After five previous nominations, Leonardo DiCaprio was finally rewarded with a golden statue for Best Actor at 88th Annual Academy Awards for his haunting performance in 'The Revanant' at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 28th.

The actor defeated Bryan Cranston for 'Trumbo', Matt Damon for 'The Martian', Michael Fassbender for 'Steve Jobs' and Eddie Redmayne for 'The Danish Girl'. Watch his long overdue acceptance speech for his first even Oscar and sound off with your thoughts below:

Completing her awards season sweep, breakout star Brie Larson was named Best Actress at the 88th Annual Academy Awards for her hallowing role as Ma in the nominated film 'Room', at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 28th.

The actress defeated Cate Blanchett for 'Carol', Jennifer Lawrence for 'Joy', Charlotte Rampling for '45 Years' and Saoirse Ronan for 'Brooklyn'. Watch her speech below:

Nominated for Best Original Song for her contribution to 'The Hunting Ground' with Diane Warren, pop superstar Lady GaGa delivered a powerful performance "Til It Happens To You" at 88th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Watch her performance below:

Actor Mark Rylance pulled out a upset victory for Best Supporting Actor against heavy favorite Sylvester Stallone at the 88th Annual Academy Awards for his performance in 'Bridges of Spies' at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 28th.

In addition to defeating Stallone, he also defeated Christian Bale for 'The Big Short', Tom Hardy for 'The Revenant' and Mark Ruffalo. Watch his acceptance speech beneath:

Nominated for Best Original Song for his contribution to the 'Fifty Shades of Grey', hit-making crooner The Weeknd was on hand to perform "Earned It" with sexy dancers at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 28th. Watch his performance below:

Actress Alicia Vikander pulled out a win for Best Supporting Actress in tight race with Kate Winslet at the 88th Annual Academy Awards for her performance in 'The Danish Girl' at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 28th.

In addition to Winslet, she also defeated Rooney Mara for 'Carol', Jennifer Jason Leigh for 'The Hateful Eight' and Rachel McAdams for 'Spotlight'. Watch her speech below:

Nominated for Best Original Song for his contribution to 'Spectre', the latest James Bond film, British crooner Sam Smith was on hand to perform "Writing's On The Wall" at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 28th. Watch his performance below:

In his opening monologue, host Chris Rock wasted no time getting into the diversity issues at the 88th Annual Academy Awards, which he referred to "White Peoples’ Choice Awards", by taking serious, funny and at a particular time, an over-the-line jab that failed to realize the importance of the issues and why those speaking out should not be used as a pun.

At the beginning, he didn't seem to be sensitive to issue taking numerous jabs at boy-cotters Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, but in the end he got more serious, saying: "We want opportunity, we want black actors to get the same opportunities and not just once — Leo gets a great part every year!". Watch his opening monologue and sound of with your thoughts below:

'The Revenant' came into the night with a leading 12 nominations, but 'Spotlight' took home the top award of the night for Best Picture and 'Mad Max: Fury Road' won the most awards with 6 victories at the 88th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, February 28th.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson were named Best Actor and Best Actress for 'The Revenant' and 'Room' (respectively), while in the supporting categories, Mark Rylance and Alicia Vikander were awarded for their work in 'Bridge Of Spies' and 'The Danish Girl' (respectively). Peep the complete list of winners from the annual ceremony beneath:

2016 ACADEMY AWARDS : COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS

Best Picture
'Spotlight'

Best Director
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, 'The Revenant'

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, 'The Revenant'

Best Actress
Brie Larson, 'Room'

Best Supporting Actor
Mark Rylance, 'Bridge Of Spies'

Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander, 'The Danish Girl'

Best Animated Feature
'Inside Out'

Best Original Song
Sam Smith, "Writing’s On The Wall"

Best Original Screenplay
'Spotlight'

Best Adapted Screenplay
'The Big Short'

Best Foreign Language Film
'Son Of Saul' (Hungary)

Best Documentary - Feature
'Amy'

Best Documentary - Short Subject
'A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness'

Best Live Action Short Film
'Stutterer'

Best Animated Short Film
'Bear Story'

Best Original Score
'The Hateful Eight'

Best Sound Editing
'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Best Sound Mixing
'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Best Production Design
'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Best Cinematography
'The Revenant'

Best Makeup And Hairstyling
'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Best Costume Design
'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Best Film Editing
'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Best Visual Effects
'Ex Machina'

Stunning on yet another red carpet, Cate Blanchett, who is nominated for 'Carol', turned heads in a dreamy Armani creation at the 88th Academy Awards.

