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New Music 2017 B-Sides Friday, December 15, 2017

Listen to New Music 2017 B-Sides on Apple Music;

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-2017-b-sides/pl.u-Ymb0DJqT3ga7MZ

Kondi Band - Yeanoh (Powe Handa Blingabe)
HAIM - Night So Long
Sylvan Esso - Song
Japandroids - Love --> Building on Fire
The xx - I Dare You
Emily Warren - Poking Holes
Galantis & ROZES - Girls On Boys
Coldplay & The Chainsmokers - Something Just Like This (Tokyo Remix)
Sylvan Esso - Die Young
Emily Warren - Hurt By You
HAIM - Found It In Silence
Cash Cash & ROZES - Matches
The Chainsmokers - Roses (feat. ROZES)
Broken Social Scene - Hug of Thunder
Paramore - Fake Happy
LCD Soundsystem - call the police
The War on Drugs - Pain
Katy Perry - Bigger Than Me
Lorde - Louvre
Lizzo - Truth Hurts
Betty Who - Beautiful (feat. Superfruit)
Sigrid - Dynamite (Acoustic)
Beach House - Chariot
Paramore - Told You So
Phoenix - J-Boy
The War on Drugs - Thinking of a Place
Charli XCX - Boys
Mick Jagger - England Lost
Sudan Archives - Come Meh Way
Foster the People - Sit Next to Me
Sabrina Carpenter - Thumbs
Charlotte OC - Where It Stays
Starley - Call on Me
Aubrie Sellers - Something Special
Julia Michaels - Just Do It
Beth Ditto - Fire
Sofi Tukker - F**k They
TOTEM - Aftertaste

New Music December 2017 Friday, December 01, 2017

Listen to New Music December on Apple Music;

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-december-2017/pl.u-Zmbl3koI1V5KkR

LCD Soundsystem - oh baby
Tove Lo - disco t**s
St. Vincent - Pills
Walk the Moon - Tiger Teeth
Ibeyi - Me Voy (Trooko Remix) [feat. Mala Rodriguez]
Portugal. The Man - Noise Pollution (feat. Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Zoe Manville) [Version A, Vocal Up Mix 1.3]
Logic - 1-800-273-8255 (feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid)
ZAYN - Dusk Till Dawn (feat. Sia)
Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment
Wrabel - Bloodstain
MO - When I Was Young
Clairo - Flaming Hot Cheetos
Sam Smith - HIM
Sam Smith - No Peace (feat. YEBBA)
Kelsea Ballerini - Legends
St. Vincent - Los Ageless
Kelsea Ballerini - In Between
Kim DiVine - Broken Bird
Kim DiVine - Where I Am You Are
The Killers - Rut
The Killers - Some Kind of Love
Julien Baker - Appointments
Ibeyi - I Wanna Be Like You
St. Vincent - New York

New Music November 2017 Wednesday, November 01, 2017 1 Comment

Listen to New Music November on Apple Music;

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-november-2017/pl.u-Zmbl3pph1V5KkR

Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves
Sam Smith - Pray
Sam Smith - Too Good at Goodbyes
Taylor Swift - Gorgeous
Lin-Manuel Miranda - Almost Like Praying (feat. Artists for Puerto Rico)
Camila Cabello - Havana (feat. Young Thug)
Janet Jackson - BURNITUP! (feat. Missy Elliott)
Carla Bruni - Crazy (feat. Willie Nelson)
Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask
P!nk- What About Us
Fifth Harmony - He Like That
Cara Delevingne - I Feel Everything
Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut To The Feeling
Jessie Ware - Alone
Lils - Safe and Sound
Taylor Swift - Call It What You Want
Kelly Clarkson - Meaning of Life
Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me
Niall Horan & Maren Morris - Seeing Blind
Nick Jonas - Find You
Macklemore - Glorious (feat. Skylar Grey)
Eminem - Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé)

New Music October 2017 Sunday, October 01, 2017

Listen to New Music October on Apple Music;

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-october-2017/idpl.u-BNA6vm6uAeqGa3

J Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente (feat. Beyoncé)
Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
Lorde - Supercut
Cathy Heller - Heart of a Hero
Kesha - Praying
Daya - Dare
Sigala & Ella Eyre - Came Here For Love
Maggie Lindemann - Pretty Girl (Cheat Codes X Cade Remix)
Tinie Tempah - Girls Like (feat. Zara Larsson)
PIKOTARO - PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)
Dan Talevski - Birthday Suit
Calvin Harris - Feels (feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean)
Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
Avicii - Lonely Together (feat. Rita Ora)
Alex Aiono - Does It Feel Like Falling (feat. Trinidad Cardona)
Charlie Puth - Attention
Maroon 5 - What Lovers Do (feat. SZA)
Fergie - You Already Know (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Jay-Z - Bam (feat. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley)

New Music September 2017 Friday, September 01, 2017 4 Comments

Listen to New Music September on Apple Music;

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-september-2017/pl.u-PDb42NVuGeAMrP

Calvin Harris - Rollin (feat. Future & Khalid)
Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
Lil Yachty - Forever Young (feat. Diplo)
Rae Sremmurd - Perplexing Pegasus
Future - Mask Off
KYLE - iSpy (feat. Lil Yachty)
DNCE - Kissing Strangers (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)
Dua Lipa - New Rules
Torres - Skim
Billie Eilish - Ocean Eyes (Blackbear Remix)
Bleachers - Hate That You Know Me
Black Lips - Can't Hold On
Car Seat Headrest - Drunk Drivers / Killer Whales
Princess Nokia - Brujas
P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
P!nk - Revenge (feat. Eminem)
Wolf Alice - Don't Delete the Kisses
Billie Eilish - Bored
Sabrina Claudio - Used To
Jordan Fisher - Mess
Julia Holter - Don't Make Me Over
Torres - Until I Die
Adele - Hiding My Heart
The Fratellis - Slow

New Music August 2017 Tuesday, August 01, 2017

Listen to New Music August on Apple Music;

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-august-2017/pl.u-LdbqDM5uN2q90j

Cardi B - Bodak Yellow
DJ Khaled - Wild Thoughts (feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller)
MO - Nights with You
DJ Khaled - I'm the One (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne)
Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
Oh Wonder - Technicolour Beat
Dan Auerbach - Waiting on a Song
Bleachers - Everybody Lost Somebody
Elephante - Troubled (feat. Deb's Daughter)
Arcade Fire - Everything Now
Blondie - Long Time
Torres - Three Futures
Jessie Ware - Midnight
Lana Del Rey & Clams Casino - Summer Bummer (feat. A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti) [Clams Casino Remix]
Selena Gomez - Fetish (feat. Gucci Mane)
Kesha - Hymn
Imagine Dragons - Believer
The Killers - The Man
Arcade Fire - Creature Comfort
Waxahatchee - 8 Ball
Perfume Genius - Wreath (Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Remix)
Perfume Genius - Every Night
Ruth B. - Lost Boy

New Music July 2017 Saturday, July 01, 2017

Listen to New Music July 2017 on Apple Music.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-july-2017/idpl.95d5567f7f244092982703b52e5d3797

Selena Gomez - Only You
Selena Gomez - Kill Em with Kindness (Acoustic)
Selena Gomez - Bad Liar
Miley Cyrus - Malibu
Amy Shark - Adore
HAIM - Want You Back
Future Islands - Ran
Future Islands - Cave
Future Islands - Shadows (feat. Debbie Harry)
Kaleo - All the Pretty Girls
Kaleo - Way Down We Go
James Blunt - California
Lady Gaga - Just Another Day
Nelly Furtado - Paris Sun
Imagine Dragons - Thunder
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito (feat. Justin Bieber [Remix]
Liam Payne - Strip That Down (feat. Quavo)
Katy Perry - Swish Swish (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Noah Cyrus - Stay Together
Todd Rundgren - That Could Have Been Me (feat. Robyn)
Walter Martin - Sing to Me (feat. Karen O)
Perfume Genius - Slip Away
Perfume Genius - Can't Help Falling in Love

New Music June 2017 Thursday, June 01, 2017 1 Comment

Listen to New Music June 2017 on Apple Music;

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-june-2017/idpl.2cccd63db3d649d2b91bae83eeb5e27e

