54th Grammy Awards 2012: Live coverage
And look, it's Mr Ryan Seacrest! It's been at least 12 hours since he last hosted anything. There's a saying about his finger, many pies, ugh, can't think. Does this thing serve coffee? Large cappuccino - stat.
Back to the Beach Boys - the real ones have joined us on stage, bless their plastic hips. Good Vibrations.
Or an ad for The Good Guys, we can't tell.
1.13pm Mary J Blige tweets from the Grammys:
12.57pm Rihanna is finding love in a hopeless place... There's a whole lot of foot stamping going on. Can she show up Chris Brown's performance? It's looking likely.
12.47pm Jack Black, dressed like a cowboy, introduced the Foo Fighters for their live performance. Or at least we think he was introducing them. There was a lot of shouting.
He's standing outside the Staples Centre looking like the groupie that didn't get an invite.
12.41pm Here's six-time Grammy nominee, Bruno Mars opening his performance with: "Get off your rich asses and let's have some fun."
12.40pm Here's Alicia Keys Bonnie Rait singing Sunday Kind of Love in a tribute to Etta James, who also died this year.
Man up and turn up Kanye! With seven noms, that could be a whole lot of "he couldn't be here tonight" speeches.
12.35pm Nicky Minaj Tweets:
12.32pm CB gets some love from Paris:
On a side note, this is a momentous evening for Brown. It's the first time he and ex-girlfriend Rihanna have walked the same red carpet since the infamous Grammy's three years ago, in which stars were forced to pull out after he assaulted her in the back of a car on the eve of the 2009 awards show.
12.25pm Adele wins a big, big Grammy - taking out Best Pop Solo performance for Someone Like You. No surprise there.
12.08pm Mark Anthony tries to be all clever and stuff telling the audience it's "very very cool" to see LL Cool hosting. Good one, MA.
12.03pm ATTENTION: Calling all Monsters, your leader is here! No sign of Lady Gaga on the red carpet, but we spied her underneath a black veil in the crowd.
12.02pm Your host for the Grammys (besides us) is LL Cool J. The man described Whitney Houston's shock passing as "a death in our family" - kicking off proceedings with a prayer.
Because that makes perfect sense.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift won for best fake name. Just kidding, T-Swizzle, you rocked the best country solo performance for Mean. Now I feel a little mean.
11.57pm Snooki hits a bum note
11.54pm Jessie J is recieving a whole lot of kudos for her dress. However, Guiliana Rancic gives her props for a different reason.
11.52am Uh-oh. Fashion foul?
11.41am A blue rinse Katy Perry is searching for the positive:
11.27am Looking too cool for school, multi-award nominated singer, Bruno Mars.
11.23am: Tony Bennett on his first time hearing Whitney Houston:
11.20am Just when you thought you'd seen it all, Nicky Minaj arrives with her own bishop, looking like Little Red Riding Hood. "She's this year's Lady Gaga" said Kelly Osbourne.
11.18am Marc Anthony thinks he's sexy and he wants you to know it:
11.15am Don't know who they are. Don't care. But for those who do, it's La Vida Boheme from Venezuela.
11.14am President of the Recording Academy, Neil Portnow, says of today's ceremony:
11.01am Grammy host LL Cool J on finding the best way to pay tribute to Whitney Houston during the awards:
10.51am Fergie described as "shockingly beautiful by E! red carpet host Guiliana Rancic. The Black Eyed Peas star said she had two choices and went with the "safe option". If neon orange was the safe option, we'd love to see what was the "unsafe" option!
10.43am Foster The People are pumping up their kicks with Paul McCartney.
10.39am Billy Ray Cyrus appears solemn on the red carpet, sporting sunglasses. He almost appears to break down as he speaks of Houston. It's certainly all anyone is talking about at the moment.
10.35am There's a mouse in the house.
10.31am Lo and behold, it's a slimmed down Snooki:
10.27am Amy Winehouse's dad, Mitch, on Houston's passing:
10.20am It's not Friday, but Rebecca Black has still got her party shoes on.
10.19am Kelly Rowland says Houston embraced and encouraged young female performers.
10.17am David Guetta and his wife Cathy, Guetta is due to perform on stage with Deadmau5, for a genre-busting performance that will highlight dance/electronica music. This marks the first Grammy performance to shed light on the increasingly popular genre, which has recently seeped into every form of music.
10.12am There's certainly an overwhelming amount of black on the red carpet, one can't help but wonder if a few celebrities had a wardrobe change of heart in the past 24 hours. I'd say there were some fairly stressed stylists out there this morning! In the meantime, Paris Hilton's in white.