Held in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 28th, the stunning actress was just one of many stars on the red carpet as a bevy of Hollywood elite including Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne, Kerry Washington, John Legend, Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and more in attendance. View all of the red carpet arrivals from the event beneath:

With just one month until his debut solo album 'Mind of Mine' hits stores, Zayn Malik has premiered the official video for "It's You", the second single lifted from the set, which he debuted earlier this month on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'. Watch the video beneath:

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Pop supergroup Fifth Harmony are back on the prowl and ready to put in overtime on "Work From Home", the Ty Dolla $ign-assisted lead single from their upcoming sophomore album '7/27', which is currently available for pre-order and will be released on May 20th. Watch below:

It is only a few hours before the winners of the 2016 Academy Awards are announced, but before that big reveal, the winners of the 2016 Epitome of Film Awards are here.

Honoring outstanding achievement in motion pictures, the complete list of winners see the top three performers in each category bestowed with first, second and third place labels.

'The Revenant' sneaks out a narrow victory over 'Spotlight' for Outstanding Feature Film and tops the list of winners with four victories, while the latter follows closely behind with two wins.

Leonardo DiCaprio beats out Michael Fassbender to win Outstanding Lead Actor for his virtuoso performance in 'The Revenant', while Brie Larson claims Outstanding Lead Actress for her role in 'Room'. In the supporting categories, Idris Elba and Kate Winslet win for 'Beasts of No Nation' and 'Steve Jobs', respectively. Peep the complete list of winners beneath:

2016 EPITOME OF FILM AWARDS : NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Feature Film
1st: ‘The Revenant’
2nd: ‘Spotlight’
3rd: ‘The Big Short’

Outstanding Lead Actor
1st: Leonardo DiCaprio, ‘The Revenant’
2nd: Michael Fassbender, ‘Steve Jobs’
3rd: Bryan Cranston, ‘Trumbo’

Outstanding Lead Actress
1st: Brie Larson, ‘Room’
2nd: Saoirse Ronan, ‘Brooklyn’
3rd: Charlotte Rampling, ‘45 Years’

Outstanding Supporting Actor
1st: Idris Elba, ‘Beasts of No Nation’
2nd: Sylvester Stallone, ‘Creed’
3rd: Tom Hardy, ‘The Revenant’

Outstanding Supporting Actress
1st: Kate Winslet, ‘Steve Jobs’
2nd: Alicia Vikander, ‘The Danish Girl’
3rd: Rachel McAdams, ‘Spotlight’

Outstanding Ensemble
1st: ‘Spotlight’
2nd: ‘The Big Short’
3rd: ‘Trumbo’

Outstanding Direction
1st: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, ‘The Revenant’
2nd: George Miller, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
3rd: Adam McKay, ‘The Big Short’

Outstanding Screenplay
1st: ‘Spotlight’
2nd: ‘The Big Short’
3rd: ‘Room’

Outstanding Visual Affects
1st: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
2nd: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
3rd: ‘The Revenant’

Outstanding Animated Film
1st: ‘Inside Out’
2nd: ‘Anomalisa’
3rd: ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie’

Outstanding Score
1st: ‘The Hateful Eight’
2nd: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
3rd: ‘Bridge of Spies’

Outstanding Song
1st: “Til It Happens to You” from ‘The Hunting Ground’
2nd: “Writing’s On the Wall” from ‘Spectre’
3rd: “Earned It” from ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

Outstanding Costume
1st: ‘Cinderella’
2nd: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
3rd: ‘The Danish Girl’

Outstanding Make-Up & Styling
1st: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
2nd: ‘The Revenant’
3rd: ‘Carol’

Outstanding Cinematography
1st: ‘The Revenant’
2nd: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
3rd: ‘The Hateful Eight

With her third studio album 'More Issues Than Vogue' available for pre-order online and scheduled for release on March 25th, soulful songstress K. Michelle releases another new song from the forthcoming set in the form of "Time". Take a listen to her latest release beneath:

With his fourth studio album 'Letting You In' available for pre-order online and scheduled for release on March 18th, alternative crooner and 'American Idol' winner Kris Allen releases another new song from the upcoming set in the form of "Love Will Find You". Listen below:

Kanye West just released 'The Life of Pablo', but he has already announced the title (as of now) of his next studio album, which is set to be released this summer.

