American Idol Season 9: Semifinals Week 1-Top 24

The auditions are over and the Hollywood round has ended and the judges have chosen their 24 semifinalists. Now, America gets to decide who moves on and who goes home. The next three weeks, the girls perform on one night, and the guys on the next night. The 2 least voted girls and 2 least voted guys are eliminated. The pressure is up a notch. It's time to bring it or else go home.

Theme: Hits from the Billboard Charts

Choosing the right song is very important, along with confidence, stage presence, and charisma. All those elements will garner enough votes from the viewers to stay in the competition.

Top 12 Girls

Paige Miles-"It's All Right Now"-Free-Simon thinks that she has the best voice out of all the girls; not a good song choice; soul; great job; good stage presence; Paige is safe!

Ashley Rodriguez-"Happy"-Leona Lewis; Big song to sing; Kara asked her to pick songs that will make her standout; predictable; safe; clumsy; going backwards; no originality; On the bubble

Janell Wheeler-"What About Love"-Heart; bad song choice; Randy still likes her; pitchy; Ellen likes her; off key; she may be back next week

Lilly Scott-"Fixing A Hole"-The Beatles; I am unfamiliar with that song; played her guitar; random song choice; standout; lack of star power; best performance of the night so far; sang from the heart; believable; real indie artist; honest; Lilly moves on to the next round

Katelyn Epperly-"Oh Darling"-The Beatles; Very unfamiliar with that song; Simon likes her quirkiness; brave song choice; knows what she is doing; Kara hates her look; she could go places; Caught Ellen's attention; Katelyn stays; needs to work on her image

Haeley Vaughn-"I Wanna Hold Your Hand"-The Beatles; had fun, energetic; technical abilities need improvement; shined on stage; complete and utter mess; Haeley could stay for another week

Lacey Brown-"Landslide"-Fleetwood Mac; not the right song for Lacey's voice; terrible; boring; out of tune; Lacey's going home this week!

Michelle Delamor-"Falling"-Alicia Keys; fantastic; capable of better; done enough to move on to next week; lack of believability; tough song; need to take more risks

Didi Benami-"The Way I Am"-Ingrid Michaelsen; dreary; lack of sparks; lack of star quality; low key first impression; Didi's going home

Siobhan Mangus-"Wicked Game"-Chris Isaak; Kara liked her performance; in the zone; marginal song choice; mysterious; dark; Siobhan's back next week

Crystal Bowersox-"Hand in My Pocket"-Alanis Morrisette; One of Randy's favorites; refreshing; copycat; Crystal's back next week

Katie Stevens-"Feeling Good"-Michael Buble; needs to be contemporary; all over the place; has ridiculous chops; Huge voice-Katie can improve next week!!

Going Home?: Lacey Brown, Didi Benami

Top 12 Guys

Todrick Hall-"Since You've Been Gone"-Kelly Clarkson; great stage presence; way over the top; crazy arrangement; took a risk; Todrick's safe!!

Aaron Kelly-"Here Comes Goodbye"-Rascal Flatts; good performance; needs to be more confident; the judges are impressed; Aaron will be back next week

Jermaine Sellers-"Get Here"-Oleta Adams; Ellen likes his look; tried too hard; needs to be a current recording artist; cabaret-type performance; on the bubble

Tim Urban-"Apologize"-One Republic; awful performance; weak vocals; wrong song choice; going home; shouldn't be in the top 24 in the first place

Joe Munoz-"You and I Both"-Jason Mraz; Ellen liked it; great stage presence; consistent; too safe; needs to step up his game; Joe will stay for another week

Tyler Grady-"American Woman"-Lenny Kravitz; cliched; needs to focus on his vocals; lack of charisma; needs to change his godawful 1970s outfits; Tyler's time on Idol is up

Lee DeWyze-"Chasing Cars"-Snow Patrol; played his guitar; screechy; Randy hated the song; needs to choose a better song; Simon called it "the best performance of the night"; authentic voice; Lee's safe!

