plus 3, Taylor Swift, Beyonce grab Grammys, but Jackson kids steal show - CNN

Taylor Swift, Beyonce grab Grammys, but Jackson kids steal show - CNN
Lady Gaga leads Grammys' galactic fashion parade - San Francisco Chronicle
Film editor recalled as gifted artist - Boston Globe
Taylor Swift takes album of the year, 3 other Grammys - CNN

Taylor Swift, Beyonce grab Grammys, but Jackson kids steal show - CNN

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 11:48 PM PST

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The most memorable moment of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday may be the onstage appearance of Michael Jackson's two eldest children to accept their father's lifetime achievement award.

"To all his songs, his message was simple, love," 12-year-old Prince Michael said. "We will continue to spread his message and help the world."

With a voice that sounded more mature than his age, he then thanked "God for watching over us these last seven months and our grandma and grandpa for their love and support."

Paris, 11, then spoke: "Daddy was supposed to be here. Daddy was going to perform last year. Thank you. We love you Daddy."

Prince Michael and Paris, along with several cousins, wore black suits with red stripes on their pants, and red armbands.

The children appeared after a rousing performance of Michael Jackson's "Earth Song," with a recording of Jackson accompanied by live performances from Celine Dion, Usher, Carrie Underwood, Smokey Robinson and Jennifer Hudson.

Grammy producers used the head-to-head competition between Beyonce and Taylor Swift to lure viewers to stay tuned through the three-and-a-half hour telecast.

List: Major Grammy winners

Swift got the biggest Grammy of the night, album of the year, for "Fearless."

"I just hope that you know how much this means to me," she said in her acceptance speech. "Our families are freaking out in their living rooms."

Swift also won best country album. She won four Grammys overall.

Beyonce won a pair of Grammys over Swift, including for best female pop vocal performance.

Beyonce carried home six Grammys, including one in the major category of song of the year. That honor, a songwriters' award, was given to Beyonce for co-writing "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)."

For the best female pop honor, won for "Halo," the nervous singer thanked her family, "including my husband -- I love you." Beyonce is married to hip-hop star Jay-Z.

Gallery: Red-carpet arrivals

Alternative rock band Kings of Leon upset favorites Beyonce and Swift to win the record of the year Grammy for "Use Somebody."

The win gave the Kings of Leon three Grammys out of four nominations this year, all thanks to last year's "Only by the Night" album. The same album gave them three nominations last year, one of which they won.

"Use Somebody" lost out earlier in the show to Beyonce's "Single Ladies" for song of the year.

"The best thing about winning Grammys is really it's the first time our family gets to see the success we're having," Kings lead singer Caleb Followill said backstage. "We're getting my mom wasted."

Other triple Grammy winners were The Black Eyed Peas and Jay-Z.

Winners also included Stephen Colbert, the Zac Brown Band and Green Day.

The Zac Brown Band won best new artist. Lady Gaga, considered by many to be this year's biggest breakout act, was ruled ineligible because she had a song released and nominated last year.

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Stephen Colbert won best comedy album for "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" Rap/sung collaboration went to Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West.

Green Day won best rock album.

"Now I'm going to do shots with Kings of Leon," Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong said.

Lady Gaga, whose performance opened the show, won two Grammys presented in the pre-telecast. Her single "Poker Face" beat out songs by the Black Eyed Peas, Madonna and Britney Spears in the best dance recording category. Her CD "The Fame" also won a Grammy for best electronic/dance.

CNN's KJ Matthews and David Daniels contributed to this report.

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Lady Gaga leads Grammys' galactic fashion parade - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 11:48 PM PST

Lady Gaga has become fashion's favorite chameleon and she didn't disappoint with this shiny, silvery, three-dimensional number that was created in collaboration with Giorgio Armani. She then opened the show in a green fairy-wing bodysuit — with matching green sparkle booties, of course.

"I am honored to be wearing Armani this evening. The series of pieces Mr. Armani created for me are truly iconic; they represent not only beautiful fashion, but my spirit and essence as an artist," she said in a statement.

Fergie, in an electric blue Emilio Pucci strapless dress with a swath of silver snaking from her shoulder to the high hemline, along with the other Black Eyed Peas, continued the galactic vibe set by Lady Gaga. Heidi Klum also had a futuristic twist to her nude-and-rose Pucci micromini with splashes of silver, and Jennifer Hudson captured that spirit with the geometric, clear plastic bracelets she wore with her short, banded black dress by Victoria Beckham that had an open neck, nipped waist and peplum.

Hudson, Beyonce — who wore a strong-shoulder, mermaid-hem gown in gray that had just the right amount of decollete — and Taylor Swift — in a Kaufmanfranco sequin-covered, off-the-shoulder gown in midnight blue — all hit a balanced note between style and the sophistication that comes not with age but so many red-carpet appearances.

Rihanna's high-neck white gown with cascading ruffles and emphasized hips by Elie Saab was sort of a modern take on old-world Victoriana.

Other outfits on parade outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles that deserved notice included Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland in a chic coral-and-black gown by Victoria Beckham that fit her like a second skin.

