Sneaks on the AVE: Christian Hosoi x Vans Core Sk8-Hi

Should skateboarding historians count Christian Hosoi among the skaters whose footwear preferences were strongly influenced by Air Jordans?  If you were to look over Hosoi's collaborations with Vans on the Legends Pack, you'd see him rely on black and red and/or black and royal blue colorways, both of which were prominently featured on the original Air Jordan 1 he's depicted wearing in countless classic photos.  All of this MJ-infusion in the past is what makes Hosoi's Vans  SK8-His so unique despite their simple designs.  Navy/white and tonal black getups seem far enough out of the Christ Air originator's expected range that they're a nice surprise for the holiday season, and you'll find them soon at select Off the Wall retailers.

Sneaks on the AVE: Nike Air Pegasus ’92 – Upcoming Colorways

Earlier this morning, Sneaker News showed you how Nike Sportswear is bringing together over a decade and a half of Tailwind series runners for their new hybrid design, but here's one that remains unchanged a full twenty years after its debut.  The latest round of Nike Air Pegasus '92s has a slightly anachronistic vibe about it not because two of the four pairs bear the colors of classic Air Mowabb ACG releases from around the same time, but because back in the day, the Swoosh didn't typically spread these colorways across different silhouettes like pretty much every brand does in modern times with 'pack' releases.  With that in mind, maybe this is just the 'fire pack', because each pair including the two tonal grey leather joints, all have that look that'll have classic running fans making these hard to find.  Check out some more images after the jump and stick with Sneaker News & BlvdAve for the US release dates.

2011 American Music Awards Show recap

The 2011 American Music Awards ceremony took place on Sunday, November 20, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Taylor Swift walked away with the most awards, including the night's top honor of Artist of the Year. She also won Favorite Country Female Artist and her "Speak Now" album won Favorite Country Album.

Adele earned two awards including Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. However, the British star did not attend the ceremony since she is recovering from a recent throat surgery.

Katy Perry earned a special achievement award for being the first female pop artist with five No. 1 hit singles off one album -- "Teenage Dream."

The show featured performances from the likes of Marc Anthony, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Brown, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Daughtry, Enrique Iglesias with Ludacris, Gym Class Heroes, Lil Jon, OneRepublic, will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, The Band Perry, David Guetta, Pitbull, Maroon 5 and last year's Artist of the Year, Justin Bieber. Jennifer Lopez performed twice at the ceremony. During her first performance she became chocked up at the beginning before singing with Pitbull. She made her second appearance on stage with Will.i.am during the debut of her new solo single "T.H.E (The Hardest Ever)."

Check out the list of winners below:

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift

POP or ROCK MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist
Bruno Mars

Favorite Female Artist
Adele

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Maroon 5

Favorite Album
Adele - "21"

COUNTRY MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist
Blake Shelton

Favorite Female Artist
Taylor Swift

Favorite Album
Taylor Swift - "Speak Now"

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Lady Antebellum

RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC

Favorite Artist
Nicki Minaj

Favorite Album
Nicki Minaj - "Pink Friday"

SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist
Usher

Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce

Favorite Album
Rihanna - "Loud"

ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC

Favorite Artist
Foo Fighters

ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Favorite Artist
Adele

Sprint New Artist Of The Year

Hot Chelle Rae

LATIN MUSIC

Favorite Artist
Jennifer Lopez

New Video: Common - 'Sweet'

The Dreamer/The Believer in stores Dec. 20th !

Common drops a video for the song thats garnering plenty of attention and controversy. This ones titled 'Sweet.' Sucka MC's get ready to catch feelings !!!



Bonus: Here's a pic of the tracklist to Common's new album to build up your anticipation even more

New Videos: Wale - 'Lotus Flower Bomb' + 'Tats on my Arm''

The Wale Promo Train doesnt seem like it will be stopping anytime soon ladies and gents. With a successful 1st & 2nd week in stores, Wale continues to pump out visuals in support of his latest album, 'Ambition.' Here's the latest two videos, 'Lotus Flower Bomb' featuring Miguel, and 'Tats on my Arm', which didnt make the cut for 'Ambition' but definitely should have at least been a bonus cut on there ! 'Ambition' is in stores now !!!


 




Bonus Cut: Le & Cudi !

Weekend Box Office Results November 18, 2011 - November 20, 2011

What a weekend at the box office !!! Another great weekend for the film industry, as there was alot of movie goers in theaters. OH, Did I mention we have a NEW box office CHAMP ?!?!?!?
Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 has earned a massive $283.5 million worldwide since opening internationally on Wednesday. Based on the Stephenie Meyer book, "Breaking Dawn - Part 1" grossed $139.5 million domestically from 4,061 theaters this weekend and added another $144 million overseas for the five days in 54 markets. The $139.5 million domestic opening is the fifth-best ever, trailing just The Twilight Saga: New Moon's $142.8 million, Spider-Man 3's $151.1 million, The Dark Knight's $158.4 million and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2's $169.2 million. The $283.5 million worldwide opening is the 10th largest ever and a franchise best, passing up "New Moon's" $274.9 million launch. Coming in 2nd place this weekend was the family film "Happy Feet two," making $22 Million. Last weeks Number 1 movie, "Immortals" dropped two spots to Number 3, raking in more than $12 million this past weekend. Adam Sandler's "Jack & Jill" was Number 4, grossing $12 Million in ticket sales, and finally "Puss In Boots" closes out the top 5, making clost to $11 Million this past weekend to make it one of the highest grossing films of the fall/winter time. Check the list for the remaining 12 films, and check back friday for all the other new films in theaters !!!

TW	LW	Title	Studio	Weekend		Total
1	-	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1	Summit Entertainment	$139,500,000		$139,500,000
2	-	Happy Feet Two	Warner Bros. Pictures	$22,025,000		$22,025,000
3	1	Immortals	Relativity Media	$12,252,000		$52,979,930
4	2	Jack and Jill	Columbia Pictures (Sony)	$12,000,000		$41,027,906
5	3	Puss In Boots	DreamWorks Animation	$10,725,000		$122,312,562
6	4	Tower Heist	Universal Pictures	$6,957,830		$53,391,605
7	5	J. Edgar	Warner Bros. Pictures	$5,900,000		$20,694,694
8	6	A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas	New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.)	$2,900,000		$28,332,846
9	7	In Time	20th Century Fox	$1,675,000		$33,418,841
10	-	The Descendants	Fox Searchlight Pictures	$1,222,344		$1,301,544
11	8	Paranormal Activity 3	Paramount Pictures	$1,000,000		$102,618,677
12	9	Footloose	Paramount Pictures	$835,000		$50,140,680