2012 GRAMMYS: ADELE ROLLS IN THE DEEP OF AWARDS

Adele

The annual Grammy awards organized to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry had its 54th edition on Sunday 12th February, 2012 at, Los Angeles, America.
At the ceremony which features performances by prominent artistes, 23 year old ‘Someone Like You’ crooner, Adele packed home 6 awards
While Foo fighters clinched 4. Other single winners include Kanye West, kirk franklin, Jay Z, Chris Brown, Tailor Swift etc

FULL LIST OF WINNERS
Album of the Year: “21,” Adele
Record of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele

Song of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth
New Artist: Bon Iver
Pop Vocal Album: “21,” Adele
Pop Solo Performance: “Someone Like You,” Adele
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: “Body and Soul,” Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
Alternative Album: “Bon Iver,” Bon Iver
Rock Song: “Walk,” Foo Fighters
Rock Album: “Wasting Light,” Foo Fighters
Rock Performance: “Walk,” Foo Fighters
Hard Rock/Metal Performance: “White Limo,” Foo Fighters
R&B Album: “F.A.M.E.,” Chris Brown
R&B Song: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim & Jack Splash
R&B Performance: “Is This Love,” Corrine Bailey Rae
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
Rap Album: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” Kanye West
Rap Performance: “Otis,” Jay-Z and Kanye West
Rap Song: “All of the Lights,” Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West
Rap/Sung Collaboration: “All of the Lights,” Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
Dance Recording: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex
Dance/Electronica Album: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex
Musical Theater Album: “The Book of Mormon,” Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone
World Music Album: “Tassili,” Tinariwen
Latin Pop Rock, Rock or Urban Album: “Drama y Luz,” Mana
Tropical Latin Album: “Last Mambo,” Cachao
Banda or Norteno Album: “Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends,” Los Tigres Del Norte
Regional Mexican or Tejano Album: “Bicentenario,” Pepe Aguilar
Country Solo Performance: “Mean,” Taylor Swift
Country Album: “Own the Night,” Lady Antebellum
Country Performance by a Duo or Group: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars
Country Song: “Mean,” Taylor Swift
Jazz Vocal Album: “The Mosaic Project,” Terri Lyne Carrington & various artists
Jazz Instrumental Album: “Forever,” Corea, Clark & White
Improvised Jazz Solo: “500 Miles High,” Chick Corea
Large Ensemble Jazz Album: “The Good Feeling,” Christian McBride Big Band
Blues Album: “Revelator,” Tedeschi Trucks Band
Folk Album: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars
Pop Instrumental Album: “The Road From Memphis,” Booker T. Jones
Bluegrass Album: “Paper Airplane,” Alison Krauss & Union Station
Americana Album: “Ramble at the Ryman,” Levon Helm
Reggae Album: “Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life,” Stephen Marley
Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
New Age Album: “What’s It All About,” Pat Metheny
Children’s Album: “All About Bullies… Big and Small,” various artists
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Paul Epworth
Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Cinema (Skrillex remix),” Sonny Moore
Gospel Song: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin
Gospel/Contempora ry Christian Performance: “Jesus,” L’Andria Johnson
Gospel Album: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin
Choral Performance: “Light & Gold,” Eric Whitacre
Classical Contemporary Composition: “Elmer Gantry,” Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein
Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman
Orchestral Performance: “Brahms: Symphony No. 4,” Gustavo Dudamel
Opera Recording: “Adams: Doctor Atomic,” Alan Gilbert, conductor
Spoken Word Album: “If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t),” Betty White
Comedy Album: “Hilarious,” Louis C.K.
Compilation Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “Boardwalk Empire,” various artists
Score Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “The King’s Speech,” Alexandre Desplat
Song Written For Visual Media: “I See the Light,” Alan Menken & Glenn Slater
Historical Album: “Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition),” Paul McCartney
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists: “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me),” Jorge Calandrelli

JAY Z&ASHLEY COLE'S BUSINESS PARTNER ARRESTED FOR MURDER

Chris Nathaniel, an influential businessman and head, London-based NVA entertainment Group who sealed up a multi-million pound deal to open London branch of US rapper Jay-Z's 40/40 restaurant and bar franchise involving Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole has been arrested over the murder of 18 year-old teenager in London.
The 39 year-old was arrested at the Heathrow airport in connection with the killing of Danny O'Shea who was stabbed in the neck outside his mother's home on december 2, 2011.
Nathaniel who was said to have been in anti-knife crime meetings with former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown also claims to have deals with Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt, Manchester United Footballer Antonio Valencia, Birmingham City defender Curtis Davies and acted as middle man in a book deal for England football captain John Terry.
He's been freed on bail until March pending further inquiries.

Don't know his connection with the case but will Jay Z and Ashley Cole continue their deal with him?
Source: Daily mail

AMERICAN COLLEGE OFFERS COURSE ON BEYONCE

Like for real? What's with celebrity couple, Beyonce and Jay Z? It would be recalled that Michael Eric Dyson, a professor at Georgetown University, New York offered a course on Jay Z last year titled sociology of hiphop: Jay Z, this year, another professor, Kevin Allred in a different American university, Rutgers to be precise is currently offering a course on Beyonce, titled; Politicizing Beyonce.
The course according to Allred isn't about Beyoncé's political engagement or how many times she performed during President Obama's inauguration weekend but rather about how she promotes feminism and pushes boundaries
 Professor allred explained that "She certainly pushes boundaries. While other artists are simply releasing music, she's creating a grand narrative around her life, her career, and her persona. 

So who's next? Rihanna, course title: Exploring the Economic….never mind people!!!

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