Stevie to perform on this Sunday's Grammy Awards

[vivfox]

Artists Gear Up For 'music's Biggest Night' -- The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
By: Lauren Moraski

Music artists have started touching down in Los Angeles, as the countdown begins for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. On Sunday (January 31st), the Recording Academy will host what's billed as "Music's Biggest Night" at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Grammys will broadcast live starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Beyonce leads the pack this year with ten nominations. Country star Taylor Swift is up for eight, while the Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West have six nods apiece. DJ David Guetta, Jay-Z, and Lady Gaga have five nominations each; and Colbie Caillat, Michael Giacchino, Kings Of Leon, John Newton, producer RedOne, Bruce Springsteen, T-Pain, and Keith Urban each have four nominations.

Performers will include all five Album of the Year nominees -- Beyonce, the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Dave Matthews Band and Swift, as well as Bon Jovi, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Stevie Nicks, Maxwell, Pink and the Zac Brown Band.

The show will also feature a 3-D tribute to Michael Jackson featuring Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher. Special 3-D glasses for the Jackson performance will be available at Target stores through Sunday.

Presenters will include: Stephen Colbert, Alice Cooper, Sheryl Crow, Wyclef Jean, Miranda Lambert, John Legend, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Seal, Quentin Tarantino, Placido Domingo, Juanes, Glee actress Lea Michelle, Lionel Richie, Keith Urban, Simon Baker, Ryan Seacrest, Chris O'Donnell, Robert Downey Jr., Kaley Cuoco, Kristen Bell, Justin Bieber, Jeff Bridges, Miley Cyrus, Josh Duhamel, the Jonas Brothers, Mick Fleetwood, Norah Jones, Ke$ha, LL Cool J, Ricky Martin, Carlos Santana and Ringo Starr.

Mary J. Blige will sing a duet with tenor Andrea Bocelli on Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" -- as part of a fundraiser for Haiti earthquake relief.

Eminem, Drake, Lil Wayne and Travis Barker will team up for a special performance of Drake's single, "Forever."

Jamie Foxx will do a special segment with T-Pain, Slash and Doug E. Fresh.

According to the New York Post, Lady Gaga will do a duet with Elton John.

The circus-themed Grammy Celebration after-party will feature performances from Ne-Yo, Sam Moore and mixtape DJ Mick Boogie.

GRAMMY SOUND FROM BLACK EYED PEAS AND COLBIE CAILLAT

Will.i.Am tells us he's happy about the Grammy nominations and can't believe how well the latest Black Eyed Peas album, The E.N.D., has done: "We're just blessed to have six nominations. And how crazy The E.N.D. has performed. We've done big things with this. We haven't sold as much as we did on Monkey Business, but the things that we've done with The E.N.D. have surpassed Monkey Business ten-fold. You know, 27 weeks, Number One, the Oprah flash mob thing, the Direct TV spot, the Super Bowl kick-off, the Grammys, the AMAs. It's just crazy stuff."

Colbie Caillat is up for two nominations in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category, including "Lucky" with Jason Mraz and "Breathe" with Taylor Swift. We asked her which song she'd rather seen win: "Oh, it's tough because I love both the songs so much, I don't know which one I'd want to win. I love Jason and Taylor. So whichever one, I think, well of course I'll just be excited."

Colbie Caillat tells us that she's taking her producer father as her date to the Grammys: "Well, my Dad he produced my last record, Breakthrough. He produced most of it. And my Dad has a Grammy from thirty years ago with Fleetwood Mac and he's the one who inspired me to become a musician and a songwriter. So he's the appropriate match to be my date. He deserves it."

Colbie Caillat tells us what she'll be wearing to the Grammys: "Bashley Mishka is designing the dress, and I got to help them custom make it -- material, cut, color, everything. So I'm really excited."

http://www.kbsradio.ca/news/music/87/1060479

[vivfox]

Gold Derby nuggets: Taylor Swift odds-on favorite at Grammys | Beyonce could be Grammys spoiler | Oscars shorts get longer exposure
January 29, 2010 | 3:56 pm
• James Montgomery previews Sunday's Grammys and reports that the betting world is touting Taylor Swift as the favorite to win. "Nick Weinberg, Ladbrokes' chief sports, politics and novelty oddsmaker, says, 'Beyoncé's odds are probably a bit shorter than they should be. Because she's a name, she can release a terrible album, and it would be nominated for an award. But Taylor Swift is the selection. All things being equal, she should win it. Quite an impressive record, which is why we made it our favorite.'" And Bodog.com sportsbook manager Richard Gardner agrees, "This Year's Grammy Awards could be a clean sweep in the three main categories as Taylor Swift is the favorite to win Best Album, Record and Song of the Year." MTV

http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_...uggets--9.html

[JohnL]

Rhiannon with Taylor Swift. This could be awesome. Will give some of those little girls some exposure to what real music is. lol

[silversprings62]

I am beyond excited!!!!!!!!!!!