So "as of now", the hip-hop genius' next release will be titled 'Turbo Grafx 16', he tweeted Friday night (Feb. 26th). "Just on some super nerd vibes… one of my favorite gaming systems when I was a kid…," he wrote, adding that "Blazing Lazers" was one of his favorite games.

My next album is titled "Turbo Grafx 16" as of now…

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 27, 2016

The 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards are set to air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3rd and the first round of performers have been announced.

Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, newcomer Cam and Florida Georgia Line are all scheduled to perform at the ceremony, which will be co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, and more performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

Veteran country vocalist Martina McBride, who covered pop with her last album 'Everlasting', returns to the mainstream country fold with "Reckless", her new single, which serves as the first release from her upcoming album and was released on Friday.

The single, her debut release on Nash Icon, was written by Zach Crowell, Heather Morgan and Sarah Buxton with production from Nathan Chapman and Dann Huff. Take a listen below:

Pregnant and fighting back tears, Kelly Clarkson, the original 'American Idol' winner, delivered a heartfelt performance of "Piece By Piece", the title track from her latest studio album, on the show that help launched her to worldwide fame on Thursday, February 25th.

The performance sent the single surging up the iTunes charts, where it currently sits at No.1 and the album of the same title has made its way back into the Top 10 at No.3. Watch below:

David Bowie's legacy shine bright at the 2016 BRIT Awards. The iconic singer, who passed away last month, was honored with a tribute from New Zealand singer Lorde, who performed "Life On Mars" at the O2 Arena in London on Wednesday, February 24th.

Pop heartthrob Justin Bieber set the stage on fire for his performance of his No.1 singles, "Love Yourself" and "Sorry", from his platinum 'Purpose' album, at the 2016 BRIT Awards at the O2 Arena in London on Wednesday, February 24th. Watch the performance beneath:

The Weeknd took "The Hills" to London for the 2016 BRIT Awards. Dressed in all black and joined by a live band, the Canadian crooner performed his 'Beauty Behind the Madness' single for a packed crowd at the O2 Arena on Wednesday, February 24th. Watch it beneath:

After nabbing the first award of the night, Adele brought the house down with a rousing performance of "When We We're Young", from her multi-platinum '25' album, at the 2016 BRIT Awards at the O2 Arena in London on Wednesday, February 24th. Watch it beneath:

After missing her performance of the Grammy Awards, pop superstar Rihanna returned to the stage at the 2016 BRIT Awards alongside Drake for the first performance of "Work", their third collaboration and second to hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

After opening with special guest SZA for "Consideration", the first track featured on her platinum-certified 'ANTI' album, the 28-year-old beauty transitioned into the hit and recalled some of the twerking from the official videos. Watch their chemistry-filled performance beneath:

Pop singer Demi Lovato washes away the pain of a lost love in the powerful music video for "Stone Cold", the third single lifted from her 'Confident' album, which has already produced two hits in the form of "Cool For the Summer" and the title track. Watch the video beneath:

Pint-size songbird Ariana Grande has announced the new title for her upcoming third studio album and the set, which serves as the follow-up to 'My Everything' and was previously titled 'Moonlight', will now be called 'Dangerous Woman'.

The 22-year-old singer, who recently split with manager Scooter Braun, released the single "Focus" last year and although it became her sixth Top 10 hit, it failed to perform as well as her previous lead singles and a new single is expected to arrive in the next couple of months.

With canceled performances and postponed tour dates, it is safe to say that the roll out for Rihanna's new album, 'ANTI', has been a complete and utter mess, but she finally scores a victory as her Drake-assisted single "Work" tops the Billboard Hot 100.

The song becomes the superstar's fourteenth chart-topper, lifting her past Michael Jackson (13 chart-toppers) for the third-most No.1s all-time, and the second for the Canadian rapper, who has only reach the top in a featured role and both times were courtesy of Rihanna.

Acts With The Most No.1 Hits On The Billboard Hot 100

20: The Beatles
18: Mariah Carey
14: Rihanna
13: Michael Jackson
12: Madonna
12: The Supremes
11: Whitney Houston
10: Janet Jackson
10: Stevie Wonder

Nearly three months after giving birth, Kim Kardashian West has shared the first full photo of Saint West, her second child with husband Kanye West, through her official app and website to mark her late father Robert Kardashian's birthday.

