The Grammy Awards are this Sunday night. There appears to be another solid lineup of performers scheduled to entertain the masses. Who are you looking forward to seeing perform at this year’s Grammy Awards? Cousin Ryo has his favorites, of course, along with a couple that I have no desire to see, but I’ll watch anyway, because this is what I do every year.
I really want to see Dave Matthews Band and have high hopes for their performance. Obviously they are going to play something off of Big Whiskey, but what is still the question. Funny The Way It Is would be nice, but Seven or Alligator Pie would be nicer. Either way, I think that DMB is going to be incredible and give an amazing performance.
Bon Jovi is having the fans select their song through online voting. It’s a neat way to connect the fans with the show and give them a stronger feeling of inclusion. The choices are Livin’ On A Prayer, Bed of Roses, It’s My Life, Always, Wanted Dead Or Alive, or Have A Nice Day. I personally would love to hear Bed of Roses, but I have a feeling it’s either going to be Livin’ On A Prayer, or Wanted Dead Or Alive. Those are total fan favorites.
Black Eyed Peas should entertain well. Their New Year’s Eve appearance was decent and I’ve always liked this band. I’m looking forward to seeing their live selection. Green Day will also be interesting. I’m guessing their going to perform 21 Guns off of their latest album, but I could be off on that. They could perform a completely different song.
Taylor Swift is probably the act that I least want to see. I might take a popcorn break when she comes on. There’s something about her that I just don’t like. She’s not my kind of performer and I feel that she’s a little too fake. I know she’s had a rough year with the whole Kanye incident and all, but still, she’s not someone that I particularly want to see.
What about you? Who are you looking forward to seeing? Which band are you dying to hear the most? Comments are open. Feel free to post some.
Here’s the confirmed list of performers:
Beyonce
Black Eyed Peas
Bon Jovi
Dave Matthews Band
Green Day
Lady Antebellum
Lady Gaga
Maxwell
Pink
Taylor Swift
Zac Brown Band
The Grammy’s are this Sunday at 8PM Eastern. I’ll be tweeting all during the show over on Twitter. You should follow me and join in the fun. www.twitter.com/ryovie
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
2010 Grammy Award Predictions
Here we are again, another Grammy Awards show coming up fast. On Sunday, January 31st, CBS will be airing this year’s Grammy Awards. As I do every year, I’ll be watching and commenting on the program in the days following. I still don’t know what compels to watch every year, but I strap in and do it and will be doing it again come January 31st.
Some interesting nominees are up for awards this year. I’ve listed the major ones below with who I would like to see win and who I think will win. We’ll see how I fair, come the end of the month.
Here are Ryo’s predictions:
Record of the Year
Halo – Beyonce
I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
Poker Face – Lady Gaga
You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Cousin Ryo wants: The Black Eyed Peas. I’ve always liked them and I Gotta Feeling is a solid song that was (is) a monster hit for the band.
The Grammy will go to: Lady Gaga. Although Taylor Swift is a Grammy favorite, Lady Gaga gets all the buzz this year. She is 2009’s Katie Perry. That’s not meant to be a compliment.
Album of the Year
I Am…Sasha Fierce – Beyonce
The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame – Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King – Dave Matthews Band
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Cousin Ryo wants: OK, anyone who knows anything about this site knows that I want Dave Matthews Band to win this one. Not just because I am a huge fan, but also because the record was incredible (it was in my top 10 of 2009). The band worked hard on that album and Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King is one of their best records ever.
The Grammy will go to: Unfortunately, Grammy darling Taylor Swift will win here, to placate the fact that Record of the Year went to Lady Gaga. It’s all a conspiracy! I hope I’m wrong, but my gut says Taylor Swift wins.
Song of the Year
Poker Face – Lady Gaga
Pretty Wings – Maxwell
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Some interesting nominees are up for awards this year. I’ve listed the major ones below with who I would like to see win and who I think will win. We’ll see how I fair, come the end of the month.
Here are Ryo’s predictions:
Record of the Year
Halo – Beyonce
I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
Poker Face – Lady Gaga
You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Cousin Ryo wants: The Black Eyed Peas. I’ve always liked them and I Gotta Feeling is a solid song that was (is) a monster hit for the band.
The Grammy will go to: Lady Gaga. Although Taylor Swift is a Grammy favorite, Lady Gaga gets all the buzz this year. She is 2009’s Katie Perry. That’s not meant to be a compliment.
Album of the Year
I Am…Sasha Fierce – Beyonce
The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame – Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King – Dave Matthews Band
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Cousin Ryo wants: OK, anyone who knows anything about this site knows that I want Dave Matthews Band to win this one. Not just because I am a huge fan, but also because the record was incredible (it was in my top 10 of 2009). The band worked hard on that album and Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King is one of their best records ever.
