Grammy Shmammy

Well music lovers, its Grammy season once again. The award show, which is set to take place on February 13th 2011, announced the nominees last night in an hour long special. The nominations concert featured performances by Katy Perry (BARF!), Justin Bieber (DOUBLE BARF), Train (TRIPLE BARF), B.o.B. (We approve), and Bruno Mars (We REALLY approve).

However, the night wasn't about the performances, it was about the nominations. There were some huge surprises, like Cee Lo Green being nominated for anything, let alone Record of The Year and and Song of The Year, and some nominations we saw coming from a mile away, like Eminem being nominated for Album of The Year!

It came as no surprise that the Biebster was nominated for Best New Artist, and its going to come as no surprise when he takes the trophy home. Is it just us, or are the Grammys supposed to be a prestigious award show? The fact that that nine year old little boy and Katy Perry are nominated at all kind of take away the "honor factor", don't you think?

At any rate, You know we are Goo Goo for Gaga, and the nominations were big for her as she is the most nominated female artist this year! Her specific nominates are Album Of The Year (The Fame Monster), Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (Telephone), Best Dance Recording (Dance In The Dark), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Bad Romance), Best Pop Vocal Album (The Fame Monster), Best Short Form Music Video (Bad Romance). As little monster, we have to say, we are extremely proud of the pop goddess for her accomplishments - they are well deserved! As for the other nominees, we are SO excited for Eminem, Jay Z, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, B.o.B., Bruno Mars, Beyonce, the Glee Cast, Paramore, and La Roux! Cannot wait to see what happens! (Bieber, if you win, you better RUN!)

- Justin

PUT YOUR PAWS UP, DETROIT

The lights go out, and the screams soar high into the rafters in the Palace Of Auburn Hills, located just outside of Detroit, Michigan. Myself (Justin), Jessica, and fellow Little Monster Kyle are in the second row, staring at the large, white screen that now covers the stage. Low, rumbling music begins as the images are projected on the screen. "Im a free bitch, baby" is all you can hear Mother Monster saying as her images move and transform across the screen. The background music is a mash up of her stellar song, "Dance In The Dark", and the 80's hit "Finally" by Ce Ce Peniston. After this amazing light, sound, and video spectacle goes on for about 3 minutes, the curtain lifts, and there she is standing in front of a purple light. If possible, the audience of 25,000 screams even louder than before.

Whether you are a Little Monster or not, you must admit that Lady Gaga represents a kind of genius that does not exist today. She gives more love to her fans than any legend before her. In a matter of two years, almost to the date, Lady Gaga has become just that, a legend. This a status that takes most artists 20 + years to achieve. If you have ever seen Gaga in concert, you understand why she is as successful as she is.

While this was not our first time seeing Lady Gaga in concert, it was by far the best, which is hard to fathom because the previous show we attended blew us away. This time, it was different. She is even more seasoned than before. She is....Gaga. That is the only word that can possibly describe how truly amazing, inspiring, and creative she is. Its in the way she personalized the show. From yelling about churches on 8 mile, to talking about "detroit unicorn sluts", Lady Gaga made us all feel like she is a native detroiter, and she made us feel like we were her friends.

From Just Dance, to Poker Face, to Paparazzi, to Love Game, to the closing of the show with Bad Romance, she gave us every single one of her hits. She also gave us the songs that were not played on the radio, like Beautiful Dirty Rich, Monster, Teeth, and the "gay anthem" Boys Boys Boys. Every moment she had the entire arena on their feet. And, when it was time to slow it down a little, she took everyones breath away. She first hit us with the haunting tune Speechless, which she dedicated to a fan she had met earlier in the day, and then gave us a song from her upcoming album called You and I, which is officially my favorite Gaga song.

Not only was the show jam packed with her amazing music, but we got to see a show like you would not even believe. From performing Love Game mostly inside of a subway car, to playing the electric keyboard for Just Dance inside of a car. During Monster she was "attacked" by her dancers, disappeared, and then got shot out 10 feet into the air from underneath the stage, hit the ground IN HEELS, and got right back into the choreography.

I have seen a lot of shows, but this one takes the cake for being the most amazing. Even after attending the Home to Home tour in Detroit the night before (a show that stars Jay Z and Eminem, but boasts an abundant of celebrity guests), I still have to say Gaga's show was the best. She is a fierce, badass, free bitch, and we both love her.