Drake - Passionfruit
Bleachers - Don't Take the Money
The Chainsmokers - The One
The Chainsmokers - Break Up Every Night
The Jesus and Mary Chain - All Things Pass
Nelly Furtado - Phoenix
Lady Gaga - The Cure
Lady Gaga - Million Reasons (KVR Remix)
Annabel Jones - Asking for a Friend (Stripped)
Kaya Stewart - In Love With a Boy
Ibibio Sound Machine - Give Me a Reason
The Martinez Brothers - Stuff in the Trunk (feat. Miss Kitten) [Mixed]
The Golden Filter - We Are the Music
The Golden Filter - Dust
LANY - ILYSB (STRIPPED)
LANY - Good Girls
James Blunt - Someone Singing Along
Ivan & Alyosha - Come Rain, Come Shine
Aron Wright - Put on Your Paint (feat. Regina Price)
Jesse Jo Stark - April Flowers
Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life (feat. The Weeknd)
Harry Styles - Sign of the Times

13 Reasons Why Sunday, May 07, 2017 2 Comments

I just binge watched the Selena Gomez executive produced Netflix series 13 Reasons Why and whoa it was amazing. I started watching the series yesterday around 2pm and was immediately hooked. I stayed up till 2am, finishing episode 10 at which point I decided I needed to sleep and would watch the final two episodes in the morning.

This morning I woke up around 9am and could not wait to finish this brilliant series. I brushed my teeth and made coffee. Back in bed and ready to finish this incredible series. This is truly powerful film making with a roster of amazing up and coming actors. Throughout the series, I kept opening up my IMDB app, as I needed to know more about these talented actors. I'm pretty sure I'm now following most of them on Instagram. I just finished watching the final two episodes and wow!!!! I highly recommend this to everyone. Aside from being incredibly entertaining, the topic is also important and reflective of some of the stresses our youth today confronts daily.

The story is centered around a character named Hannah who has just committed suicide. Hannah has left 13 tapes behind. Each tape explains the 13 reasons why she committed suicide. Wow. Powerful stuff as we, the audience quickly become engrossed with Hannah and the 13 different individuals who all contributed to her suicide. Being a teenager is hard. If you are over the age of 18, you know, you've been there and survived it.

Most of us graduated high school before social media was a thing. It might be hard to imagine a time before social media, however the internet is still a fairly new invention. One that did not gain popularity until the year 2000. MySpace was established in 2003, Facebook and Twitter in 2005 and Instagram in 2010. Although, hard to believe social media (as we know it today) is less than 15 years old. This means most of us are lucky that our every move wasn’t captured and documented and recorded for the entire world to see. Forever. If you were bullied, made fun of or mistreated during school, you were safe once you got home. Kids today aren’t as lucky. They are subjected to possible insults, opinions and commentary 24 hours 365 days a year as the internet never sleeps and never takes a day off.

The negative effects of social media affect all of us, regardless of age. Fortunately, most of us are old enough to have developed a tough skin and/or a strong support group to help us survive and overcome the negative and unkind words some people write and send out into the internet for everyone to see. Now imagine being a teenager and having to deal with this. Yikes. Would we all have survived that time in our lives?

Netflix has also released a short documentary titled 13 Reasons Why: Beyond the Reasons, a 30 minute documentary with cast, crew and psychologists about some of the themes and subjects featured in the series. I enjoyed the insight the documentary provided and was most surprised to learn that suicide is the 2^nd most common cause of death in teens ages 15-19 in the United States. Accidents are #1 and homicide is #3. How is this possible? How is something that is 100% preventable the #2 cause of death for this demographic? It’s disturbing knowing that teens are taking their own lives when they have their entire futures ahead of them. Truly disturbing.

Suicide and/or the implication of taking one's life ("I would die" or "I would kill myself") is a term that is over used in current times. I fortunately have not lost any friends or family to suicide (knock on wood), however I can't be naïve enough to think it will never affect me. Times are changing. We need to have these conversations. We need to be more aware as people. We need to be more sympathetic and understanding. No human being should live their life feeling alone or unloved. Every life has meaning. People need to know that. Especially our kids.

Being an Uncle is without a doubt the greatest joy in my life. Having the privilege to love, inspire and protect someone is such a gift. I am blessed and honored to be Uncle Lio to many. It is an honor and a responsibility I take very seriously. It pains me to think that some kids feel like suicide is an option or an alternative. How is this possible? My oldest niece who is 13 lost 2 classmates (her age) last year. How did this happen? Twice no less? How could their deaths have been prevented?

Technology and having so much access to information is amazing, however it does come with a price. It pains me to think that our children’s lives have become collateral damage for this technology. The world is moving at a ridiculously fast rate. We are now too busy curating the lives we want people to think we are living, rather than actually being present for the life we are fortunate enough to live.

