oh my gosh - i'm thrilled that my amy winehouse walked off with five grammy awards tonight - but i'm super bummed she lost out for 'album of the year' to herbie hancock - ugh! i don't have anything against mr. hancock but amy totally deserved to win - back to black is one tight album - i still love it so much! thankfully she managed to perform via satellite from london - and she was awesome - totally clean & sober (the video is posted below) i was so glad to see her embracing her estranged mother janice when she won for 'song of the year' for her hit song rehab - i pray she's finally back on the right track - i can't wait until she kicks off another tour here in the states!
overall the grammys were fairly decent - by the end i was growing a little restless but there were a few great moments including when beyonce took the stage with tina turner - they both kicked some ass on 'proud mary'! for a full list of winners - head over to grammys.com!
on a personal note i'm feeling much better than before - i had the worst hangover from last night - i did have a lot of fun but today was just plain awful! i did manage to snap some pics & video of both robyn and ashlee simpson which i'll be posting later on in the week! i can't believe the weekend is close to being over - the thought of going to work tomorrow is killing me! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
well hello hello hello everyone! oh yes it's the start of the 49th annual grammy awards...again i hate the fact that i'm blogging the show on a west coast delay but i guess that's a small price to pay for the gorgeous weather this weekend here in los angeles! the funny part of all this is i've got my mom & dad over on the couch - i'm forcing them to watch the grammys although they could care less...i told 'em they'd just have to grin and bear it...but i'm finding myself having to explain who everyone is (my mom simply didn't care for fergie's look) anyways i'll be checking in throughout the show...many thanks to gossip rocks for the pictures below which i'll scatter through the post!
8.00pm
oh the reunion of the police is taking place - who doesn't love them? oh roxanne!!!
8.05pm
mr. jamie foxx is up at bat with the first award of the night...
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder{winner}
ONE - Mary J. Blige & U2
ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE - Sheryl Crow & Sting
PROMISCUOUS - Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
HIPS DON'T LIE - Shakira & Wyclef Jean
8.10pm
legendary singer joan baez introduces one of my favorite bands the dixie chicks - gosh i love them and natalie's darker hair looks fab! (they're up for five grammy awards tonight!)
8.18pm
i love how prince got to introduce my gal beyonce who is taking to the stage to sing her 'dreamgirls' song listen (gosh who doesn't love that SNL skit 'the prince show' w/ beyonce co-hosting?)
8.22pm
next up is the black eyed peas presenting the award for...
BEST R&B ALBUM THE BREAKTHROUGH -Mary J. Blige{winner}
UNPREDICTABLE -Jamie Foxx
TESTIMONY: VOL. 1, LIFE & RELATIONSHIP India Arie
3121 Prince
COMING HOME Lionel Richie
GRAMMY FASHIONS #1
8.26pm
there's my gal queen latifah talking about the three people who are vying for the chance to take the stage with my cutie justin timberlake...
8.33pm
and speaking of the cutie there's mr. timberlake taking to the stage to perform what goes around... which is such a total kick-ass song but the video left a lot to be desired (read my post from this morning)
8.41pm
the always lovely pink who is rocking a great haircut (and dress) is up with TI presenting the award for...
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
RING THE ALARM - Beyonce BE WITHOUT YOU - Mary J. Blige{winner}
DON'T FORGET ABOUT US - Mariah Carey
DAY DREAMING - Natalie Cole
I AM NOT MY HAIR - India Arie
8.49pm
we've got stevie wonder up on stage introducing john legend, corinne bailey rae, and scuzzy john mayer (i guess his girlfriend jessica simpson was too busy to attend tonight...eating pizza hut's cheesy bites while picking out her next big wig disaster with bff ken paves)
GRAMMY FASHIONS #2
9.00pm the three 'N' girls (nelly, natasha, nicole) are up presenting the award for...
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
BACK TO BASICS - Christina Aguilera
BACK TO BEDLAM - James Blunt
THE RIVER IN REVERSE - Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint CONTINUUM - John Mayer{winner}
FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS - Justin Timberlake
9.04pm oh this looks like an awesome stripped down version of shakira & wyclef jean's 'hips don't lie' - i love it! (and i just got my pizza delivered from cheebo)
9.09pm seal is next to burt bacharach tossing out the award for...
SONG OF THE YEAR
BE WITHOUT YOU (Mary J. Blige)
JESUS, TAKE THE WHEEL (Carrie Underwood) NOT READY TO MAKE NICE (Dixie Chicks){winner} (rock on!!!)
