Katy Perry: Part of Me / Katy Perry the Movie: Part of Me (2012)
Documentary | Music
A documentary that chronicles Katy Perry's life on and off-stage.
Starring: Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Lady Gaga, Adele, Rachael Markarian, David Daniel Hudson, Angela Hudson, Darren Criss, Judy Garland, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Heidi Klum
Director: Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz
MTV Video Music Awards 2012 (TV 2012)
Awards | Music
The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by Kevin Hart, took place on Thursday, September 6, 2012, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. The awards were broadcast from the Staples Center arena at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles. Nominations were announced on July 31, 2012. Rihanna and Drake received five nominations, while Katy Perry and Beyoncé received four.
One Direction were the biggest winners of the night winning their three nominations, including Best New Artist, and Rihanna went on to win Video of the Year, becoming the first female artist, and only second artist overall (after Eminem), to win the award twice.
Starring: Kevin Hart, Sway Calloway, James Montgomery, Jim Cantiello, Demi Lovato, Rihanna, ASAP Rocky, Calvin Harris, Pink, Frank Ocean, One Direction, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Green Day, Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Calvin Harris, Katy Perry, Dwight Howard, Miley Cyrus, Mac Miller
Rihanna Live at Hackney (2012)
Music
Discover the UK's biggest free ticketed music event – this year on a massive scale to celebrate 2012.
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend is super sizing this year! The festival always attracts big UK and worldwide artists, so if you want to see the new names who'll dominate the next 12 months this is the place to be. There will be live music across six stages and you will be able to keep up to date with all the weekend's festivities on Radio 1, BBC Three on TV, on the Red Button and live here on the Hackney Weekend website.
Across the Main Stage, Dance Arena, 1Xtra Stage, In New Music We Trust Stage, DJ Stage and BBC Introducing Stage there is a huge line-up of UK and international artists – from household names, to brand new artists championed by Radio 1 DJs. You'll be able to watch every single stage right here on bbc.co.uk, hear it on the radio, and join BBC Three and the Red Button for the best bits too.
Hackney Weekend has grown out of Radio 1's Big Weekend, and One Big Sundays before them. Held under Europe's biggest tent Big Weekend has been all over the UK. But as 2012 is a very special Olympic year, it felt right to celebrate in East London with an even bigger party. Nothing we've done so far as been as huge as the festival due to happen in Hackney this summer. It's time to get excited.
It's all happening at Hackney Marshes, East London, on Saturday 23rd June and Sunday 24th June. And you can watch it all live right here on bbc.co.uk, on BBC Three, on Red Button, and of course listen on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra.
Starring: Rihanna, Jay-Z
Jay-Z Live at Hackney (2012)
Music
Discover the UK's biggest free ticketed music event – this year on a massive scale to celebrate 2012.
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend is super sizing this year! The festival always attracts big UK and worldwide artists, so if you want to see the new names who'll dominate the next 12 months this is the place to be. There will be live music across six stages and you will be able to keep up to date with all the weekend's festivities on Radio 1, BBC Three on TV, on the Red Button and live here on the Hackney Weekend website.
Across the Main Stage, Dance Arena, 1Xtra Stage, In New Music We Trust Stage, DJ Stage and BBC Introducing Stage there is a huge line-up of UK and international artists – from household names, to brand new artists championed by Radio 1 DJs. You'll be able to watch every single stage right here on bbc.co.uk, hear it on the radio, and join BBC Three and the Red Button for the best bits too.
Hackney Weekend has grown out of Radio 1's Big Weekend, and One Big Sundays before them. Held under Europe's biggest tent Big Weekend has been all over the UK. But as 2012 is a very special Olympic year, it felt right to celebrate in East London with an even bigger party. Nothing we've done so far as been as huge as the festival due to happen in Hackney this summer. It's time to get excited.
It's all happening at Hackney Marshes, East London, on Saturday 23rd June and Sunday 24th June. And you can watch it all live right here on bbc.co.uk, on BBC Three, on Red Button, and of course listen on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra.
