2011 grammys (57 posts)

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The Grammy Awards is about to get an extreme makeover.

In an effort to remain relevant, the folks at the Recording Academy today announced plans to cut more than 30 categories from the bloated show.

And we say it's about time.

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From one diva to another: Buck up, that's showbiz!

By now you know Fantasia skipped this year's Grammys because she wasn't asked to perform in the show's opening tribute to her idol, Aretha Frankin. Well, Franklin herself is finally speaking out, saying she was "sorry" the American Idol champ didn't make the show but also offered up some wise advice.

And what did the Queen of Soul say?

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When you're a Fashion Police friend, Joan Rivers goes easy. Sort of.

Take last week's guest host Keri Hilson at the Grammys: "I've forgiven her for stealing my hairstyle, but now she's stolen the wallpaper in my bathroom."

And that's one of the nicer reviews Rivers is dishing out. See what she thought of the other red carpet fashionistas—from Gladiator girl to Flamenco bitch—in our special gallery of uncut jokes that didn't make it on air!

PHOTOS: Joan Rivers Uncut: Awards Show Edition

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Fantasia got dissed—so she dissed the Grammys. The former American Idol champ won a statuette Best Female R&B Performance, but her manager collected the prize for her because she decided to stay home.

The R&B singer says she boycotted the festivities because felt she was snubbed by producers, who did not ask her to be part of the show's opening tribute to Aretha Franklin.

"They were honoring someone who was my idol and there is no way I could have sat there and not got the happy feet and wanting to jump on the mic because she is my favorite," the Americal Idol alum told BET's 106 & Park Monday.

So what did she do instead?

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It's nice to see that Eminem isn't letting a little thing like losing Album of the Year to Arcade Fire get in the way of sharing the bill with the band at the 10th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.

It was just announced today that the Detroit rapper and the Montreal alt-rockers are just a couple of the more than 125 music acts tapped to perform at the four-day fest on the same 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn., it's been held for the past decade from June 9 to 12.

But if neither Eminem or Arcade Fire are your thing, check out some of the other options…

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When it comes to wardrobe malfunctions, Justin Bieber should never say never.

Sure, this one wasn't nearly as noticeable as the one that, say, another Justin had a hand in all those years ago, but this is the Biebs were talkin' about, so of course we have to bring it up.

Unfortunately, bringing it up is just what the teen sensation inadvertently forgot to do at the Grammys on Sunday evening and he wound up posing for pics backstage with his fly open.

Although, we'll definitely cut the guy some slack for such a slip. After all, his mind, like everyone else's, was probably preoccupied with trying to figure out  who the heck is Esperanza?

PHOTOS: Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Premiere

You can call him "Dr. Bieber" now.

"People say it's artistic and stuff. I'm just like, ‘You're an egg,'" Justin Bieber, who made his Grammy performance debut Sunday but went home 0-for-2, told Chelsea Handler tonight when asked what he thought of Lady Gaga's grand entrance. "She was probably just trying to save her voice or something, she didn't want to talk to a lot of people."

"You're like a psychologist, aren't you?" the Chelsea Lately host deadpanned.

But what Bieber is not is a Grammy winner for Best New Artist, and he described what that felt like as he made the talk-show rounds...

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