The soundtrack for the much-anticipated Sex and the City 2 will be released on May 25 and features Leona Lewis in a duet with Jennifer Hudson called "Love is your colour". Alicia Keys has two songs on the album: her rendition of the Blondie classic "rapture" and "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down".

Liza Minelli is doing her version of Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)...that I would definitely want to hear!

The soundtrack also features the stars of SATC2 Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon, performing the Helen Reddy classic “I Am Woman.”




1. Alicia Keys – “Rapture”
2. Dido – “Everything to Lose”
3. Cee-Lo – “Language of Love”
4. Erykah Badu – “Window Seat”
5. Natacha Atlas – “Kidda”
6. Michael McGregor – “Euphrates Dream”
7. Liza Minnelli – “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
8. Ricki-Lee – “Can’t Touch It”
9. Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down”
10. Jennifer Hudson and Leona Lewis – “Love Is Your Color”
11. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon – “I Am Woman”
12. Sex and the City Men’s Choir – “If Ever I Would Leave You”
13. Sex and the City Men’s Choir – “Sunrise, Sunset”
14. Sex and the City Men’s Choir – “Till There Was You”
15. Shayna Steele, Jordan Ballard, Kamilah Marshall – “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”
16. Liza Minnelli with Billy Stritch – “Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye”
17. Aaron Zigman – “Divas and Dunes”

Jamaican acts Sean Paul, Sean Kingston and Alicia Keys as well as Bajan-born Rihanna and Leona Lewis who is of Guyanese heritage (technically so is Rihanna as her mom is Guyanese) are up for awards in various categories for this years MTV Japan's Video Music Awards (VMA's).

Alicia Keys and Rihanna up for nods at 2010 Japan VMAs!
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The categories are:

BEST MALE VIDEO
Sean Paul- "So Fine"
Rihanna- "Russian Roulette"

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Alicia Keys- "Doesn't Mean Anything"

BEST POP VIDEO
Leona Lewis- "Happy"

BEST REGGAE
Sean Kingston- "Fire Burning"
Sean Paul- "So Fine"

BEST VIDEO FROM FILM
Leona Lewis - "I See You" from Avatar

BEST COLLABORATION
Jay-z and Alicia Keys- "Empire State of Mind"




Of course in every category there are Japanese nominees. It is interesting that to date the Reggae category (which was introduced in 2006) has only been won by Japanese artists. apart from Sean Paul (nominated in 2006 for We Be Burnin, in 2007 for Temperature) and Kingston (nominated in 2008 for Beautiful Girls) only 2 other Jamaican aritsts have been nominated in this category. Mavado in 2008 with his song "Dreaming" and Kardinall Offishall (who was born in Canada to Jamaican parents) with "Dangerous" (his duo with Akon) in 2009.

The show will be held on May 29th.

Click HERE for the official site!

Awww...look at this cutey pie!!! Can you guess who's the Mommy???

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Click HERE to find out!

British singer Leona Lewis is hobbling around on crutches after injuring her leg in a horse riding accident. The "Bleeding Love" star, 24, was taken to a hospital in Los Angeles on Wednesday where she was treated for suspected torn ligaments following a fall from her horse.

A source tells Britain's The Sun newspaper, "Leona was riding... and fell off when the horse started galloping too fast.

"It was pretty scary. She had quite a tumble."

But the insider insists Lewis is recovering well and will soon be back in the saddle: "It hasn't put her off riding. She's fine and will be back on her horse soon."

And the pop star refused to let her mishap ruin her plans for New Year's Eve - she still managed to party into 2010 at soul singer Robin Thicke's bash at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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She performed her first solo full-lenght concert at the Hackney Em,pire in Londaon on Monday November 2nd. Looks like she sang her heart out!

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Check out this video of Leona Lewis and Cyndi Lauper singing "True Colors" at VH1 DIVAS. The show was aired live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday September 17th.

VH1 Divas | Divas Video

More than a decade after its inception, VH1 is revamping its Divas Live concert series with a new crop of upcoming and coming songbirds, the network said in a statement Tuesday.

