55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Liveblog

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards

by Adminon Feb 11, 2013 at 5:20 AM

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by Crystal Larsen edited by Admin 2/9/2013 9:14:30 PM
Backstage at the #grammys with @wtfismellowhype #oddfuture http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCyf0WjCEAESzm-.jpg

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:19:00 AM
Fierce competition in the Best Rock Perforrmance category. Here we go.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:19:10 AM
GRAMMY Fact: Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters won the Best Rock Performance GRAMMY last year for "Walk" (Photo: John Shearer/WireImage.com)

by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 2:19:34 AM
Producer of the year belongs to Dan Auerbach, the great Black Keys front man.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:20:21 AM
Congratulations to Best Rock Performance winner "Lonely Boy" @theblackkeys #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:21:25 AM
Black Keys win Best Rock Performance. That's two awards in a single presentation for the talented Auerbach.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:21:53 AM
Black Keys accepting the award for Best Rock Performance for "Lonely Boy"

by Jamie Wayt edited by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 2:22:08 AM
Another short-but-sweet acceptance.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:22:24 AM
Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys: talk about a powerful combo.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:22:45 AM
Fun Fact: Other GRAMMY-winning bands with a color as part of their name:
White Stripes
Black Sabbath
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Pink Floyd
Green Day
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 2:23:03 AM
Another #GRAMMYMoment right now with @Maroon5 + @AliciaKeys performing together #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:23:08 AM
They've launched into "Daylight," a soft-rock Maroon 5 fave off last year's "Overexposed" album.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:23:27 AM
Adam Levine, don't leave when the sun comes up! Stick around. Forever? Levine and his bandmates know how to work a GRAMMY moment.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:23:58 AM
As relationship songs go, this one has "wistful" written all over it. Beautifully done.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:24:20 AM
RT @theblackkeys: The Black Keys have won 'Best Rock Performance' #Grammys

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:24:21 AM
Adam Levine himself looked a little weak in the knees there for a moment ...

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:24:41 AM
GRAMMY Fact: Alicia Keys danced into GRAMMY history during a performance with Joaquín Cortés at the 44th GRAMMY Awards in 2002, where she would become the second female solo artist to win five GRAMMYs in a single night. (Photo: Hector Mata/AFP/Getty Images)

by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 2:24:46 AM
.@AliciaKeys on the drums performing "Girl On Fire"! We're lovin it #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:24:52 AM
They've moved into Keys' ferocious hit "Girl On Fire," with Alicia Keys pounding drums.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:25:24 AM
Alicia Keys and Adam Levine

by Jamie Wayt 2/11/2013 2:25:33 AM
Backstage at the #grammys with @omaredwards @bassicblack @nunobettencourt http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCyhV-_CYAMKRHr.jpg

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:25:42 AM
Can't resist: Alicia Keys is most assuredly on fire, letting it rip.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:25:48 AM
by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 2:26:29 AM
And she's a study in poise and elegance in this peek-a-boo black sheath, her hair upswept.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:26:30 AM
RT if you love @AliciaKeys + @Maroon5 together #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:26:41 AM
In the bet-you-didn't know department, onetime rock hero Billy Squier gets a writing credit for "Girl on Fire." That's because Keys uses a sample of the drum track from Squier's 1980 song "The Big Beat."

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:26:53 AM
"Girl on Fire": HUGE beat.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:27:05 AM
Keys is commanding these go-girl lyrics with gusto, burning it down, as the song goes.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:27:19 AM
GRAMMY Fact: Kelly Clarkson is the only nominee who has previously won in this category. She took home the award in 2005 for Breakaway. Pink was nominated in 2002 for Missundaztood and again in 2009 for Funhouse. Maroon 5 were nominated in 2007 for It Won't Be Soon Before Long.

by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 2:27:27 AM
The Black Keys win Best Rock Performance for "Lonely Boy." The Black Keys have won three GRAMMYs so far, and Dan Auerbach won Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (Photo: WireImage.com)

by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 2:27:59 AM
Here we are at award No. 6 already! A lot of ladies in this important category.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:28:17 AM
RT @MissMusicNerd: Alicia Keys playing drums! #likeaboss #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:28:50 AM
Congratulations to Best Pop Vocal Album winner 'Stronger' @Kelly_Clarkson #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:29:02 AM
Backstage at the #grammys with @aliciakeys http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCyiIJPCUAAGY2I.jpg

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:29:04 AM
Best Pop Vocal Album goes to Kelly Clarkson, who's hugging her way up to the stage.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:29:17 AM
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by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:29:18 AM
Kelly Clarkson accepting the Best Pop Vocal Album GRAMMY for Stronger

by Jamie Wayt edited by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 2:29:56 AM
RT @pepsi: Seriously. Best night for music. EVER! Who else is watching the #GRAMMYs? http://pep.si/11uUNne

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:30:07 AM
This is a refreshingly off-the-cuff acceptance. "Miguel, I don't know who the hell you are," she says. But she likes what she hears!

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:30:36 AM
Can we get a RT for @Kelly_Clarkson having the best acceptance speech #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:30:52 AM
RT @getglue: Sing it gurlllll. Alicia Keys is on fire! Adam and Alicia need to do a song together! #GRAMMYs #GetGlue http://getglue.com/tv_shows/55th_annual_grammy_awards?s=tc&ref=getglue

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:30:57 AM
What's your favorite song off of "Stronger"? And please! Share what you thought of Alicia Keys and Maroon 5. We're here. And we're listening!

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:31:20 AM
RT @ActuallyNPH: I wanna be Adam Levine’s clothes.

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 2:31:54 AM
Rihanna's coming up. Rihanna and Taylor Swift are such different artists, but they both leave me wondering what they're going to wear. Whatever it is, she's likely to pull it off. Brilliantly. What can't she pull off?

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 2:32:25 AM

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