Grammys 2011: Cliffs Notes Version 1.0

A friend of mine informed me of another time Jennifer Hudson sang the Dolly Parton written I Will Always Love You, back in 2010 BET Awards honoring the great Ms. Houston. This is what we could have heard last night, had the producers of the Grammys not given Chris Brown two slots in the lineup. Clearly by the interaction of the two in this video, Jennifer had Whitney’s approval to tribute her.

Whitney, we love you.

And the performance of the night goes to….. Jennifer Hudson. Simply perfect.

Congratulations Adele for winning SIX Grammys! Music wins!

My only question is: why the hell did Chris Brown perform twice & Whitney Houston only receive half-of-a-song tribute?

The 2012 Grammy Nominations have been announced. Here they are:

Record Of The Year
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
Bon Iver – “Holocene”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
Katy Perry – “Firework”

Album Of The Year
Adele – “21″
Foo Fighters – “Wasting Light”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
Bruno Mars – “Doo-Wops & Hooligans”
Rihanna – “Loud”

Song Of The Year
“All Of The Lights” – Written by: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West. Performed by: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.
“Cave” – Written by: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston. Performed by: Mumford & Sons.
“Grenade” – Written by: Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters. Performed by: Bruno Mars.
“Holocene” – Written by: Justin Vernon, songwriter Performed by: Bon Iver.
“Rolling In The Deep” – Written by: Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters Performed by: Adele.

Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele – “Someone Like You”
Lady Gaga – “You And I”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Katy Perry – “Firework”
Pink – “[Expletive] Perfect”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – “Body And Soul”
The Black Keys – “Dearest”
Coldplay – “Paradise”
Foster The People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger

Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele – “21″
Cee Lo Green – “The Lady Killer”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans”
Rihanna – “Loud”

Best Dance Recording
Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech – “Raise Your Weapon”
Duck Sauce – “Barbra Streisand”
David Guetta & Avicii – “Sunshine”
Robyn – “Call Your Girlfriend”
Skrillex – “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Swedish House Mafia – “Save The World”

Best Dance/Electronica Album
Cut/Copy – “Zonoscope”
Deadmau5 – “4×4=12″
David Guetta – “Nothing But The Beat
Robyn – “Body Talk, Pt. 3″
Skrillex – “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”

Best Rock Performance
Coldplay – “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall”
The Decemberists – “Down By The Water”
Foo Fighters – “Walk”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
Radiohead – “Lotus Flower”

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Dream Theater – “On The Backs Of Angels”
Foo Fighters – “White Limo”
Mastodon – “Curl Of The Burl”
Megadeth – “Public Enemy No. 1″
Sum 41 – “Blood In My Eyes”

Best Rock Song
“The Cave” – Written by: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston. Performed by: Mumford & Sons.
“Down By The Water” – Written by: Colin Meloy. Performed by:The Decemberists.
“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” – Written by: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin. Performed by: Coldplay.
“Lotus Flower” – Written by: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke. Performed by: Radiohead.
“Walk” – Written by: Foo Fighters, Performed by: Foo Fighters.

Best Rock Album
Jeff Beck – “Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul”
Foo Fighters – “Wasting Light”
Kings Of Leon – “Come Around Sundown”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “I’m With You”
Wilco – “The Whole Love”

Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver – “Bon Iver”
Death Cab For Cutie – “Codes And Keys”
Foster The People – “Torches”
My Morning Jacket – “Circuital”
Radiohead – “The King Of Limbs”

Best Rap Performance
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look At Me Now”
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Otis”
Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”
Nicki Minaj & Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
Wiz Khalifa – “Black And Yellow”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyonce & Andre 3000 – “Party”
DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne- “I’m On One”
Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey – “I Need A Doctor”
Rihanna & Drake – “What’s My Name?”
Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne – “Motivation”
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie – “All Of The Lights”

Best Rap Song
“All Of The Lights” – Written By: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West. Performed by: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.
“Black And Yellow” – Written By: Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz. Performed by: Wiz Khalifa
“I Need A Doctor” – Written By: Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey. Performed by: Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey.
“Look At Me Now” – Written By: Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr. & Wesley Pentz. Performed by: Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes.
“Otis” – Written By: Shawn Carter & Kanye West. Performed by: Jay-Z & Kanye West.
“The Show Goes On” – Written By: Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Wasalu Muhammad Jaco. Performed by: Lupe Fiasco.