Cell phones are amazing things. We now have access to more information and resources than we ever thought possible. How much are you willing to pay for this technology?

I make it a point to be 100% present when I spend time with my nieces and nephews. The phone can wait. Love is the greatest gift in life. Spending time with the people we love is the greatest joy in life. We need to make these relationships more of a priority. No one should end their life because they feel alone. Especially our kids.

My apologies for the heavy blog entry. This series clearly affected me. I highly recommend it to everyone. Cheers to all of you. Cheers to being better and of course more fabulous.:-)

Liomir

Additionally, the music from this series was amazing. Obviously, I made a playlist. Enjoy and thanks for reading.

Listen to my 13 Reasons Why Mix on Apple Music;

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/13-reasons-why/idpl.ece71dca0ddf43ec9a43e7d597529157

New Music May 2017 Monday, May 01, 2017

Listen to New Music May 2017 on Apple Music.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-may-2017/idpl.c5ff05fd5ef3486aae20fc22c3a09b54

James Arthur - Say You Won't Go
Ed Sheeran - How Would You Feel (Paean)
Lorde - Liability
Zara Larsson - I Can't Fall in Love Without You
Zara Larsson - Funeral
Beyoncé - Die With You
Halsey - Not Afraid Anymore
Kygo - Cruise (feat. Andrew Jackson)
James Blake - I Need a Forest Fire (feat. Bon Iver)
Blondie - Fun
John Mayer - Love on the Weekend
Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano
ANOHNI - Paradise
San Fermin - Bride
Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke
Khalid - American Teen
Spoon - Can I Sit Next to You
Spoon - Hot Thoughts
Billie Eilish - Bellyache
Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
Sigrid - Don't Kill My Vibe
Betty Who - I Love You Always Forever

New Music April 2017 Saturday, April 01, 2017

Listen to New Music April 2017 on Apple Music.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-april-2017/idpl.5061c60de4654d0baf003ed1b7b61e3d

Arcade Fire - I Give You Power (feat. Mavis Staples)
A Tribe Called Quest - We the People....
Highly Suspect - My Name is Human
Stargate - Waterfall (feat. P!nk & Sia)
Pitbull - We Are Strong (feat. Kiesza)
Katy Perry - Chained to the Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley)
Lana Del Rey - Love
Kelsea Ballerini - Peter Pan
Sia - Angel by the Wings
FLETCHER - Princess
Grace Vanderwaal - Gossip Girl
Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Lorde - Green Light
Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
Zara Larsson - Lush Life
Zara Larsson - Make That Money
HONNE & Izzy Bizu - Someone That Loves You
SOHN - Conrad
Zara Larsson - I Would Like (Gorgon City Remix)
Nadia Rose - Puddycat
Erika Jayne - Xxpen$ive
Lady Gaga - John Wayne
Corinne Bailey Rae - The Scientist
Flo Morrissey and Matthew E. White - Grease

New Music March 2017 Wednesday, March 01, 2017 1 Comment

Listen to New Music March 2017 on Apple Music.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-march-2017/idpl.0f59dfb632f34653a9320a07e8ce1b0e

Little Mix - Shout Out to My Ex
Pharrell Williams - Runnin'
Fergie - Life Goes On
Martha Wainwright - Around the Bend
Miranda Lambert - Keeper of the Flame
The xx - Say Something Loving
The xx - Replica
Emeli Sande - Breathing Underwater
Emeli Sande - Highs & Lows
Nathan Sykes - Over and over Again
Ryan Adams - Do You Still Love Me?
Julia Michaels - Issues
Angel Olsen - Woman
Mitski - Happy
Austra - Utopia
SOHN - Rennen
ZAYN - iT's YoU
Ashanti - Helpless (feat. Ja Rule)
Grace VanderWaal - I Don't Know My Name
Grace VanderWaal - Beautiful Thing
Jesse Jo Stark - Down Your Drain
The Weeknd - I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)
THANKS - Your Man
Cardiknox - On My Way

New Music February 2017 Wednesday, February 01, 2017

Listen to New Music February 2017 on Apple Music.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/nm-feb-2017/idpl.283cfc1e08224ea7a2d4d1c6219ae836