John Park-"God Bless the Child"-Billie Holiday; flat; no emotion; pointless performance; boring; wrong song choice; no chance of making top 12; John may be in trouble

Michael Lynche-"This Love"-Maroon 5; played his guitar; great song choice; energetic; Ellen enjoyed it; vague; needs to step up his performances to stay in the competition

Alex Lambert-"A Wonderful World"-James Morrison; uncomfortable performance; the nerves got the best of him; copycat; has great potential; Alex needs to get his act together or else he is booted from the competition

Casey James-"Heaven"-Bryan Adams; Kara was flirtatious; Eye candy and ear candy; great song choice; fits his voice perfectly; Casey's safe!

Andrew Garcia-"Sugar We're Going Down"-Fall Out Boy; Simon was disappointed; too serious; strange arrangement; needs to get better

Going home?: Tim Urban, Tyler Grady

Results-24 million votes were cast

Safe:

Girls: Siobhan Mangus, Haeley Vaughn, Michelle Delamor, Katelyn Epperly, Katie Stevens, Paige Miles, Lacey Brown, Lilly Scott, Crystal Bowersox, Didi Benami

Guys: Michael Lynche, John Park, Aaron Kelly, Todrick Hall, Tim Urban, Casey James, Jermaine Sellers, Lee DeWyze, Andrew Garcia, Alex Lambert

Eliminated: Janell Wheeler, Ashley Rodriguez, Joe Munoz, Tyler Grady

Group Performance: "American Boy"

Performances: Season 8 finalist Alison Iraheta and Season 8 champion Kris Allen who just went to earthquake-ravaged Haiti

Idol Gives Back-April 21--can't wait for that event

Next week, the top 20--10 girls-Tuesday night & 10 guys Wednesday night=Next week's performances will be better-I hope or Simon will be on the warpath

Michale Jackson's Thriller Album

My favorite pic #1 is Michael Jackson's Thriller...I found it cheap at a thrift store

The greatest album of all time!!

American Idol Season 9: Final Hollywood Performances and The Final Judgment

It's do or die time--the final performances in Hollywood will decide who will be in the top 24--12 guys and 12 girls. The judges are watching the remaining contestants' every move--cause one bad song choice, one sour choice could mean an end to someone's Idol dream.

Final Performances--with backup vocalists and band. No feedback from the judges.

Angela Martin-It's her time to be in the Top 24.

Colbie Calliat's "Bubbly" was performed by: Casey James, and Katelyn Epperly

Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" was performed by: Jermaine Sellers who acted like a diva when he dissed the band, Lloyd Thomas, and Joe Munoz

Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" was performed by: Alex Lambert who played his ukeleke, Michael Lynche, Todrick Hall with a slow tempo, and Hayley Vaughn

Katy Perry's "Hot or Cold" was performed by: Mary Powers, and Tori Kelly

Jermaine Purifoy-sang Commodores' "Brickhouse"

Siobhan Mangus-sang "Just Enough for the City" by Stevie Wonder

Crystal Bowersox-played her guitar & harmonica as she sang Sarah MacLahan's "If It Makes You Happy"

Charity Vance-Good Shot

Tasha Layton-May Make the Top 24

Bryan Walker-Top 24

Tisha Holland-No

Jermaine Purifoy-No

Hope Johnson-impressive throughout Hollywood Week; sang Daughtry's "Home"

Shelby Dressel-unable to memorize her lyrics during rehearsal; freaked out; sang Boston's "More Than A Feeling" and was a natural on stage

Aaron Kelly-forgot his lyrics--end of the line for Aaron!

Ashley Rodriguez-sang "Battlefield" by Jordin Sparks

Lee Dwyze-sang "You Found Me" by the Fray

Janell Wheeler-struggled with her voice; sang Taylor Swift's "Love Story"; started shaky; bad song choice

Lilly Scott-sang "So Far Gone"

Andrew Garcia-sang "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt

The judges have deliberated and decide who moves on and who goes home. The contestants were separated into three holding rooms. Two rooms were safe and one room goes home.

Room 1-Safe!

Room 2-Going Home!

Room 3-Safe!

The remaining 46 contestants went to the stage of the Kodak Theatre to find out if they make it or they will be booted from the competition. This is--THE FINAL JUDGMENT!!!

