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Filed under: News Kevin Winter/Getty Images No matter what Courtney Love says, Dave Grohl seems to be a pretty likable guy by our standards. Proving that his status as gigantic Grammy magnet has not taken a toll on his manners, Grohl recently posted a thank-you letter to his fans on the Foo Fighters website . In a missive titled 'Hey everybody, Dave here,' the singer takes a moment to [...]

It's going to be hard throwing a swanky awards bash in this economic climate. The temptation to be showy and flash must be avoided at all costs, while still keeping a sense of dignity. How are the Grammy organisers going with that? Oh, yes. That ugly wrist choker is the official Grammy "timepiece" (implying there's no Grammy cuckoo clock this year) and comes in at just $1,395. As ever, here's the full list of nominations; leap over to get to the chattery bit [...]

Filed under: Music Appreciation Getty (2) Glenn Beck is a true believer when it comes to British rockers Muse . Though the band have specifically asked Beck back off -- in 2009, Beck even admitted to his listeners, "They would like me to retract my endorsement" -- the right-wing broadcaster continues to publicly tip his hat to Matthew Bellamy and band. His latest fanboy fiasco occurred on Grammy night after Muse performed 'Uprising' before nabbing the [...]

Filed under: Music Appreciation Michael Tran, FilmMagic | Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images Though John Legend spent much of Grammy night posing for photographers while clutching an armful of awards, the R&B crooner was all too happy to temporarily swap his golden gramophones for a mobile device so he could salute fellow winners Arcade Fire . "Congratulations to @arcadefire for Album of the Year!" Legend tweeted soon after the Montreal collective nabbed [...]

Grammy Ticket This past weekend I was in LA for the Grammy's , as I've mentioned in a couple previous posts . It was amazing to be in the sunny city and to be a part of such an important night in music. Saturday night I went to the pre-grammy OM Records Groove Armada DJ set at the Supper Club, which was probably everything you'd picture it to be - strobe lights, a smoke machine, heavy techno and inappropriate dancing. Following that I made it over [...]

Grammy Ticket This past weekend I was in LA for the Grammy's , as I've mentioned in a couple previous posts . It was amazing to be in the sunny city and to be a part of such an important night in music. Saturday night I went to the pre-grammy OM Records Groove Armada DJ set at the Supper Club, which was probably everything you'd picture it to be - strobe lights, a smoke machine, heavy techno and inappropriate dancing. Following that I made it over [...]

I'm sure you all watched the Grammys a few days ago and a lot of people will agree it was quite dissatisfying this year especially in terms of performances.. but anyhow one of the main things that was quite strange was when Esperanza Spalding knocked Justin Bieber and Drake out of the running and won [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Awards Dave Hogan, Getty Images When Arcade Fire 's Win Butler exclaimed "What the hell?!?" after his merry band of Canadian indie rockers won the Best Album Grammy -- a feat they repeated two nights later at the Brit Awards , taking Best International Group and Best International Album -- he wasn't the only one. The insta-viral [...]

It seems like nobody can stop talking about the Grammy's this year and the unexpected wins. For some the outcome was a big upset for many, while others found it ground breaking at an award show that seems to always reward the biggest name. So Justin Beiber didn't win best new artist, if he's good enough to stay in the game - which many believe he is - then his time will come. Neil Young and Mavis Staples won their FIRST ever Grammy's this year and do you know how long they've been recording for? The iconic [...]

It seems like nobody can stop talking about the Grammy's this year and the unexpected wins. For some the outcome was a big upset for many, while others found it ground breaking at an award show that seems to always reward the biggest name. So Justin Beiber didn't win best new artist, if he's good enough to stay in the game - which many believe he is - then his time will come. Neil Young and Mavis Staples won their FIRST ever Grammy's this year and do you know how long they've been recording for? The iconic [...]

Filed under: News Jason Merritt, Getty Images The Black Keys may have pocketed a pair of golden trophies (three if you count their win for Best Packaging) at the Grammys , but for drummer Patrick Carney, the weekend left him with an even better memory. As UsMagazine.com reports, the 30-year-old Carney got engaged to his girlfriend, Emily Ward, while the couple was in Los Angeles just 24 hours before the music-awards [...]

