LOS ANGELES (AP) – Katy Perry wins three People’s Choice Awards. Perry was the fans’ favorite female artist and pop artist. Perry told the crowd she’s going back into the studio to keep them entertained in 2013. Her video for “Part of Me” also won. Taylor Swift picks up the trophy for favorite country artist. Jason Mraz, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Maroon 5 also get People’s Choice Awards. One Direction wins for favorite song and album. The Wanted get the trophy for breakout artist.
On January ninth, 1959, “Rawhide” premiered on CBS.
In 1964, The Temptations recorded the song “The Way You Do The Things You Do” at Motown Studios in Detroit.
In 1965, “The Beatles ’65” album hit number one and stayed there for nine weeks.
In 1973, the Rolling Stones’ plans to tour Asia were halted when Japan refused to grant Mick Jagger a visa. The Japanese turned down Jagger’s request on account of his 1969 drug bust.
In 1977, country singer Emmylou Harris married Brian Ahern.
In 1979, “A Gift Of Song: The Music For UNICEF Concert” was held at the United Nations. Pop stars including ABBA, the Bee Gees and Rod Stewart performed, raising about $500,000 to fight world hunger. The concert was taped and broadcast by NBC.
In 1989, “The Pat Sajak Show” made its debut on late night TV, but was unable to compete with the likes of Johnny Carson and David Letterman.
In 1990, Madonna began auditioning dancers for her 1990 world tour. She had taken out a newspaper ad that said “wimps and wanna-bes need not apply.”
In 1991, actress Delta Burke filed suit against the producers of “Designing Women.” She claimed they wrote her out of a script.
In 2012, Jay-Z released the song “Glory” that featured the cries of his baby daughter, Blue Ivy. Because she was credited, she became the youngest person to appear on a Billboard chart when it debuted at number 74 on the R&B/hip-hop songs chart.
Today’s Birthdays: Author Judith Krantz is 85. Sports announcer Dick Enberg is 78. Singer Joan Baez is 72. Guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is 69. Singer Buster Poindexter is 63. Singer Crystal Gayle is 62. Guitarist Eric Erlandson (Hole) is 50. Actress Joely Richardson is 48. Guitarist Carl Bell of Fuel is 46. Singer Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth is 46. Singer Dave Matthews of the Dave Matthews Band is 46. Singer A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys is 35. Guitarist Drew Brown of OneRepublic is 29. Singer Paolo Nutini is 26. Actress Nina Dobrev (“The Vampire Diaries”) is 24. Actor Tyree Brown (TV: “Parenthood”) is nine.
NASHVILLE (AP) — Blake Shelton’s partner for shenanigans at the Academy of Country Music Awards will be Luke Bryan. The academy said it wouldn’t reveal Shelton’s co-host until 25,000 people tweeted to “unlock” the news.
The awards will be April 7 in Las Vegas and shown on CBS. It’s Bryan’s first time hosting a live telecast. Brad Paisley will host the ACM Fan Jam that runs the same day.
Parts of it will be shown during the ACM Awards. Other performers and details will be revealed soon. Since all the big country acts will be in town anyway, they will tape an all-star concert the next day that will run on CBS at a later date.
NEW YORK (AP) – What can $4 million buy you? A 30-second spot during the Super Bowl. That’s the top price ads have been going for. It’s a half million dollars more than last year. Advertisers aren’t blinking an eye. All the commercial time is sold out. They figure they’ll get their money’s worth. More than 111 million people watched last year.
Between those expensive commercials–and a football game–Beyonce will perform at halftime, but a CBS executive jokes that he really wanted Janet Jackson. She was the last woman to perform at halftime on CBS and we all know what happened then. Les Moonves can laugh about her wardrobe malfunction now. The Supreme Court decided last summer not to consider reinstating the government’s $550,000 fine against CBS.
LOS ANGELES & TORONTO (AP) – Shirley MacLaine thinks her co-star Jack Black should get an Oscar nomination for toning down his wild man act in the movie “Bernie.” MacLaine says she thought Black would be chewing up the scenery. But she says “he can really act.” MacLaine says it was fun going to work every day with this “mini genius.”
