A new report regarding Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's
upcoming wedding has emerged. Entertainment Tonight reported on
Thursday, May 15 that the couple would get married in Florence, Italy
instead of France as previously reported.
According to sources close to the famous couple,
the reality star and her rapper fiance would hold a pre-wedding dinner
in Paris before flying the guests to Florence for the actual nuptials.
The couple's alleged wedding invitation which was revealed earlier this
month mentions that a pre-wedding dinner will take place on May 23 in
Paris, but it does not mention the wedding location.
A source told Us Weekly that Florence was one of the wedding weekend
locations. Another source, meanwhile, explained, "Kim and Kanye have
told all guests different info. No one knows all of the details."
Earlier this year, the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star told Ryan Seacrest
that she and West wanted to get married in a small wedding. She then
shared to Vogue that her wedding would be attended by 200 family members
and close friends.
Kardashian was most recently seen attending the 2014 NBCUniversal Cable
Entertainment Upfronts at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City with
her sister Khloe Kardashian
on Thursday afternoon. The mother of one sported a figure-hugging black
piece with plunging neckline while her younger sister opted for a
similar outfit.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been a valuable role model for Gareth Bale during
his first season at Real Madrid following an 86-million-pound
world-record move from Tottenham, Bale said in a BT Sport interview.
The
media in Spain and England suggested a rivalry may develop between Bale
and Ronaldo when the Welshman replaced the Portuguese superstar as the
most expensive player in the world last summer.
Yet Bale has insisted that Ronaldo has been one of the most welcoming
members of the Real Madrid squad, as he has relished playing alongside a
player he has previously said was one of his heroes.
"Since the first step that I made into Real Madrid he's been absolutely amazing with me," Bale said about Ronaldo.
"He's given me advice on and off the pitch, with football matters and
not, and he's given me advice where to live and stuff like that.
"He is such a nice guy, so helpful, always wants the best for the
team and obviously people write things about him, but people who
actually know him know exactly what he is like and he's a great man and a
great footballer as well."
Bale went on to reveal his close friendship with former Tottenham
teammate Luka Modric has been crucial to his settling in process in the
Spanish capital, with the Croatian emerging as the Welshman's closest
confident in the Real Madrid dressing room.
"We were there for five years together at Tottenham and we actually
got on really well there as well, so having him here obviously was a
massive plus for me," Bale said of Modric.
"I obviously spoke to him about it, when he came to Madrid he didn't
really know anybody so it was quite difficult for him in his first year,
but having him here this year has made me settle in so much quicker.
"Just being able to go in to the group and knowing someone, hanging
around with them rather than feeling I am stuck on my own so it's been a
great help on and off the pitch and obviously I'm thankful for that.
"I spoke with him about various things and obviously a few of the
other players as well that obviously advised me where to live and I had a
look around everywhere and decided to live where I am now and I am very
happy where I'm living, very happy here in Madrid at the moment and
hopefully I can be here for a long time."
Bale is confident of shaking off his niggling injuries in time to
take part in the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid in
Lisbon later this month, with his respect for Diego Simeone's side
evident in these comments.
"We know how well they've played this season and we know what we're
capable of, so I think as long as we execute our game plan on the day
then hopefully we win," stated the Welshman.
"I think we have a lot of confidence going into the game and
something we're looking forward to. Obviously it would be a dream if we
lift the trophy."
Bale went on to reflect on his stunning winning goal in the Copa Del
Rey final against Barcelona last month, as he suggested it was the high
point of his flourishing career.
"I'd probably say so far it's the highlight that sticks out for me,
scoring the winning goal," he said. "I just remember seeing I think
Fabio [Coentrao] had the ball in the left back slot and I think there
was a player in front of him and I had a bit of space in front of me.
"I knew there was a player right in front of me as well and after
that it was kind of open pitch so as soon as I got the ball I knew I had
to just knock it past him and I fancied myself in a one-to-one race
against him.
"[Bartra] tried to get me off the pitch by a few metres but I knew if
I got around him no matter what I'd be kind of slow on goal, and
bearing down on goal I had to take my time.
"I was looking for Karim [Benzema] to try and square it to him, but I
think [Javier] Mascherano kind of blocked the way, and I've seen the
keepers legs open and I just tapped it through him and that was that."