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British vocalists Adele and Leona Lewis, former American Idol Kelly Clarkson, and teen star Miley Cyrus will follow in the footsteps of chart queen, like Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, and Mariah Carey, by headlining this year’s show, airing live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday, Sept. 17 @ 9/8c.

Of course the age of these young divas comes into question and in response, Lee Rolontz, EVP, Original Music Production & Development VH1, and VH1 Classic says “Adele, Kelly, Leona and Miley have all captured the world’s attention with their talent and have earned their designation as VH1 Divas this year. Don’t let some of their young age’s fool you – these women are among the best entertainers in the world and will continue to thrill music fans for a long time to come.”

Fans are encouraged to follow all show-related news and details, as well as thoughts on this year’s show from other fans by following the VH1 Divas twitter account at http://twitter.com/vh1divas.

IN RELATED NEWS:
VH1wants to hear your diva story!You can upload a video on the site at: divastories.vh1.com/

NOW I SAW THIS ONLINE AS WELL PLEASE NOTE... YOU ARE SENDING INFO AT YOUR OWN RISK AS IT IS NOT GOING TO VH1 BUT A CASTING AGENCY (SUPPOSEDLY)....IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE SENDING A VIDEO TO THE EMAIL BELOW THEN GO TO VH1'S SITE TO POST YOUR VID.

VH1 is looking for a diverse mix of energetic music-lovers to feature in its upcoming Divas commercial campaign. We need passionate fans of pop music and of Divas of all types (from Beyoncé to Kelly Clarkson to Taylor Swift and beyond). We’re looking for a range of people who have interesting stories to tell about how Divas have inspired them to be their own everyday superstar.

Did a Diva’s song inspire you to break up with someone or help you get through a rough time? Have you been so moved by a Diva or their music to make a huge change in your life?

If ALL of the requirements below describe you or someone you know, please send us your submission by 12PM, MONDAY, JULY 27. (see submission info below)

YOU ARE:
• A DIVA, female or male, of any ethnicity, age 16 and up, (or unique “groups” like choirs, dance teams, sports teams, etc.)
• Living in NYC or within an hour’s driving distance from NYC at the time of the shoot.
• Inspired by DIVAS in a way that has made a positive impact on your life.
• Passionate about pop music and DIVAS with a unique story to tell about how their music moves your world.
• AVAILABLE FOR A FULL DAY ON AT LEAST ONE OF THE SHOOT DATES BELOW.

SHOOT DATES: AUGUST 6 – 8 (THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY)
SHOOT LOCATION: YOUR HOMETOWN

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: BY 12PM, MONDAY, JULY 27 (the earlier the better!)

SUBMISSION INFO: Please send 2-3 photos of yourself along with answers to the following to: vh1divascasting@me.com by 12PM, MONDAY, JULY 27. (CANDID PHOTOS ONLY, NO PROFESSIONAL PICTURES PLEASE)

1. FULL LEGAL NAME (If selected, your name may appear in the commercial.)
2. DATE OF BIRTH
3. WHERE YOU CURRENTLY LIVE (CITY & STATE)
4. CONTACT INFO: PHONE, CELL & E-MAIL
5. ANSWER SOME OR ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS IN 100 WORDS OR LESS: WHAT DOES “DIVA” MEAN TO YOU? HOW ARE YOU OBSESSED WITH DIVAS? HOW HAS A PARTICULAR DIVA’S MUSIC OR SONG HELPED YOU GET THROUGH A ROUGH TIME OR INSPIRED YOU TO DO SOMETHING INCREDIBLE? HOW ARE YOU A DIVA IN YOUR OWN LIFE?

More stars out and about:

Rihanna channels her inner Ertha Kitt in this Derek Lam number.
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Well she's back on US soil, hopefully with beefed up security. Here is Leona Lewis at Herve Leger event in California.
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Actor/musician/photographer Lenny Kravitz doing some promo in Madrid Spain
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Former First Lady of Turks and Caicos,Lisa Raye supporting her friend Wendy Raquel Robinson, who runs an after-school arts program in LA
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Etana and DJ Halo Boy of Kairi FM Dominica right before her performance at Mayfest '09



Here's Barbee at the IRAWMA on Sunday night May 3rd.
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Poor Leona Lewis.According to OK Magazine:

The British singer just moved into an amazing new house in LA -- then had to move right back out again because she was worried she was being stalked.