American Idol Top 24-Season 9

Top 12 Guys

Michael Lynche

Casey James

Aaron Kelly

Lee Dwyze

Todrick Hall

Tyler Grady

Alex Lambert

Joe Munoz

Jermaine Sellers

John Park

Andrew Garcia

Tim Urban

Top 12 Girls

Didi Benami

Katelyn Epperly

Janell Wheeler

Lacey Brown-at last she's made it on American Idol

Ashley Rodriguez

Crystal Bowersox

Katie Stevens

Lilly Scott

Paige Miles

Siobhan Mangus

Michelle Delamore

Haeley Vaughn

Gone from the competition:

Bryan Walker

Mary Powers

Charity Vance

Lloyd Thomas

Hope Johnson

Christian Spear

Shelby Dressel

Jessica Furnee

Angela Martin

Tori Kelly

Thaddeus Johnson

Next week, the voting begins--

Tuesday-Top 12 girls perform

Wednesday-Top 12 guys perform

Thursday-Elimination show--2 lowest voted girls and 2 lowest voted guys will be gone from the competition

Watch, and vote for your favorite singers beginning next week.

I Want Katie and Ashley and Todrick to do well and make the top 12

Before I say good night, starting next week, I will be posting from time to time, some of my favorite photos on this blog--they say a picture is worth a thousand words so I will posting some of my pics--you leave comments if u want.

Good night!

American Idol Season 9: Hollywood Week Parts 1 and 2

You've been for waiting for it and it's finally here! Hollywood week-season9. After seven audition cities and over 100,000 auditions, 181 contestants are left in the competition. The tears, trimuph, tantrums and drama all make up Idol's Hollywood week.

The contestants hit the stage at the Kodak Theater to show the judges that they are here to stay.

Making her Idol judging debut...talk show host and comdienne Ellen Degeneres-will she be nice or mean to the contestants? She may not know anything about music but she will bring a little comic relief to the show. It's time to raise the game because when the smoke clears, 24 singers-12 guys and 12 girls-will compete for America's votes.

Part 1

Hollywood Week Round 1-Sudden Death

The contestants can sing acapella or play their instrument to impress the judges to continue on in the competition

"Skiiboski"-sang The Temptations' "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"; Ellen described him as a "Leopard in a Cave" and "A Fine Line Between Sexy & Crazy"--that's hilarious

Katie Stevens-sang Stevie Wonder's "For Once in My Life"; the judges like her--I think she will go all the way this year.

Skiiboski--OUT--THANK GOODNESS!!

Katie-IN

Vanessa Wolfe-from Venoro, Tennessee (very small town)--her first time on an airplane and her first trip to a big city; nervous; the nerves got the best of her in her performance; Ellen was modest

Andrew Garcia-played guitar and did an interesting version of former judge Paula Abdul's "Straight Up" it was pure genius; Paula would be screaming and cheering like crazy

Vanessa Wolfe-OUT--Her time in the big city was cut short

Andrew Garcia-IN

Tasha Layton-IN

Cornelius Edwards-OUT

Megan Wright-OUT

Amodeo Rocco-OUT

Janelle Wheeler-played her guitar; amazing--IN

Hayley Vaughn-her voice was in tune with her instrument--the guitar; interesting

Mary Powers-sang Pink's "Sober"; was in the zone

Hayley Vaughn & Mary Powers-IN

Maddie, Claire, Danny, & Torrie-Ellen was having fun telling them to step forward and step back; THEY'RE ALL IN

Ashley Rodriguez-IN

Charity Vance-IN

End of Day 1: 46 contestants survived Round 1

Day 2

Jay Stone-ridiculous performance; barely sang a note

Lily Scott-sang Ella Fitzgerald's version of "Lullaby of Birdland"; refreshing; made it her own

Lily Scott-IN

Jay Stone-OUT

Michael Lynche ("Big Mike")-Just found out that his wife is going into labor; he sang John Mayer's "Waiting for the World to Change"; Big Mike-IN

Justin Williams-Played piano and sang "Fly Me to the Moon"; interesting arrangement

Tim Urban-sang David Cook's "Come Back to Me"; started shaky; played his guitar

Justin Williams-OUT

Tim Urban-IN

Gone from the competition:

Paige DeChausse

Former "Barney" kid Erica Rhodes

Amanda & Bernadette DeSimone

Maddy Curtis-Wrong song choice

Casey James-played blues guitar; real singer/songwriter

Maddy Curtis-OUT

Casey James-IN

Didi Benami-sang Kara DioGuardi's "Terrified"; Simon liked it; played her guitar

Crystal Bowersox-sang Aretha Franklin's "Natural Woman"; played her guitar; likeable; could make top 12 even top 10

Didi Benami-IN

Crystal Bowersox-IN

After 2 days of competition in Hollywood, 96 contestants are left

Part 2

Day 3-Group Auditions

The tantrums, tears, nerves & fights. Some will be victorious and others will be crushed in defeat. The pressure is raised up a notch. Whose dream will still be alive and whose dream will be shattered?

