2013 Grammys- LIVE JOURNAL

We really enjoyed doing this LIVE journal tonight. We’ll do it again for the Oscars! Thanks for checking us out!!

– Dave

 UPDATE (1024PM) – LL Cool J closes show with a performance from 1995.

UPDATE (1015PM)- Album of the Year- “Babel” Mumford & Sons….good choice.

UPDATE (1011PM)- Frank Ocean doing “Forrest Gump”…I fell back asleep.

UPDATE (1010PM) – I like Juanes…but this Elton performance looks like something that should have been on a Family Guy episode.  

UPDATE (1005PM)- CONGRATS TO AMY WHITECOTTON- YOU WON! You will be contacted by us!!! Hooray!!!! 

UPDATE (958PM) – TIME TO WIN!!!! THE 20TH PERSON TO EMAIL Backstage@BackstageOL.com WINS RODEO HOUSTON TICKETS…PUT “RODEO” IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

UPDATE (955PM)- Heart just sank. Reminded me of all the greats we lost. #InMemory

UPDATE  (949PM) – Dave Brubeck tribute “Take Five”…one of my faves. Toss to Seacrest, some suit from the Grammys and Justin Timberlake. Grammy Foundation plug.  Toss to In Memoriam package.

UPDATE (940PM)– Prince presents Record of the Year- Gotye “Somebody I Used To Know”….#NoSoupForTaylorSwift

UPDATE (935pm)- Hunter Hayes performs.  Tosses to Carrie Underwood….Carrie kills it.

UPDATE (927PM) – Best New Artist (curse) goes to Fun.

UPDATE (926PM) – I think I heard a “naughty” word on the air.

UPDATE (918 PM) – Lumineers performance. I always think of dental work when I say their name…they are about to tour. We announced the Houston date earlier.

UPDATE (905PM)- Bob Marley tribute …Bruno Mars sings- his song. I didn’t realize Marley did this originally.

UPDATE- (9PM) – SOMEONE IS GONNA WIN RODEO HOUSTON TICKETS THIS HOUR!!!!!!!! 

UPDATE (857PM)– Best Country Album – Zac Brown Band “Uncaged”

UPDATE (853PM)- Kelly Clarkson pays tribute to Patti Page & Carole King. Huh? #Filler

UPDATE (850PM) – Black Keys performance in a New Orleans style….good stuff here. They are darn good. They are still the  worst band I’ve ever interviewed. But they rock.

UPDATE (840pm) – Best Rap Collaboration award goes to “No Church In The Wild” Jay Z/Kanye/The Dream/Frank Ocean

UPDATE (835PM)- Rihanna performs. I really like her.

UPDATE (828PM)– Best Pop Vocal Album…Kelly Clarkson “Stronger”…Pink should have won.

UPDATE (822PM) – Alicia Keys & Maroon 5 performances… this one reminded me I still need to watch last week’s GLEE episode.

UPDATE (819PM)–  Rock Performance- Black Keys “Lonely Boy”….thank goodness Jethro Tull wasn’t nominated…

UPDATE (812) Best Urban Contemporary Album- Frank Ocean “Channel Orange”. he beats Chris Brown (again)…lol

UPDATE (806PM) Justin Timberlake is BACK!  Jay Z  joins him….he performs new tune “Little Pusher Love Girl”.(after Suit & Tie).the new album is gonna be great. Glad he is back.

UPDATE (803PM)- Beyonce & Ellen intro Justin Timberlake.

UPDATE (8PM)- Since we are in commercial break…I should tell you the Rodeo Houston tickets will be given away in the 9pm hour…are you ready to win?

UPDATE (753PM) – Mumford & Sons performance (intro’d by Johnny Depp)….nothing flashy here…they are showing us why they are true musicians.  Should have pulled Khalifa/Miguel and given Mumford one more song.

