More Music: A Few 54th GRAMMY Awards Favorites…
“Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” Jimi Hendrix
More Music: A Few Grammy Favorites... Adele wins 6!
More Music: A Few 54th GRAMMY Awards Favorites... Adele
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Jennifer Hudson tribute to Whitney Houston Grammys 2012
2012 54th Grammy Awards Adele from Rolling In The Deep [HD] [NEW]
Jennifer Hudson – “I Will Always Love You” Tribute to Whitney Houston 2010 (Live)
Corinne Bailey Rae – Is This Love @ The Avalon, Hollywood
The 54th GRAMMY Awards went off without a hitch tonight and was filled with joyful moments when favorite artists won, Adele cleaned house with 6 awards, and bittersweet moments when the departed were remembered/honored. Whitney’s name was on many lips; Jennifer Hudson gave a beautiful; albeit heart-wrenching, rendition of Whitney Houston’s I’ll Always Love You… Even with his recent Alzheimer’s diagnosis, Glen Campbell gave a riveting performance, reminding us all what a classy act he has been for many years. Wishing him well! Chris Brown’s performance and dancing was awesome. I’ve added a few videos from some of the performers I enjoyed; LL Cool J did a splendid job as host, and everyone else did a beautiful job both in their tributes to Whitney and performances.
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Bob Marley
More Music: A Few 54th GRAMMY Awards Favorites... Nicki Minaj
More Music: A Few 54th GRAMMY Awards Favorites... Rihanna
More Music: A Few 54th GRAMMY Awards Favorites... Katy Perry
Chris Brown – Look At Me Now ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes
Foo Fighters – Walk.
NICKI MINAJ 54th GRAMMY AWARDS PERFORMANCE 2012 (Free Download)
Cee lo Green ft. Melanie Fiona – Fool for You Official Video live
Nicki Minaj’s performance was, as always, over the top but very well choreographed. I was impressed by all the effort made to give the set a movie feel. Aside from the music I enjoyed, the performances were stellar. Rihanna gave a hot, hot, hot performance and Kate Perry‘s deliberate light malfunction was brilliant. Diana Ross received a lifetime award and looked amazing. If I could add videos from everyone, it would be great but you can watch on the Grammy.com site or scouting around Youtube. More below 😉
“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.” Lao Tzu
More Music: A Few 54th GRAMMY Awards Favorites... Congrats to all winners!
More Music: A Few 54th GRAMMY Awards Favorites... Ll Cool J
More Music: A Few 54th GRAMMY Awards Favorites... Nicki Minaj
Adele – Someone Like You (Live in Her Home)
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body And Soul
Kanye West, Jay-Z – Otis
Lady Antebellum – We Owned The Night
It would be remiss of me to not include the list of winners. Adele was the evening’s favorite with 6 wins. The Foo Fighters won big too with 4, Kanye West (with a couple collaborations) 3, Taylor Swift, and Cee Lo Green, took home 2 and Chris Brown and several others walked away with an award. Congratulations to all!
