My Grammy Reaction

 

“Elton John and Gaga? I didn’t even know they were dating?!”

“The best collaboration would have to be Adam Lambert and any sense of personal restraint.”

Going into this January 31, 2010, I have four singers in mind that I feel will take home most of the awards tonight at the 52^nd Annual Grammy Awards. Those singers are, in no particular order, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Eminem, and Taylor Swift. I will type this post as I watch. Hope for an eventful night!

The show starts with Lady Gaga! Who better to start an award show with! Lady Gaga has had an amazing year and is currently one of my favorite singers. 5 chart topping hits on only 2 CDs? That’s amazing for basically a newcomer! Anyway… This show kicked off with Lady Gaga’s music masterpiece “Poker Face”. I love this song, BUT I do not feel that she did as great of a job performing this live as she has other songs in the past, Bad Romance or Paparazzi. Poker Face led off into an absolute mind blowing duet with Lady Gaga and Sir Elton John which left me at a loss for words! I have seen unlikely duets, but this one was absolutely AMAZING!! Great Job!

Stephen Colbert took the stage after this performance to give the opening speech so to speak. Very funny guy! I don’t think Jay-Z was very happy to be pointed out though, because he had a ticked off look on his face! He is probably just jealous of Beyonce! I do have to say that I didn’t think it was very funny for Colbert to take a shot at Susan Boyle like he did, funny, maybe true, but Boyle is amazing, leave the woman alone! From there Colbert started the night off be presenting the award for Song of the Year. With a tight nomination list, I did not know whether Lady Gaga, Beyonce, or Taylor Swift would win this one. I’m excited to hear myself! Single Ladies wins! Haha! Awesome Sauce! This song has had an amazing cultural impact! I about passed out when Beyonce didn’t jump up there, until they said she was backstage getting ready to perform! I am very excited about this performance. I am hoping for Sweet Dreams or Halo, my two favorites.

Next, J-Lo presented the cast of “American Idiot” and Green Day to perform “21 Guns”. I thought it was awesome! It is very risky to incorporate Broadway with mainstream music fans but I loved it. I hope other music lovers will appreciate the risk instead of hating on green Day for doing it. All in all I am finding this to be an awesome sauce performance. But is the world ready for Green Day: The Musical? That, I am not sure of. After this the award for Best Country Album was presented to Taylor Swift. This is awesome because I wanted her to win. She is so young but has an amazing voice and very catchy songs. And now we have BEYONCE! I am very excited! Well, that ended fast… unfortunately she chose to perform “If I Was A Boy”…. Not a favorite of mine, but she still blew it out of the park… woo hoo Beyonce! Immediately after Beyonce Pink took to the stage! They are doing this awful fast! I have no idea what she is singing but the crowd seems to be pleased. Okay… I don’t know what she is wearing though, or maybe it would be better put as what she isn’t wearing! It was an okay performance, the audience sure likes it.

Now Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban are taking the stage to present the award for Best New Artist. Out of this category I really hope Keri Hilton wins because the only other one I know is the Zac Brown Band… who just won... Okay people, Chicken Fried has got to be the stupidest song ever written. Boo on that one Recording Academy! Also, what’s up with the super short acceptance speeches? Ha, they just asked who will be Grammy Queen: Lady Gaga, Beyonce, or Taylor Swift. This is a very good question that I do not have an answer to… yet! Okay, now Miley is on stage to introduce the Black Eyed Peas whom I am not a big fan… So… I’m not even going to comment. The effects here for their performance are very well done. That, I will comment on! Anyway… Now back to the show lol. Lady Antebellum is fixing to perform. I really like “I Run To You” so this should be an awesome performance! Of course NOBODY is going to perform what I want them to… They are singing “Need You Now” which is an awesome song and they are doing awesome live too! Wait… I think something just fell and it wasn’t suppose to cuz the singer knocked it off her hair. But they kept going, it was just a curtain. Good Job guys! Great performance!

Now the award for Best Comedy Album, I really don’t care who wins this one, but Kathy Griffin and Stephen Colbert are very funny. “This is a Christmas Album so obviously I should thank Jesus Christ for having such a great Birthday!” This guy is hilarious. Next Ringo Starr is going to present the award for record of the year. A formal Beatle is a great choice for a presenter! I have noticed that most of these commercials have to do with music in some way, shape, or form. Kinda funny seeing as we’re watching a music award show! Here we go: again, Beyonce vs. Gaga vs. Swift… I think Beyonce’ll win this... let’s see! No…. Kings of Leon…. What?! No freakin way…. LAME SAUCE! Beyonce had that in the bag! Now Robert Downey Jr is coming out like a Prince or something… haha. He introduced Opera... Oh wait, it a joke, its Jamie Fox haha! That was funny! Awesome performance! Even Jay-Z was smiling at this one! Haha! Now we get a chance to vote to see what song Bon Jovi Performs! I hope its “It’s My Life”.

I JUST GOT THE NEWS, NO SCHOOL TOMORROW! GO US!