Best Rap Album
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Watch The Throne”
Lil Wayne – “Tha Carter IV”
Lupe Fiasco – “Lasers”
Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday”
Kanye West – “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”

And now, for my thoughts on last nights biggest award night in music:

Sara Bareilles, Rihanna, Jewel, Jennifer Hudson & Katy Perry all looked beautiful last night.
Lady Gaga- an egg? Seriously? No seriously! WTF. Over it. As a gay man myself, I don’t want your “gay anthem.” I seriously can’t even talk about her “hair whipping back and forth” on the stage (all she needed was Madonna’s matching spiral tits). And then thanking WHITNEY HOUSTON for Born This Way?? I just can’t.
The Aretha Franklin Tribute was the best performance of the night - and really set the standard high for everyone that followed it. Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, Yolanda Adams and Florence Welch all shined. And Christina’s performance was beyond incredible. Shame on her haters for missing the point today and only speaking about her fall last night. Did anyone even see it? I didn’t. They obviously missed the point.
I will admit: I’ve never been a fan of Justin Bieber. And last night just reaffirmed my disliking for him. His performance was weak, mediocre at best, and the sing-a-long with Jaden Smith was ridiculous (as was Willow Smith’s statement on the E! red carpet “It makes me happy knowing that my song is changing people’s lives.”) And then Usher joining him? Usher, what the hell happened to you? There was a day you used to be a great live performer. Oh wait, you must have lip-synced then. Go back to that. Awful, just awful.
Bruno Mars & Janelle Monae - I have nothing but love for you both. Your performances last night were truly great. Bruno, you re-worked your song Grenade in a beautiful & soulful way. And Janelle? You finally got the resignation you are so deserving of!
Lady Antebellum sounded amazing (as usual) and deserved every award they received last night.
Miranda Lambert? Not so much.
Cee-Lo Green gave us a memorable performance dressed like an Elton John Peacock and singing Forget You. Totally fun - except for Gwyneth’s awkward dance moves and nearly falling off the piano and breaking her neck (break a neck off a table).
Katy Perry actually sounded good. Though the video footage of her wedding was a tad self-involved, it was also sweet and cute during her performance of Not Like the Movies. So happy she didn’t perform Firework.
Rihanna’s performance w/ Drake (who I can’t stand) was really great. She’s definitely improved as a live singer. Her outfit also shows us she is embracing her Barbadian background.
Eminem, Rihanna, Dr. Dre and Skylar Grey break it down with Love the Way You Lie Pt. 2 and I Need A Doctor. Skylar, you’re talented girl - go solo already!
Best New Artist: Esperanza Spalding (who?). The Grammys give out their first Best New Artist to a Jazz performer. I like me some jazz but I do think Florence and the Machine was worthy of this award. Justin Bieber: take a lesson - don’t close your eyes when they are about to announce the winner. You only look like a fool (or maybe a baby doll). Honestly glad he didn’t win.
Mick Jagger - good performance. Bob Dylan? Ouch. Barbara Streisand? Rough beginning but you nailed it as you continued. Still don’t understand why she’s a gay icon though.
Arcade Fire? Yes I actually know who you are. Congrats on the win. You are hard working and can fill MSG. However, Eminem and Katy Perry both put out better albums last year. Just sayin’.
Fact: The Grammys were 3.5 hours long last night. They gave out a total of 109 award. They only telecasted TEN. Just sayin’.
Robyn was robbed of the Best Dance Song of 2010. Just sayin’.
Did you know Pink went home with a Grammy? As did Seal, India Arie and Herbie Hancock? Thanks to the Imagine Project Herbie put out last year, a beautiful rendition of John Lennon’s Imagine became a Grammy winner.

So happy this song won a Grammy!

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be air on February 13, 2011 — and the nominees have officially been announced! Eminem tops the most awards with 10 nods, including Record of the Year with his smash-hit duet with Rihanna and Album of the Year for Recovery. Some of Wonky Pop’s favorite artists are finally getting the recognition they are so deserving of. Ray LaMontagne’s Song of the Year for Beg, Steal or Borrow, Florence + Machine for Best New Artist, Sara Bareilles for Best Female Vocal Performance, Katy Perry for Best Pop Vocal Album, Robyn, Goldfrapp & LaRoux’s Best Dance Recording, Muse & Kings of Leon for Best Rock Performance for Duo/Group With Vocals. See who we’d like to win below (all Wonky Pop favorites are in red.)