Group Rehearsals-some groups are working hard and others are struggling

Very Cool Group Names:

The Dreamers

The Mighty Rangers

Neopolitan

Destiny's Wild

Phoenix

Team Awesome

Big Mike-keeping in touch with his wife who is about to give birth

Vocal Coaches-Michael Orland and Debra Byrd work with the groups on their numbers and give some advice that could be helpful

After working and staying all up night, the groups are gearing up for the performances. They put in last minute rehearsals. Destiny's Wild got all the attention that angered Neopolitan.

Big Mike-was awaiting news of his wife's birth--Team Awesome waited with nervousness--Big Mike is a father for the first time--IT'S A GIRL!!!

Group Performances

Faith-Michelle, Charity,Ashley; performed Beyonce's "Invincible"; breezed through the performance; moving on the final round in Hollywood

Team Awesome-sang "Get Ready" by the Temptations

IN: Big Mike & Tim Urban

OUT: Michael Caruso & Seth

Neopolitan-Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance"

Liz, Thaddeus, Jessica & Kate--IN-Good Effort

Destiny's Wild-also sang Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance"

Todrick, Theri, Jareb, Siobhan--IN

Ellen commented on their outfits: something out of Cirque Du Soleil

The other groups also made it through to the final Hollywood round

Mighty Rangers

IN-Tori & Maddie

OUT-Mark, Kimberly & Danny

Phoenix-one group member quit unexpectedly

sang Kansas' "Wayward Son"

IN-Jeff Goldford & Jermaine Sellers

OUT-Moorea Masa & Ben H.

Also gone from the competition:

Leah Lorenti, Carmen Turner, Kimberly Carver, & Dave Pittman

Big Dreams-sang Gwen Stefani's "Sweet Escape"

The entire group including Matt Lawrence and Amanda Shectman were sent home based on their poor performance

Middle C

Janelle Wheeler, Jermaine Purifoy, & Casey James--IN

3 Men & A Baby

Andrew Garcia, Katie Stevens(My pick to win the competition this year!), J.B. Ahfua-IN

The Dreamers-had issues during rehearsal; their performance was disastrous

IN: Mary Powers, Hope Johnson & Alex Lambert

OUT: Margo May

After 3 days of competition in Hollywood--71 contestants will compete for a spot in the top 24

Next week, the top 24 will be revealed--Who will make it? Who will be devastated?

American Idol Season 9: The Road to Hollywood

The final audition show before Hollywood week. Let's check out these talented and non talented singers.

Jessica Furney-sang "Footprints in the Sand" co-written by Simon Cowell and sung by Leona Lewis; she has improved since last season; Jessica's coming back to Hollywood--Unanimous from the judges

Amanda Shectman-does celebrity impressions; she is an actress; Simon likes her; she pleaded and begged Simon to put her through to the next round in Hollywood; 4 yeses--Simon said yes; Amanda's off to Hollywood and hopefully she'll make the top 24--12 guys and 12 girls

Lee Dwyze-sang Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine"; we will see her in the Hollywood round

Crystal Bowersox-sang Janis Joplin's "Another Piece of My Heart"; we will root for her in Hollywood

Lacey Brown-tried out in Season 8, went to Hollywood and came close to making the semifinals; sang Judy Garland's "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"; one of Kara's favorites; Lacey gets a second chance in Hollywood!!

Stephanie Fisher-idolizes Victoria Beckham; sang "Fever" by Peggy Lee; this is her 7th time--hoped seven is her lucky number; she can't sing a note in tune!!; no golden ticket; maybe she will be back in season 10--her eighth time

Rachel Hubbard, Thaddeus Johnson, Genesis Moore--16 years old, talented and will compete in the Hollywood round

Adrian Chandthi-17 years old; 6"8--he's taller than me!!--has too many nicknames to list; sang Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love with You"; his voice sounds like a 10 year old boy; he should play basketball instead of sing

Michael Lynche-expecting his first child; sang "Unchained Melody"--Simon's favorite song; he is a singing teddy bear--the ladies will fall in love with him; he's off to Hollywood!!