Muna - I Know A Place
Dua Lipa - Room For 2
Betty Who - Human Touch
ZAYN & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)
Noah Cyrus - Make Me (Cry) [feat. Labrinth]
The Chainsmokers - Paris
John Legend - Darkness and Light (feat. Brittany Howard)
The xx - On Hold
LEON - Tired of Talking
Alicia Keys - Girl Can't Be Herself
Solange - Cranes in the Sky
ANOHNI - Why Did You Separate Me from the Earth?
DNCE - Body Moves
The Roots - My Shot (feat. Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz & Nate Ruess) [Rise Up Remix]
Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall - Juju on That Beat (TZ Anthem)
Migos - Bad and Boujee (feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
Hurray for the Riff Raff - Rican Beach
The Flaming Lips - We a Family
Niall Horan - This Town
Emeli Sande - Hurts
Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things
Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill
Jesse Jo Stark - Driftwood
Leonard Cohen - Leaving the Table

Women's March Monday, January 23, 2017

We officially have a new president and I can’t recall a time when I felt more interested, worried and passionate about politics. It is obvious to me (and hopefully anyone with access to a computer and facts) that Barack Obama was a great president. Some might even argue he was one of the greatest presidents in this country’s history (follow link haters.). During his eight years in office he showed us what leadership, inspiration and compassion looks like. His administration consisted of individuals with no personal agenda, but rather a goal to protect the people of our great country. As an immigrant, a gay man and someone with immense amount of love and respect for women and people of different backgrounds and races, I tend to vote Democrat on most issues and candidates. That being said, as a college educated man I am always open to all arguments and view-points and have at times voted and sided with Republican leaders and ideas. Call me naïve, but I still think that the point of politics and politicians is to help and protect the people in the districts and areas they represent. These politicians were elected to protect people. As civil servants their job is to serve and protect the people in their districts and states. Call me crazy, but shouldn’t we, as people aspire to be better, to protect our children, to protect our planet, to allow ALL individuals to be themselves regardless of sex, sexual orientation, race or background. We should want to be leaders who inspire our youth to ask questions, seek out knowledge through education and promote & celebrate diversity & individuality. We should want to educate our young people that being different is not a bad thing, but rather something that makes our country “great” and more powerful. The more we know about other people, other countries, races, cultures and traditions, the more successful and productive we are as people. All this seems relatively simple to me. The fact that it’s not, is incredibly troubling and worrisome. It has never been more obvious that this country is divided. How can half of Americans have forgotten what this country is all about? What the Statue of Liberty means/represents? That as leaders of the “Free World” we are responsible for teaching and inspiring other countries to be better? Do we no longer want that amazing role and awesome responsibility? Do we no longer want to teach and inspire other nations to do the right thing? Has it really become all about what party you belong to? What happened to right or wrong? How can half of Americans side or identify with a party whose sole purpose is to contradict the other side? This election year has left me with many questions. I truly can not believe that we are this divided as a nation. It truly breaks my heart and if I had the financial means to relocate all of my family and friends to another country I would. I am worried for our future as “alternative facts” are now being told as truths. It is completely insane to think that what is happening in our country today is normal or okay. That we should just sit back and passively watch all of the great work and advances this country has made be wiped out and deleted from our country’s history. I truly am at a loss as it appears we have entered the twilight zone…

On Saturday, January 21st, 2017, exactly one day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of our country, over 5 million people worldwide and over 1 million in D.C., came out to march, speak and make their/our voices heard. Such an amazing day filled with great love and respect for all. It started as the Women’s March on Washington, however quickly gained momentum as we couldn’t all get ourselves to D.C. to participate. Soon similar marches were being planned throughout our country and other countries worldwide with the mission and vision "to stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families - recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country."

As an American, first and foremost, I felt an obligation to participate as equality for all is a right that should never be compromised. My parents left communist Cuba when I was four years old in order to provide my sister and I a better life in this great country. A country that is full of possibilities and opportunities. A country where freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press and the right to peaceably assemble are our rights as Americans. My parents sacrificed a great deal for my sister and I to be raised in this country. I refuse to let their sacrifice and the sacrifice of other immigrants just like them to be in vain. For them, for my sister, for my niece & nephew, for all of the amazing women in my life, for all the immigrants and people of color I know and love, for the LGBTQ community, for Barack, Michelle, Joe, Bernie, Elizabeth, Hillary and all the other great people in our country I walk. Regardless of what is happening in our country, I am and will always be a proud American and for that I walk. I thank Donald Trump for making me an activist. The fight has just begun, but that’s okay. This country was made for and by immigrants. It is time to reclaim our country and to make education the priority. Knowledge is power President Trump. It is time for the people of our country to regain power. Cheers to fab people everywhere!!! I applaud everyone around the country and world who understand the difference between good and evil. It is time to wake up and take back our country. May the force be with us…

The Fabulous Golden Globes Monday, January 09, 2017 1 Comment

That's a wrap on the 2017 Golden Globe Awards and what a fabulous way to start award season...

