
Beyonce A Race Traitor?
The virtual clean sweep enjoyed by Beyonce at the Grammys was proof of one thing — modern music is in bad shape.
Okay, a white, 30-something Irish bloke probably isn’t the exact target market for a black woman who purveys a blend of soulless, poptastic R&B and while, in fairness, some of her songs are infuriatingly catchy, let’s get real — we’re not exactly talking about Ella Fitzgerald here.
But she seems like a pleasant enough modern pop creation who is careful not to say anything that would alienate her fanbase.
So, you would think that after her success at the Grammys, she is an inspiration to black women. But you would be wrong. And quite possibly a racist as well.
Beyonce had blonde hair at the awards and this prompted black commentator Teshima Walker of National Public Radio to fume: “I know that blonde hair is associated with white women and beauty. I saw how men respond to girls and women with golden hair … But now I think maybe black stars should help African-American women release the hold that blonde hair has had on us.”
So y’know those Destiny’s Child and Beyonce albums you have at home? Run home and throw them all out. Otherwise, you’re simply supporting the actions of a race traitor — and you wouldn’t want that, would you?
Irish Independent..
Grammy Winners 2010 List
Grammy Winners 2010 List – Grammy Winners 2010 List can be found here.The 2010 Grammy Awards which took place at the Staples Center on Sunday night (January 31) was more or less ladies night with Taylor Swift,Beyonce,and Lady GaGa taking home the goodies.Check out the Grammy Winners 2010 after the jump.
Album of the Year: Fearless – Taylor Swift
Song of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” – Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best Solo Rock Performance: “Working on a Dream” – Bruce Springsteen
Record of the Year: “Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
Best Country Album: Fearless – Taylor Swift
Best Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
Best Hard Rock Performance: “War Machine” – AC/DC
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Run This Town” – Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Best Dance Recording: “Poker Face” – Lady Gaga
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Halo” – Beyoncé
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
Best New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Best Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame – Lady Gaga
Best Alternative Music Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Phoenix
Best Contemporary R&B Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” – Beyoncé
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Gotta Feeling” – The Black Eyed Peas
Best Rock Song: “Use Somebody” – Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
Best Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Pretty Wings” – Maxwell
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Blame It” – Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “At Last” – Beyoncé
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “A Day in the Life” – Jeff Beck
Best Urban/Alternative Performance: “Pearls” – India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Best R&B Song: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” – Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (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 Song: “Run This Town” – Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
Best Rap Album: Relapse – Eminem
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Make It Mine” – Jason Mraz
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Lucky” – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Best Female Country Vocal Performance: “White Horse” – Taylor Swift
Best Male Country Vocal Performance: “Sweet Thing” – Keith Urban
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden – Michael Bublé
Best Metal Performance: “Dissident Aggressor” – Judas Priest
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Run to You” – Lady Antebellum
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: “I Told You So” – Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
Best Country Song: “White Horse” – Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Best Americana Album: Electric Dirt – Levon Helm
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Already Free – The Derek Trucks Band
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: Slumdog Millionaire – Various Artists, A.R. Rahman, producer
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: “Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire) – Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
Best Recording Package: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today – Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972) – Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)
Best Short Form Music Video: “Boom Boom Pow” – The Black Eyed Peas
Best Long Form Music Video: “The Beatles Love – All Together Now” – (Various Artists)
Best Comedy Album: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! – Stephen Colbert
Rihanna Rude Boy Music Video Photos
Rihanna Rude Boy Music Video Photos – Here are few pictures of Rihanna on the set of her new music video “Rude Boy,” which is the third single taken from her “Rated R” CD.Assuring fans that this video will be different compared to her previous raunchy videos Rihanna told Carson Daly:
“[It's] completely different from any other video I’ve shot before.A lot of my videos are really dark and edgy and tough. ‘Rude Boy’ is more playing along the lines from my roots.We used a lot of color, but also the costumes were very Jamaican dance-hall queen type.”
The clip for the Dance Hall track which was directed by Melina Matsoukas,will premiere this Thursday on VEVO.It looks like the SOS era is back.
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