PUT YOUR RECORDS ON (Corinne Bailey Rae)
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL (James Blunt)
GRAMMY FASHIONS #3
9.19pm
two gals are on stage from 'how i met your mother' are talking about the grateful dead & introduced gnarls barkley's performance of his hit song 'crazy' - i love how CBS pimped out their own lame show on this one...
9.25pm common & kayne west are together presenting the award for...
BEST RAP ALBUM
LUPE FIASCO'S FOOD & LIQUOR - Lupe Fiasco RELEASE THERAPY - Ludacris{winner}
IN MY MIND - Pharrell
GAME THEORY - The Roots
KING T.I.
9.33pm
thank heavens the show is about half over...it's not bad but of course it's the whole award show 'bore syndrome' - but we're being injected now with a little mid-way pick me up...terrence howard is introducing our dear mary j. blige who is doing a slightly different but cool spin to her song be without you - all hail queen mary!!!
9.39pm we've got mandy moore, luke wilson, and a pulled back leann rimes presenting the award for...
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM TAKING THE LONG WAY - Dixie Chicks{winner}
LIKE RED ON A ROSE - Alan Jackson
THE ROAD TO HERE - Little Big Town
YOU DON'T KNOW ME: THE SONGS OF CINDY WALKER -Willie Nelson
YOUR MAN - Josh Turner
GRAMMY FASHIONS #4
9.48pm screw reba mcentire! she fucking annoys me (my mom was all oh you don't like her? i was like ummm not really) she's introducing carrie underwood who got stuck singing some sorta country tribute...faith hill is some wear pounding her fists into a pillow - this would have been the perfect thing for her to do but she has been pushed aside by ms. underwood...now we've got rascal flats paying tribute to the eagles (who i do love) but right now this whole segement is a snooze fest...and now ms. underwood is back with a performance of 'desperado' which is one of my favorite songs ever! and now rascal is back up joined by carrie - oh man this whole bit is carrying on way too long!
10.00pm
ms. natalie cole & lifetime achievement recipient jazz legend ornette coleman are presenting the award for...
BEST NEW ARTIST
JAMES BLUNT
CHRIS BROWN
IMOGEN HEAP
CORINNE BAILEY RAE CARRIE UNDERWOOD{winner}
GRAMMY FASHIONS #5
10.09pm black snake moan stars samuel l. jackson & christina ricci are up introducing legend smokey robinson who is rocking one of the tightest faces of the evening who turns 67 on february 19th! and now there's lionel richie (who turns 58 this year) singing my favorite song of his ever - oh hello - is it me your looking for?!? third person up (the grammys is all about threes this year!) is chris brown who is 'running for it' at age 17!
10.17pm christina aguilera is up singing but she put back on her tired signature red lipstick (i fucking loved the pink lips she was rocking on the red carpet) - but i'll say that girl has a set of pipes on her!
10.26pm some boring grammy guy is up on stage yammering away...
GRAMMY FASHIONS #6
10.30pm in memoriam section (there has been no mention of anna nicole by anyone tonight)
10.38pm rihanna & david spade (new couple alert?) are up introducing ludacris & mary j. blige performing their current hit runaway love...mary looks hot with her hair down and in red - on fuego!!!
10.43pm how adorable is james blunt? he's up singing his song you're beautiful - oh i could eat him with a spoon - i love the brit boys!
10.52pm our darling jennifer hudson is about to announce the winner of 'my grammy moment' - robyn troup won and is about to take the stage with my boyfriend justin timberlake - she can look but she can't touch!
GRAMMY FASHIONS #7
10.59pm we're close to being in overtime mode - here we've got quentin tarantino & tony bennett presenting the big award for...
RECORD OF THE YEAR
BE WITHOUT YOU - Mary J. Blige; Bryan-Michael Cox, producer
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL - James Blunt; Tom Rothrock, producer NOT READY TO MAKE NICE - Dixie Chicks; Rick Rubin, producer{winner}
CRAZY - Gnarls Barkley; Danger Mouse, producer
PUT YOUR RECORDS ON - Corinne Bailey Rae; Steve Chrisanthou, producer
11.08pm chris rock is up introducing my dear red hot chili peppers who are peforming their awesome song 'snow (hey oh)' - whatever you may think of this band nowadays - you have to admit they've got staying power and i can't wait to see them perform at coachella (i'm pretty sure i'll be going this year one way or another)
11.14pm oh my gosh the show must be over soon...right now we've got queen latifah & al gore are up at the podium giving out the award for...
BEST ROCK ALBUM
TRY! - John Mayer Trio
HIGHWAY COMPANION - Tom Petty
BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS - The Raconteurs STADIUM ARCADIUM - Red Hot Chili Peppers{winner} (woo hoo!!!)
