55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Liveblog

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards

by Adminon Feb 11, 2013 at 5:20 AM

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We've entered rasta heaven -- Rihanna bridges the distance between Barbados and Jamaica beautifully. It's pretty evident she feels this song. But then, who doesn't? The audience is loving this.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:11:05 AM
RT @zacbrownband: Still in denial. #GRAMMYS #uncaged Thank you!

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:11:11 AM
More on the Marley clan: Ziggy Marley is the oldest of Bob Marley's offspring. He was the leader of the Melody Makers, which featured three other Marley siblings -- Cedella, Stephen and Sharon.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:11:20 AM
Jump, jump for #BobMarley! #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:11:26 AM
RT @fave: It just got real. #GRAMMYs #Bruno #Sting #respectthesway http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCyrZX2CUAA_8ao.jpg

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:11:33 AM
"Could You Be Loved" was released by Bob Marley and his band the Wailers on their last-ever album, 1980's "Uprising."

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:11:40 AM
GRAMMY Fact: Bob Marley was posthumously honored with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001

by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 3:11:49 AM
Bruno's band is still bouncing.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:11:56 AM
RT if you can't get enough of this #BobMarley tribute! We don't want it to end #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:12:05 AM
The song includes this important Marley-esque lyric: "The road of life is rocky and you may stumble too/ So while you point your fingers someone else is judging you." Let's hear it!

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:12:17 AM
"Love your brotherman!" is part of the song, too. One love -- we're seeing it onstage.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:12:33 AM
We've got a lot to catch up on during the commercial break. Feedback, please!

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:13:22 AM
RT @arjanwrites: I hope this comes across on your TV set, but Staples just transformed into an island paradise. #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:13:38 AM
RT @KickKickSnare: Try not to dance right now. We DARE you! @rihanna #Sting #Marley #GRAMMYs #TheWorldisListening

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:13:43 AM
RT @Spotify: Wow. Now that was a tribute. #Grammys #BobMarley

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:13:49 AM
RT @Rdio: Get up, stand up! Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna, and Ziggy Marley pay tribute to Bob Marley at The #GRAMMYs — http://on.rdio.com/XotGps

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:13:55 AM
Backstage at the #grammys with @ziggymarley http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCysbm8CcAEqOhb.jpg

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:14:06 AM
RT @hardrockchick: Bob Marley tribute- he transcends genre preferences! #GRAMMYs @ STAPLES Center http://instagr.am/p/Vkz50CRyys/

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:14:36 AM
Still feeling the suspense (though breathing now!) and wondering about Best New Artist. It won't be long now. Send a prediction?

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:14:44 AM
Backstage at the #grammys with @damianmarley http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCyspBlCMAAr7Kz.jpg

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:15:01 AM
GRAMMY Fact: Bob Marley has five recordings that have been inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. (Photo: WIreImage.com)

by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 3:15:23 AM
Listen up next for a song by folkster newbies the Lumineers, who are one of the candidates for Best New Artist. They'll be followed in a head-to-head performance by the rock god Jack White.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:16:04 AM
Hey, ho (or make that, ho, hey!) -- here are the Lumineers, putting heartfelt folk flavor into tonight's show.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:18:34 AM
Fun fact: Five songs with similar titles to "Ho Hey":
"Hi-De-Ho," Blood, Sweat & Tears
"Hey Ho," Dub Syndicate
"Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)," Neil Young
"Hi, Hi, Hi," Paul McCartney And Wings
"La-La (Means I Love You)," The Delfonics

by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 3:18:35 AM
Ho Hey! @thelumineers has all of @STAPLESCenter clapping along #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:18:44 AM
The Lumineers are a five-piece. Simple songs are their signature. And as this particular one proves, simple is in no way a synonym for boring. The style is rustic, but it doesn't seem derivative, which is a neat trick. Pretty genius.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:19:02 AM
The Lumineers are also up for Best Americana Album tonight. Name of front man: Wesley Schultz. Awesome, unpretentious. Good!

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:19:31 AM
The Lumineers perform "Ho Hey"

by Jamie Wayt edited by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 3:19:33 AM
The Lumineers were out last night at the 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala (Photo: WireImage.com)

by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 3:19:43 AM
Was that Melissa Etheridge singing along in the audience?

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:19:51 AM
Melissa Etheridge (@speak_true) singing along with @thelumineers! #GRAMMYs #HoHey

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:20:03 AM
RT @hardrockchick: The Lumineers #GRAMMYs @ STAPLES Center http://instagr.am/p/Vk0nBhxy0G/

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:20:16 AM
Neyla Pekarek, Lumineers' cellist, joined the band after answering an ad on Craigslist. She's without her cello tonight, looks like.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:20:30 AM
Best New Artist nominees The Lumineers have everyone in the Staples Center singing along.

by Kimberly Hines 2/11/2013 3:20:40 AM
Taylor Swift singing and dancing along to the Lumineers during "Ho Hey"

by Jamie Wayt edited by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 3:20:40 AM
Here comes Jack White, putting the genuine back in the title "rock star." Accept no substitutions, could be his motto. So much rock integrity.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:21:20 AM
Did you know? In a recent interview at the GRAMMY Museum, Jack White revealed that his first solo effort, Blunderbuss (nominated for Album Of The Year), was "something I didn't really intend on doing at all." It's a good thing he did, the album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

by Crystal Larsen 2/11/2013 3:21:31 AM
Backstage at the #grammys with @carrieunderwood http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCyuNb1CQAAaBHx.jpg

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:21:52 AM
Mr. Jack White on stage now! #GRAMMYs

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:22:19 AM
"Love Interruption" -- this is the first single from Jack White's first solo album, "Blunderbuss," released just a couple of months ago. And it's intense. And so is his pink--lipped duet partner.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:22:24 AM
Jack White is a different sort of presence entirely than the Lumineers. But in a way he has a lot in common with them: He's clearly got a lot of respect for the old-school -- like the Lumineers, he mines an existing genre -- but his sound is wholly his own. Distinctive. But fully rock'n'roll.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:22:56 AM
Jack White / Love Interruption

by Jamie Wayt 2/11/2013 3:23:01 AM
RT @steveaoki: Could u be loooooooved @rihanna @brunomars sting ziggy and Damian marley Sing-a-long #grammys http://vine.co/v/bvnvnl3iUWY

by Recording Academy via twitter 2/11/2013 3:23:05 AM
Is that a peacock pattern on his jacket?

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:23:17 AM
White is el fuego on guitar, as almost everybody knows. He's going for broke in this performance.

by Tammy La Gorce 2/11/2013 3:23:42 AM

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