On Tuesday, The Recording Academy announced the first crop of performers joining the lineup of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Nominees Beyonce, Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and Lady Antebellum will be taking the mic for soul-stirring performances at next month’s ceremony.
Leading this year’s Grammy nominations is “Single Ladies” star Beyonce with 10. [...]
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2010 Grammy Awards Performances: Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Black Eyed Peas
December 22nd, 2009 |
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Miley Cyrus “The Climb†Loses Grammy Nomination
December 10th, 2009 |
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Miley Cyrus’ single, The Climb is no longer up for contention for Best Song Written for a Soundtrack at next month’s 2010 Grammy Awards. Although it appeared in Cyrus’ 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie, the popular track –penned by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe — was reportedly nominated in the wrong category at last [...]
52nd Grammy Noms: Phish, Béla, DMB, Byrne/Eno
December 3rd, 2009 |
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BELA FLECK, DMB, DAVID BYRNE/BRIAN ENO, PHISH RECEIVE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
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The 52nd Annual Grammy Nominations were announced last night, including some relevant JamBase artists. To be eligible for an award, artists must have released a recording between October 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009.
Among those receiving nominations were David Byrne and Brian Eno‘s Everything That Happens Will Happen Today for Best Alternative Music Album, Dave Matthews Band‘s Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album, Kings of Leon‘s “Use Somebody” for Song of the Year, Silversun Pickups and Zac Brown Band for Best New Artist, Bela Fleck‘s “Throw Down Your Heart” for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, T Bone Burnett for Producer of the Year, Steve Earle for Best Contemporary Folk Album for Townes, Neko Case earned two nominations for her album Middle Cyclone, one for Best Contemporary Folk Album and the other for Best Recording Package, Mos Def got the nod for Best Rap Album, and Phish‘s Clifford Ball DVD Box Set for Best Boxed or Limited Edition Package.
Beyonce led all artists with 10 nominations, while Kanye West, Jay-Z, Maxwell, Lady GaGa, and Taylor Swift all received a predictably large amount of nods.
The Grammys will be held on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles. Major category nominations are listed below.
Record of the Year:
Beyonce: “Halo”
The Black Eyed Peas: “I Gotta Feeling”
Kings Of Leon: “Use Somebody”
Lady Gaga: “Poker Face”
Taylor Swift: “You Belong With Me”
Album of the Year:
Beyonce: I Am… Sasha Fierce
The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga: The Fame
Dave Matthews Band: Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
Taylor Swift: Fearless
Song of the Year:
Lady Gaga: “Poker Face”
Maxwell: “Pretty Wings”
Beyonce: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Kings of Leon: “Use Somebody”
Taylor Swift: “You Belong With Me”
Best Alternative Music Album:
David Byrne & Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Death Cab For Cutie: The Open Door
Depeche Mode: Sounds of the Universe
Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It’s Blitz!
Best New Artist:
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Best Rap Album:
Common: Universal Mind Control
Eminem: Relapse
Flo Rida: R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def: The Ecstatic
Q-Tip: The Renaissance
Best Rap Song:
Drake: “Best I Ever Had”
Kid Cudi: “Day ‘N’ Nite”
T.I. and Justin Timberlake: “Dead and Gone”
Jay-Z: “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Jay-Z: “Run This Town [ft. Rihanna and Kanye West]”
The complete list of nominations can be seen here.
Beyonce tops Grammy nominations with 10 nods
December 3rd, 2009 |
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Beyonce topped the list of nominees for the 52nd Grammy Awards here Wednesday, leading the way with 10 nods ahead of teenage country star Taylor Swift with eight. R&B superstar Beyonce scooped nominations in the coveted record of the year and album of the year categories, for her single
Nick Jonas And The Administration To Perform During Grammy Nominations Special
November 19th, 2009 |
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Nick Jonas’ new solo act has booked its first gig courtesy of the Grammys.
Nick Jonas and the Administration has been added to the Recording Academy’s Dec. 2 CBS special, The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night, The Los Angeles Times learned on Wednesday.
Without even a charting single to their [...]
