Grammy Nominations

Beyoncé leads the field of Grammy contenders with 10 nominations, followed by Taylor Swift with eight. Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West each had six nominations, with Lady Gaga and Jay-Z getting five apiece. Swift, whose “Fearless” album is the biggest seller in the United States in 2009, will compete with Beyoncé for the coveted album of the year Grammy, along with Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas and the Dave Matthews Band. Winners in all categories of the 52nd annual event will be announced at a televised awards ceremony on January 31st. You can see the full list of nominees at www.grammy.com. Here are the leading nominees:

Record Of The Year: “Halo” – Beyoncé, “I Gotta Feeling” – The Black Eyed Peas, “Use Somebody” – Kings Of Leon, “Poker Face” – Lady Gaga and “You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift.

Album Of The Year: “I Am… Sasha Fierce” – Beyoncé, “The E.N.D.” – The Black Eyed Peas, “The Fame” – Lady Gaga,” “Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King” – Dave Matthews Band and “Fearless” – Taylor Swift.

Song Of The Year: “Poker Face” – Lady Gaga, “Pretty Wings” – Maxwell, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” – Beyoncé, “Use Somebody” – Kings Of Leon and “You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift.

Best New Artist: Zac Brown Band, Keri Hilson, MGMT, Silversun Pickups and The Ting Tings.

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Hometown Glory” – Adele, “Halo” – Beyoncé, “Hot N Cold” – Katy Perry, “Sober” – P!nk and “You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift.

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “This Time” – John Legend, “Love You” – Maxwell, “Make It Mine” – Jason Mraz, “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” – Seal and “All About The Love Again” – Stevie Wonder.

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Gotta Feeling” – The Black Eyed Peas, “We Weren’t Born To Follow” – Bon Jovi, “Never Say Never” – The Fray, “Sara Smile” – Daryl Hall & John Oates and “Kids” – MGMT.

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Sea Of Heartbreak” – Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen, “Love Sex Magic” – Ciara & Justin Timberlake, “Lucky” – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” – Willie Nelson & Norah Jones and “Breathe” – Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat.”

Best Pop Vocal Album: “The E.N.D.” – The Black Eyed Peas, “Breakthrough” – Colbie Caillat, “All I Ever Wanted” – Kelly Clarkson, “The Fray” – The Fray and “Funhouse” – P!nk.

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “A Swingin’ Christmas” – Tony Bennett, “Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden” – Michael Bublé, “Your Songs” – Harry Connick, Jr., “Liza’s At The Palace” – Liza Minnelli and “American Classic” – Willie Nelson.

NYC Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in NYC will be held tonight. Festivities begin around 6:45pm, and the tree lighting takes place at 8:55pm sharp! Jo Dee Messina, Rod Stewart, Rob Thomas and The Muppets have joined the celebrity lineup. Miss Universe Stefania Fernandez and Miss Teen USA Stormi Bree Henley are also expected to take part in the 12th annual “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” special. Jane Krakowski and Zachary Levi will be the hosts of the yuletide event, which is also to feature Michael Buble, Aretha Franklin, Jose Feliciano, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow, The Roots, Shakira and The Radio City Rockettes performing “a mix of current hits and holiday classics from beautifully ornamented stages around Rockefeller Center,” NBC said in a release.

Who are the unsexiest men in Hollywood?

According to Moviefone.com they are…
1. Gary Busey
2. Kevin Spacey
3. Justin Long
4. Paul Giamatti
5. Philip Seymour Hoffman
6. Randy Quaid
7. Michael Moore
8. Mickey Rourke
9. Joaquin Phoenix
10. John C. Reilly

‘New Moon’ Mistakes

The “Twilight” fanbase has a few complaints about the new flick “New Moon.” Moviemistakes.com, a site that catalogs errors in movies, has already added nearly 20 mistakes from the new “Twilight” sequel. Among the most obvious are:

• Continuity: After Bella awakes from the first nightmare, we see her Romeo and Juliet on the pillow beside her. When Charlie comes in the book is gone, but then reappears on the pillow between shots.
• Revealing: The rims of the vampires’ contact lenses can be spotted occasionally during the film, especially in the Volturis’ eyes during the final scenes.
• Continuity: When Bella goes to Italy to save Edward, Alice drops Bella off. When Bella gets out of the car to ask where Edward will be, she is in front of the car door, but then the shot cuts and she is suddenly behind the door.
• Factual error: Bella flies to Italy on a Virgin America plane. Virgin America only flies within certain cities in the United States. The plane should have been Virgin Atlantic, which flies from the U.S. to Europe.
• Visible crew/equipment: In the montage scenes where we see Bella’s depression, when the camera is circling her, the cameraman is shown in the mirror (twice) behind her.

