The 54th Annual Grammy Awards are being handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles.
LL Cool J is hosting the ceremony, although winners in many categories were announced before the telecast began.
Check out the FULL LIST of winners below!
Album of the Year
Adele, 21
Record of the Year
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Best New Artist
Bon Iver
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Glen Campbell, The Allman Brothers Band, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Memphis Horns, George Jones, Diana Ross
Best Country Album
Lady Antebellum, Own The Night
Song of the Year
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (Adele), “Rolling In The Deep”
Best R&B Album
Chris Brown, F.A.M.E.
Best Rock Performance
Foo Fighters, “Walk”
Best Rap Performance
Jay-Z & Kanye West, “Otis”
Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele, “Someone Like You”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele, 21
Best Dance Recording
Skillrex, “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”
Best Dance and Electronica Album
Skillrex, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett, Duets II
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Tony Bennet & Amy Winehouse, “Body And Soul”
Best R&B Performance
Corinne Bailey Rae, “Is This Love”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona, “Fool For You”
Best R&B Song
Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona, “Fool For You”
Best Rap Song
Kanye West, feat. Rihanna, Fergie and Kid Cudi, “All Of The Lights”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Kanye West, feat. Rihanna, Fergie and Kid Cudi, “All Of The Lights”
Best Rap Album
Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
The Civil Wars, “Barton Hollow”
Best Folk Album
The Civil Wars, Barton Hollow
Best Country Song
Taylor Swift, “Mean”
Best Country Solo Performance
Taylor Swift, “Mean”
Best New Age Album
Pat Metheny, What It’s All About
Best Short Form Music Video
Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”
Best Long Form Music Video
Foo Fighers, “Back And Forth”
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Foo Fighters, “White Limo”
Best Rock Song
Foo Fighters, “Walk”
Best Rock Album
Foo Fighters, Wasting Light
Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Booker T. Jones, “The Road From Memphis”
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Chick Corea, “500 Miles High”
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists, The Mosaic Project
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Corea, Clarke & White, Forever
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Christian McBride Big Band, The Good Feeling
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Skrillex, “Cinema”
Best Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin, “Hello Fear”
Best Complication Soundtrack
“Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1″
Best Score Soundtrack
“The King’s Speech”
Best Song for Visual Media
“I See The Light” (from Tangled)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
Best Producer of the Year, Classical
Judith Sherman
Best Orchestral Performance
Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic), “Brahms: Symphony No. 4″
Best Opera Recording
John Adams Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus, “Doctor Atomic”
Best Choral Performance
“Light and Gold,” Eric Whitacre, Conductor
Best Small Ensemble Performance
Rinde Eckert and Steven Mackey (Eighth Blackbird), “Lonely Motel, Music From Slide,”
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Giancarlo Guerrero, Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony), “Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra”
Best Classical Vocal Solo
Joyce Didonato, “Diva Divo”
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein, “Elmer Gantry”
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Story Telling)
Betty White, If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t)
Best Musical Theater Album
The Book of Mormon
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story
Best Album Notes
Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded by the San Francisco Bay
Best Instrumental Composition
Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, Life In Eleven
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Gordon Goodwin, Rhapsody in Blue
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Jorge Calandrelli (Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah), Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Le’andria Johnson, “Jesus”
Best Gospel Song
Kirk Franklin, “Hello Fear”
Best Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin, Hello Fear
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Laura Story, “Blessings”
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Chris Tomlin, And If Our God Is for Us…
Best Latin Pop, Rock, or Urban Album
Maná, Drama Y Luz
Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album
Pepe Aguilar, Bicentenario
