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| A CASE FOR MUSIC / Grammies 2010 | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 29 2010, 06:55 AM (53 Views) | |
| mouser | Jan 29 2010, 06:55 AM Post #1 |
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The StarOnline Los Angeles Friday January 29, 2010 A case for music Compiled by N. RAMA LOHAN Grammy awards gets a zestful lift this year with a refreshing cast of newcomers and exciting performances. THE stage is set for what promises to be one of the more memorable nights in the history of popular music. Los Angeles’ Staples Centre will play host to the 52nd annual Grammy awards this Sunday (Monday morning, local time). It’s funny how this year’s ceremony is being touted as one of the most significant in a while, especially since the music industry is at considerable unrest. Record labels have either closed up shop or been absorbed as part of a larger conglomerate. Illegal downloading is rife and the general quality of music has been questionable. But the spirit of music has remained alive and well, and for the sake of show business, everything should and will fall perfectly into place come Grammy night. The event itself offers rafter-rattling performances, slick displays of technology and plenty of eye candy. Actor Jeff Bridges, a musician himself, will host this year’s Grammys. Mad diva: Lady Gaga’s Poker Face was the song that launched the artiste. Will it bring her Grammy recognition? MJ tribute Perhaps one of the biggest highlights of this year’s ceremony is the King Of Pop gracing it once again, albeit, in 3D form – the first of its kind at an awards show. The late Michael Jackson will appear in a mini-movie which was created for the Earth Song performance of his unfulfilled This Is It comeback shows. Few artistes would have that kind of endorsement from the Grammys but Jackson’s contribution to popular music is so huge that Grammys executive producer Ken Ehrlich just couldn’t overlook doing something spectacular. “It was one of the most important portions of the (This Is It) concert tour to Michael and when he saw the film for the first time at his last rehearsal, there were tears in his eyes,” Ehrlich, a longtime Jackson associate, said in a statement. Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy which awards the Grammys, said the Jackson tribute “promises to be an emotional highlight of this year’s show.” The tribute segment will feature long-time Jackson friend Smokey Robinson, Usher, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Carrie Underwood. While singing along with the star would seem logical, the producers decided against it and will leave the digitised performance to run on its own. This won’t be the first time technology has graced an awards ceremony – two years ago Alicia Keys performed a “duet” with Ol’ Blue Eyes Frank Sinatra, which wasn’t unlike Natalie Cole’s “duet” with her dad Nat King Cole on Unforgettable. Ehrlich anticipates 3D technology to be part of the Grammy shows in five years but admits it won’t be easy. “I would love to think that at some point we become the first awards to broadcast the show in 3D, but that would depend on millions and millions of 3D (television) sets,” he said. Performances It’s a testament to his lasting prowess that Jon Bon Jovi has continued to not only keep his namesake band Bon Jovi afloat during the countless musical fads over the years, but make it relevant all this while. What’s particularly cool about Bon Jovi’s performance is, fans actually get to dictate what the band plays and the selection is a tasty one. Try this collection: Always, Bed Of Roses, Have A Nice Day, It’s My Life, Living On A Prayer and Wanted Dead Or Alive. So drop your votes at cbs.com/grammys. Sexy Beyonce is also expected to send the mercury rising with a show-stopping performance, given her trek around the world with I Am ... Sasha Fierce and the great press that followed her. The party atmosphere should move a notch up when the Black Eyed Peas hauls its party action right into Los Angeles’ Staples Centre. Already in the running for Record of the Year with I Got A Feeling, will.i.am and co should be ready to steal the show. Country crossover bumpkin Taylor Swift will take her sweet and demure demeanour to the stage, too, so let’s just hope Kanye West doesn’t get an invite to this glittering night. Fellow Record of the Year nominee Lady Gaga could be the perfect foil for Swift, bringing in an air of sophistication and her oddball image to the performance stage. Staking claim on the rock genre are Green Day and the Dave Matthews Band. And there’ll also be the male response to the Dixie Chicks – the Zac Brown Band. Rounding off the rest of the music for the night are Lady Antebellum, Maxwell and P!nk. R&B singer Mary J. Blige