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Lady Gaga On Gay Rights

Shem C. Tayanes — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:35:28 +0000

US singer Lady Gaga hailed gays as ‘revolutionaries of love’ at gay parade in Rome Saturday. She called “full equality now” for same -sex couples around the world in a speech in front of a crowd estimated by organizers at around one million people.

“I stand here as a woman of the world and I ask governments, with you, worldwide, to facilitate our dream of equality,” said the singer. “Let us be revolutionaries of love and use our very strong human powers to save lives and encourage unity around the world,” Lady Gaga said during the Europride gay rights march at Rome’s Circus Maximus Saturday.

Bruno Mars ‘ Concert In Manila

Shem C. Tayanes — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:01:48 +0000

International singer and Grammy award songwriter Bruno Mars drove more than 10,000 people in pandemonium with his spellbinding performance Friday night concert at the Araneta Coliseum, Manila.

The 25-year-old Mars was born Peter Gene Hernandez in Hawaii to a Puerto Rican father and a Filipino mother. Bruno Mars brought the crowd down when he proclaimed towards the end of his concert: “I am Filipino.”

Mars openened his show with his “The Other Side,” hit, a track from his debut album “Doo-Wops and Hooligans.” He also sang his famous “Billionare”, a worldwide hit by Travic McCoy which Mars co-wrote and produced.

There was pandemonium when he sang his favorite “Grenade” Hysteria broke loose when he rendered credence to his no.1 hit “Just The Way You Are.”

The concert lasted an hour and a half , and Mars, vowed onstage to comeback, overwhelmed by the audience’ cheers and reception.

Beyonce Bags 6 Grammy Awards

Beverly T. Pruto — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:02:41 +0000

Beyonce, the 28-year-old diva collected six trophies on last Sunday’s Grammy Awards night: Song of the year for her anthem ” Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” this album also won prizes for best female R & B and best R & B vocal and best R & B song” Best female pop vocal for “Halo”; “At Last” was named best traditional R & B vocal performance; ” I am…Sasha Fierce” won best R & B contemporary album.

” This has been such an amazing night for me and I’d love to thank the Grammys,” Beyonce said after winning. She also thanked her family and her husband, Jay-Z.

Taylor Swift Wins 4 Grammy Awards

Shem C. Tayanes — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:01:54 +0000

The 20-year-old country singer, Taylor Swift, won 4 Grammy awards on Sunday: Grammy’s Best Album, Best Country Song, Best Female Country Vocal for “White House,” and best country album of the year for “Fearless.”

“Oh wow-thank you so much! I just hope that you know how much this means to me… that we get to take this back to Nashville,” Taylor Swift said after winning tho top honor album of the years for best-selling “Fearless.”

“Oh my God, our families are freaking out in their living rooms, “Swift added. “My dad and my little brother are losing their minds in the living room night now.”