First of all, Jimmy Fallon did great job with a laugh out loud opening monologue and held his own throughout the remainder of the show. No awkward moments as he kept the show moving... Especially loved his introduction of Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne. "Chastain and the Redmayne", super catchy. No doubt Jimmy Fallon did a great job, however I was dying over Goldie Hawn and Amy Shumer as presenters. Can we book them for next year or maybe even the Oscar's?!?! Someone get their perspective agents on the phone stat!!!

Amazing speeches by Aaron Taylor Johnson, Donald Glover, Sarah Paulson, Tom Hiddleston, Emma Stone, Casey Affleck and Isabelle Huppert, however Ryan Gosling's dedication to his wife Eva Mendes and her later brother, Juan Carlos was truly moving and incredibly touching. Just when you thought this guy couldn't get any more perfect...

The drop the mic moment of the night came when Meryl Streep was awarded the Cecile B. Demille Award. Dame Streep gave hands down the most powerful, effective, impactful and heartfelt speech of the night. It is no doubt she is the most important living actress in the world. Bravo Meryl!!! We are beyond fortunate to have you and will all be talking about this speech for a long time.

As for the fashion...

My best dressed stars were;

Chrissy Teigen in Marchesa. She was flawless in this stunning gold metallic number. Wow!!!!
Priyanka Chopra in custom Ralph Lauren. She was head to toe perfection with hair, make-up and accessories on point. Obsessed.
Sofia Vergara in Zuhair Murad. This woman definitely knows how to wear a dress. Va Va Va Voom X 100%!!!!
Blake Lively in Atelier Versace. No stylist and yet kills it every time. She was absolutely stunning in this exquisite Versace dress. Like Whoa!!!
Olivia Culpo in a hand-painted Zuhair Murad. This dress was everything. It belongs in a museum as it truly is a work of art. I've never seen Olivia Culpo look better. Nick Jonas eat your heart out!!!

Honorable mentions go to; Lily Collins in Zuhair Murad, Kerry Washington in Dolce & Gabbana, Jessica Biel in Elie Saab and Nicole Kidman in Alexander McQueen.

My worst dressed stars were;

Sarah Jessica Parker in Vera Wang. SJP is one of my most favorite fashion girls, however I absolutely hated everything about this. What a miss and a mess. I understand and can appreciate that she was trying to pay tribute to the late Carrie Fisher in this Star Wars' Princess Leia inspired dress and look, however she simply looked terrible. When I first saw her walk the red carpet I thought she was paying homage to the movie Trolls. Really tragic. My apologies to anyone involved with the movie, Trolls as she clearly did not have "Sunshine in her Pocket".
Reese Witherspoon in Atelier Versace. For the record I loved the dress and thought Reece looked beautiful, however that being said I was beyond bored with this look. Time to try something new for the red carpet. I get it, Reece looks amazing in this kind of dress, maybe just save it for a fancy luncheon or wedding?!?! Just an idea. Don't retire the dress, just retire it from the red carpet.
Winona Ryder in Viktor & Rolf. I really like Winona and I really like Viktor & Rolf, however I hate every single thing about this. Winona Ryder is not that old, yet she looked like a crazy old lady in this dress. She looked like someone nominated for (maybe) a Costume Award and not a Best Actress Award. Sad really.
Hailee Steinfeld in custom Vera Wang. She looked stunning, however isn't this girl twenty and a pop singer?!? Maybe leave Vera Wang for brides and mothers of brides. Young starlets should not be wearing Vera Wang. Period.
Sienna Miller in Michael Kors. One word, Snooze. I love Sienna Miller and always look forward to seeing what she is going to wear. This look left me underwhelmed, which coincidentally is a term I believe Michael Kors coined. How's that for irony.

All in all, an awesome Awards Show. Excited to continue watching these nominated films as we count down to the Academy Awards...