Gonna make an attempt to comment on the Grammys – they’re on CBS so there’s no new The Good Wife tonight. Drinking game: one for every mention of Whitney Houston. Have 911 on speed dial for alcohol poisoning.
- Blonde, bridal on the RC: must be Taylor Swift.
- Looking the complete opposite: Adele. She looks great, but one presumes that’s not her performance outfit.
- LL Cool J, being remarkably straightforward about what the show’s going to like.
- Katy Perry just goosed Robyn on camera. I … don’t know what to do with that.
- Nicki Minaj just turned up with “the Pope.” Slightly less attention-grabbing than Gaga’s arrival via egg, but still: keep it classy, Nicki.
- I feel like I’ve seen Fergie’s dress before. (Edit: I have! Gaultier, stealing from himself. Thanks Fug Girls!) She clearly decided against “sombre and respectful.” She is also tripping all over it to show it off to ET Canada. At some point, you just need to give up on the shoe cam, guys.
- Aaaand, Rihanna’s barely wearing a dress at all.
- Aw, Mumford & Sons are cute! I don’t think I knew what they looked like before tonight.
- Daaaaaamn, John Legend looks GOOD. He’s dressed in chocolate brown, can I lick him?
- NPH! He looks adorbs.
- THANK YOU, ET Canada, for explaining the difference between Record/Song/Album of the Year. I’ve always wondered. I will probably forget within a week, but it’s nice to know they’re not arbitrary designations.
- Having the Boss and the E Street Band open is kind of like having Prince do it – there’s nowhere to go but down. Hope there’ll be some kind of tribute to Clarence Clemmons in there, too.
- O…kay. A prayer for Whitney – interesting idea?
- So this Bruno Mars performance is quite fun, but of all the artists one should not try to imitate, James Brown is, like, #1.
- Damn, Bonnie Raitt sounds amazing. More like what Etta really sounded like than all the melisma Alicia Keys is bringing.
- I’m turning the channel while Chris Brown is on in protest. He shouldn’t be allowed on that show in the first place, but it’s particularly ironic on a night they’re paying tribute to Houston, another battered woman.
- And the makers of AutoTune shut off Dave Grohl as he rails against crappy pop music. Bonus: he cut into Seacrest’s time. Love it.
- Why are we celebrating the Beach Boys? I missed the memo.
- If Chris Brown wins a Grammy right now, I’m turning it off.
- And he did. Bye-bye, Grammy broadcast.
