Valentine's greetings

Happy Valentine's Day to all our friends around the world! :)

Dedicating the following video to all of you, who have already found their soul mates, and also to those, who are still waiting for that subtle breeze to push you in the right direction for finding the One.

Lots of love!

ps: the Walt Disney Animation Studios' short movie has been nominated for the Best Animated Short Film at the 85th Academy Awards (the Oscars).

Indie pop topped the Grammys

Yesterday, (February 10th), the best songs, albums and artists of 2012 were announced and awarded with Grammys, the annual National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States' recognition to outstanding achievements in music industry. The Grammy Awards - Gramophone Awards, orginally, explaining the award design - ceremony took place for the 55th time, this year in L.A.

The following general field awards were given:

Album of the Year

"Babel" - Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons is a folk rock band from the UK. They released their first album "Sigh No More" in 2009, winning several high awards, including the Billboard Music Awards Top Rock Album and the BRIT Awards British Album of the Year.

In addition to the Album of the Year, Mumford & Sons won the Best Long Music Video Grammy for the single titled "Big Easy Express" from the same album.

Record of the Year

"Somebody That I Used to Know" - Gotye featuring Kimbra

"Somebody That I Used to Know" is an indie pop song performed by Gotye, a Belgian singer-songwriter who is also the author of the song, and Kimbra, a singer and guitarist from New Zealand. The song was released in 2011 in several countries in the world, including Australia, New Zealand and the UK, but it was eligible for this year's Grammy Awards due to its late release in the USA in 2012.

In addition to winning the Grammy, the song has topped the national charts of more than 30 countries.

Song of the Year

"We Are Young" - Fun

This year's Grammy Song of the Year award was given to the American band Fun, feat. the R&B and soul musician Janelle Monáe, for the song "We Are Young". It is the lead song of the Fun's album "Some Nights", released in 2012. "We Are Young" is a power ballad combining indie pop, alternative rock, and power pop.
Furthermore...:

Best New Artist

Fun

The winners of the Song of the Year Award, Fun, were also recognized as the best new artist of 2012. The American indie pop band Fun was formed in 2008; their big success came with their second studio album, "Some Nights", bringing four platinum certificates (Australia, Ireland, the UK, the USA) and two gold certificates (New Zealand, Sweden).

Groundhogs' predictions

It was the Groundhog Day in the USA yesterday! The tradition says that if a groundhog sees its shadow on the 2nd of February, it will run back to its burrow, because there will be six more weeks of winter. If it doesn't see its shadow, then spring is on its way.

It was quite sunny yesterday - all groundhogs in Estonia must have seen their shadows. I guess we are in for another six weeks of cold!