There has been alot of talk about Michael Jackson this week.

First, this Sundays telecast of the 52nd Grammy Awards on CBS will include a special tribute to the King of Pop featuring a portion that will be broadcast in 3-D. I had a nice chat w Grammy Executive Producer Ken Erhlich about the ceremony.
 

Second, the release of, “This Is It” on DVD. If you haven’t seen it yet and you’re a fan of music, that is your homework for the weekend!

I had the opportunity to chill with Orianthi, who is featured in, “This Is It”. She was supposed to shred on the guit box alongside Michael on tour. Instead she has released her own album, “Believe” and is talking about her experience with Michael.

Third, June 25th 2009. Where were you when you heard the news about Michael? I was covering opening ceremonies at Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival and caught up with some headliners to see what they had to say about Michael’s career.

 Lastly, when I went on my trip to Los Angeles in late 2009 I ran into Michael Jackson impersonator Jovan Rameau. He told me was was working on a documentary about being Michael Jackson impersonator. I haven’t heard anything yet. We’ll see!

Search the internet for Lady Gaga remix and you are sure to find thousands of people trying to sing  “Poker Face” or “Just Dance.”  But this guy tops every single one of them.   I predict right now that this song will be hit on the radio or he will get his own deal out of this.  Sam Tsui you’re a SUPER STAR!

What is up with the hair Rihanna?  West Allis called and said they want that 1980’s style back.   I still love you!

Will Rihanna be bringing a date to the grammy’s:  (from usmagazine.com)

“I’m going to the Grammys alone, as always!” she said “Even when I was in a relationship, I always have gone alone.”

Image: usmagazine

The stellar lineup of performers for THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS now includes…
-Current GRAMMY nominees Jamie Foxx and T-Pain with Slash and Doug E. Fresh.
-Nominees Drake, Eminem, and Lil Wayne with Travis Barker.
-A special tribute to guitar virtuoso Les Paul featuring Jeff Beck and Imelda May.
-The cast of “American Idiot” appearing with Green Day.
-Four-time GRAMMY winner Roberta Flack.
-Five-time GRAMMY winner Elton John.
-Three-time GRAMMY winner Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland.

-All five Album of the Year nominees are set to perform on Music’s Biggest Night®: Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, the Dave Matthews Band and Taylor Swift. Other performers and nominees include Bon Jovi, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, P!nk and the Zac Brown Band.

-Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher will perform in a special 3-D GRAMMY tribute to Michael Jackson.
Van chats w Grammy Executive Prodcuer Ken Ehrlich about the Michael Jackson 3D Tribute. Click here.

-Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli will perform in a special fundraising segment for Haiti relief.

The latest presenters announced for Music’s Biggest Night® are…
-Actor Simon Baker (“The Mentalist”),
-Comedian and TV host Stephen Colbert
-Rock legend Alice Cooper.
-Nine-time GRAMMY winner Sheryl Crow.
-Actress Kaley Cuoco (“The Big Bang Theory”).
-Seven-time GRAMMY and three-time Latin GRAMMY® winner Placido Domingo.
-Actor Robert Downey Jr..
-Three-time GRAMMY winner Wyclef Jean.
-GRAMMY and 17-time Latin GRAMMY winner Juanes.
-Country artist Miranda Lambert.
-Six-time GRAMMY winner John Legend.
-Actress/singer Jennifer Lopez,
-Actress/singer Lea Michele (“Glee”).
-Actor Chris O’Donnell (“NCIS: Los Angeles”).
-Pop singer Katy Perry.
-Four-time GRAMMY winner Lionel Richie.
-TV and radio host Ryan Seacrest.
-Four-time GRAMMY winner Seal.
-Academy Award®-winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino.
-Two-time GRAMMY winner Keith Urban.
-Actress Kristen Bell.
-Pop/R&B singer Justin Bieber.
-Actor Jeff Bridges.
-Pop singer and actress Miley Cyrus.
-Actor Josh Duhamel.
-Pop sensation the Jonas Brothers.
-Nine-time GRAMMY winner Norah Jones.
-Pop singer/songwriter Ke$ha.
-Two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J.
-GRAMMY winner and three-time Latin GRAMMY® winner Ricky Martin.
-10-time GRAMMY and three-time Latin GRAMMY winner Carlos Santana.
-Nine-time GRAMMY winner Ringo Starr.

THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS will broadcast live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Jan. 31 (8:00-11:30 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

T-Pain and Keith Urban each have four nominations: T-Pain with Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “Blame It” (with Jamie Foxx), Best R&B Song for “Blame It” (with James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott & Nathan L. Walker), Best Contemporary R&B Album for Thr33 Ringz, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “I’m on a Boat” (with The Lonely Island); and Keith Urban with Best Male Country Vocal Performance for “Sweet Thing,” Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for “Start A Band” (with Brad Paisley), Best Country Album for Defying Gravity and Best Long Form Music Video for Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live.

Jamie Foxx and nine-time GRAMMY winner Eminem are each up for three awards: Foxx with Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “Blame It” (with T-Pain), Best R&B Song for “Blame It” (with James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker), and Best Contemporary R&B Album for Intuition; and Eminem with Best Rap Solo Performance for “Beautiful,” Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Crack A Bottle” (with Dr. Dre & 50 Cent) and Best Rap Album for Relapse.

Drake has two nods: Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song for “Best I Ever Had” (the latter nomination with D. Hamilton & M. Samuels).

Four-time GRAMMY winner Jeff Beck, Stephen Colbert, Katy Perry and Seal are each nominated: Beck for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for “A Day In The Life,” Colbert for Best Comedy Album for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!, Perry for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Hot N Cold,” and Seal for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “If You Don’t Know Me By Now.”

As part of Bon Jovi’s performance on THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS, fans have the opportunity to decide which Bon Jovi hit the band will perform thanks to a “You Pick It, They Play It!” special segment. Viewers can log on to www.cbs.com and vote for one of three favorite Bon Jovi songs—”Always,” “It’s My Life,” “Livin’ on a Prayer”—to decide which hit the band will perform as part of their segment. Fans selected the three songs during the first phase of voting which ended Sunday, Jan. 24. The second and final phase of voting will continue until Bon Jovi’s performance on THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS on Jan. 31. There is no registration to vote and fans may vote as often as they wish. Additionally, a 30-second clip of each song may also be viewed on the Web site.

GRAMMY winners Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher will join together, along with the voice of Michael Jackson, in a moving tribute to Jackson. The tribute will feature the never-before-seen 3-D mini-movie for “Earth Song” that Jackson created as the centerpiece of his much anticipated “This Is It” tour. So that viewers at home can enjoy the unique 3-D portion of the tribute, CBS and Target have partnered to provide millions of free 3-D GRAMMY Glasses. Target stores nationwide will exclusively offer the glasses through Sunday, Jan. 31, so that fans have the opportunity to see the film that was very personal to Jackson. Additionally, the audience at STAPLES Center will share the 3-D experience, wearing the same glasses as those worn by viewers at home.

Nine-time GRAMMY winner Mary J. Blige and world-renowned pop tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform the Simon & Garfunkel classic, “Bridge over Troubled Water,” together in a special fundraising segment for Haiti relief. Their once-in-a-lifetime performance (audio and video) will be made available for download at iTunes.com following the telecast with all proceeds benefiting the American Red Cross’ ongoing earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. This year marks the 40th anniversary of “Bridge over Troubled Water” receiving GRAMMY Awards for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year; the song will provide a moving tribute to survivors of the tragic events in Haiti.

Check out this website my sister sent me http://myparentswereawesome.tumblr.com/

It’s a website where people can upload old pictures of their parents when “they were cool”.

In the wake of the recent fire, Pizza Man restaurant will hold a fundraiser to raise money for the all of the displaced tenants who lived above the businesses on that block and for its staff.  The event will Thursday, Jan. 28 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Twisted Fork restaurant The entry fee of $5 per person at the door includes free beer, an auction, music and food for purchase.

Twisted Fork is donating the beer, staff support and its restaurant for the fundraiser.

EVENT INFORMATION:

Date: Thursday, Jan. 28

Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Place: Twisted Fork

2238 N. Farwell

image: onmilwaukee.com

SHE KICKED HIM OUT! Wouldn’t you? Creepy Mc Creeperson (John Edwards) and wife Elizabeth Edwards have called it quits.

From ABC News:

“a source close to Elizabeth Edwards told ABC News that she and John are now legally separated. Under North Carolina law they can’t get divorced until at least a year later. John Edwards is no longer living at their home in Chapel Hill, ABC News has learned.”

Do you “stand by your man” or do you move on? I have friend who works for FOX NEWS down in North Carolina and says their house (estate) is beautiful. Good luck Elizabeth and stay healthy!

Parachute is a pop rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia. The members graduated from college in May 2008 and since then have been touring and promoting their debut album Losing Sleep full-time. They stopped by the WMYX Studios to chat with Van McNeil and perform their new singles, “Under Control” & “She Is Love”.

Watch and see what Tony and Elizabeth did to Kidd O’Shea on his 30th birthday!

We punk’d Kidd O’shea for his 30th birthday!