"E il premio va...agli Arcade Fire !". La reazione del popolo di Twitter alla vittoria del gruppo canadese ai Grammy Awards di due sere fa è stata pressoché unanime: "Chi?". Gli Arcade Fire si sono aggiudicati una delle statuette più ambite (' Miglior Album dell'Anno ') nonostante gareggiassero contro dei pesi massimi come Eminem , Lady Gaga e Katy Perry , tutti artisti i cui ultimi album hanno venduto milioni di copie. Negli Stati Uniti ' The Suburbs ', l'ultima fatica della band di Montreal, di copie ne ha [...]

Wow. A Merge Records band won 'Album of the Year'! That's cool! Congratulations to Arcade Fire . Phoenix New Times music writer Mike Escoto wrote today: "I'd like to think that somewhere in Phoenix right now, someone who owns a radio station is thinking that, given an indie band won a Grammy, maybe an indie rock radio station wouldn't be such a bad idea for this city after all. I'd like to think that somewhere someone has stopped listening to Nickelback and is now listening to Arcade Fire. I'd [...]

Filed under: News , Holy Hell , Awards WireImage, FilmMagic Aside from Arcade Fire 's Album of the Year triumph , Esperanza Spalding 's Best New Artist win at the Grammys was the most surprising part of Sunday's awards ceremony. The 26-year-old beat out Justin Bieber , Drake , Mumford and Sons and Florence and the Machine in the category, sending the Twitterverse into [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Awards Jason Merritt, Getty Images With the pitter-patter of little feet on the horizon, Matt Bellamy -- who is expecting a child with actress Kate Hudson -- says that Muse 's next album will feature at least one baby-inspired number. Bellamy spoke of the plan for the follow-up to 'The Resistance' at last night's Grammy Awards, where the UK act snagged Best [...]

Image via: ConcreteLoop In what seemed as a last minute filler, the Grammy society had Rihanna perform her #1 single, "What's My Name," with Drake . "RAMPIN'." STEAMY. SEX. All of that and more is what Rihanna and Drake displayed on stage last night at the 2011 Grammy Awards. While not as good as her 2010 American Music Awards performance, the wining and grin'in' Rihanna was doing on Drake was a naughty but pleasant reminder that the island gal isn't as stiff as a piece of 2�4 when it comes [...]

This year's Grammy Awards were not as memorable as we thought it would had have been but nonetheless there were some performances to be remembered. The list goes a little something like this: Aretha Franklin tribute performed by Martina McBride, Yolanda Adams, Christina Aguilera, Florence Welch and Jennifer Hudson Lady Antebellum Medley Cee-Lo & Gwyneth Paltrow "Song otherwise known as 'Forget You'" Mumford & Sons "The Cave" Arcade Fire "Month of May" Mick Jagger & Raphael Saadiq "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" [...]

Ok so let's get to this; last night was the 2011 Grammy Awards. The music industry's most popular and talented were out in full fashion. There was one Lady in attendance who always does the most. Enough done to write an entire post about. Lady GaGa, yes the mega machine of hype started early for her,this past weekend. Her new single, "Born This Way," broke so many records, so quickly. The single has already sold 500,000 copies, went to #1 in all 23 of the iTunes stores and having [...]

The Grammys were last night and my oh my were there a few surprises. Highlights of the show included Katy Perry bringing her grandma to the show, Florence and The Machine,  Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons and Christina Aguilera - who remembered all the lyrics  - taking the stage at the Staples Center.  There was also Lady Gaga and an alien egg.  And singing puppets. Yes, it was a good night. There were also awards given out and finally artists who deserved the recognition got it. Like Arcade Fire, The Black Keys and La [...]

Filed under: News , Awards , Between the Notes WireImage | Getty Images It's great Lady Gaga found her groove -- the world is a richer, weirder place because she did -- but consider what might have happened if she hadn't. Accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album midway through Sunday night's telecast of the 2011 Grammy Awards, Gaga said she wrote 'Born This Way,' her latest single, with, no, not Madonna [...]