Justin Bieber
is facing a new lawsuit in connection to an alleged scuffle with a
paparazzo in January. As reported by TMZ, a photographer named Manuel
Munoz claims that he was locked in a subway restaurant and was beaten by the Canadian singer's bodyguard shortly before Bieber was arrested for DUI.
The incident started when Munoz was taking pictures of Bieber when he
was leaving SET Nightclub in Miami. The 20-year-old star's bodyguard
Dwayne Patterson apparently did not like him taking photos and chased
him to a subway nearby, locking him in a restaurant's restroom.
Patterson reportedly wanted Munoz to delete the photos. He allegedly
kicked and hit Munoz as he tried to remove the memory card.
Munoz's camera reportedly was damaged following the incident. The
photographer is suing the entertainer and his bodyguard for unspecified
damages.
A police report, however, gave a bit different account on the incident.
According to the report, Munoz only said that Patterson tripped him,
causing "small scratch in his left knee." The paparazzo also said that
he asked Bieber $10,000 in exchange for the photos, but the bodyguard wouldn't give him more than $5,000.
An attorney for Bieber has commented on the lawsuit. Calling it "another
shakedown for money," Howard Weitzman adds, "The paparazzo admits that
Justin was not present at the alleged 'assault.' The paparazzo told the
police he had only scratched his knee when he was allegedly tripped, but
now claims he was beat up. There are no damages."
Pregnant 27 year old Sudanese woman, Mariam Yahia Ibrahim
Ishag has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Sudanese court for apostasy, (that is, renouncing ones faith or
religion) after
marrying a Christian man
Mariam, whose father is Muslim but raised
orthodox Christian by her mother, was earlier sentenced to death by hanging on
Sunday May 11th but was given till today May 15th to have a rethink and convert back to Islam before the verdict would be
enforced. However during a court appearance today, Mariam maintained that she's a Christian and there's no going back.
"We gave you three days to recant but you insist on not returning to
Islam. I sentence you to be hanged to death." Judge Abbas Mohammed
Al-Khalifa told the woman in court today, AFP reports
Khalifa also sentenced Ishag to 100 lashes for "adultery".
“I am a Christian and I never committed apostasy,” she said in court.
Defending the judgement of the Sudanese judge, Ahmed Bilal Osman, Sudan's
information Minister, said such judgement is not only delivered in Sudan but also in other Islamic countries
"It's not only Sudan. In Saudi Arabia, in
all the Muslim countries, it is not allowed at all for a Muslim to
change his/her religion." he told AFP
The death sentence will reportedly be carried out after Ibrahim gives birth.
Carles Puyol says he has no intention of looking for another club this
summer when he leaves Barcelona having been unable to recover from the
serious knee problems which have troubled him for over two seasons now.
At
an emotional event at the Camp Nou on Thursday Puyol confirmed that he
was leaving the Camp Nou club after 15 years, but had not yet made up
his mind on the next step in his career.
The 36-year-old told reporters that having been unable to feature much in Barcelona's campaign this term, and having announced in March that he would be leaving the club, he did not feel he would be able to contribute elsewhere in the future.
"The idea now is to recover," Puyol said. "This year I have played so
few games, I have felt bad, unable to help the team when they needed
me. So it would be difficult to play somewhere else.
"I will try and sort out knee problems, not to play, but to have a full life, be able to run, play Padel. At the moment I cannot do that."
Puyol explained that he had extensively tried to find a solution to
the issues with his knee, but it had not been possible to recover -- and
he would not ask for a dramatic send-off by playing in Saturday's title
decider against Atletico Madrid.
"I am not going to play [on Saturday]," he continued. "I have spoken
with the coaches. We are fighting for the title, I am not 100 percent,
not even for bench. As I said some months ago the knee problems have not
gone.
"I have tried everything, but my stage as a Barca player will end on
June 30. I will not give in; I will keep trying, now without the
pressure of having to play."
During a heartfelt address, the former Spain international said he did not see himself as a future blaugrana coach, but did not rule out returning to the club in some capacity in the future.
"I have won a lot of trophies, but most important is the human part
of this club," Puyol said. "I have lived the dream of many children for
19 years. The most important now is to prepare for what I want to do.
"I do not think that being a coach is what I'd like most. Maybe some other area of club, but I have not decided anything yet."