[vermicious knid]

It is heartening to me how many young female singers want to emulate her. Michelle Branch, Vanessa Carlton, and Taylor Swift off the top of my head. Plus it seems like there is always some new article with some obscure indie waif who cites Stevie.

[mikebise]

Two days ago on FaceBook I predicted it would be Stevie with TS!

BTW, a Stevie Nicks song is a Stevie Nicks song, no matter her backing musicians.

[vivfox]

Greetings from The GRAMMYs!
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Jan, 2010
by kerriebrynn
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@kerriebrynn in front of the GRAMMY Charities - MusiCares & GRAMMY Foundation.

Hey everyone! I just got back from day one of the GRAMMYs and had an amazing time. If you’re following me on Twitter (which you better be!) you can see that I’ve been overusing “omg!” and “wow!” like none other. But hey, I’ve got a reason to be excited. I’ve got full access to the GRAMMYs!

I got to hang out with the lovely ladies that volunteer for the GRAMMY Charities, and together we wrangled the celebs as they came through for signatures for the GRAMMY Charities’ Online Auction. Today, we a lot of well known names in music come through — Green Day, Fergie, Lil Wayne, Fleetwood Mac, Andre Bocelli, and more! Can you believe that? And the coolest part is that none of the musicians were snobby or annoyed with any of it, most of them actually take the time to really make the signature special with a cool doodle or a nice sentence or two. They recognize the importance of supporting these two great causes, and its very refreshing to see first hand!

Keep up with me and give me witty comments on what I should say to the celebs, I’ll be posting throughout the weekend with more fun stuff from The GRAMMYS!

http://www.whatgives.com/2010/01/30/...m-the-grammys/

[Aussie W/Heart]

I'm so excited, & this is such a out there move from Stevie, I really do hope that this awesome exposure will put some pressure on her & the recording company to finally create some new material in the near future, like NOW would be good!!!!! she would be crazy not to strike while the iron's hot, 09 Unleashed tour, Grammy Awards, next should be a new album = solo concert, maybe that's asking for too much

[Lexi]

I've never wanted to be Taylor Swift more in my life. Ha ha.

I want to meet Stevie, badly.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Lexi

I want to meet Stevie, badly.

Be careful what you wish for cause you just might get it.

[equeen102289]

Jan 30

2010

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Grammy rehearsals, day two: Taylor Swift, Dave Matthews, Maxwell, Green Day, and Black Eyed Peas
by Whitney Pastorek
Categories: Black Eyed Peas, Dave Matthews Band, Fleetwood Mac, Grammys, Green Day, Maxwell, Taylor Swift
Welcome back to the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles—across the street from the L.A. Live complex, which, as one tourist helpfully exclaimed while I was getting my coffee, is “totally like the Times Square of L.A.!”—for day two of Grammy rehearsals. (Read about day one here.) No press releases about new performers came out, but if Friday’s roster of stars doesn’t make you want to watch the show, you are never going to watch the show. After the jump: Dave Matthews Band, Maxwell, Green Day (with the cast of American Idiot), Black Eyed Peas, and Taylor Swift.

I have not purchased a Dave Matthews Band album since Crash, but the driving rendition of “You and Me” he’s doing on the telecast has persuaded me to go out and get Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. “My idea!” he enthusiastically crowed about the arrangement, a USC Marching Band-sized effort with a killer breakdown that showcased 1) Matthews’ oddly Pee-wee Herman-esque dance moves and 2) the Grammy Jazz Ensembles’ eight-piece horn section, made up of high school students from around the country. “They’re badass, aren’t they?” said Matthews after his run-through. “They’re outrageous players, and they’ve obviously put a lot of time and work into getting where they are. They’re so precise, so it’s a great experience for me.”

700-plus kids auditioned for the ensemble, and these lucky few are getting the musical week of their lives. I asked what the opportunity means for their future careers. “This really solidifies your chances to get into a great music school on a scholarship,” 18-year-old Matt Chalk explained. “And once you get into a good music school…” “…Sky’s the limit,” finished 17-year-old Dahi Divine. They got to play with Neil Young at last night’s MusiCares benefit, too. It is not an exaggeration to say their eyes were the size of metaphorical saucers. Dream big, Child-Sized Mixers! You never know what can happen. Matthews’ advice to up-and-comers? “Work, work, work at what you love. That’s all I’ve figured out.”

Matthews is also thrilled about DMB’s Album of the Year nom, though he’s not in it for the affirmation. “I think this is the best record the band has ever made, so it’s icing,” he said. “It’s cherry to be here. But it’s not going to change how I feel about the record.” (Number of references to Grammys as icing made to me by nominees this week: two and counting.) Since this year’s album race features a rather motley crew of competitors, I thought I’d ask him which of his fellow nominees he liked best. “I like Lady Gaga,” he told me. “She f—in’ rocks. Somebody said, ‘You’re the only rock band in there,’ and I was like, ‘Have you watched Lady Gaga?’” I made the mistake of asking if Matthews was planning to use a disco stick in future performances. “I’m wearing a disco stick right now,” he said. “On the inside.”