Starring: Jay-Z, Rihanna, M.I.A, H.O.V.A., Kanye West
The 54rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV 2012)
Awards | Music
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS. LL Cool J hosted the show. It was the first time in seven years that the event had an official host. Nominations were announced on November 30, 2011 on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live. Kanye West received the most nominations with seven. Adele, Foo Fighters, and Bruno Mars each received six nominations. Lil Wayne, Skrillex, and Radiohead all earned five nominations.
A total of 78 awards were presented following the Academy's decision to restructure the Grammy Award categories. Paul McCartney received the MusiCares Person of the Year award on February 10, 2012, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two nights prior to the Grammy telecast.
On February 8, 2012, the Academy announced that the 54th Grammy Pre-Telecast Ceremony would stream live internationally. The ceremony took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center and was streamed live in its entirety internationally at Grammy's official website and CBS Television Network. The ceremony was co-hosted by Dave Koz and MC Lyte. A total of 68 awards were presented in the Pre-Telecast ceremony. The official poster was designed by Architect Frank Gehry.
The night before the awards, Whitney Houston died in Los Angeles, and show producers quickly planned a tribute, with Jennifer Hudson performing. The awards show began with a Bruce Springsteen performance followed by a LL Cool J prayer for Whitney Houston. Adele, with six nominations, won all six awards, tying Beyoncé's record for most wins by a female artist in one night. Foo Fighters and Kanye West followed with earning five and four awards, respectively.
Starring: Bruce Springsteen, The E Street Ban, Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, Bonnie Raitt, Tribute to Etta James, Chris Brown, Jason Aldea, Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Rihanna, Coldplay, Maroon 5, Foster the People, The Beach Boys, Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, Joe Walsh, The Civil Wars, Taylor Swift, Adele, The Band Perry, Blake Shelton, Glen Campbell, Tony Bennett, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Chris Brown, David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Foo Fighters, deadmau5, Nicki Minaj, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Rusty Anderson, Brian Ray, Joe Walsh
Director: Louis J. Horvitz
The 38th Annual American Music Awards 2010 (TV 2010)
Awards | Music
The 38th American Music Awards were held November 21, 2010 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010. Nominees were announced on October 12, 2010. Justin Bieber was nominated for, and won, four awards, including Artist of the Year. Usher and Eminem both won two awards; the former was nominated for three and the latter, five.
Starring: Christina Aguilera, Jessica Alba, Backstreet Boys, Skye Barrett, Lance Bass, Natasha Bedingfield, Julie Benz, Justin Bieber, Bon Jovi, Russell Brand, Stuart Brazell, Michael Bublé, Cheryl Burke, Sarah Alice Burns, Christina Carducci, Michael Chiklis, Sean Combs, Liberty Cordova, Darren Criss, Sheryl Crow, Taio Cruz, Miley Cyrus, Diddy-Dirty Money, Nathan Fillion, Chantel Gonsalves, Keri Hilson, Galen Hooks, Julianne Hough, Enrique Iglesias, Samuel L. Jackson, Stana Katic, Ke$ha, Kid Rock, Heidi Klum, Ryan Kwanten, Lady Antebellum, Avril Lavigne, John Legend, Nia Lyte, Mike C. Manning, Michelle Marie, Jenny McCarthy, Jennette McCurdy, Christina Milian, Nicki Minaj, Mandy Moore, Rachel Ann Mullins, Muse, Mitchel Musso, Ne-Yo, New Kids on the Block, Kelly Osbourne, Brad Paisley, Katy Perry, Pink, Jada Pinkett Smith, Pitbull, Whitney Port, Mike Posner, Usher Raymond, Rihanna, Rico Rodriguez, Erin Ross, Gavin Rossdale, Carlos Santana, Ryan Seacrest, Seal, Karina Smirnoff, Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Trey Songz, Mike Sorrentino, Eric Stonestreet, Taylor Swift, Train, Nikki Tuazon, Johnny Weir, Kady Zinke
