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Music Awards

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Why the Grammys Stink

    See also: *2012 Grammys: The Best, the Worst and the Weirdest *Deadmau5, Rihanna - House of Blues - 2/13/12 *Dan Wilson: From "Closing Time" to Adele's "Someone Like You" So, our Grammy credentials were fairly limited last night. In fact, we were trapped in a room for eight hours, with journalists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Lawsuit: If You Bought Grammy Tickets from Western States Ticket Service, You're Screwed

    ​The folks who run the Grammy Awards want to remind you, dear readers, that you are not important or glamorous enough to score a ticket to the big show that airs every February. So don't even try. For if you do, you will be treated like a common intruder and tossed out on your ass.

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Frank Gehry's Grammy Awards Poster: A Transparent Attempt at High-Brow Legitimacy? Not So Fast

    ​Last week saw the release of the official poster for the 54th Grammy Awards, which was designed by the patron saint of L.A. architecture, Frank Gehry. At first, the poster seems to be another flailing attempt by the Grammys to maintain their relevance in a world where the value of music, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    MTV VMA Best New Artist Nominees: A Field Guide to Kreayshawn, Big Sean, Foster the People, Tyler the Creator, and Wiz Khalifa

    Kreayshawn​Article by Shea Serrano On Sunday, August 28th, MTV's Video Music Awards will wander into town. MTV, by the way, is a television station. They play music and whatnot, but more importantly, they allow a handsome troglodyte named CT to exist. Also, younger readers: A television s ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2011

    Dance Club Pick: Bashing the Grammies

    Kreayshawn​Article by Shea Serrano On Sunday, August 28th, MTV's Video Music Awards will wander into town. MTV, by the way, is a television station. They play music and whatnot, but more importantly, they allow a handsome troglodyte named CT to exist. Also, younger readers: A television s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Top 20 Most Ridiculous Grammy 2010 Nominations: Still Ridiculous after All These Months

    Grammys: they're nuts!​ [Originally published December 2010] It's that time of the year, the time when the imploding music industry gathers to display their astonishing cluelessness by nominating a bunch of hacks, flashes-in-the-pan, and old people that have done their best work 40 years ago ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Top 10 Under-the-Radar Grammy Artists You Should Know

    ​Sure, you may secretly dance to Justin Bieber in your Wonder Woman undies or fantasize about Drake making you a hot fudge sundae, but there's a lot more talented, relatively unknown musicians hiding in the Grammy nominee list. The Grammys, on the most part, are about the awards gifted to peo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2010

    PETER AND GORDON AND EVERYBODY ELSE

    ​Sure, you may secretly dance to Justin Bieber in your Wonder Woman undies or fantasize about Drake making you a hot fudge sundae, but there's a lot more talented, relatively unknown musicians hiding in the Grammy nominee list. The Grammys, on the most part, are about the awards gifted to peo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Website Commemorates Kanye West's Top 10 Meltdown Moments

    Clashmusic.comWhat next, Kanye?​ Just when you thought America's favorite hip-hop star had put all of his embarrassing moments behind him, you cringe when you hear radio hosts poking fun at his latest...embarrassing moment. This time it's Kanye chastising Matt Lauer while on the set of NBC's ... More >>

  • Music

    September 16, 2010

    Nightranger: Outta-Sight Night

    Clashmusic.comWhat next, Kanye?​ Just when you thought America's favorite hip-hop star had put all of his embarrassing moments behind him, you cringe when you hear radio hosts poking fun at his latest...embarrassing moment. This time it's Kanye chastising Matt Lauer while on the set of NBC's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Lady Gaga's Raw Meat Dress: Your VMA Meat ID Test

    MTV/Christie BishopLady Gaga's VMA Meat Dress​If you tuned in to Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards and thought that Lady Gaga looked like a piece of meat, you'd be right. The singer, praised as much for her extreme fashion sense as she is for her consistent presence on Billboard's Top 10 l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    FOURTH UPDATE Exclusive: Antonio Villaraigosa free tickets are worth $50,000 to $100,000. Full list here of 80 free events; corruption laws ignored

    By Tibby Rothman and Jill StewartDid the mayor lose, misplace -- or destroy -- his records? ​ L.A. Weekly is publishing below its exclusive ticket price list for the 80 events to which Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa accepted free seats.But first the hot news from City Hall moments ago. The below is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Phoenix Frontman Scores Sweetie Sofia Coppola's New 'Ferraris and Los Angeles' Flick

    The Freewheelin' Thomas & Sofia​Phoenix's frontman Thomas Mars is domestic-partnered to OG hipster director Sofia Coppola. Sofia is about to release a new movie, Somewhere, where she most certainly downscaled the period-piece ambitions of Marie Antoinette. Mars, riding high on a wave of critic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Mayor Villaraigosa Allegedly Snubs Black Leaders

    Rev. Eric P. Lee.​Earlier this month we had a little chuckle over Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's slippage into a form of black-speak during a ceremony kicking off L.A.'s African-American Heritage Month. Mayor V. jived it up and called Jamie Foxx "this brother." Well, it turns out some African-Am ... More >>

  • Music

    February 5, 2010

    BOOM, BOOM, OW! SURVIVING GRAMMY WEEK IN L.A.