Best Banda or Norteño Album
Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends
Best Tropical Latin Album
Cachao, The Last Mambo
Best Americana Album
Levon Helm, Ramble At The Ryman
Best Bluegrass Album
Alison Krauss & Union Station, Paper Airplane
Best Blues Album
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Revelator
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Rebirth Brass Band, Rebirth of New Orleans
Best Reggae Album
Stephen Marley, Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life
Best World Music Album
Tinariwen, Tassili
Best Children’s Album
Various Artists, All About Bullies… Big And Small
Best Comedy Album
Louis C.K., Hilarious
Best Recording Package
Caroline Robert (Arcade Fire), Scenes From The Suburbs
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Dave Bett & Michelle Holme (Bruce Springsteen), The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story
Best Historial Album
Paul McCartney, Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Neal Cappellino & Mike Shipley, Brad Blackwood (Alison Krauss & Union Station), Paper Airplane
Best Surround Sound Album
Elliot Scheiner, Bob Ludwig, Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner (Derek & The Dominos), Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)
Best Egineered Album, Classical
Byeong-Joon Hwang & John Newton, Jesse Lewis (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra) Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
Producer of the Year, Classical
Judith Sherman
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Paul Epworth
Monday, February 13, 2012
Grammy Winners FULL LIST
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Whitney Houston Dies Aged 48 - Twitter Mourns her death
I never thought i would wake up hearing the news of the death of such a well known & successful artist such as Whitney Houston... well atleast not so soon though.
The news of her death definitely came as a shock to all, she was a legend & i think thats what made her such a wonderful & inspirational person.
I can't really say much about her as i haven't (i must admit) been a huge fan of hers, but from the sorrow displayed from her fans as they post messages of support on social networking sites, she must've been amazing.
Here are just some of the messages posted online:
These were the reactions from the South African public upon hearing the news of Whitney's death.
@Melfunktion said: "Woke up to rumours that Whitney Houston (The Voice) has passed on. Say it aint so???? :'''''(((("
"@Melfunktion: Last time we woke up to tragic news of the loss of a legend on a Sunday it was Amy. Talented people & narcotics though ☹ #RIPWhitneyHouston"
@Reesiebabygirl said: "Yes I didn't know her personally but Whitney, Mariah & Aaliyah got me thru my difficult teenage yrs. So I'm crying #realtears #RIPWhitney"
"@Reesiebabygirl: I will never forget how my sister @traceyleeoliver, performed Whitney on stage. Whitney is the reason she started singing. #RIPWhitney"
She was an inspiration to many
Bobby Brown said in a statement Sunday:
"I am deeply saddened at the passing of my ex-wife, Whitney Houston. At this time, we ask for privacy, especially for my daughter, Bobbi Kristina. I appreciate all of the condolences that have been directed towards my family and I at this most difficult time."
Whitney's mother said the following:
"We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Whitney. This is an unimaginable tragedy and we will miss her terribly. We appreciate the outpouring of love and support from her fans and friends."
Sad.
RIP WHITNEY HOUSTON
SOURCES:
E-Online
Twitter
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Adele takes the Biggest Album Sales of 2011 for 21
Looks like Lady GaGa is taking a backseat in album sales charts this year, not like she would have stood a chance with the amount of copies sold by Adele's 21 anyway.
Adele's album '21' has become the first album to sell more than five
million copies in a year in the US since 2004, Reporting agency Reuters claims.
The second album from the London songstress sold 5.6 million copies in America alone in 2011. The last artist to sell over five million copies of an album in a year was Usher with is 2004 'Confessions' album.
Nielsen Soundscan, who compiled the data also suggested that overall music sales were up three per cent from last year, while digital sales are expected to have increased by 10 per cent.
The album was definitely deemed as one of the popular albums of 2011. Mostly because it told the story of Adele's life, and described her feelings, especially in the relationship department.
Just last week, Adele revealed that she had begun "basic vocal training" following her throat surgery this year.
The singer had vocal chord microsurgery in order to stop recurrent
bleeding from a benign polyp, and her condition also forced to cancel all of her remaining live dates of 2011.
Adele recently warned her fans not to expect a follow-up to her chart- topping album '21' in the near future.
