Woo hoo, it’s the 48th Annual Grammys tonight. Stereogum knows it’s hard to get excited about an awards ceremony in which Paul McCartney received his 10th Album Of The Year nomination since leaving the Beatles (10?!).
Quick primer:
Eligibility “year” is 10/1/04 to 9/30/05. That’s why no Ariel Pink! Mariah, Kanye, and John Legend lead with eight nods each. Here are the only categories we care about:RECORD OF THE YEAR
Award to the Artist (and Producers/Engineers/Mixers).
Mariah Carey “We Belong Together”
Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul “Feel Good Inc”
Green Day “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams”
Gwen Stefanni “Hollaback Girl”
Kanye West “Gold Digger” SONG OF THE YEAR
Award to the Songwriter.
Rascal Flatts “Bless The Broken Road”
Bruce Springsten “Devils & Dust”
John Legend “Ordinary People”
U2 “Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own”
Mariah Carey “We Belong Together” ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Award to the Artist and Album Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Mastering Engineer/Jesus/Etc…
Mariah Carey The Emancipation Of Mimi
Paul McCartney Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
Gwen Stefani Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
U2 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Kanye West Late Registration BEST NEW ARTIST
Award to the act who establishes its public identity during the elibiligy period. Winner will never be heard from again.
Ciara
Fall Out Boy
Keane
John Legend
SugarLand BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
The nominating comittee never listened to the following albums, but some members read about Canada Rock in Newsweek and their grandkids like The O.C.
The Arcade Fire Funeral
Beck Guero
Death Cab For Cutie Plans
Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better
The White Stripes Get Behind Me Satan Other areas of note:
Killers & White Stripes duke it out in Best Pop – Duo Or Group, but will lose to Maroon 5.
LCD Soundsystem: Nabbed two Dance noms.
Coldplay: Got serverd … only three noms in rock categories.
Gorillaz: (1) “Dirty Harry” competes in Best R&B Song. (2) Animated act PERFORMS LIVE WITH MADONNA during the broadcast. WTF on both counts.
Blogger faves Arcade Fire (also nominated for Best Song For Motion Picture or Television), have tough competition. Frontman Win Butler isn’t feeling lucky. Via Rolling Stone:
ROLLING STONE: What was your reaction when you heard about your nominations?
WIN BUTLER: It’s cool, but it’s not like something that you’re really thinking about when you’re making music.ROLLING STONE: Was there disbelief?
WIN BUTLER: No, it was more like, “Didn’t our record come out last year?” It didn’t really catch on in the States until 2005, though. At least we’re not like one of those bands that’s been around for, like, fifteen years and gets nominated for Best New Artist.ROLLING STONE: If you guys win, who is the first person you’d thank?
WIN BUTLER: I’ll make Regine do a little dance or something. But I really don’t think we have much of a chance of winning, because the voting panel doesn’t have to listen to the album or anything. It seems like less people would know our album than most of the other albums that we’re up against.ROLLING STONE: Who would you most want to be paired with for a Grammy performance?
WIN BUTLER: We just played with U2 — that was pretty cool. We opened for them in Montreal, and we did a Joy Division cover with them. Maybe I’d try that again so we could nail it, because we only got to practice it in the backstage room.ROLLING STONE: Any artists that you think should have been nominated?
WIN BUTLER: Wolf Parade is amazing. There’s a song on their album called “I’ll Believe in Anything” that’s the best thing I’ve heard this year.
Obligatory YouTube: Aracde Fire late night in Union Square covering “Boys Don’t Cry”…
Instead of me live-blogging the Grammys — let’s do it together. Post your comments during the show (yeah, I know you’re too cool too watch … this applies to those who tune in).
Stereogum’s Grammy Drinking Game
Take a drink everytime Kanye thanks himself in an acceptance speech.
Photos, videos, & post-show commentary after the jump.
Will someone buy Madonna a new outfit?
Watch Madge & Murdoch…
BIG WINNERS
U2′s Bomb blew away the competition, garnering the group five awards. Mariah, Kanye, Alison Krauss, and John Legend got three (that’s Alison’s 20th, for those keeping score). Kelly Clarkson, Damian Marley, Chemical Brothers, and Stevie Wonder got two.
