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- Newcomers aim to knock 'Mad Men' off Emmys throne
- Maroon 5 rocks 7,000-strong crowd at Shah Alam
- Singer Fiona Apple arrested on drug charge in Texas
| Newcomers aim to knock 'Mad Men' off Emmys throne Posted: 20 Sep 2012 09:00 PM PDT LOS ANGELES: Cult retro series "Mad Men" and comedy hit "Modern Family" are Emmys favorites again this weekend - but a bunch of newcomers could yet produce surprises at US television's annual awards show. "Mad Men," which has broken records by winning Best Drama every year since its 2007 premier, is vying for the biggest prize once more, along with a brace of others from its 17 nominations at Sunday's Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony. The beautifully stylized show, about life and love in a 1960s New York advertising agency, is up against "Boardwalk Empire," British-made "Downton Abbey," "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones" and "Homeland" for the top gong. With 11 nominations, HBO's big-budget epic series "Game of Thrones" will hope to follow up on its success at last weekend's Creative Arts Emmys - the technical trophies - where the fantasy drama swept the board. Thriller "Homeland," starring Claire Danes as a CIA agent probing a US Marine suspected of planning a terrorist attack, is only in its first season but has earned rave reviews and nine Emmy nominations for pay channel Showtime. On the lighter side, mockumentary-style "Modern Family" is hoping to win its third straight Best Comedy series Emmy with a cast of gay, step-sibling and generally non-orthodox nuclear family characters. But it faces stiff competition from "The Big Bang Theory," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "30 Rock" and newcomers "Girls" and "Veep." HBO dramedy "Girls," which only launched in April, follows the lives of a quartet of 20-something New Yorkers - markedly different from the more upmarket "Sex and the City" foursome. It has been a huge hit with viewers and critics alike, and could produce an upset Sunday night. The long list of "Mad Men" nominees included Jon Hamm for best actor, Elisabeth Moss for best actress, Jared Harris for best supporting actor and Christina Hendricks for best supporting actress. Overall, "Mad Men" collected 17 nominations, one more than "Downton Abbey," which last year won in the miniseries category. Up for best miniseries or TV movie are "American Horror Story," "Game Change," "Hatfields & McCoys," "Hemingway & Gellhorn," "Luther" and "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia." "American Horror Story" racked up 17 nominations in all, including best actress (Connie Britton), another for best supporting actor (Denis O'Hare), and two for best supporting actress (Frances Conroy and Jessica Lange). In the race for best competition reality show are "The Amazing Race," "Dancing with the Stars," "Project Runway," "So You Think You Can Dance," "Top Chef" and "The Voice." Trailing with just three minor nominations was the high school musical series "Glee," two years after it racked up 19 nominations. Missing from the nominees' lists, unveiled in July, was "American Idol," a pillar of the US music industry after 11 seasons, but now at a crossroads after the sudden departure of judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. Its host Ryan Seacrest is nevertheless among the nominees for best host of a reality program - as is Betty White, still going strong at 90, for "Betty White's Off Their Rockers." Sunday's awards show will be hosted by late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. - AFP |
| Maroon 5 rocks 7,000-strong crowd at Shah Alam Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:26 PM PDT SHAH ALAM: Pop-rock band Maroon 5 certainly had the crowd "moving like Jagger" at their Overexposed Tour 2012 concert here. Back for their second gig in Malaysia, frontman Adam Levine and his bandmates – James Valentine on guitar, Mickey Madden on bass, Matt Flynn on drums and PJ Morton on keyboard – had the 7,000-strong crowd eating out of their hands as they performed some of their biggest hits at the one-night-only event at the Shah Alam Stadium. Kicking off the excitement last night was Las Vegas-based alternative rock band The Cab. When Maroon 5 came on stage, the crowd went wild as Levine led off with a rousing rendition of their latest hit Payphone. The largely female crowd could not contain their screams of adoration as Levine serenaded them with his distinctive vocals on other recent numbers like One More Night and Daylight from their latest album Overexposed. Amidst the loudest cheers yet, the band closed the concert with Moves Like Jagger with style and swagger. |
| Singer Fiona Apple arrested on drug charge in Texas Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO: Grammy-winning singer Fiona Apple spent the night in a Texas jail after being arrested late Wednesday on a drug possession charge at a border patrol checkpoint where her tour bus was searched, a local judge said. Apple, 35, was taken into custody in Sierra Blanca, the same small West Texas town where authorities previously nabbed singer Willie Nelson, rapper Snoop Dogg and "The Social Network" actor Armie Hammer on drug charges. The celebrity news website TMZ reported that authorities found hashish, a form of cannabis, on the singer's bus. Officials in Hudspeth County, of which Sierra Blanca is the county seat, could not immediately confirm that allegation to Reuters. Asked why so many celebrities have been arrested in the town on Interstate 10, Judge Becky Dean-Walker, who confirmed Apple's arrest, said, "because they come through here with stuff they shouldn't have". The Interstate 10 highway runs coast-to-coast across the United States between California and Florida. Apple, who won a Grammy for the single "Criminal" off her 1996 debut album "Tidal," was due to perform in Austin on Thursday night. The venue's website said on Thursday afternoon that the show was postponed. A spokeswoman for the singer-songwriter declined to comment. The Hudspeth County clerk said a judge set Apple's bond at $11,000 on Thursday. -Reuters |
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