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Jamaican Music Artist Buju Banton Found Guilty On Drug Charges

Mug shot of Buju Banton.
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It’s sad to say but the word around the world or at least the internet is that Buju Banton has been found guilty on drug charges.  They are saying he can face up 15 years and up in jail. I seems like another talented artist is jail bound on charges brought against them, and what’s even depressing, this news comes weeks after Buju Banton has won a Grammy for he latest music album. I am not sure if he allowed another appeal of the decision or so on, but my thoughts go out to his family and fans.

Are you a Buju Banton fan? What is one of your favorite Buju Banton songs?

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event · reviews

The 53th Grammy Awards 2011 WINNERS & LOSERS

Cover of "Need You Now"
Cover of Need You Now

I actually for the first time watched the entire Grammy Award, and I believed it was a pretty great show.  One of the best organized I seen in a while, minor little rough edges, but very smooth.  The 53th Grammy Awards were held on Sunday (February 13, 2011) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Here is the Links to COMPLETE LIST ALL WINNERS and LOSERS:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_Grammy_Awards

http://www.grammy.com/nominees

 

Here Are Just The Winners (SHORT LIST)

Record of the year: – Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
Album of the year: – “The Suburbs” – Arcade Fire

Song of the year: – “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum

Best new artist: – Esperanza Spalding
Pop performance by a duo or group with vocals: – “Hey, Soul Sister” (Live) – Train
Pop vocal album: – “The Fame Monster” – Lady Gaga
Rock album: – “The Resistance” – Muse
Rap album: – “Recovery” – Eminem
Female country vocal performance: – Miranda Lambert, “The House That Built Me”
Country album: – “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
Producer of the year, non-classical: – Danger Mouse
Female pop vocal performance: – “Bad Romance” – Lady Gaga
Male pop vocal performance: – “Just The Way You Are” – Bruno Mars
Pop collaboration with vocals: – “Imagine” – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
Pop instrumental performance: – “Nessun Dorma” – Jeff Beck
Pop instrumental album: – “Take Your Pick” – Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
Dance recording: – “Only Girl (In The World)” – Rihanna
Electronic/dance album: – “La Roux” – La Roux
Traditional pop vocal album: – “Crazy Love” – Michael Bublé
Solo rock vocal performance: – “Helter Skelter” – Paul McCartney
Rock performance by a duo or group with vocals: – “Tighten Up” – The Black Keys
Hard rock performance: – “New Fang” – Them Crooked Vultures
Metal performance: – “El Dorado” – Iron Maiden
Rock instrumental performance: – “Hammerhead” – Jeff Beck
Rock song: – “Angry World” – Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Alternative music album: – “Brothers” – The Black Keys
Female R&B vocal performance: – “Bittersweet” – Fantasia
Male R&B vocal performance: – “There Goes My Baby” – Usher
R&B Performance by a duo or group with vocals: – “Soldier Of Love” – Sade
Traditional R&B vocal performance: – “Hang On In There” – John Legend & The Roots
Urban/alternative performance: – “F*** You” – Cee Lo Green
R&B song: – “Shine” – John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
R&B album: – “Wake Up!” – John Legend & The Roots
Contemporary R&B album: – “Raymond V Raymond” – Usher
Rap solo performance: – “Not Afraid” – Eminem
Rap performance by a duo or group: – “On To The Next One” – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
Rap/sung collaboration: – “Empire State Of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Rap song: – “Empire State Of Mind” – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane’t “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Burt Keyes & Sylvia Robinson, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
Male country vocal performance: – “‘Til Summer Comes Around” – Keith Urban
Country performance by a duo or group with vocals: – “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
Country collaboration with vocals: – “As She’s Walking Away” – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Country instrumental performance: – “Hummingbyrd” – Marty Stuart
Country song: – “Need You Now” – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
New age album: – “Miho: Journey To The Mountain” – Paul Winter Consort
Contemporary jazz album: – “The Stanley Clarke Band” – The Stanley Clarke Band
Gospel performance: – “Grace” – BeBe & CeCe Winans
Gospel song: – “It’s What I Do” – Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)
Rock or rap gospel album: – “Hello Hurricane” – Switchfoot
Best contemporary R&B gospel album: – “Still” – BeBe & CeCe Winans
Latin pop album: – “Paraiso Express” – Alejandro Sanz
Traditional blues album: – “Joined At The Hip” – Pinetop Perkins & Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith
Reggae album: – “Before The Dawn” – Buju Banton
Spoken word album for children: – Julie Andrews’ Collection Of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies” – Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton
Spoken word album (includes poetry, audio books & story telling): – The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)” – Jon Stewart (With Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver)
Comedy album: – “Stark Raving Black” – Lewis Black

blogging · TV Shows

Don’t You Just LOVE The “Grey’s Anatomy” Theme Song

The season 1 cast of Grey's Anatomy
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I just loved the beat and tones of the “Grey’s Anatomytheme song.  Its one of my favorite thing to love forward to at the beginning and the ending of the show.  I wanted to snatch it and throw it on of my projects, but hey, that’s stealing ha ha right.  One day I shall compose something pleasing to hear such as the theme song.  Anyways does anyone enjoy the theme melody as much as me?  I want to just groove and rock out to it most days, am I the only one that feelings this way?

NOW GO WATCH YOU SOME GREY’S ANATOMY oNetflixon

Thanks for reading
Richardo