The 2016 Grammy Awards: And The Nominees Are OUT!
With just over two months until the 2016 Grammy Awards, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences just released the nominees.
Kendrick scored the most nominations followed by Taylor Swift!
The 58th annual Grammy Awards will go live on February 15th, 2016 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with plenty of powerful performances and a slew of sexy stars
Record of the Year
“Really Love,” by D’angelo and the Vanguard
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd
Album of the Year
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
1989, Taylor Swift
Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd
Song of the Year
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar (Songwriters: Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams)
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift (Songwriters: Taylor Swift, Max Martin & Shellback)
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town (Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose)
“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth (Songwriters: Andrew Cedar, Justin Franke, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz)
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran (Songwriters: Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge)
Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Best Rap Album
2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole
Compton, Dr. Dre
If Youre Reading This Its Too Late, Drake
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj
Best Rap/ Sung Collaboration
“One Man Can Change The World,” Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
“Glory,” Common & John Legend
“Classic Man,” Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
“These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
“Only,” Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown
Best Rap Performance
“Apparently,” J. Cole
“Back To Back,” Drake
“Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamr
“Truffle Butter,” Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne
“All Day,” Kanye West ft. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
Best Rap Song
“All Day,” Kanye West ft. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
“Energy,” Drake
“Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamr
“Glory,” Common & John Legend
Best Pop Duo/ Group Performance
“Ship To Wreck,” Florence + The Machine
“Sugar,” Maroon 5
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson. Ft Bruno Mars
“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar
“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
Best Alternative Music Album
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
Vulnicura, Björk
The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket
Currents, Tame Impala
Star Wars, Wilco
Best Rock Album
Chaos and the Calm, James Bay
Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie
Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect
Drones, Muse
.5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot
Best Rock Performance
“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
“What Kind of Man,” Florence + The Machine
“Something From Nothing,” Foo Fighters
“Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King
“Moaning Lisa Smile,” Wolf Alice
Best Rock Song
“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
“What Kind of Man,” John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + The Machine)
“Hold Back The River,” Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)
“Ex’s & Oh’s,” Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)
“Lydia,” Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
Best R&B Performance
“If I Don’t Have You,” Tamar Braxton
“Rise Up,” Andra Day
“Breathing Underwater,” Hiatus Kaiyote
“Planes,” Jeremih ft. J. Cole
“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” The Weeknd
Best R&B Song
“Coffee,” Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)
“Let It Burn,” Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
“Really Love,” D’Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D’Angelo And The Vanguard)
“Shame,” Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & DJ Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)
“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
Best R&B Album
Coming Home, Leon Bridges
Black Messiah, D’Angelo and the Vanguard
Cheers To The Fall, Andra Day
Reality Show, Jazmine Sullivan
Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson
Best Country Album
Montavallo, Sam Hunt
Pain Killer, Little Big Town
The Blade, Ashley Monroe
Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/ Group Performance
“Stay A Little Longer,” Brothers Osborne
“If I Needed You,” Joey + Rory
“The Driver,” Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
“Lonely Tonight,” Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe
Best Country Song
“Chances Are,” Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)
“Diamond Rings And Old Barstools,” Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
“Girl Crush,” Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
“Hold My Hand,” Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
“Traveller,” Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Solo Performance
“Burning House,” Cam
“Traveller,” Chris Stapleton
“Little Toy Guns,” Carrie Underwood
“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” Keith Urban
“Chances Are,” Lee Ann Womack
Best Pop Vocal Album
Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + The Machine
Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
1989, Taylor Swift
Before This World, James Taylor
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Heartbeat Song,” Kelly Clarkson
“Love Me Like You Do,” Ellie Goulding
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd
Best Dance Electronic Album
Our Love, Caribou
Born In The Echoes, The Chemical Brothers
Caracal, Disclosure
In Colour, Jamie xx
Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü, Skrillex and Diplo
Best Dance Recording
“We’re All We Need,” Above and Beyond ft. Zoë Johnston
“Go,” The Chemical Brothers
“Never Catch Me,” Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Runaway (U & I),” Galantis
“Where Are Ü Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Empire: Season 1
Fifty Shades of Grey
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
Pitch Perfect 2
Selma
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
“Glory,” Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)
“Love Me Like You Do,” Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Nilsson, Ali Payami & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Ellie Goulding)
“See You Again,” Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)
“Til It Happens To You,” Lady Gaga & Diane Warren, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Birdman
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Best Music Video
“LSD,” A$AP Rocky
“I Feel Love,” The Dead Weather
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar
“Freedom,” Pharrell Williams
Best Music Film
Sonic Highways, Foo Fighters
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown, James Brown
What Happened, Miss Simone, Nina Simone
The Wall, Roger Waters
Amy, Amy Winehouse
For more nominees go to grammy.com
#EGGPLANTNATION Terrelle Pryor has a WOOD problem!
