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Timbaland Talks Madonna
Posted in Grammy Awards, Timbaland on the February 26, 2010
Timbaland recently had an interview where he talked about respect in the music industry. The rapper/producer even talked about singer Madonna. He said of the Queen of Pop “People do not respect music anymore… They go by what’s hot… If you’re hot, you deserve 4 or 5 Grammys. Madonna is a genius and she only has 2 or 3 Grammys… What is that about?” Timbaland absolutely has a point. Madonna is a musical genius and she hasn’t gotten much recognition for everything that she’s done. People just go with what’s hot these days and don’t really care much about music.
Ke$ha Covers Billboard
Posted in Beatles, Billboard's Top Music, Grammy Awards, Kesha on the February 25, 2010
Ke$ha is on the February 27 cover of Billboard magazine. The trashy pop singer has the longest running number 1 debut single by a female artist on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1977 as ‘TiK ToK’ holds the spot for a ninth week. During the Grammys, Ke$ha went backstage and ran into Ringo Starr, who congratulated her on her success. The singer spoke about her surprise after the greeting, saying “He congratulated me? Ringo Starr? Congratulations to me? It was more like, ‘Congratulations to you for being a f—ing Beatle.’” I’m kind of glad that she’s still her own trashy self even when she’s in front of major rock stars.
Taylor Swift Gets Defense
Posted in Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift on the February 8, 2010
Taylor Swift had a pretty shaky performance at the Grammy Awards last Sunday but she did come home with four awards. And if you ask the president of her label Big Machine, Scott Borchetta, they were well deserved. A couple of days after the Grammys, Scott said that he thinks that the country singer’s critics just don’t get it. He said “Maybe she’s not the best technical singer, but she’s probably the best emotional singer because everybody else who gets up there and is technically perfect, people don’t seem to want more of it. If you pick any of those artists that performed [at the Grammys], I’m sure you can go online and find something where you go, ‘ew.’ Maybe in that moment we didn’t have the best night. But in the same breath, maybe we did. And nobody is arguing with the awards.”
Jay-Z’s magnificent wife
Posted in Grammy Awards, JAY-Z, Taylor Swift on the February 3, 2010
The rapper who is married to multi-Grammy winning artist Beyonce admitted that it has come to the point where he expects her to win awards simply due to the fact that she is so amazing. This is what Jay-Z said on the matter: “It’s almost got to a point where you just, you know, you’re almost numb to it because she’s so magnificent every single time.” Jay-Z does make a valid point. It has begun to be a bit redundant that Beyonce wins every single time… come on, leave a little for the little guys too! Could this be the future: Beyonce an Taylor Swift get all the awards and the rest get nothing? Now that just not darn fair, is it?
Taylor Swift Wins Grammys Top Honor
Posted in Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift on the February 2, 2010
Taylor Swift took home four Grammy awards at the 2010 Grammys, which includes the top prize of Album of the Year for her album ‘Fearless’. The 20-year old country singer also won Best Female Country Vocal Performance, Best Country Song for ‘White Horse’ and Best Country Album. In her acceptance speech for Album of the Year, Taylor said “This is the story that all of us, when we’re 80 years old and we are telling the same stories over and over again to our grandkids and they’re so annoyed with us…this is the story that we’re going to be telling over and over again - in 2010, that we got to win Album of the Year at the Grammys! Thank you, thank you, thank you!” Congratulations!
Elton John to play with Lady Gaga at the Grammys?
Posted in Elton John, Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga on the January 28, 2010
Elton John is rumoured to be teaming up with Lady Gaga at this weekend’s Grammys.
The Rocket Man star stunned audiences when he performed with Eminem nine years ago.
And sources say he is planning to do the same on Sunday when he takes to the stage with the Poker Face singer.
Sir Elton, 62, had no comment when asked about the collaboration.
But Gaga is also set to play at a February AIDS benefit in New York where he will be honoured.
The Grammys take place in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
It follows reports that Michael Jackson’s children may perform in a tribute to their famous dad, who died last June at the age of 50.
Grammy Performers Announced
Posted in Beyonce, Beyonce Knowles, Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift on the December 25, 2009
The list of Grammy performances is slowly coming together as it was recently announced that Beyonce and Taylor Swift will be performing at the 2010 Grammy Awards, as confirmed by People and ET. The R&B diva holds the most nominations this year with 10 nods while the country singer is close behind with 8 nods. Tune in to see what I’m sure will be great performances from the two as well as to see just how many trophies either of them would be raking in. The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Lady Antebellum have also been announced to perform. The Grammys are set to air live on January 31, 2010 at 8PM ET/PT on CBS.
