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Lady Gaga lands at the Grammys

January 31, 2010 by 2 Comments

What can one really say about Lady Gaga that hasn’t already been said? Check out her solar system inspired outfit she wore to the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

Gaga is up for five nominations, swept the two categories in the dance field, winning the dance recording prize for “Poker Face” and electronic/dance album prize for “The Fame.” She is also nominated for album, song and record of the year, alongside Swift and 10-time nominee Beyonce.

I have no clue how she managed to walk in those shoes either. I think my ankles would have given out after the first five steps!
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Drake Continues to Make Moves

December 3, 2009 by Leave a Comment

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Up and coming in the game, pretty boy rapper Drizzy Drake is no stranger to the spotlight any more. He has managed to make the unthinkable transition from a small Degrassi set to Grammy nominated artist. There’s no doubt the man is definitely doing big things.

In regards to his two Grammy nominations, both for “Best I Ever had,” hip hop’s latest golden boy had this to say.

“Whether I take them home or not, this is an amazing moment for me. Everybody knows the Grammys are the awards to receive as a musician. It symbolizes not popularity, but great music. Also, Grammys are what kept me up at night while I was in high school. Grammys are why I work so hard. This is the goal: to win a Grammy. If it happens, it’ll be [marked off of my] life checklist.”

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John Mayer visits Ellen!

February 9, 2009 by 1 Comment

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5 time Grammy Award Winner John Mayer visited the Ellen Show today for her special Grammy themed show. The duo chat about Jennifer Aniston’s complicated house, sleepovers with the Friend’s star, how much he likes to make people feel uncomfortable, his romantic side, giving half of his Grammy to Alicia Keys, and his sexy Borat imitation.

John & Ellen play a silly game where they guess different celebrities by giving each other musical clues.

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The Grammyzzzzzzz… Recap.

February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment

When the most exciting moments of the 51st annual Grammy Awards consisted of 3 performances by artists who haven’t had a hit record in about 40 years, and the most anticipating event was everyone hoping a baby (M.I.A.) would be born on stage, one thing is certain: the Grammys are in trouble. Giving away an award every 21 minutes, this annual awards show has evolved into a poorly executed mega-concert. Sir Paul McCartney took us back to better days performing a Beatles classic, along with a great tribute to The Four Tops featuring guest members Jamie Foxx and Ne-yo, and Neil Diamond blasted Sweet Caroline getting us ready for baseball season… or is it Karaoke night? The only decent performances of the night by more relevant artists were by a relatively unknown Adele, and the non-mainstream Radiohead which had a great performance as they were joined on stage by the USC marching band. The disappointing performances were many, most notably The Rap Pack (Jay-Z, T.I., Lil’ Wayne, Kanye West, and M.I.A) was more like Howard Stern’s Whack Pack and the Jonas’ Bros. attempt at putting a stake through Stevie Wonder’s reputation.

U2 and Coldplay delivered pretty average performances, with U2′s performance being a long and distant memory by the end of the show with a performance of an unknown (new?) song by Stevie Wonder which was cut short by CBS (most likely to stop the bleeding). Robert Plant and Allison Krauss’ duet project snapped up some pretty important awards including Album of the Year ensuring that The Grammys and CBS would retain their White, 40+ demographics and disappoint just about everyone else IN THE WORLD. Here’s how the awards presented went down:

* 11:22 pm Green Day present the award for Album of the Year to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for Raising Sand

* 11:09 pm Will.i.am and T-Pain present the award for Best Rap Album to Lil Wayne for Tha Carter III

* 10:04 pm Jack Black and Charlie Haden present the award for Best Male Pop Vocal to John Mayer for “Say”

* 9:40 pm Natalie Cole, Herbie Hancock and Sean Combs present the award for Record of the Year to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for “Please Read the Letter”

* 9:29 pm Kanye West and Estelle present the award for Best New Artist 2009 Grammys to Adele for “Chasing Pavements”

* 9:14 pm Blink 182 announce that they are going to reunite…and then present the award for Best Rock Album 2009 Grammys to Coldplay

* 8:57 pm Miley and Taylor present the award for Best Pop Collaboration with vocals to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for “Rich Woman”

* 8:41 pm Duffy and Al Green present the award for Song of the Year to Coldplay for “Viva la Vida”

* 8:32 pm LeAnn Rimes and Sheryl Crow present the award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group to Sugarland for “Stay”

* 8:24 pm Coldplay perform the song “Viva la Vida” which is nominated for Record of the Year.