RANDOM THOUGHTS
…but he later joined Jay-Z & Chester Bennington for an awkward “Yesterday.” Jigga’s “Yeah”s and “Uh Huh”s really made it really special [insert sarcasm emoticon.] Watch:
“I know I have the whole country confused … When I was a little boy, I said to my mom, ‘I’m gonna make it to the top of the socio-economic ladder … I will be a star.’ [beat] ‘And immediately go back to Africa.’”
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You gotta admit, there’s not a lot of reasons to watch tonight.
How come people don’t go “first” anymore? Is it because it’s so 2005?
Is anyone watching E!’s “green carpet coverage”? They just interviewed Death Cab, and while Ben was talking, they put him in a little circle in the corner of the screen while a voluptuous black woman posed scandalously for photographers. Hilarious.
Also, Ben’s suit was effing sweet.
“Wolf Parade is amazing. There’s a song on their album called “I’ll Believe in Anything” that’s the best thing I’ve heard this year.”
That just made me like Arcade Fire even more.
Win couldn’t be any more correct about “I’ll Believe In Anything”.
holy hell i thought that arcade fire shot from an old entry was just a crappy cameraphone shot!! i had no IDEA there was an actual performance!
christ
i love arcade fire, and i get that it’s a low quality ripped performance, and admittedly i don’t have the context of that performance… but that seriously reminded me more of hanging out behind my high school than it did the majesty of ‘funeral’.
Oh, I can’t wait to see the winner for Alt. Album. Hopefully it’s death cab. They’ve done enough, they deserve it. I saw that tight suit that someone mentioned above. It is truely amazing.
Arcade Fire had better win for Alternative album. It’s the best album up for the Grammys this year. The Wolf Parade thing is right on, I’ll Believe Anything should be up for some kind of award.
0MG t3h fall 0ut boi bettR win !
on a serious note, i’m glad win seemed relatively offended at his nominiation haha. the grammies are a joke.
Okay so Madonna just popped up from the ground next to the animated Gorillaz characters.
I’m utterly confused.
I really don’t think that this is worth watching any further.
I can’t seem to allow myself to turn this shit off though. It’s the whole… “watching a horrible accident” effect.
Okay, I’m still getting over Madonna walking in front and BEHIND the Gorillaz. That, and Madonna’s girdle…
The winner for alternative album will be the most marketable. My bet is on Beck but my heart is with Arcade Fire.
obviously the white stripes won alternative album.
WAY TO GO KELLY!
the “I’d like to thank God” count: 0
Just imagine coldplay and paltrow naked together.
hmmm…do i turn the tv from watching project runway on bravo to watch the travesty that’s called “music’s biggest night”?
no thanks. you guys have fun.
Kanye West Drinking Game:
Thanks Himself: 1 drink.
Thanks God: 1 drink.
Thanks his Mom: 1 drink.
Makes comments about our President being racist: Chug bottle.
> Kanye West Drinking Game:
> Thanks Himself: 1 drink.
> Thanks God: 1 drink.
> Thanks his Mom: 1 drink.
> Makes comments about our President being
> racist: Chug bottle.
Haaa. I can’t wait to hear his response to Muhammad cartoons.
F all of you, pitchfork said it right – coldplay is the feeling mans rock band – that may not be a great compliment but I will take it
Entertainment Weekly has posted the winners already…WTF?
http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1157921_4_0_,00.html
Best start drinking now, cuz it looks like Kanye is gonna be thanking himself alot.
Female Pop Vocal Performance
”Since U Been Gone,” Kelly Clarkson
Male Pop Vocal Performance
”From the Bottom of My Heart,” Stevie Wonder
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
”This Love,” Maroon 5
Solo Rock Vocal Performance
”Devils & Dust,” Bruce Springsteen
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
”Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own,” U2
Rock Song
”City of Blinding Lights,” U2
Alternative Music Album
Get Behind Me Satan, The White Stripes
Female R&B Vocal Performance
”We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
”So Amazing,” Beyoncé & Stevie Wonder
R&B Song
”We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey
R&B Album
Get Lifted, John Legend
Contemporary R&B Album
The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey
Rap Solo Performance
”Gold Digger,” Kanye West
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
”Don’t Phunk With My Heart,” The Black Eyed Peas
Rap Song
”Diamonds From Sierra Leone,” Kanye West
Female Country Vocal Performance
”The Connection,” Emmylou Harris
Male Country Vocal Performance
”You’ll Think of Me,” Keith Urban
Bono just said that Vertigo is a song that “makes you want to burn your house to the ground”. I guess I’d have to agree.
