Writer makes her picks for iHeartradio awards

This is the second year for the fan-voted iHeartradio music awards and it will air on NBC on March 29. The categories include: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best New Artist, Country Song of the Year, Hip Hop/R&B Song of the Year, Dance Song of the Year, Alternative Rock Song of the Year, Best Lyrics, Best Fan Army, and Renegade.

I listen to the Bobby Bones show every morning and after hearing them make their iHeartradio music awards picks, I started thinking about who I would choose.

Here are my picks of who I think will win/should win:

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History of death by video games

Ever since you were little, your parents and relatives have always told you, “Don’t play those video games for so long!” But, of course, you didn’t heed their foolish precautionary remarks. You had to keep playing. You can’t just pause it.

Video games have been confusing the baby boomer generation for a while now, but what if your grandma’s warning that “you play that game so much you’ll die” was true?

I discovered a recent article about a Chinese man who died after playing one of my favorite games, World of Warcraft, for 19 hours straight. The guy was at an internet cafe (a foreign concept here in the land of free WI-FI) when his friend caught him away from the screen “looking very pale” and having a coughing fit. After dabbing blood from his mouth, his friends decided to call an ambulance, but alas, it was too late. This man had died from prolonged World of Warcraft exposure.

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