Backstage at the Grammy Awards

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Tribute to Aretha Franklin.

Struggling pop royalty Christina Aguilera and powerhouse vocalist Jennifer Hudson 
opened the Grammy Awards along with other artists such as Martina McBride and Yolanda Adams by paying tribute to Aretha Franklin. All the ladies delivered flawless vocal performances and you can see the video below:

Chris Brown Snubbed Again!

By now we are all used to Chris Brown using Twitter to vent whatever frustrations he has and last nights snub by the Grammy is no exception. The 'Forever' singer took to his Twitter page after he failed to win in all 3 categories he was nominated. After the show he Tweeted: “To all the fans!! I love y’all. Don’t be upset!! This industry is based on politics and asskissing! My only concern is team breezy! F*ck everybody else!”. It appears Breezy was convinced that he had those Grammy's in the bag, which I find amusing because there were more deserving artists. But chin up Chris, the Grammy Awards are renowned for ignoring real talent.

Grammy Award Winners- Spoiler Alert

Here you can find a full list of all of last nights winners, a few suprises but we can discuss that later in the post:

Album of the Year: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire- Nobody saw this coming!


Record of the Year: Need You Now, Lady Antebellum- Woohoo, well deserved!!!!

Rap Album: Recovery, Eminem

New Artist: Esperanza Spalding- Who saw this one coming? sorry Drake, as Gis says, looks like we will have to thank you much later!

Song of the Year: Need You Now, Lady Antebellum- Can't deny they deserved this more than anyone else.

Pop

Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Train, “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)”
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance,” The Fame Monster
Male Pop Vocal Performance: Bruno Mars, “Just The Way You Are,” Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Imagine,” Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare, The Imagine Project

R&B

Female R&B Vocal Performance: Fantasia, “Bittersweet,” Back to Me- Seriously?
Male R&B Vocal Performance: Usher, “There Goes My Baby,” Raymond V Raymond
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Sade, “Soldier of Love,” Soldier of Love
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: John Legend & The Roots, “Hang On In There,” Wake Up!
R&B Song: John Legend & The Roots, “Shine,” Wake Up!
R&B Album: Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
Contemporary R&B Album: Raymond V Raymond, Usher

Rap

Rap Song: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, “On to the Next One,” The Blueprint 3
Rap Solo Performance: Eminem, “Not Afraid,” Recovery
Urban/Alternative Performance: “F*** You,” Cee Lo Green

Rock

Rock Album: Muse, The Resistance
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Paul McCartney, “Helter Skelter,” Good Evening New York City
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Keys, “Tighten Up,” Brothers
Rock Song: “Angry World,” Neil Young, Le Noise

Dance

Dance Recording: Only Girl (in the World), Rihanna
Electronic/Dance Album: La Roux, La Roux



Congrats to Lady Antebellum who took home 5 Grammy awards.

Chris Brown, Rihanna to Stay 10 Yards Apart at Grammys

The 53rd annual Grammy awards is due to start in just a matter of hours but its not going to be all that exciting for Breezy, the Yeah 3x singer is legally not allowed to come within ten yards of Rihanna as a result of his previous, ironically, pre-grammy um shall we say altercation! Although both stars are nominated for awards, a court order remains in place for the singers to steer clear of each other.

The stay-away order is a remnant of Brown's 2009 assault case, in which he admitted beating Rihanna in a rented sports car after a pre-Grammy party. Lets face it, we barely remember who won at the 2009 Grammy awards because the domestic altercation between these two stole the show last year. As a result Chris had to complete many hours of community service and his album 'Graffiti' performed dismally on the charts and commercially inciting some twitter rage from the singer.Both stars have confirmed their attendance at the awards show, Rihanna will even be screaming, I mean performing with her ex Drake.

Those of you who still bother to watch the hot mess that is the Grammy Awards can let us know how this little situation all plays out!

Mariah Careys set to Inspire Positive change in the world

Jermaine Dupri announced today that he and Mariah Carey will lead an effort to produce a musical collaboration encouraging people to step forward and commit to action to strengthen and improve our nation and the world. The inspiration for the song comes from Points of Light Institute, the largest enabler of voluntary action in the nation, an organization that inspires, equips and mobilizes people to take action that changes the world.

According to Dupri, music is a powerful vehicle to bring about togetherness and understanding, with an ability to reach people in ways that words alone cannot. "There's a lot happening in the world right now. We hope to create something special with other great musicians that moves people and can make them understand they CAN do something positive to make their lives and the world better."

Who: Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey will co-write the song, performing it along with a host of other artists.

What: A multi-genre coming together of musicians to create and produce a breakthrough song to create a sense of urgency that the time is now to step forward toward a renewal of spirit and commitment to action that makes our nation and world better.

When: The collaboration will be produced during the Grammy's this weekend.

Where: Various Los Angeles-based studios

Why: Americans across the country are committing themselves to solving the problems that face our nation and the world. Dedicated individuals across the country are raising their hands and contributing to solutions in their communities through voluntary action. It is time to bring our nation's leaders and corporations together with its youth, artists, entertainers and all people to reignite the fire of the American spirit of service and express our connection with all people in the world.

This post is added directly from   http://www.mariahjournal.com/news