54th GRAMMY Awards – 2012 Winners’ List
Best Country Album
– ‘Own the Night,’ Lady Antebellum — WINNER
Song of the Year
– ‘Rolling in the Deep,’ Adele — WINNER
Best R&B Album
– ‘F.A.M.E.,’ Chris Brown — WINNER
Best Rock Performance
– ‘Walk,’ Foo Fighters — WINNER
Best Rap Performance
– ‘Otis,’ Jay-Z & Kanye West — WINNER
Best Pop Solo Performance
– ‘Someone Like You,’ Adele — WINNER
Best Pop Vocal Album
– ’21,’ Adele — WINNER
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
– ‘Body and Soul,’ Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse — WINNER
Best R&B Song
– ‘Fool for You,’ Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona — WINNER
Best Traditional R&B Performance
– ‘Fool for You,’ Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona — WINNER
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
– ‘All of the Lights,’ Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie — WINNER
Best Rap Album
– ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,’ Kanye West — WINNER
Best Dance/Electronica Album
– ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,’ Skrillex — WINNER
Best Country Solo Performance
– ‘Mean,’ Taylor Swift — WINNER
Best Country Song
– ‘Mean,’ Taylor Swift — WINNER
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
– ‘Barton Hollow,’ The Civil Wars — WINNER
Best Rock Album
– ‘Wasting Light,’ Foo Fighters — WINNER
Best Rock Song
– ‘Walk,’ Foo Fighters — WINNER
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
– ‘White Limo,’ Foo Fighters — WINNER
Best Alternative Music Album
– ‘Bon Iver,’ Bon Iver — WINNER
Best Dance Recording
– ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,’ Skrillex — WINNER
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
– ‘Duets II,’ Tony Bennett & Various Artists — WINNER
Best R&B Performance
– ‘Is This Love,’ Corinne Bailey Rae — WINNER
Album of the Year
– ’21’ – Adele— WINNER
Record of the Year
– ‘Rolling in the Deep’ – Adele– WINNER
Best New Artist
– Bon Iver— WINNER
Have a blessed week ahead you all! What are your thoughts? Did you watch the Grammys? What part did you enjoy? Who were you rooting for? Which songs/artists on the winners list did you love? What songs are on your current playlist? Do share! Thank you. 😉
Positive Motivation Tip: Music keeps our feet, body and mind moving and our conversations flowing… Keep your connections close.
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photos Adele, Nicki Minaj, Grammy Award, via Wikipedia, other shots via HeraldSun or via Flickr
For Videos: “Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.”
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
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JH gave me goosebumps. Sublime.
Unfortunately, I only caught a bit of it as I was watching something else and switching back and forth. I find it difficult to sit thru 2-3 hours of award shows even when there are performers I like. But I did see Adele – glad she’s got her voice back.
I missed the tribute to WH and watching JH now, tears are rolling down my face. I never saw her in concert, never bought her CDs but I love her music and I’ve watched The Bodyguard over and over. (They were also showing The Preacher’s Wife on one of the local stations last night too.) Her music always urged me to move, to sing along, to smile. The NBC special last night just made me sad, sadder when I thought about her daughter, and her mother who never wanted her to go into the business. I hope she’s surrounded by a lot of love right now — all of them. I never cared for Bobbi Brown – nuff said about him!
Congrats to the winners.
We tuned in and out. Loved Brianna’s saucy performance . . . as well as Adele singing Rolling in the Deep. Thanks for the rap up, E!
I’m still asleep . . . Rihanna’s saucy performance. 😉
Thanks for putting all these clips together for all of us! I did not watch but I watched quite a few clips (Nicki Minaj!!) and enjoyed it this way! Had no idea about Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett! Great post. 🙂
Thanks for providing so much information and links to many of the songs. Some of the show was fun with a tinge of sadness. Good job!
B
I enjoyed the ceremony more this year than most of late. I was hoping Adele would do well, and she sure did! Bittersweet, of course, with tributes to Whitney, and then Amy’s Grammy. Lovely evening, though. Debra
Great collection, you worked hard to bring this together for us, thank you!
I also heard about the honor shown to Glen Campbell and the regret from fellow tweeters over his Alzheimer’s. If this really true? How sad. This WAS a night to be always remembered. Bless you for your wonderful coverage here.
I love Adele! Glad to see she was the big winner last night.
I feel like I am probably one of the only people out there who completely missed the Grammy’s last night. Thanks for sharing a recap.
Thank you for sharing all of this, Eliz, I am in the same boat with Miriam, I also missed the Grammy’s, I only read from the news about this..
The Grammys were a bit muted as the memories of those lost were felt; especially Whitney Houston. Thanks for pulling together songs and photos of the event.
B
You have been busy, Elizabeth! I’ll have to come back and watch the clips when I have a few moments – as you can see I am way behind again!
I enjoyed it until Nicki Minaj came on… freak show in my opinion. I cringe everytime I see Chris Brown get any praise or publicity. Jennifer Hudson made me cry. It was a pretty good show.
Thanks
b