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DBliss Media at January 18, 2018 0

By Paulina Dedaj | Fox News


 President Trump revealed the winners of his self-proclaimed ‘Fake News’ awards Wednesday night on Twitter with The New York Times topping the list.
Before naming the full list of “winners,” the website cited that “studies have shown that over 90% of the media’s coverage of President Trump is negative.”

It went on to call 2017 “a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage and even downright fake news.”

Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman smiles during the World Business Forum in New York October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES BUSINESS) - GM1E5A80ARB01
Coming in first place was The New York Times’ Paul Krugman for his predictions that the stock markets would never recover from Trump’s election.

In a bit of irony, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 26,000 for the first time on Wednesday.

The Times was followed by ABC News' Brain Ross for his false report that Trump advised former National Security advisor Michael Flynn to make contact with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign.

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FILE - In this April 21, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump poses for a portrait in the Oval Office in Washington after an interview with The Associated Press. Trump has proven himself an unconventional leader time and time again in his first year in office. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The list pointed to a false CNN report that Trump had early access to “hacked documents” from Wikileaks, a video that suggested Trump overfed fish in a visit with the Japanese prime minister and a report that former FBI Director James Comey would deny saying Trump was told he was not under investigation.

The Times appeared on the list again for a false report that the Trump administration hid a report on climate change.

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 4: Brian Ross, journalist and ABC News Chief Investigative Correspondent spotted leaving ABC Studios in New York, New York on January 4, 2017. Photo Credit: Rainmaker Photo/MediaPunch/IPX

The final “winner” on the list, as Trump described it: “And last, but not least: 'RUSSIA COLLUSION!' Russian collusion is perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people. THERE IS NO COLLUSION!”
The website carrying the results of the “Fake News Awards” crashed because of the number of visitors.
Trump also tweeted out that “despite some very corrupt and dishonest media coverage, there are many great reporters I respect and lots of GOOD NEWS for the American people to be proud of!”

 Below is the full list of winners of the 2017 Fake News Awards.


1) The New York Times’ Paul Krugman claiming markets would ‘never’ recover from Trump presidency

2) ABC News' Brian Ross’ bungled report on former national security adviser Michael Flynn

3) CNN report that the Trump campaign had early access to hacked documents from WikiLeaks

4) TIME report that Trump removed a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. from the Oval Office

5) The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel tweeting that Trump’s December rally in Pensacola, Florida, wasn’t packed with supporters

6) CNN’s video suggesting Trump overfed fish during visit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

7) CNN’s retracted report claiming Anthony Scaramucci-Russia ties

8) Newsweek report that Polish First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda did not shake Trump’s hand

9) CNN report that former FBI Director James Comey would dispute President Trump’s claim he was told he was not under investigation

10) The New York Times report that the Trump administration had hidden a climate-change study

11) In Trump’s words, "‘RUSSIA COLLUSION!’ Russian collusion is perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people. THERE IS NO COLLUSION!”
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DBliss Media at January 13, 2018 0
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By Daniel Nussbaum | Breitbart News


Actress and Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot made an impassioned call for unity and equality while accepting the special #SeeHer award at Thursday night’s Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.

Gadot, accepting the award from her friend and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins, vowed never to be “silenced” and said there was still much progress to be accomplished to ensure equality in Hollywood and society.

The 32-year-old actress said that throughout her career, she had always wanted to portray a “strong and independent woman,” and had finally found that role in superhero Diana Prince.


“All of these qualities I looked for, I found in her: she’s full of heart, strength, compassion, and forgiveness. She sees wrong that must be made right,” Gadot said. “She takes action when everyone around her is idle. She commands the attention of the world, and in doing do, sets a positive example for humanity.”

Gadot added that when she began her career, there were very few female-led films, and even fewer female directors.

“This year, three of the top-grossing films were female-led, and one of them was directed by my wonderful Patty Jenkins,” Gadot said to loud applause. “There were eight other films in the top 100 which were directed by females. Although this is progress, there is still a long way to go.”