The singer said she is definitely taking a break before she pens songs for her next record and it is unlikely to see the light for at least two or three years.
Congratulations on a job well done Adele.
SOURCE: NME ONLINE
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
IM BACK BITCHES!! New Albums and Genuine Fears be driving some idiots crazy!!
Aloha readers, believe it because its true... IM BACK!! After a long break from blogging due to university and crap im back bringing you the latest news in what there is well...what is interesting though. So for my first post after a while lets see what the music scene is up to.
The FOO FIGHTERS have confirmed that they will be recording a new studio album in 2012. This news hit the interweb just after they were recently nominated for six songs including
Album Of The Year for 'Wasting Light' at next year's 54th annual Grammy Awards on February 12,
2012.
Wasting Light was like only released in April this year yet they announced that they are working on a new album already. Awesome!!
Dave Grohl mentioned on NME Online: "The fact that a rock and roll record, made in a garage, completely analogue to tape with no help from computers could be a Number One album around the world, and get a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year... well... these days that's no small feat." 
Meanwhile... Lady GaGa fears she will did the same way Princess Diana did... Silly woman, what are you thinking.
Last week (December 7), Lady Gaga revealed that she has chosen a name for a new album and has already started working on the LP, despite only releasing her last album 'Born This Way' in May this year.
Why are these people rushing to release albums??? Something to do with the "predicted" end of the world next year?
Well... The Sun reports that a source close to the 'Born This Way' star revealed that she sees herself as a "pop version" of the royal icon, who died in a car crash while being chased by photographers in France in 1997.
Huh?? Uhm, lets hope you don't end up dying the same way GaGa.
With that we end on a crazy note... Until my next post
Later...
Source
NME ONLINE
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Beyonce Apparently Sporting a PROSTHETIC baby bump at the VMA's
I haven't blogged in AGES!!! Well, im back - and some weird things have been happening in the time i was away, this headline in Particular.
It is said that Beyonce has been accused of wearing a prosthetic baby bump during her recent appearance at the MTV VMAs. How crazy can you get.... Well rather how desperate can you get.
Doing its turns online -Mediatakeout.com accused the star of 'faking' the size of her baby bump, quoting a 'top media insider'.
The article reads: Our insider claims that Beyonce IS IN FACT pregnant. But that she is NOT in her second trimester - she's only a little more than 8 WEEKS pregnant. Tells the
insider, "She wanted the
announcement to be dramatic, so she made sure she had a baby bump.
Now who the heck makes such statements. Well we don't really know the truth so the story is kinda not true yet. It ain't over till the pregnant lady speaks [or tweets...or facebooks or something] LOL!!
Last month Beyonce revealed her pregnancy, at the MTV VMAs, by posing on the red carpet and cupping her baby bump. Smart move lady B.
Sales of Beyonce's fourth studio album '4' have risen sharply since it was made public that the singer is expecting her first child. [This should be a word of advice to all Singers - Have More babies and show them off at Award Shows!!]
Beyoncé chose her appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) to announce the pregnancy. She did this by telling the crowd during her performance of 'Love On Top':
"I want you to feel the love that's growing inside me." At the close of the song, the former Destiny's Child star unbuttoned her jacket and rubbed her stomach.
Sounds Gross.
I bet you prosthetic baby bumps will be a hit in the coming months. Sigh.
Thats it for now....Later :]
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Adele admits she writes lyrics for inspiration best - when drunk
So here's something interesting... Adele admitted that she writes her music best when - (and wait for this....)
When she's DRUNK.
She claims she wrote some of the lyrics of her latest album "21" - which has topped the charts for weeks on end, while she was drunk. The singer admitted that she kept a "drunk diary" which she would go through for lyrics & inspiration. (Uh okay... I guess this is where the inspiration came for Set fire to the rain...)
Like...lets be honest, how in heavens name could yet set fire to the rain. You could probably set fire to alcohol yeah... Haha. Lets read what Adele said to 'The Sun' (UK):
"I used to have to lock myself away in my house, get pretty drunk and write a drunk diary - and that was the first time I could admit things to myself. A drunk tongue is an honest one in my opinion and the next morning I would read it through with an awful hangover and, in the cold light of day, had to absorb my feelings about myself. I was a bit scared that I wouldn't be articulate enough. When I was 18 or 19 I didn't regret anything, I was very much a teenager and thought I knew it all. I started realising my own flaws and my disappointments and I started regretting a lot of stuff. It was quite an awakening."
Well, its amazing what brilliance you can conjure when you're drunk. With her latest album being a huge success we can only imagine what drunk lyric awesomery is coming in the near future.
Keep up the good work Adele!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Taylor Swift wins big at The Teen Choice Awards
WoW, for once... Lady GaGa didn't win anything. I actually thought it'd be impossible for her to walk away with nothing - well was she even nominated in a category?? Speaking about categories, alot of Category Nominee Winners we're not announced - such as the Best Rock Winner and some others. It seems Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez were the big winners.
The list of winners follow....
ULTIMATE CHOICE AWARD
Taylor Swift
CHOICE SCI FI ACTOR
Taylor Lautner
CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR – COMEDY
Ashton Kutcher
CHOICE COMEDIAN
Ellen DeGeneres
CHOICE SCI FI MOVIE ACTOR
Taylor Lautner
CHOICE TV ACTRESS DRAMA
Blake Lively
CHOICE TV DRAMA
“Gossip Girl”
CHOICE MOVIE SCENE STEALERS
Kellan Lutz & Ashley Greene
CHOICE ACTRESS IN A ROMANTIC COMEDY
Emma Stone (“Easy A”)
CHOICE ATHLETE
Shaun White
CHOICE HOTTIE, CHOICE TV ACTRESS (COMEDY), CHOICE MUSIC GROUP, CHOICE MUSIC SINGLE, & CHOICE LOVE SONG
Selena Gomez
CHOICE TV ACTRESS (COMEDY)
Miley Cyrus
CHOICE MOVIE HISSY FIT
Ed Helms (“Hangover 2″)
CHOICE SCI FI TV SHOW
“Vampire Diaries”
CHOICE TV COMEDY SHOW
“Glee”
CHOICE TV COMEDY ACTOR Cory Monteith
CHOICE TV COMEDY BREAKOUT STAR
Darren Criss
CHOICE ACTION MOVIE
“Fast Five”
CHOICE ACTION STARS Johnny Deppy & Angelina Jolie (“The
Tourist”)
CHOICE MUSIC STARS OF THE SUMMER
Bruno Mars & Katy Perry
CHOICE REALITY SHOW “Jersey Shore”
CHOICE REALITY STAR Pauly D
CHOICE COUNTRY STAR, CHOICE FEMALE ARTIST, CHOICE COUNTRY SINGLE, CHOICE BREAK-UP SONG, & CHOICE FASHION ICON
Taylor Swift
CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS – COMEDY
Cameron Diaz (“Bad Teacher”)
CHOICE WEB STAR
Rebecca Black
CHOICE “INSPIRE” AWARD, & CHOICE SONG OF THE SUMMER
Demi Lovato
CHOICE MALE ARTIST, CHOICE TV VILLIAN (“CSI”), & CHOICE TWIT
Justin Bieber
CHOICE VAMPIRE
Robert Pattinson
CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR (DRAMA)
Robert Pattinson
CHOICE MOVIE LIPLOCK
Daniel Radcliffe & Emma Watson
CHOICE SUMMER FEMALE STAR
Emma Watson
CHOICE SUMMER MALE STAR
Daniel Radcliffe
CHOICE SUMMER MOVIE
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
The 2011 Teen Choice Awards, were hosted by Kaley Cuoco.