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“Old/New” – Narrated by Patton Oswalt
Old/New is the story of Drew McHugh, a man whose penchant for the new — new devices, new fashion, new friends — is challenged when he discovers the rustic appeal of old-fashioned things. He quickly becomes obsessed with the reclaimed and well-worn – plummeting face-first down the rabbit hole of novelty and nostalgia.
Jack Nicholson Gave One of the Best Ever Acceptance Speeches, 1974
Greatest acceptance speech ever? Watch Jack Nicholson accept his Leading Actor award for his performance in The Last Detail and Chinatown on the set of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975.
Canadian Arts/Media Job Posts For February 9, 2015
North Strategic is looking for a Account Director, Social Media, based in Toronto.
SOCAN has an opportunity for a Licensing Agent (New Media).
Bell Media in Kitchener, ON has an opening for a Regional Operations Manager.
Smoking Gun Interactive is looking for an experienced Community Manager to join their growing team.
Ricky Martin announces North American dates for One World Tour
GRAMMY® Award-winner and music superstar, Ricky Martin, announced the North American dates for his ONE WORLD TOUR in support of his brand new album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar,set for release tomorrow, Feb 10. The 20-date tour, promoted exclusively by Live Nation, will take the acclaimed entertainer to cities throughout the U.S. and Canada starting on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas, Nev. with shows lined up in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, Miami and more. A full list of tour dates is below. Tickets go on sale starting Feb. 20 at www.livenation.com.
The multi-platinum award winning artist’s highly-anticipated 10th studio album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar, available in all distribution formats, and in two versions – original and deluxe – is possibly the most personal and intimate to have been released by the acclaimed singer, philanthropist, author, actor and businessman. The lead single, “Adios,” has already amassed over 14 million views on Vevo since its release in October. Produced by Colombian composer, arranger, and pianist Julio Reyes Copello and recorded between Australia, Puerto Rico, Los Angeles and Mexico City, A Quien Quiera Escuchar showcases his vocal maturity and depth of artistry.
In support of the album, Ricky Martin will be making several national television appearances including Univision’s Primer Impacto (Feb. 9) and Despierta América (Feb. 10), Telemundo’s Al Rojo Vivo (Feb. 10) and Un Nuevo Dia (Feb. 11 & Feb. 12), The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Feb. 11), The TODAY Show (Feb. 12) and the Wendy Williams Show (Feb. 13).
Ricky Martin has sold nearly 85 million albums worldwide including six Billboard No.1 albums, launched several world-spanning tours selling out shows in nearly 60 countries and has won numerous accolades including six GRAMMY Awards, 10 Billboard Music Awards and has earned worldwide recognition for his humanitarian work.
ONE WORLD TOUR
All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.
All dates below on sale Feb. 20 unless otherwise noted.
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Tues, Sept. 15 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Axis At Planet Hollywood |
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Thurs, Sept. 17 |
Oakland, CA |
Oracle Arena (on sale Feb. 21) |
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Sat, Sept. 19 |
Los Angeles, CA |
The Forum (on sale Feb. 21) |
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Sun, Sept. 20 |
San Diego, CA |
Viejas Arena |
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Thurs, Sept. 24 |
Albuquerque, NM |
Sandia Casino |
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Sat, Sept. 26 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Comerica Theatre |
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Sun, Sept. 27 |
El Paso, TX |
El Paso County Coliseum (on sale TBA) |
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Wed, Sept. 30 |
Houston, TX |
Toyota Center |
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Thurs, Oct. 1 |
Laredo, TX |
Laredo Energy Arena |
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Sat, Oct. 3 |
San Antonio, TX |
Freeman Coliseum |
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Sun, Oct. 4 |
Dallas, TX |
Gexa Energy Pavilion |
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Thurs, Oct. 8 |
New York, NY |
Madison Square Garden |
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Fri, Oct. 9 |
Fairfax, Va. |
Patriot Center |
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Sun, Oct. 11 |
Chicago, IL |
Allstate Arena |
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Thurs, Oct. 15 |
Toronto, ON |
Air Canada Centre |
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Sat, Oct. 17 |
Atlantic City, NJ |
Boardwalk Hall (on sale Feb. 21) |
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Sun, Oct. 18 |
Uncasville, CT |
Mohegan Sun Arena |
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Thurs, Oct. 22 |
Atlanta, GA |
Philips Arena |
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Sat, Oct. 24 |
Miami, FL |
American Airlines Arena |
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Sun, Oct. 25 |
Orlando, FL |
Amway Center |
ED SHEERAN ANNOUNCES 2015 TOUR INCLUDING 10 CANADIAN DATES
Atlantic recording artist Ed Sheeran has announced details for his 2015 North American headlining tour. The cross continent trek – produced and promoted by AEG Live & The Messina Group (TMG) – will kick off at Austin’s Frank Erwin Center on May 6th and includes stops at New York City’s Forest Hills Stadium, the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and 10 Canadian cities (see attached itinerary). The dates are part of Sheeran’s highly successful worldwide tour which culminates with three sold out nights at London’s Wembley Stadium. Pre-sale tickets will be available for select dates starting on February 16, followed by general public on-sale tickets starting on Feb 20. For more ticket information and tour updates, please visit www.edsheeran.com.