Puyol denied that his exit -- and that of long-serving goalkeeper Victor Valdes -- marked the end of an era for the Camp Nou club.
"This is the end for me, and for Victor, but not for them," he
continued. "The other players are still young, with lots of quality. For
sure they will keep winning."
The event was attended by Barca's current squad, previously exiled
club legend Johan Cruyff, as well as past presidents including Joan
Laporta and Jose Luis Nunez -- but ex-chief Sandro Rosell was reportedly
unable to make it due to other commitments.
Louis van Gaal, Patrick Kluivert, Demetrio Albertini, Luis Enrique,
Pep Guardiola, Eric Abidal, Gerardo Martino and veteran physio Angel Mur
also appeared in a video screening.
Xavi Hernandez, next in line to take over as club captain if he stays
on for the 2014-15 season, spoke of Puyol's career from the podium.
"All us players thank you for everything -- your courage, sacrifice,
generosity," Xavi said. "You were always giving advice, help... You're
the best professional I have ever shared a dressing room with, by far --
both before we were winning trophies and during our successful times."
Samir Nasri has threatened to quit international football after being overlooked for a second successive World Cup by France.
The Manchester City playmaker was controversially left out of coach Didier Deschamps' 23-man squad for this summer's tournament in Brazil, and was not even among the seven potential replacements.
The 26-year-old had been expecting the snub but claims it is still
difficult to take, coming after a superb season in which he helped City
win the Premier League and Capital One Cup.
Deschamps has said Nasri is not a certain starter in his side and
does not want a player who "has made it clear that he is not happy when
he is a substitute."
Nasri, who was also left out for the 2010 World Cup by Raymond Domenech, told Sky Sports News:
"It's a little bit hard to accept. I need to take some time now to
think about the national team because it's been twice now that they take
away a World Cup from me.
"You can go around and ask any player if they're happy to be on the
bench, nobody's going to say yes. I need to think a little bit during
the holiday, what will be my future in the national team, because
missing two World Cups is really hard for a player."
Nasri is currently with the City squad on their post-season tour of
Abu Dhabi. With no international commitments, he may well now play in
Thursday's friendly against Al Ain. Manager Manuel Pellegrini had
previously said that players involved in the World Cup would not
feature.
Despite his previous statement that he would not stick around for much longer as Wolverine in "X-Men" franchise, it seems that Hugh Jackman
is not ready to hang up his adamantium claws just yet. "I think I might
have overplayed my hand a little bit by saying I'm almost sure that the
next one will be my last," he admitted to The Associated Press during a
visit to China for "X-Men: Days of Future Past" promo tour.
"Right now I don't [want to let it go], and as long as it keeps going
this direction I probably won't (smiles)," he told Collider in a
separate press junket. "But I've made that promise to you, it's not
something I will stick around at and stay at if I feel it's dropping off
or if I don't feel that urge to go and do it, because I know there's 10
million actors out there who would kill themselves to play the part.
They should, it's a great part."
"I'm enjoying this more than ever, and you and I have talked about this a
lot, I think the scripts from what Jim [Mangold] pulled off with 'The Wolverine' to what Simon Kinberg and Bryan [Singer] have pulled off with [Days of Future Past], the scripts are getting better and better. For me there has to be something new and some new direction, I suppose, for the character to go; not only for me, but for the audiences. And I feel that that's been happening."
And when he finally leaves, he would like to follow Jerry Seinfeld's footsteps. "I was always really inspired by Jerry Seinfeld,
how he left that show at its height on his own terms," he explained. "I
think that's a really smart way to do it. It'd be great to leave people
wanting more, rather than the other way around. It'd also be great to
make the decision rather than getting that phone call, 'Now listen Hugh,
I know you thought you were going to [keep going], and thank you so
much for all you've done, but...' I think it would be much better to be
making that decision together."
When the day comes for him to depart, he would love to see Wolverine
getting rebooted rather than just recasting a new actor to inherit the
role. "I just presume, in a way, that if it happens they will reboot. I
don't know why I thought that. I think you could replace him because
he's older, but it would be interesting - because I was 30 when I got
the role, it'd be interesting to follow that character from 20, or even 18, because we haven't seen it. So that's just what I assumed it would be."