Bill Murray has been nominated for an Oscar once before for “Lost in Translation,” so he’s not getting caught up in the buzz surrounding his role as FDR in “Hyde Park on Hudson.” Murray jokes that he’s just in it for the perks, anyway. He says “you get to go to dinners and tell little stories.” Then, he says, “you get to get dressed up in a tux a couple of times and you can be on TV.” But in the end, he says “you can either win or lose.” Laura Linney is a three-time Oscar nominee and will probably pick up her fourth tomorrow for her role in “Hyde Park on Hudson.” She says “it’s always a nice thing to happen.” But she says the challenge is “keeping it all in perspective.” Linney says she’s satisfied with being in a movie she’s proud of.
We’ll all find out who’s in the running for an Oscar when the Academy Award nominees are announced tomorrow morning.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – The singer-songwriter who made “Chevy Van” a hit in 1975 has died. The Charlotte Observer reports Sammy Johns died Friday at the age of 66. A cause of death was not given. Johns recorded “Chevy Van” in 1973 but it was nearly 18 months later before it was released. It peaked at number five and sold more than 3 million copies. Johns had said the song wasn’t about a specific woman. Johns never had another hit of his own, but he wrote “America” for Waylon Jennings and “Common Man” for John Conlee.
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj are now arguing over their arguments. The four “American Idol” judges took questions from reporters at the Television Critics Association yesterday, and the panel was asked repeatedly about their disagreements. Minaj said, “We’re professionals. Have you ever had an argument with someone you’ve worked with?” Carey said with a smile, “This was sort of one-sided.” Minaj snapped, “No, it wasn’t.” They were able to get it together when a reporter asked Carey and Minaj to say something nice about the other. Minaj called Carey one of her favorites who shaped a generation of singers. Carey says she fondly remembers working with Minaj on a single and she knew Minaj would go far. Carey says “ironically,” the single was called “Up Out My Face.”
On January eighth, 1935, Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He died at his Graceland mansion in Memphis in 1977.
In 1966, the last episode of ABC’s “Shindig” music show was broadcast. The Kinks and The Who were the guest performers.
In 1974, Kiss signed its first recording contract, with Casablanca Records.
In 1979, the Canadian government named Rush its official “Ambassadors of Music.”
In 1989, the musical “42nd Street” closed on Broadway after more than 3,400 performances.
In 1990, a Los Angeles judge ruled that columnist Art Buchwald came up with the idea that inspired the Eddie Murphy movie “Coming To America.” Buchwald had sued Paramount Pictures, claiming the studio stole the idea.
In 1991, guitarist Steve Clark of Def Leppard was found dead in his London home. He was 30. A coroner ruled that Clark’s death was the result of heavy drinking.
In 1993, at a minute after midnight, the Elvis Presley commemorative stamp went on sale at his Graceland mansion in Memphis. People in the rest of the country got to buy them at post offices starting at noon.
In 1996, Robert Dewey Hoskins was found guilty of stalking Madonna.
In 2005, Motley Crue singer Vince Neil married Lia Gerardini in Las Vegas. It was his fourth marriage, her second.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor-comedian Larry Storch (“F Troop”) is 90. Actor Ron Moody is 89. “Sunday Morning” host Charles Osgood is 80. Singer Shirley Bassey is 76. Game show host Bob Eubanks (“The Newlywed Game”) is 75. Country-gospel singer Cristy Lane is 73. Singer Anthony Gourdine of Little Anthony and the Imperials is 72. Guitarist Robby Krieger of The Doors is 67. Singer David Bowie is 66. Actress Michelle Forbes (“Homicide,” ”Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 48. Singer R. Kelly is 45. Bassist Jeff Abercrombie of Fuel is 44. Reggae singer Sean Paul is 40. Singer Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley is 37. Actress Gaby Hoffman (“Field of Dreams”) is 31. Guitarist Disashi Lumumbo-Kasongo of Gym Class Heroes is 30.
NEW YORK (AP) – Crystal Bowersox says she’s learned a lot since being the runner-up on “American Idol.” She says she’s learned she can’t wear the same outfit twice on TV and “not to burp and curse so loudly in public.” She says she’s also learned “forgiveness starts with forgiving and accepting yourself as you are. It makes it easier to accept others as they are.” Bowersox is working on a new album that comes out in March. Jakob Dylan is a guest musician, and the album will be produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos.
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – Jenny McCarthy is promising her late-night talk show will be sexy. She says it’ll be a “an after hours party” like Hugh Hefner’s old series “Playboy After Dark.” She wants to combine that with “really great conversations with celebrities.” One way she plans to break the mold is by interviewing the stars lying on the ground. The segment will be called “Groundbreaking Interviews.” “The Jenny McCarthy Show” premieres February 8 on VH1.