Mary J. Wrong Register
Everyone is just praying for Kayne to say something ridiculous.
Thanks Himself: 0
Thanks God: 1
Thanks his Mom: 1
Comments on racism: 0
why do I always spell Kanye wrong?
What happened to Jon Stewart?
That Kelly Clarkson performance just now?
Further proof that she should have been nominated for more grammys than she was.
Has Sir Paul ever dusted off Helter Skelter for his generally zzzzzworthy live performances?! I’m as cynical as they come but I am dorking out with goosebumps right now.
Mesa Boogie,Y’all.
I am impressed with Sir Paul’s Helter Skelter.
Who’s the burn victim playing guitar with him?
The Black eyed nigga please.
How does Love- Hewitt still get invited to these events?
Mesa Boogie,Y’all.
I am impressed with Sir Paul’s Helter Skelter.
Who’s the burn victim playing guitar with him?
The Black eyed nigga please.
How does Love- Hewitt still get invited to these events?
You know, John Legend deserved it. Playing the piano is hard work, and he does it well.
so what’s the deal with noodle and madonna
It seems as if McCartney just sold himself to a new generation of music fans. Sandwiched between Kelly Clarkson and Black Eyed Peas, the old man just rocked out. I was impressed. I wasn’t sure he could do it at his age, but by the end of the song he was in rare form in terms of vocals.
the black eyed peas make me hurt inside.
‘my dog jamie fox’
‘my man john legend’
‘my pimp mario’
‘oh yeah, and stevie wonder’.
Turns out John Legend would just like to “take it slow.”
Come on, Mariah- Bring the Crazy!
Oh, no. Mariah Carey confessional time…? These “honest, conversational” introductions seem a bit melodramatic. Again, where is Jon Stewart. Maybe I’m out of the loop, but wasn’t dude supposed to host this gig?
Mariah could do the majority of her new album without even switching up the beat…
“‘my dog jamie fox’
‘my man john legend’
‘my pimp mario’
‘oh yeah, and stevie wonder’.”
I believe it was “My ninja Mario.”
Why do the other two stand like they are in The Matricies?
What did he say about mexican and a shirt? They messed UP the roll call nominee thing dude.
Well, Mariah has officially out-divad Mary J. Blige. Going off in front of a gospel choir is significantly more divafied that going off in front of U2. I think.
Anybody have links to videos of the performances?
boomerpetway-
stewart’s hosting the oscars. that one’s for movies. whole other medium.
That’s 2 for Kelly Clarkson, what is wrong with the world?
Jon Stewart is hosting the Academy Awards, boomerpetway.Unfortunately, Jon is the only thing that could save this shiz.
Mark
Thanks. Apparently, I get they years 2001 and 2006 mixed up easily. He has hosted a couple of times before, right?
This country man song has the same melody as Torn by Imbruglia right??????
Time for mandatory country music time.
Interesting that jay-z chose not to speak after winning.
I’d choose not to speak too if I was the best rapper alive and made an album with one of the worst rock bands alive.
im studying for an exam tomorrow, my only excuse for not watching the grammys
holy fuck. was that sly stone???
Yeah, what was the DEAL with the mohawk? The sound balancing was terrible, you couldn’t even hear him… or half the people singing.
Joss Stone, John Legend, Maroon 5, will.i.am, Aerosmith (wtf?), but where is the man himself? Sly Stone. Haven’t seen the man since I watched his cracked out appearance on the Dick Cavett show via utube (check it out). I do like that they started out with “family affair”, but it could have used a little Sly.
Nevermind there he is. And apparently, dude has been cracked out since that day on the Dick Cavett show.