The tour announcement comes on the heels of the acclaimed singer-songwriter’s triumphant night at the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards, where Sheeran was nominated for 3 awards, including the prestigious “Album of the Year” for his double-platinum-certified album “x” (pronounced multiply). Sheeran’s other nominations came in the categories for “Best Pop Vocal Album” and “Best Song Written For Visual Media” for his song “I See Fire” from the feature film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Sheeran also received one of the biggest ovations of the night for his performance of his latest single “Thinking Out Loud,” where he was joined by GRAMMY winners Herbie Hancock, John Mayer, and Questlove. Sheeran returned to the stage to perform with the legendary Jeff Lynne’s ELO. Both “x” and “Thinking Out Loud” shot to #1 on iTunes immediately following his appearance.
The album “x” – as well as the singles “Sing,” “Don’t” and now “Thinking Out Loud” – have all earned double-platinum status in CANADA. At Canadian radio, “x” has produced three multi-format hits, including the No. 1 smash hits “Sing” and “Thinking Out Loud.”
Already a global smash, “Thinking Out Loud” has gone to #1 in 9 countries around the world, including his native United Kingdom. Sheeran debuted the single in the U.S. with high profile performances of the song on CBS’ “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” and the season finale of NBC’s “The Voice” in December. The single’s beautifully-shot companion music video (http://youtu.be/lp-EO5I60KA) – directed by longtime collaborator Emil Nava – has already amassed over 215 million views and features Sheeran ballroom dancing, a skill he learned through intensive, five-hour training sessions over the course of ten days during the North American leg of his worldwide arena tour.
Next up, Sheeran is set to appear on the syndicated “Ellen DeGeneres Show” today for a post-GRAMMY performance of “Thinking Out Loud.” The acclaimed artist is also among the star-studded lineup performing on “Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life – An All-Star GRAMMY Salute” which airs on February 16. Sheeran will return to London to perform at this year’s BRIT Awards, where he’s nominated for 4 awards, including Male Solo Artist, Single, and Album Of The Year.
Blending soulful vocals with organic folk introspection and irresistible hip-hop hooks, Ed Sheeran is a genuine global phenomenon. The 23-year-old British singer-songwriter’s acclaimed second full length album “x” (pronounced multiply) finds the 6x-GRAMMY nominee collaborating with a stellar list of producers, including multiple GRAMMY Award®-winners Pharrell Williams, Rick Rubin and Jeff Bhasker, multiple GRAMMY Award®-nominee Benny Blanco, Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid, and BRIT-Award nominee and longtime collaborator Jake Gosling. The album has earned Sheeran a remarkable amount of rapturous press attention, including cover stories in Billboard and Parade, and the New York Times’ Sunday Arts & Leisure section as well as major feature profiles in Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and Time. Sheeran launched “x” with a breakout performance on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” followed by other high profile national television appearances including “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” the famed outdoor stage on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, and NBC’s “The Voice” season finale, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and Toyota Summer Concert Series in Rockefeller Plaza on “Today.” Moreover, “x” has drawn critical applause from all corners, with USA Today hailing it in a four-and-a-half-starred rave as “the rare album that satisfies expectations while simultaneously raising them… As good as Sheeran was before, he’s even better now.” “Mr. Sheeran is a gifted singer with a tender tone and a naturalistic way with storytelling,” declared the New York Times, adding, “Though he may well be the most prominent folk-minded singer in contemporary pop, he’s an open-eared experimenter at core, and saddled with none of the modesty, false or otherwise, that typically go with the folkie role.” “(Sheeran) is a polyglot,” noted Time, “raised on folk, R&B, hip-hop and rock in equal measure and comfortable incorporating each of those genres into his compositions.”