50 Cent is Bitter
Posted in 50 Cent, Beyonce, Grammy Awards, MTV, Taylor Swift on the December 14, 2009
It seems that 50 Cent has gotten his panties in a bunch after failing to receive a Grammy nomination this year. In fact, the rapper has been nominated a total of 13 times but has failed to clinch himself a trophy. He told MTV “Man, f**k the Grammys! I couldn’t care less about the Grammy Awards. It’ll be the Beyoncé and Taylor Swift show. I guess they’ll both be performing at the awards show, which means their record companies will be spending money to raise the production values of the entire show. And when you spend that kind of money you’re supposed to get trophies.”
2010 grammy awards nominees
Posted in Beyonce Knowles, Black Eyed Peas, Drake, Eminem, Grammy Awards, Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, Maxwell, Taylor Swift on the December 3, 2009
2010 Grammy Awards Nominees Full List:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Halo,” Beyonce
“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“I Am…Sasha Fierce,” Beyonce
“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas
“The Fame,” Lady Gaga
“Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King,” Dave Matthews Band
“Fearless,” Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga & RedOne
“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
“You Belong With Me,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
BEST NEW ARTIST
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Hometown Glory,” Adele
“Halo,” Beyonce
“Hot N Cold,” Katy Perry
“Sober,” Pink
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“This Time,” John Legend
“Love You,” Maxwell
“Make It Mine,” Jason Mraz
“If You Don’t Know Me by Now,” Seal
“All About the Love Again,” Stevie Wonder
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas
“We Weren’t Born to Follow,” Bon Jovi
“Never Say Never,” The Fray
“Sara Smile,” Daryl Hall & John Oates
“Kids,” MGMT
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
“Sea of Heartbreak,” Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
“Love Sex Magic,” Ciara & Justin Timberlake
“Lucky,” Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
“Breathe,” Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
“Besame Mucho,” Herb Alpert
“Throw Down Your Heart,” Bela Fleck
“The Fire,” Imogen Heap
“Phoenix Rise,” Maxwell
“Funk Joint,” Marcus Miller
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
“In Boston,” Chris Botti
“Legacy,” Hiroshima
“Potato Hole,” Booker T. Jones
“Modern Art,” The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman
“Down The Wire,” Spyro Gyra
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Breakthrough,” Colbie Caillat
“All I Ever Wanted,” Kelly Clarkson
“The Fray,” The Fray
“Funhouse,” Pink
BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas
“When Love Takes Over,” David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“Celebration,” Madonna
“Womanizer,” Britney Spears
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
“Divided By Night,” The Crystal Method
“One Love,” David Guetta
“The Fame,” Lady Gaga
“Party Rock,” LMFAO
“Yes,” Pet Shop Boys
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
“A Swingin’ Christmas,” Tony Bennett
“Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden,” Michael Buble
“Your Songs,” Harry Connick, Jr.
“Liza’s At the Palace,” Liza Minnelli
“American Classic,” Willie Nelson
BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Beyond Here Lies Nothin’,” Bob Dylan
“Change In the Weather,” John Fogerty
“Dreamer,” Prince
“Working On a Dream,” Bruce Springsteen
“Fork in the Road,” Neil Young
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“Can’t Find My Way Home,” Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
“Life In Technicolor II,” Coldplay
“21 Guns,” Green Day
“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” U2
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
“War Machine,” AC/DC
“Check My Brain,” Alice In Chains
“When I’ve Done,” Linkin Park
“The Unforgiven III,” Metallica
“Burn It To The Ground,” Nickelback
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
“Dissident Aggressor,” Judas Priest
“Set To Fail,” Lamb of God
“Head Crusher,” Megadeth
“Senor Peligro,” Ministry
“Hate Worldwide,” Slayer
BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
“A Day In The Life,” Jeff Beck
“Warped Sister,” Booker T. Jones
“Playing With Fire,” Brad Paisley
“Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin’,” Brian Setzer Orchestra
“Now We Run,” Steve Vai
BEST ROCK SONG
“The Fixer,” Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr. (U2)
“21 Guns,” Billi Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tre Cool (Green Day)
“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
“Working On A Dream,” Bruce Springsteen
BEST ROCK ALBUM
“Black Ice,” AC/DC
“Live From Madison Square Garden,” Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
“21st Century Breakdown,” Green Day
“Big Whiskey And the Groogrux King,” Dave Matthew Band
“No Line On The Horizon,” U2
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today,” David Byrne & Brian Eno
“The Open Door,” Death Cab For Cutie
“Sounds of the Universe,” Depeche Mode
“Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,” Phoenix
“It’s Blitz!,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Beyonce
“It Kills Me,” Melanie Fiona
“That Was Then,” Lalah Hathaway
“Goin’ Thru Changes,” Ledisi
“Lions, Tigers & Bears,” Jazmine Sullivan