    Rev. Eric P. Lee.​Earlier this month we had a little chuckle over Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's slippage into a form of black-speak during a ceremony kicking off L.A.'s African-American Heritage Month. Mayor V. jived it up and called Jamie Foxx "this brother." Well, it turns out some African-Am ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    The Grammy Awards, As Seen from the Staples Center Press Room

    Last year we came down pretty hard on the numbskulls journalists in the press room at the Grammys, but would like to officially recant last year's unfair judgment. Specifically, for the record, this is what we said about what awaits the lucky Grammy winners backstage: ...their audience, a bunch of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Grammys' Social Media Rock Star Summit: Music Fans at the Forefront of Digital Culture

    Melissa Jun RowleySocial Media Rock Stars: Digg's Kevin Rose and Mashable's Pete Cashmore​For more than half a century the Grammy Awards have been the pinnacle institution of American music. (But that doesn't mean the tone of the show and the brand itself have to be institutional.) While the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Yo Yo Yo: Villaraigosa Gets In Touch With His Inner Black Man

    ​Mayor Villaraigosa is getting razzed for slipping into a form of black-speak during an African-American Heritage Month presentation at City Hall over the weekend. The mayor was honoring Chaka Khan and Jamie Foxx in a ceremony launching the month-long festivities to recognize black culture and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    John Mayernaise and Celine Dijon: Creating Food for Grammys No Easy Task

    N. GalutenEdibles in the Grammy luxury suites​As Woody Allen's character in Annie Hall once said, upon arriving in Los Angeles, "What's with all these awards? They're always giving out awards. Best Fascist Dictator: Adolf Hitler." This city does love to give out awards, and when we do, there a ... More >>

  • Music

    January 28, 2010

    Rock Picks: Prefuse 73, the Gaslamp Killer, VoicesVoices, Beyond the Pale

    Also, Do Make Say Think, the Living Sisters, Wale and others

  • Music

    January 21, 2010

    Booty Central: Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America

    New film documents America's funkiest TV dance show

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    And The Nominees For The 52nd Grammy Awards Are ...

    Grammy Awards​Here's a running count of some of the more interesting nominees for the 52nd Grammy Awards, which were being announced Wednesday night at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Song of the Year: "Poker Face," Lady Gaga. "Pretty Wings," Maxwell "Single Ladies," Beyonce "You ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Michael Jackson Trailer Released for This Is It

    Amid all the hooha over Kanye West's dick move last night at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York, the news that the trailer for the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It was released got lost. Well, here it is: Michael Jackson's This Is It in HD

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Kanye Who? VMA Moments That Didn't Suck

    Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift, continuing a long tradition of unspontaneous VMA quackery. Back in the day, VMA's didn't suck, here's evidence.

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    LA Weekly Announces 'LA 101' at the Gibson, featuring Silversun Pickups, the Dandy Warhols and Matt & Kim

    This just in: LA Weekly is debuting a new annual music event called LA 101, which will take place this year on the concourse at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Tuesday, November 3. The party, which celebrates the annual Best of LA issue, will not only highlight the best in music, but also shine a light ... More >>

  • Music

    February 12, 2009

    Grammy Week: Magical Music Moments All Over Town

    This just in: LA Weekly is debuting a new annual music event called LA 101, which will take place this year on the concourse at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Tuesday, November 3. The party, which celebrates the annual Best of LA issue, will not only highlight the best in music, but also shine a light ... More >>

  • Music

    February 12, 2009

    Katy Perry Unpeeled — and Other Signs of Life in the Dead of the Grammys PressRoom

    Including the buzz over Rihanna and Chris Brown, and revelations from Natalie Cole on heroin addiction

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Behind the Scenes at the Grammys: In the Press Room, A Quiet Night Jolted Alive by Chris Brown/Rihanna Allegations

    When you tell an outsider that you're "covering the Grammys," it sounds pretty swank. Before I did it for the first time, I imagined glamor, some rubbing shoulders, and, above all, a lot of music. But the reality is different. Those of us not covering the red carpet are planted in a hotel-confere ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Psst: Grammy Week Parties with MGMT, Black Eyed Peas, New York Dolls, Chelsea Girls, DJ AM and (maybe) Whitney Houston

    The Grammy telecast might be a snooze, but during awards week its host city is anything but. Surprise stage jams and DJ sets, official and unofficial shindigs and a overall anything-can- happen/anyone-might-show vibe and excitement takes over LA's clubs and events... You don't need to be Jay-Z and B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2009

    Coroner: Dr. Dre's Son OD'ed on Heroin and Morphine

    The Los Angeles County Coroner reported today that the son of hip hop record producer and rapper Dr. Dre died from an overdose of heroin and morphine. The drug tests had been pending for more than four months. The coroner's office wouldn't explain why it took so long for the report to be released -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2008

    First Thoughts on Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak

    "You can't judge me on this because it's a reflection of my heart and soul. It's like judging a grandmother's love. Can you judge a grandmother's love by giving it 2.5 mics, or saying that it only sold a million?"--Kanye West, directly after the first unveiling of Heartbreak & 808s So Kanye's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2008

    WORN OUT: Bound Babes at the VMAs and Beyond

    Fetishistic frocks may have abounded at MTV’s VMAs (Christina Aguilera, Rihanna, Pink), but whip cracking wearables aren’t just for the stage. We've been seeing the look everywhere lately. We’re not even talking about all the gothic clubs, where black everything, corsetry, leather and vinyl ... More >>

  • Music

    September 11, 2008

    MTV Video Music Awards: Keeping Up With the Vamps

    VIP = Very Irate People

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    Rapper Dr. Dre's Son Dead at 20

    The Los Angeles County Coroner reported today that the son of hip hop record producer and rapper Dr. Dre has died. Andre Young Jr. was found dead at his home in Woodland Hills on Saturday morning. Young was out the previous night and returned home around 5:30 A.M., according to Assistant Chief Ed W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2008

    SXSW Postmortem...but first a word from our sponsors

    Now you name your band Fuck Buttons and you figure: that'll keep the wolves of commerce at bay, right? Well, welcome to the brave new world of indie rock.

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2008

    Grammys from the Press Room

    The best view of the Grammy Awards from where I sat. The coolest thing I learned last night in the media room at the 50th anniversary Grammy celebration had to do with a Woody Guthrie performance. Recorded on a spool of wire, The Live Wire – Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949 was found by an old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2008

    Ill-Thought Out Observations From This Year's Grammy's

    Because Live Blogging is so gauche. Occasionally the Grammy Committee's old fogey sensibility yields huge dividends. See the inclusion of Morris Day and the motherfucking Time. As far as I know, only two people have paid much attention to Morris Day and the Time post "Jerk Out:" the illustrious ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 10, 2007

    The Haden Clan

    A family affair

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Grammy Shmammy

    A family affair

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    His Smile Looked Really Out of Place

    Grammy notes from the Style Council

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2007

    Why I Wore Flip-flops to the Grammys

    Ok they weren't really flip-flops, more like comfy black slides with rubber soles, and they were hidden under an entirely appropriate long and billowy 70s halter dress. But still I felt pretty earthy and under-dressed sauntering amidst all the Manolos and Choos that flooded the Staples Center last n ... More >>

  • Stage

    December 14, 2006

    A Chanticleer Christmas

    Ok they weren't really flip-flops, more like comfy black slides with rubber soles, and they were hidden under an entirely appropriate long and billowy 70s halter dress. But still I felt pretty earthy and under-dressed sauntering amidst all the Manolos and Choos that flooded the Staples Center last n ... More >>

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    Ali Farka Touré, 1939–2006

    Ok they weren't really flip-flops, more like comfy black slides with rubber soles, and they were hidden under an entirely appropriate long and billowy 70s halter dress. But still I felt pretty earthy and under-dressed sauntering amidst all the Manolos and Choos that flooded the Staples Center last n ... More >>

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    grammy diary

    Tue., Feb. 7 LL Cool J at the House of Blues Wed., Feb. 8 The Grammys at the Staples Center Now, for my personal awards

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2006

    Going to the Grammys...

    Considering I may be tone deaf, can't sing to save a life, it's pretty safe to say performing at the Grammy's is a dream out of reach. That is until I was chosen to be a stage performer for the Gorillaz's duet with MADONNA at this year's Grammy Awards!!  I was a little older than their projec ... More >>

  • Columns

    February 3, 2005

    O Brother, Where Art Thou Screening?

    Considering I may be tone deaf, can't sing to save a life, it's pretty safe to say performing at the Grammy's is a dream out of reach. That is until I was chosen to be a stage performer for the Gorillaz's duet with MADONNA at this year's Grammy Awards!!  I was a little older than their projec ... More >>

  • Columns

    February 12, 2004

    Dark Shadows

    Considering I may be tone deaf, can't sing to save a life, it's pretty safe to say performing at the Grammy's is a dream out of reach. That is until I was chosen to be a stage performer for the Gorillaz's duet with MADONNA at this year's Grammy Awards!!  I was a little older than their projec ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 6, 2001

    Beautiful People: I’m Your Biggest-Paid Fan

    Considering I may be tone deaf, can't sing to save a life, it's pretty safe to say performing at the Grammy's is a dream out of reach. That is until I was chosen to be a stage performer for the Gorillaz's duet with MADONNA at this year's Grammy Awards!!  I was a little older than their projec ... More >>

  • News

    March 29, 2001

    La Vida Loca
    Miami Style

    Considering I may be tone deaf, can't sing to save a life, it's pretty safe to say performing at the Grammy's is a dream out of reach. That is until I was chosen to be a stage performer for the Gorillaz's duet with MADONNA at this year's Grammy Awards!!  I was a little older than their projec ... More >>

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