The Grammy will go to: Unfortunately, Grammy darling Taylor Swift will win here, to placate the fact that Record of the Year went to Lady Gaga. It’s all a conspiracy! I hope I’m wrong, but my gut says Taylor Swift wins.
Song of the Year
Poker Face – Lady Gaga
Pretty Wings – Maxwell
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Cousin Ryo wants: I’ve always liked this award because it recognizes the lyrics of the song rather than the performance (or performer). Here I’d like to see Beyonce win. Single Ladies was a well written song and her co-writers deserve the recognition.
The Grammy will go to: Another Lady Gaga win.
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
We Weren’t Born To Follow – Bon Jovi
Never Say Never – The Fray
Sara Smile (Live) – Hall & Oates
Kids – MGMT
Cousin Ryo wants: The Fray, although it’s a tough choice between them and Bon Jovi. Never Say Never is an amazing song though.
The Grammy will go to: The Fray. This song is too good not to win.
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Cousin Ryo Wants: MGMT. Out of these 5, they are the band I know the most.
The Grammy will go to: The Ting Tings. They’ve gotten a lot of recognition this past year and the kids love them.
Best Hard Rock Performance
AC/DC – War Machine
Alice In Chains – Check My Brain
What I’ve Done – Linkin Park
The Unforgiven III – Metallica
Burn It To The Ground – Nickelback
Cousin Ryo Wants: AC/DC. Good song, love this band, and they deserve the recognition, even if they won’t be there to accept their award live (although this year they might be).
The Grammy will go to: Nickelback. Theirs is a great song too, though, so I’ve no complaints here.
Best Rock Song
The Fixer – Pearl Jam
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight – U2
21 Guns – Green Day
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
Working On A Dream – Bruce Springsteen
Cousin Ryo wants: The Fixer, hands down. One of the best songs I heard in 2009, and I love Pearl Jam.
The Grammy will go to: Bruce. Working On A Dream is a great song on an otherwise lousy album and the Grammy’s love their Bruce Springsteen.
Best Rock Album
Black Ice – AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
Big Whiskey & The Groogrux King – Dave Matthews Band
No Line On The Horizon – U2
Cousin Ryo wants: This is a close one. I want DMB, but if they win for Record of the Year, then I would rather see this Grammy go to U2. No Line On The Horizon is another incredible CD that was in my top 10 for 2009.
The Grammy will go to: Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, which is total BS. A live album shouldn’t even be allowed in this category. If they want a live album in there so badly, then the committee should come up with a best live album category. Recording a concert and then releasing it is nowhere near as difficult as recording a brand new album. It’s like nominating a greatest hits album for record of the year. Come on!
Those are my predictions for this year’s major categories. For a complete listing of all the Grammy categories, goo to http://www.grammy.com/nominees.
Comments are open. Feel free to post some.
The Grammy will go to: Another Lady Gaga win.
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
We Weren’t Born To Follow – Bon Jovi
Never Say Never – The Fray
Sara Smile (Live) – Hall & Oates
Kids – MGMT
Cousin Ryo wants: The Fray, although it’s a tough choice between them and Bon Jovi. Never Say Never is an amazing song though.
The Grammy will go to: The Fray. This song is too good not to win.
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Cousin Ryo Wants: MGMT. Out of these 5, they are the band I know the most.
The Grammy will go to: The Ting Tings. They’ve gotten a lot of recognition this past year and the kids love them.
Best Hard Rock Performance
AC/DC – War Machine
Alice In Chains – Check My Brain
What I’ve Done – Linkin Park
The Unforgiven III – Metallica
Burn It To The Ground – Nickelback
Cousin Ryo Wants: AC/DC. Good song, love this band, and they deserve the recognition, even if they won’t be there to accept their award live (although this year they might be).
The Grammy will go to: Nickelback. Theirs is a great song too, though, so I’ve no complaints here.
Best Rock Song
The Fixer – Pearl Jam
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight – U2
21 Guns – Green Day
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
Working On A Dream – Bruce Springsteen
Cousin Ryo wants: The Fixer, hands down. One of the best songs I heard in 2009, and I love Pearl Jam.
The Grammy will go to: Bruce. Working On A Dream is a great song on an otherwise lousy album and the Grammy’s love their Bruce Springsteen.
Best Rock Album
Black Ice – AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
Big Whiskey & The Groogrux King – Dave Matthews Band
No Line On The Horizon – U2
Cousin Ryo wants: This is a close one. I want DMB, but if they win for Record of the Year, then I would rather see this Grammy go to U2. No Line On The Horizon is another incredible CD that was in my top 10 for 2009.