According to reports from Britain, the "Bleeding Love" star had only been in the $6 million pad in the Hollywood Hills for six days before she noticed a creepy guy hanging around the house.

The paper quotes a source as saying: “Leona had just gone to the shops to pick up some bits and pieces and was followed all the way back home by this man.

“She was completely unsettled by this and was pretty relieved to get back to the house safely. But when she looked out of the window later the man was still there, staring right at her. It freaked Leona out big time. She feared she was being stalked.”

Apparently she was so weirded out by the whole thing that she packed her bags and went back to England until the security at her new place gets beefed up a little.

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Well now, Estelle recently revealed her new look at a recent event in NY. Couldn't really see her gorgeous eyes with that one-sided bang.

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From the inception of this blog I'm sorry to say Estelle has made some serious fashion faux pas.
Remember this dress??? Not everything that looks good on the mannequin/runway gonna look good on the red carpet eh.



Anyways, back to the positive. Love the haircut. Braces not permanent, can let that slide. I'm not even gonna touch the purse or the contraption around her neck. As the saying goes: If you can't say something nice..........

As far as the clothing, so not in the A range a la Rihanna, but still not a Leona Lewis, I-love-wearing-grandma-sweaters-and-plain-dresses-and-not-too-banging-boot-grade D look.

According to MTV UK, Akon will be one of the producer's on X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke's debut album in November.

Akon has already worked with Leona Lewis and told tabloid newspaper The Daily Star: "I've had calls to work with Alex and I'm going to do it. I love the X Factor and I love helping to break new artists."

When you put Akon and Caribbean in the same sentence, one might conjure up ideas of the little rag doll he was dragging on the stage (sorry that was not dancing) in Zen at a Trinidad performace.

But really though, I have to give him props for working with so many talented artists from the region. He has produced songs for Leona Lewis (a former X-factor winner herself) and worked with Rihanna, and Alicia Keys. He has signed to his Konvict label: Kardinall Offishall, Tami Chynn, Rock City (check out their track "Losin It"-Love it), and Brick andLace. Sean Kingston was recently featured in his latest video "Beautiful".

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Leona Lewis' latest video 'I Will Be' premiered yesterday. The track will serve as the next release from her 'Spirit: The Deluxe Edition' LP (due for a US release February 3rd). The video stars Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford as her love interest.

Milestones of the Past...Gateway of the future. That is the theme for the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards which will take place Feb 12th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. The show will air live at 8PM ET on FOX Network. The awards will also celebrate the 1ooth anniversary of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). This years hosts are Halle Berry and Tyler Perry so you know it's gonna be good and it's gonna look good!!!!!
Big ups to Alicia Keys who was nominated for 4 awards.

Alicia Performing at Inaugural Neighbourhood Ball on Tuesday Jan. 2oth 2009

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Here are list from some nominees of Caribbean heritage

Outstanding Actress In A Motion Picture
Rosario Dawson Seven Pounds (Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture
Alicia Keys The Secret Life Of Bees (Fox Searchlight)

Outsanding Actress In A Drama Series
Loretta Devine "Eli Stone" (ABC)

Outstanding Actress In a Daytime Drama Series
Tonya Lee Williams "The Young & The Restless (CBS)

Outstanding Talk Series
"Iconoclasts: Venus Williams & Wyclef Jean" (Sundance Channel)

Outstanding New Artist
Estelle (Atlantic/Homeschool)
Leona Lewis (J Records/Syco)

Outstanding Male Artist
Common (G.o.o.d. Music/Geffen Records)

Outstanding Female Artist
Alicia Keys (J Records)
Rihanna (Island Def Jam)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Estelle feat. Kanye West – "American Boy" (Atlantic/ Homeschool)

Outstanding Music Video
"Superwoman" – Alicia Keys (J Records)

Outstanding Song
"Superwoman" – Alicia Keys (J Records)


The categories for the awards are: Motion Picture, Television, Writing/Directing, Recording, Literature. Special awards (Chairman, President, Vanguard and Key Of Life) will be given to special honorees for work in their various fields and philanthropic efforts.

