The Grammy's= Complete Irrelevancy

It's obvious people are only nominated based on popularity or because of bought votes. The whole show has been a joke for years now. Get it together Grammy voters.

Full Grammy Nominee List

*Katy Perry- Should've gotten best new artist, and that's about it. Pop Female is ridiculous to include her.
*Danity Kane- It's COMPLETELY obvious "Damaged" should've been nominated. I mean they were actually a pop group with a huge top 10 single. Gnarls Barkley? And "Apologize" by OneRepublic is ridiculously old.
*Maroon 5 and Rihanna- I mean the song wasn't even written as a duet. She just got on it, because she's a overexposed mediawhore, who is jumping on any song she can. M5's original version deserves a grammy, but not the version with Rihanna.
*Leona Lewis- No Best New Artist nom? Have they heard her voice? And she had a solid album, not to mention she's become a complete international star.
*Pink- "So What" was a good single, and I guess given the songs out in the past year, she deserves the nomination.
*Britney Spears- Honestly "Best Dance Recording" should be her category. It's the only place she'll see grammy gold (2005 "Toxic"). "Piece of Me" or "Break the Ice" are much more worthy than "Disturbia" by Rihanna.
*Beyonce- "Me, Myself, and I" It's 2008! That song was released in 2003! Are you seriously nominating it 5 years later? I feel like that shouldn't even be possible.
*Carrie Underwood- This is getting ridiculous. "Last Name" was a good single, but definitely not her strongest. It's like she's nominated just to be nominated, and not even with a song she has a shot at winning with. Wasted spot.
*Mariah Carey- Bottom line, the E=MC2 was not an amazing album, but she definitely deserved a nomination for at least "Bye Bye" or "Best Contemporary R&B". I mean J. Holiday over her? WTF.

Happy Spots- Jazmine Sullivan is doing the damn thing. Congrats on her 5 nominations!
And big congrats to Janelle Monae for getting nominated for "Many Moons"
Semi happiness for Ne-Yo. For some reason as talented as he is, I just have never seen Grammy's for him, at least not on the vocal side. But congrats to him.

Now let's hope they televise the major awards in every category, and not present them in bullshit side ceremonies.

For The Record...

Britney Spears is misunderstood. Maybe I'm one of the few that really gives her sympathy, and it's not even because I like her music, or even her as a person. I guess it's because we live in a world where it's too easy to believe anything we hear. It really sucks to live life with people out in the internet world diagnosing you saying you've done this drug, you have this issue, when they know nothing. Because a 'source' said something obviously doesn't make it true. But whatever. I just think she can't ever catch a break.

On to the show.

The documentary was done brilliantly. From filming to editing, to the background music, this almost didn't feel like it should be on MTV. It was so raw and artificial, and a refreshing change from MTV 'reality' TV. For all of the nitpickers who say she didn't go into enough detail about her struggles, all I have to say is would you really spill your deepest secrets to the world? Didn't think so. She surprised me with her ability to take stock of the last few years of her life, and her mental awareness contradicted all the stories about her being so completely out of it. I don't even think I could assess the doc in a normal way, because her life is so unnatural. But the video showed her in the best way she could be shown now. She's healing, and growing, and all the fuzzy stuff. I think she's ready to go back to her old life, hopefully with a stronger psyche.

Maybe the crazy masses will give her peace.
She's human.
Circus is the best description of her life.

Randomness

Annie Lennox was amazing at the American Music Awards this past sunday. "Why" is an amazing song, and I also love Kelly Clarkson's cover too. So I'm throwing in a badass performance from her.



And because I think Britney owned life with her new album (well at least "If You Seek Amy" and "Circus") Those are enough for me to say job well done.



And other tracks I'm refinding...and rocking out to...
Mayday Parade- "Jersey"


Paramore- "Born For This" (Hayley Williams is rising on my list, because her voice is mad crazy)


Lady Gaga ft. Colby O'Donis- "Just Dance". She's not my normal sound, and I'd probably never buy an album of hers, but this song is sick as hell. Production is catchy and on point. It's hard to hate

Kill The Lights-New Britney

Quick and simple. She's back with a new sound, and once again it's a grower, but it's def solid. Biggest improvement is her vocals. She's confident but not fake, but I'll wait til I see a live performance until I make my decision. That's her bread and butter...performing. And maybe, just maybe she'll REALLY be back. Oh and her lyrics are still clever. Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to come back stronger than ever.

Red, White, Blue...Election Mood Music.

It's Lauryn. Nuff Said

I'm Proud.

I really couldn't think of a better title, because it hasn't sunk in.
I'm fighting beack tears right now as I type this because for all of the discrimination that my people have faced for hundreds of years didn't matter. All of the racists and naysayers who tried to derail this election didn't matter. Yes, we did it. This is a man who genuinely wants to change the lives of EVERY American, and put our country on the level that it deserves to be. And for that I'm proud. But to add on to the fact that this man is black is awe-inspiring. I remember when I was little I used to dream of being president, but it seemed like a dream that wouldn't happen, because unfortunately people like me weren't seen as capable. But this is possible for everyone. I just can't say it anymore we have the first black President. the 44th President of the United States of America is Barack Obama. Dr. King, Malcolm X, W.E.B DuBois, Medgar Evers, Coretta Scott King, Jesse Jackson, George Thomas (my grandfather, who was the first black vice principal in Hartford, Ct. Which makes me even more proud.),and for every other black American who fought for a chance. You didn't fight in vain. For that I thank you. I am a black man. Damn, doesn't it look good. And I thank EVERY American, black, white, hispanic, etc who voted for a new America. Thank You.

This is why we laugh at Elisabeth Hasslebeck.

Because she's a nutjob. SNL showed me that. And on a side note, I actually loved the Jennifer Anniston parody.



And the real Hasslebeck in action..really just for being a dumbass