Ladies et al, LOL Terrelle Pryor of the Cleveland Browns has something for YOU to see!
HA! Thank me later!
#RhoA: Apollo & Phaedra at Breaking Point After Bombshell Stripper Claims
Phaedra Parks and Apollo Nida are still legally married, leaving fans to wonder what’s really going on between these two. Last season we saw major drama go down between The Real Housewives of Atlanta stars during season 7 of the Bravo hit. Phaedra seemed scared by the mere presence of her husband as he prepared to serve 8 years in federal prison for bank fraud and identity theft.
Apollo and Phaedra both threatened divorce, but neither one has yet to file; so technically they are still married. Viewers assumed the infamous garage scene last season between the two was rock bottom, and things couldn’t get any worse. Radaronline has released a bombshell report from a stripper, who claims to not only have spent time with Apollo, but she also claims to have been in Phaedra’s house while she wasn’t home. In a previous season Phaedra and Apollo film at a strip club with Cynthia and Peter, and it was almost uncomfortable to watch. Let’s just say this report is no surprise, Apollo definitely has a sketchy reputation when it comes to strippers.
This week a self-described “nude exotic dancer,” Cashuan Sidney exposes a crude night she spent with Apollo in 2014; he was still living with Phaedra at this time. Sidney released a new book, Sordid Panties: Celebrities, Thots, Money, & Scanal, where she exposes the Apollo she knows, and it could mean the official end of Apollo and Phaedra once and for all.
Cashaun says she met Apollo through a mutual friend in late 2014 at an Atlanta Strip Club, Follies, before he turned himself in for an eight-year prison sentence. “He drove up with his brother, Michael, and they escorted us and two other young ladies into the club,” she writes in the book. “We entered the bar and had a few drinks and Apollo asked us if we wanted to go to Lenox Mall, a popular mall in Atlanta that held some of the most high-end stores in the city. Of course we were game.”
Sidney continued, “We went to the mall and later as we were sitting in Bloomingdales, Apollo asked us if we wanted to accompany him to a night club where he would be heading later to meet up with a few other celebrity friends of his. We obliged.” She basically gives a paly by play of the night, and if this is true she reveals some pretty juicy stuff. “We went back to his home to get dressed, …” she writes. “It was evident that his wife was not in town.”
While physically she wasn’t in the home, Cashaun says that evidence of Phaedra was everywhere. Some of her belongings, as well as family pictures were out in broad daylight, Apollo wasn’t even attempting to hide this was the home he shared with his wife.
“Inside the house I started rolling the blunt of pot and just kept my mouth shut as I looked around the woman’s house in awe,” she writes. “I couldn’t believe in were in Phaedra’s house.” If I was Phaedra I would be completely uncomfortable at the mere thought of some fan in my home taking in all the scenery, not to mention the pot, Phaedra is a lawyer after all!
“After smoking pot, we went back into the house to prepare for our night out,” she insists. “We walked up stairs and he escorted us into the baby’s room. Yes the baby’s room of all the rooms. He asked my friend if she wanted to take a shower in the baby’s bathroom and she said yes….” Apollo and Phaedra have two children together, Ayden, 4, and Dylan, 2.
