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Congratulations to Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, who won last night's Grammy award for Best New Artist. He had previously acted ambivalently about the award, quoted in Billboard as saying, "We kind of said, 'Fuck ... read more �

Not many people seemed more shocked by Bon Iver's upset win for the Best New Artist Grammy Award than Bon Iver themselves, and in particular singer Justin Vernon, who spent an awkward few minutes on stage painfully and very publicly swallowing the words he spoke earlier this year criticizing the Grammys . "It's really hard to accept this award," Vernon told the audience at Los Angeles' Staples Center. "There's so much talent out here on the stage and there is a lot of talent that's not here tonight." True — but that's not why it's hard to [...]

As folk based as Bon Iver 's music is, Justin Vernon has garnered many hip hop connections over the years, so much so that The Roots contacted Vernon to stop by the "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" studio a few weeks ago to jam out with the band before the January 19th audience. The band recorded a rendition of "Bon Iver, Bon Iver" opener, "Perth," replacing its militaristic rising action with slow jam vibes. Vernon sings a new vocal line through an auto-tuner, while the band slowly rises in intensity. After the excellently transformed climax [...]

Seemingly out of nowhere, Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon appeared in a workout video trailer that appeared online this ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ watch-justin-vernons-new-worko ut-trailer-meet-his-/61488/