Jackman is expected to reprise his role as the clawed mutant in "X-Men: Apocalypse" which is slated for May 27, 2016. He will next return for "The Wolverine 3". Both movies are likely to get filmed back to back, but nothing has officially been set in stone.
Chelsea player of the season Eden Hazard wants to take the advice of
manager Jose Mourinho and move his career onto another level next
season.
Mourinho has suggested the Belgian midfielder has the
potential to be among the top players in the world, with his
performances this season winning him persistently glowing public reviews
from his manager.
After Hazard was crowned as the Blues star turn for the 2013-14
season, he told the club's website that he is not satisfied with his or
the team's performances after a season that ended without a trophy.
"I know I have to do better, in training and on the pitch," stated
Hazard, who is set to play in his first World Cup finals this summer.
"If I can score more I will score more and next season I hope I will be
better.
"I want to be the best, I hope one day I can win the Ballon d'Or,
maybe not now but if I work every day and take pleasure from my game
then why not?
"The Champions League and the World Cup are the best competitions in
the world. For a young player like me it's good to play for a club who
can reach the semifinal or the final because that's why I play football,
for the big games.
"In the English Premier League you play Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal
and Man United every week and it's very good, but I came here for
trophies.
"This season was good for me, but not collectively because we didn't
win anything, and last season we won the Europa League," he explains.
"Individually it's been good because I was able to play in almost
every game, be on the pitch and do what I enjoy doing most, which is to
play football."
Hazard suggested Chelsea's near misses in a host of competitions
should inspired them to reach greater heights next season, as he summed
up the mood in the Blues camp after they came up short in their hunt for
silverware.
"This season was an 'almost' season," he added. "Almost in the
Champions League final, almost champions in the Premier League. I hope
next season it will better and we can go to the next level."
On Monday,
Pope Francis preach about the spirit of acceptance and inclusion, the pontiff
announced that he would be open to welcoming any extraterrestrial life
to Christ.
"If, for example, tomorrow an expedition of Martians came, and some
of them came to us, here... Martians, right? Green, with that long nose
and big ears, just like children paint them... And one says, 'But I want
to be baptized!' What would happen?" he said. Wait, what? This is not the first time that the
Vatican has brought up welcoming extraterrestrials to the fold. Back in
2010, one of Pope Benedict XVI's astronomers said he would baptize any
willing aliens. "Any entity — no matter how many tentacles it has — has a
soul," said Guy Consolmagno.
But there's a reason behind the proclamation. While Pope Francis was
talking about a hypothetical situation, he was really illustrating the
importance of opening the Church's doors to more people (a common theme
for Francis so far). During the same homily, the pope also described the
resistance St. Peter met when he allowed non-Jews to become Christian.
"Peter in that first diocese — the first diocese was Antioch — makes
this decision: 'Who am I to admit impediments?' A nice word for bishops,
for priests and for Christians. Who are we to close doors?" he said.
It's also important to note that the pope has been matching his words with action. He has already proposed allowing children of unmarried parents to get baptized, even though the Church considers such living arrangements to be sinful. But there's still a long way to go. While accepting
alien souls into the arms of Jesus Christ is a nice thought, there's a
lot Francis and the Church can do to better integrate its current
members. The pope has previously stated
that he wants women to have higher official roles in the Vatican
bureaucracy, but there is still no word on ordaining women as deacons or
ministers who can assist at Mass or perform baptisms.
The same goes for LGBT representation in the Church. Last year, when
asked about the prospect of openly gay people serving in the clergy,
Pope Francis famously said,
"If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who
am I to judge?" While that statement was met with great approval, little
has been done to turn this into practice.
Still, Pope Francis' public stance on these issues is a marked
progression from his more conservative predecessor. And while he has
remained firm on certain issues, such as abortion, he has used his year-long tenure to criticize ideology, rail against capitalism and support the evaluation of civil unions.
Hopefully, in the coming years, the pope will be able to implement
the measures he's already promised, especially before the aliens arrive
and he has to add even more members to the congregation.
In Silicon Valley years, Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is over the hill. Yesterday is his 30th birthday.
In honor of Zuckerberg's big day and to mark Facebook's decade-long
existence, we've compiled 10 of the tech entrepreneur's most interesting
quotes over the years.
Here they are, in no particular order. Enjoy.