The actress concluded by saying that as artists, she believes it’s “not only our job to entertain, but our duty to inspire and educate for love and respect.”

“In the past weeks and months, we’ve been witnessing a movement in our industry and society, and I want to share this award with all the women and men who stand for what’s right, standing for those who can’t stand or speak for themselves,” she said. “My promise and commitment to all of you is that I will never be silenced, and we will continue to band together to make strides, uniting for equality.”

Wonder Woman stormed the box office upon its release in June, amassing a domestic haul of $412 million on its way to an $821 million worldwide gross, making the film one of the most successful of the year.

Both Gadot and Jenkins have reportedly already signed on for a sequel.

The actress’s acceptance speech comes as Hollywood has been rocked by an ongoing sexual misconduct scandal that has seen more than 100 prominent men in the industry accused of misconduct.

Actresses attending Sunday night’s Golden Globes wore all black on the red carpet as a statement of solidarity with victims of sexual assault. Many also wore specially-made Time’s Up pins to raise awareness of the newly-created Times Up legal fund, started by Hollywood talent and executives to provide resources to victims of sexual abuse.

See the full list of winners from Thursday night’s Critics’ Choice Awards here.
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DBliss Media at January 08, 2018 0
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Oprah Winfrey brought Hollywood's A list to its feet with her rousing speech as she accepted a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes (AFP / Frederic J. BROWN)

By AFP


Hollywood spoke with one voice at the Golden Globes on Sunday to declare war on the film industry's culture of sexual harassment and abuse, as it kicked off its annual awards season on a rare serious note.

Crime drama "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri" was the big winner of the night with four trophies, giving it momentum ahead of the all-important Oscars in March.

But the awards podium played second fiddle at times to the clarion call coming from numerous stars about the need to heal and move forward.

"Speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have," actress and media powerhouse Oprah Winfrey told the audience at the Beverly Hilton as she accepted a lifetime achievement award.

"For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up!" she added, earning a standing ovation.

The industry's elite turned the red carpet black for the Globes, eschewing bright colors in a fashionable repudiation of disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein and others ensnared in allegations of misconduct.

And fittingly, it was a big night for movies and TV shows telling women's stories, such as "Three Billboards" and coming-of-age tale "Lady Bird" on the film side, and TV juggernauts "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Big Little Lies."

Golden Globe Awards (AFP / Gal ROMA)

The overall message at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's champagne-drenched annual prize-giving was a call for continued change.

"People are aware now of a power imbalance. It's led to abuse in our industry... It's everywhere," Meryl Streep, who was nominated for her work in media drama "The Post," said on the red carpet.

- 'Time's up' -

Seth Meyers, making his debut as Globes host, opened the show with joke after joke about Hollywood's post-Weinstein reckoning.

"It's 2018, marijuana is finally allowed and sexual harassment finally isn't. It's going to be a good year," the late night NBC funnyman said.

"For the male nominees in the room tonight, this is the first time in three months it won't be terrifying to hear your name read out loud."

Leading the pack by the end of the night was "Three Billboards," Martin McDonagh's searing film about a mother who battles local authorities to solve her daughter's murder.

It picked up trophies for best drama, screenplay, actress for Frances McDormand and supporting actor for Sam Rockwell.

"The women are not here for the food, they're here for the work," McDormand said to applause, noting the "tectonic shift in our industry's power structure."

But McDonagh lost out in the directing category to Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, whose fantasy romance "The Shape of Water" came in as joint runner-up alongside "Lady Bird" with two awards each.

There were no nominations at all for female directors, prompting withering remarks from presenters Natalie Portman, Jessica Chastain and Barbra Streisand.

"Did I hear it right -- I was the only woman to get the best director award. And, you know, that was 1984? That was 34 years ago? Folks, time's up," Streisand said of her victory for "Yentl," name-checking a new anti-harassment initiative.

- Big night for 'Big Little Lies' -

While many fields were wide open, James Franco ("The Disaster Artist") was always a shoo-in to win best actor in a musical/comedy movie.

