M.I.A.'s first song, ""Galang,"" was pressed into 500 copies and released by the Showbiz label. It didn't take long for the song — a bold, righteous amalgamation of hip-hop, electro, dancehall, grime, and baile funk — to make an impact with DJs. She wound up signing a contract with XL, which re-released the single and, eventually, debut album Arular. Anticipation... read full bio
Andrew McMahons early songs were about traveling, family and the concept of home. His first band, the well loved Drive Thru Records act, Something Corporate showcased his self-professed emo side. After three albums and a non stop tour schedule, Andrew returned home to write his first solo album under the moniker Jacks Mannequin. Soon after the completion of Everything In... read full bio
The Kills' Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart reached the top of the charts a week after releasing their album Midnight Boom. According to Soundscan, they are both the top New Artist and the top Alternative New Artist. When it comes to overall digital album sales, The Kills come in at number 20. Their music is renowned for seamlessly fusing elements... read full bio
Tegan and Sara is a folk-rock music duo that consists of two identical twins. They initially rose to popularity with their acoustic songs, later recording several hit singles including ""Walking With A Ghost"", ""Feel It In My Bones"", ""Paperback Head"", and ""Closer"". Tegan and Sara have been nominated for over 25 different awards, winning the YTV Band/Musical Group Achievement... read full bio
A well-known writer and filmmaker in the entertainment sector is Patty Jenkins. Her ascent to the top of the industry is a testament to her diligence and commitment to the trade. Prior to eventually directing her first feature picture, Monster, Jenkins spent her first six years in the industry working as a cameraperson. The movie was based on the true account... read full bio
From high-school dropout to two-time Academy Award-winner by the age of 30, Hilary Swank is a shining example of spectacular triumph against incredible odds. Her story of gritty perseverance in pursuit of a dream, as fabulous as any to appear on the silver screen, has dazzled and inspired audiences worldwide. It is a story she draws on to motivate people... read full bio
Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen bank, is responsible for many innovative programs benefiting the rural poor. He is the developer and founder of the concept of microcredit, the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunus and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for efforts to create economic... read full bio
Curt Smith is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Also a solo artist, he has released four full-length albums. He often collaborates with other artists and has done so with artists such as Linda Strawberry, The Shadow Bureau, and the French singer, So. He has... read full bio
flipturn creates indie music for long summer days, sunny days, and reflective evenings. The musicians' explosive live performances that have traveled coast to coast and the Florida towns where they originally bonded as youngsters are the sources of this cinematic sound. Since their founding, flipturn has expanded to a location distance from the garage in Fernandina Beach where they initially... read full bio
Jim Nantz, a three-time Emmy Award-winner and five-time National Sportscaster of the Year, has covered virtually every sport for the CBS Television Network since joining it. He has been the lead play-by-play voice for THE NFL ON CBS for twelve years, teaming up with Phil Simms on the Network's number one NFL and Super Bowl announce team. For six years,... read full bio
Actor Charlie Hunnam is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Jackson ""Jax"" Teller in the successful television series Sons of Anarchy. At the age of sixteen, Hunnam made guest appearances in the popular TV series Byker Grove. Among his most notable television roles has been that of the love-smitten Nathan Maloney in Queer as Folk. Charlie started to attract... read full bio
Andrew Lincoln is an English actor, best known for his role as Rick Grimes, the lead character in AMC's The Walking Dead. The series has the highest Nielsen ratings in the history of cable TV, including the most 18- to 49-year-old viewers of any cable or broadcast television series for the past three consecutive seasons. He first came to public... read full bio
Ben Folds is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. For five years, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. After the group temporarily disbanded, Folds performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world. The group reunited eleven years later. Folds has also collaborated with musicians such as William Shatner,... read full bio
Echosmith is a rock/ indie-pop band, made up of four siblings: Graham, Sydney, Noah, and Jamie Sierota. Echosmith is best known for their hit song ""Cool Kids,"" which reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA, with over 1,200,000 sales in the United States. It was Warner Bros. Records' fifth-biggest-selling-digital song of its... read full bio
Ice-T not only invented gangster rap, he has lived it. Ice-T is the original embodiment of LA Hip-Hop. Through his music, his book, The Ice Opinion, and his lecture tours of Americas prisons, high schools and colleges (including Harvard, Berkeley and Stanford), Ice-T has become an influential spokesman for Americas youth, regardless of color. Outspoken, thought-provoking and intelligent, Ice-T has... read full bio
Jake Tapper is a well-known journalist and author in the United States. He is best known for his work as the Chief Washington Correspondent for CNN and as the anchor of the weekday television news show titled The Lead with Jake Tapper on CNN. His career at ABC News, where he worked before moving on to CNN, was quite fruitful.... read full bio
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic _ _ ; Muammad bin Rshid al Maktm), also known as Sheikh Mohammed, (born 15 July 1949) is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and constitutional monarch of Dubai.... read full bio
Surin Pitsuwan is a longtime Thai politician. He was born in Nakhon Si Thammarat, into an assimilated Thai family of Malay descent. Surin Pitsuwan was elected Member of Parliament from Nakhon Si Thammarat for the first time in 1986 and became Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Representatives the same year. In addition to his political career, he... read full bio
Nikesh Arora is the current senior vice president and chief business officer at Google. In 1989, Nikesh graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi, India with a bachelors degree in electrical engineering. Since joining Google in 2004, he has held several positions with the company. Most recently, he led Googles global direct sales operations. He also developed and... read full bio
Tony Fernandes, founder of Tune Air Sdn Bhd in 2001, is the Group CEO of Air Asia. Known as the Richard Branson of Asian air travel, he turned the bankrupt carrier into the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline and has revolutionised the aviation industry in Asean. After graduating from the London School of Economics in 1987, he worked as an accountant... read full bio