1. "Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough." (Oct. 2009)
2. "If I were starting now I would do things very differently. I
didn’t know anything. In Silicon Valley, you get this feeling that you
have to be out here. But it’s not the only place to be. If I were
starting now, I would have stayed in Boston. [Silicon Valley] is a little short-term focused and that bothers me." (Oct. 2011)
3. "I remember really vividly, you know, having pizza with my friends
a day or two after -- I opened up the first version of Facebook at the
time I thought, 'You know, someone needs to build a service like this for the world.
But I just never thought that we'd be the ones to help do it. And I
think a lot of what it comes down to is we just cared more." (Jan. 2014)
4. "The question isn't, 'What do we want to know about people?', It's, 'What do people want to tell about themselves?'" (Nov. 2011)
5. "The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's
changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is
not taking risks." (Oct. 2011)
6. "Building a mission and building a business go hand-in-hand.
It is true that the primary thing that makes me excited about what
we're doing is the mission, but I also think, from the very beginning,
we've had this healthy understanding which is that we need to do both." (Sept. 2012)
7. "The Hacker Way is an approach to building that involves continuous improvement and iteration. Hackers believe that something can always be better, and that nothing is ever complete." (Feb. 2012)
8. “People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don’t really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard.” (Oct. 2005)
9. “I don’t want Facebook to be an American company. I don’t want it
to be this company that just spreads American values all across the
world. ...My view on this is that you want to be really culturally sensitive and understand the way that people actually think.” (June 2011)
10. "My goal was never to just create a company.
A lot of people misinterpret that, as if I don't care about revenue or
profit or any of those things. But what not being 'just' a company means
to me is building something that actually makes a really big change in
the world." (Feb. 2011)
More details are coming in on how the Civilian-JTF, civilian
vigilantes staved off a Boko Haram attack and possible abduction in
Kalabalge local government, northeast Borno state, near the Cameroonian
border.
If you missed the first post click here.
The villagers who were prepared for the Boko Haram attack had dug out
trenches for the purpose. The Rann village, located in the middle of a
Boko Haram strong-hold, had been attacked by Boko Haram in the recent
past. In that attack they had allegedly acquired two light-weight
armored tanks and some AK47 rifles. They refused to turn in this
ammunition to the government in an increasingly common response as more
villages in the north are determined to take up arms to defend
themselves in the current state of deadly insecurity.
The invading terrorists who launched an early Tuesday morning attack
on Rann, Shuwa and neighboring villages, were met by a strong and
determined villager resistance. Over 200 terrorists were killed. The
full number of the dead is not yet known as the villagers ran in pursuit
of the escaping and injured terrorists into the bushes to continue
their extermination.
More than 35 Boko Haram terrorists were captured. One APC and more
than four hilux trucks and several motorcycles were captured from the
terrorists.
At the time of this report, about 20 villagers were said to have lost their lives in the fierce, brave battle.
Nigerians in the worst affected regions are seeking the formal right
to bear arms and defend themselves. The Borno Civilian-JTF sent this
request to Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in a meeting
with security agents this month. The ENDS civil activist group also sent
a formal request for Executive Authorization of the people to bear
arms, supported by the government to defend their territory and hunt and
eliminate Boko Haram terrorists. The government is yet to officially
respond to the open letter delivered to the State secretary on April 25th, 2014.
In related news, there was Mutiny in the military today as soldiers
reportedly attacked a General officer commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian
army 7th division, Major General Abubakar Mohammed, who was
accused of sabotaging the military mission and not reporting to a
particular mission he was requested to. He was said to have fled as he
was fired upon when he came to his office at the Maimalari barracks. The
soldiers went in pursuit of the commander, whose whereabouts are not
known as at the time of this report.
Ryan Giggs has been offered the job as Manchester United's assistant
manager after having talks with Louis van Gaal on Wednesday.
The Netherlands manager is set to be announced as the
successor to the sacked David Moyes and Giggs, who had been in interim
charge for the final four games of the season, will be given the chance
to be his right-hand man, the source said.
The 40-year-old was pictured outside the Hotel Oranje in Noordwijk,
Holland, after meeting Van Gaal, who had a day away from the
Netherlands' pre-World Cup training camp in Hoenderloo on Wednesday.