Sheeran’s 2012 breakthrough debut album, “+,” entered the UK Albums Chart at #1 with the highest opening sales figures for a debut male solo artist ever and is now certified 6x-platinum. Fueled by international hit singles like “The A Team” and “Lego House,” “+” has enjoyed multi-platinum, platinum, and gold sales in nine countries around the world.
Here in Canada, “The A-Team,” proved to be a blockbuster, earning 3x platinum certification, while the album “+” is certified platinum. Sheeran also earned a platinum single with “Lego House,” and three other singles from the album have gone gold.
Long acclaimed as a captivating and creative live performer, Sheeran spent much of the past two years traversing North America on back-to-back sold-out headline tours, the latter of which including a stop at the renowned Radio City Music Hall that sold out in a matter of minutes. Following a main support role on Taylor Swift’s massively successful “RED Tour,” Sheeran returned to New York City for a trio of sold-out headline shows at the legendary Madison Square Garden to close out his incredible 2013.
Sheeran’s honest songwriting and incredible live show has also connected with millions through the small screen with countless high profile television appearances including the 55th Annual GRAMMY® Awards (performing “The A Team” accompanied by Sir Elton John), the closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and as the youngest performer among the star-studded lineup on CBS’ special “The Beatles: The Night That Changed America – A GRAMMY® Salute.”
For additional news and information, please see www.edsheeran.com, www.twitter.com/EdSheeran (@EdSheeran), www.facebook.com/EdSheeranMusic andwww.atlanticrecords.com. Check out #EdOnTour2015 to see what fans are saying about the upcoming tour. For press materials, please see http://press.atlanticrecords.com/ed-sheeran.
(TOUR ITINERARY ATTACHED)
ED SHEERAN
Headlining Tour Dates- 2015
*denotes festival date
MAY
02 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival*
06 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
07 Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre at Grande Prairie
09 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
10 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
12 Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center
13 Albany, NY Times Union Center
15 Las Vegas, NV Rock in Rio USA*
19 Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena
23 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
24 Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
26 Philadelphia, PA The Mann
28 Forest Hills, NY Forest Hills Stadium
29 Forest Hills, NY Forest Hills Stadium
JUNE
02 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
03 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
05 London, ON Budweiser Gardens
06 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
07 Canandaigua, NY CMAC
09 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
10 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
12 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
13 Regina, SK Brandt Centre
14 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
16 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
17 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
19 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
20 Portland, OR Moda Center
23 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
24 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
26 San Francisco, CA Greek Theater at Berkeley
JUNE
29 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
JULY
02 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Amphitheater
03 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
How to Make a Wi Fi and Broadband Booster using a beer can
Here’s a simple hack to boost your WiFi signal at no cost to you – except a beer can. Warning: Make sure you’re sober when you do this, as it involves an x acto knife.
A supercut of Jimmy Fallon laughing and clapping to make you smile
Jimmy Fallon isn’t known for his seriousness, and it’s easy to see that he loves his job. Here’s a supercut of Jimmy loving life. Warning, his laughter is contagious, so watch this if you’re ever feeling down.