Franco -- who also directed the film, which tells the unlikely story of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 flop-turned-cult-hit "The Room" -- gave a shoutout to his brother and co-star Dave, telling the gathered celebrities: "I love him more than anything. Thanks to my mother for giving him to me."

Saoirse Ronan ("Lady Bird") pipped Margot Robbie ("I, Tonya") in the much closer best actress race, and Ronan was back on stage again alongside her director Greta Gerwig when the coming-of-age fable won best comedy movie.

Gary Oldman, who has earned wide acclaim for virtually disappearing into the role of British wartime prime minister Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour," took home the Globe for best actor in a drama.

On the small screen, HBO's "Big Little Lies" scooped up a rare trio of acting awards for Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgard and Laura Dern, and another trophy for best limited TV series.

"This show is so much about the life we present to the world that could be very different than the life we live behind closed doors," said Reese Witherspoon, who produces and stars in the series, which tackles domestic abuse.

"So I want to thank everyone who broke their silence this year and spoke up about abuse and harassment."

Kidman, who portrays an abused wife in the show, said she hoped the show and others could "elicit change," while Dern urged Hollywood to support survivors of abuse.

"The Handmaid's Tale" followed up its Emmys night glory by beating perennial awards juggernaut "Game of Thrones" to the Globe for best TV drama series and best actress for Elisabeth Moss.
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DBliss Media at January 07, 2018 0
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Preparations are underway at California's Beverly Hilton Hotel for the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards (AFP / Robyn Beck)

By AFP


Hollywood's elite head for the red carpet Sunday for the Golden Globes, the glitzy launch of the entertainment industry's awards season, with sexual harassment scandals casting a long shadow over celebrations.

Billed as the most raucous event in the showbiz calendar, the champagne-drenched Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual prize-giving is a draw for filmmakers and actors looking to create some buzz ahead of March's Academy Awards.

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But this year's ceremony, seen as the first big opportunity for the industry to unite against a pervasive culture of sexual misconduct brought to light by the downfall of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, may strike a more somber tone.

"The deluge of sexual misconduct revelations has been the story of the year, so it's safe to predict that it will be the story of the night at the Golden Globes," Debra Birnbaum, executive editor for television at industry weekly Variety, told AFP.

"It will influence everything from Seth Meyers' monologue to impassioned acceptance speeches to the fashion."

The ceremony at the Beverly Hilton -- the first for late night NBC funnyman Meyers as host -- is not as reliable at predicting Oscars glory as the galas held by Hollywood's acting, producing and directing unions.

But it remains one of the most high-profile and glamorous events of the awards calendar and tends to generate more headlines for tipsy tributes, daring gowns and wacky tuxedos.

- Solidarity -

Actors and actresses are however expected to turn out in black this year, in solidarity with victims of Weinstein and numerous other figures exposed by the harassment and abuse scandal, including Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner and Dustin Hoffman.

Director Angelina Jolie attends The Golden Globe Foreign-Language Nominees Series 2018 Symposium presented by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association & The American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre on January 6, 2018, in Los Angeles (AFP / TARA ZIEMBA)

The directors of the best foreign film entries were asked at a Q&A in Hollywood on Saturday if even attending the Globes could be taken as a sign of tolerance for the film industry's misogynistic culture.

"We have many things that have to be dealt with in the world," said Angelina Jolie, who made the Cambodian entry, "First They Killed my Father."

"The issues are very big and very serious. We have a lot of work to do."

Leading the pack this year is Guillermo del Toro's fantasy romance "The Shape of Water" with seven nominations, while "The Post" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" are tied for second, with six each.

Overall, 25 awards are given out -- 14 for movies and 11 for TV -- and, as usual, the 90-member HFPA has sprung more than a few surprises in the nominations, placing horror satire "Get Out" in the best comedy-musical category.
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DBliss Media at December 19, 2017 0
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By Hoganson Media

Worship band The City Harmonic and its 5-star-acclaimed album, Benediction Live: Worship from Churches Working Together in Canada, have received four nominations for the 39th Annual GMA Canada Covenant Awards.

