taon

From September 2017 to September this year, movies have created abuzz not just because of its topnotch performance, its storytelling but it has somehow caught the attention both the moviegoers and the critics. Every year, the local and international film industry offer materials that created such a stir and even break box-office records as well.

Nominees are The Hows of Us, Miss Granny, Sid & Aya, Liway, Signal Rock, Buy Bust, Never Not Love You, and Loving in Tandem.

Bet na Bet na Teleserye

Each year, the quality of our TV shows or series have become more competitive, innovative and impressive. Plots get deeper or crazier and the artists become better. Truly, these shows are testaments of how great Filipino artistry is.

Nominees are FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, Inday Will Always Love You, The Blood Sisters, The Good Son, La Luna Sangre, Bagani, Ika-6 Na Utos, and Kambal Karibal

Hugot Song of the Year

Songs reflect the heart and the soul of an artist and it affect the listeners. This is a song that made the public define a particular emotion—it can be joy, sorrow or pain. That song is something that most people have that LSS or last song syndrome or can be an anthem for the whole year round.

Nominees are Tagpuan by Moira dela Torre (Kasal), Nadarang by Shanti Dope, Di na Muli by Janine Tenoso (Sid & Aya), Isa Pang Araw by Sarah Geronimo (Miss Granny), Sana by Marion Aunor (Never Not Love You), Mundo by IV of Spades, Lumang Tugtugin by Inigo Pascual, and Right There by James Reid

Pak na Pak na Comedian

Most people say that doing drama or action or engaging in a sexy act is difficult to attain, however, making people laugh is even a hard task. Laughter is one of the best medicines there is and someone has to have that timing and the knack of throwing the right jokes and still enjoy the humor.

Nominees are Vice Ganda, Angelica Panganiban, Michael V., Super Tekla, Vhong Navarro, Paolo Ballesteros, Maine Mendoza and Karla Estrada.

Favorite Newbie

Spotlighting the freshest face[s] or maybe those who just ventured into the entertainment circuit is one of the most exciting parts in this award-body. He or she has impressed the public or the eyes of scrutinizing critics. Though new, the star has made a good mark and was given that stamp of approval and predicted to have a promising future in the industry.

Nominees are Jacque 'Ate Girl' Gonzaga, Janine Berdin, Juliana Parizcova Segovia, Charlie Dizon, Donny Pangilinan, Shanti Dope, Angelina Cruz, and Pauline Mendoza.

LION

Love Team of the Year

This is presented to the tandem that is most-loved by our dear LionhearTV Cubs. It is a pair that has captivated the hearts of many. Not only do they make their fans believe in love, but they also set a good example for their followers and to the younger generation as well. They are two individuals that people can look up to on-and-off cam.

Nominees are JoshLia, KathNiel, LizQuen, JaDine, MayWard, DerBie, DonKiss, and JuanBie tandems.

Actor of the Year

The recognition is given to an outstanding male star. He stood out from the rest of nominees for the said category. He has shown versatility and impressive performance for his craft; set a standard. He effectively portrayed the role or the character assigned to him and has affected a great audience, as well.

Nominees are Coco Martin (FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano), Joshua Garcia (The Good Son), Dingdong Dantes (Sid & Aya), Alden Richards (Ala-Ala), Daniel Padilla (The How’s Of Us), Christian Bables (Signal Rock), JM de Guzman (PHR Presents Araw-Gabi), and Paulo Avelino (Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral).

Actress of the Year

This is to salute the exceptional performance of an actress. She broke all the norms. She is a woman of both substance and talent, her character has empowered the female populace. The award spotlights how the female artist has debunked the double standards of Filipino on women and has proven that women can take big roles, too.

Nominees are Sunshine Dizon (Ika-6 Na Utos), Glaiza de Castro (Liway), Aiai Delas Alas (School Service), Bela Padilla (St. Gallen), Sarah Geronimo (Miss Granny), Anne Curtis (Buybust), Erich Gonzales (The Blood Sisters), and Kathryn Bernardo (The Hows of Us).

Favorite Performer

The award is for the artist who nailed both singing and dancing as well. He or she is a true ‘performer’ all-through-and-through and has owned the stage; outdone the strong competition he or she had to face. The award signifies versatility.

