Salon.com > Grammys http://www.salon.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:25:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Was an ex-girlfriend trying to out Whitney Houston? http://www.salon.com/2013/03/05/whitney_houston_had_even_more_drama_than_we_knew/ http://www.salon.com/2013/03/05/whitney_houston_had_even_more_drama_than_we_knew/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:55:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13218954 As if it weren't enough that she had an overbearing mother who shooed away her best friend (and possible girlfriend), an erratic husband, and an out-of-control drug problem, the troubled late singer Whitney Houston was also battling a crazed fan and a blackmail plot that threatened to expose personal details about her private life, it was revealed on Monday, when the FBI released and posted 128 pages from its file.

The FBI file on the cases — which were opened at the pinnacle of the Grammy winner's career — was released through a Freedom of Information Act request, reports Reuters, documenting over a decade's worth of threats against the singer, from 1988 to 1999. The pages, however, are so heavily redacted — names and details — that they're nearly inscrutable.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/03/05/whitney_houston_had_even_more_drama_than_we_knew/feed/ 5 Black Keys drummer battles Justin Bieber fans on Twitter http://www.salon.com/2013/02/12/black_keys_drummer_battles_justin_bieber_fans_on_twitter/ http://www.salon.com/2013/02/12/black_keys_drummer_battles_justin_bieber_fans_on_twitter/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:25:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13199235 It started with a question from TMZ, after the Black Keys won three Grammy awards: What did Patrick Carney think about the awards-night snub for Justin Bieber.

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Carney's answer: "I dunno, he's rich, right? Grammys are for, like, music, not for money. ... He's making a lot of money. He should be happy."

That's when Justin Bieber took to Twitter:

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He might have been kidding. But either way, his fans immediately went after Carney, who is engaging in a very funny and very sad back-and-forth with hardcore Beliebers right now.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/02/12/black_keys_drummer_battles_justin_bieber_fans_on_twitter/feed/ 6 Music teachers now eligible for new Grammy honor http://www.salon.com/2013/02/08/music_teachers_now_eligible_for_new_grammy_honor_2/ http://www.salon.com/2013/02/08/music_teachers_now_eligible_for_new_grammy_honor_2/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13195085 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Music teachers are now eligible for a Grammy honor of their own.

Recording Academy president Neil Portnow says the group has established a music educator award that will be presented for the first time next year.

Portnow announced the new award Thursday at the Grammy Foundation's 15th annual Music Preservation Project event at the Saban Theatre.

"We're dedicated to preserving the great music of the past, present and future," he said. "Music education is perhaps the most vital part of the Grammy Foundation's mission."

Kindergarten through college teachers are eligible for the new annual award, which will be presented at a special ceremony the day before the Grammy Awards. Students and colleagues can nominate candidates online.

Thursday's event, dubbed "Play it Forward," featured performances by Dionne Warwick, LeAnn Rimes, Emmylou Harris, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Yolanda Adams and Lupe Fiasco, who is up for best rap album at this year's Grammys.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/02/08/music_teachers_now_eligible_for_new_grammy_honor_2/feed/ 0 The Newtown kids’ music output: How much is too much? http://www.salon.com/2013/02/07/the_newtown_kids_music_output_how_much_is_too_much/ http://www.salon.com/2013/02/07/the_newtown_kids_music_output_how_much_is_too_much/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:26:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13193552 The students of Sandy Hook Elementary School have turned December's tragedy into an occasion for uplift: Different groups of students have recorded a charity single of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and performed "God Bless America" with Jennifer Hudson at the Super Bowl. The Sandy Hook school choir is now set to perform "Call Me Maybe" during the Grammy pre-show, along with a satellite interview with "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest. Already, there have been outraged tweets at the perceived exploitation of Newtown kids by the entertainment industry, a number of which have been collected in this Daily Intel post.

Chris Frantz, the former Talking Heads drummer, volunteered his Fairfield County, Conn., home studio for the Newtown students' "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," and admitted he initially felt trepidation about working with a small group of Sandy Hook students. "I wondered, 'How is this going to be perceived by people on the outside?'" he told Salon. "But as soon as the children showed up at our home, I knew it was a unique and important opportunity."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/02/07/the_newtown_kids_music_output_how_much_is_too_much/feed/ 2 Chris Brown brawls with Frank Ocean in L.A. http://www.salon.com/2013/01/28/chris_brown_and_frank_ocean_brawl_in_l_a/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/28/chris_brown_and_frank_ocean_brawl_in_l_a/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:14:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13183860 The R&B singers Chris Brown and Frank Ocean got in an altercation at a Los Angeles recording studio over the weekend, reports TMZ.