Click HERE to go to official site

Congrats to all the Caribbean-born artists of those of Caribbean heritage who made VIBE Magazine's Top 80 in '08 List of the hottes tunes of the past year! Big ups to Estelle who was the highest ranking of these artists.

Click on each song to hear it and view other songs in the list!

#4 Estelle-"American Boy" feat. Kanye West

#33 Alicia Keys -Teenage Love Affair

#44 Mavado- "So Special" (Unfinished Business Riddim)

#45 Swizz Beats-"That Oprah"

#52 Rihanna- "Don't Stop The Music"

# 68 Busta Rhymes -"Arab Money"

#70 Leona Lewis-"Bleeding Love"

#76 Mr Vegas- "Tek Weh Yuh Self"

Rihanna is on the list twice, the second time (#27) as a featured artist on the song "Live Your Life" with T.I

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Mr. Benji N2O and young fans...

Me and Chappa of Caribbean Vibes Band at New Year's eve jam at Harlem Plaza

Clint and Daddy Chess at Harlem


Rihanna and Chris Brown partying it up in Dublin. Feelin The Lime green hoodie (wink)
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Will Smith and Latina hottie Rosario Dawson promoting their new movie Seven Pounds.
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Dwane Husbands at the Barbados Music Awards Jan. 4th. Luvin those grey eyes!



DJ Beverly Bond (founder of Black Girls Rock) and actor Idris Elba at the Notorious movie premiere after party in NYC on Wed
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Voletta Wallace and Christopher Wallas Jr. B.I.G's mother and son at the NYSE on Thursday.

C.J rang the opening bell!
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Leona Lewis shopping in Santa Monica Thursday.
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Common at the WH1 14th Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Thursday
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Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon in Beverly Hills at the 8th Annual Awards Season Diamond Fashion Show Preview hosted by InStyle Magazine
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The nominations for the 51st annual GRAMMY Awards are out and for the first time they were announced on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night." The one-hour special — broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre L.A Live — featured past GRAMMY winners and nominees reading nominations in several categories, as well as performing songs from the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in celebration of the grand opening of the GRAMMY Museum. The nominations are for recordings released during the eligibility year October 1 2007 through September 30 2008.

Lil Wayne leads nominations with eight nods; Coldplay gets seven; Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West each earn six.

As for our Caribbean artists, Estelle's "American Boy" featuring Kanye West, is nominated for Song Of The Year and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The song is also up for an award in the Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical) Category:It was produced by will.i.am who also produced songs for Fergie, Flo Rida Sergio Mendes and Usher.

Leona Lewis was nominated for Record of the Year with "Bleeding Love", Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Pop Vocal Album (Spirit). Lewis’ “Bleeding Love” was recently named the number one downloaded song on iTunes for 2008, having sold 3.2 million digitally, according to her label, J Records. According to iTunes, the title track of Coldplay’s albumViva La Vida was its No. 2 most downloaded track, followed by “Low” by Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain), Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” and Rihanna’s “Disturbia.” The Barbados beauty also made the top 10 singles with “Don’t Stop the Music,”

Rihanna also has two GRAMMY noda this year for Best Dace Recording "Disturbia" and
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, "If I Never See Your Face Again" a song from her Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded album featuring Maroon 5.

VI Massive, your boy Wayne Brady is nominated for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance with "A Change Is Gonna Come" a track from A Long Time Coming

Now Lil Wayne was nominated for Album of the Year (Tha Carter III). Here are some Caribbean Artists who collaborated with Weezy and are mentioned in the category:
Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana and Swizz Beatz,

Best Reggae Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Jah Is Real Burning Spear
Let's Get Physical Elephant Man
Vibes Heavy D
Repentance Lee "Scratch" Perry
Intoxication Shaggy
Amazing Sly & Robbie

Best Latin Jazz Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Afro Bop Alliance Caribbean Jazz Project
The Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter Conrad Herwig & The Latin Side Band
Song for Chico Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
Nouveau Latino Nestor Torres
Marooned/Aislado Papo Vázquez The Mighty Pirates

Best Tropical Latin Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Cuba: Un Viaje Musical — A Musical JourneyAlbita, Rey Ruíz & Donato Poveda
Renacer DLG
Señor Bachata José Feliciano
Frutero Moderno Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta
Back On The Streets... Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2 New Swing Sextet

Aint see no soca category....guess that list just too long, aint???