Didi Benami-her best friend passed away 4 years ago; sang "Hey Jude" by the Beatles; the judges unanimously put through to Hollywood; Hope your best friend is smiling up there, Didi!!

Aaron Kelly-16 years old; adopted; sang Miley Cyrus' "The Climb"; good audition; very cool to listen to a guy singing a Miley Cyrus song; the girls will like him; 4 yeses

Kimberly Bishop-sang Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl"; out of tune; no golden ticket; she looked hot!!

Shaddaii Harris-sang "I Keep Falling in Love" by Alicia Keys; needs to work on her voice; no chance of winning the competition

Hope Johnson-has 6 sisters and a brother; her family was poor when she was young; music is her escape; she has a beautiful tone but needs to work on her phrasing; 4 yeses; Hope's going to Hollywood!!

After over 100,000 auditions in seven cities, 181 contestants are heading to the next round. The fun and games are over now it is time to start getting serious. Next week, Hollywood week starts--the round that has drama, emotion, and suprises. The Idols must raise their game in Hollywood if they want to stay and get one step closer to their Idol dream. Some will rise and some will fall. Will early favorites continue their dominance or will new contenders steal the show? When the smoke clears, there will be 24 singers left--12 girls and 12 guys and they will compete for America's vote and Ellen Degeneres will start her Idol judging duties-will she be as mean as Simon?

Next Week, Hollywood Week begins--don't miss it!!

American Idol Season 9: Denver Auditions

The last stop of the Season 9 Audition Tour is the "Mile High City" of Denver, Colorado. The hopefuls want to make a good impression on the judges and move one step closer to becoming the next singing sensation.

Next week, the Hollywood round begins and Ellen Degeneres makes her American Idol judging debut.

Guest Judge: Victoria Beckham--she was the guest judge at the Boston auditions

Mark Labriola-resembles Jack Black; he is a father of a 2 year old boy; sang "Tempted"; he has an unusual story about his family that i will not go into detail--complicated story; he has a honest family background; he has a good voice; He is going to Hollywood--hope he does well there

Mario Galvan-queasy laugh; works as a nicotine addiction counselor--he helps people give up smoking; sang Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock"; lousy voice; Mario's Idol dream is over!!

Kimberly Kerbow-mother of a 5 year old girl; sang Ingrid Michaelson's "The Way I Am"; likes Simon's hair; 4 yeses!!; Kimberly goes to Hollywood!!

Danielle Hayes-hosts live karaoke and sings in a cover band; mother of a 3 year old boy; sang Janis Joplin's "I Am The Only One"; great voice; moving audition; she has a bright future; Danielle's off to Hollywood--4 YES votes from the judges!!

Casey James-was in a motorcycle accident at 21 years old; Simon doesn't like Casey; needs to work on his personality; Casey can change Simon's mind in Hollywood!!

Tori Kelly-16 years old; her younger sister gave the judges her artwork; sang John Mayer's "Gravity"; Victoria likes her look; 3 yeses--moving on to the Hollywood round--there's room for improvement

Austin (forgot his last name)-plays college football; singer/composer; arrogant; stick to the football playing--he has a good shot of playing in the NFL

Kenny Everett-way over the top; screamed the song; Kenny's Idol dream is over!!

Nicci Nix-traveled 14 hours by plane to the auditions; lives in Florence, Italy; the song and the voice--the perfect fit!!; Nicci's next stop--Hollywood!!--4 yeses!

Hayley Vaughn-born prematurely; 16 years old; hopes to be the first African American female country singer; slight lisp; different; bubbly; Hayley's off to Hollywood!!

26 lucky contestants from the Denver auditions will battle it out for the top 24 in Hollywood next week!!

AWARDS SHOW WATCH 2010: THE GRAMMY AWARDS

What up, music fans? You have been waiting for it all year. It's time to honor the best music of this past year and watch performances from your favorite artists and bands. It's the 52nd annual Grammy Awards from the Staples Center in Los Angeles!