It's the latest violent altercation for Brown, a singer who in the years since his 2009 assault of girlfriend Rihanna has smashed a window at "Good Morning America" and got into a club-demolishing fight with rapper Drake. He's also seen his level of public adulation rise after a brief wilderness period in 2009 and 2010; Brown was practically the marquee performer at last year's Grammys and has recorded several duets with Rihanna, who may or may not be officially dating him once more.

It seems unlikely, then, that the fight with Ocean will put much of a dent in Brown's popularity, since (as of right now) there's some ambiguity as to who instigated the fight. The "sources connected with Chris" cited by TMZ claim that Ocean blocked Brown from leaving the club and "one of Frank's people attacked Chris."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/28/chris_brown_and_frank_ocean_brawl_in_l_a/feed/ 11 Black Keys, fun., Rihanna to perform at Grammys http://www.salon.com/2013/01/09/black_keys_fun_rihanna_to_perform_at_grammys/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/09/black_keys_fun_rihanna_to_perform_at_grammys/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000 http://http://www.salon.com/2013/01/09/black_keys_fun_rihanna_to_perform_at_grammys/ NEW YORK (AP) — The Black Keys and fun. will make their debut on the Grammy stage next month.

The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that the multiple Grammy nominees will perform at the awards, airing live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10.

Nominees Mumford & Sons, Taylor Swift and Rihanna will also hit the stage.

Leading the nominees with six nominations each are the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, fun., Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons and Jay-Z.

Fun. is nominated in all major categories, including best new artist and song, record and album of the year. Fun. will compete for album of the year with Ocean, Mumford & Sons, the Black Keys and Jack White.

The 55th annual Grammy Awards will be hosted by LL Cool J.

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Online:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/09/black_keys_fun_rihanna_to_perform_at_grammys/feed/ 0 2013 Grammy nominees announced http://www.salon.com/2012/12/06/2013_grammy_nominees/ http://www.salon.com/2012/12/06/2013_grammy_nominees/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:09:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13116526 Rapper LL Cool J and six-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift co-hosted tonight's Grammy nominations concert in Swift's hometown of Nashville. In addition to honoring the Grammy nominees, the show paid tribute to folk legend Johnny Cash and hosted performances by Maroon 5, fun. ft. Janelle Monae, the Band Perry and Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Ne-Yo and the Who.

Country singer Hunter Hayes sang the nominees for Pop Vocal Album:
Kelly Clarkson, "Stronger"
Florence + the Machine, "Ceremonials"
fun., "Some Nights"
Maroon 5, "Overexposed"
P!nk, "The Truth About Love"

Grammy winner Sheryl Crowe and country singer Chris Young announced Record of the Year:
The Black Keys, "Lonely Boy"
Kelly Clarkson, "Stronger"
fun. ft. Janelle Monae, "We Are Young"
Gotye ft. Kimbra, "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Frank Ocean, "Thinkin Bout You"
Taylor Swift, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

It was around this time, 30 minutes into the performance, that Bieber fans started collectively sweating, scared that the artist wouldn't win a coveted nomination (#BieberForGrammy and #JustinDeservesAGrammy were both trending in the U.S.):

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/12/06/2013_grammy_nominees/feed/ 6 Who will get a 2013 Grammy nomination? http://www.salon.com/2012/12/05/predictions_for_the_2013_grammy_nominees/ http://www.salon.com/2012/12/05/predictions_for_the_2013_grammy_nominees/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:50:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13115186 Tonight, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will announce Grammy nominations for the top musical artists of the year, a precursor to the 55th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 10. To be eligible, an artist must have released a song between Oct. 1, 2011 and Sept. 30, 2012.

Here are a look at some of the artists who could appear in the four general categories:

Album of the Year

Last year, Adele's "21" picked up album of the year (along with a slew of other top awards), given to the performer and the production team of a full album. Overall influence and popularity are key factors in the decision to what might arguably be the Grammy's top honor. This year, two obvious picks include Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange" and "The Black Keys' "El Camino."  Fun.'s "Some Nights", Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded," and Taylor Swift's "Red" could also be strong contenders. (But we're guessing that Lana Del Ray's "Born to Die" probably won't be).

Record of the Year

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/12/05/predictions_for_the_2013_grammy_nominees/feed/ 0 The Grammys’ most memorable moments http://www.salon.com/2012/02/13/the_grammys_most_memorable_moments/ http://www.salon.com/2012/02/13/the_grammys_most_memorable_moments/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=12345951 The Grammys have always trod the line between dull veneration of industry success and outrageous celebration of rock 'n' roll excess. But this year, with the losses of Etta James, Clarence Clemons, Gil Scott-Heron and Amy Winehouse, the show had an even tougher time finding the right pitch than Coldplay's Chris Martin did.