What a splendid/slightly uncomfortable transition into the silky, sexy sounds of Maxwell! This man’s voice is so seductive, his groove so smooth, it could strip the turtleneck off Diane Keaton. The six-time nominee materialized with his dark sunglasses and light falsetto to run through a combo of “Pretty Wings” (up for Song of the Year) and “Where is the Love” (not the Black Eyed Peas song), the latter alongside special guest star Ms. Roberta Flack. Loved watching Maxwell’s suave body language turn boyish and playful as he sang the Donny Hathaway part face to face with the R&B icon, and when they finished their first pass at the song, he grabbed her in a bear hug, then raised both arms in victory. (Fun fact: Did you know that Maxwell can be described by more adjectives starting with the letter S than any other performer on this year’s Grammy bill?)

When the cast of the forthcoming American Idiot musical took the stage with Green Day for “21 Guns,” it occurred to me that Dave Matthews really could have tried harder to get more people into his number. The Broadway-ization of this song is a little bizarre—there was a time when Dookie lived in my Discman, and I can’t say I ever envisioned this future—but I feel like the actors’ legit voices blend quite nicely with Billie Joe’s punk rasp. Then again, I liked Rent. You can get a little sonic preview of the number if you click through to the band’s site, where it’s streaming upon arrival; also, fans of Full House and the “2 Legit 2 Quit” video should get ready to learn exciting new hand gestures on Sunday’s show!

I lost my earplugs coming back from lunch, which was especially unfortunate given that the next band up was the Black Eyed Peas, a group that does not so much run a sound check as they do a systems test. Rhythmic blasts burst forth from keyboards and Pro Tools rigs. Strobe lights flashed. Some dancers dressed up as speaker-shaped robot transformers marked their moves. And then, like the collect-em-all Happy Meal figures they’ve become, the Peas leapt onto the stage via some sort of hydraulic piston system. The performance starts with “Imma Be,” but never fear—the Peas also have a feeling that Grammy night is gonna be a good night. That monster hit will be accompanied by YouTube clips courtesy of Time Magazine’s 2006 Person of the Year: You. Oh, millions of Americans—thank god you are never afraid to get retarded. (What? It’s a song lyric, people; look it up.)

And finally, Friday brought the chance to see Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks collaborate in one of those moments the Grammys are known for. Swift — who has a very good shot at sweeping this year’s major categories, in my opinion — doesn’t wear her Fleetwood Mac fandom on her sleeve as a songwriter, but it is apparently there, for after running through her current single, “Today Was a Fairytale,” she used her very most dramatic voice to introduce her duet partner: “And now, my fairytale dream comes true: I get to share a stage with Stevie Nicks.” The two women’s voices complimented each other nicely on the harmonies of “Rhiannon,” before moving into a more awkward mandolin-fueled hoedown version of “You Belong With Me.” Never thought I’d see Stevie Nicks playing tambourine behind Taylor Swift, but that’s the magic of Music’s Biggest Night.
For Swiftwood Mac and all the rest of the action, tune in to the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, live on CBS, Sunday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. ET/PT — and check back here tomorrow for more rehearsals including, but not limited to, Bon Jovi (most likely featuring Jennifer Nettles), the Michael Jackson tribute (Celine Dion and Usher in 3-D!) and Beyonce. And don’t forget to sign up for our Grammy live blog!

http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/01/30/g...-taylor-swift/


Celine Dion doing MJ? This will be interesting...

[vivfox]

Thank you Amber. You were the one to report the most definitive answer to all of our questions.

[ButterCookie]

Originally Posted by Nathan

I just cringe to think of Stevie singing Love Story.

Oh hell me too.

I don't like Taylor's music but I'm just excited to see Stevie on TV (That sounds so lame but 'tever)

[IKV Nexis]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Thank you Amber. You were the one to report the most definitive answer to all of our questions.

Good One!!!! LOL!

[RockALittle250]

Originally Posted by equeen102289

Jan 30

And finally, Friday brought the chance to see Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks collaborate in one of those moments the Grammys are known for. Swift — who has a very good shot at sweeping this year’s major categories, in my opinion — doesn’t wear her Fleetwood Mac fandom on her sleeve as a songwriter, but it is apparently there, for after running through her current single, “Today Was a Fairytale,” she used her very most dramatic voice to introduce her duet partner: “And now, my fairytale dream comes true: I get to share a stage with Stevie Nicks.” The two women’s voices complimented each other nicely on the harmonies of “Rhiannon,” before moving into a more awkward mandolin-fueled hoedown version of “You Belong With Me.” Never thought I’d see Stevie Nicks playing tambourine behind Taylor Swift, but that’s the magic of Music’s Biggest Night.

Thanks SO much for posting this. I knew it would be some kind of medley, and Rhiannon/You Belong With Me is perfect! I hope that it ends up on iTunes. I wonder how Stevie will interpret the high notes on YBWM.