The Grammys Nominations were announced last night.
Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, fun., Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean and Kanye West lead the nominees for the 55th annual Grammy Awards with six apiece. The Black Keys, Chick Corea and Miguel are next with five apiece.
The nominations were announced during "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown to Music's Biggest Night". The hourlong special aired live on CBS from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. It was hosted by LL Cool J and Swift and featured performances by The Band Perry and Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, fun. and Janelle Monae, Hunter Hayes, Maroon 5, Ne-Yo and The Who.
Four of the five nominees for album of the year are rock acts: The Black Keys' "El Camino", fun.'s "Some Nights", Mumford & Sons' "Babel" and Jack White's "Blunderbuss" will compete against Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange".
It's the second year in a row that no country act is up for album of the year. Taylor Swift's "Red" was released too late for Grammy consideration; the cut-off date for eligibility was Sept. 30, and her hit album was issued Oct. 22.
The Black Keys and Ocean also were nominated in the record of the year category for "Lonely Boy" and "Thinkin Bout You," respectively, alongside Kelly Clarkson("Stronger [What Doesn't Kill You]"), fun. featuring Monae ("We Are Young"), Gotye featuring Kimbra ("Somebody That I Used to Know") and Swift ("We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"). Swift's single was released in time to be Grammy-eligible.
"We Are Young" and "Stronger" also are up for song of the year, along with Ed Sheeran's "The A Team," Miguel's "Adorn" and Carly Rae Jepsen's summer smash "Call Me Maybe."
Meanwhile, fun., Ocean and Hayes will vie for best new artist in a field that also includes Alabama Shakes and The Lumineers.
The Black Keys' Auerbach landed his sixth nomination in the category of producer of the year, nonclassical. The other nominees are Jeff Bhasker, Diplo, Markus Dravs and Salaam Remi.
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be held Sunday, Feb. 10, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and air live on CBS from 8-11:30 p.m.
Khloe Kardashian says that husband Lamar Odom writes rap lyrics for sister Kim’s boyfriend Kanye West.
Khloe says that Lamar is so tight with Kanye that he sends him rap lyrics that the rapper approves of.
She adds that Lamar is really good at writing and he thinks he can rap.
Jessica Alba is pregnant again… so claims, the National Enquirer.
A source close to the actress says is excited to be a mom again and knows she’ll have her hands full chasing after three kids while balancing her acting career and running a new company.
Alba and her husband Cash Warren have two daughters. The source says they are hoping for a boy this time.
Brandi Glanville and LeAnn Rimes are back at it again with Brandi claiming LeAnn is unstable and doesn’t want her around her kids.
The reality star says the singer isn’t healthy and until she's healthy, she doesn’t want her around her children by herself. She also called LeAnn unstable.
She also claims LeAnn has a severe eating disorder and her child fell ill after swallowing one of the country singer’s laxatives.
RELATED: Eddie Cibrian Rips Ex-Wife
Eddie Cibrian slammed ex-wife Brandi Glanville in an email.
The actor says the reality star is consumed with wine and narcissism. He adds that their two kids are lucky to have the singer in their life.
He ends the email with: "Grow up already and for once, PUT THE KIDS FIRST!"
Channing Tatum is taking a break from acting next year.
The “Magic Mike” star appeared in five movies this year and he says he wants to spend 2013 finding a project to direct.
Tatum still has a number of other films coming out in 2013, including “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” “Side Effects,” “White House Down” and “Foxcatcher.”
Gabriel Aubry started the fight with Halle Berry’s fiancé Oliver Martinez on Thanksgiving-- but he won’t be charged.
After their investigation, cops determined that Aubry pushed Martinez and swung at his face, making contact with his shoulder.
Cops say at that point, Olivier responded in self-defense with three punches to the face.
But Halle and Olivier have both told detectives and prosecutors they do not want him charged with a crime because they do not believe it would be in Nahla's best interests.
Halle Berry wanted to move to France because fiancé Oliver Martinez doesn’t want to live in the US anymore.