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“The Point Of It All,” Anthony Hamilton
“Pretty Wings,” Maxwell
“Sobeautiful,” Musiq Soulchild
“Under,” Pleasure P
“There Goes My Baby,” Charlie Wilson
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“Blame It,” Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
“Chocolate High,” India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
“Ifuleave,” Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
“Higher Ground,” Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
“Love Has Finally Come At Last,” Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“At Last,” Beyonce
“Soul Music,” Anthony Hamilton
“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,” Boney James & Quinn
“Sow Love,” Ann Nesby
“Woman Gotta Have It,” Calvin Richardson
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
“Daykeeper,” The Foreign Exchange
“All Matter,” Robert Glasper & Bilal
“Pearls,” India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
“A Tale of Two,” Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson
“Blend,” Tonex
BEST R&B SONG
“Blame It,” James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melachon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
“Lions, Tigers & Bears,” Salaam Remi & Jazzmine Sullivan (Jazmine Sullivan)
“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze (Maxwell)
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (Beyonce)
“Under,” D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens (Pleasure P)
BEST R&B ALBUM
“The Point Of It All,” Anthony Hamilton
“Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics,” India.Arie
“Turn Me Loose,” Ledisi
“Blacksummers’ Night,” Maxwell
“Uncle Charlie,” Charlie Wilson
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
“I Am…Sasha Fierce,” Beyonce
“Intuition,” Jamie Foxx
“The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper,” Pleasure P
“Ready,” Trey Songs
“Thr33 Rings,” T-Pain
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Best I Ever Had,” Drake
“Beautiful,” Eminem
“D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune),” Jay-Z
“Day ‘N’ Nite,” Kid Cudi
“Casa Bey,” Mos Def
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
“Too Many Rappers,” Beastie Boys & Nas
“Crack a Bottle,” Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
“Money Goes, Honey Stay,” Fabolous & Jay-Z
“Make Her Say,” Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
“Amazing,” Kanye West & Young Jeezy
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
“Ego,” Beyonce & Kanye West
“Know You Down,” Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
“Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
“I’m On A Boat,” The Lonely Island & T-Pain
“Dead And Gone,” T.I. & Justin Timberlake
BEST RAP SONG
“Best I Ever Had,” Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels (Drake)
“Day ‘N’ Nite,” S. Mescudi, O. Omishore (Kid Cudi)
“Dead And Gone,” C. Harris, R. Tadross, J. Timberlake (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson (Jay-Z)
“Run This Town,” Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
BEST RAP ALBUM
“Universal Mind Control,” Common
“Relapse,” Eminem
“R.O.O.T.S.,” Flo Rida
“The Ecstatic,” Mos Def
“The Renaissance,” Q-Tip
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Dead Flowers,” Miranda Lambert
“I Just Call You Mine,” Martina McBride
“White Horse,” Taylor Swift
“Just A Dream,” Carrie Underwood
“Solitary Thinkin’,” Lee Ann Womack
BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“All I Ask For Anymore,” Trace Adkins
“People Are Crazy,” Billy Currington
“High Cost Of Living,” Jamey Johnson
“Living For The Night,” George Strait
“Sweet Thing,” Keith Urban
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“Cowgirls Don’t Cry,” Brooks & Dunn
“Chicken Fried,” Zac Brown Band
“I Run To You,” Lady Antebellum
“Here Comes Goodbye,” Racal Flatts
“It Happens,” Sugarland
BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
“Beautiful World,” Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
“Down The Road,” Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
“Start A Band,” Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
“I Told You So,” Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
“Everything But Quits,” Lee Ann Womack & George Strait
BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
“Under the (Five) Wire,” Alison Brown
“The Crystal Merchant,” The Greencards
“Mansinneedof,” Sarah Jarosz
“Producer’s Medley,” Steve Wariner
BEST COUNTRY SONG
“All I Ask For Anymore,” Casey Beathard & Tim James (Trace Adkins)
“High Cost of Living,” Jamey Johnson & James Slater (Jamey Johnson)
“I Run To You,” Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum)
“People Are Crazy,” Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones (Billy Currington)
“White Horse,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
“The Foundation,” Zac Brown Band
“Twang,” George Strait
“Fearless,” Taylor Swift
“Defying Gravity,” Keith Urban
Chris Brown loses Grammy, Wrigley
Posted in Chris Brown, Grammy Awards, Rihanna on the February 11, 2009
What was anticipated as a show-off day for Chris Brown turned the other way around after police barged in the Grammy venue last Sunday and told the organizers that Brown has been accused by a woman of inflicting injuries and threatening her. It turned out that the woman in question was no other than his girlfriend Rihanna, also a Grammy presenter and who also skipped the ceremony. And now, Brown has lost the Grammy and even Wrigley, his sponsor. But will he also lose Rihanna?