Nominees are Sarah Geronimo (This 15 Me), Jona (PRIMA Jona), Morissette Amon (Morissette is Made), Anne Curtis (Anne Kulit), Maja Salvador (Maja on Stage), Alden Richards (Adrenaline Rush), Martin Nievera-Ogie Alcasid-Regine Velasquez-Erik Santos (#PAMORE), and KZ Tandingan (SUPREME).

Favorite TV host

The Favorite TV Host is the face of the any show that any audience get to enjoy watching whether on a weekday or on a weekend basis. Some might say that this is the easiest job in the industry, but one cannot make the viewers crave for more without the gab for words and the confidence to carry a show. With his or her charm and commendable skills, this host is truly a topnotch.

Nominees are Boy Abunda (Tonight With Boy Abunda), Vice Ganda (Gandang Gabi Vice), Karla Estrada-Melai Cantiveros-Jolina Magdangal (Magandang Buhay), Willie Revillame (Wowowin), JoWaPao (Eat Bulaga – Sugod Bahay), Eugene Domingo (Celebrity Bluff), Robi Domingo-Kim Chiu (Star Hunt), and Luis Manzano (I Can See Your Voice).

Favorite Radio DJ

He is the person and the favorite voice on the radio waves. Despite the fact that they can only be heard, but some radio stations have already managed to combine audio-visual altogether like broadcasting on TV or on the Net—his or her intended audience can now see how he or she does his or her job. But that voice does not remain a voice but it has a great responsibility to create an impact as well.

Nominees are Papa Jackson (Energy FM 106.7), DJ Jhai Ho (MOR 101.9), Papa Dudut (Barangay LS 97.1), Nicole Hyala-Chris Tsuper (Love Radio 90.7), DJ Chacha (MOR 101.9), Slick Rick-Toni Tony-Sam YG (Magic 89.9), Papa Obet (Barangay LS 97.1), and Kuya Chico (Energy FM 106.7).

News Personality of the Year (Female and Male)

The chosen news personality female and male has done a great job in the field of journalism. He or she has weathered through all the issues thrown at him or her. Apart from that, he or she has showcased the passion and that brand of dedication and determination to deliver newsworthy and noteworthy stories to the public.

Nominees for Female are Jessica Soho, Bernadette Sembrano, Vicky Morales, Kara David, Mel Tiangco, Korina Sanchez, Karen Davila, and Gretchen Fullido.

Nominees for Male are Noli de Castro, Atom Araullo, Ted Failon, Jeff Canoy, Migs Bustos, Julius Babao, Mike Enriquez, and Ivan Mayrina.

Digital Influencer of the Year

He or she mirrors the image of being the most sought-after online influencer as of today. With the rise of digital content creators, the competition immediately became tighter; but there’s only one who emerged and gained the trust of the Netizens. He or she plays a big role in advancing and being a responsible online user via social media platforms.

Nominees are Lloyd Cadena, Alex Gonzaga, Ethel Booba, Kimpoy Feliciano, Alodia Gosiengfiao, JaMill, Wil Dasovich, and Ranz Kyle-Niana.

Breakthrough Artist of the Year

Not necessarily a newcomer, but he or she is an artist, a personality that rocked the entertainment scene with such a sterling performance and perhaps an achievement that impressed many. It is a matter of leaving a great impact for the Filipino audience to see what he or she can still offer, positively.

Tony Labrusca, Kyline Alcantara, Joao Constancia, Devon Seron, Pia Wurtzbach, Nash Aguas, Gwen Zamora, and Therese Malvar.

Favorite Group

Aside from individual awards, this category recognizes the best group in the entertainment circuit has. There may be people who shine individually, but surely there is joy to watch a group that does such feat equally.

Nominees are Hashtags, 4th Impact, TOP, MNL 48, JBK One Up, BoybandPH, and Ex Battalion.

The Advocate

The award recognizes the celebrity whose advocacy has made a difference in the community. That the efforts he or she has put in are not just mere publicity, but all for the good of humanity and leave and impart the people with that sense of humility and unity to support a particular cause.

Nominees are Angel Locsin (Red Cross), MayWard (ELM Tree Foundation), Anne Curtis (UNICEF), Catriona Gray (Young Focus), Alden Richards (Habitat) Kathryn Bernardo (Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation Philippines), Pia Wurtzbach (UN AIDS), and Dingdong Dantes (YES Pinoy).

