2012 Grammys: The Best, the Worst and the Weirdest

By Rebecca Haithcoat Mon., Feb. 13 2012 at 9:00 AM

Best Throwback Hair: Rihanna's Tina Turner 'do in "We Found Love"

The Moment that Proved Grammy Producers Are Completely Out-of-Touch: The oversight of Nate Dogg during the R.I.P. tribute. One of the most recognizable voices in hip-hop history shared a screen with two other deceased artists, and they didn't even play a blip of one of his songs.

Performances that Proved Grammy Producers Are Completely Out-of-Touch: The fifteen Foo Fighters' performances.

Performance During Which Drugs Would Have Been Most Helpful: deadmau5, duh. Also, why wasn't Skrillex a part of that (weird) set? Dude won three Grammys.

Most Madonna-Inspired Moment: Nicki Minaj, "Roman's Revenge"/"Roman Holiday"
Dancing monks, body-stockinged ninjas (?), a Christmas carol, fire, fake British accent done badly = Minaj's hallucinogenic update of Madonna's "Just Like a Prayer." But it was easily the most entertaining performance of the night.

Most Hilariously Bad Question Asked in the Press Room: "What's the best part about being married?" to the girl in Lady Antebellum.

Biggest Waste of a Question in the Press Room: "What does it mean to win this Grammy?"

Rebecca Haithcoat

If Amerie's not in, you aren't getting in.

Craziest Parking Lot at an After-Party: Drake's Greystone Manor party in WeHo is the default winner, because no way would we have done this more than once.
No one was getting in, not even Amerie or the guy in a suit with graying hair who probably is a silent partner in YMCMB. Suddenly, sirens screeched and the cops arrived, threatening to pepper spray people straining against the club's barricades. "I will have probable cause, too. You've been told to go home or back up," one said. Club security started whispering Dr. Dre had arrived, but it was almost midnight and Drake hadn't even shown up yet. One thing is certain, though. We've never seen that many ~~Herve Leger~~ BCBG bandage dresses in one place before.

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Adele, Bon Iver, Drake, Grammys, Nicki Minaj, Staples Center

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goodwriter!

I didn't like this post, then I googled the writer and saw her picture and decided it's a pretty good post. Yes, I am that shallow.

Sonyarschneider

I don't think Whitney Houston's name deserves to be used PERIOD in your review. If you had something more meaningful to say, instead of an epiphany, maybe that would be more exceptable. Just because you have entitlement to a gossip/who gives a shit website, does not give you any rights to direspect anyone who has died. Remember that, you too will be laid to rest one day. RIP Whitney.

Faye

What are you, 12? Adults don't use the word "tranny", or hadn't you heard?

TehAmy

Are you transgender, Ms Haithcoat? If the answer to that question is 'no', then the word 'tranny' is not yours to use; it is a slur in exactly the same way that Nigger is.

Would you write "Person Most Likely to Be Mistaken for a Nigger"?

Georgie Alexander

*Reading a good article**Reading a good article**Reading a good article*"Tranny"*Reading a shitty article*

NOT COOL.

Edwin B Bush

Please find a better and non offensive replacement for tranny.

Rob-tr

I cant believe the writers on this site. They bum electronic music like they are musical geniuses and gods among us. Bon Iver deserved to win his grammys more than anyone. His latest album is fucking ridiculously good, you should listen to it sometime La weekly, but your probably to wrapped up in the world of manufactured, over produced music to even care. Niki Minaj's performance was fucking dreadful, and shows how shit a singer, rapper, performer she really is, she needs fancy set designs and stage performers to spice up what would be an utter fail of a song, what am i saying, it was an utter fail of a song! If Justin Vernon of Bon Iver performed he would have stood there with his guitar and stunned an audience of many genres just by singing and playing the guitar in a band!? His acceptance speech was not "borderline asshole"!!!??? his speech showed the side of a nervous man, a real musician, who didnt expect to win a prestigous award! His acceptance speech was that of an artist not a manufactured whore. What he said is true, making music for the enjoyment of making music..... THATS WHAT IT SHOULD BE ABOUT!! not to make money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! People like him, in a genre that at the moment, fetches no where near as much attention or money as the mainstream genres do should be commended for keeping with real music!!

rebecca

"We wanted to play our music, but were told that we couldn't play. We had to do a collaboration with someone else," said Vernon at a New York event supporting Bushmills whiskey, which the group began endorsing last fall. "And we just felt like it was such a large stage -- we're getting nominated for this record that we made. Me and Brian [Joseph] and a bunch of our fucking friends and we were given accolades for it, and all of a sudden we were being asked to play music that had nothing to do with that. We kind of said 'fuck you' a little bit ..." - Justin Vernon in Billboardi don't care that they dissed the grammys -- i did, too -- but don't tell me this dude "didn't expect to win a prestigious win."

regarding nicki minaj, you're right -- she *is* a shit singer.

Suteishī Haindo

dang can la weekly hate anymore on the foo fighters.. ? they didnt even perform 15 times .. twice for ur information & the 2nd time sucked cuz it was with deadmouse.. obviously one of la weeklys fav "djs" along with skrillex cuz thats all they talk about. & nicki didnt deserve to win best new artist.. she was a joke performing yesterday .. & bon iver totally deserved even though he technically isn't a new artist..the grammys obviously arent up to date with indie artists but they care about djs? ugh what has this world come to? everyone obsessed with djs & whats trendy..fuck all the trendy bullshit..

guest

use of the word "tranny" is kind of ignorant for any publication but "idk"...

Fuggle

tranny is terrible word! you know there is another kind of man who wears clothes that don't fit right, wears wigs & make up,....they are called; clowns.

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