My Oscar Pick

... would have to be 20 Feet From Stardom.  Yeah, it's a documentary but, for me, it beats anything else in ANY category.  Here is where I first heard about the film, in Terry Gross' June 2013 Fresh Air interview with Merry Clayton:

http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2013/06/12/190985260/?showDate=2013-06-12

And, how about a couple of vids comparing the incredible work of two of these women backing up the Rolling Stones:

St. Vincent Meets Colbert

St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, shows off some of her new eponymous album on The Colbert Report:

And, yes, it was the collaboration with David Byrne on the Love This Giant album (2012) where I came to first appreciate Annie Clark.

Bach in the Forest

BWV 147. Yep, it's a Japanese commercial.

Valentine's Day with Katie Herzig

Katie is a recent and pleasant discovery -- one of her tracks was featured on the "Saving Mr. Banks" movie trailer, which came to my attention as a current Oscar nominee.  Herzig has been around for a while, with several albums and tracks featured on various TV shows.  Learn more

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Renee Fleming and the Superbowl

Bob Dylan, Car Salesman

With Bob on our side ...