The specter of death would have hung heavily over the proceedings even if Whitney Houston hadn't died suddenly the day before. But the singer's untimely demise Saturday gave an unavoidable air of sorrow to the proceedings, a grim dose of reality that couldn't help crashing into the fantasy realm of Lady Gaga scepters and Nicki Minaj eyelashes. That's why the most memorable aspects of the broadcast weren't just the loudest or the tackiest. They were sad, they were weird, they were sometimes awful; sometimes, they were even fantastic. And they were dominated by two big-throated ladies – the troubled diva from Newark and Adele, the whiskey-voiced British blonde. And though we loved The Civil Wars' one minute of perfection and were baffled by Rihanna's "When Harry Met Sally" hair and got weepy over Paul McCartney and company's poignant and timely "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight," these are Salon's top-10 biggest moments of the night.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/02/13/the_grammys_most_memorable_moments/feed/ 11 Did the Grammys actually get it right? http://www.salon.com/2011/12/01/did_the_grammys_actually_get_it_right/ http://www.salon.com/2011/12/01/did_the_grammys_actually_get_it_right/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:40:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=10279676 ‘Tis the season for gathering family near, taking generous sips from steaming cups of mulled cider or hot toddy, watching the skies for that first snowflake -- and for bitching about the Grammys.

That last tradition may not be quite as old as the others, but it is surely practiced with just as much enthusiasm and vigor. Each year the Grammy nominations, which are determined by members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, engender what often sounds like deafening protest. Some music fans think the nominees are too populist, while others think they’re not populist enough; some ponder the hair-splitting difference between record of the year and song of the year, while others — many, many others — simply ignore the classical and New Age categories. Most people, however, bemoan the exclusion of their favorite artists.

For the second year in a row, however, the Grammys have played Grinch by actually getting the major categories right. Mostly right. Well, they certainly didn’t embarrass themselves.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/12/01/did_the_grammys_actually_get_it_right/feed/ 31 Cee Lo Green’s neon video for “Bright Lights, Bigger City” http://www.salon.com/2011/03/12/cee_lo_green_bright_lights_bigger_city/ http://www.salon.com/2011/03/12/cee_lo_green_bright_lights_bigger_city/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/03/11/cee_lo_green_bright_lights_bigger_city Thank you for making this beautiful, psychedelic remix, Cee Lo Green. You know, I didn't mention it at the time because I knew it was "your moment" or whatever and sometimes you just have to let your freak flag fly, but I was a little bit worried about you at the Grammys. You looked like a character from a Pixar movie about an outcast peacock that would be voiced by Elton John. Maybe you were going with a whole Muppet-vibe thing, but honestly, it was such a downer to see you perform "Forget You" with Gwyneth Paltrow. Because the great thing about your jam last summer is that it was an instant classic despite having the word "fuck" in the title, and that was kind of a statement, right? The song was catchy as hell, everyone loved it, and suddenly you were making all these concessions so you could go on "Saturday Night Live" and the Grammys and hang out with your new bestie Gwyneth. Not that there is anything wrong with that! But we just prefer the original track, in all its "Fuck You" glory.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/03/12/cee_lo_green_bright_lights_bigger_city/feed/ 4 Hipsters relax: Despite Grammy, Arcade Fire still unknown http://www.salon.com/2011/02/15/arcade_fire_grammy_hipster_tumblr/ http://www.salon.com/2011/02/15/arcade_fire_grammy_hipster_tumblr/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/02/15/arcade_fire_grammy_hipster_tumblr Sunday's biggest Grammy win was a bittersweet moment for fans of Canadian indie band Arcade Fire. On the one hand, the music industry was finally recognizing Win Butler and his gang of Quebec hipsters for their haunting melodies, sharp lyrics and outsider status. On the other, it is a known fact that once a band starts being popular, it stops being good and starts being "mainstream." *

We shouldn't have worried: Who Is Arcade Fire is a new Tumblr that collects tweets and Facebook status updates from the vast number of Americans who still have no idea who or what Arcade Fire is, why they brought bikes onstage during their Grammy performance, or how they managed to beat out Lady Gaga who hatched out of an egg, for chrissakes.

And while Kanye West might approve of the win, Arcade Fire can sleep easy tonight, knowing that Dog the Bounty Hunter and Rosie O'Donnell still have no effing idea what the "he'll" these guys are.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/02/15/arcade_fire_grammy_hipster_tumblr/feed/ 15 Rise of the celebrity stoner http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/lady_gaga_seth_rogen_celebrity_stoners/ http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/lady_gaga_seth_rogen_celebrity_stoners/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:01:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/02/14/lady_gaga_seth_rogen_celebrity_stoners Sit down, America; this may come as a shock. Sometimes Lady Gaga, among other people in the entertainment industry, gets high. I know, you think you know -- you've heard about that Charlie Sheen and that Lindsay Lohan and their arrests and their rehabs and E! True Hollywood Stories. But get this: Sometimes famous people just smoke a little weed and they don't even develop a substance abuse problem or go to jail. Crazier still, this happens all the time to regular folks as well.

Maybe this isn't revelatory to you, Cheech. The history of pop culture is infused with the herbal aroma of the "Harold and Kumar" franchise, certain green-themed Showtime series, and the Black Crowes' set list. Actor Jack Black has admitted to "an occasional celebratory jay," while Sarah Silverman says, "I have contempt for pretty much every drug other than pot." And Woody Harrelson and Snoop Dogg have practically made second careers of their enthusiasm for it, predilections slyly referenced in such mainstream venues as Martha Stewart's show.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/lady_gaga_seth_rogen_celebrity_stoners/feed/ 51 Twitter and websites poke fun at reporter who suffered possible stroke on air http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/serene_branson_stroke_video/ http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/serene_branson_stroke_video/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:15:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2011/02/14/serene_branson_stroke_video During a Grammy recap last night, CBS reporter Serene Branson began slurring her words on-air. Then she seemed to lose her train of thought entirely, and the camera quickly cut away. The initial reaction from the internet: Branson was drunk.

It was a perfect storm for Tweeters and a number of websites that disseminated the video -- salivating, no doubt, over the traffic spikes such clips bring. One blog kept track of the publications that poked fun at the reporter. Fox News in particular seemed to revel in Branson's "flub." 

But the real story of what happened is no laughing matter. It turns out that Branson was rushed to the hospital shortly after the gaffe, and it's suspected she suffered a stroke. (Warning: the video could be disturbing to some viewers.)

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/serene_branson_stroke_video/feed/ 30 Angry Bieber fans hack Esperanza Spalding’s Wikipedia page http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/bieber_fans_wikipedia_esperanza_spalding_quesadilla/ http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/bieber_fans_wikipedia_esperanza_spalding_quesadilla/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:57:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/02/14/bieber_fans_wikipedia_esperanza_spalding_quesadilla Last night's Grammys had a lot of interesting moments, yeah? Lady Gaga was "hatched" out of an egg and wore an omelette on her head, Country Music Awards fans had a déjà vu moment when Lady Antebellum swept up awards for best song and best record (among others), and Train's "Hey Soul Sister" will be remembered as the first big win of the night. But none of that will be remembered in the history books. Instead, the 2011 Grammys will be known as the year that 16-year-old Justin Bieber did not win the best new artist award, despite legions of fans and a publicity machine that made sure that his 3-D film ("Never Say Never") was released on the same weekend as the ceremonies.

Instead, the award went to Esperanza Spalding, a relatively unknown jazz singer with really wacky hair. Frankly, we would have applauded anyone who won over Bieber. But Justin Bieber's fan base is known for its rabid, cult-like devotion to its pubescent god, and immediately took to Esperanza's Wikipedia page to do some dirty work.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/bieber_fans_wikipedia_esperanza_spalding_quesadilla/feed/ 29 Grammys’ 10 greatest moments http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/grammy_top_10_moments/ http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/grammy_top_10_moments/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:01:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/02/14/grammy_top_10_moments There's something almost touchingly awkward about the Grammys. It's music's biggest night, but its eternally flailing combination of staid industry awards gala and "Whoooooooo, let's put on a show!" always makes for compelling train wreck theater. Is it possible to slap together the VMAs and the CMAs in one night, bringing Barbra Streisand and B.O.B. and Miranda Lambert and God help us, Train, together for something that aspires to be a beautiful mess and not just a conventional mess? Not yet. This year was an intensely restrained affair -- unusual for a show in which every production number seemed to involve tons of smoke and giant, ceiling-licking flames. Yet despite no truly epic moments of rock 'n' roll bad behavior, the evening still had its standout moments of weirdness, awfulness and even, on occasion, true entertainment. Herewith the ones too memorable to channel-surf through.