Includes celebrities like Taylor Swift, Zac Efron, Louis CK, Artie Lange, Barbra Streisand, Chuck Berry, Jeffrey Tambor, Josh Brolin, Jilanna Margulies, Mo’ne Davis, Nick Offerman, Steve Harvey, Sylvester Stallone, Denzel Washington, Kevin Spacey, Dave Chappelle, Seth MacFarlane, Louis CK, Zac Efron, Tina Fey, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Martin Lawrence, Julia Roberts, Michael Strahan, and Jason Statham.
http://youtu.be/nILg35Hubt4
The virtues of coffee, seen in a 1690 ad
How were proprietors to achieve economic growth in the mid-1600s? Like the owner of the first English coffee-shop did in 1652, London merchant Samuel Price deployed the time-honored tactics of the mountebank, using advertising to make all sorts of claims for coffee’s many “virtues” in order to convince consumers to drink the stuff at home. In the 1690 broadside above, writes Rebecca Onion at Slate, Price made a “litany of claims for coffee’s health benefits,” some of which “we’d recognize today and others that seem far-fetched.” In the latter category are assertions that “coffee-drinking populations didn’t get common diseases” like kidney stones or “Scurvey, Gout, Dropsie.” Coffee could also, Price claimed, improve hearing and “swooning” and was “experimentally good to prevent Miscarriage.”
Via Open Culture
Live Blogging The 2015 Grammy Awards!
11:12pm – Sam Smith wins Record of the Year. “Thank you to the man who broke my heart…who the record was about…because you won me 4 Grammys!”
11:05pm – Yes, that was Kristen Wiig dancing with Maddie Ziegler during the Sia performance of Chandelier.
10:59pm – Since he lost Album of the Year, Sam Smith won’t be winning all 4 big awards. Christopher Cross’ sweep is safe for another year.
10:57pm – Sam Smith’s Darkchild version of Stay With Me wins Song of the Year.
10:53pm – I dig Sia. Even if she doesn’t mant to show her face or sing to the public.
10:42pm – The Grammy Album of the Year goes to Beck – Morning Phase! Congrats, sir. You’re not a loser anymore!
10:42pm – “Like books and black lives, albums still matter.” – Prince
10:41pm – How beloved is Prince? He gets a standing ovation for literally walking onto the stage.
10:31pm – Ok, shhh. Sam Smith is performing with Mary J. Blige. See you in 5 minutes.
10:25pm – Hey! It’s the guy from Wings!
10:20pm – Eric Church started in bars playing Jimmy Buffett cover songs and got in a lot of fights – from the stage.
10:02pm – I’m in heaven hearing Tony Bennett sing and have him on this planet. His first album was in 1955!
9:58pm – Katy Perry is cool, but I wouldn’t mind if they brought back Annie Lennox for the final 6 performances.
9:38pm – Miranda Lambert wins Best Country Album. She was a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place.
9:31pm – Oh. My. God. I know Annie put out her Nostalgia album last year, but come back to music full-time, Annie. We deeply, greatly miss you.
9:28 – I’. almost in tears knowing Annie Lennon and Hozier are going to do Take Me To Church.
9:16pm – I love ELO. Fun Fact – as big as they were, and they were, they have the most Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, 20, of any group in chart history without having a #1 single.
9:11pm – Ed Sheeran gets a symbolic tattoo from every new country he tours in. Here’s Canada!
9:05pm – I’ve seen this Hyundai ad featuring “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons, 12 times already. I’ll be REALLY interested in THAT sales bump next week.
8:59pm – The Best Rock Album Grammy goes to … Beck’s Morning Phase. He started this album back in 2005. It was not until 2012 that he returned to continue the project, this time recording at Third Man Records (which, incidentally had not existed at the time of his previous sessions).
8:58pm – Note to people reading this that are also posting on social media. Before you write that snarky tweet about Madonna, just remember – she’s 56. Let’s see you move like that when you’re 56.
8:46pm – Trivia! Beck’s Album of the Year Grammy nomination for Morning Phase makes him 1st artist to be nominated in this category in each decade from 1990s-2010s.
8:41pm – Sam Smith wins Best Pop Vocal Album. “”It was when I started to be myself, is when the music started to flow.”
8:30pm – Tom Jones is amazing, I don’t care what you say.
8:20pm – This is already my favorite line of the night.
8:11pm – The Grammys for Best New Artist goes to Sam Smith, the first of a possible handful of awards tonight!