Check out the complete list at www.moviemistakes.com/film8049.

The Hoff Under Involuntary Psych Hold

David Hasselhoff is reportedly under involuntary psychiatric hold at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following another drinking binge that landed him in the emergency room on Friday. According to RadarOnline.com, Hasselhoff was placed under a 72-hour hold and will continue to be monitored until tomorrow or Wednesday. Hasselhoff has been battling alcoholism for several years, but his condition has reportedly worsened recently. He returned from Canada on Wednesday and saw a doctor. He had been drinking before that and resumed drinking afterward. His most recent bender resulted in a seizure. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance after his daughter Hayley called 911.

Free H1N1 Vaccines for Syracuse Students

The Onondaga County Health Department is offering free H1N1 vaccinations to all children living in the City of Syracuse or enrolled in Syracuse City School District Public, Parochial, Charter, and Independent Schools. The Clinic locations and dates are as follows

The clinic locations and times are:
Wednesday November 25, 2009 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Fowler High School
Wednesday November 25, 2009 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Corcoran High School
Wednesday December 9, 2009 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM Henninger High School
Thursday December 10, 2009 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM Nottingham High School

Transportation is being provided free of charge by both Centro and the Syracuse City School District.
Any parent who boards a Centro bus on the day of the clinics with a school aged child will be allowed to ride to and from the clinic site free of charge.
Shuttle buses are also running from each of the high schools. Please go to www.syracusecityschools.us to view the shuttle bus schedule.

Gaga’s giving away concert tickets

Love Lady Gaga? In that case, you might want to volunteer to help the homeless. Gaga’s giving away tickets to her Monster Ball tour to select folks who give their time to help out in shelters across the country. In most cases, all you have to do is put in 8 hours. Easy!

For more details… click here.

websites of the day:

www.blackfriday.gottadeal.com / www.bargainshare.com
www.blackfriday.info / www.dealtaker.com
www.bfads.net

Today is the notorious Black Friday – traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year. If you haven’t browsed through ads for deals yet, here are some great Web sites to check out.

Streets to close for Holiday Magic In The Square:

The city of Syracuse will flip the switch on its Christmas tree during the Holiday Magic in the Square celebration at 7 p.m. Friday, in Clinton Square.

If you’re planning to go to the Bank of America-sponsored event, note that some street closings and parking restrictions around Clinton Square will begin at 7 a.m. Friday. There is free parking at downtown meters on Thanksgiving Day, Friday and Saturday, according to a city news release. There is also free parking from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Washington Street garage.

Here’s are the street closings and parking restrictions:

• The 100 block of West Water Street will be closed from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The following streets will be closed from 6-8 p.m.:

• Clinton Street, from Herald Place to Washington Street;

• Salina Street, from Willow to Washington;

• West Genesee Street, from North Franklin to Salina;

• James Street, from Salina to Warren;

• Erie Boulevard east, from Salina to Warren;

• Erie Boulevard west, from Clinton Square to Franklin Street;

• the 200 block of West Water Street, from Franklin to Clinton;

• the 100 block of East Genesee Street.

No parking will be allowed on the following streets from 4-8 p.m.:

• North Salina Street, from Genesee to Willow;

• North Clinton Street, from Genesee Street to Herald Place;

• Genesee Street, from Franklin to Clinton (south curb only);

• Erie Boulevard west, from Clinton Square to Franklin Street.

NBC’s ‘People Of The Year’

With the dawn of the New Year weeks away, NBC takes a look at the most fascinating, inspirational, heroic and notorious figures, and most-talked about stories of 2009. Taylor Swift is among the year’s newsmakers and will be spotlighted in NBC’s People Of The Year special. The show, which will be hosted by Matt Lauer, will air on Thanksgiving night at 9 p.m. ET. Also on the list are “Octo-mom” Nadya Suleman , Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle, NBA star Kobe Bryant, Captain Chelsey ‘Sully’Sullenberger, the commercial pilot who successfully landed his jet in the Hudson River, and Richard Phillips, the captain who fought off Somali pirates. Photos will be available on www.nbcumv.com.