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American Music Awards 2019 – Recap
TAYLOR SWIFT BEATS KING OF POP’S RECORD AT THE ‘AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS’ – (11/25/2019)
The American Music Awards, the biggest fan-voted music celebration, aired live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 8 pm EST on ABC. This year, R&B star Ciara took on the hosting duties. (She previously co-hosted the 2016 Billboard Music Awards with Ludacris).
Selena Gomez kicked the party off with a smoking “Lose You to Love Me,” and yes, the crowd was there for it, singing, clapping and dancing along. Social media … less so, with many asking “who told Selena to sing live?”
Taylor Swift, with 23 AMAs under her belt before the show kicked off, surpassed Michael Jackson’s previous record of 24, winning 26 with this year’s Artist of the Decade, Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Artist of the Year. This was Swift’s fifth win for Artist of the Year. Billie Eilish also won big, snagging New Artist of the Year and Favorite Alternative Artist.
Going in, Post Malone led the charge with seven nominations, with Ariana Grande and first-time nominee Eilish following with six each. Swift was also up for Artist of the Year against Malone, Grande, Halsey and Drake.
HIGHLIGHTS
Billie Eilish got the party rolling and set off the bleep-o-meter while accepting the award for Best Alternative Artist.
Halsey gave an impassioned speech saluting the American Music Awards, the only “fan-voted” awards show. As she says, it’s the fans who keep the music industry humming … and their appreciation means everything.
That time Swift low-key slammed Scooter Braun by thanking Universal and Republic for giving her the freedom to flex her creative muscle. “This album really felt like a new beginning, and I also really love my record label, Universal and Republic. Monte Lipman, Lucian Grange, thank you for being so generous to me and allowing me to make whatever music I want to make,” she said onstage. “As a songwriter it’s so thrilling to me that I get to keep doing that. And I’m so excited I get to perform for you all later.”
Kesha gently poked fun at Kanye West by introducing her own “Sunday Service” with “Raising Hell.”
Following some serious drama between Scooter Braun, Scott Borchetta and her former record label Big Machine, Swift performed a medley of hits, including “Love Story,” “Blank Space” and “Shake It Off” … with a decidedly feminist girl-power bent, somehow making it both fierce and completely adorable. And yes, she came onstage wearing the names of the albums she wants back from Braun on her shirt. Halsey, Camila Cabello and Misty Copeland—yep, that Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to perform as principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre’s 75-year history—joined her onstage to sing, celebrate and dance.
PERFORMANCES
Lizzo brought passion, style, heartbreak and red-hot glam with “Jerome.”
Thomas Rhett told us, “Look What God Gave Her.”
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello mesmerized the crowd with a sensual and slow “Senorita.”
Kesha showed us how beautiful “Raising Hell” can be.
Toni Braxton reminded us why still love her with “Un-break My Heart.”
Billie Eilish set the stage on fire with “All the Good Girls Go To Hell.”
Halsey dug deep in “Graveyard.”
Green Day made it cool to be a “Basket Case” again in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Dookie.
Camila Cabelo had everyone singing “Hallelujah” with “Living Proof.”
The Jonas Brothers claimed they were “Only Human.” The shrieks of delight seemed to tell a different story.
Christina Aguilera and A Great Big World showed how to “Fall on Me.”
Post Malone, featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott and Watt told us to “Take What You Want” as they set the stage on fire and threw guitars around.
“Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa told us.
Shania Twain returned to the AMAs for the first time in 16 years with a medley of her hits and others.
WINNERS MONTAGE:
WINNERS LIST:
ALTERNATIVE ARTIST: Billie Eilish
FAVORITE SONG – POP ROCK: Halsey, “Without Me”
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP / ROCK: BTS
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY: Dan + Shay
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK: Taylor Swift, Lover
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY: Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY: Carrie Underwood
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR: Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, “Señorita”
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Billie Eilish
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP: Post Malone, Hollyood’s Bleeding
FAVORITE SONG– RAP/HIP-HOP: Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY: Dan + Shay, “Speechless”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Taylor Swift
Box Office Recap – 11/25/2019
‘FROZEN 2’ HEATS UP THE BOX OFFICE WITH $127M – (11/25/2019)
Frozen 2, starring Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Evan Rachel Wood, raked in $127 million in its opening weekend six years after the first Frozen set the box office on fire.
The opener sets a record for an animated film released outside of summer. The first Frozen opened over Thanksgiving, snagging $93 million in five days and $67 million over the three-day weekend. Frozen 2 earned $350 million worldwide. TBD if it will match or exceed the $1.28 billion original.
Last week’s B.O. winner Ford v. Ferrari, starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, won second place with $16 million. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, starring Tom Hanks, opened in third place with $13.5 million.
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Hooray for Hollywood: Here are this past weekend’s box office results.
The 18th Annual Mt. Washington Radio Food Drive was a HUGE Success!
NORTH CONWAY, NH – The 18th Annual Mt. Washington Radio Food Drive for Vaughan Community Services was a HUGE success!
On Wednesday, the Mount Washington Radio team broadcasted live from the First Church of Christ Congregational in North Conway Village for 12 straight hours. From 6am to 6pm, The DJs and staff from 93.5 WMWV, Magic 104, and Easy 95.3 collected frozen turkeys, non-perishable food items, and monetary donations that will be distributed across the various Mount Washington Valley Food Pantries.
Mount Washington Valley residents came out in droves to help those in need in the valley with some highlights like Stan Szetela donating 100 turkeys, Buzz Coleman donating 25 Turkey Dinners, Pine Tree Elementary School donating 1,423 non-perishable food items, The White Mountain Independents donating $1000, and Johnson’s Autocare donating over $3000.
Volunteers collected 350 frozen turkeys which is the exact number that Vaughan Community Services needed to meet their goal.
Mount Washington Valley residents also donated over $11,000 in monetary donations and hundreds of pounds of non-perishable food items. For every 1 dollar donated Vaughan can buy $3 worth of groceries from the NH Food bank.
As always, Magic 104 wants to send a very special “Thank You“ to all of the local businesses listed below for helping us make this event possible again this year!
2019 Food Drive Hourly Sponsors:
Leavitt’s Country Bakery
Chalmers Insurance Agency
Northeast Credit Union
North Conway Premier
White Mountains Community College
White Mountain Waldorf School
The Ski and Snowboard Liquidation Center
Fire by Wicked Fresh
Profile Subaru
North Country Dental
Johnson’s Auto Care
Infinger Insurance