Gold Derby's music experts Darrin Dortch and David Schnelwar reveal who will win and who should win in the category of Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. In the days to come, they will be predicting the rest of the top Grammy races. They already offered their picks and predix for Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, as well as the two dance-related categories: Best Electronic/Dance Album and Best Dance Recording. And they have also given their predictions for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Album, Best Rap Duo or Group, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Solo Performance. 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 &ldqu.
- 2/2/2011
- Gold Derby
Last week, I described the greatest purchase of my life ...Rick Derringer's 1958 tobacco sunburst Gibson Les Paul. Working two jobs and saving money for over a year, I paid $650 on May 2nd, 1972, for a guitar now worth six figures... Here's the story of how Jeff Beck tried to intimidate me into selling it to him... Poor Rick Derringer! About 5 months after selling me his 'back up' 1958 Les Paul, someone on the guitar grapevine told me that Rick's 'main' guitar, a 1959 cherry-sunburst Les Paul had been stolen. This was an all-too-common occurrence for rock stars on the road back then. Airlines, in particular, were notorious for "losing" or destroying guitars. One afternoon, just before the holidays, my phone rang. It was Rick. With a sort of tired, apologetic, voice-of-authority, he said, "Hey kid, look, I'm sorry, I really am,...
- 10/5/2010
- by Binky Philips
- Huffington Post
Album of the Year: "Fearless," Taylor Swift
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Halo," Beyoncé
Song of the Year: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Songwriters Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart
Best Solo Rock Performance: "Working on a Dream," Bruce Springsteen
Record of the Year: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
Best Country Album: "Fearless" Taylor Swift
Best Rock Album: "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day
Best Hard Rock Performance: "War Machine," AC...
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Halo," Beyoncé
Song of the Year: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Songwriters Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart
Best Solo Rock Performance: "Working on a Dream," Bruce Springsteen
Record of the Year: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
Best Country Album: "Fearless" Taylor Swift
Best Rock Album: "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day
Best Hard Rock Performance: "War Machine," AC...
- 2/1/2010
- Extra
Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Kings of Leon and Green Day earned top honors at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night, but it was the performances that truly earned the crowd's respect and admiration on music's biggest night. Click Here for the list of tonight's winners. Taylor Swift's Fearless was named Album of the Year over tough competition in Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and the Dave Matthews Band. The exuberant 20-year-old told the crowd, "Our families are freaking out in their living rooms. … This is the story we're going to be telling over and over again." Fearless also picked up Best Country Album, and the young performer said, "I just feel like I'm standing here accepting an impossible dream." Of the other major awards handed out, Beyonce picked up Song of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Halo,...
- 2/1/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Beyonce took home the most hardware with six wins to her credit, but Taylor Swift took home Album of the Year for "Fearless."
Here's the list of the winners in the major categories:
Record Of The Year
"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band...
Here's the list of the winners in the major categories:
Record Of The Year
"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band...
- 2/1/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Good evening everybody, and welcome to the live blog for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, which are beaming live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Though a handful of awards have already been handed out, the big contests tonight will include only the biggest superstars in music, including Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Jay-z, Eminem and countless others.
(Click here for all the hottest photos from the Grammy Awards red carpet!)
Tonight will also be about the live performances, including an all-star tribute to the late Michael Jackson in addition to a surprise duet partner for Lady Gaga and a hip-hop tag-team with Lil Wayne, Drake, Travis Barker and Eminem. So stay right here for the blow-by-blow of music's biggest night, and be sure to stay tuned to MTV News for the rest of the big stories coming out of tonight. And as always, make your voice heard in the comments below!
(Click here for all the hottest photos from the Grammy Awards red carpet!)
Tonight will also be about the live performances, including an all-star tribute to the late Michael Jackson in addition to a surprise duet partner for Lady Gaga and a hip-hop tag-team with Lil Wayne, Drake, Travis Barker and Eminem. So stay right here for the blow-by-blow of music's biggest night, and be sure to stay tuned to MTV News for the rest of the big stories coming out of tonight. And as always, make your voice heard in the comments below!
- 2/1/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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