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‘I. Am. WHITNEY. Houston. Whew! Winded.’
5:30AM Kyle Buchanan | No one ever told Whitney Houston that talking was going to be part of her comeback, but the embattled singer bravely attempted to speak words at last night’s Grammys, with varying levels of success. More »
A Tale Of Two Grammys: Radiohead Bludgeons The Jonas Brothers
4:45AM STV | If the incoming Oscar producers are serious about their pledge to detonate the awards show and rebuild from scratch, may they take two imperative lessons from Sunday night’s Grammy telecast: More »
Hey, Stevie: Show Nick Jonas What You Got!
4:05AM Seth | A brash appeal to teenyboppers brought 19 million US viewers to CBS for the Grammys. More »
Chris Brown Allegedly Attacks Rihanna, Own Career With ‘Deadly Weapon’
2:10AM Kyle Buchanan | Though the story that Chris Brown may have assaulted Rihanna over the weekend is dispiriting enough, in Hollywood, things can always get worse. Now, news is breaking about a new allegation. More »
Coldplay Favoured To Collect Multiple Grammys, Subpoenas This Weekend
2:10AM STV | The moody pop/performance-art troupe Coldplay is getting ready for one of the biggest weekends of its career, rehearsing Grammy acceptance speeches even as its members prepare to dodge Joe Satriani’s legal wrath.
Multiple Nominees Coldplay, Lil Wayne Lead the Charge Into Grammy Hell
2:05AM STV | The pungent scent of hot sulphur at Defamer HQ this morning can mean only one thing: Grammy Hell is bearing down on us, heralded as well by hosts Taylor Swift, LL Cool J and the rest of the wailing demon legion populating last night’s first-ever primetime nomination special at the Nokia Theatre. And what did their baleful cries portend? We’re gonna get more Coldplay performance art! More »
Nz’s Flight Of The Conchords Go From Strength To Strength; Countdown To Local Media Claiming Them As ‘Ours’ Starts… Now
2:15PM Clem Bastow | New Zealand’s ex-struggling musical comics Flight Of The Conchords keep kicking goals since breaking the US market; first they were picked up by HBO, signed to SubPop, then they won a Grammy for Best Comedy Release, and now they’re even charting in the states.
Naturally this means our local press, tired of Australians’ not succeeding overseas (see: Oscars “disappointment” etc), will soon do a number on Flight Of The Conchords and claim them in much the same way we did Russell Crowe, Crowded House and Whale Rider.
The self-titled album from Flight of the Conchords, who have their own show on cable channel HBO, sold 52,000 copies in the week ended April 27, according to tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan.
In the process, they outsold pop idol Ashlee Simpson, whose new album opened at No.4 with 47,000 copies. Bittersweet World marks her first release that did not go to No.1.
Top work, eh bros! Stick that in yer chilly bin and, er, smoke it.
Although beating Ashlee Simpson to chart supremacy doesn’t really wash with the whole ’struggling musos’ aesthetic of their show, who cares? Coldplay have been singing songs about failing and being unlucky in love for years now! More » 
Disrespectful Grammy Producers Learn The Hard Way That Kanye West Will Not Be Played Off The Stage
5:54AM Mark | Though Herbie Hancock delivered a huge upset by capturing the Album of the Year Grammy that clearly belonged to criminally underappreciated superstar Kanye West and Amy Winehouse selfishly distracted from his four-win night by hoarding five statuettes that would have looked much better upon the humble rapper’s mantle (not to mention Winehouse’s attention-whore hijacking of the ceremony’s precious screentime via satellite), West would, in the end, have his Big Moment, even if he had to fight for it like he’s had to battle for every scrap of recognition the System tries to withhold from him. More »
Amy Winehouse Round-Up: Grammy-Grabbing Amy’s Big Night
4:45PM Clem Bastow | What a triumphant return for Winegums Watch, eh?
Amy Winehouse won five out of the six Grammy Awards she was nominated for! That means Record Of The Year (for Rehab), Song Of The Year (Rehab), Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Rehab) and Best Pop Vocal Album (Back To Black).
She also performed live via satellite, singing You Know I’m No Good in a London Studio.
After receiving her fifth award, Record of the Year for Rehab, she hugged her mum, Janice, and said via a satellite link-up:
“To my mum and dad, for my Blake, my Blake incarcerated.
And, referring to this weekend’s blaze that ravaged Camden Market and one of her favourite haunts, The Hawley Arms pub, she added:
“and for London. This is for London because Camden Town is burning down.”
Incidentally she is still in rehab (the ironing is delicious etc etc) and we’re sure that we’re not alone in hoping that this success, coupled with more treatment, and with a Brit Awards performance with Mark Ronson to aim for, this could just get Amy back on track! More » 
Amy Winehouse: Snowstorm Reported In London
5:10PM Clem Bastow | If it wasn’t already obvious that Amy Winehouse never listened to Pat Cash’s sincere hopes for kids to ’say “no” to drugs’, the latest Winegums pictures have put paid – again – to any question of whether or not she was taking her doctors’ advice and getting off the sauce/junk/toot.
Gobsmackingly, she seems to have deemed another rehab stint unnecessary, and just keeps partying. In fact, you could say she said “No, no, no” to it, but you’d be a dickhead, and we’re not in the business of being dickheads.
Troubled Amy Winehouse continued her erratic nocturnal antics for the fourth consecutive night, roaming around London’s Soho until 5am with a mystery white powder smeared across her nostrils.
The Rehab star, whose behavior has become increasingly troubling in recent times, played a secret gig at the Jazz After Dark club in Greek Street.
In slightly happier news, Winegums has nabbed six Grammy nominations, including Best Album, Best New Artist, and Song Of The Year, with only Kanye West gaining more noms (with eight in total).
We reckon she’s got a good chance of at least picking up a couple, but whether or not she actually makes it to the ceremony, at the rate she’s going, is anyone’s guess.
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