Do you receive ProSieben? They will broadcast the awards live next Monday at 02.00am (CET). ;)

 

http://www.prosieben.de/service/tvprogramm/popup.php?action=onDetail&id=20131474

 

Thanks! I live in France but I hope it will work for me ;) I'll search if any french site broadcast the ceremony, for the subtitles... But just watching them playing will be great ! :)

Maybe their gonna do a duet with Adele.....both of their songs have violins and all that stuff maybe shes gonna sing with Chris on VLV and hes gonna sing with her on Chasing Pavements cause their both nominated for Record of the year

I just stumbled upon this, have any of you read it? I like the articles that predict Coldplay sweeps rather than bitching about how awful and undeserving of Grammys they are :P

Don't forget to keep voting on that fuse thingy, Maroon 5 are beating us again

 

http://fuse.tv/ontv/shows/grammy/group.html

this[/url], have any of you read it? I like the articles that predict Coldplay sweeps rather than bitching about how awful and undeserving of Grammys they are :P

Thanks for the link Zoe!!!

That was uplifting!!! :D

 

And it's so funny that by this point they just gave up on the explanation

BEST ROCK ALBUM

 

SHOULD WIN: The Raconteurs, Consolers of the Lonely

The Raconteurs' muscular, bitchin'-Camaro collection of could-have-been AM radio classics trumps decent but not cohesively stellar collections from artists who have previously given us much better (see: Kid Rock, Metallica, et al.)

 

WILL WIN: It starts with ''Cold'' and ends with ''Play,'' friends.

 

:lol:

this[/url], have any of you read it? I like the articles that predict Coldplay sweeps rather than bitching about how awful and undeserving of Grammys they are :P

Thanks, Zoe!!!!!

:)

Are Lil Wayne and Coldplay so different?

 

 

On paper, this year's Grammy powerhouses couldn't seem more different.

 

Lil Wayne is a street-wise rapper from New Orleans who offers wild glimpses of a wide range of scenes of urban life in America on his chart-topping album "Tha Carter III." Coldplay is an artsy rock band from England that offers well-heeled takes on international inspiration - from "Lovers in Japan" and "Chinese Sleep Chant" to "Cemeteries of London" - on "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," named after a Frida Kahlo painting and featuring cover art from 19th century painter Eugene Delacroix.

 

Their differences go beyond the traditional ones of hip-hop and rock, of marketing and image. If they were movies, Lil Wayne would be the biggest summer blockbuster, while Coldplay would be wintertime Oscar bait, strictly art-house fare.

 

Lil Wayne goes into the 51st Grammy Awards Sunday night with eight nominations in six categories, including the prestigious album of the year. With seven nominations, Coldplay will take him on for album of the year, and they're the only artists to compete in all three of the evening's top categories.

 

But in 2008, at least in Grammy leaders' minds, there is no Hip-Hop America, no Rock America, no Old America, no Young America, only the United States of America, unified under the banner of popularity and excellence. Maybe that Obama dude - er, President Obama dude - really was onto something.

 

"You could definitely hear them both on a Top 40 radio station," says Steven Smith, host of Fuse's "Steven's Untitled Rock Show," adding that it hasn't always been that way. "[in music] there isn't really a generation gap anymore."

 

Breaking down barriers

 

After all, despite their obvious differences, both Wayne and Coldplay share a desire to break down barriers and cross genres.

 

Lil Wayne already has had a hit with rocker Kevin Rudolf on "Let It Rock," and he's readying a full-fledged rock album, "Rebirth," where he plays guitar and sings, due out in April. "He's done everything he can with hip-hop and has proven himself," Miami producer Infamous, who has three songs on the album, told Billboard magazine recently. "Now, he's about to prove himself as a rocker."

 

And Coldplay already has gained a lot of hip-hop cred, as singer Chris Martin worked with Jay-Z on "Kingdom Come" and with Kanye West on "Graduation." On the "Lost!" remix from "Viva La Vida," Jay-Z returns the favor with his rhymes.

 

"We're so alien to each other that it's fascinating," Martin told Blender magazine about the mutual admiration between Coldplay and hip-hoppers. "Neither of us understands how the other does what they do. In Devon, no one knows what rap is, or at least they didn't when I grew up there. But working with Jay-Z and Kanye influenced me in terms of their confidence. As English people, we find that hard: You're kind of insecure by nature. So to see someone like that, it's Christmas."

 

Inspired to experiment

 

It should come as no surprise, then, that Jay-Z, for his album inspired by the Denzel Washington movie "American Gangster" and the superstar collaboration "Swagga Like Us," and West, for his own part in "Swagga" and his collabos with Estelle, Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne, both landed six nominations. R&B singer Ne-Yo - who did his own experimentation with "Year of the Gentleman," bringing more European dance sounds into his music - was also a top nominee with six nods, including one for album of the year.

 

It's almost as if the Grammy folks planned it out, like they were trying to reward collaborations and those stretching genre definitions.

 

"The Grammy Awards process once again has yielded a comprehensive, diverse and eclectic group of excellent nominees across multiple genres," Neil Portnow, president and chief executive of The Recording Academy, said in announcing the nominees. "This year's nominations are truly reflective of the talented community of artists and creators who represent some of the highest levels of musical excellence."

 

That standard would help explain some of the biggest surprises of the nominations - including British world-beat rapper M.I.A.'s nomination for record of the year for "Paper Planes" and the five nominations for Philadelphia's Jazmine Sullivan, including best new artist, for her R&B tempered with reggae and the tango.