Celebrity Kim Kardashian filed her blog with entries on last Sunday’s no show show-offs and said the Grammy was not the same without Rihanna and Brown. Everyone was anticipating what would happen but pressure was on the organizers since they had to figure out how to fill in the presentation slots for the couple. Kardashian said she was looking forward to seeing them. The serious allegation against Brown irked Wrigleys who decided to suspend his advertisements. While they believe in affording Brown due process they decided to suspend Brown’s ads until the whole controversy is resolved.
Usher: another Grammy no show
Posted in Grammy Awards, Usher on the February 10, 2009
What is it with last Sunday’s Grammy Awards. First there was the glaring absence of Rihanna and boyfriend Chris Brown who were both nominated performers during the night. Then came Usher, who was also set to perform at the Grammy Awards, who was a no show because of a serious illness in the family. Usher’s representatives said the singer is in a Brazilian hospital where his wife Tameka was suffering complications from routine surgery. The R&B superstar’s no-show was announced by record mogul Clive Davis during the pre-Grammy party held Saturday night.
There were rumors that the 37-year old Tameka died after undergoing plastic surgery. However, people close the couple said there was no truth to the report but that Tameka did suffer from cosmetic surgery complications. Tameka just gave birth to their second child last December named Naveid Ely after they got married in August 2007. Their first child is named Usher Raymond V while Tameka has three sons by her former marriage.
2009 Grammy Awards winners
Posted in Adele, Coldplay, Grammy Awards, Lil Wayne on the February 9, 2009
Who were the night big winners at The 51st Annual Grammy Awards?
Here’s the complete list of winners:
Record of the Year
Chasing Pavements, Adele
Viva La Vida, Coldplay
Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis
Paper Planes, M.I.A.
Please Read the Letter, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Album of the Year
Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo
Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows, Radiohead
Song of the Year
American Boy, Estelle feat. Kanye West
Chasing Pavements, Adele
I’m Yours, Jason Mraz
Love Song, Sarah Bareilles
Viva La Vida, Coldplay
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Kid Rock, All Summer Long,
John Mayer, Say
Paul McCartney, That Was Me
Jason Mraz, I’m Yours
Ne-Yo, Closer
James Taylor, Wichita Lineman
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele, Chasing Pavements
Sara Bareilles, Love Song
Duffy, Mercy
Leona Lewis, Bleeding Love
Katy Perry, I Kissed a Girl
Pink, So What
Best New Artist
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Coldplay, Viva La Vida
Eagles, Waiting in the Weeds
Gnarls Barkley, Going On
Maroon 5, Won’t Go Home Without You
One Republic, Apologize
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Alicia Keys & John Mayer, Lesson Learned
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, Four Minutes
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Rich Woman
Rihanna & Maroon 5, If I Never See Your Face Again
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown, No Air
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Sax For Stax, Gerald Albright
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One, Larry Carlton
Jingle All The Way, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
The Spice Of Life, Earl Klugh
A Night Before Christmas, Spyro Gyra
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere, Love Appetite
Eagles, I Dreamed There Was No War
Fourplay, Fortune Teller
Stanley Jordan, Steppin’ Out
Marcus Miller, Blast!