Martinez is from France and sources say his family and friends all live in France and he is desperate to move back there.
But the move was blocked by the judge in Berry’s custody battle with ex Gabriel Aubry. The judge ruled that it would not be in the best interest of their daughter Nahla.
“Teen Mom 2” star Jenelle Evans is now in rehab after her mom caught her shooting up heroin.
Her older sister says she was involuntarily committed into a mental health facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina shortly after Thanksgiving.
Her mom walked in on her doing heroin and then noticed track marks on the reality star’s arms so she had her committed.
Jenelle denied the claims saying she went to a facility in order to have ovarian cysts removed, and then was transferred to another hospital four hours away.
~~Director Judd Apatow ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Knocked Up") is 45 (Bridesmaids; many more)
~~ Actress Janine Turner ("Strong Medicine," "Northern Exposure") is 50 (Cliffhanger; Friday Night Lights)
~~Actress, Lindsay Price is 36 (All My Children, Bold & The Beautiful, Bev Hills 90210; Lipstick Jungle; Eastwick)
~~Michael Jackson's ex-'wife', Debbie Rowe is 54
~~New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is 55
~~Actor Tom Hulce (Amadeus) is 59 (Animal House; Frankenstein 1994)
~~Actor, James Naughton is 67 (The Devil Wears Prada; Gossip Girl's William van der Bilt/Trip)
~~Actress, JoBeth Williams is 64 (mom in Poltergeist movies; Kramer vs. Kramer; Private Practice)
~~Comedian, Steven Wright is 57
MUSICALLY:
~~Guitarist Peter Buck (of R.E.M.) is 56
~~Singer Frank Beverly (of Maze) is 66
~~Drummer David Lovering (of The Pixies) is 51
~~Drummer Rick Buckler (of The Jam) is 57
~~Country singer Bill Lloyd (of Foster and Lloyd) is 57
~~Country Singer, Helen Cornelius is 71
~~Keyboardist Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg (of Ace of Base) is 42
In an unlikely pairing, Glenn Beck and Vince Vaughn have teamed up to produce a new reality TV show for Beck's "TheBlaze TV".
The show, called "Pursuit of Truth" will pit 20 documentary filmmakers head-to-head as they compete to get their film financed.
Applications for documentaries to compete are open on the show's website. The show will be a nine episode series that airs in spring of 2013.
Even Beck himself admitted that the pairing with Vaughn is a different one, claiming that his friends call him "crazy".
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Show—Bill O'Reilly, Krysten Ritter, Paloma Faith
Late Show with David Letterman—Bill Murray, Vintage Trouble
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon— Tom Selleck, Richard Branson, Tanlines
Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson—Denis Leary, Richie Sambora
Last Call with Carson Daly-- Oliver Stone, Timothy Ferriss, Walk the Moon
ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'— (re-run 11/2/12) Chris Rock, Kelly Ripa, Alicia Keys
Today Show— Director Peter Jackson; actors Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal and Jessica Chastain.
Good Morning America— Violinist Andre Rieu; actress Tori Spelling.
CBS This Morning— TBA.
Live With Kelly and Michael— Laura Linney, Scott Baio
The View— Damien Echols & Lorri Davis, guest co-host Judge Jeanine Pirro
The Talk— Rita Wilson, Perez Hilton, Redaric Williams, Lamon Archey, Ignacio Serricchio, Edward Lee
The Ellen DeGeneres Show— Cory Monteith
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Comedy Central—Gov. Chris Christie
THE COLBERT REPORT, Comedy Central—Andy Serkis
Chelsea Lately — Ross Mathews, Jen Kirkman, Kurt Braunohler, guest host Dave Grohl
CONAN, TBS — Ty Burrell, W. Kamau Bell, the Gaslight Anthem
Allegedly, Eminem's 16-year-old daughter, Hailie Scott Mathers, called Taylor Swift a "whore" on Twitter for dating One Direction's Harry Styles.