UPDATE (750PM)- Song of the Year award…winner- “We Are Young” Fun….they should have performed that one earlier…

UPDATE- (739PM)- Yet another performance…Wiz Khalifa & Miguel….I once saw him perform at the launching of a cell phone carrier’s party (Miguel) …zzzzzzz…they then awarded Best Country performance (huh?) – Carrie Underwood “Blown Away”

UPDATE- (733PM)- Country tribute perfomance- Dierks Bentley & Miranda Lambert…it’s purty…get it?

UPDATE- (722PM)– FUN performance….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz….

UPDATE- (720PM)– First award- Pop Solo Performance…Adele “Set Fire”…here she goes (again)…I’m pleased!

UPDATE- (710)- Ed Sheeran and Elton John ..wow. Fantastic.

UPDATE- (705PM)- Taylor Swift opens with an “Alice In Wonderland-ish” version of her tribute song to all her exes- “We Are Never getting Back”…u kno the rest… 

UPDATE-  (7PM)-  HERE WE GO! WELCOME! If you are trying to win the Rodeo Houston tickets…at some point during the blogging here, we will give you a password…you will need to email us at Backstage@BackstageOL.com (when we announce the contest!)….good luck!

UPDATE- (610pm)- Early Grammys were handed out this afternoon (ahead of the broadcast)..they are as follows:

Best Alternative Music Album: Making Mirrors, Gotye

Best Rock Album: El Camino, The Black Keys

Best Rock Song: “Lonely Boy,” Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton and Patrick Carney

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

Best R&B Album: Black Radio, Robert Glasper

Best Dance/Electronica Album:Bangarang, Skrillex

Best Dance Recording: Bangarang, Skrillex featuring Sirah

Best Regional Roots Album: The Band Courtbouillon, Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy

Best Folk Album: The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

Best Blues Album: Locked Down, Dr. John

Best Americana Album: Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album: Midnight In Paris

Best Latin Jazz Album: ¡Ritmo!, The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band

Best Jazz Vocal Album: Radio Music Society, Esperanza Spaulding

Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “Hot House,” Gary Buron & Chick Corea

Best New Age Album: Echoes of Love, Oakram

Best Comedy Album: Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon

Best Spoken Word Album: Society’s Child: My Autobiography, Janis Ian

Best Children’s Album: Can You Canoe?, The Okee Dokee Brothers

Best Reggae Album: Rebirth, Jimmy Cliff

Best Contemporary Classical Composition: “Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays,” Stephen Hartke

Best Classical Compendium: “Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis,” Antoni Wit

Best Classical Vocal Performance: “Poemes,” Renee Fleming  

Best Producer of the Year, Classical: Blanton Alspaugh

Best Orchestral Performance: “Adams Harmonielehre and Short Ride In A Fast Machine,” Michael Tilson Thomas

Best Opera Recording: “Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen,”James Levine and Fabio Luisi

Best Engineered Album, Classical: Life & Breath, Tom Caufield and John Newton

Best Tropical Latin Album: Retro, Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album: Pecados Y Milagros, Lila Downs

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: Imaginaries, Quetzal

Best Latin Pop Album, Rock or Urban Album: MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition, Juanes

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Eye on It, TobyMac

Best Gospel Album:Gravity, Lecrae

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song: “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” Matt Redman (Writers: Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman) & “Your Presence is Heaven,” Israel and New Breed (Writers: Israel Houghton and Micah Massey)

Best Gospel Song: “Go Get It,” Mary Mary (Writer: Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell and Warryn Campbell)

Best Gospel Contemporary Christian Musical Performance: “10,000 Reason (Bless the Lord)” Matt Redman

Best Surround Sound Album: Modern Cool, Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)

Best Remixed Recording, Non Classical: “Promises” (Skrillex & Nero Remix) Skrillex, remixer (Nero)

Best Engineered Album, Non Classical: “The Goat Rodeo Sessions,” Richard King, engineer, Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)

Best Historical Album: The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set), Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)

Best Album Notes: Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles, Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection, Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie)

Best Recording Package: “Biophilia” Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist: “City of Roses” Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)

Best Instrumental Arrangement: “How About You” Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)

Best Instrumental Composition: “Mozart Goes Dancing” Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)

Best Long Form Music Video: “Big Easy Express” Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show

Best Short Form Music Video: “We Found Love” Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris

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