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'Argo' Wins Best Picture at the 2013 Oscars

Mike Sampson — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:55:53 +0000

‘Argo‘ was named Best Picture at the 2013 Oscars this Sunday. Ben Affleck‘s ‘Argo’ premiered at the Toronto Film Festival where it was immediately touted as a Oscar frontrunner and in the past few months, held strong winning both the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Drama and the Best Picture award at the BAFTAs. [...]

2013 SAG Awards Winners: And 'Argo' Wins Again!

ScreenCrush Staff — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:43:59 +0000

The 2013 SAG Awards winners were announced during the awards ceremony on Sunday, January 27, at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST on TNT and TBS, and Ben Affleck‘s ‘Argo‘ took home a top honor once again. The 2013 SAG Awards winners held few surprises. After already taking home Best Picture and Best Director awards at [...]

Lafayette Home To World's Best Music Festival

Bruce Mikells — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:17:29 +0000

It looks like we are going to have to make more room in the trophy case as Lafayette and South Louisiana have again claimed another prestigious award. Festival International de Louisiane has been chosen the Best World Music Festival for 2012 by About.com.

Aaron Lewis: Lead Singer Of Staind Officially A Country Star! – [Videos]

Luke — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:21:44 +0000

A man who has won many awards as a lead singer of the popular rock group Staind now needs to make room to have a few country trophies! Aaron Lewis of Staind released his ‘Town Line’ EP in 2011, and he’s now nominated for awards in the Academy of Country Music. According to antimusic.com, “Aaron’s debut country [...]

Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys Get Grammy Nomination

Jude Walker — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:36:42 +0000

Gone is the short-lived Best Cajun/Zydeco Album of the Year Grammy award. It was tossed as part of the Grammy folks reducing the total number of awards they hand out each year. The only shot that a Cajun or Zydeco artist has is pretty much just the Best Regional Roots Music Album category. Lo and [...]

Kenny Chesney's 'Hemingway's Whiskey' Goes Platinum

Alanna Conaway — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:00:44 +0000

Kenny Chesney better make a little more room on his walls at home, as his latest album, ‘Hemingway’s Whiskey,’ has gone platinum. By the album surpassing the one million sales marker, Chesney now has a total of 10 platinum albums to his credit. Since its release, ‘Hemingway’s Whiskey’ has been cranking out hit after hit, [...]

LSU Defense Honored

Wes Glinsmann — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:48:44 +0000

Will the Honey Badger take the Heisman? Regardless he won't walk away empty handed from this weekend's College Football Association awards.

Hank Williams Jr. Spoof With Brad Paisley And Carrie Underwood From Last Night's CMAs [Video]

Brad Vincent — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:04:30 +0000

Did you miss the CMAs last night? You missed out on a night of great performances, surprises, and of course funny moments! Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood who hosted the program did a little “ad-lib” on a couple of Hank’s good ole’ songs. And then at the end of the video Hank sings his football [...]

CMT Awards 2010

Dave Steel — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:23:59 +0000

Photos from the 2010 CMT Awards featuring the usual cast of characters, as well as some unexpected faces from Jersey Shore and Kid Rock