Seems like a cure to the Bieber fever has been found! Her name is Esperanza Spalding and she swooped up the Best New Artist honour from names like, ahem, Justin Bieber, Florence and the Machine, Drake and Mumford and Sons at the Grammy Awards!
So what is she all about? Well she is a 26 year-old jazz singer and musician from the U.S.A and seems to be a versatile artist with, you know, natural talent. And while there is no doubt the Biebs has what you would call star power, his music leaves much to be desired if your not a 12-year-old girl.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Is Lady Gaga losing her touch?
So Lady Gaga was carried on the Grammy red carpet in...an egg. It was part of her reborn/incubation image. She even 'hatched' out of it on stage when it was time for her performance of 'Born This Way'. And get this, she wore a nude bodysuit! She led a dance number, grabbed her crotch and all of those theatrics amounted to...a very big yawn.
It seems the Lady Gaga shock value has lessened and we cannot be more glad! What she has received though is a ton of controversy for the new song. It was hard not to notice the similarity to Madonna's Express Yourself. Oh Gaga, have you finally outdone even yourself?
It seems the Lady Gaga shock value has lessened and we cannot be more glad! What she has received though is a ton of controversy for the new song. It was hard not to notice the similarity to Madonna's Express Yourself. Oh Gaga, have you finally outdone even yourself?
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Is Rihanna too sick for the Grammy Awards?
Uh oh, she is one of the performers everyone really wanted to see onstage and now Rihanna is down and out with the nasty flu bug.
She was also supposed to perform at a gala benefiting a cancer research fund, but she could not make it to due her illness. Yikes, we hope she gets loads of bed rest and vitamin C before the all important Grammys on Sunday night!
She was also supposed to perform at a gala benefiting a cancer research fund, but she could not make it to due her illness. Yikes, we hope she gets loads of bed rest and vitamin C before the all important Grammys on Sunday night!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Going digital - all the way
New media forms bring with it new opportunities and the Grammy Award organisers are forming a great synergy for those who want to go beyond just the award show! The Grammy website will be doing a live three-day broadcast of the build up to the show (it will be on You Tube as well) which will include VIP videos, photos, tweets and official news reports.
"The Recording Academy is proud to partner with AEG Digital Media, YouTube, and our sponsor TurboTax to bring GRAMMY Live to music fans worldwide. We are thrilled to provide an online only experience enabling fans to interact with their favorite GRAMMY moments, artists, events, and more, for three very exciting day," says Peter Anton, The Recording Academy®'s Vice President of Digital Media. It sounds too exciting not to tune in!
"The Recording Academy is proud to partner with AEG Digital Media, YouTube, and our sponsor TurboTax to bring GRAMMY Live to music fans worldwide. We are thrilled to provide an online only experience enabling fans to interact with their favorite GRAMMY moments, artists, events, and more, for three very exciting day," says Peter Anton, The Recording Academy®'s Vice President of Digital Media. It sounds too exciting not to tune in!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Jagger to perform at the Grammy Awards
Oh my my, what a treat this is going to be! Mick Jagger will be performing at this year's Grammy Awards, just a few days away!
Jagger will perform along side Raphael Saadiq and his band for the annual 'In Memoriam' tribute, which pays homage to members of the musical industry who have passed away during the previous year. This year, they will honour the memory of the late Grammy winner Solomon Burke.
This will be Jagger's first ever live appearance on the Grammy stage. Jagger last appeared before the awards show via satellite in 1986 when Eric Clapton awarded the Rolling Stones with the Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jagger will perform along side Raphael Saadiq and his band for the annual 'In Memoriam' tribute, which pays homage to members of the musical industry who have passed away during the previous year. This year, they will honour the memory of the late Grammy winner Solomon Burke.
This will be Jagger's first ever live appearance on the Grammy stage. Jagger last appeared before the awards show via satellite in 1986 when Eric Clapton awarded the Rolling Stones with the Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award.
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