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Eminem is getting back in the game at 53rd Annual Grammy Awards

Ξ December 2nd, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Bruno Mars, Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Rihanna, Video |

Even though his recent stuff didn’t seem to sound that amazing, it looks like somebody up there sure like’s Eminmen’s music as he is currently at the top of the nominations list for this year’s Grammy with no less than ten nominations. Among the categories in which Eminem is nominated for Grammys are Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Rap Album. He does owe two of those to Rihanna, though. Of course, in which of these categories he is actually going to get an award still remains to be seen, but it is a pretty impressive thing for Eminem. Maybe he hasn’t lost his touch after all.
Bruno Mars follows with seven, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, and Lady Antebellum got six nods, John Legend and B.o.B got five, Drake, Rihanna, Cee Lo Green, Katy Perry, and Alex Da Kid get four nods each.

53rd Annual Grammy Awards (2011) Full List

Album of the Year
Recovery – Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

Record of the Year
“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
“Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
“Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
“F**k You” – Cee Lo Green

Song of the Year
“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
“F**k You”- Cee Lo Green
“The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert
“Beg, Steal, or Borrow” – Ray LaMontagne
“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum

Best New Artist
Drake
Esperanza Spalding
Justin Bieber
Florence + the Machine
Mumford & Sons

Best Pop Vocal Album
My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber
I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Battle Studies – John Mayer
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
“Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)” – “Glee” Cast
“Misery” – Maroon 5
“The Only Exception” – Paramore
“Babyfather” – Sade
“Hey, Soul Sister (Live)” – Train

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Sara Bareilles – “King of Anything”
Beyoncé – “Halo (Live)”
Norah Jones – “Chasing Pirates”
Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”
Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream”

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Michael Bublé – “Haven’t Met You Yet”
Michael Jackson – “This Is It”
Adam Lambert – “Whataya Want From Me”
Bruno Mars – “Just the Way You Are”
John Mayer – “Half of My Heart”

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
“Airplanes II” — B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
“Imagine” — Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
“If It Wasn’t For Bad” — Elton John & Leon Russell
“Telephone” — Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
“California Gurls” — Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Dance Recording
“Rocket” – Goldfrapp
“In For The Kill” – La Roux
“Dance in the Dark” – Lady Gaga
“Only Girl (In The World)” – Rihanna
“Dancing on My Own” – Robyn

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
“Gone Already” – Faith Evans
“Bittersweet” – Fantasia
“Everything to Me” – Monica
“Tired” – Kelly Price
“Holding You Down (Goin’ in Circles)” – Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
“Second Chance” – El DeBarge
“Finding My Way Back” – Jaheim
“Why Would You Stay” – Kem
“We’re Still Friends” – Musiq Soulchild
“There Goes My Baby” – Usher

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
“Love” – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott, and Marcus Miller
“Take My Time” – Chris Brown & Tank
“You’ve Got a Friend” – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
“Shine” – John Legend & The Roots
“Soldier of Love” – Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
“When a Woman Loves” – R. Kelly
“Hang On in There” – John Legend & The Roots
“You’re So Amazing” – Calvin Richardson
“In Between” – Ryan Shaw
“Go (Live)” – Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
“Little One” – Bilal
“F**k You” – Cee Lo Green
“Orion” – Carolyn Malachi
“Tightrope” – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
“Still” – Eric Roberson

Best R&B Song
“Bittersweet” – Fantasia
“Find My Way Back” – Jaheim
“Second Chance” – El DeBarge
“Shine” – John Legend & The Roots
“Why Would You Stay” – Kem

Best R&B Album
The Love & War Masterpeace – Raheem DeVaughn
Back to Me – Fantasia
Another Round – Jaheim
Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots
Still Standing – Monica

Best Contemporary R&B Album
Graffiti – Chris Brown
Untitled – R. Kelly
Transition – Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe
Raymond v. Raymond – Usher

Best Rap Solo Performance
“Over” – Drake
“Not Afraid” – Eminem
“How Low” – Ludacris
“I’m Back” – T.I.
“POWER” – Kanye West

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
“Shutterbugg” – Big Boi & Cutty
“Fancy” – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
“On to the Next One” – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
“My Chick Bad” – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
“Lose My Mind” – Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
“Deuces” – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
“Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
“Wake Up! Everybody” – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song
“Empire State Of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
“Not Afraid” – Eminem
“Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
“On to the Next One” — Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap Album
The Adventures of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
Thank Me Later – Drake
Recovery – Eminem
The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
How I Got Over – The Roots

Best Short Form Music Video
“Ain’t No Grave/The Johnny Cash Project” – Johnny Cash
“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
“Stylo” – Gorillaz, Mos Def, and Bobby Womack
“Cee Lo Green” – “F**k You”
Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

Check the last night Grammy performances

Bruno Mars – “Just The Way You Are” Grammy Nominations Show

B.O.B feat. Bruno Mars – Nothin On You – 2011 Grammy Awards Nominations Concert

Katy Perry Grammy Nomination show 2010

B.O.B – Don’t Let Me Fall- 2011 Grammy Awards Nominations Concert

Train – Hey Soul Sister – 2011 Grammy Awards Nominations Concert

Grammys 2011 Justin Bieber Grammy nominations 2011
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Justin Bieber Grammy Nominations Favorite Girl 2011 Live Concert After Show Charity Selena