The 62-year-old former Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager
emerged as the favourite to take over at Old Trafford after Moyes was
dismissed on April 22.
He has been in discussions with United's executive vice-president Ed
Woodward, who is overseeing the search for the club's second manager in
as many seasons.
There has been a strong preference at board level for continuity on
the coaching staff and Giggs is held in high esteem by the Old Trafford
power-brokers.
His lack of experience meant he was not considered for the job, but Giggs is regarded as a potential future manager.
The 40-year-old, who was a player-coach under Moyes, is yet to decide
whether to extend his career on the pitch and said it may depend on
whether the next manager wants him to carry on.
He made his 963rd appearance for United as a substitute against Hull in their final home game.
On Wednesday, several reports
said Giggs would be meeting Van Gaal over finalising their new
management team, with Van Gaal set to speak with Giggs over his future
at Old Trafford.
On Tuesday, Van Gaal refused to answer questions about United during a news conference to unveil the Netherlands side for the World Cup.
Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles bag the most nods at this year's BET Awards, collecting four nominations each. Drake, Chris Brown, Pharrell Williams and Best New Artist nominee, August Alsina, follow the powerhouse couple's domination with three nominations apiece.
Jay-Z is up for Best Hip-Hop Artist, facing off Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, and Future. He receives a double nod in Best Collaboration, one for his joint track with his wife and the other for his duet with Justin Timberlake. He is also nominated for Video of the Year, thanks to his work with his wife.
Queen Bey, meanwhile, is vying for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist along with Janelle Monae, Rihanna, Tamar Braxton, K. Michelle, and Jhene Aiko. She also gets a double nomination in Video of the Year category, one of which is for her solo work "Partition".
Chris Brown and Pharrell are pitted against each other in Best Male
R&B/Pop Artist and Video of the Year. The other candidates in the
former category are August Alsina, Justin Timberlake, and John Legend, and the other nominee in the latter is Drake.
"12 Years a Slave" is nominated for Best Movie. Its cast Lupita Nyong'o is among the nominees for Best Actress with Angela Bassett, Gabrielle Union, Kerry Washington, and Oprah Winfrey. Chiwetel Ejiofor, meanwhile, is up for Best Actor with Forest Whitaker, Idris Elba, Kevin Hart, and Michael B. Jordan.
The winners will be announced in a live show at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre on Sunday, June 29 at 8 P.M. EST.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyonce Knowles
Janelle Monae
Jhene Aiko
K. Michelle
Rihanna
Tamar Braxton
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
August Alsina
Chris Brown
John Legend
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
Best Group
A$AP Mob
Daft Punk
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
TGT
Young Money
Best Collaboration
August Alsina ft. Trinidad Jame$ - "I Luv This"
Beyonce Knowles ft. Jay-Z - "Drunk in Love"
Drake ft. Majid Jordan - "Hold On (We're Going Home)"
Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake - "Holy Grail"
Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell Williams - "Blurred Lines"
YG ft. Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan - "My Hitta"
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Angel Haze
Charli Baltimore
Eve
Iggy Azalea
Nicki Minaj
Video of the Year
Beyonce Knowles - "Partition"
Beyonce Knowles ft. Jay-Z - "Drunk in Love"
Chris Brown - "Fine China"
Drake - "Worst Behavior"
Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Chris Brown
Colin Tiley
Director X
Hype Williams
Best New Artist
Ariana Grande
August Alsina
Mack Wilds
Rich Homie Quan
Schoolboy Q
Best Gospel Artist
Donnie McClurkin
Erica Campbell
Hezekiah Walker
Tamela Mann
Tye Tribbett
Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Lupita Nyong'o
Oprah Winfrey
Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Forest Whitaker
Idris Elba
Kevin Hart
Michael B. Jordan
YoungStars Award
Gabrielle Douglas
Jacob Latimore
Jaden Smith
KeKe Palmer
Zendaya Coleman
Best Movie
"12 Years a Slave"
"The Best Man Holiday"
"Fruitvale Station"
"Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain"
"Lee Daniels' The Butler"
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Brittney Griner
Lolo Jones
Serena Williams
Skylar Diggins
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Blake Griffin
Carmelo Anthony
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Kevin Durant
LeBron James
Centric Award
Aloe Blacc - "The Man"
Jennifer Hudson ft. T.I. - "I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)"
