Two ILLI MOians were nominated for a possible
induction in the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
They are pop rock group Chicago and songstress
Chaka Khan. They are in the running with Cheap
Trick, Janet Jackson, The Cars, Los Lobos, Steve
Miller and Chicago are in contention after two decades of eligibility. Nine
Inch Nails, N.W.A., Chic and The
Smiths.
Inductees will be determined by
more than 800 artists,
historians and music-industry professionals. Artists are
eligible for consideration 25 years after releasing their
first single or album
(1990, for the newest crop of
nominees).
The public can participate in
the process by casting
votes through select media outlets, including
usatoday.com and
at rockhall.com. Voting ends
Dec. 9 and the top five
artists will make up a fans'
ballot, which counts as a single vote.
The 2016 inductees will be
announced in December
and the induction ceremony will be held in New York
in
April.
nominated for an Emmy Award during her 10 seasons on E!
'My wife and her family shoulda had plenty of Emmys by now,'
the 38-year-old rapper said during his two-hour
interview at SHOWstudio with journalist Cassie Carpenter.
'I feel proud to be in a family that has so many people breaking
ground for the generations to come. It's like, whoa, reality
show! That's so f***ing new as an art form.
'But reality shows are considered to be like rap was when the
Mondrian wouldn't let Run-D.M.C. and motherf***ing Will
Smith stay there because they were rappers. Or the idea of
a reality star not being allowed into a fashion show or not
being nominated for their show even if it's the longest
running, and the most popular, and everybody I know
watches it and s***.'
Keeping Up with the Kardashians has previously only won
Teen Choice Awards and People's Choice Awards.
Kanye, really?
“Empire’s” ratings dropped yet again, but Fox’s hit hip-hop
soap opera was still the top show across
all of broadcast. The third episode of season two
(PICTURED Terrence Howard and Trai Beyers)
netted a 5.0 rating/15 share in the advertiser coveted
18-49 demographic and just under 13 million
viewers. That is an 8-percent drop from last week, when
the show pulled in a 5.4/17 and 13.7 million viewers.
Including the drop-off from the season one finale to season
two premiere, this is the third straight
week that the music drama’s ratings have fallen, yet it
continues to dominate Wednesday night
primetime. It has also shown impressive growth in delayed
viewing.
Hmm, looks like Empire has peaked.
In unrelated Empire newz, before this season premiered,
fans were stunned when stars Grace Gealey and Kansas
City, Ks. native Trai Byers reportedly got engaged.
this summer, but have kept things very hush-hush since.
Gealey, who plays Anika Calhoun on Empire, finally recognized her engagement
recently while sitting with the hosts of the talk show, FABLife.
Its so hard to not think of them as an item when watching
the show but it is interesting to think what each are
thinking while on the set.
The St Louis Cardinals will battle against the Chicago Cubs to see who will advance in the NL Series, a
first for both ILLI MO teams. A look at the best-of-five National League Division Series between the
Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals:
Series schedule/TV/Times
Friday: Game 1 -- Cubs (Lester) at Cardinals (Lackey), 6:45 p.m. (TBS)
UPDATE; Cards win 4-0
Saturday: Game 2 -- Cubs at Cardinals, 5:37 p.m. (TBS)
UPDATE:Cubs win 6-3....SERIES TIED 1-1
Monday: Game 3 -- Cardinals at Cubs (TBS)
UPDATE: CUbs win 8-6 SERIES Cubs 2--Cards 1
Tuesday: Game 4* -- Cardinals at Cubs, 4:00 p.m. (TBS)
UPDATE: Cubs win 6-4 and advance to the national league round
With their 6-4 win over the Cardinals, the Cubs wrapped up the NLDS and punched a ticket to the NLCS for the first time since 2003. The win marks the first time that the Cubs have ever advanced thanks to a victory at Wrigley Field, and it marks only the fourth time in team history that they've won a postseason series overall.
The games will be the first time Wrigley Field has ever hosted a game later in the year than Oct. 15, so if the city of Chicago thought the season leading up to this was invigorating, we haven't seen anything yet.
Plan your schedule accordingly:
NLCS Game 1 – Saturday, Oct. 17 Cubs @ Dodgers or Mets
NLCS Game 2 – Sunday, Oct. 18 Cubs @ Dodgers or Mets
NLCS Game 3 – Tuesday, Oct. 20 Dodgers or Mets @ Cubs (Wrigley Field)
NLCS Game 4 – Wednesday, Oct. 21 Dodgers or Mets @ Cubs (Wrigley Field)
NLCS Game 5* – Thursday, Oct. 22 Dodgers or Mets @ Cubs (Wrigley Field)
NLCS Game 6* – Saturday, Oct. 24 Cubs @ Dodgers or Mets
NLCS Game 7* – Sunday, Oct. 25 Cubs @ Dodgers or Mets
*if necessary
ST. LOUIS • According to a report from stltoday.com, this week Gov. Jay Nixon’s stadium task force
and Enterprise Holdings, the parent company of National Car Rental, revealed a 20-year deal worth
an average of $7.9 million a year, or $140 million.
It is unclear exactly how the money will be used. The state of Missouri or city of St. Louis could pledge
the annual proceeds to a bond measure, providing a large chunk of cash for stadium construction. Or it
could go to team owners as a sort of guaranteed revenue.
The task force has long said that a stadium won’t be built without a team’s commitment. Naming rights
proceeds would have to be negotiated with team owners.
Still, the agreement has arrived before many anticipated, and — regardless of who pockets the cash —
it provides a significant revenue source for the $1 billion stadium.
We think whats going to happen is, The Rams will leave St Louis by December, a new team will be brought
in and the new stadium will go as planned. Theres just no way Enterprise is going to pay for a name on
an empty building.
Connor Wright, a senior at St. Louis Priory School constructed
cubes from the Rubik's Cube to build a pointillism-style mural of St Louis
next to Busch Stadium.
The 39th Annual Mid-America Emmy Awards were held last Saturday at the Marriott Grand Hotel
in St Louis. KTVI won the award for overall excellence, and KSDK's personalities won in various categories.
top weather anchor (KSDK); and Mike Rush grabbed the honor as top reporter.
sports announcer.
Honored with a career achievement award was former KSDK news director Mike Shipley,
St Louis native actress Jenifer Lewis returns to St. Louis for
Webster University’s black-tie Centennial Gala in November. Lewis who is a Webster University alumna will attendThe Gala in
celebration of Webster University’s 100th Anniversary
year at the
historic and newly remodeled St. Louis Union Station on
Saturday, Nov. 14.