 

But maybe the Grammy committees were simply following America's lead, since Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" were 2008's top two selling albums. "Tha Carter III" even sold a million copies in its first week, showing it had far more than hip-hop appeal.

 

"Lil Wayne is just meant for this," says Smith, of Fuse. "He's one of the greatest rappers. ... He's a multigenerational performer who gained popularity through the strength of the underground. I think it's totally deserved. He really paid his dues."

 

Maybe the Grammys are warming to the way more and more people deal with music, flocking toward whatever catches their ear, regardless of genre. It's something much of commercial radio and many major labels, with their relentless creation of niches and sub-niches, continue to work against.

 

So, are this year's nominations the sign of a movement within music or simply a one-year aberration? We'll have a better idea when the winners are announced Sunday night.

 

WHEN&WHERE The 51st annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles Sunday night from 8 to 11:30 on CBS/2. The pre-telecast ceremony will be streamed live on grammy.com, beginning at 4 p.m.

 

http://www.newsday.com/

coldplay's grammy dressing room:

i can;t get bigger images but they're from wire image:

here

That's a lovely dressing room

 

 

Lil Wayne :sick:

 

I need eye bleach

coldplay's grammy dressing room:

i can;t get bigger images but they're from wire image:

here

 

Oooh how very black :stunned:

 

Those choccies look goood :D

coldplay's grammy dressing room:

i can;t get bigger images but they're from wire image:

here

 

Wow!They don't ask anything!

TOMORROW :bomb:

 

oh and Chris is going to eat those chocolates in a second :lol:

Wow!They don't ask anything!

 

there were a lot of dressing rooms in there and they all have the same stuff on the table.. I'm pretty sure drinks and stuff will be added

 

TOMORROW :bomb:

 

oh and Chris is going to eat those chocolates in a second :lol:

 

well we all must obey him, including himself:

eat more chocolate!

Has this been posted yet?

 

TheGRAMMYs Coldplay ask for song-alongs as they start "I'm a Believer," and boy do they get 'em!

about 13 hours ago from Twittelator

Maybe their gonna do a duet with Adele.....both of their songs have violins and all that stuff maybe shes gonna sing with Chris on VLV and hes gonna sing with her on Chasing Pavements cause their both nominated for Record of the year

 

Yesssss! That is an awesome idea... that would just be brilliant to hear and see them together... That Adele, she has got some chops and style!:thumbsup:

http://www.newsday.com/

Ewww.... :sick:

That's a lovely dressing room

 

Lil Wayne :sick:

 

I need eye bleach

Can you lend me some??? ::worried:

coldplay's grammy dressing room:

i can;t get bigger images but they're from wire image:

here

Uhh.. pretty!!!! :nice:

 

Now i want some choco :wacky:

Coldplay will not be served by Satriani lawyers at Grammys

 

Joe Satriani's lawyers are no longer looking to pin down Coldplay at the Grammys this weekend – instead they hope the band brings home some awards.

 

"All of that has been averted now," said attorney Howard King, referring to yesterday's reports of process servers on the red carpet.

 

If the "British lawyers" continued to refuse the papers then King said they would be forced to "take care of matters at the Grammys".

 

But now all that's changed. With a Californian law firm to deal with, King seems all sunshine and roses. He can't wait, in fact, for Viva La Vida to take home a prize. "We hope Joe Satriani's song wins a Grammy," he said cheekily. "In fact, we hope Joe has a very big Grammy night!"

 

We wonder if he's been invited.

 

Sean Michaels

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/feb/06/coldplay-joe-satriani-grammys

 

:rolleyes:

By the sounds of it, Satriani's people were going to go all paparazzi-gangsta on Coldplay hounding them everywhere they went around L.A. Good for Coldplay for getting themselves some muscle... er, lawyers to prevent the houndogs from ruining Coldplay's '09 Grammy experience. :whip:

 

My Grammy prediction is that Satriani will have a very good night of attempted coattail-riding!:whatever:

 

Anwyway, how many people does it take to serve the best-band-in-the-world papers? :singer::guitarist::guitarist::drummer:

Has this been posted yet?

 

TheGRAMMYs Coldplay ask for song-alongs as they start "I'm a Believer," and boy do they get 'em!

about 13 hours ago from Twittelator

 

did anyone read this or is it already known?

we knew they sang it... didn't know they asked for sing alongs :nice:

Can you lend me some??? ::worried:

Here you are, sorry there's not much...hope it's enough for you

 

thanx!!!!!

 

I'll just use all that's left... maybe that'll do the trick...... :\

 

Today, Radiohead (with USC marchind band), Coldplay (with Jay-Z) and U2 are rehearsing. U2 will open the show tomorrow with their new single. Unfortunately, all of these bands have explicity requested that no audience, media and Academy staff members are at their rehearsals, so I can give you updates about that. But Radio will be super cool no matter what.

 

From here: http://www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2009/02/grammys-2009-update-one-day-to-the-big-show-.html

 

Looks like it's Lost+ then.

 

Meh

Looks like it's Lost+ then.

 

Meh

 

Ugh. Hope that's not true! :disappointed:

I don't see what else he could rap over really.

 

I'd love to think they were trying something new, but I haven't got my hopes up.

Blah.... i was expecting something other than that...... but maybe they'll do something a bit more exciting than just Lost+??? :idea2:

 

EDIT:

Beaten by Mich...... :dozey: