Monday, February 14, 2011

Grammy Red Carpet 2011 - Prelude

Well, the Grammy's were, once again, the place to let your inner freak out for the world to see (although some of these folks have been letting that inner freak out just a little too often). Between Lady Gaga's egg, Nicki Minaj's bride-of-Frankenstein wig, and Rihanna's "I don't wear underwear" gown, it's a tough call for worst dressed.
Leopard print was the cringe-worthy trend of the night. It was everywhere. On men, women, boys, and ALL OVER Nicki Minaj.

I don't have the time, nor energy to get a full recap posted tonight, but I promise - I have a lot to say about what was going on at that award show last night. I will post the complete review of all the craziness as soon as I get rid of this stupid headache!

Stay tuned!!!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Grammy Nominees 2011

The Grammy Awards are less than 48 hours away. The highlighted nominees are who I want to win. The ones with the * are the ones I think will win. Share your picks below in the comments. Some categories have been left out, basically because there was a severe lack of caring about them on my part. There are 109 categories - I honestly only care about 3.

Record of the Year:
Nothin' on You - B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars
Love the Way You Lie - Eminem featuring Rihanna
F*** You - Cee Lo Green
Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum *

Album of the Year:
The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
Recovery - Eminem *
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

Song of the Year: 
Beg Steal Or Borrow - Ray LaMontagne (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
F*** You - Brady Brown, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars (Cee Lo Green)
The House That Built Me - Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin (Miranda Lambert)
Love the Way You Lie - Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers (Eminem featuring Rihanna)
Need You Now - Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum) *

Best New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake *
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
King of Anything - Sara Bareilles
Halo (Live) - Beyonce
Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga *
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble
This Is It - Michael Jackson *
Whataya Want From Me - Adam Lambert
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Half of My Heart - John Mayer

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals:
Don't Stop Believin' - Glee Cast
Misery - Maroon 5
The Only Exception - Paramore
Babyfather - Sade
Hey, Soul Sister (Live) - Train *

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: 
Airplanes, Part II - B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams *
Imagine - Herbie Hancock, Pink, India Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
If It Wasn't For Bad - Elton John & Leon Russell
Telephone - Lady Gaga & Beyonce
California Gurls - Kary Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Flow - Laurie Anderson
Nessun Dorma - Jeff Beck *
No Mystery - Stanley Clarke
Orchestral Intro - Gorillaz
Sleepwalk - The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Vocal Album:
My World 2.0 - Justin Bieber
I Dreamed A Dream - Susan Boyle
The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga *
Battle Studies - John Mayer
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Crazy Love - Michael Buble
The Greatest Love Songs of All Time - Barry Manilow *
Let it Be Me: Mathis in Nashville - Johnny Mathis
Fly Me to the Moon...The Great American Songbook: Volume V - Rod Stewart
Love Is the Answer - Barbra Streisand

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance:
Run Back to Your Side - Eric Clapton
Crossroads - John Mayer
Helter Skelter - Paul McCartney *
Silver Rider - Robert Plant
Angry World - Niel Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals:
Ready to Start - Arcade Fire
I Put a Spell on You - Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
Tighten Up - The Black Keys
Radioactive - Kings of Leon
Resistance - Muse *

Best Rock Song:
Angry World - Neil Young (Neil Young)
Little Lion Man - Ted Dwayne, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston (Mumford & Sons)
Radioactive - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
Resistance - Matthew Bellamy (Muse) *
Tighten Up - Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album:
Emotion & Commotion - Jeff Beck
The Resistance - Muse *
Backspacer - Pearl Jam
Mojo - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Le Noise - Neil Young

Best Rap Solo Performance:
Over - Drake
Not Afraid - Eminem *
How Low - Ludacris
I'm Back - T.I.
Power - Kanye West

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group:
Shutterbug - Big Boi, Bosko, Cutty & Mouche
Fancy - Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz *
On To the Next One - Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
My Chick Bad - Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
Lose My Mind - Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Nothin' On You - B.o.B. & Bruno Mars
Deuces - Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love the Way You Lie - Eminem & Rihanna
Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys *
Wake Up Everybody - John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song:
Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Love the Way You Lie - Eminem & Rihanna
Not Afraid - Eminem
Nothin' On You - B.o.B. & Bruno Mars
On To the Next One - Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap Album: (With the exception of Drake, every one of these deserves a Grammy)
The Adventures of Bobby Ray - B.o.B.
Thank Me Later - Drake
Recovery - Eminem *
The Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z
How I Got Over - The Roots

Best Female Country Vocal Performance:
Satisfied - Jewel
The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert *
Swingin' - LeAnn Rimes
Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood
I'd Love To Be Your Last - Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance:
Macon - Jamey Johnson
Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) - Toby Kieth *
Turning Home - David Nail
'Til Summer Comes Around - Keith Urban
Gettin' You Home - Chris Young

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group:
Free - Zac Brown Band
Elizabeth - Dailey & Vincent
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum *
Little White Church - Little Big Town
Where Rainbows Never Die - The SteelDrivers

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals:
Bad Angel - Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
Pride (In the Name of Love) - Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
As She's Walking Away - Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Hillbilly Bone - Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins *
I Run to You - Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Song:
The Breath You Take - George Strait *
Free - Zac Brown Band
The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert
I'd Love to be Your Last - Gretchen Wilson
If I Die Young - The Band Perry
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum 

Best Country Album:
Up On The Ridge - Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song - Jamey Johnson
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum *
Revolution - Miranda Lambert

Ok, that's all I can handle. Thoughts? Is there going to be an Eminem or Lady Antebellum sweep? Maybe they both get shut out? 
Personally, I'm hoping that Lady Antebellum gets shut out because I just don't get the appeal. There is a much better choice in every category they are nominated in.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

How crazy can the red carpet get?

Here's the plan to make this red carpet thing a little more fun:


The Grammy's are this weekend and there are usually some pretty outrageous styles. So, I want you to pay attention to all of the most outrageous looks from this and all other major red carpet events throughout the year. 


Toward the end of August, I will compile all of the craziest, over-the-top styles, and you will choose your favorite. The winner will be my Halloween costume this fall. 


Keep that in mind while watching the red carpet on Sunday. 


None of these are eligible (they are all last year's events), but this is kinda the craziness I'm looking for!




I just pray Lady Gaga doesn't show up anywhere in raw meat again...