Sidney drops a bomb when she discloses that she left the room, but Nida and the pal stayed there for a while, she reveals. “Were they both in the baby’s room taking a shower?” She confesses, “I don’t know.” Cashuan obviously thinks that something sexual went down between Apollo and her friend. These allegations could be the final straw, possibly this is “rock bottom” for Phaedra, we will have to wait and see.
Sidney has some strong opinions of the reality star; “Apollo was more a thot if not equally thotie as my home girl,” she accuses. (As per Urban Dictionary it“thot” is a synonym for “wh*re.”)
As we previously reported Nida is currently in New Jersey, awaiting Joe Giudice’s arrival, and serving his eight year prison sentence. I’m sure Apollo will be doing some sort of interview defending himself against these new cheating rumors, he always finds a way!
Do you think Apollo is guilty? Do you think Phaedra should divorce Apollo once and for all? Do you think Phaedra knew about the stripper’s being in her home? Do you think Apollo will speak out and defend himself?
Mary J Blige, Lil Kim, & MORE Reunite & Rock Out At “Hot For The Holidays” Concert
To celebrate 25 years in the game, rapper Busta Rhymes brought a slew of his celeb friends to turn up for Hot 97’s “Hot For The Holidays” concert, presented by Footaction, held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey last night.
One of the highlights of the evening involved soulful R&B songstress Mary J. Blige and Lil Kim serving up some black girl star power to perform their classic hit “I Can Love You.”
The crowd went CRAZY when Kim hit the stage. The crowd enjoyed every single second of their performance and both ladies appeared to have enjoyed the sisterly reunion.
Check it..............................Loves it.
Busta Rhymes was full of surprises, one of them being his homie Mariah Carey.
After falling ill and being rushed to the hospital for the flu a few days ago, MiMi pushed through and hit the stage to perform “I Know What You Want” with the Brooklyn emcee and Flipmode Squad.
Check it
Busta brought out his former bandmates Leaders of the New School AND A Tribe Called Quest (with Diddy also hitting the stage) to create a special moment in Hip Hop. YAS! The rap stars entertained the crowd with their classic throwback track “Scenario” and added a remix as well.
Check it
Then, Kim, Jadakiss and The Bad Boy Family joined Diddy on stage to perform their 1997 classic hit “All About The Benjamins.” Peep the clip :
Backstage...The newly slimmed down Beanie Siegel was in the mix snapping it up with Diddy, Rozy and French.
Busta and his Flipmode Squad family stopped for a presidential pic.
And Queen Latifah came out to see her "Wiz Live" co-host Mary and her other industry homies turn up.
Fun times.
The Empire Cast and Others came out to The “White Hot Holidays” Taping
It’s the holiday season and “Empire” wants to spread good cheer.
Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard will be hosting their Christmas special set to air on FOX during “Empire” timeslot on Wednesday. Today, T and T worked their magic on stage and a handful of celebs came out to support and/or perform.
R&B crooners Chris Brown & Tank along with “How To Get Away With Murder” actor Billy Brown were busy cutting up with Terrence and Yazz backstage. Breezy and Tank hit the stage to rock out to "This Christmas" for the show.
EXTRA caught up with Terrence during the festivities where he was asked about his holiday plans. Guess what he's going to be up to? He responded, "Hopefully trying to make another baby.” Ha! Baby Qirin Love must need a playmate.
The Queen of the Empire was looking like a million bucks, per usual.
Chick served up a fierce side-'do as she got ready for the show. Werk!
Comedian Chris Spencer, R&B songstress Mary J. Blige, “Empire” star Jussie Smollett, Jussie’s sister Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Yazz’s manager Charlie Mack and recording artist will.i.am stopped for a photo-op backstage. Hmmm…looks like Mary and will.i.am will be hitting the stage for the show.