Katy Perry made her statement with hot pink lips but her champagne dress with gold-and-pearl floral embellishment by Zac Posen was understated and elegant — at least by Grammy standards.

Toni Braxton wore a dove-gray, one-shoulder gown by David Meister while Melanie Fiona also did the asymmetrical top, but hers was black and had a pouffy black trumpet skirt by Christian Siriano.

"It made me feel like old Hollywood," she said. "It's classic, like I think my music is."

Sunglasses and black are always popular with the music crowd, and T-Pain in his blue aviators and Adam Lambert in his flashy black jacket with Johnny Cash-style black tie were among those to move them forward — even if they both looked like they tried a little too hard.

Britney Spears wore a black lace dress with black bodysuit by Dolce & Gabbana, and Ciara wore a black lace jumpsuit and crystal studded jacket with tails and shoulder pads by Givenchy. Nicole Kidman wore a movie star-worthy black Prada gown with a halter neckline.

Jennifer Lopez, who had one of the most famous Grammy fashion moments in a plunging-V gown back in 2000, again wore Versace, this time a silver chain-mail dress with white chiffon overlay.

There was also a strong showing of gray, which is sort of unexpected considering the crowd.

Miley Cyrus did a steely long-sleeve minidress and chunky heels, and Pink wore a gray-to-black ombre gown with a jeweled neckline and waistband. Her super-short hair highlighted her other bling: diamond bracelets, pendant-drop earrings, pave ring and hair brooch, all by Neil Lane.

Keri Hilson complemented the crystal waist on her blush-colored Dolce & Gabbana strapless with a huge Neil Lane cocktail ring.

Carrie Underwood pulled off the fashion-forward cutout look in an asymmetrical white gown with silver leather stripes across the bust and shoulders by Georges Chakras, and Mary J. Blige did the same in her slashed-top hot pink gown.

Common said men don't feel as much pressure to wear a show-stopping outfit as the women do, but they still want to look good. "It's a time when the world is looking at the music world, at the artists, so you want to look fresh," he said, rocking a plaid suit and polka-dot scarf.

Usher put his own spin on the three-piece beige suit; his Armani had white piping that he paired with a checkerboard shirt.

Teen sensation Justin Bieber brought his two worlds together in Dolce & Gabbana and Vans, and Jason Mraz wore an eco-friendly tuxedo made from recycled polyester and a tie made from old cassette tapes. "If you put this in a machine, you can hear past Grammy winners," he said.

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Entertainment Writer Sandy M. Cohen contributed to this story from Los Angeles.

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Film editor recalled as gifted artist - Boston Globe

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 11:56 PM PST

More so than in feature films, documentary editors have strong voices because they find and tell the story by choosing scenes and images in the absence of a screenplay. Schmeer and Morris, friends said, had an affectionate but sometimes volatile relationship, disagreeing about how to tell the narrative, but they always "came back together again,'' said one of Schmeer's closest friends, Maribeth Edmonds, who lives on New York's Long Island.

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Taylor Swift takes album of the year, 3 other Grammys - CNN

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 10:08 PM PST

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Taylor Swift won the biggest Grammy of the night, album of the year for her CD "Fearless."

"This is the story we're going to be telling over and over again, that we got to win album of the year in 2010," Swift said.

Swift also won best country album. She won four Grammys overall.

Beyonce had won a pair of Grammys over Swift, winning the best female pop vocal performance award Sunday night as well as song of the year. That latter honor, a songwriters' award, was given to Beyonce for co-writing "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." List: Major Grammy winners

For the best female pop honor, won for "Halo," the nervous singer thanked her family, "including my husband -- I love you." Beyonce is married to hip-hop star Jay-Z.

The singer won six Grammys all told.

Alternative rock band Kings of Leon upset favorites Beyonce and Swift to win the record of the year Grammy for "Use Somebody."

"Use Somebody" lost out earlier in the show to Beyonce's "SIngle Ladies" for song of the year.

"The best thing about winning Grammys is really it's the first time our family gets to see the success we're having," Kings lead singer Caleb Followill said backstage. "We're getting my mom wasted."

Winners Sunday night also included Stephen Colbert, the Zac Brown Band and Green Day.

Michael Jackson's two oldest children took the Grammy stage Sunday night to accept their father's lifetime achievement award.

"We are proud to be here to accept this award on behalf of our father," 12-year-old Prince Michael said at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards.

He then thanked "God for watching over us these last seven months and our grandmother and grandfather for their love and support."

Prince Michael also spoke about his father's concern for Earth's environment.

"To all his songs, his message was simple, love," Prince Michael said. "We will continue to spread his message and help the world."

"We love you daddy," he said.

Paris, 11, then spoke: "Daddy was suppose to be here. Daddy was going to perform last year. Thank you. We love you daddy."

Prince Michael and Paris, along with several cousins, wore black suits with red stripes on their pants and red armbands.

The Zac Brown Band won best new artist. Lady Gaga, considered by many to be this year's biggest breakout act, was ruled ineligible because she had a song released and nominated last year.

Stephen Colbert won best comedy album for "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" Rap/sung collaboration went to Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West.

Green Day won best rock album.

"Now I'm going to do shots with Kings of Leon," Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong said.

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