The Aretha Franklin tribute

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/grammy_top_10_moments/feed/ 27 But where was James Franco? http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/grammy_award_where_was_james_franco/ http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/grammy_award_where_was_james_franco/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:13:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/02/14/grammy_award_where_was_james_franco It was the night of the Grammys, and a tall, burly man named Hank guarded the front door with a clipboard. A couple of paparazzi were forming a line behind the barriers hoping to get a glimpse of Eminem or Katy Perry as they arrived early for their sound checks.

A young man approached Hank with a warm smile. He was trailed by several bored-looking guys with cameras. "Hi there," the young man said, "I'm James Franco, this is my film crew, and I'm here for my Grammy."

Hank had been briefed on this scenario and had his lines rehearsed. "I'm so sorry, Mr. Franco, you know I can't let you inside the theater. You aren't up for a Grammy Award this year."

James Franco looked puzzled. "I'm not?" he asked. "How is that possible?"

"I don't know," said Hank. "You just didn't make any music or spoken-word albums in 2010."

James Franco seemed to consider this for a moment. "Are you sure? I thought I made an album this year. Let me think." James began ticking his accomplishments off on his hands, " I was on 'General Hospital,' wrote a book, made some conceptual art installations for the MoCA, starred in '127 Hours,' began my master's program at Yale, directed a documentary about 'Saturday Night Live,' wrote a book. Wasn't there an album in there somewhere?"

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/grammy_award_where_was_james_franco/feed/ 4 Lady Gaga enters the Grammys in an egg http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/lady_gaga_grammys_egg_video/ http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/lady_gaga_grammys_egg_video/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:14:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/feature/2011/02/13/lady_gaga_grammys_egg_video The red carpet as runway is not at all a new simile. The red carpet walk as a performance art is a little bit more original. Justin Bieber's white sneakers and tuxedo, Snooki's ubiquity, Kanye's potential for show-stealing -- it all faded away for a handful of seconds when a loincloth-clad group of men carried an iridescent bubble down the red carpet. Not even the Grammy's own red carpet crew could figure out what to say.

"It makes it very hard to get a red carpet interview when the person is in an egg!" one reporter complained. "That's hilarious," he then mentioned under his breath. "Think they're gonna come through on the carpet again?"

"Please don't use that audio," said the other reporter.

 

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/lady_gaga_grammys_egg_video/feed/ 9 Arcade Fire takes home Album of the Year at Grammys http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/us_grammys/ http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/us_grammys/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:52:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/feature/2011/02/13/us_grammys Lady Antebellum was the big winner at the Grammys with five awards, including record and song of the year for the band's yearning crossover ballad "Need You Now," but rockers Arcade Fire won Sunday's biggest prize, album of the year, for their highly acclaimed "The Suburbs."

Arcade Fire's Win Butler was visibly stunned as the group accepted their trophy and then quickly rushed to perform the last song of the night.

Eminem perhaps had reason to be stunned as well. Though nominated for a leading 10 awards, including record, song, and album of the year, he took home just two -- both in the rap categories, for best album and solo performance. It was the third time Eminem lost in the category, despite a critically acclaimed work that marked his resurgence after time out of the spotlight, a few sub-par projects and successful recovery from a prescription drug addiction.

While Arcade Fire's win was a surprise, it wasn't totally unexpected, as "The Suburbs" dominated many critic's best-of lists of 2010. The true upset, however, came as Esperanza Spalding -- a jazz bassist and singer who sold a fraction of Justin Bieber's music and is perhaps best identified by her voluminous Afro -- beat the perfectly coifed 16-year-old pop phenomenon, and also Florence & the Machine, Mumford & Sons and Drake for best new artist.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/us_grammys/feed/ 5 Grammys’ most memorable red carpet outfits http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/grammys_red_carpet_dresses_2011/ http://www.salon.com/2011/02/14/grammys_red_carpet_dresses_2011/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/02/13/grammys_red_carpet_dresses_2011 Every year, the Grammys recognize the year's best music and showcase some truly remarkable fashion. Some of it is stylish and smart, much of it is baffling -- all of it is fodder for Internet chatter. We're collecting the most noteworthy red carpet moments from the Grammys, and telling you what's being dissected on Twitter.

@Lord_Voldemort7: Lady Gaga has arrived to the Grammys hidden inside a cocoon. Listen Gaga, being "reborn" is my thing. Step the hell back.

@IsoulHarris:Why does Miranda Lambert look like a coal miner's daughter going to prom in a Rave dress?

 

@Oonamusic: Mumford & Sons look like a really nice group of young men who got high in the limo

 

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