Unexpected collaboration: Aerosmith, Santana, and Sly Stone? Who’d a thunk it would actually be somewhat entertaining. At the end there it got a little “we are the world” but… a spectacle for sure.
The mohawk made Mariah look sane.
Jay-Z and Linkin Park are performing?!
hahaha yesss.
So the Hova, LP and Sir Paul join forces? Jesus H. Bad Combo.
linkin park and sir paul.
McCartney is playing the part of the everyman tonight. First he rocked out hard, then he joined jay-z and lincoln park on stage. And during the breaks he’s been selling credit cards. All things to all people. Or something.
I wondered why JayZ was wearing the Lennon T-shirt.
out of George Harrison shirts?
For the record, I’ve seen Macca a number of times since he’s started touring again and he’s actually gotten steadily better. He plays “Helter Skelter” in pretty much every show now. I’m sorry if you think Paul is ZZZZworthy. I guess Animal Collective is a bit more exciting. But I will agree, pairing him with Jay-Z and dude from Linkin Park is a bad decision, but the dude needs street cred, I suppose.
Is it just me, or does the Boss need more cowbell?
michelle williams’, like the new peter jackson, reminds me of skeletor.
can someone please make a joke about bono’s hat/the comment ‘if you think this away has gone to our head, it already has!’?
michelle williams’, like the new peter jackson, reminds me of skeletor.
can someone please make a joke about bono’s hat/the comment ‘if you think this award has gone to our head, it already has!’?
So did they just blank out “Busta” from Gold Digger?
Aw, I love the Beatles, Fed-Ex Pope, and didn’t mean to come across as too harsh on the guy. I remember being disappointed by “greatest hits medley” Superbowl performance last year, and the song he did before Helter Skelter tonight left me cold. I’m delighted that he can still rock out. (And I seriously could not tell you one Animal Collective song… wha? who? huh? Speak up, Sonny, my hearing aid is rusty!)
That performance just made it all worth while. Hell yes.
Gold diggas against broke niggas. I want more.
Did anyone else catch Jamie Foxx brutally butcher a line from “Gold Digger” and then give off a hearty laugh? I did. He’s laughing all the way to the bank.
Of course Billy Joe was nervous when he got that Grammy. Kanye’s totally going to jump his ass when he gets off stage. That’s a reaction I would have LOVED to have seen on camera.
Speaking of Skeletor, what’s up with Sheryl Crow’s chest?
Aw Kat, I’m sorry, I’ll defend Paul till the grave. I didn’t mean to come off angry or anything, but I might have. haha…
Paul has been reluctant to pull out some of the rockier White Album era and Beatles stuff until the past year or so in his live shows. It’s good to see him bringing them back, because a new generation needs to hear them before it’s too late. I know that sounds lame or trite, but it’s true.
“Of course Billy Joe was nervous when he got that Grammy. Kanye’s totally going to jump his ass when he gets off stage. That’s a reaction I would have LOVED to have seen on camera.”
When they showed him backstage, you could tell Kanye wanted that one real bad.
Something wasn’t quite jiving during Sir Paul’s performance of “fine line.” It’s a much better song than that, and it sounded like shite live. He threw the doors open on “helter skelter” though.
what a strangely tune-less song… (xtina and hancock)
I hope somebody ups videos of McCartney playing both songs
Not the one with Jay-Z though. . .no need to see that twice
“out of george harrison shirts”
Greg, I think I love you.
Wa Wa Wee Wa! John Legend Won best new artist! Not falloutboy :(
Hasn’t Fallout Boy been around for a while? I remember hearing about them way back when there was only 1000 Hot Topics.
Sly Stone didnt really react well to those lights i guess… http://www.pondracket.com
oldest mohawk ever
Damn, i really wanted Fall Out Boy to win best new artist. I was hoping that would make them go away. :(
nnnnooooooo!!!
not bono! anyone but bono!
Oh, U2 wins Album of the Year….Yeah, they totally deserve that. Atomic Bomb is just that, the bomb. Oh, I’m also joking hardcore.
Oh God. They’ve let Bono loose.
And did Paul McCartney look confused when Bono said he discovered America!
