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Did the Grammys Over Censor?
Feb 2nd
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Did you see the Grammy performance featuring Lil Wayne, Eminem, Drake and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker on Sunday night? If so, then you know that CBS edited a lot of it. It almost felt like there was more silence than audio. But here’s the funny thing: There was almost no swearing whatsoever during that performance. The songs they were singing . . . “Drop the World” and “Forever” . . . are filled with profanity. But on the Grammy stage, the guys were skipping all the bad words themselves. Here’s a 35-second clip of the performance with the edits.
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Here’s the 40-second clip of the Lil Wayne, Eminem, and Drake performance without the edits. It’s pretty clear that CBS didn’t need to edit anything out. Read along with the transcript below and see why they over censored.
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0:41 — “Trying to get in where I fit i, no room for a nigga / but soon for a nigga / it be on, muthafucka / cause all the bullshit / it made me strong, muthafucka.”
0:50 — “And I’ma pick the world up and I’ma drop it on your fucking head.”
1:04 — “I could die now, rebirth muthafucker/ Hop up in my spaceship and leave earth, muthafucker / I’m gone.”
1:44 — “And I came up from behind and pretty much snuck up and butt-fucked this game up.”
1:53 – “Day that I leave it but I swear one way or another I’ma make these fucking haters believe it.”
2:42 – “So I don’t plan on stopping at all / I want this shit forever, man.” (These chorus bleeps were particularly amusing.)
2:55 — “And I ain’t even planning to call / I want this shit forever, man.”
4:55 — “So I don’t plan on stopping at all / I want this shit forever, man.”
5:30 — “You can’t put it out once we light it / this shit is exactly what the fuck I’m talking about when we riot.”
5:40 — “Out of our mouths now rewind that / payback, muthafucka for the way you doubted me.”
5:54 — “I want this shit forever, man.“
A spokesman for CBS, however, said the rappers were free to perform within a certain parameter that each entertainer had to abide by. CBS’ Chris Ender praised the MCs’ showmanship but said the explicit material made it difficult to broadcast without some degree of censoring.
“It was a rousing musical performance, but words were edited from the live telecast that didn’t meet our broadcast standards,” Ender explained, according to The Associated Press. “We have great respect for artists’ creative freedom, but there are certain things you can’t say, or sing, on television.”
-MTV
Read more: All the Swear Words You Missed During Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Drake’s Censored Grammy Performance — Vulture http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/02/eminem_lil_wayne_and_drake_get.html#ixzz0eRavUntw
Grammys 2010!
Jan 31st
THIS YEAR’S GRAMMY WINNERS:
–Record of the Year: “Use Somebody”, KINGS OF LEON
–Album of the Year: “Fearless”, TAYLOR SWIFT
–Song of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”, BEYONCÉ
–Best New Artist: ZAC BROWN BAND
(Pop Winners – 1 of 2)
–Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Halo”, BEYONCÉ
–Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Make It Mine”, JASON MRAZ
–Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: “I Gotta Feeling”, BLACK EYED PEAS
–Best Pop Collaboration: “Lucky”, JASON MRAZ & COLBIE CAILLAT
–Best Pop Instrumental Performance: “Throw Down Your Heart”, BÉLA FLECK
–Best Pop Instrumental Album: “Potato Hole”, BOOKER T. JONES
–Best Pop Vocal Album: “The E.N.D.”, BLACK EYED PEAS
(Dance Winners / Traditional Pop)
–Best Dance Recording: “Poker Face”, LADY GAGA
–Best Electronic / Dance Album: “The Fame”, LADY GAGA
–Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden”, MICHAEL BUBLé
(Music Video and Random Winners)
–Best Music Video (Short Form): “Boom Boom Pow”, BLACK EYED PEAS
–Best Music Video (Long Form): “The Beatles Love – All Together Now”, VARIOUS ARTISTS
–Best Contemporary Folk Album: “Townes”, STEVE EARLE
–Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: “Working on a Dream”, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
–Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group: “Use Somebody”, KINGS OF LEON
–Best Hard Rock Performance: “War Machine”, AC/DC
–Best Metal Performance: “Dissident Aggressor”, JUDAS PRIEST
–Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “A Day in the Life”, JEFF BECK
–Best Alternative Music Album: “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”, PHOENIX
–Best Rock Song: “Use Somebody”, KINGS OF LEON
–Best Rock Album: “21st Century Breakdown”, GREEN DAY
–Best Reggae Album: “Mind Control (Acoustic)”, STEPHEN MARLEY
–Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: “Blame It”, JAMIE FOXX and T-PAIN
–Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “At Last”, BEYONCÉ
–Best Urban / Alternative Performance: “Pearls”, INDIA.ARIE
–Best R&B Song: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”, BEYONCÉ
–Best R&B Album: “Blacksummers’ Night”, MAXWELL
–Best Contemporary R&B Album: “I Am . . . Sasha Fierce”, BEYONCÉ
–Best Rap Solo Performance: “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”, JAY-Z
–Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “Crack a Bottle”, EMINEM, DR. DRE & 50 CENT
–Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Run This Town”, JAY-Z, RIHANNA & KANYE WEST
–Best Rap Song: “Run This Town”, JAY-Z, RIHANNA & KANYE WEST
–Best Rap Album: “Relapse”, EMINEM
(Country Winners)
–Best Female Country Vocal Performance: “White Horse”, TAYLOR SWIFT
–Best Male Country Vocal Performance: “Sweet Thing”, KEITH URBAN
–Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group: “I Run To You”, LADY ANTEBELLUM
–Best Country Collaboration: “I Told You So”, CARRIE UNDERWOOD & RANDY TRAVIS
–Best Country Song: “White Horse”, TAYLOR SWIFT
–Best Country Album: “Fearless”, TAYLOR SWIFT
–Best Country Instrumental Performance: “Producer’s Medley”, Steve Wariner
–Best Bluegrass Album: “The Crow / New Songs for the Five-String Banjo”, STEVE MARTIN
(Soundtrack Winners)
–Best Movie or TV Soundtrack: “Slumdog Millionaire”
–Best Movie Score: “Up” (–Composed by Michael Giacchino.)
–Best Song Written for a Movie or TV Show: “Jai Ho” (–From “Slumdog Millionaire”)
–Best Musical Show Album: “West Side Story”
(Spoken Word / Comedy / Children’s Winners)
–Best Comedy Album: “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All”, STEPHEN COLBERT
–Best Spoken Word Album: “Always Looking Up”, MICHAEL J. FOX
–Best Spoken Word Album for Children: “Aaaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs”, BUCK HOWDY
–Best Musical Album for Children: “Family Time”, ZIGGY MARLEY
Grammy Nominations Out!
Dec 2nd
The complete list of Grammy nominees is now out, and the biggest nominees are Beyonce with 10 nods and Taylor Swift with eight, followed by Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West with six apiece. Jay-Z, Lady Gaga and David Guetta (a DJ) got five nominations each — Jay-Z must be very happy, considering that he did not have an eligible album (all his citations are for singles and collaborations with other artists).
ALSO…“I’m on a Boat” by Andy Samberg and T-Pain gets a nomination for best rap/sung collaboration!
