Youngest Person To Win Songwriter Award

Taylor Swift, 20, is the youngest person ever to win the Broadcast Music (BMI) country songwriter of the year award, just a week after a bumper charts debut for her new album Speak Now.

She also won the award for country song of the year for You Belong With Me, a hit she co-wrote with Liz Rose. This is her third consecutive year to win the BMI country song of the year award.


Recording artist Taylor Swift arrives at the 2010 BMI Country Awards Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

Winning the songwriter award had put her in the league of late country music legend Johnny Cash, who won the same trophy in 1956 when he was just 24.

Taylor Swift's songs are mostly about young love and the social perils of high school have gathered her a loyal teen listeners. Earlier this year, she had won four Grammys for her hit album Fearless and her new album Speak Now is expected to be equally successful.

The Way To A Man's Heart

A recent survey of 3,000 people by Italian pasta company Giovanni Rani found out that home cooking is still the way to a man's heart - with 1 in 10 men admitted they would dump a woman if she could not cook.



The poll also revealed that 50% of men and 45% of women strongly believed a home cooked dinner to be more romantic than dining out. Any comment?

No more emails, please

A survey by computer giant IBM has found that large quantity of emails received at work stations are a main contributor to workplace stress.

Of 629 managers has found that 45 per cent said that too many "not related" emails in their inbox creates a stressful workplace.

7 per cent find it very stressful, and half of respondents say that unanswered emails are also contributing to workplace stress.

The stress of constantly responding to emails affects 48 per cent of workers, rising to 54 per cent in organisations with more than 500 employees.



Nearly three-quarters of workers say they have sent an email to the wrong person by mistake, and nearly half at some time have hit Reply to All instead of Reply.

As many as 59 per cent of managers have tried to recall an email but it was too late, and 49 per cent have said something in an email which they have regretted.

Lady Gaga Rules MTV Awards

Pop sensation Lady Gaga dominated the recent 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards, held at the Caja Magica venue in Madrid, picking up awards for Best Pop, Best Female and Best Song. The 24-year-old superstar was in Budapest for a concert and so accepted her awards via satellite.


Lady Gaga

Digital host Justin Bieber, the 16-year-old Canadian chart sensation picked up two awards - winning for Best Male and Best Push Act.

Rock legends Bon Jovi picked up the first-ever Global Icon award for their epic contributions to the genre whereas the MTV Free Your Mind award was given to Shakira in recognition for her commitment and dedication in making education accessible for children around the world.

The winners for 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards:

Best New Act
Ke$ha

Best Pop
Lady Gaga

Best Alternative
Paramore

Best Rock
Thirty Seconds to Mars

Best Male
Justin Bieber

Best Video
Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg 'California Gurls'

Best Hip Hop
Eminem

Best Live Act
Linkin Park

Best Female
Lady Gaga

Best Song
Lady Gaga 'Bad Romance'

Best European Act
Marco Mengoni

Best Push Act
Justin Bieber

Best World Stage Performance
Tokio Hotel


Bon Jovi


Katy Perry


Ke$ha


Linkin Park


Shakira