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

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:20:42 +0000

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

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:11:21 +0000

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)

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:31:40 +0000

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)

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:27:05 +0000

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

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:46:36 +0000

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)

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:35:36 +0000

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

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:35:36 +0000

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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Train’s ‘Soul Sister’ gets some early Grammy love (AP)

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:23:40 +0000

AP – Train, who had one of the year’s top songs with “Soul Sister” but found themselves shut out of contention for song or album of the year, got a major consolation prize Sunday as they took home a trophy for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals for the live version of their ubiquitous song.

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Jay-Z, John Legend early Grammy leaders (AP)

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:09:41 +0000

AP – Jay-Z and John Legend were the early leaders at the Grammys on Sunday, as both were awarded three trophies each during the show’s pretelecast ceremony.

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Lady Gaga arrives at Grammy Awards in translucent egg

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:09:41 +0000

Lady Gaga’s outfits are always outrageous, but even the one she arrived in at the Grammy Awards led many to stop and ask: What is she wearing?

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