10.09am Kelly Osbourne among the first to tweet, here she is with Ellen's favourite girls, YouTube sensations Sophia-Grace Brownlee and her cousin Rosie. If you haven't seen the clip of the girls rapping to Nicki Minaj,
10.07am The red carpet is officially underway! Katy Perry, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Hudson among those to expected to impress.
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JUST 24 hours ago, the superstars of the music world were gearing up to celebrate the industry's biggest night, with Adele set to be crowned the Grammy's Queen with the usual glitz and glamour.
Then came the news that would change everything.
This year will be Whitney Houston's night as the recording industry mourns and remembers her iconic contribution to the world.
Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, who won an Oscar for her role in movie musical Dreamgirls, will perform a medley of songs in tribute to Houston, arguably the most successful female singer the world has ever seen.
Adele, whose smash hit album 21 with chart-topping songs like Rolling in the Deep, is nominated for six Grammys, including album of the year and record of the year.
She will return to the stage for the first time in nearly five months after having vocal cord surgery. Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and a reunited Beach Boys will also perform.
Although Kanye West leads all nominees with seven and Bruno Mars and the Foo Fighters tied Adele with six, the soul singer is favored to sweep all of her categories.
Katy Perry, Nicky Minaj, Rihanna, Chris Brown and Taylor Swift are among the big name stars and presenters who will also be in attendance.
Snooki hits a bum note.
(L-R): Adele, Host LL Cool J and YouTube Rebecca Black hit the red carpet for the 54th annual Grammy Awards. Source: news.com.au
A Grammy sidewalk plaque, honoring Whitney Houston's wins for Record of the Year and Album of the Year in 36th Grammy Awards in 1994, outside the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Picture: AP Source: news.com.au
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JOIN us for live coverage of the 54th Grammy Awards from The Staples Centre in Los Angeles
1.31pm Stevie Wonder! Isn't he lovely.1.26pm The cause of Whitney Houston's death won't be known for weeks, say authorities
1.20pm Steve Carrell has had plenty to say on Twitter. Here he weighs in on the performance-heavy ceremony. Which we have to say, we kinda get.. even we were beginning to forget they were even handing those little things out.1.18pm We knew it. This whole Grammys thing was just the subtext. The real show is the BEACH BOYS. TRIBUTE. Oh yeah. Adam Levin and Maroon 5 kicked it off.
And look, it's Mr Ryan Seacrest! It's been at least 12 hours since he last hosted anything. There's a saying about his finger, many pies, ugh, can't think. Does this thing serve coffee? Large cappuccino - stat.
Back to the Beach Boys - the real ones have joined us on stage, bless their plastic hips. Good Vibrations.
Or an ad for The Good Guys, we can't tell.
1.13pm Mary J Blige tweets from the Grammys:
12.59pm Cue Coldplay. Bringing it back a notch from a sweaty, writhing Ri-Ri. Wonder if they worked out their seating arrangements, having tweeted this pic earlier.@maryjbligeSo many tears, hurting so bad, this is unbelievable! I really don't know what else to say. I wanted my sister Whitney Houston 2 make it.
Coldplay
Coldplay seats. Pic: Twitter
Source: news.com.au
12.57pm Rihanna is finding love in a hopeless place... There's a whole lot of foot stamping going on. Can she show up Chris Brown's performance? It's looking likely.
12.47pm Jack Black, dressed like a cowboy, introduced the Foo Fighters for their live performance. Or at least we think he was introducing them. There was a lot of shouting.
He's standing outside the Staples Centre looking like the groupie that didn't get an invite.
12.41pm Here's six-time Grammy nominee, Bruno Mars opening his performance with: "Get off your rich asses and let's have some fun."
Bruno Mar
DO NOT ARCHIVE... WIRE: LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Singer Bruno Mars (C) performs onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Source: news.com.au
12.40pm Here's Alicia Keys Bonnie Rait singing Sunday Kind of Love in a tribute to Etta James, who also died this year.
"When the truly great artists leave us, their legacy lives on," says Keys.12.37pm The Best Rap Performance went to Kanye West and Jay-Z for Otis. No-show from either JZ or Yee-Z. No Taylor Swift run-ins, then. Sadface. I'mma let you finish.
Man up and turn up Kanye! With seven noms, that could be a whole lot of "he couldn't be here tonight" speeches.
12.35pm Nicky Minaj Tweets:
SHUTDOWN? We guess this is a good thing. Every day (and/or Grammy Awards show) is a school day.
12.32pm CB gets some love from Paris:
12.30pm Chris Brown. Can Dance.@ParisHiltonWow!