Well I’m honestly just glad that hollerback girl didn’t win. Whenever I see her now I think of her (ex?)bandmates and that vid they made in the 90′s when the writing was already on the wall.
Better plugs: Bono or McConaughey
Of those nominated for album of the year, U2 is the obvious choice, and the only one IMO. I know this isn’t U2′s best album, but certainly better than the other 4.
Anybody have an MP3 of the public humiliation and mutilation of “A Family Affair”. Sly Stone is rolling in his grave. Even though he is still alive, he’s rolling in it. And grave dirt ain’t kind to that eff-ed up ‘do.
Any time Mariah brings out a choir to perform with her, everybody in the room should finish off their bottles.
God bless YouTube: Macca, HOVA and Linkin Park @ the Grammys.
http://www.youtube.com/?v=Id6XMTxqHiw
So the Grammys are over. I think we can all agree that watching the Grammys to see the awards is a moot point. Only a handful of the awards are distributed during the massive 3+ hour block, and most of the nominees/winners are undeserving. Anyways, this years Grammys were a step above most recent years. It seems like the ceremony tried to get back on its feet by awarding an unnecessary amount of lifetime achievement awards to the likes of deserving fellows like Bowie and what not. But, as I was saying that since the awards are laughable, the true joy in watching the Grammys is in the performances, which were actually watchable this year. Look at Kanye’s performance–It was incredible. John Legend and Bruce Springsteen were great as well. In fact, most of the performances were very good. I even found myself enjoying the Keith Urban piece. Although, in the midst of all this fun were a few slip ups, starting with the Sly Stone embarrassment. Wow, this mash up of songs was unbearable, full of awkward celebrities trying to squeeze out noises that remotely sounded similar to Sly. The only artist in the line up to praise was American Idol winner Fantasia, with her raspy voice. And then out comes Sly, himself. Wow, what a freak! Seriously, this man has had some serious problems over the past decade. The world does not need the return of Mr. Stone. This massive man was dressed in God knows what, with a giant silver Mohawk upon his head. Speaking of which, what was with his head? It seemed as If it had oddly been glued to his chest. The man starts to play piano and misses all his lines, barley singing a few words. Towards the finale, he runs off the stage, leaving the odd assortment of ‘celebrities’ trying to cover for him. This tragic moment was shameful. The most horrible tribute to a music legend I’ve ever seen. Next we have a retired Jay-Z performing with a rock band that has thankfully fallen off the face of radio. Ummm?Can some one tell me why we are celebrating a bad mash up from two years ago? And, suddenly, Sir Paul appears. The only joy I found in this was the fact that there is now a ‘legal’ Jay-Z/Beatles mash up. As for the awards, what was with the u2 sweep? Back off Bono. This was supposed to be Kanye’s year! And Sly Stone?go back into hiding, please!
What was Jamie Foxx’s contribution to Kanye’s performance if not to sing the Ray Charles part? Was Chris Martin ever able to hold a note during the Coldplay song? And please someone stop the mashup/tribute/fuckfests on these shows.
What?!?!? No Shakira?!?! Nooooo!!!!
Am I the only one who liked the Cristina performance? I thought that it was gonna be a standing-ovation performance, but when they zoomed in on the crowd, there were less cheers than I expected. Was there something going on that I didn’t know about? Btw, she doesn’t look as durrty!
I haven’t listened to Green Day since the early 90′s (was bored by them then) but why, oh why, do they win so many awards? It just proves how fucked the industry really is.
the grammys are a snore
we should start a new awards show
Yes, “The Pretentions.” The only people that would win awards would be bands that had never been heard of. We’d give awards for things “Most Obscure” and “Least Accessible.” It’d be a great awards show.
yes, and starbucks, apple/macintosh, and killrockstars could be among the sponsors
Reid, you need to get a f*cking life man.
Did anyone else think that, during that all too brief performance of “Touch the Sky”, that Kanye came out looking like some kind of Michael Jackson/MC Hammer bastard child?
And if memory serves correct, I first saw FUNERAL available on 9/28/04, which is before eligibility.
Oh well, fuck it anyway. They didn’t win. But was this the first time the Stripes took a Grammy home?