First, I will mention the winners then I will critique the performances.

The Winners:

Song of the Year: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)"-Beyonce

Best Country Album-"Fearless"-Taylor Swift

Best New Artist-Zac Brown Band

Best Rap Song Collaboration-"Run This Town"-Jay Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

Best Female Vocal Performance-"Halo"-Beyonce

Album of the Year-"Fearless"-Taylor Swift

Best Comedy Album-Stephen Colbert "A Colbert Christmas"

Record of the Year-"Use Somebody"-Kings of Leon

Best Rock Album-"21st Century Breakdown"-Green Day

If you want to see a complete list of the winners, go to http://www.grammys.com/

Performances:

Opening Number--Duet with Sir Elton John & Lady Gaga

What a way to open the show, Lady Gaga was on the top of her game. She rocked in an out of this world space outfit. When she came out with Elton on the piano, the number won the crowd over. Good performance, great entertainment. A performance that everybody is talking about today. Her outfits were outrageous.

Stephen Colbert's monologue

He was funny. He mocked Susan Boyle--well, at least he could have mocked Adam Lambert. He wanted to prove to his teenage daughter who was in the audience that he is cool. She was happy that her dad won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album. He even plugged Apple's newest product the I-PAD. I don't get it. I don't even own an I-PHONE, an I-POD, and an I-MAC.

Green Day and the Broadway cast of "American Idiot"

Good performance and why would the rock band Green Day want to produce a show on Broadway. The crowd was impressed.

Beyonce-"If I Were A Boy"

What's up with the space outfits? Beyonce blew us away with her performance. Why would she write a song titled "If I Were A Boy"? If a guy sang "If I Were A Girl", it would be strange. Weird title for a song but overall good performance. Great dancing from the backup dancers and the backup band is all female....they sounded good.

Pink

Her performance was like something out of Cirque Du Soleil. She did a high wire performance that was awesome. Did Pink perform in a circus before she became a recording artist? We hope that Pink will include the high wire in her future concerts

Black Eyed Peas

They performed two songs " I Am A Be" & their hit rocking party anthem "I've Gotta Feeling"--can't enough of that song. The backup dancers dressed as robots. Again, why are we bombarded with what everybody will be wearing in the year 2050? They stopped the show. For real. Fergie was her usual bad girl self.

Leon Russell & Zac Brown Band

The performance was alright. Leon Russell looked like one of the guys from ZZ Top.

Taylor Swift & Stevie Nicks

Taylor Swift got to perform with one of her favorite Idols, Stevie Nicks from the band Fleetwood Mac. Taylor & Stevie were both pitchy in some parts of the performance. Taylor was either singing or talking in her songs. I wished that Kanye West would have waltzed in during the performance and then he embarassed Taylor and got the show to a stand still.

Michael Jackson Tribute

The 3-D tribute to the "King of Pop" was incredible even though I didn't get my 3-D Glasses. Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Usher and Smokey Robinson sang a Michael Jackson song that no one has never heard before. They nailed the song...the audience was wearing the 3-D glasses. Michael kids, daughter Paris & son Prince accepted the tribute Grammy on behalf of their late father. The audience gave a standing ovation to the Jackson family. Paris and Prince look grown up and did not cry during their speech.

Bon Jovi

The fans voted on which song the band should play at the Grammys. The song "Living on a Prayer" rocked the house. They got help from Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles. The performance was awesome.

David Foster, Mary J. Blige & Andrea Bocelli

They performed the song "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" to help benefit the earthquake victims in Haiti. The performance was emotional. Wyclef Jean, who is from Haiti, introduced the performance. I can't speak one word of Haitian but my prayers and thoughts to the families and victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti last month.

Maxwell & Roberta Flack

The performance was like waiting for paint to dry.

Les Paul Tribute

The tribute performance was awesome. Jeff Beck's guitar work couldn't match the amazing guitar skills of the late Les Paul. Les may be gone but his music and best selling guitars will live on forever.

Travis Barker, Drake, Eminem and Lil Wayne

The performance was good but they kept bleeping the lyrics. Was there an audio problem or CBS bleeping the profane lyrics in the song?

That's it for this year's Grammys. Don't forget tomorrow is Groundhog Day. Will there be 6 more weeks of winter or the early arrival of spring.