Alicia Keys has justifiably been the recipient of a lot of Twitter slander lately due to her vocal performances of late, but tonight she redeemed herself a bit by performing her single "Girl On Fire" alongside Maroon 5. Watch the mash-up performance below, as Alicia trades in her piano for a pair of drums.
Frank Ocean had quite the showing for his first Grammys as he took home 2 awards--Best Urban Contemporary Album for his debut Channel Orange and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for his part on Watch The Throne's "No Church In The Wild."
Watch below as he performs "Forrest Gump," one of the more controversial tracks on Channel Orange, and hit the comments with your thoughts on the performance!
Rihanna not only looked great when performing Unapologetic favorite "Stay" with Mikky Ekko at last night's Grammy Awards. She sounded great. Listen for yourself below, and click HERE to watch her pay tribute to Bob Marley along with Bruno Mars, Damien Marley, Ziggy Marley and more.
Before announcing the winner of Best Country Solo Performance, Miguel and Wiz Khalifa brought love into the aisles with a quick performance of "Adorn." Congrats to Miguel who took home Best R&B Song for the hit single!
Bruno Mars and his band sure know how to put on a show. Thankfully, his stage presence and voice were put to great use at the Grammys last night as he paid tribute to musical icon Bob Marley along with Sting, Ziggy Marley, Rihanna and Damien Marley. This was definitely my favorite performance of the night, and it looks like the crowd enjoyed it more than anything. Rest in paradise, Mr. Marley!
Justin Timberlake wasn't eligible for any awards at last night's 55th Annual Grammy Awards, but he was one of the ceremony's biggest winners. After performing his new hit "Suit & Tie" with Jay-Z and debuting his follow up "Pusher Love Girl," it was clear how refreshing his return to the music world truly is.
Watch below as he puts on a well rounded show, and hit the comments with your thoughts on his performance!
When someone's had a career as fruitful as Nasir Jones has, it goes without saying that he should have more than a few Grammys under his belt. To the horror of many hip hop fans (myself included), Nas boasts 0, despite being nominated a whopping 9 times.
Immediately I wondered, who took home the golden award? Were the victors the rap reincarnation of Milli Vanilli, or were they deserving opponents? Take a look at Nas' Grammy snubs over the years, and wish him luck as he's nominated for 3 awards tonight thanks to the commercial and critical success of Life Is Good.
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Best Rap Solo Performance for "If I Ruled the World" ft. Lauryn Hill
After the Grammys, Common hit up LA's Conga room for a post-awards concert. While rhyming "The People" after over a Dilla beat, he surprised the entire crowd by bringing out the legend Stevie Wonder. Watch below as he takes over and adds hype man to his long list of accomplishments and gets the audience to pay tribute to Whitney Houston!
Chris Brown had double duty at the Grammys as he performed solo and as a group along with David Guetta and Lil Wayne. Watch below as they perform "I Can Only Imagine," and hit up the comments with your thoughts on the show!
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No one expected to have to say goodbye to Whitney Houston this early in her life, but her importance in music will definitely be felt for decades to come. Jennifer Hudson was probably the best voice for the tribute, and she did Whitney absolute justice in this performance. Watch her perform "I Will Always Love You below, and hit up the comments with your thoughts!
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Adele has proven to be the Queen of the Grammy's this year, as she's already brought home four of her six nominations brought home trophies for all SIX of her nominations! She had only performed live once before since undergoing vocal cord surgery, and it looks like her voice is better than ever! Watch Adele below as she brings everyone to her feet with "Rolling In The Deep!"
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If you missed Rihanna bust out the Willie Bounce tonight to "We Found Love" at the Grammy's look no further! Watch below as she and Coldplay close out with "Princess of China" and hit up the comments with your thoughts on the joint performance! I'm a little mixed about it myself.
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Before announcing the winner for Best Pop Solo Performance, Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt paid tribute to the late legend Etta James. Watch their performance of "A Sunday Kind Of Love" below, and hit up the comments with your thoughts on the tribute below!
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Chris Brown may not have sung the entire performance, but who could blame him while climbing the Guts Aggro Mega Crag? He and his dancers didn't disappoint of course as they hit some crazy stunts to "Turn Up The Music" and "Beautiful People." Watch the performance below, and be sure to hit the comments with your thoughts!
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Say what you want, but Bruno Mars KILLED his performance at the Grammys tonight. The only new artist I've seen that can get me excited is Janelle Monae, and after watching him hit the James Brown, they're clearly cut from the same cloth. Watch his Black and Gold performance of "Runaway" below, and hit up the comments with your thoughts on Bruno's set!
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Despite the somber mood in the air due to Whitney Houston's passing, Cash Money continued as planned with their Pre Grammy Party. The party was full of stars and full of noteworthy events and performances, including the announcement that Christina Milian is officially signed to YMCMB and a shot aimed at Jay-Z & Kanye West.
Watch below as Lil Wayne introduces the party with a moment of silence to Whitney Houston, announces Christina Milian's affiliation, and fires shots at The Throne. Hit the jump to see more highlights of the party!
While there are tons of music award shows all year long, the crème de la crème has always been The Grammys. Today the full list of nominees was announced, which has led to many mixed reactions.
Check out a select list below, and hit the jump to see more nominations along with Twitter reactions from celebrities!