Grammy ballots will be mailed Dec. 17; they are due back on Jan. 14, 2009. The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be held Feb. 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and again broadcast on CBS.
To see the complete list click HERE

28-year-old, Estelle is up for five awards - Best Album 2008, Best Collaboration, Best Crossover Chart Act, Best R&B Act and Most Inspiring Act 2008.

Leona Lewis is up for two nominations. So is Sway. As far as I know his roots are African but I love his sound. Check out his MySpace.

And remember Craig David (Grenadian roots) he had that song ..."Met this girl on Monday/took her for a drink on Tuesday/we we making love by Wednesday/and on Thursday and Friday and Saturday/Chill on Sunday"...yeah him..... he is nominated for best album: Trust Me and Best RnB act along with Leona Lewis.

The music awards ceremony will be held on the 15th of November 2008 at the prestigious IndigO2 (at the O2 ) in London and will be attended by more than 5,000 artists, DJs, producers, promoters, record labels executives, celebrities from the world of music, radio, TV, sports and urban music fans from across the country.




The Urban Music Awards was born out of the need to build a worldwide and independent awards ceremony to recognize the achievement of 100% British based artists, producers, club nights, dj’s , radio stations, record labels and artist within British urban music scene.

The first Urban Music Awards were held in 2003 to recognize the achievements fo British -based artists, producers, DJs, radio stations, record labels and artists. The award show has grown internationally. On the 7th of July 2007 saw the launch of the Urban Music Awards USA in New York hosted by Foxy Brown & Spragga Benz whilst April 2008 saw the launch of the Caribbean Urban Music Awards in Jamaica.
Go to www.urbanmusicawards.net for all the 2008 nominees and more info on the Urban Music Awards.

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Congrats to Movado on his first MoBo (Music of Black Origin) award for Best Reggae Artist. He beat out Beenie Man, Busy Signal, Tarrus Riley and the lone female nominee Etana.

Other islanders who came out on top were Estelle who won Best Song for "American Boy" and Best UK Female Artist. Leona Lewis also walked away with two awards, one for Best Video for the song “Bleeding Love” and Best Album Spirit.

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"yeah take a picture ..."

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Oh Leona, Leona, Leona I know you know how to dress better than that. Colors fine u know but could you look your age???I means what's up with those shoes??? you arthritic or something???? Get it together gurrl!

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Hey, I give credit where credit is due, and Leona stepped up her game here leaving the ABC studios after being on Good Morning America. Nice!!

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Wyclef and Lil’ Kim (who performed) during the On Da Reggae Tip Live 2008 concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday in New York City…

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Thandie Newton at the 'RocknRolla' Premiere. I'm sorry but that dress does not look comfortable.

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Idris Elba was spotted wearing his Barack Obama t-shirt while attending the after party for ‘RocknRolla’ held in London

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So nice definitely had to show him twice!!!!!

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Here is Claire from The Fashion Bomb blog. Love her site. She is checking out the action at Nottinghill Carnival. Take a whine nuh gyal!

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Leona Lewis performed the Led Zeppelin classic"Whole Lotta Love" with guitarist Jimmy Page during the Closing Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium (The Bird'sNest) in Beijing, China. In the original, recorded in 1969, Robert Plant sings, “I’m gonna give you every inch of my love.” But in the version that was sung, Lewis, 23, changed the words to “every bit” of my love. The band also agreed to a request from organizers to drop the third verse, which includes similar sexual innuendos, to fit in to the 8 minute performance.




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She looked like she was having a rocking old time but for my part the audio sucked. I did enjoy the overall ceremony and it was pretty neat to see that London doublecab convert into the stage where she performed.

BTW is it me or does she look like she's had a nose job??? Imma have to investigate.....