* 8:06 pm Whitney Houston presents the Grammy for Best R&B Album to Jennifer Hudson

One of the very few shining moments from the evening was the award for Best New Artist. Here’s the video from new Grammy Award winner Adele, we’ll see if the Best New Artist curse sticks with this amazing talent.

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Was Rihanna in a car accident or beat up by boyfriend?

February 8, 2009 by 11 Comments

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This is one of the strangest stories I’ve ever heard.  The internet is buzzing like crazy with news that Chris Brown is being investigated for domestic abuse against an “unidentified woman.”  Chris Brown and Rihanna had been seen together earlier in the evening at a party so everyone is asuming that the unnamed victim is Rihanna.

“The identity of the victim will not be released,” said Officer April Harding. “Any victim who’s involved in a domestic violence incident is entitled to confidentiality.”

Officer Harding added: “If police locate Brown, yes, he’s subject to arrest.”

Both Rihanna and Chris Brown were scheduled to perform at the Grammy Awards this evening but both canceled saying the two were involved in a car accident. WTF?! It seems that PR for the stars are trying to spin this situation into a car accident since RiRi allegedly has visible injury on her face.

A rep for Rihanna released this statement.

When asked about Rihanna’s well being, her rep told PEOPLE, “Rihanna is well. Thank you for your concern and support.”

UPDATE: Chris Brown has just turned himself into the police for questioning. Chris is being investigated by the LAPD for an alleged domestic violence felony battery that occurred early this morning near Hancock Park in L.A.
UPDATE #2: Singer Chris Brown has been booked into the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department. Brown has been charged with one count felony criminal threats. His bail has been set at $50,000.

UPDATE #3: Chris Brown posted $50,000 bail and was released.  His rented Lamborghini has been impounded.  Sources @ the L.A. Times are quasi confirming the victim is Rihanna citing LAPD sources familiar with the case.

UPDATE #4: TMZ is reporting that Rihanna was the victim in question and that the charge against Chris Brown is assault with a deadly weapon.  Keeps getting worse!

Story Developing……

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Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: John Mayer

February 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment

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John Mayer becomes giddy “as a little school girl” tweeting this live from the Grammys:

@johncmayer: Won best rock vocal Grammy for Gravity! Heart is about to explode! That song means the world to me and to see it get love is a THRILL!!!!

JM and Gravity most certainly deserves the award, although Rock Vocal? I think they might want to rethink the category. JM gets better with every album, and his blues project John Mayer Trio has generated a renewed interest in blues and jazz. Congrats to JM! Now watch him as he sarcastically gets through this interview until he gets to talking about his music and views on music in general and geeks out without restraint.

Update, 10:04 pm EST: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance goes to John Mayer’s “Say!”

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@johncmayer: Best Pop Male Vocal!! I wanna share it with Mraz. His is a really special performance. Hands are shaking, about to play some R and B!!

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Jennifer Hudson wins Grammy gold

February 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment

GRAMMYS/I am so proud of Jennifer Hudson for getting back on the horse after going through something so traumatic so quickly.  She won a Grammy this evening for best R & B album.

“I am just in awe right now.  God has brought me through [so much].  I would like to thank my family in heaven and those who are here today….everybody, thank you all.”

During the Grammy’s pre-show Jennifer spoke to E! News and shared how she felt about the Grammy experience.

“It was surreal. So many people, so much going on…it was too much to take in. At this point, I have seen so much, there is not much that fazes me anymore.”

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