Best Pop Vocal Album
Detours, Sheryl Crow
Rockferry, Duffy
Long Road Out Of Eden, Eagles
Spirit, Leona Lewis
Covers, James Taylor
Best Dance Recording
Harder Better Faster Stronger, Daft Punk
Ready for the Flow, Hot Chip
Just Dance, Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis
Give It 2 Me, Madonna
Disturbia, Rihanna
Black & Gold, Sam Sparro
Best Electronic or Dance Album
New York City, Brazilian Girls
Alive 2007, Daft Punk
Bring Ya to the Brink, Cyndi Lauper
X, Kylie Minogue
Last Night, Moby
Robyn, Robyn
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Still Unforgettable, Natalie Cole
The Sinatra Project, Michael Feinstein
Noël, Josh Groban
In The Swing Of Christmas, Barry Manilow
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall, Rufus Wainwright
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
John Mayer, Gravity
Paul McCartney, I Saw Her Standing There
Bruce Springsteen, Girls in Their Summer Clothes
Eddie Vedder, Rise
Neil Young, No Hidden Path
Best Metal Performance
DragonForce, Heroes Of Our Time
Judas Priest, Nostradamus
Metallica, My Apocalypse
Ministry, Under My Thumb
Slipknot, Psychosocial
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
AC/DC, Rock N Roll Train
Coldplay, Violet Hill
Eagles, Long Road Out of Eden
Kings of Leon, Sex on Fire
Radiohead, House of Cards
Best Hard Rock Performance
Disturbed, Inside The Fire
Judas Priest, Visions
The Mars Volta, Wax Simulacra
Mötley Crüe, Saints of Los Angeles
Rob Zombie, Lords of Salem
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
David Gilmour, Castellorizon
Metallica, Suicide & Redemption
Nine Inch Nails, 34 Ghosts I-IV
Rush, Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)
Zappa Plays Zappa, Peaches En Regalia
Best Rock Song
Girls in Their Summer Clothes, Bruce Springsteen
House Of Cards, Radiohead
I Will Possess Your Heart, Death Cab For Cutie
Sex On Fire, Kings of Leon
Violet Hill, Coldplay
Best Rock Album
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus, Kid Rock
Only By The Night, Kings of Leon
Death Magnetic, Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely, The Raconteurs
Best Alternative Music Album
Modern Guilt, Beck
Narrow Stairs, Death Cab for Cutie
The Odd Couple, Gnarls Barkley
Evil Urges, My Morning Jacket
In Rainbows, Radiohead
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Kenna, Say Goodbye to Love
Maiysha, Wanna Be
Chrisette Michele feat. will.i.am, Be OK
Janelle Monae, Many Moons
Wayna feat. Kokayi, Lovin You (Music)
Best R&B Song
Bust Your Windows, Jazmine Sullivan
Customer, Raheem DeVaughn
Heaven Sent, Keyshia Cole
Miss Independent, Ne-Yo
Spotlight, Jennifer Hudson
Best R&B Album
Love & Life, Eric Benet
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA, Boyz II Men
Lay It Down, Al Green
Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It, Raphael Saadiq
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Growing Pains, Mary J. Blige
Back Of My Lac’, J. Holiday
First Love, Karina
Year Of The Gentleman, Ne-Yo
Fearless, Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Eric Benét, You’re The Only One
Chris Brown, Take You Down
Ne-Yo, Miss Independent
Trey Songz, Can’t Help But Wait
Usher, Here I Stand
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé, Me, Myself And I
Keyshia Cole, Heaven Sent
Jennifer Hudson, Spotlight
Alicia Keys, Superwoman
Jazmine Sullivan, Need U Bad
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Boyz II Men, Ribbon In The Sky
Anthony David feat. India.Arie, Wordsl
Al Green feat. John Legend, Stay With Me (By The Sea)
Jennifer Hudson feat. Fantasia, I’m His Only Woman
Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton, Never Give You Up
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Wayne Brady, A Change Is Gonna Come
Al Green feat. Anthony Hamilton, You’ve Got The Love I Need
(Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones, Baby I Know
Raphael Saadiq, Love That Girl
Jazmine Sullivan, In Love With Another Man
Best Rap Solo Performance
Jay-Z, Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…
Lil Wayne, A Milli
Lupe Fiasco, Paris, Tokyo
Nas, N.i.-.-.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Snoop Dogg, Sexual Eruption
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Big Boi feat. Raekwon And Andre 3000, Royal Flush
Jay-Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne, Swagga Like Us
Lil Wayne feat. Jay-Z, Mr. Carter
Ludacris feat. T.I., Wish You Would
Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West, Put On
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Estelle feat. Kanye West, American Boy
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, Low
John Legend & Andre 3000, Green Light
Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain, Got Money
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos, Superstar
Best Rap Song
Lollipop, Lil Wayne feat. Static Major
Low, Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
Sexual Eruption, Snoop Dogg
Superstar, Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos
Swagga Like Us, Jay-Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Best Rap Album
American Gangster, Jay-Z
Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
The Cool, Lupe Fiasco
Nas, Nas
Paper Trail, T.I.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Martina McBride, For These Times
LeAnn Rimes, What I Cannot Change
Carrie Underwood, Last Name
Lee Ann Womack, Last Call
Trisha Yearwood, This Is Me You’re Talking To
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Trace Adkins
, You’re Gonna Miss This
Jamey Johnson, In Color
James Otto, Just Got Started Lovin’ You
Brad Paisley, Letter To Me
George Strait, Troubadour
Best Country Song
Dig Two Graves, Randy Travis
I Saw God Today, George Strait
In Color, Jamey Johnson
Stay, Sugarland
You’re Gonna Miss This, Trace Adkins
Best Country Album
That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights, Patty Loveless
Troubadour, George Strait
Around The Bend, Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love, Trisha Yearwood
4 Grammy Awards for Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
Posted in Alison Krauss, Grammy Awards, Robert Plant on the February 9, 2009
The unorthodox partnership of Alison Krauss and Robert Plant has yielded astonishing results in the sense that we the duo did not expect to capture 4 Grammy Awards at the gala event held on Sunday February 8. The duo grabbed 4 Grammys for their haunting album ‘Raising Sand’ with awards such as Album of the Year and Record of the Year.
