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In an exclusive interview with BET Networks, President Barack Obama addressed community concerns and calls for justice and equality after recent grand jury decisions.

Queen Bey is now the official queen of the Grammy Awards. The iconic 'Single Ladies' singer has just surpassed country music legend Dolly Parton's Grammy Award nominations record.

Nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced tonight by The Recording Academy and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest in music over the past year, as determined by The Academy's voting members. The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on 'GRAMMY Sunday,' Feb. 8, 2015, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 to 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, and RadicalMedia are producing What Happened, Miss Simone?, the new film from Academy Award? nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus

Star Wars, Disney, Breaking Bad - all past nominees for the Digital Book Awards Now, the first-ever ESL textbook series for the iPad - 'Study It' - has been nominated for a DBA to be presented on January 14, 2015 in New York. The Study It Series was written by Canadians James Rice and Jamie Matechuk for their language school Connect School of Languages in Toronto - the only 1:1 iPad language school in Canada. 'We feel incredibly honoured to be recognized internationally for the Study It textbook series. The ability to use technology to engage and motivate students while opening the door for greater collaboration with teachers is incredibly exciting for us,' said Rice. 'We are entering a new frontier of publishing that is going to be challenging yet rewarding.' Rice and Matechuk have been working seemingly non-stop for the past two years to create the Study It textbook series. Their school has been an incubator of ideas with the iPad. 'We knew we were on the right path when we invited a rep from Apple Education to see our school and give us some feedback,' said Matechuk. 'He was overwhelmed. He told us that we were light years ahead of what was happening out there.' Despite the difficulties of both creating and implementing the books, Rice gets great motivation from the students themselves. 'They are the ones who tell us to keep going. Even when we make mistakes or we face some challenges, the students are forgiving because they know what we are trying to do.' Another challenge for the school, was bringing teachers up to speed. 'We went looking for teachers who had an open-mind to teaching with something new,' says Matechuk. 'Making them a part both the creative and implementation process was critical to our success. We encouraged feedback and asked for their help because this has never been done before.' Each book is judged based on a 13 point quality assurance test. The judging panel includes leading digital publishing design and production experts. Here is a list of the 2015 judges: http://www.digitalbookworld.com/the-digital-book-awards/judging-panel/ Past winners and nominees of the Digital Book Awards have included: 'The Making of Star Wars' by Ballentine, 'Decoded' by Jay Z, 'Breaking Bad' by Sony Pictures, 'Cracking the GRE' by Princeton Review, 'The Complete IELTS Student's Book' by Cambridge Press and 'Disney Animated' by Disney. Rice and Matechuk will be attending the Gala Awards ceremony in New York on January 14th. About Study It The Study It textbook series was written for for the language school Connect School of Languages - the only 1:1 iPad language school in Canada. The Study It series uses Apple's iBooks Author software and is available for us with iPads, iMacs and MacBooks. Visit the Study It website: www.studyitbooks.com for more information. James Rice Connect School of Languages 416-850-8602 info@connectlanguage.com

The cast of the upcoming feature film ANNIE, including Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Quvenzhane Wallis, Rose Byrne, and Bobby Cannavale stopped by this morning's GOOD MORNING AMERICA

The cast of the upcoming feature film ANNIE, including Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Quvenzhane Wallis, Rose Byrne, and Bobby Cannavale will stop by ABC's GOOD MORNING AMERICA today, December 4th. The film hits theaters December 19th.

The big screen adaptation of the Broadway favorite ANNIE, starring Wallis, Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx, hits theaters on December 19. ET just posted new footage of Cameron Diaz dancing behind-the-scenes in the new movie. Check it out below!

Veteran music and television producer Ken Ehrlich will executive produce and write the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards, it was announced today by The Recording Academy.

A lyric video for the number 'Opportunity', featuring Sia and ANNIE star Quvenzhane Wallis is now available.

Deadline writes that the ANNIE remake is among several of Sony's films to be leaked over the holiday weekend.

Mannheim Steamroller will present the best the holiday has to offer this season. The group will perform live for one performance only in Providence at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) today, November 28 at 7:30P.

The cast of the upcoming feature film ANNIE, including Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Quvenzhane Wallis, Rose Byrne, and Bobby Cannavale will stop by ABC's GOOD MORNING AMERICA on Thursday, December 4th.

Madani Younis, Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre, today announced his new season, which will consist of four new plays, each of which deals in a different way with a struggle for justice.

Madani Younis, Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre, today announced his new season, which will consist of four new plays, each of which deals in a different way with a struggle for justice.

Last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS on ABC celebrated the new, contemporary spin on the classic show ANNIE coming to movie theaters December 19th.

On last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, HBO First Look gave viewers a sneak peek at the upcoming ANNIE remake starring Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx (Jay Pharoah) and black Annie (Leslie Jones).

Mannheim Steamroller will present the best the holiday has to offer this season. The group will perform live for two shows (2 p.m. and 8 p.m.) only at the Fox Theatre today, November 22. Tickets range from $40-$100 and are on sale now at www.FoxTheatre.org, by calling 855-285-8499, or at the Fox Theatre ticket office.

Cameron Diaz will host NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE for the fourth time tonight, Nov. 22.

The exciting finale of a unique collaboration between GREY GOOSE Le Melon flavored vodkaand renowned artist Kehinde Wiley will culminate in a series of events during Miami's popular art fair next month. For the first time, the "Modern Kings of Culture" portraits depicting Spike Lee, Swizz Beatz and Carmelo Anthony will be publicly displayed before being auctioned off for charity in collaboration with Sotheby's. Fans of GREY GOOSE vodka, Wiley and the 'modern kings' from across the country will have the chance to view the works and bid in advance online at Paddle8 before the official charity auction event on December 4. Bidding is available atpaddle8.com/auctions/modernkings beginning today.