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LIFESTYLE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013 Music39 & Movies Dean Dillon honored as BMI Icon ongwriter Dean Dillon penned hits for formed some of Dillon’s songs at the annual , , Kenny event put on by Broadcast Music, Inc, a mu- SChesney and others in his prolific ca- sic rights management company. reer in Nashville, and several of those art- Rodney Clawson was named ists honored him as the newest BMI Icon songwriter of the year for helping to write at Tuesday’s BMI Country Awards. Dillon six of the year’s most performed country has written more than 50 songs for Strait. songs. Young country artist The beloved singer paid homage with a took home the song of the year award medley of his Dillon-penned hits. Chesney, for his smash hit, “Wanted,” which was co- Luke Bryan and also per- written with Troy Verges.—AP

Kenny Chesney performs during a tribute to songwriter Dean Dillon.

Dean Dillon, center, is joined by Luke Bryan, left, Lee Ann Womack, second from left, George Strait, second from right, and , right, for a photo before the start of the BMI Country Awards on Tuesday, in Nashville, Tenn. –AP/AFP photos Rogers Waters returns to benefit for wounded

heir faces are young and strong, wounded in the Iraq and Afghanistan but their bodies sit in wheel- conflicts because he feels that all too Tchairs or stand on artificial often, they fall through the cracks. limbs. They laugh and smile as Roger “I’m not a US citizen, but I pay taxes Waters holds court in a rehearsal here, and I wish a far greater percent hall. The wounded servicemen are of my tax dollars went to look after waiting to rehearse their set with the these guys,” Waters said. former Pink Floyd frontman ahead He joins Bruce Springsteen (who’s of yesterday’s “Stand Up for Heroes,” performed at every one of the ben- the annual fundraising benefit that efits), “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, supports wounded veterans through Bill Cosby, Jerry Seinfeld and other the Bob Woodruff Foundation. They guests. The Bob Woodruff Founda- are excited for the chance to perform tion was started by the 52-year old with the rock great, but these young ABC journalist after he was seriously men are not the only ones with admi- injured by an improvised explosive ration in their eyes. device while covering the war in “I feel a great sense of empathy for Iraq in 2006. The foundation helps the people that live on the sharp end returning veterans and their families of conflicts and the ones that actually reintegrate with society. “I never get injured,” the 70-year-old Waters imagined any of this when I woke up Singer and songwriter Hunter Hayes, front left, takes the stage to accept the song of the Dean Dillon makes his acceptance said at Monday’s rehearsal. “I get so out of that coma,” Woodruff said. “You year award for his song “Wanted”. speech after being presented with the much more out of it than I put into it.” wake up in the hospital happy to be Icon Award. Throughout his long career, Waters alive, but then realize we’re not the has written music about victims of same anymore.” conflict, with both “The Wall” and He added: “I wanted to create a “The Final Cut” having a direct con- way to help these guys because this nection to war (he lost his father in was a new kind of war.” Not long World War II and his grandfather in after, he was approached by Caroline the first World War). Hirsch, who made the “Stand Up for Sandra Bullock top People’s Last year, he played a touching Heroes” benefit a part of her yearly ‘Glee,’ version of his seminal “Wish You New York Comedy Festival. She said Choice nominees Were Here” while accompanied by she was proud to do it. “These sol- it TV show “Glee” topped the list of nominees Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr. 14 wounded soldiers he met at the diers will be coming back and need for the public-voted People’s Choice awards • Favorite movie actress: , Jennifer Walter Reed Army Medical Center in to be taken care of for the rest of their announced Tuesday, while Sandra Bullock and Aniston, Melissa McCarthy, Sandra Bullock, Scarlett Washington, DC Waters wants to do lives; we cannot forget what they singer were also among the most Johansson. his part to help returning veterans have done for us,” Hirsch said.—AP short-listed. Veteran actor , who • Favorite network TV drama: “Chicago Fire,” “The Good won his first People’s Choice Award in 1979 for Wife,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Nashville,” “Parenthood.” “Mork and Mindy,” won another nomination • Favorite network TV comedy: “2 Broke Girls,” “The Big nearly 35 years later in the same category, Bang Theory,” “Glee,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Modern favorite actor in a new TV series, for “The Crazy Ones.”“Bridesmaids” Family.” star Melissa McCarthy was the only actress to win nods in both • Favorite cable TV drama: “Downton Abbey,” “Pretty H Little Liars,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “The Walking Dead,” movie and TV categories, as favorite comedy actress on the small “White Collar.” screen, and favorite comedy movie actress. • Favorite cable TV comedy: “Awkward,” “Cougar Town,” Musical series “Glee” had the most nominations overall with “Hot in Cleveland,” “Melissa & Joey,” “Psych.” eight, while Perry was the top music nominee with five, and • Favorite TV comedy actress: Jane Lynch, Kaley Cuoco, Bullock garnered five nods to top the movie categories. On the , Melissa McCarthy, Zooey Deschanel. big screen front, the nominees for favorite movie were all sequels: • Favorite TV comedy actor: Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, “Despicable Me 2,” “Fast & Furious 6,” “Iron Man 3,” “Monsters Jesse Tyler Ferguson, , Neil Patrick Harris. University” and “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Best network TV drama • Favorite TV drama actress: Julianna Margulies, Mariska nods went to “Chicago Fire,” “,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” Hargitay, Pauley Perrette, Sandra Oh, Stana Katic. “Nashville” and “Parenthood.” More than 160 million votes were cast • Favorite TV drama actor: Jim Caviezel, Josh Charles, to produce nominee shortlists for the awards, to be handed out on Kevin Bacon, Mark Harmon, .—AFP January 8 at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Here are the nominees in the main categories:

• Favorite movie: “Despicable Me 2,” “Fast & Furious 6,” “Iron Man 3,” “Monsters University,” “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Musician Roger Waters and his band hold rehearsals with members of the • Favorite movie actor: Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Wounded Warriors Project for the “Stand Up For Heroes” benefit concert.—AP Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the 9. Lady Gaga, “Venus” (Interscope) number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, 10. Bobby “Boris” Pickett, “The Monster Mash (Re-Recording)” from Monday, Oct 28, to Sunday, Nov 3, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and (TheMonsterMash.com) Spotify. United Kingdom United States 1. Eminem, “The Monster ft Rihanna” (Aftermath 1. Young the Giant, “It’s About Time” (Fueled by Ramen) Records) 2. Eminem, “The Monster ft. Rihanna” (Aftermath 2. Nick Mulvey, “Nitrous” (Polydor Ltd) Records) 3. RY X, “Berlin” (Dumont Dumont) 3. Childish Gambino, “3005” (Glassnote) 4. Vance Joy, “Riptide” (Infectious Music UK) 4. One Direction, “Story Of My Life” (Simco) 5. Sam Smith, “Latch - Acoustic” (PMR Records) 5. VA, “This is Halloween” (Walt Disney Records) 6. Hozier, “Take Me To Church” (Rubyworks) 6. Misfits, “Halloween” (Caroline) 7. One Direction, “Story Of My Life” (Syco Music) 7. , “Bed Peace ft Childish Gambino” (Island 8. Ylvis, “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” Def Jam) (Parlophone/Warner Music Norway) 8. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, “A Nightmare on My 9. Lou Reed, “Walk On The Wild Side” (Sony BMG) Street” (Jive/Legacy) 10. White Denim, “At Night In Dreams” (Downtown)--AP