8:06pm – So far, two puns based on “Shake It Off.”
8:03pm – Performing on the Grammys for the first-time ever, AC/DC! \m/ \m/
7:47pm – Trivia! Sia’s “Chandelier” is the year’s only work to be Grammy nominated for both Record of the Year and Best Music Video.
7:42pm – “Not smiling makes me smile.” -Kayne West
7:37pm – In 2011, Meghan Trainor released two acoustic albums, I’ll Sing with You and Only 17.
7:33pm – Katy Perry will bring a more intimate tone to the Grammy stage through her performance of “By The Grace Of God.”
7:32pm – There will be 35 performers tonight. GRAMMY nominee Katy Perry, GRAMMY-winning band AC/DC; GRAMMYwinner and current nominee Beck; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Tony Bennett; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Mary J. Blige; nominee Eric Church; nominee Brandy Clark; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Common; nominee Ariana Grande; GRAMMY winner Herbie Hancock; nominee Hozier; nominee Jessie J; GRAMMY winner Tom Jones; 20-time Latin GRAMMY winner and current nominee Juanes; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Lady Gaga; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Miranda Lambert; internationally acclaimed pianist and GRAMMY Cultural Ambassador To China Lang Lang; GRAMMY winner and current nominee John Legend; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Annie Lennox; GRAMMY winner Adam Levine; the legendary Jeff Lynne’s ELO; GRAMMY winner Madonna; GRAMMY winner Paul McCartney; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Chris Martin; GRAMMY winner John Mayer; GRAMMY winner Questlove; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Rihanna; nominee Ed Sheeran; nominee Sia; nominee Sam Smith; GRAMMY winner Gwen Stefani; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Usher; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Kanye West; GRAMMY winner and current nominee Pharrell Williams; and GRAMMY winner Dwight Yoakam.
7:23pm – It’s over. Mastodon win the Grammys already with the most interesting attire.
7:22pm – The youngest person ever to be nominated for a Grammy is Billy Gilman. He was exactly 12 years, 273 days old when he earned the nomination.
7:19pm – Dave Grohl looking bad-ass as always at the Grammys. There goes my hero.
7:17pm – More trivia! Elvis Presley never achieved a Grammy in top category. He was honored with 3 Grammys for his gospel music, though.
7:15pm – Trivia! Every year approximately 7,000 academy members cast their vote. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu tabulates them all.
7:12pm – The Best Folk Album at Grammys – ‘Remedy’ by Old Crow Medicine Show. They were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2013. They’re also pretty great in the documentary Big Easy Express, which won a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video in 2013.
7:11pm – This is the same time as my favorite store.
7:09pm – I just wanna say…I tweeted this was going to win the first day this album came out. Best American Roots Performance “A Feather’s Not A Bird” and Best Americana Album ‘The River & The Thread’ – Roseanne Cash! #GRAMMYs – Roseanne Cash! The whole album is a stunner.
7:08pm – Pharrell Williams’ ‘Girl’ wins for Best Urban Contemporary Album at #Grammys. I still love that hat.
7:05pm: Best R&B Song ‘Drunk In Love’ – Beyoncé & JAY Z. It her 34,846th Grammy, and his 43,743rd.
7:03pm – Max Martin wins Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical. Since 1999, Martin has written and co-written 19 Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits (most of which he has also produced or co-produced) in the United States, including “So What” by Pink, “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry, “Hold It Against Me” by Britney Spears, “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift, and “One More Night” by Maroon 5. He is the songwriter with third most number one singles on the chart, behind only Paul McCartney (32) and John Lennon (26). Martin has written 58 top ten hits in the United Kingdom and 51 in the United States.
6:45pm – Eminem’s ‘The Marshall Mathers LP2’ wins Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. 6 of his 8 studio albums have won this.
6:30pm – ‘The Monster’ – Eminem featuring Rihanna wins Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Eminem now has 15 Grammy Awards; Rihanna has 8.
6:28pm – Why Beyonce only in Grammy R&B categories: Screening Committees from both Pop & R&B genres agreed where her music should be submitted.
6:26pm – Kendrick Lamar’s ‘i’ wins the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance. He debuted it live at WeDay in Toronto.
6:23pm – “Weird Al” Yankovic has won his 4th Grammy Award! This time for Best Comedy Album ‘Mandatory Fun.’
6:21pm – 2 deceased people have just won Grammys: Best Blues Album: Johnny Winter’s Step Back; Best Spoken Word: Joan Rivers’ ‘Diary Of A Mad Diva’
6:19pm – Sam Smith: “I actually didn’t listen to male vocalists until about 2 years ago. I just listened to Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan.”
6:18pm – Disclosure and Sam Smith thought that “Latch” was too weird for the radio and not clubby enough for the clubs because it’s in 6/8 time, not the normal 4/4 time for deep house music.
6:15pm – Paramore picks up the Best Rock Song Grammy for “Ain’t It Fun.” They lost Best New Artist to Amy Winehouse in 2008.
6:14pm – The Grammys Award for Best Alternative Music Album goes to… St. Vincent. She began her music career as a member of The Polyphonic Spree and was also part of Sufjan Stevens’s touring band.
6:13pm – Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – ‘Say Something’ – A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera, first heard on SYTYCD, without Christina’s vocals. She contacted them afterward for the duet.
6:12pm – The Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album of the Year goes to ‘Cheek To Cheek’ – Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett!
6:10pm – Carrie Underwood wins Grammy for Best Country Solo Performance with “Something In The Water.” She’s sold 64 million records so far, making her by far the biggest American Idol winner in history.
6:07pm – Trivia! Sam Smith winning Grammy for Best New Artist would make him 1st male British solo artist to win the award since Tom Jones in 1966.
6:06pm – “Frozen” wins the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media. “Frozen” soundtrack hit #1 on Billboard Album Chart, becoming the 4th soundtrack album from an animated film to reach that peak. It also wins for Best Song Written For Visual Media with “Let It Go.”
6:04pm – Trivia! Why Taylor Swift’s 1989 nominated for Grammys: It was released October 27, 2014, making it and its subsequent singles ineligible. Watch for the sweep in nominations in 2016.
6:02pm – Congrats to Pharrell Williams for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video – “Happy”!
6:01pm – Best Music Film: 20 Feet From Stardom – Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill. Love this movie. If you haven’t seen it, go. Now.
5:57pm – Trivia! Lifetime Grammy wins: Sir Georg Solti 31; Quincy Jones + Alison Krauss 27; Pierre Boulez 26; Vladimir Horowitz 25; U2 + Stevie Wonder 22.
5:50pm – Aphex Twin’s most recent LP, Syro, has won the Grammy for Best Electronic/Dance Album. Aphex Twin’s Syro is a neologism that was coined by Richard D James’ children + shortened version of “Syrobonkus”, a made-up word.
5:48pm – Beyonce has just won her 17th Grammys Award, out of 53 nominations. This time for Best Surround Sound Album. Blue Ivy won’t receive Grammy should “Beyonce” win Album Of The Year. She’s credited as ‘additional vocals’ & not enough credit for nomination.
5:45pm – The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27) wins the Best Box Set at Grammys. An excellent choice!
5:43pm – Winner of the Best Children’s Album Grammys: I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai).
5:41pm – Yay! Ziggy Marley won the Grammy for Best Reggae Album! Congrats to the entire TuffGong team!
5:37pm – Sam Smith nomination Grammys in the “Big Four” – Album, Record, and Song of the Year, Best New Artist makes him 2nd youngest ever for this sweep. If either Sam Smith and Brandy Clark win Best New Artist at the Grammys, they’d become the first openly gay artist to win in that category.
5:34pm – Trivia! 64 Artists Who Have Never Won A Grammy: http://wp.me/p26Qb8-cJP
5:31pm – Trivia! Pharrell Williams is competing with himself for Grammy Album OT Year for 2nd year in a row. ‘GIRL,’ and as co-producer of ‘x’ and ‘Beyoncé.’
OK, let’s go! Music’s biggest night. I’ve stocked the freezer with cans of Coke, so I’m ready!