LIVING WITH WAR - Neil Young
GRAMMY FASHIONS #8
11.23pm what?!? scarlett johansson is recording her first album? oh my goodness give me a fucking break - stick to acting honey - oh how lame! anyways she's with don henley giving out (oh yes) the final award of the evening...
ALBUM OF THE YEAR TAKING THE LONG WAY - Dixie Chicks{winner} (well deserved)
ST. ELSEWHERE - Gnarls Barkley
CONTINUUM - John Mayer
STADIUM ARCADIUM - Red Hot Chili Peppers
FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS - Justin Timberlake
thank heavens the show is over (and surprisingly my parents are both still awake...the quote from my dear mom is 'i didn't think it was as bad as i thought it would be') so it looks like mary j. blige & the dixie chicks were the big winners and all of them totally deserved the accolades! overall the show went pretty smooth - the key to avoiding boredom is mixing the boring talk & awards with performances!
finally i'm going to say who i thought was best dressed of the evening and surprisingly i'm going to award vanessa minnillo (girlfriend to cutie nick lachey) the honors (she's featured in grammy fashions picture #8) metallics are so in - she looked great plus i loved the bit of white trim at the bottom of the dress - although i basically can't stand vanessa i'll say that she looked fucking hot tonight!
i'm over & out for tonight (although i'm a bit freaked out about scarlett johansson recording an album - can someone please tell me why?!?) much love to all as always! rock & blog on...here's to next year's 50th grammy show - xxoo!
hey y'all! so i am going to try to update as the show goes down on the west coast - i know it's delayed here on TV - but i am going to pretend it's live and not look for any news on the winners...i was watching 'joan & melissa' over on TV Guide Channel - and to be honest - they were talking to the most boring people there...
so i went ahead and switched over to E! - where i finally saw some of the people i wanted to see...anyways the show starts soon - so please keep checking back! rock & grammy on!
but oh my GOSH - i just spotted teri hatcher - and she looks so damn weird in her rock & roll get up - i think she made a big mistake - yeah it's the grammys girl - but you shouldn't have taken that to heart - im gonna see if i can dig up a picture!
(i did find a picture of ms. hatcher - check it to the left - what is up with her shoes - she looks like a fool - thanks to jjb)
8:08PM
i am blown away by the opening - first off i just adore gorillaz - i named their album one of my top ten from last year - and the song 'feel good inc.' was by far my favorite song...so i loved seeing them in all of their cute animated glory - then madonna came strutting out - i loved how they blended the two songs together - madonna sure knows how to put on a great show - she looked incredible - the dancing was super fly - but i will say that some of her live singing doesn't sound right - but overall she kept it together - she is a decent singer but one kick-ass performer...a great way to start the show for sure!
8:13PM
first award of the night goes to my gal kelly clarkson for 'best female vocal performance' for her huge hit 'since you've been gone' - i used think she was ultra cheesy - but i will say this loud & proud - she has really come so fucking far in the past 4 yrs - and has totally been able to step out of the idol spotlight and claim a slice of the pie for herself...anyways coldplay is on now - and as much as adore & worship lead singer chris martin (aka gywenth paltrow's hubby) - he so needs a haircut!!! but they truly rock - he is awesome! ok i will be back soon - please forgive any typos - right now i am going at the 'speed of sound'...
8:24PM
i love how they are having performers talk a little bit before they perform - right now john legend is performing - to be honest i don't know much about him - or his music - he seems decent - but it's kinda boring to me right now...
8:29PM
ugh - i do like country a lot but not sugarland...oh and they are having some horrible sound problems!
8:33PM
'best country album' goes to alison krauss with union station for the album 'lonely runs both ways' - i have always adored ms. krauss - and i think this sounds like one album i totally need to pick up! oh thank heavens a commercial break!
8:40PM
we are back! U2 is up! who doesn't love bono...one of the best bands ever! and soon they are going to be joined by one of my favorite singing divas ms. mary j. blige...oh here she comes...i love this duet of 'one' and it's featured on ms. blige's latest awesome album 'the breakthrough' - everytime 'be without you' comes on the radio i BLAST it - she just rocks - and then to hear her sing on this song! damn she is so cool!
8:46PM
oh david bowie - we love you! a lifetime achievement award is totally deserved - ok here we go for 'best rap album' - of course it's kayne west for his 'late registration' album - i do like him but i find him so full of himself that he gets a bit annoying - and oh yeah he had no idea he was going to win - please it was such give-in that he would nab this award...