Now to the Best Rock Album, again… I know none of these songs so I’m voting for Green Day! And then they win! Haha! I got one right! I may need to check out that CD because I’m digging that song they keep playing! Wait… he just said Bastard on live TV, you can’t do that!! Now The Zac Brown Band is about to perform… I wish you could fast forward live television. They are singing America The Beautiful, seriously… How corny. They’re doing a good job, but usually bands don’t do patriotic songs unless they are desperate. I am glad country music is starting to make a comeback though; I really am a big fan of country music. Next Up: Taylor Swift performs! This should be good because as I previously said, she is a very good singer. Ryan Seacrest is introducing her? Can he even sing? Well… I was actually hoping for “You Belong With Me” but instead I got… I can’t remember the name of it, eh, it’s okay. Wait... She’s switching songs and singing with Stevie Nicks! No she’s switching songs again to “You Belong With Me”. Its different the way she is doing it, but it’s still good. Kind of like a Bluegrass version of it though. Clampett Style! Now Lionel Ritchie is taking the stage to do a Michael Jackson memorial thing. They are singing with him and Omg it is so cool, this is one of the neatest things I have ever seen on TV, I love when there are singer contemplations! So neat!! And it is in 3D! I wish I had 3D glasses. JENNIFER HUDSON! CELINE DION! USHER! SMOKEY ROBINSON! CARRIE UNDERWOOD! IN 3D! AMAZING! I am very impressed. It is going to take A LOT to top that. Now they are awarding the Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael Jackson! His children are accepting this award because he obviously cannot. Rest In Peace Michael Jackson, I don’t know what Tommy will ever do without you!

Now Sheryl Crow is introducing Bon Jovi. A group who has been entertaining audiences for over 20 years now! I cannot believe that they have never performed on here before! They are doing awesome! I am loving this! Not many music acts can say they have done well for so long and still be going strong! Now they are doing Livin’ On A Prayer! One of my favorite songs! This is awesome! AMAZING JOB! Now the Grammy for Best Rap song collaboration. I hope either Beyonce, Hilton, or Justin Timberlake win this! Well, Run This Town won! Good song also though! Next up, Haiti relief efforts. Mary J. Blige is performing to raise awareness with two other people much less famous than her obviously because I haven’t the slightest clue who they are! Pretty good performance, even though the first half was in a different language. Mary J is a great performer and she has an amazing voice! “Bridge Over Troubled Water” is a great song selection also!

Now the President of the Recording Academy is taking center stage to speak about the Academy, boring… Get off the stage and bring out a performer… Now Adam Sandler is up there? I’m not understanding this… Oh, he is introducing a band, The Dave Matthews. I don’t really know anything at all about them so again, no comment. Wait, I really, really like this song they are singing! Afterwards we have Ricky Martin and LEA MICHELE! RACHEL FROM GLEE!! WOOT WOOT!! They are presenting the award for Best Female Breakthrough Performance. This time, again, my 3 female picks are up, plus Pink and Keri Hilton. This could be a difficult decision. All five had very, very good songs. Wait, screw them… Give it to Lea! Oh well, and the award goes too… BEYONCE for Halo! GO BEYONCE!

We have 40 minutes left of the Grammy’s here tonight and I can honestly say that my hands are hurting from typing. You guys better be enjoying this blog! I have no life so this actually gives me something to do! Haha!

Okay, now we are back. LL Cool J Is on stage introducing Maxwell. Eh, Maxwell has had a lot of hype lately but I’m not really interested. So… I’m going to take this opportunity to rest my fingers! I do not know how the people sit there for so long. This is a long event. 3.5 hours just for the show, not including pre-show or after parties! I would be worn out! Now they are doing the “In Memoriam” tribute. It is a very nice way for them to pay respects to these people one last time! Woah.. Lady Gaga is wearing something outrageous, that does not surprise me, but it’s cool, it is like a costume party whenever she gets out! Now they are doing a Les Paul tribute. It’s okay… Bring out Gaga! And now, another commercial. Wait, I just realized something. Why don’t they have a host for this? This award show has no host! Quentin Tarintino is on stage to introduce Drake, Eminem, and Lil Wayne. This oughta be interesting. Oh lord, pull up your pants dude! Now there is Eminem. I actually like him so this part is cool. They are all actually doing quite a good job! Everyone is digging this! Woo hoo! I am thoroughly impressed!

Okay now there are presenting the Album of the Year Award! This is the big one folks! Lady Gaga, Beyonce, AND Taylor Swift, again, are all in the same category. I do not care which of the three wins it because I think they all deserve it. It’s a two way tie between Beyonce and Lady Gaga for me. Sorry Taylor Swift, you are so close behind. And the winner of Album of the Year is… Taylor Swift! Congratulations Taylor Swift for Fearless. This is the best award of the night and it went to a young county female Artist!

Well guys, that’s it, it’s over. Now to reflect. This year’s Grammy Awards show was amazing. An 11 out of 10. I am very impressed and think that everyone who won deserved to! The only think I would change would be some of the performances, but I can’t change that! Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift, a special congratulations to you guys because you were my picks in the beginning! I am very glad I have spent the last 3 and a half hours of my life watching and typing these 52^nd annual Grammy Awards! Thank you for reading! Until next time!