Posts Tagged ‘Grammy’

Bon Iver blows off Grammy Awards, rejecting performance inquiry, says front man Justin Vernon  

Bon Iver, a critically acclaimed indie group, shed their soothing folk-melody aura to tell the Grammys, ‘F— you!’ “We kind of said ‘f— you’ a little bit and they sort of acted like they wanted us to play, but I don’t think they wanted us to play,” the group’s front man, Justin Vernon, told Billboard magazine Thursday.

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Eliminating Grammy categories hurts Latin, ethnic music 

Grammy voters didn’t ruffle many feathers with their nominations this year. Anyone with ears expected Adele to turn up in all three top categories — Song, Record and Album. And, certainly, she deserved that esteemed troika.

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Kanye gets 7 Grammy noms; Adele, Mars, Foos get 6 (AP)

From left, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, and Ari Levine are seen backstage at the Grammy Nominations Concert on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP – Adele scored six Grammy nominations on Wednesday, including for record, song and album of the year, but the owner of the 2011′s best-selling album with “21″ wasn’t the night’s top nominee — and that wasn’t the evening’s only surprise.


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Calle 13 wins Latin Grammy album of the year (AP)

Rene Perez Joglar, also known as Residente, of Calle 13, performs at the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday Nov. 10, 2011 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP – Hip-hop duo Calle 13 won album of the year at the Latin Grammy Awards Thursday in Las Vegas, earning the top prize after a record-breaking night that saw the Puerto Rican brothers receive the 19th award of their career.


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Grammy Awards 2011: Surprise wins, flashy performers

A Lady took the most awards at Sunday night’s Grammys – but not the one we’re used to talking about. Lady Antebellum, the harmony-based Nashville trio, snapped up the top Song and Record of the Year prizes for their lilting hit “Need You Now.”

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Lady Antebellum wins song of the year Grammy (AP)

Jennifer Hudson (L) and Florence Welch perform a medley of Aretha Franklin's hit songs to open the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles California February 13, 2011. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) (GRAMMYS-SHOW)AP – Lady Antebellum’s yearning crossover smash “Need You Now” was crowned song of the year by the Grammys.


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Grammy Awards 2011: Aretha gets an all-star salute, Gaga wows

New York’s unofficial new anthem, “Empire State of Mind,” helped Jay-Z and Alicia Keys take the early lead over the favored candidate, Eminem, at Sunday night’s Grammy showdown.

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