 

Simon Cowell hits out at Elton John after X Factor criticism

Ξ October 25th, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Simon Cowell |

Music boss Simon Cowell hit out at Elton John live on The X Factor after his comments about the show. Cowell, 51, spoke in retaliation to comments that the Rocket Man had earlier made about the acts on the show after he called them ‘boring’ and ‘brain crippling’. After contestant Rebecca Ferguson’s performance, Cowell said: “Elton John said in the papers… he said that these shows don’t produce stars. “Well Elton if you’re not watching, I’m going to send you this tape and you can take back what you said.” He also spoke to UK newspaper the Sunday Mirror and said: “The truth is Elton’s watching the show every week. “What he’s slightly missing the point on, and you always hear this resentment from bigger artists nowadays… they don’t like the fact that a show can make an artist. “I always say to these people who criticise – why don’t you spend some time with new artists. If Elton feels that strongly about it then my message to him is: ‘You show me how to do it’.”

Source: Splash News

 

Simon Cowell’s trousers show he’s getting older

Ξ January 28th, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ American Idol, Simon Cowell, X-Factor |

Men who wear their trousers as high as Simon Cowell are just showing signs that they are getting older.

The 50-year-old X-Factor and American Idol judge is well known for his love of trousers with a high waistband.

British department store Debenhams claims that while teenagers like their waist lines low, older men choose trousers with a much-higher waistband.

According to research, an average man’s trousers are just seven inches from his armpit when he turns 57.

Debenhams spokesman Paul Baldwin said: “Our findings are very important because the position of the waistband determines how men’s trousers are tailored.”

 

New Idol judge Ellen DeGeneres: I cant please everyone

Ξ January 8th, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ American Idol |

American Idol’s newest judge, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, has revealed that she knows she will not be able to ?please everyone? on the hit US show.

The 51-year-old comedienne has replaced former Idol judge Paula Abdul in the upcoming ninth season of the talent show.

Talking about the negativity she has faced from some viewers, she said: “I understand it. I was one of those people that was sceptical, like, ‘Why are they adding a fourth judge? I don’t understand this.’?

She added: “But I do think that [Idol judge] Kara [DioGuardi] adds a lot to the show now. And also, it’s not just a new judge in the place of someone that they loved.

“I mean, a lot of people loved Paula, and I don’t want to be the person that took Paula’s job away from her. Which I wasn’t.

?I’m not going to be able to please everyone. I gave up trying to do that a long time ago.”

 

X Factors Danyl Johnson wows US with YouTube audition video

Ξ August 25th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Simon Cowell, X-Factor, YouTube |

American TV hosts could not contain their excitement about X Factor’s Danyl Johnson as they played his stunning audition on their show.

Johnson got his own segment on NBC’s Today Show, in which he was compared to overnight British singing sensation Susan Boyle.

Johnson wowed judge Simon Cowell and has since become an internet sensation after his audition was posted on YouTube.

The Today Show is now reportedly trying to land Johnson for a performance on its hugely popular morning show.

“He does seem to have great range, but he also has this incredible presence,” said co-host Matt Lauer.

“If you want to go online and watch his whole audition, it is just extraordinary, his presence onstage and how he captivated the audience and judges.”

Johnson was hailed by Cowell as the best first audition he had ever seen when he performed a rendition of a Beatles track, With A Little Help From My Friends.

Now Johnson is being tipped as a favourite to win the talent show.

Source: Splash News

 

The Mighty Boosh play packed live show in Los Angeles

Ξ July 31st, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Concert |

Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt took Los Angeles by storm with a packed live show.

The duo did a live performance as The Mighty Boosh at The Roxy on Sunset Boulevard joined by their co-stars on the show Dave Brown (Bollo), Michael Fielding (Naboo) and Rich Fulcher (Bob Fossil).

Fans began queuing at midday on Tuesday for the free MySpace Secret Stand-Up show, which had been advertised on the site.

The Mighty Boosh devotees had to prove that the show was among their top MySpace ‘friends’ in order to get a wristband for the show, with the venue running out of wristbands four and a half hours before the doors opened.

Hundreds of fans, many of them dressed as their favourite Boosh characters, were left disappointed when they arrived for the evening show and were told they would not be able to get in.

The stars of the BBC 3 show took to the stage at 10pm and performed for 75 minutes.

The act went down well with the American audience, in particular Noel Fielding who already seems to have a solid female fanbase in the US.

Among the capacity crowd inside were celebrity guests Robin Williams and Jimmy Carr.

Williams, 51, was seen laughing uproariously at the performance, in particular the final song of the show, which included the lyrics “I took a s*** on your mum, and she seemed to like it”.

Earlier in the day the cast of the show did a DVD signing at Amoeba Records to celebrate the release of the three series of the show in the USA.

Fielding and Barratt dispelled rumours that they were about to split by telling the crowd they hoped to return soon to do a full-length gig.

Source: Splash News

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