Oscar's Best Song Category: Why Only Two Nominees?
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But perhaps no category was more head-scratching than Best Original Song. Despite the fact that a short list of 39 tracks were eligible for nomination, only two were named — "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" and "Real in Rio" from "Rio" — leaving ...
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Jay-Z, Beyonce, U2, Lady Gaga Rank on Billboard Power 100 List
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Azoff topped the first-ever Billboard Power 100 list, a ranking of where power and influence resides in the music business and the industries that intersect with it. While most of the executives on the list are behind-the-scenes power players like ...
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411 Music Ten Deep 01.27.12 : The Top 10 Songs About Girls
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Now, let's cut the talking and get to the list! Just like last week, even after narrowing the topic down to having a name in the title, there were just too many songs to consider. Here were some of the selections that almost made the cut.
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411mania.comThe Oscar nomination for best song: It's 'Man or Muppet's' to lose
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Not enough options? Not at all. There were 39 tunes eligible for best original song, any of which also could have been nominated. What about all of the songs that were nominated for Golden Globes in this category? Were they on that list of 39?
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The 8 Ball 01.30.12: The Top 8 Weird Al Original Songs
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From "Dare To Be Stupid" to "One More Minute," "Craigslist" and more, 411's Wyatt E. takes a look at the top 8 Weird Al original songs of all time! Little something kinder to Weird Al Yankovic this week. Don't want you fine, upstanding folk to think ...
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411mania.comAdele reigns Billboard chart in slow week
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By Piya Sinha-Roy | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer Adele continued her reign atop the Billboard 200 album chart and the Hot 100 songs chart on Wednesday, in a week of low album sales and a lack of new releases, music industry analysts said.
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Sergio Mendes and Siedah Garrett Get Oscar Nomination For Best Song; Elton ...
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It's hard to say whether the sniping that Elton John and Madonna did after the Golden Globes had any effect, but their songs were not nominated in an Academy Awards list for Best Song that only has two entries. To be fair, Madonna's Masterpiece, ...
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VVN MusicHugo, The Artist Top the 2012 Oscar Nominees List
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Only 9 films were nominated out of a possible 10 in the Best Picture category and unfortunately for Harry Potter fans, the Academy didn't send that franchise off with an Oscar nod for Best Picture. Also missing from the Best Picture list: Bridesmaids.
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