Grammy Fashions

You gotta love the Grammys - people wear the craziest shit. I gotta give my best best dressed award to the ZANY M.I.A. who was 9+ months PREGNANT and due on the grammy date!! She looked FIERCE!

No-Shows

Performers Chris Brown and Rihanna, also a couple, missed the Grammys and a swirl of controversy surrounds them. Here's the facts: The night previous Chris Brown and Rihanna attended the Clive Davis Grammy party and apparently got into a HUGE public fight, they left the party early yelling at each other. Then hours before the Grammy ceremony the 2 cancelled their performances - and were no shows. Their people have put out a release saying they were in a car wreck .. but various sources (as in too many to not be true) reported that they were in a car wreck and that they were also in a physical brawl and that Chris Brown beat Rihanna. Who knows?

Grammy Winners

The 3 and a half hour Grammy ceremony is over, and here are the winners and highlights:

Album of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand

Best Rap Album: Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: John Mayer, “Say”

Record of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Please Read This Letter”

Best New Artist: Adele

Best Rock Album: Coldplay, Viva la Vida

Best Pop Collaboration: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Rich Woman”

Song of the Year: Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group: Sugarland, “Stay”

Best R&B Album: Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson

Best Rock Song: Bruce Springsteen, “Girls in Their Summer Clothes”

Best Metal Performance: Metallica, “My Apocalypse”

Best Hard Rock Performance: The Mars Volta, “Wax Simulacra”

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: John Mayer, “Gravity”

Best Alternative Music Album: Radiohead, In Rainbows

Best Pop Vocal Album: Duffy, Rockferry

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Adele, “Chasing Pavements”

Best Contemporary R&B Album: Mary J. Blige, Growing Pains

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Alicia Keys; ” Superwoman”

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Ne-Yo, “Miss Independent”
Lil’ Wayne Frank Micelotta/Getty Images for MTV

Best Rap Song: Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major, “Lollipop” (D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer and R. Zamor, songwriters)

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Estelle Featuring Kanye West, “American Boy”

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z and T.I. Featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne and M.I.A., “Swagga Like Us”

Best Rap Solo Performance: Lil Wayne, “A Milli”

Best Country Album: George Strait, Troubadour

Best Country Song: Sugarland, “Stay” (Jennifer Nettles, songwriter)

Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Brad Paisley, “Letter to Me”

Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Carrie Underwood, “Last Name”

Best Electronic/Dance Album: Daft Punk, Alive 2007

Best Dance Recording: Daft Punk, “Harder Better Faster Stronger”

Best Comedy Album: George Carlin, It’s Bad For Ya

Best Musical Show Album: In the Heights

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, “Down to Earth” (From Wall-E)

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, The Dark Knight

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Juno


SO happy Adele won 2 awards, M.I.A. won one award, Coldplay nearly swept, it was a good night!

Here are the best performances of the night, in my opinion:


Sugarland performing "Stay", followed by the FANTASTIC Adele singing "Chasing Pavements"


Coldplay with special guest Jay-Z performing "Lost" and "Viva La Vida"


And the best performance of all, I'd say: A pregnant M.I.A., Jay-Z, Lil' Wayne, T.I., and Kanye west performing: "Paper Planes" into "Swagger Like Us" .. you GO M.I.A.!

M.I.A. to perform on DUE DATE!

M.I.A. will be performing "Paper Planes" at the Grammy's this Sunday - despite it being the day that she is scheduled to GIVE BIRTH! She gave this statement today:

"They say that you're often late the first time, so I'm planning to go. We'll see. People are trying to get me to relax and focus on the baby. It's like being in parallel universes."

Here's hoping she will also make it to the Oscars to perform O Saya from Slumdog!

Adele (and others) will perform at Grammy's

British soulstress Adele (my Grammy fav this year) has FINALLY been added to the list of performers at this Sunday's Grammy celebration. She also has met, become friends with, and will be styled by Ana Wintour of Vogue Magazine (the rumored inspiration for Meryl Streeps role in Devil Wears Prada). I can't wait to see Adele perform live.

The huge list of performers now is:

Adele, Chris Brown, Sugarland, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo, Estelle and Kanye West, Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, The Jonas Brothers, Kid Rock, Lil Wayne, Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, Robert Plant and Allison Krauss, Radiohead, Rihanna, T.I. and Justin Timberlake, U2, Carrie Underwood, and Jay-Z.

What a list! Should be an exciting night.

Grammy Nominees Announced

Its going to be an interesting Grammy's. Here are the categories that I am interested in, and I put a star beside who I want to win:

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
M.I.A. - Paper Planes *
Robert Plantt and Allison Krauss - Please Read the Letter

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Coldplay - Viva La Vida *
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III
Ne-Yo - The Year of the Gentleman
Robert Plantt and Allison Krauss - Raising Sand
Oasis - In Rainbows

SONG OF THE YEAR
"American Boy" - Estelle
"Chasing Pavements" - Adele
"Im Yours" - Jason Mraz
"Love Song" - Sarah Borrealius
"Viva La Vida" - Coldplay *

BEST NEW ARTIST
Adele *
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

BEST FEMALE POP
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
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 GROUP
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
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 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 Floor - Hot Chip
Just Dance - Lady Gaga
Give It 2 Me - Madonna *
Disturbia - Rihanna
Black & Gold - Sam Sparro

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 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 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 ALBUM
Modern Guilt - Beck
Narrow Stairs - Death Cab For Cutie
The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley
Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket
In Rainbows - Radiohead *

BEST 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 R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Ribbon In The Sky - Boyz II Men
Words - Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
Stay With Me - Al Green Featuring John Legend
I'm His Only Woman - Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia *
Never Give You Up - Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder

BEST R&B SONG
Bust Your Windows - Jazmine Sullivan
Many Moons - Jannelle Monae *
Heaven Sent - Keyshia Cole
Miss Independent - Ne-Yo
Spotlight - 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 RAP SONG
Lollipop - Lil' Wayne
Low - Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
Sexual Eruption - Snoop Dogg Featuring Lil' Kim *
Superstar - Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
Swagga Like Us - 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 COMEDY ALBUM
Anticipation - Lewis Black
Flight Of The Conchords - Flight of the Conchords
For Your Consideration - Kathy Griffin *
It's Bad For Ya - George Carlin
Songs Of The Bushmen - Harry Shearer

BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM
Gypsy
Young Frankenstein *
In the Heights
The Little Mermaid
South Pacific

BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE
Down To Earth (From Wall-E) - Peter Gabriel
Ever Ever After (From Enchanted) - Carrie Underwood
Say (From The Bucket List)- John Mayer
That's How You Know (From Enchanted) - Amy Adams *
Walk Hard (From Walk Hard — The Dewey Cox Story) - John C Reilly

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Honey - Erykah Badu
Who's Gonna Save My Soul - Gnarls Barkley
Another Way To Die - Alicia Keys & Jack White
House Of Cards - Radiohead *
Pork And Beans - Weezer