"Today is my dad's birthday. I know there's nothing more in the world he would have wanted than to meet his grandchildren. So I wanted to share this pic of Saint with you all," the reality superstar wrote alongside a photo of her son in a white thermal onesie. See it below:

It's a two for one special!!! While the Navy has been eagerly anticipating the video for "Work", pop superstar Rihanna treats them to a surprise by premiering two new video for the Drake-assisted single, which serves as the lead single from her platinum-certified 'ANTI' album.

R&B songstress K. Michelle has stated that her third album, 'More Issues Than Vogue', will be a mixed bag of tricks that sees her tackling multiple genres and on "Mindful", the third track lifted from the set, she turns into a rapper with assistance from T-Pain. Listen beneath:

After sound issues ruined her performance at 58th Annual Grammy Awards, British powerhouse Adele appeared on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', where she redeemed herself with a stellar performance of "All I Have" and revealed that she cried after the mishap. Watch it beneath:

Kris Allen, the eighth winner of 'American Idol', makes "Waves" on the first single from his fifth full-length album, 'Letting You In', which will be released on March 18th.

With a captivating melody and catchy hook, the 30-year-old crooner, who will become a father for the second time later this year, recently told PEOPLE, that the brand new single is "actually the first song I wrote for this record, and it definitely inspired the rest of the album". One can only hope that the rest of the album sounds just as good. Listen to the new single beneath:

Using music's biggest night to make history by filming the first live music video, Gwen Stefani seemingly made her way through multiple costume changes in the fun and flirty video for "Make Me Like You", the second single lifted from her upcoming album. Watch it below:

Making his television debut as a solo artist, Zayn Malik used his performance on 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' on Wednesday, to premiere a brand new song entitled "It's You", which will serve as the follow up to his No.1 debut 'Pillowtalk'. Watch the performance below:

Hot off the record-breaking performance of his 'Deadpool' movie, which topped the box office this weekend with $150 million, Ryan Reynolds has signed on for his next film.

The 39-year-old will star opposite Rebecca Ferguson ('Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation') and reunite with 'Deadpool' scribes Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese in 'Life', a large-scale Skydance Productions film following a Mars space mission that finds intelligent alien life.

It was a history-making night for Taylor Swift at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards!!! The pop superstar became the first woman to win Album of the Year twice collecting three trophies, while rap superstar Kendrick Lamar walked away with five trophies.

Other winners included Ed Sheeran, who won Song of the Year, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, who collected Record of the Year, and The Weeknd. Peep the list of winners beneath:

2016 GRAMMY AWARDS : NOMINATIONS

Album of the Year
'1989', Taylor Swift

Record of the Year
“Uptown Funk”, Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

Song of the Year
“Thinking Out Loud”, Ed Sheeran

Best New Artist
Meghan Trainor

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Thinking Out Loud”, Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Uptown Funk”, Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

Best Pop Vocal Album
'1989', Taylor Swift

Best Dance Recording
“Where Are Ü Now”, Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

Best Dance Album
Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü, Skrillex and Diplo

Best Rock Performance
“Don’t Wanna Fight”, Alabama Shakes

Best Rock Song
“Don’t Wanna Fight”, Alabama Shakes

Best Rock Album
'Drones', Muse

Best Alternative Music Album
'Sound & Color', Alabama Shakes

Best R&B Performance
“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”, The Weeknd

Best R&B Song
“Really Love”, D’Angelo and the Vanguard

Best Urban Contemporary Album
'Beauty Behind the Madness', The Weeknd

Best R&B Album
'Black Messiah', D’Angelo and the Vanguard

Best Rap Performance
“Alright”, Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“These Walls”, Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat

Best Rap Song
“Alright”, Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap Album
'To Pimp a Butterfly', Kendrick Lamar

Best Country Solo Performance
“Traveller”, Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Girl Crush”, Little Big Town

Best Country Song
“Girl Crush”, Little Big Town

Best Country Album
'Traveller', Chris Stapleton

Best Musical Theater Album
'Hamilton', Original Broadway Cast

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
'Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me', Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
'Birdman', Antonio Sanchez

Best Song Written for Visual Media (awarded to songwriters)
“Glory”, Common and John Legend

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jeff Bhaskar

Best Music Video
“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar

Best Music Film
'Amy'

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