Rihanna – Shut Up and Drive

I really love when the headline tells you everything you need to know. Actually…she also sings “Russian Roulette,” my least favorite Rihanna song of all time. I never really noticed Rihanna’s accent before…it’s so cute.

Rihanna – Hard

Here’s Rihanna performing her new single “Rude Boy” on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Gotta say, this is the best Rihanna has ever been live. Best sounding I should say. The song keeps growing on me. Good stuff.

Rihanna – Hard

In 3 hours I’m supposed to be in South Beach, FL to take part in Pepsi’s Superbowl Fan Jam featuring Rihanna and Justin Bieber. I was “casted” for this event and it was going to be on TV. More importantly, these tickets are closest to the stage and they were FREE. First time in my life I’ve ever been hooked up like this and I miss it. Why?

Started driving toward South Beach (from Atlanta) and forgot a medicine prescription at home. I was so tired by the time I came back that I just passed out. And that, my friends, is officially the dumbest reason ever to miss an event like this…especially when it’s this close and this free. Feeling like a failure, but there’s always tomorrow.

And Black Eyed Peas on Saturday.

Here’s what happened. I love how I went from writing by the minutes to just being like, “Eff this, I’ll comment after the show’s over.”

6:36 pm // Show hasn’t even started, but they’ve already announced some winners and guess what… Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Lady GaGa have already picked up 2 Grammys each! The 3 main awards are during the show. Stay tuned at 8pm on CBS.

6:41 pm // Beyonce just won 2 more Grammys. This isn’t surprising. So she’s already picked up 4 Grammys and the show hasn’t even started. She now owns 14 Grammy awards. She’s only 28. My Twitter friend Amir said it best when he said “legend.”

Lady GaGa and that green sure was sparkly. Elton John + Lady GaGa + “Speechless” = !!!!!!!. The pink stuff around her eye helped me think of a strawberry. But did anyone else totally think there wasn’t enough green sparkle around the V area? Mad frisky that GaGa. The song “Speechless” has really been growing on me since I heard her sing it live. And this time she sang with Elton John. They looked so cool in the glasses (mission accomplished). Did Lady GaGa mean to take hers off? She looked a little nervous for a second no? Also, I loved the look after she came out with Elton John. She was all charred. Is that the right word? Okay well she went from being almost naked to being covered in sludge. Sludgy. Is that it?  Whatever it worked just as well. So in conclusion, Lady GaGa always brings it too.

So it was impossible to do updates during the show. There’s too much to take in. Seriously, why was that over 3 hours long? I’m not really complaining just trying to sound like a regular. Anyway, here’s my thoughts for the rest of the show:

My friend said she was disappointed in Beyonce‘s song choice for the Grammys. I only agree a little bit. Just because she could have done a more outrageous performance, doesn’t mean her performance was bad. I think Beyonce chose a set most people don’t see because it’s music’s big night. Remember when she sang “Dangerously in Love 2″ at the Grammy’s a few years back and the pigeon flew to her? (or away from her? I forget). My point is…everyone always sees the “Sasha Fierce” part of Beyonce all the time. I think Beyonce used the perfect venue to tell the world that there’s more than just smoke and mirrors to her (not that she needs to obviously…you have ears). There are powerhouse vocals beneath it all.  In an interview that aired before the Grammy’s, Beyonce said that if she could pick one thing over everything else, it would be “to just stand there and sing.” And she definitely did at least that. After all, “If I Were A Boy” was released right with “Single Ladies.” And we know which single got more attention. This just seems perfectly in keeping with how Beyonce reveals her brand. I approve!

Rihanna really quick. Obviously after everything that happened right before the Grammys last year, keeping it low key was probably a really good choice. I’m glad she finally owns 2 Grammys (with Jay and Kanye for “Run This Town.) Didn’t Rihanna just look so cute and like she was having a great time at the show? I guess you had to see the quick cut-to-celebrity shots to think that. BTW, who was that little munchkin she brought on stage to accept the award? It was actually Beyonce’s nephew (Solange’s son). So cute.