and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will also perform Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water during a fundraising segment for Haiti relief. Class act: Beyonce’s status as a veteran pop artiste with proven staying power will be enhanced with a couple more awards on Grammy night. Nominees All eyes, as usual, will be on the big four. Record of the Year sees the usual suspects once again. Beyonce is up for Halo; The Black Eyed Peas has I Gotta Feeling; Use Somebody is Kings of Leon’s admission into the category; Lady Gaga is poised expressionless with Poker Face and Taylor Swift is in the running for You Belong With Me. For a clearer picture, Record Of The Year is in acknowledgment of the work by the artiste, producer(s), recording engineer(s) and/or mixer(s), if other than the artiste. Song Of The Year, which awards the songwriter, has wacky Lady Gaga in the running again for Poker Face; Maxwell for Pretty Wings; Beyonce for Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It); Kings Of Leon for Use Somebody and Taylor Swift for You Belong To Me, what else! And for Album Of The Year, it’s deja vu. Here’s the running order: I Am ... Sasha Fierce (Beyonce); The E.N.D. (The Black Eyed Peas); The Fame (Lady Gaga); Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King (Kings Of Leon); Fearless (Taylor Swift). Probably one of the more interesting categories at any Grammy is for Best New Artiste, and this year’s extravaganza promises some interesting prospects with a healthy mix of genres including country (Zac Brown Band), R&B (Keri Hilson), electro-pop (MGMT), alt-rock (Silversun Pickups) and indie pop (Ting Tings). Pre-Grammy Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Emmylou Harris, Elton John Mellencamp, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Leon Russell, James Taylor, Wilco and many more, are part of an impressive all-star cast which will honour 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year on Jan 29 honoree Neil Young today in Los Angeles, two days before the Grammy awards. http://koolmornings.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/if-youre-ever-having-a-bad-day/ Edited by mouser, Jan 29 2010, 06:56 AM.
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| mouser | Feb 4 2010, 05:55 PM Post #2 |
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A great point is made here and Taylor is not someone who wants to be a flash in the pan , ergo, a bright, shiny flash. Maybe music isn't selling because it's no good A weekly column by Tribune pop music critic Curtis Ross http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/04/fx-liner-notes/ A hit single from Taylor Swift's "Fearless," which just won album of the year at the Grammy Awards, is written from the perspective of a high school girl. Maybe that's the music industry's new strategy. By CURTIS ROSS | The Tampa Tribune Published: February 4, 2010 A story on CNN's Web site bemoaned the sad state of music sales and quoted industry insiders blaming the usual suspects -- illegal downloading and the industry's sluggish response to it. The comments section told a different story, though: Sales are down because the music isn't any good. According to one post, "people will always pay for amazing, good product and the music industry just isn't bringing it at the moment." "Of course (revenues) are down. So is the quality of the artists' material," read another. And: "I bet it would help if a lot of the music over the last decade wasn't utter crap." Now good and bad, obviously, are in the ears of the listeners. And there surely are fans who think Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas and Lil Wayne are the greatest acts in the world. I doubt seriously, though, that many of those fans are older than 14. And I'll also bet they won't feel the same about these performers in five (do I hear two?) years. Swift's "Fearless" won album of the year. A hit from that album, "You Belong With Me," is written from the perspective of a high school girl: She's cheer captain, and I'm on the bleachers. Do grown-ups actually listen to this? Maybe that's the industry's new strategy. Aim everything at the teen market. Cycle in a new round of performers every three years or so, because the next wave of 14-year-olds so aren't going to listen to what their older sisters did. |
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| Gr8fulheart | Feb 5 2010, 09:07 AM Post #3 |
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As for Taylor Swift, she is an adorable; fresh-faced personality with a nice little voice, that appeals to the majority of teenagers. With that in mind ~ there are many singers who use 'auto-tune'; only to make me wonder how long her career will float. I wish her the best. |
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