@ChrisBrown's performance was so sick! What an incredible dancer. Love his song#BeautifulPeople
2012 Grammy Awards Show
Chris Brown performs during the 54th annual Grammy Awards. Picture: AP
Source: news.com.au
On a side note, this is a momentous evening for Brown. It's the first time he and ex-girlfriend Rihanna have walked the same red carpet since the infamous Grammy's three years ago, in which stars were forced to pull out after he assaulted her in the back of a car on the eve of the 2009 awards show.
LL Cool J
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Host LL Cool J speaks onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Source: news.com.au
12.25pm Adele wins a big, big Grammy - taking out Best Pop Solo performance for Someone Like You. No surprise there.
12.20pm The real show (see below) is underway. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rocked it out. If you missed the best red carpet pics, then shame. SHAME on you. We'll forgive you, so long as you check out our epic gallery.
Here's Bruce, rocking it like a BOSS:Bruce Springsteen
WIRE: Bruce Springsteen performs at the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Source: news.com.au
12.08pm Mark Anthony tries to be all clever and stuff telling the audience it's "very very cool" to see LL Cool hosting. Good one, MA.
12.03pm ATTENTION: Calling all Monsters, your leader is here! No sign of Lady Gaga on the red carpet, but we spied her underneath a black veil in the crowd.
12.02pm Your host for the Grammys (besides us) is LL Cool J. The man described Whitney Houston's shock passing as "a death in our family" - kicking off proceedings with a prayer.
"Whitney, we will always love you, and later tonight we will remember you the best way we know how: with a song."12.00pm Did you realise there's a pre-show, er, show? It's like the Grammys, except it's not really the Grammys until the Grammys starts.
Because that makes perfect sense.
Luckily, the LA Times has our back. They're telling us the Foo Fighters won best rock album for Wasting Light, Kanye's Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was the best rap offering.
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters accept the award for hard rock metal performance at the 54th annual Grammy Awards pre-show on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Source: news.com.au
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift won for best fake name. Just kidding, T-Swizzle, you rocked the best country solo performance for Mean. Now I feel a little mean.
@taylorswift13Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. I'm floating. instagr.am/p/G7LGzIjvMp/
Talyor Swift envelope
Talyor Swift envelope Pic: Twitter
Source: news.com.au
11.57pm Snooki hits a bum note
11.54pm Jessie J is recieving a whole lot of kudos for her dress. However, Guiliana Rancic gives her props for a different reason.
"Its a dress you can walk up to and check your teeth"
Jessie J
Jessie J arrives at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Source: news.com.au
11.52am Uh-oh. Fashion foul?
Busted. Custard.
11.41am A blue rinse Katy Perry is searching for the positive:
11.35am Rihanna looks FIERCE! Blonde fierce, that is. Here's her take on her outfit:@katyperryYou know it's a great day when you walk into the Staples Center and all The Beach Boys are physically playing on stage.
"Simple, sexy and a little gangster"
Rihanna
Rihanna arrives at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Source: news.com.au
11.27am Looking too cool for school, multi-award nominated singer, Bruno Mars.
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars Pic:Twitter
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11.23am: Tony Bennett on his first time hearing Whitney Houston:
"I remember when I first heard Whitney, I called Clive Davis on the phone and said "you really got the right artist, she's the greatest singer I've ever heard."11.22am Even Steve Carrell is weighing in on Miss Minaj's outfit:
11.21am Maroon 5'a Adam Levine and his date Anne V. Can she move like Jagger in that dress? It's certainly taking 'thigh-high split' to a new level.
Adam Levine
Singer Adam Levine (R) of Maroon 5 and Anne V arrive at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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11.20am Just when you thought you'd seen it all, Nicky Minaj arrives with her own bishop, looking like Little Red Riding Hood. "She's this year's Lady Gaga" said Kelly Osbourne.
nicki minaj
Nicki Minaj arrives at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Source: news.com.au
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj Pic: Twitter
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11.18am Marc Anthony thinks he's sexy and he wants you to know it:
Marc Antony
Marc Antony Pic:Twitter
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11.15am Don't know who they are. Don't care. But for those who do, it's La Vida Boheme from Venezuela.
La Vida Boheme
La Vida Boheme arrive at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Source: news.com.au
11.14am President of the Recording Academy, Neil Portnow, says of today's ceremony:
"When people pass, we come together and we hold our arms close."11.10am If you hadn't heard of her before, you have now. Russian singer Sasha Gravida comes out, all guns blazing, on the red carpet.
Sacha Gravida
Sacha Gravida Pic:Twitter
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11.01am Grammy host LL Cool J on finding the best way to pay tribute to Whitney Houston during the awards:
"A lot of people stayed up real late trying to figure something out, and I hope that Whitney Houston's family and friends, first of all, and the rest of the people watching appreciate what we do."10.57am Multi-nominated singer Adele is also the talk of the red carpet in her custom black Giorgio Armani gown. Stunning!
