Best Original Song winners Common and John Legend speak to the press backstage at the Oscars.
Common on Julianne Moore's win: 'You all knew she was getting that though, right?'
Posted by chris-eggertsen · 8:43 am · February 23rd, 2015
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Common and John Legend rise above with a pair of moving Oscar acceptance speeches
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:28 pm · February 22nd, 2015
Common and John Legend put a profound bow on things at the end of the season Sunday night with a pair of Oscar acceptance speeches for their “Selma” song “Glory.”
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Best Original Song: 'Selma' will reap some Oscar 'Glory'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:53 am · February 17th, 2015
Can any song defeat “Selma’s” “Glory” from taking the Original Song Oscar? “Everything Is Awesome” from “The LEGO Movie” has a chance, but…
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'Selma' maintains a presence on '60 Minutes' and the Grammys with Oscar ballots out
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:41 pm · February 8th, 2015
The 2015 Grammy Awards broadcast was, it turned out, bookended by reminders of Paramount’s “Selma” just as Oscar ballots are making their way to the hands of voters for the final phase of Academy Awards voting.
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'Frozen's' 'Let It Go' songwriters to pen Neil Patrick Harris' Oscars opening number
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:52 am · January 27th, 2015
The Academy has announced that Oscar-winning songwriters Robert and Kristen Lopez will write an opening musical number for Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris, and that Common and John Legend will be on hand to perform “Glory” from “Selma.”
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Tech Support: International lineup of Best Original Song contenders presents a great opportunity
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:55 am · December 20th, 2012
With the recent reveal of the Academy’s list of Best Original Song qualifiers — all 75 of them — the music branch has a wide swath of popular artists to choose from. Of course, the branch tends to focus on the work itself, not necessarily the talent involved, but it’s worth mentioning that Fiona Apple, Florence + the Machine, Karen O, Christina Aguilera, Adele, Keith Urban, Mumford and Sons, The Bootleggers & Emmylou Harris, Arcade Fire, Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Paul Williams, Jordin Sparks and Norah Jones are all in the mix. That’s quite the role call.
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