Robert Plant a former member of the band Led Zeppelin and Krauss, a bluegrass queen seemed a little out of the blue sort of thing but when the album produced by T Bone Burnett was released it received world-wide critical acclaim and that highlighted the enormous talent of the two versatile artists.
No wonder that’s the reason the Alison Krauss happens to be the most celebrated and successful artist in the history of the Grammy Awards, versatile is a word that a lot many other artist too can stake a claim to but she is a rare talent and such precious gems a one in a million.
I firmly believe that Krauss should experiment a lot more without fearing for success or failure.
2009 Grammy Awards Nominees
Posted in Grammy Awards on the February 5, 2009
The nominations were announced in a live television special on Wednesday night for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. 2009 Grammy Award will take place on February 8, 2009.
Lil Wayne had the most nominations with eight. Coldplay was close seven nods, while Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, and Kanye West each had six.
List for 2009 Grammy Awards Nominees:
Record Of The Year
Chasing Pavements
Adele
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis
Paper Planes
M.I.A
Please Read The Letter
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Album Of The Year
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay
Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne
Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo
Raising Sand
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows
Radiohead
Song Of The Year
American Boy
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
Chasing Pavements
Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
I’m Yours
Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
Love Song
Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
Viva La Vida
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Best New Artist
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Chasing Pavements
Adele
Love Song
Sara Bareilles
Mercy
Duffy
Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis
I Kissed A Girl
Katy Perry
So What
Pink
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
All Summer Long
Kid Rock
Say
John Mayer
That Was Me
Paul McCartney
I’m Yours
Jason Mraz
Closer
Ne-Yo
Wichita Lineman
James Taylor
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Waiting In The Weeds
Eagles
Going On
Gnarls Barkley
Won’t Go Home Without You
Maroon 5
Apologize
OneRepublic
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Lesson Learned
Alicia Keys & John Mayer
4 Minutes
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Rich Woman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
If I Never See Your Face Again
Rihanna & Maroon 5
No Air
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Love Appetite
Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
I Dreamed There Was No War
Eagles
Fortune Teller
Fourplay
Steppin’ Out
Stanley Jordan
Blast!
Marcus Miller
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Sax For Stax
Gerald Albright
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One
Larry Carlton
Jingle All The Way
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
The Spice Of Life
Earl Klugh
A Night Before Christmas
Spyro Gyra
Best Pop Vocal Album
Detours
Sheryl Crow
Rockferry
Duffy
Long Road Out Of Eden
Eagles
Spirit
Leona Lewis
Covers
James Taylor
Best Dance Recording
Harder Better Faster Stronger
Daft Punk
Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixers
Ready For The Floor
Hot Chip
Hot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixer
Just Dance
Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, mixer
Give It 2 Me
Madonna
Madonna & The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Spike Stent, mixers
Disturbia
Rihanna
Brian Kennedy, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
Black & Gold
Sam Sparro
Jesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixer
Best Electronic/Dance Album
New York City
Brazilian Girls
Alive 2007
Daft Punk
Bring Ya To The Brink
Cyndi Lauper
X
Kylie Minogue
Last Night
Moby
Robyn
Robyn
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Still Unforgettable
Natalie Cole
The Sinatra Project
Michael Feinstein
Noël
Josh Groban
In The Swing Of Christmas
Barry Manilow
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall
Rufus Wainwright
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Gravity
John Mayer
I Saw Her Standing There
Paul McCartney
Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen
Rise
Eddie Vedder
No Hidden Path
Neil Young
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Rock N Roll Train
AC/DC
Violet Hill
Coldplay
Long Road Out Of Eden
Eagles
Sex On Fire
Kings Of Leon
House Of Cards
Radiohead
Best Hard Rock Performance
Inside The Fire
Disturbed
Visions
Judas Priest
Wax Simulacra
The Mars Volta
Saints Of Los Angeles
Mötley Crüe
Lords Of Salem
Rob Zombie
Best Metal Performance
Heroes Of Our Time
DragonForce
Nostradamus
Judas Priest
My Apocalypse
Metallica
Under My Thumb
Ministry
Psychosocial
Slipknot
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Castellorizon
David Gilmour
Suicide & Redemption
Metallica
34 Ghosts I-IV
Nine Inch Nails
Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)
Rush
Peaches En Regalia
Zappa Plays Zappa
Best Rock Song
Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
House Of Cards
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
I Will Possess Your Heart
Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)
Sex On Fire
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
Violet Hill
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Best Rock Album
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus
Kid Rock
Only By The Night
Kings Of Leon
Death Magnetic
Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely
The Raconteurs
Best Alternative Music Album
