Canada and Country at the Grammys
It was a night of legends, starting with a lengthy tribute to Aretha Franklin. Then we got a bouncy Mick Jagger strutting his still hot stuff, Bob Dylan and his infamous voice even more gravelly, and a stiff, serene Barbra Streisand in a voluminous black dress singing one of her many greatest hits, “Evergreen.” Those, coupled with the much anticipated performances from Eminem and Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber gave the show its...
Beats, Burgers and Beer
Hundreds of people turned out for the 14th annual Friends ‘N’ Family pre-Grammy party on a soundstage at Paramount, grooving to the music on two separate stages–including sets from Taryn Manning, Jermaine Dupri, Yelawolf, Caroline D’Amore and Dirty Vegas. The mood was lively but chill on a warm winter night, the official start of Grammy weekend with a host of parties leading up to the big event Sunday. It...
Sizzle and Steak at the VMAs
MTV’s Video Music Awards have a storied history of sensational and surprising moments that have gone on to become pop cultural milestones. Who could forget Britney’s open-mouthed smooching of Madonna, or Michael Jackson making out on stage with Lisa Marie Presley way back in 1994? How about Prince revealing his pants-less behind in 1991? And then there was last year’s big fiasco and huge shocker, with even the president weighing...
“I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”–Minus MJ
Judith Hill belts it out in Beverly HIlls The occasion: a glitzy luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel honoring the nominees of the 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards, to be broadcast live on FOX Friday Feb. 26 at 8 p.m.—but tape-delayed on the West Coast from the Shrine Auditorium. The highlight: singer Judith Hill, Michael Jackson’s duet partner on “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” in “This is It,” gave a solo, gut-wrenching performance...
Burning Grammy Questions
Where was Kanye West when you needed him? Perhaps he could have mitigated some of the Taylor-phoria at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, which many people are complaining was more like the Country Music Awards, what with the Zac Brown Brand (who?) winning for best new artist. Ricky Martin—did you get the heat you asked for twice? Kaley Cuoco—was your dress on backwards? Bon Jovi—why did the fan-chosen “Living on a Prayer” only run about...
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