Lady Gaga Grammy Snub: “Just Dance†Star Ineligible For Best New Artist Grammy
November 18th, 2009 |
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Controversy’s a’comin’: Due to a loophole in the Grammy eligibility guidelines, quirky pop star Lady Gaga — the unspoken leading contender for a Best New Artist statue at the 2010 Grammys next February — has been deemed ineligible for nomination in that category.
The singer’s debut album, The Fame, spawned a handful of Number One hits, [...]
The Black Eyed Peas, Sugarland, Maxwell To Perform At Grammy Nominations Concert
November 11th, 2009 |
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The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and Sugarland are the first performers announced for “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night,†The Associated Press has learned.
The special marks the second time nominations for music’s biggest night will be announced live on primetime TV. NCIS star LL Cool J will return as host [...]
Kim Zolciak Performs “Tardy For The Party†[VIDEO]
November 6th, 2009 |
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And the Grammy for Best New Artist goes to: Anyone except Kim Zolciak! Earplugs, puhleeze! The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Kim Zolciak performed her controversial single “Tardy for the Party†for the first time ever on Part II of the show’s reunion special on Bravo Thursday night. Please remove pets, small children, and the elderly [...]
Lil Wayne to be dad for fourthRapper Lil Wayne is to become dad for the fourth time. According to E!Online, 27-year-old singer Nivea is pregnant with the “Lollipop†singer’s fourth kid. This child would be the third son in about a year for the 27-year-old Wayne (real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.), reports Us magazine. Wayne’s first son was born to a woman – whose identity has not been made public – last October. His second son, Lennox Samuel Ari, was born to actress Lauren London in September 2009. The Grammy award winning hip-hop artist is also father to a daughter, Reginae, nine, from ex-wife Antonia Carter. time
October 16th, 2009 |
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Rapper Lil Wayne is to become dad for the fourth time.
According to E!Online, 27-year-old singer Nivea is pregnant with the “Lollipop” singer’s fourth kid.
This child would be the third son in about a year for the 27-year-old Wayne (real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.), reports Us magazine.
Wayne’s first son was born to a woman – [...]
Jennifer Hudson Joins VH1 Divas 2009
September 8th, 2009 |
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Oscar and Grammy Award-winning vocalist Jennifer Hudson will join previously announced honorees Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis, Jordin Sparks, and Miley Cyrus when VH1 Divas Live returns Sept. 17 @ 9 PM ET.
“We are excited that Jennifer Hudson will share her award-winning talent with our VH1 Divas audience next week. Adding Jennifer to [...]
Brown ‘sorry’ for Rihanna assault
July 21st, 2009 |
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By Jonathan Blake
BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat, New York
Chris Brown has publicly apologised for attacking his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
In a two-minute video on his website, the R&B star said "I thought it was time that you heard directly from me that I am sorry".
He says he is seeking help and wants to live his life as a role model, saying: "I wish I had the chance to live those few moments again".
Chris Brown pleaded guilty to assault after he was arrested the night before the Grammy awards in February.
In the video Chris Brown refers to his assault as "the incident" and says "I am very sad and very ashamed of what I have done".
Seated, wearing an orange shirt and apparently reading from a script, he tells viewers that he has repeatedly apologized to Rihanna.
The 20 year old calls what he did "inexcusible" and asks for forgiveness from his fans.
Performance cancelled
Brown was arrested hours after he fought with his then-girlfriend Rihanna in a rented sports car after a pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles.
Police records claim he tried to push the 21-year-old singer from the car and repeatedly hit her and choked her.
The pair had been due to perform at the Grammy awards but the appearance was cancelled.
In part of the video Chris Brown talks about growing up in a home where there was domestic violence.
"I saw first hand what uncontrolled rage can do," he says.
Acknowledging that he has "let a lot of people down" Brown tells how he has "done a lot of soul searching".
"I have sought and am continuing to seek help to ensure that what occurred in February can never happen again."
Since the attack Chris Brown has lost sponsorship deals, had his songs dropped by radio stations and faced criticism from other artists.
At the end of the video he says "I intend to live my life so that I am truly worthy of the term ‘role model’.
Chris Brown is expected to serve five years probation and perform six months of community service after he is sentenced next month. </p
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