Adele
Adele Pic: Twitter
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10.51am Fergie described as "shockingly beautiful by E! red carpet host Guiliana Rancic. The Black Eyed Peas star said she had two choices and went with the "safe option". If neon orange was the safe option, we'd love to see what was the "unsafe" option!
Fergie
Fergie pic: Twitter
Source: news.com.au
10.43am Foster The People are pumping up their kicks with Paul McCartney.
Foster the people
Foster the people and Paul McCartney Pic: Twitter
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10.39am Billy Ray Cyrus appears solemn on the red carpet, sporting sunglasses. He almost appears to break down as he speaks of Houston. It's certainly all anyone is talking about at the moment.
"She sang the backdrop of our lives. She really was the soundtrack of a lot of the emotions and storylines and different moments that we went through. She's been singing the songs that we all were living."10.36am Katy Perry has landed! And we're not sure what's bluer - the mood of the day, or her hair. Perry seems to have taken inspiration from Marge Simpson. Stay tuned for a pic..
Katy Perry
Katy Perry Pic: Twitter
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10.35am There's a mouse in the house.
deadmau5
Deadmau5 Picture: Twitter
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10.31am Lo and behold, it's a slimmed down Snooki:
Snooki
Snooki at The Grammys Picture: Twitter
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10.27am Amy Winehouse's dad, Mitch, on Houston's passing:
"There is a new girl band up in heaven with Amy, Whitney and Etta"10.24am There seems to be a darker overtone at the event, with E! red carpet host Kelly Osbourne confirming the sombre mood.
10.21am In the meantime, Paris Hilton has announced she's working on a new album. Eek! BUT there's some good news, Flo Rida and party rockers LMFAO should bring some music cred to the Hilton House. Here's a fun fact from her red carpet interview. She's been friends with LMFAO's Skyler since she was a little girl. Their mum's were friends. Who knew?!@MissKellyOIn hair & make up getting ready for
#TheGrammys#eredcarpet there is a really sad atmosphere down here today!
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton arrives at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images For The Recording Academy)
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10.20am It's not Friday, but Rebecca Black has still got her party shoes on.
Rebecca Black
Rebecca Black shoes Picture: Twitter
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10.19am Kelly Rowland says Houston embraced and encouraged young female performers.
"We lost our hero ... I hope she knows how much she impacted, not just music, but the world."
KellyRowland
Kelly Rowland Pic: Twitter
Source: news.com.au
10.17am David Guetta and his wife Cathy, Guetta is due to perform on stage with Deadmau5, for a genre-busting performance that will highlight dance/electronica music. This marks the first Grammy performance to shed light on the increasingly popular genre, which has recently seeped into every form of music.
guetta
David Guetta and his wife Cathy. Picture: Twitter
Source: news.com.au
10.12am There's certainly an overwhelming amount of black on the red carpet, one can't help but wonder if a few celebrities had a wardrobe change of heart in the past 24 hours. I'd say there were some fairly stressed stylists out there this morning! In the meantime, Paris Hilton's in white.
10.09am Kelly Osbourne among the first to tweet, here she is with Ellen's favourite girls, YouTube sensations Sophia-Grace Brownlee and her cousin Rosie. If you haven't seen the clip of the girls rapping to Nicki Minaj,
kelly
Kelly Osbourne with YouTube sensations, Sophia-Grace and Rosie. Picture: Twitter
Source: news.com.au
10.07am The red carpet is officially underway! Katy Perry, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Hudson among those to expected to impress.
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JUST 24 hours ago, the superstars of the music world were gearing up to celebrate the industry's biggest night, with Adele set to be crowned the Grammy's Queen with the usual glitz and glamour.
Then came the news that would change everything.
This year will be Whitney Houston's night as the recording industry mourns and remembers her iconic contribution to the world.
Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, who won an Oscar for her role in movie musical Dreamgirls, will perform a medley of songs in tribute to Houston, arguably the most successful female singer the world has ever seen.
Adele, whose smash hit album 21 with chart-topping songs like Rolling in the Deep, is nominated for six Grammys, including album of the year and record of the year.
She will return to the stage for the first time in nearly five months after having vocal cord surgery. Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and a reunited Beach Boys will also perform.
Although Kanye West leads all nominees with seven and Bruno Mars and the Foo Fighters tied Adele with six, the soul singer is favored to sweep all of her categories.
Katy Perry, Nicky Minaj, Rihanna, Chris Brown and Taylor Swift are among the big name stars and presenters who will also be in attendance.
Snooki hits a bum note.
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