The Grammy will go to: Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, which is total BS. A live album shouldn’t even be allowed in this category. If they want a live album in there so badly, then the committee should come up with a best live album category. Recording a concert and then releasing it is nowhere near as difficult as recording a brand new album. It’s like nominating a greatest hits album for record of the year. Come on!
Those are my predictions for this year’s major categories. For a complete listing of all the Grammy categories, goo to http://www.grammy.com/nominees.
Comments are open. Feel free to post some.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Beyonce Ticket Prices
And I thought that AC/DC charged a lot for a concert. Recently, I received an email from the IZOD center promoting the upcoming Beyonce concert. I usually get these emails when a concert isn’t selling as well as the promoter thought it would. When I saw the ticket prices, I couldn’t help but laugh. The best tickets were going for over $247 per ticket. What? Is Beyonce insane?
I know she’s a gorgeous superstar that receives a lot of radio airplay and has a bunch of hit singles, but $247…really? She’s just another performer that’s screwing her fans and taking as much cash as possible. Now, I realize that it may not entirely be her fault. There is probably pressure from management, the PR firm, record company, and everyone else who has their hand in the pot. They want to make sure they milk this cash cow for all she’s worth before they send her out to the field to whither.
There are some tickets available for an affordable $17.75, but not many and they were waaaaaay upstairs. The next group of tickets, still in the upper level but a few rows lower, was going for $76.75. What? That’s too much money, Beyonce.
Cousin Ryo logged in to see what tickets were available for purchase. Of course there were no $17.75 tickets left; however, there were plenty off the $147 tickets available. Heck, I could take myself and 7 friends if I wanted to. So, this show is not a sell out, and a lot of the great seats are available via scalper. Since this show is not a sell-out, I hope the scalpers choke on their tickets and can’t sell them at all.
Once again, here is another artist that is way out of touch with reality and needs to realize that fans cannot afford to shell out exurbanite amounts of money for your live performances. Why would you charge your fans more than $150? Why would you even charge them $100? And Beyonce’s not the only one guilty of this. I’ve called out AC/DC and Bruce Springsteen too. It’s most of the performers today. They are so out of touch with reality, and they don’t truly care about their fans. The same fans that made them rich in the first place.
Pearl Jam tries to keep ticket prices down. Dave Matthews Band tries to keep ticket prices down. OAR does keep their prices low. These are the bands that are trying and succeeding. These are the bands that understand their fans current economic plight. These are the bands we applaud. Beyonce? She’s another corporate machine that will be forgotten in another 5 years. Don’t believe me? Whatever happened to EnVogue? Salt N Peppa? TLC?
Comments are open. Feel free to post some.
I know she’s a gorgeous superstar that receives a lot of radio airplay and has a bunch of hit singles, but $247…really? She’s just another performer that’s screwing her fans and taking as much cash as possible. Now, I realize that it may not entirely be her fault. There is probably pressure from management, the PR firm, record company, and everyone else who has their hand in the pot. They want to make sure they milk this cash cow for all she’s worth before they send her out to the field to whither.
There are some tickets available for an affordable $17.75, but not many and they were waaaaaay upstairs. The next group of tickets, still in the upper level but a few rows lower, was going for $76.75. What? That’s too much money, Beyonce.
Cousin Ryo logged in to see what tickets were available for purchase. Of course there were no $17.75 tickets left; however, there were plenty off the $147 tickets available. Heck, I could take myself and 7 friends if I wanted to. So, this show is not a sell out, and a lot of the great seats are available via scalper. Since this show is not a sell-out, I hope the scalpers choke on their tickets and can’t sell them at all.
Once again, here is another artist that is way out of touch with reality and needs to realize that fans cannot afford to shell out exurbanite amounts of money for your live performances. Why would you charge your fans more than $150? Why would you even charge them $100? And Beyonce’s not the only one guilty of this. I’ve called out AC/DC and Bruce Springsteen too. It’s most of the performers today. They are so out of touch with reality, and they don’t truly care about their fans. The same fans that made them rich in the first place.
Pearl Jam tries to keep ticket prices down. Dave Matthews Band tries to keep ticket prices down. OAR does keep their prices low. These are the bands that are trying and succeeding. These are the bands that understand their fans current economic plight. These are the bands we applaud. Beyonce? She’s another corporate machine that will be forgotten in another 5 years. Don’t believe me? Whatever happened to EnVogue? Salt N Peppa? TLC?
Comments are open. Feel free to post some.
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