8:55PM
oh her she goes! kelly clarkson is about to take the stage - she is singing 'because of you' - i do prefer her faster songs but i think she will nail the vocals here - good for her! you go on ms. clarkson (i am all about calling everyone ms. tonight!)
9:00PM gwen stefani looks so adorable - she is glowing! what a great 'pregnant' dress...so the grammy for the 'best rock album' goes to U2 for 'how to dismantle an atomic bomb' - they so deserve it for the kickin' album the boys made!
9:08PM
wow - we have almost 2 hours to go! and i do have to eat but i will figure something out - my energy is diminishing quickly but i am going to keep on going! i can deal - oh ellen and her mini introduction of paul mccartney - i am not a huge fan - of course he is classic and a living legend - and i do prefer beatles to the stones but i am kinda tuning him out at the moment - i think i should go pee now before i burst!
9:13PM
i am so super impressed by sir paul mccartney's second song 'helter skelter' (off the beatles 1968 'white album') - he is rocking the fucking house! damn! WOW! WOW! WOW!
9:18PM jennifer love-hewitt looks so out of place with the black eyed peas at first i didn't even know who she was but anyways the grammy for 'best male r&b vocal performance' goes to john legend for 'ordinary people'...moving on...he is ok but not my cup of tea...
9:27PM
here she is people - it's the comback girl of the year - our dear mariah carey - god bless her! i lover her 'emancipation of mimi' album - what a voice! you go girl and your perfect pitch! she is very on tonight and sounding great! her boobs are totally under control! her hair is awfully long - that must be extensions don't you think?
9:33PM
ok i do love kelly clarkson but she robbed my siren fiona apple when she nabbed the grammy for 'best pop album' for 'breakaway' - she so needs to calm herself down...oh my sullen fiona - you won the grammy in my mind!
9:40PM jenna elfman and her scientologist ways - i just don't trust those people! i'm sure they are nice - but it is all so very strange to me...here come faith hill who i admit freely that i adore her - and i think keith urban is so damn sexy - nicole kidman found herself a good talented man! (and not a scientologist) i still can't believe he is from australia - who would have guessed?!?
9:49PM
grammy for 'best rap/sung collaboration' goes to jay-z and linkin park - ok i have to eat but i will be back!
9:57-10:26PM
ok i ate! and i took some notes!
• dave chapelle is still really odd!
• you just got love sly stone!
• who was the hottie singing with fantasia? i am a sucker for guys with tattoos!
• ciara sounded great - but even better was the super hot adam levine! damn he is so cute!
• will.i.am does a nice solo - but where were the 'peas'? was fergie in the lady's room?
• aerosmith is so cool - one of my favorite bands!
but oh my gosh the performance with jay-z and linkin park blew me away - and then when they moved the song into 'yesterday' and paul mccartney joined them - i don't know what overcame me but i just burst into tears - that is such a good beatles song - and sometimes i think we all think that 'yesterday' was better - it's tough times for everyone these days - certainly not as carefree as my beloved late 90's were...ok here comes 'the boss'! you just gotta love bruce springsteen...
10:32PM U2 nabs the gramy for 'song of the year' for 'sometimes you can't make it on your own' - i so thought mariah would have won this - the funny part is when they first stood up they were playing mariah - they quickly turned it off - then they switched to U2 - did anyone else catch that?!?
10:39PM kanye west & jamie foxx are performing and it looks like very promising entertainment spectacular...it's cool and they both sound great and i love the song but i am kinda hoping they would take those band costumes off - it was cute at first but i am a bit over it...ah there they go - they switched things up a bit and moved onto a different song...it's almost 11pm - i am nearing the end of my rope - it's all fun and games the start...but it quickly declines...
10:50PM
oh i have to walk the dogs soon - but anyways sheryl crow & sting just gave the grammy to green day for record of the year for 'blvd of broken dreams' - it's a great song and i am happy for them - it's a whole mariah upset tonight - i haven't seen her at the podium once - oh it's such high drama for ms. carey tonight!
10:55PM xtina and herbie hancock are great together - i so can't wait for her next album - i was never a big fan - but i will tell you stripped is a solid album - so i hope the little lady can pull it off next time around - ok i think i am done for tonight - i am beat & i need to walk the dogs - and at this point i don't think you or i care anymore...popbytes over & out until tomorrow - so glad it's thursday! xxoo!
PS grammy for 'best new artist' goes to john legend...
