Yea, I didn’t watch the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. I used to be all into the award shows but now with the power internets I just can skip all the stuff I don’t want to see and watch the performances later. Plus the Grammy’s don’t care about Hip-Hop. But hey, I guess I gotta put up something about it. Here’s a recap of last night’s show (Drake, Eminem, Lil Wayne & Travis Barker – “Drop the World”/”Forever” up at the top). First some more performances:
Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Smokey Robinson, & Usher – “Earth Song” (3D Michael Jackson Tribute)
Jamie Foxx, T-Pain, Slash & Doug E. Fresh – “Blame It”
Beyoncé – “If I Were a Boy”/”You Oughta Know”
Maxwell & Roberta Flack – “Pretty Wings”/”Where Is the Love”
And now some of The Awards:
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyonce – “Single Ladies” [Winner]
Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me”
Lalah Hathaway – “That Was Then”
Ledisi – “Goin’ Thru Changes”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings” [Winner]
Anthony Hamilton – “The Point Of It All”
Musiq Soulchild – “Sobeautiful”
Pleasure P – “Under”
Charlie Wilson – “There Goes My Baby”
Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group w/ Vocals
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It” [Winner]
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild – “Chocolate High”
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige – “Ifuleave”
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters – “Higher Ground”
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby – “Love Has Finally Come At Last”
Best R&B Album
Maxwell – BLACKsummers’night [Winner]
Anthony Hamilton – The Point Of It All
India.Arie – Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
Ledisi – Turn Me Loose
Charlie Wilson – Uncle Charlie
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Beyonce – I Am… Sasha Fierce [Winner]
Jamie Foxx – Intuition
Pleasure P – The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
Trey Songz – Ready
T-Pain – Thr33 Ringz
Best Rap Solo Performance
Jay-Z – “DOA” [Winner]
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Eminem – “Beautiful”
KiD CuDi – “Day N Nite”
Mos Def – “Casa Bey”
Best Rap Song (A Songwriter’s Award)
“Run This Town” (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West) [Winner]
“Best I Ever Had” (Drake)
“Day N Nite” (KiD CuDi)
“Dead & Gone” (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
“D.O.A.” (Jay-Z)
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – “Crack A Bottle” [Winner]
Beastie Boys & Nas – “Too Many Rappers”
Fabolous & Jay-Z – “Money Goes, Honey Stay”
KiD CuDi, Kanye West & Common – “Make Her Say”
Kanye West & Yonug Jeezy – “Amazing”
Best Rap/Sung Collab
Beyonce & Kanye West – “Ego”
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town” [Winner]
The Lonely Island & T-Pain – “I’m On a Boat”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead & Gone”
Best Rap Album
Eminem – Relapse [Winner]
Common – UMC
Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Go here for a full list of last night winners