2010 Grammy Awards -Major Nominees List

The potential viewer knows that there will be a special 3-D tribute to the King of Pop, the late Michael Jackson. Beyonce is nominated for ten awards. Taylor Swift, Pink, Black Eyed Peas, Green Day, Lil Wayne, Andrea Bocelli, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Jennifer Nettles and others will perform. Bon Jovi will perform as well -- a song voted for by the viewing audience. The run-up has been non-stop for the 2010 Grammy Awards, building the hype that the show will hope to live up to...

Some of the highlights of the 2010 Grammy Awards were kept secret, like the fact that Lady Gaga and Elton John will open the show. Radar Online confirmed that the two had rehearsed an opening number Saturday.

Michael Jackson's children will attend the massive ceremony and will accept the Lifetime Achievement Award for their father. The Michael Jackson tribute to be shown has never been seen before and was designed for his "This Is It Tour." It will feature a mini-movie, which is shown in 3-D.

For the first time in the history of the Grammy Awards, three women will compete for the top three awards categories. Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift are nominated for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Album of the Year. Between the three, they have 23 Grammy nominations.

Among the presenters will be "The Mentalist" Simon Baker, Golden Globe winner Jeff Bridges, Alice Cooper, Sheryl Crow, the Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, muliple Grammy winner Carlos Santana, LL Cool J, "Iron Man" Robert Downey Jr., and many others.

Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert ("The Colbert Report") hosts this year's 2010 Grammy Awards. The 52nd Annual edition of the ceremony airs at 8 p.m. Sunday on CBS.

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Oscar winning A R Rahman to attend Grammy awards

Double Oscar winning musician A R Rahman on Saturday left for the US to attend the Grammy awards function, where he has been nominated for the 'Slumdog Millionaire score.

The 44-year-old music maestro has been nominated in Best Song Written For Motion Picture for 'Jai Ho' and for Best Compilation Soundtrack for the film.

Rahman left for London early this morning by an Emirates flight alongwith his wife and son, airport sources said.

He is expected to leave for Los Angeles from there.

The composer has already picked a Golden Globe trophy and two Academy award, a first for any Indian for 'Jai Ho'.

If Rahman wins, it will be his first Grammy award, which are considered the Oscar in music.

The the Grammy award ceremony is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles this Sunday. Apart from Rahman, two other musicians who are vying for the award are Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Tabla player Zakir Hussain.

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has been nominated in the best traditional world music category for "Ancient Sounds" made in collaboration with Iraqi Oud Soloist Rahim Alhaj while Zakir has been nominated in the Best Classical Crossover album category for the album 'The Melody of Rhythm'.

source : indian express

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