Lots of talk about Taylor Swift’s “rough” performance. Here’s how I see it: if you averaged all of Taylor Swift’s performances, the one at the Grammy’s would probably fall along her average. She definitely has sounded better but it wasn’t like the most painful thing to watch (as some people are saying lol). I just have to comment on the controversy that is her success though. You have people who can’t get enough of the girl and then you have those people who can’t stop asking WHY she has won the accolades she has over the last year (Entertainer of the Year?). I’m a bit on the can’t get enough of her side because I dig the music and I dig her. Although, I’m going to want a little more than just fairytales for the next album/chapter that is Taylor Swift. How do you top an album like Fearless (quality and sales)? Taylor definitely has the potential to show us how.

Michale Jackson dedication was just perfect. I actually didn’t even watch it in 3D because I didn’t have glasses. But it’s recorded and I expect it to be greatness. Michael Jackson’s children were absolutely adorable/heartbreaking. “He wanted to perform last year but couldn’t.” Sigh, I still can’t believe Michael Jackson died. You know who loves Michael Jackson right? Beyonce (she did so many dedications to him on her tour this past year). Also, how effing cute is Beyonce right now in her 3D glasses? Look how excited she is. It’s rumored that she mingled with all kinds of artists that night, even about potential collaborations (how else do you think Beyonce and Lady GaGa happened?) Award shows = networking. Networking in the entertainment industry = magic. Kings of Leon and Beyonce? This could be epic. Oh wait, I mean = epic.

I think Pink really upstaged everyone at the Grammy’s this year. With all the Taylor/Lady/Beyonce chatter, who would have thought that Pink would steal the show? That was some really intense shit up there. That’s okay, you can steal the show too. The next time you’re willing to twirl around and sing on a raised blanket while raining. I just heard it out loud and it’s even more amazing than I thought. Awesome Pink. You don’t get enough credit. Loved ya since the Mizundastood days. Hokai!

Drake. “Forever” is a much better song than “Best I Ever Had.” Can’t stop listening to this since then. “Like a sprained ankle boy I ain’t nothing to play with.” Also, random, but as evidenced by these pictures: don’t you just love to see Jay-Z smiling?

There was more. A lot more. But I’m running out of energy and I’d rather post some more quotes. But here’s my bottom line: everything worked out perfectly for Beyonce, Taylor, and Lady GaGa. Beyonce won 6 (breaking her own record of 5 Grammys won in a night, way to be Beyonce…seriously I am glad she won 6 Grammys because now when I tell people I’ve seen her in concert 11 times, they won’t look at me like…that), Taylor won4 (including album of the year…I think Beyonce was close to this one…and I’ll only accept Lady GaGa for not winning as long as her “Fame Monster” album is nominated next year..seriously that album plus the “monster” tracks is revolutionary lol), and Lady GaGa won 2 (probably should have won more).

Last night, TMZ posted a picture of a beaten and bruised Rihanna (you can Google it, I’m not posting it). Has that poor girl seriously not been through enough? Now she has to deal with the entire world seeing her like she would never want to be seen. What the fuck.
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What kind of assholes exploit someone who has been through this (whether it be TMZ or the officials who leaked the picture in the first place). It’s one thing to talk about it, it’s another thing to publicly reveal confidential/private information. Seriously, what the hell is wrong with people? The police need to get on their shit and find the person who leaked this picture to the public. Just because she’s a celebrity doesn’t mean she’s not a human being. It’s not right at all.
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BTW, it’s Rihanna’s 21st birthday today.

So if you haven’t heard about what happened with Rihanna and Chris Brown exactly one week ago, then you live under a rock. I just think it’s a really sad situation and that the public can spend forever speculating the circumstances that lead Chris Brown to “bite and hit” Rihanna. The truth is, you may never know the full truth and it’s best to only focus on the lesson you can learn from something like this. Clearly Chris Brown must have had some life experiences (or lack of experiences) that caused him to act the way he did. If anything, hopefully this little stunt brought some much-deserved attention to a very serious issue. That’s all I have to say about that. Love.