R&B singer/reality star Christina Milian, rocking a Balenciaga dress and Jimmy Choo heels, linked up with Dej Loaf during the taping for a mini photo session. She captioned this pic, “Naughty & Nice.” Wonder who's naughty and who's nice.
Here are a few on-stage flicks:
Looks like it will be an epic performance!
New Music: LaTocha Scott - 911
Following her buzz singles "What Is This?", “Driving,” and “Infatuation,” Latocha Scott drops another tune from her #TOCHMOBTHURSDAY' series called “911.”
Boasting with her raw vocal abilities, LaTocha tells the vivid story of a woman who feels betrayed and taken for granted when she catches her man in the act of cheating on her. Feeling broken, she painfully contemplates committing the crime of taking the man’s life.
“I parked the car, walked into the house / That’s when I notice the purse on the couch / It couldn’t be mine, cuz I carry Louis / An plus the license left inside confirmed it was Judy’s,” the ex-Xscape member sings on the first verse.
Listen HERE:
OH MY? Transwoman Escort Exposes Lamar Odom?
Transgender escort Madison Montag claims she is the one who convinced Lamar Odom to visit the Nevada brothel where he was found unresponsive after a four day drug binge and releases the text messages between them to prove it….
“I was like, ‘What time does daddy want this?’ and that’s when he made the call to the ranch and got the [chauffeured] car immediately [that same day],” she explains “Lamar made it clear that he wanted to get with me at the Love Ranch.” But when he arrived, he was greeted with a lineup of women — not just Madison.
“When we walked into the room, I got a very weird vibe. [Lamar] was looking down like he was ashamed. He looked very uncomfortable,” she recalls. “I wasn’t picked.” Instead, he selected blond prostitutes Ryder Cherry and Monica Monroe.
“I think Lamar felt he would be judged if he picked me initially because he is a high-profile person due to the Kardashians and his career. The other girls would have judged him and looked down on him, and he didn’t want that.”
“I felt a little bit responsible because I did invite [Lamar] there, but I’m not responsible for what happened because I was not with him. I did not partake in any of the drugs with the other girls,” Madison adds. (Hof, Cherry and Monroe denied supplying Lamar with drugs.)
OH WOW!
Kerry Washington AND Husband Nnamdi Asomugha Attend 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Gala
Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha WAS all-smiles at the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Gala in Washington, D.C.
Nnamdi kept a low profile while Kerry dazzled the photographers. But on a another note. The Tea on the street is?
Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Reveal Newborn Son’s Name
Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian welcomed their second child – a son – early Saturday morning.
Kim took to her website to share the news with fans shortly after his arrival, and she is now following up with a message; revealing that they named their newborn son Saint West and that he weighed 8 lbs, 1 oz.
“I do like the name Easton,” Kim told Ellen DeGeneres while talking rumored names a few months ago. “I don’t think my husband likes that name, but I do like it.”
She added: “I don’t think we’ll go another direction. It’s definitely not South. Every time someone says South, I just want to roll my eyes.”
Saint is joining his big sister North West, born in June 2013.
Congrats again to the couple!
Ava DuVernay Barbie Dolls are out for purchase NOW!
Back in April, Barbie announced that Ava DuVernay would be one of six others celebrated with a special-edition doll. Well it didn’t stop there, fans got together to rally for the doll’s commercial release and the company obliged.
You can buy one of DuVernay’s dolls, now The Selma director announced the news herself via Twitter last night, followed by confirmation from Barbie.
DuVernay’s doll was created as a part of Barbie’s Sheroes Collection that included actresses Emmy Rossum and Kristin Chenoweth, and a 5-year-old fashion designer.
All proceeds from the sale of DuVernay’s doll will go to chari
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘THE BLIND SIDE’
Lady looks like she is about to explode up like a Pro Bowl caliber NFL guard….I fear for the safety of that shopping cart. Sandra Bullock probably gonna star in the movie version as the old lady though
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!
EFREM
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