PRIDE

Fan Club of the Year

Fans are the most precious people, celebrities could have. They are the real reason why a star is born and continue to make it big because of their support. They devote time and effort for their idols, but only the responsible ones last.

Nominees are Popsters, Darrenatics, KathNiel, MayWard, JaDine, LizQuen, Kapuso Brigade, and DonKiss.

TV Station of the Year

The way to success is steep, even the roads going there is rough and bumpy at times. Competitions between stations will forever be fierce; each one trying to outwit, outdone any efforts or initiatives for the ratings’ sake. But at the end of the day, only the one who succeeded in impressing the public with an outstanding branding, quality of output, good public relations and even better service do matter the most.

Nominees are ABS-CBN, PTV4, TV5, GMA Network, CNN Philippines, UNTV, ABS-CBN Sports+Action, and GMA News TV.

Radio Station of the Year

Even if the digital platform may have somehow overtaken the radio, still the industry refuses to bend but continue to innovate and strive to put up a good fight and be updated or still stay significant over the years. Nothing beats the spontaneity of listening to the radio. Whether inside the office or at the comfort of your own room or even driving or even walking, radio is still and will always stay as a good companion.

Nominees are MOR 101.9, Love Radio 90.7, YES FM, DWRX Monster Radio 93.1 5, DZMM 630, Barangay LS 97.1, DZBB, and News FM 92.3.

The award seeks to recognize local talents in the entertainment industry, build stronger ties with relevant and like-minded partners, and utilize this as a venue to express LionHearTV.net’s gratitude to everyone who supported the site since its first time to go online.

#RAWRawards2018 would not be made possible without the support of its partners—PLDT Smart and Le Rêve as well as special thanks to the following Lalamove Philippines, Home Credit Philippines, Brother Philippines, CAT PR, Voyager Innovations, CID Communication, Jollibee, Mode Devi, Starbucks Philippines, Akrotiri, Copperazo, Fuentes Manila, and DOJO PR.

To vote for the nominees in their respective categories, log on to lionheartv.net/rawrawards2018. Voting is ongoing and will end on November 4, 11:59PM.

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Some say Kevin Spacey came out as gay to excuse allegations

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Some say Kevin Spacey came out as gay to excuse allegations

Kevin Spacey came out as gay Sunday night, but some people think the timing was more of a cover up.

The legendary actor revealed that he’s “living as a gay man” amid an apology to Anthony Rapp, who accused him of trying to seduce him when he was 14 years old.

“This story has encouraged me to address other things about my life. I know that there are stories out there about me and that some have been fueled by the fact that I have been so protective of my privacy. As those closest to me know, in my life I have had relationships with both men and women,” Spacey said in a statement.

“I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man. I want to deal with this honestly and openly and that starts with examining my own behavior.”

Kevin Spacey comes out as gay

Celebrities who have come out

Earlier that night, Rapp had accused Spacey of trying to seduce him in 1986.

“Kevin Spacey is gay? Did he reveal that on Twitter?” one person wrote on Twitter. “Yeah, he announced it to deflect that he tried to HAVE SEX WITH A 14 YEAR OLD BOY.”

“The focus is NOT that kevin spacey is gay the focus IS that kevin spacey made an inappropriate sexual advance on 14-year-old Anthony Rapp,” wrote another.

Deeply, deeply unwise framing of this Kevin Spacey story, esp. as it relates to the conflation of sexual orientation and sexual assault.

— Boodak Yellow (@BroderickGreer) October 30, 2017

kevin spacey does not get to have a poignant coming out moment after he attempted statutory rape. he doesn’t get control of this narrative.

— 👻 djinni maxwell 👻 (@astroblob) October 30, 2017

Is Kevin Spacey trying to change the focus from the sexual assault of a 14 yr old to his own sexuality? The assault is what matters.

— Sherri (@SociallySherri) October 30, 2017

Feels kinda gross that you’re turning a story that should be about the victim (s)…into a story about you? Congrats on coming out, I guess?

— Jordan (@jordansdiamonds) October 30, 2017

good night everyone except Kevin Spacey and his PR team because that was a total desperation move. yikes.

— spooky duley 👻 (@Advil) October 30, 2017

That Kevin Spacey statement. Nope. Absolutely not. Nope.

— billy eichner (@billyeichner) October 30, 2017

Bye bye, Spacey goodbye, it’s your turn to cry, that’s why we’ve gotta say goodbye. #ROSEARMY

— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 30, 2017

As a gay man I can assure you molesting 14 year olds is not normal and Kevin Spacey shouldn’t be using his sexuality to excuse his actions.

— Josh (@JoshNoneYaBiz) October 30, 2017

So Kevin Spacey is gonna use a coming out narrative to deflect that this ‘oopsie’ moment happened with a FOURTEEN YEAR OLD. infuriating.

— LW (@lindseyweber) October 30, 2017

That’s cool that you gay, Kevin Spacey, but about this sexual assault…

— Scary Terry (@QUEcified) October 30, 2017

Dear Kevin Spacey:

I don’t care whether U R gay or straight. I do, however, care about pedophilia. Coming out as gay doesn’t excuse that.

— Todd W. Haines (@Todd_W_Haines) October 30, 2017

Nope to Kevin Spacey’s statement. Nope. There’s no amount of drunk or closeted that excuses or explains away assaulting a 14-year-old child.

— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) October 30, 2017

Kevin Spacey’s revelations aren’t helpful to the LGBT community as ultrarighties push the rhetoric that homosexuality equals pedophilia. ://

— Brandon Wilkins (@BrandonUSA3) October 30, 2017

Harvey Weinstein: “I’m going to fight the NRA!”

Kevin Spacey: “I’m gay!”

Same story different distractions….

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 30, 2017

Nobody cares that Kevin Spacey is gay. Everyone reasonably tuned into Hollywood knew that already.

People care that he may be a pedophile.

— Jeff B back in black (@EsotericCD) October 30, 2017

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anthonyandbrandon · 24 days ago

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He's probably gonna post something for 2 weeks and then end it at that unfortunately

I feel like he spent more time teasing new music than actually promoting the new music 😆

We still love you Ant 😘

#anthony ramos #new music #vicariously #dear anthony's pr team

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teejagz-blog · 7 years ago

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‘CNN, the most trusted name in news,’ bellows James Earl Ray morning, noon and night during the network’s 24/7 programming.

Well, not today it isn’t.

In arguably the most humiliating moment in its history, CNN just accepted resignations from three of its top journalists over a story they got horrendously wrong about President Trump and Russia.

It couldn’t have come at a worse time for CNN, or involved a worse kind of story.

Its war with Trump has escalated on an almost daily basis since he won the presidency.

He furiously brands CNN ‘Fake News’.

CNN, in turn, mocks and berates him at every turn and devotes huge resources toward trying to expose him.

It’s a toxic, abusive relationship that’s got so vicious and vengeful it threatens to imperil the very cornerstone of democracy, freedom of speech.

Now, CNN’s high moral ground has crumbled beneath it in spectacular style.

And it’s collapsed because all those involved forgot the golden rule of journalism: if it seems too good to be true, it probably IS too good to be true.

Last Thursday, CNN.com blasted out a new ‘bombshell’ exclusive about Trump and Russia.

It was the latest in a relentless barrage of similar Russia-related scoops by award-hungry mainstream media organisations desperately trying to prove Trump and/or his campaign team colluded with Russians, possibly as high up as Vladimir Putin, to fix the 2016 US Election.

Yet to date, there remains not a shred of hard evidence to nail the swirling maelstrom of rumours and scurrilous headlines.

Hence, no doubt, CNN’s wild over-excitement at finally getting a lead on what seemed like a possible game-changing piece of information.

It reported the Senate Intelligence Committee was investigating a potentially highly compromising link between Anthony Scaramucci, a prominent ally of Trump, and a $10 billion Russian investment fund.

Last Thursday, CNN.com blasted out a ‘bombshell’ exclusive claiming the Senate Intelligence Committee was investigating a potentially highly compromising link between Anthony Scaramucci, a Trump ally, pictured here, and a $10 billion Russian investment fund

CNN claimed Scaramucci met with the fund’s chief executive Kirill Dmitriev four days before the inauguration.

CNN further stated the investment fund was a part of Russian state bank Vnesheconombank, which is listed in a set of sanctions issued by the US government.

Democratic senators, CNN alleged, wanted to know whether Scaramucci indicated in that meeting if sanctions against Russia would be lifted.

If this story was true, it carried hugely damaging implications: here was a close ally of Trump’s caught in cahoots with Putin-backed moneymen in flagrant breach of sanctions.

But it wasn’t true.

There is no such Senate probe, there was no formal meeting and the fund is not even backed by a Russian state bank.

Within 24 hours, the story was roundly debunked and CNN removed it from its website. The network also apologised to Mr Scaramucci and has now fired the story’s author, Pulitzer Prize nominee Thomas Frank, along with Eric Lichtblau, an assistant managing editor in CNN’s Washington bureau, and Lex Harris, head of CNN’s investigations unit.

But the ‘bombshell’ wasn’t true and within 24 hours, the story was roundly debunked and CNN removed it from its website. The network also apologised to Mr Scaramucci and fired three

Their rapid departures show just how badly this incident has dented CNN’s reputation and just how angry it has made Jeff Zucker, its president.

I know how seriously CNN takes its journalism, because I worked there for four years and experienced its strict standards and practices policies at first hand.

When Hurricane Sandy hit Manhattan in 2012, CNN’s respected meteorologist reported live on my then show Piers Morgan Live that the stock exchange had been engulfed in several feet of water.

It was a huge development that would affect global financial markets.

However, it wasn’t true.

We corrected this erroneous fact within 30 minutes, but I remember there being a massive and lengthy week-long inquest later into how it had been aired without the required double-sourcing procedures.

Everyone involved was left in no doubt that such a mistake was not acceptable at CNN with dire consequences for any repetition.

This cock-up, though, is on a completely different scale because it has single-handedly destroyed CNN’s indignant denial of Trump’s ‘Fake News!’ charge.

The Scaramucci story was fake news. End.

And it was a story designed to cause great damage to Trump as he battles the potentially presidency-ending allegation that he colluded with Russians.

So how did this fiasco happen?

I fear the answer probably lies in that lethal combination of commercial greed and laziness.

CNN has enjoyed soaring ratings with its relentless, mostly negative focus on Trump’s presidency. That, in turn, has led to soaring profits.

The equation is simple: Trump-bashing = $$$.

They are not the only ones to do this; from MSNBC to Stephen Colbert, there are myriad media entities and shows currently cashing in big time by whacking Trump.

But with that success comes complacency.

CNN reported this story because it was desperate to report this story.

It was proof, finally, that a key Trump ally was up to his neck in financial filth with the Russians.

‘Follow the money’ was the Watergate journalists’ mantra, and it finally got them their man.

CNN’s own versions of Bernstein and Woodward clearly thought they were doing the same.

CNN’s self styled Woodward and Bernsteins were all ousted. Thomas Frank, pictured,wrote the retracted story

Eric Lichtblau, left, and Lex Haris, right, also left. Lichtblau, who only joined CNN three months ago was an editor on CNN Investigates and Haris, who previously oversaw CNNMoney oversaw the unit

But they cut corners, apparently relying on just one anonymous source.

And that source turned out to be wrong – gifting Trump a PR touchdown he won’t stop triumphantly ball-spiking for a very long time.

When he shouts ‘Fake News’ at CNN now, it will carry some factual weight.

But there’s a wider issue here, and that’s the increasingly hostile relationship between the White House and the US mainstream media.

Both sides are to blame.

The White House, for flying too economically with the truth and playing silly point-scoring games with the media.

And the media, for its unprecedented hysterical bias against Trump, and its endless self-aggrandizing ‘Gotcha!’ antics in pressers and on air – most of which is designed to command the journalists viral video adoration on social media.

The effect of this mutually assured poison is to ratchet up the already appallingly febrile political atmosphere in America between left and right.

The kind of partisan rage that leads a mentally unbalanced man to shoot a Congressman on a baseball field.

It’s got to stop.

Donald Trump is the President of the United States, a title he won in a fair, democratic election. He’s not perfect but nor is he the monster some of his critics portray him to be.

CNN remains a great news network, notwithstanding this terrible error.

Both need to treat each other with more respect and fairness.

I suggest this would be a very good time for them to start.

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