But, a rep for the rapper claimed the Twitter account didn’t even belong to the girl.
One of the tweets from the account said, "If Taylor Swift is really dating the love of my life Harry Styles I will not be happy!"
The account later wrote, "Dear Taylor Swift, please stop whoring around with every guy you see. We all know you're only doing it so you can make another album . . . I am never, ever, ever, listening to your music again Taylor Swift. Like ever."
The impostor behind the messages reportedly apologized for the comments after receiving a lot of criticism, and then deactivated the account.
Psy's "Gangnam Style" is heading towards 1 billion views on YouTube, which means he's getting richer click by click.
With one song, the 34-year-old is set to become a millionaire from just YouTube ads and iTunes downloads.
He'll make even more cash from TV commercials.
PSY and his camp will bring in at least $7.9 million this year.
"Gangnam Style" is the most-watched video on YouTube ever. PSY's official channel on YouTube has almost 1.3 billion views.
PSY also earns money from views of videos that parody his songs. In the last week of September when "Gangnam Style" had around 300 million views, more than 33,000 videos were parodies.
"Gangnam Style" has been downloaded 2.7 million times in the U.S. and has been No. 1 or No. 2 for most weeks since its debut. The song sells for $1.29 on Apple's iTunes Store. Apple keeps about 30 percent of all sales, so PSY is set to get paid more than $2.4 million.
No word on how much PSY keeps and how much goes to his managers, staff and record label. Word has it that PSY gets 70 percent and everyone else gets 30 percent for U.S. downloads.
Rihanna has signed on to executive produce and star in the Style Network's new designer competition series, "Styled to Rock".
In the show, Rihanna will showcase her love for fashion both in front of and behind the camera.
The hour-long 10-episode series will premiere in 2013 and will feature 12 rising fashion designers picked and mentored by Rihanna to style other celebrities.
Rih Rih said: "Fashion has always played an integral part in my life and career. I am so excited to partner with Style Network and share my creative insight with these 12 designers and give them this opportunity to showcase their work."
This isn't Rihanna's first time being a part of a fashion reality show. She also executive produced and appeared in a UK style competition of the same name.
Top Songs:
1. "Scream & Shout (feat. Britney Spears)," will.i.am
2. "My Life (feat. Eminem & Adam Levine)," 50 Cent
3. "Locked Out of Heaven," Bruno Mars
4. "Gangnam Style," PSY
5. "Ho Hey," The Lumineers
6. "Home,", Phillip Phillips
7. "Die Young," Ke$ha
8. "Diamonds," Rihanna
9. "Girl On Fire (feat. Nicki Minaj)," Alicia Keys
10. "I Cry," Flo Rida
Top Albums:
1. "Girl On Fire," Alicia Keys
2. "The World from the Side of the Moon," Phillip Phillips
3. "One Night — EP," Timeflies
4. "Unapologetic," Rihanna
5. "Christmas," Michael Buble
6. "Red,", Taylor Swift
7. "Dance (RED) Save Lives (Presented By Tiësto)," Tiesto
8. "The Lumineers," The Lumineers
9. "Merry Christmas, Baby," Rod Stewart
10. "Babel," Mumford & Sons
Alicia Keys hit the top of the Billboard 200 Albums chart for the fifth time in her career, as "Girl On Fire" debuted at No.1. The set sold 159,000 copies.
Taylor Swift's "Red" held at No. 2 with 137,000 copies sold.
Rod Stewart's "Merry Christmas, Baby" moved up 6-3, One Direction's "Take Me Home" slid down 3-4 and Phillip Phillips' "The World From the Side of the Moon" dropped 4-5.
Rihanna scored her third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Diamonds". The track sold 122,000 downloads.
Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" moved up 4-2 and sold 135,000 downloads.
Ke$ha's "Die Young" slipped 2-3, Maroon 5's "One More Night" dropped 3-4 and The Lumineers' "Ho Hey," stepped up two spots to No. 5.