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, Beyoncé, featured artist
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, featured artist

Song of the year (goes to writer)
Beg Steal Or Borrow, Ray LaMontagne
F*** You, Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars
The House That Built Me, Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin
Love The Way You Lie, Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers
Need You Now, Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott

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), Beyoncé
Chasing Pirates, Norah Jones
Bad Romance, Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream, Perry

Best male pop vocal performance
Haven’t Met You Yet, Michael Bublé
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’ (Regionals Version), 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 & Beyoncé
California Gurls, Perry & Snoop Dogg

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 dance recording
Rocket, Goldfrapp
In For The Kill, La Roux
Dance In The Dark, Lady Gaga
Only Girl (In The World), Rihanna
Dancing On My Own, Robyn ***YES YES YES!!!!****

Best traditional pop vocal album
Crazy Love, Michael Bublé
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, Neil 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 hard rock performance
A Looking In View, Alice In Chains
Let Me Hear You Scream, Ozzy Osbourne
Black Rain, Soundgarden
Between The Lines, Stone Temple Pilots
New Fang, Them Crooked Vultures

Best rock song
Angry World, Neil Young
Little Lion Man, Mumford & Sons
Radioactive, Kings Of Leon
Resistance, Muse
Tighten Up, 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 alternative music album
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms, Band Of Horses
Brothers, The Black Keys
Broken Bells, Broken Bells ***One of our top 10 albums for 2010!***
Contra, Vampire Weekend

Best female R&B vocal performance
Gone Already, Faith Evans
Bittersweet, Fantasia
Everything To Me, Monica
Tired, Kelly Price
Holding You Down (Going In Circles), Jazmine Sullivan

Best male R&B vocal performance
Second Chance, El DeBarge
Finding My Way Back, Jaheim
Why Would You Stay, Kem
We’re Still Friends, (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
There Goes My Baby, Usher

Best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals
Love, Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
Take My Time, Chris Brown & Tank
You’ve Got A Friend, Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
Shine, John Legend & The Roots
Soldier Of Love, Sade

Best traditional R&B vocal performance
When A Woman Loves, R. Kelly
Hang On In There, John Legend & The Roots
You’re So Amazing, Calvin Richardson
In Between, Ryan Shaw
Go [Live], Betty Wright

Best R&B song
Bittersweet, Fantasia
Finding My Way Back, Jaheim
Second Chance, El DeBarge
Shine, John Legend & The Roots
Why Would You Stay, Kem

Best R&B album
The Love & War Masterpeace, Raheem DeVaughn
Back To Me, Fantasia
Another Round, Jaheim
Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
Still Standing, Monica

Best contemporary R&B album
Graffiti, Chris Brown
Untitled, R. Kelly
Transition, Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid, Janelle Monáe ***SO DESERVES THIS!!!***
Raymond V Raymond, Usher

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
Shutterbugg, Big Boi & Cutty
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
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 Keith
Turning Home, David Nail
‘Til Summer Comes Around, Keith Urban
Gettin’ You Home, Chris Young

Best country performance by a duo or group with vocals
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

Best Americana album
The List, Rosanne Cash
Tin Can Trust, Los Lobos
Country Music, Willie Nelson
Band Of Joy, Robert Plant
You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples

Best compilation soundtrack album for motion picture, television or other visual media
Crazy Heart, Various Artists
Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Glee Cast
Tremé, Various Artists
True Blood—Volume 2, Various Artists
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Various Artists

The music industry suffered a tragic loss when news broke out on Christmas morning that The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, died of complications of pneumonia. The industry knew they had to pay tribute to him in a very big way but who they would ask to pay tribute to the legend himself was on everyone’s mind. Well, none other than Christina Aguilera was asked to step up to the plate and I must say, she hit a grand slam with her performance.

In a music world that feels it’s been dominated by auto-tune lately, it’s hard for some people to really recognize soul anymore. But nonetheless, her performance received great recognition and was voted in the Grammy books as the 3rd best performance of all time. ALL TIME! To sum up her performance I’ll quote an ad that I saw for the Grammy’s the following year: Thank you, Christina, for reintroducing our jaws to the floor.

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