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- AIM18 retracts award from Yuna
- Zee Avi gives an Asian voice to new Dylan tribute
- Justin Bieber discusses paternity accusation with Letterman
| AIM18 retracts award from Yuna Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:22 AM PST THE organisers of this year's Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) awards have retracted the Best Song Award from local singer-songwriter Yuna. Yuna, whose real name is Yunalis Zara, was announced winner of the much-coveted award for her single, 'Penakut' along with the Best Vocal Performance (Female) and Anugerah Kembara titles at the awards show organised by the Recording Industry of Malaysia (RIM) on Nov 12. News of the award rectification leaked and set various social networking sites abuzz on Wednesday. Today, RIM co-chairman Rosmin Hashim announced in a press conference that there has been a "misinterpretation of the awards criteria" by Ernst & Young – the appointed external auditors during the judging process. Rosmin added that the remedial steps were necessary to ensure the integrity of the AIM franchise. Zahirudin Abdul Rahim, a partner at Ernst & Young, also apologised for the glitch. "Due to the misinterpretation, the winner for the Song of the Year award that was announced at the AIM Awards show this year was incorrect," said Zahirudin at the same press conference. The Best Song award will now go to pop singer Anuar Zain for his single 'Sedetik Lebih', which also won the Best Performance in a Song (Male) and Best Pop Song at the awards show. Meanwhile, Yuna, 24 said at the press conference that while she was surprised when she first learned of the announcement, she accepts the committee's decision. "It is not something I expected, but I appreciate that the AIM organisers are trying to set things right. All award winners to be treated fairly and I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to Anuar Zain," she said. This year's awards show, which left its traditional home at the Putra World Trade Centre in KL for the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil after 16 years, was fraught with controversies from the start after it was announced that the major album categories (pop, rock, hip hop, etc) would be dropped. A media backlash ensued in recent months with boycotts over how the awards show, now in its 18th instalment, was being presented and organised. This is the first rectification case for a major award category at the AIM awards. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Zee Avi gives an Asian voice to new Dylan tribute Posted: 24 Nov 2011 03:42 AM PST MALAYSIAN singer-songwriter Zee Avi contributes a track on the sprawling new four-CD collection of Bob Dylan cover songs to be released in January to benefit Amnesty International. Zee, who is based in New York, is one of the two Asian artistes to feature on this benefit album titled 'Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International.' Iranian singer/composer Sussan Deyhim is also featured. The 26-year-old Zee covers "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" - a much bootlegged tune written by Dylan in the early 1960s. It first appeared on Dylan's 'Greatest Hits Volume II' compilation in 1971. It was subsequently included in the rare triple LP compilation, 'Masterpieces.' Dylan had originally recorded the song in Dec 1962 as a demo for M. Witmark & Sons, his publishing company. Long available as a bootleg, this recording was released by Columbia in 2010 on 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964.' As a Dylan fan, Zee's version of the song keeps to the heartfelt acoustic nature of the original. The human rights organisation said on Wednesday that all of the songs on the four-CD collection will be new or previously unreleased versions, with the exception of Dylan's title cut, 'Chimes of Freedom.' The disc, to be released in the US on Jan 24, is being produced by the same music executives who made a 2007 benefit album for Darfur featuring John Lennon songs. Participating artists range from 19-year-old Miley Cyrus to 92-year-old folk legend Pete Seeger. Cyrus recorded 'You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go' and Seeger, with a children's chorus, does 'Forever Young.' The disc is being released to commemorate Amnesty International's 50th birthday. Among the other participating artistes: Patti Smith, Bryan Ferry, Elvis Costello, My Morning Jacket, Tom Morello, Adele, Raphael Saadiq, Ziggy Marley, Pete Townshend, the Gaslight Anthem and Ke$ha. Eighty artistes and 75 new songs are included. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Justin Bieber discusses paternity accusation with Letterman Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:34 PM PST LOS ANGELES: David Letterman told Justin Bieber he could ''smell a weasel'' when the pop star was accused of fathering a fan's baby. In a preview of The Biebs' appearance on ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' Wednesday night, Letterman describes his anger at Mariah Yeater's paternity claim. Letterman may be unusually sensitive to the possibility of people trying to extort money from celebrities: In 2009, he admitted to having sex with women who work for him on the ''Late Show'' after one of their boyfriends tried to blackmail him. ''You know what? That made me see red,'' Letterman told Bieber about Yeater's claim of a backstage tryst with Bieber after a Los Angeles concert. ''Really? You saw red? You were angry? Why were you angry?'' a smiling Bieber asked Letterman. ''I could smell a weasel,'' said Letterman. ''I think I can smell a weasel, too, a little bit,'' Bieber said. ''I know, it's pretty crazy ... people make up false accusations.'' You can watch a preview, in which Bieber also describes taking a DNA test, and is confused by the word ''disrobing,'' here: http://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/justin-bieber-letterman-i-smelled-weasel-baby-mama-drama-video-33025 Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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