 Featuring the group's most loved songs recorded at its last concert together, Benediction Live is being offered by the band for a limited time in celebration of the nominations at the special price of $5.99 at iTunes and through the band's website, TheCityHarmonic.com.

The nominations, which include "Group of the Year," as well as "Album of the Year" and "Worship Album of the Year," bring the band's career Covenant nods to 30, with nine wins so far, including awards for "Group of the Year" in 2015 and 2013. The band's fourth nomination is for "Praise & Worship Song of the Year" for its final new song, "Honestly," which is also featured on Benediction Live. The Covenant Awards ceremony will be held in Edmonton, AB on January 27.

With songs fueled by a "together for the good of the city" ethos, The City Harmonic's Benediction Livefeatures the first live recording of "Manifesto." This unifying hit single and worship song that began the band's worldwide trajectory in 2010 is one of the only modern songs to include the Lord's Prayer verbatim.

Benediction Live, called "quite possibly the best worship release of the year" and "a fitting way to close out the band's storied career," also features "Praise The Lord," "Holy (Wedding Day)," "Mountaintop," "A City On A Hill," "I Am" and more of the band's best-loved modern worship anthems of longing, hope and celebration.

Rather than a "goodbye," the album is meant to be a blessing and a sending, as the band explains in the album trailer below.


Launching The City Harmonic to No. 1 on the Canadian Christian iTunes chart upon release, along with impacting sales charts in the US and around the world, Benediction Live was independently released worldwide June 23 through The Fuel Music and with support from FACTOR.
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DBliss Media at December 04, 2017 0
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Source: Staff Reports CL

The nominees for the 60th annual GRAMMY Awards were announced today, with the Contemporary Christian and Gospel categories strongly represented by some of this year's best. The Awards will be aired on CBS January 28th at 7:30 PM EST.

Leading the way as the nominees for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song are Casting Crowns' "Oh My Soul," MercyMe's "Even If," Hillsong Worship's "What A Beautiful Name," Tauren Wells' "Hills and Valleys" and Natalie Grant's "Clean." Contenders for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album include Rise (Danny Gokey), Echoes (Matt Maher), Lifer (MercyMe), Hills and Valleys (Tauren Wells) and Chain Breaker (Zach Williams). 

Nominees for Best Gospel Performance/Song include Tina Campbell's "Too Hard Not To," JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise Featuring Bishop Cortez Vaughn's "You Deserve It," Le'Andria's "Better Days," The Walls Group's "My Life" and CeCe Winans' "Never Have To Be Alone." Best Gospel Album nominees are Crossover: Live From Music City (Travis Greene), Bigger Than Me (Le'Andria), Close (Marvin Sapp), Sunday Song (Anita Wilson) and Let Them Fall In Love (CeCe Winans). 

In the Best Roots Gospel Album category, nominees include The Best Of The Collingsworth Family - Volume 1 (The Collingsworth Family), Give Me Jesus (Larry Cordle), Resurrection (Joseph Habedank), Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope (Reba McEntire) and Hope For All Nations (Karen Peck & New River). Additionally, Mali Music's "Still" is nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance. Click here for a complete list of nominees.

Artist responses to news of their nominations have flooded social media today with gratitude and excitement. "When you're in a band for 23 years, your priorities tend to change a bit. Things that seemed important in the beginning just aren't that important today. That being said, being nominated for a GRAMMY is NOT one of those things. It's actually the opposite. The longer we're in this industry, the more we've come to appreciate each moment along the way. We are incredibly grateful," explains twice-nominated MercyMe lead singer Bart Millard. 


Additionally, as award season begins to ramp up, be on the lookout for the 6th annual We Love Christian Music Awards nominations being announced Monday, December 4th. Presented by NewReleaseToday.com, the largest Christian music site online, the We Love Awards will celebrate the best of this year's Christian music in 23 diverse categories. Voting opens Monday and will go through late January. Follow the Awards on Facebook here for continued updates.
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