Modern Guilt
Beck
Narrow Stairs
Death Cab For Cutie
The Odd Couple
Gnarls Barkley
Evil Urges
My Morning Jacket
In Rainbows
Radiohead
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Me, Myself And I
Beyoncé
Heaven Sent
Keyshia Cole
Spotlight
Jennifer Hudson
Superwoman
Alicia Keys
Need U Bad
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
You’re The Only One
Eric Benét
Take You Down
Chris Brown
Miss Independent
Ne-Yo
Can’t Help But Wait
Trey Songz
Here I Stand
Usher
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Ribbon In The Sky
Boyz II Men
Words
Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
Stay With Me (By The Sea)
Al Green Featuring John Legend
I’m His Only Woman
Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
Never Give You Up
Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
A Change Is Gonna Come
Wayne Brady
You’ve Got The Love I Need
Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton
Baby I Know
(Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones
Love That Girl
Raphael Saadiq
In Love With Another Man
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Say Goodbye To Love
Kenna
Wanna Be
Maiysha
Be OK
Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
Many Moons
Janelle Monae
Lovin You (Music)
Wayna Featuring Kokayi
Best R&B Song
Bust Your Windows
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)
Customer
I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)
Heaven Sent
Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)
Miss Independent
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)
Spotlight
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
Best R&B Album
Love & Life
Eric Benét
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
Boyz II Men
Lay It Down
Al Green
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It
Raphael Saadiq
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Growing Pains
Mary J. Blige
Back Of My Lac’
J. Holiday
First Love
Karina
Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo
Fearless
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Solo Performance
Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…
Jay-Z
A Milli
Lil Wayne
Paris, Tokyo
Lupe Fiasco
N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Nas
Sexual Eruption
Snoop Dogg
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Royal Flush
Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000
Swagga Like Us
Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Mr. Carter
Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z
Wish You Would
Ludacris Featuring T.I.
Put On
Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
American Boy
Estelle Featuring Kanye West
Low
Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
Green Light
John Legend & Andre 3000
Got Money
Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
Superstar
Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
Best Rap Song
Lollipop
D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)
Low
T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
Sexual Eruption
Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
Superstar
Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
Swagga Like Us
D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
Best Rap Album
American Gangster
Jay-Z
Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne
The Cool
Lupe Fiasco
Nas
Nas
Paper Trail
T.I.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
For These Times
Martina McBride
What I Cannot Change
LeAnn Rimes
Last Name
Carrie Underwood
Last Call
Lee Ann Womack
This Is Me You’re Talking To
Trisha Yearwood
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
You’re Gonna Miss This
Trace Adkins
In Color
Jamey Johnson
Just Got Started Lovin’ You
James Otto
Letter To Me
Brad Paisley
Troubadour
George Strait
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
God Must Be Busy
Brooks & Dunn
Love Don’t Live Here
Lady Antebellum
Every Day
Rascal Flatts
Blue Side Of The Mountain
The SteelDrivers
Stay
Sugarland
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Shiftwork
Kenny Chesney & George Strait
Killing The Blues
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
House Of Cash
George Strait & Patty Loveless
Life In A Northern Town
Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
Let The Wind Chase You
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Sumatra
Cherryholmes
Two Small Cars In Rome
Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
Sleigh Ride
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Is This America? (Katrina 2005)
Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby
Cluster Pluck
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
Best Country Song
Dig Two Graves
Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
I Saw God Today
Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
In Color
Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
Stay
Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
You’re Gonna Miss This
Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Best Country Album
That Lonesome Song
Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights
Patty Loveless
Troubadour
George Strait
Around The Bend
Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
Trisha Yearwood
Grammys Affected by Economy
Posted in Grammy Awards on the February 3, 2009
Award shows and their after parties are suffering from the crappy economy. Several insiders are already complaining about the scaled-down and lack of record company parties after the Grammys. Warner Bros. is apparently out on the celebrations. An insider says “Sony BMG may do a little bash for 100 people, but it’s nothing on the scale of what they used to have. And if Universal does decide to do something, it will be really haphazard and last-minute.” A rep for Sony BMG said “In this economic climate, it’d be inappropriate to have a big gala. We’d prefer to funnel right into artists directly.”