PSS ok so just one more thing U2 won the grammy for 'best album of the year' for 'how to dismantle an atomic bomb' - congrats! oh poor mariah - you so know when she lays down tonight - she is gonna be like FUCK! ok i am sooooooooo done!
hey hey! here is a quick list of some of the nominees for the 48th Grammy Awards - they will be held live from staples center right here in los angeles on february 8th - congrats to mariah carey who nabbed 8 nominations along with kayne west and john legend - i hope mariah takes it all!
Topping the nominations, Mariah Carey, John Legend and Kanye West each earned eight. 50 Cent, Beyonce Knowles, The Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am, and Stevie Wonder garnered six a piece. Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Gwen Stefani and U2 received five nods each, while Common, Destiny's Child, Foo Fighters, Gorillaz, Neptunes, Brad Paisley, Phil Tan, and Gretchen Wilson each earned four.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey
"Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
"Boulevard Of Broken Dreams," Green Day
"Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani
"Gold Digger," Kanye West
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"The Emancipation Of Mimi," Mariah Carey
"Chaos And Creation In The Backyard," Paul McCartney
"Love. Angel. Music. Baby.," Gwen Stefani
"How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb," U2
"Late Registration," Kanye West
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Bless The Broken Road" (Rascal Flatts)
"Devils & Dust" (Bruce Springsteen)
"Ordinary People" (John Legend)
"Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" (U2)
"We Belong Together" (Mariah Carey)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ciara
Fall Out Boy
Keane
John Legend
SugarLand
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"It's Like That," Mariah Carey
"Since U Been Gone," Kelly Clarkson
"Good Is Good," Sheryl Crow
"I Will Not Be Broken," Bonnie Raitt
"Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing," Jack Johnson
"Fine Line," Paul McCartney
"Walk On By," Seal
"Lonely No More," Rob Thomas
"From The Bottom Of My Heart," Stevie Wonder
hey kids the grammy nominations for the 47th annual grammy awards are just in! the awards are to be handed out live on feb 13th! check out the full nomination list
Record Of The Year
* Let's Get It Started - The Black Eyed Peas
* Here We Go Again - Ray Charles & Norah Jones
* American Idiot - Green Day
* Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
* Yeah! - Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Album Of The Year
* Genius Loves Company - Ray Charles & Various Artists
* American Idiot - Green Day
* The Diary Of Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys
* Confessions - Usher
* The College Dropout - Kanye West
Song Of The Year
* Daughters - John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
* If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)
* Jesus Walks - C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
* Live Like You Were Dying - Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
* The Reason - Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters (Hoobastank)
Best New Artist
* Los Lonely Boys
* Maroon5
* Joss Stone
* Kanye West
* Gretchen Wilson
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
* Oceania - Björk
* The First Cut Is The Deepest - Sheryl Crow
* Sunrise - Norah Jones
* What You Waiting For? - Gwen Stefani
* You Had Me - Joss Stone
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
* Let's Misbehave - Elvis Costello
* You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
* Daughters - John Mayer
* Cinnamon Girl - Prince
* Love's Divine - Seal
i told you beyonce would win a bunch - and she did - 5 - she now ties norah jones, alicia keys, and lauryn hill for most grammys won by a female! go girl - and what a treat to see her and the legendary PRINCE - who sounded and looked amazing - also a shout out to XTINA - who actually did quite a nice job with BEAUTIFUL - except i kept saying - girl get up - she was singing on the floor for a bit long - maybe she just feels comfortable and homey there...i made a mistake BRITNEY is due on RYAN SEACREST on wed - at noon - will it be outrageous or toxic? or a bit of both??? i think this appearance may be one of her first major appearances since her escapade in vegas - could be fun - or not - and more on darling ms. love - she was at the grammys with daughter frances bean (who looks just like kurt) - and she was fine - and talked about how her album wwas 'excellent' and 'rocked' and only took '20,000 years' to make and got arrested 'like 9 times while doing it' - and later courtney partied down with paris hilton - who were caught in some compromising positions by the photographers - anyways - as promised another promo picture for courtney and her new album - COMING OUT TUESDAY - please do check out courtneylove.com
they are on tonight - check out grammys.com for all the nominees - i think CRAZY IN LOVE - will take home some big awards tonight - and it should - that song is great - now we know JANET will NOT be there - im very curious to see if CBS actually blacks out justin's performance - everyone needs to take a chill pill - way too much drama folks - last night SNL was great with megan mulally from WILL & GRACE - with musical guest CLAY AIKEN - it was pretty decent - we all know that show has its ups and downs - ok a report on the grammys tomorrow - and dont forget COURTNEY - please do check out courtneylove.com - and you can see her new video for MONO - here is to you ms love - you so rock in all ways!