Katy Perry Goes Celibate
Posted in Grammy Awards, Katy Perry on the January 30, 2009
This piece of news is so crazy that I’m still not over it even now. While most people’s New Year’s resolutions are to lose weight or quit smoking, controversial singer Katy Perry chooses to abstain from sex. In a recent interview with TV Guide, she said “I’ve actually taken a vow of celibacy this year. No kissing anyone. Just my cat, Kitty Purry.” Can someone sense the lie in this? I really doubt that this is true, coming from the singer who sang ‘I Kissed a Girl’. I bet that this is just some lame joke that the interviewer just didn’t get.
Kanye Talks Fans
Posted in Grammy Awards, Kanye West on the January 15, 2009
Kanye West is on the February 2009 cover of Vibe. Apparently, the 31-year old Grammy winner wants less fans. He said “I made a decision. I wanna make popular music, but I want less fans. I want the freedom of having less fans. It’s like the freedom of having less money. If you have less money, you have less responsibility. It’s like Björk. If she wanted to pose naked, you’d be like, ‘Oh, that’s Björk.’ But if I wanted to pose naked, people would draw all type of things into it. I definitely feel like, in the next however many years, if I work out for two months, that I’ll pose naked. I break every rule and mentality of hip-hop, of black culture, of American culture.”
Flabby Fergie
Posted in Fergie, Grammy Awards, MTV, Nelly, Performance on the June 1, 2008
Fergie performed with Nelly at the MTV Video Music Japan on Saturday. Do you remember all those pregnancy rumors that came out after she announced that she was engaged? Well, there’s still no sign of a baby bump but there’s been substantial increase in her waist measurement. The singer is looking a bit soft in the middle if you ask me. There’s nothing wrong with that though. But considering that she shows off her tummy as part of her living, you would think she would at least make an effort and keep toned. Now her stomach matches her butter face.
Friends fear for Amy Winehouse
Posted in Amy Winehouse, Divas, Drugs, Grammy Awards on the February 28, 2008
Friends are begging troubled Amy Winehouse to return to rehab; fearing that she is “getting back to her worst”.
The singer’s inner circle has watched her slowly return to her old ways since she left a clinic earlier this month. Even jailbird husband Blake Fielder-Civil has threatened to ban her from visiting him because he is convinced she is still taking crack cocaine.
A friend said: “Amy’s in an awful state again, she’s clearly on drugs. Many of us think full-time residential rehab is the only option but she won’t go back.”
The star’s worried loved ones held crisis talks this week. Amy, 24, has a history of self-harming while high on drugs and scratches have been visible on her left arm. She also displayed mystery marks and spots on her knuckles and hands when she went out to the shops in London this week and bought kids’ sweets.
Pals believe her rehabilitation, which came after she was exposed taking crack in January, was not taken seriously enough. A source said: “She was smoking cannabis and drinking heavily as soon as she left rehab. That has now increased. Everyone who’s seen her in the last week or so has been really disturbed by the state she’s in. She’s getting back to her worst. It was hoped her new album and fashion range would keep her focused but it hasn’t worked.”
Amy walked out of rehab to perform at the Grammys via satellite from London two weeks ago
Mark Ronson making no money
Posted in Concert, Grammy Awards, Mark Ronson on the February 18, 2008
Music producer Mark Ronson has been warned by his manager to cut back on his huge entourage; because he is not making enough money to keep them on tour.
Despite being among this year’s Grammy winners with his own gong for Producer Of The Year the Valerie hitmaker is failing to make money from touring.
But Ronson is putting his lack of earnings down to the fact that he brings too many friends on tour with him, which is clawing away at his profits.
He says, “My manager is annoyed with me, because I always bring so many people on tour with me. The costs are so high that I never make money from touring, but I don’t really care about that. If we can break even, I’m fine. This isn’t my day job. Producing records is my day job.”