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Chris Brown, August Alsina and Trey Songz perform at the 2014 BET Experience

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Set List Bonus: 2014 BET Experience

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Dec 2, 2014 - 3:22 pm

Welcome to The Set List. Here you'll find the latest concert recaps for many of your favorite, or maybe not so favorite, artists. Our bloggers will do their best to provide you with every detail of the show, from which songs were on the set list to what the artist was wearing to which out-of-control fan made a scene. Hey, it'll be like you were there. And if you like what you read, we'll even let you know where you can catch the artist on tour. Feel free to drop us a comment and let us know your concert experience. Oh, and rock on.

By Kiana Butler
Los Angeles

If the BET Experience is a family friendly celebration of black entertainment, then the final night of the three-day extravaganza at Staples Center on June 29 was the grown-up and sexy cherry on top. The night began with recent GRAMMY nominees TGT, who provoked teenagelike screams from the mostly over 21 crowd. Comedian/host Bill Bellamy worked overtime to turn those screams into laughs with jokes about folks who poured into the arena late, most likely making their way from the nearby Nokia Theatre L.A. Live where the 2014 BET Awards had just wrapped.

Despite debuting a new song on the telecast a few hours earlier, Jennifer Hudson appeared fresh and ready to party. Sporting tight black pants, she kicked it up a notch with a fun set that included the upbeat "Pocketbook," "Spotlight" and "Think Like A Man," the latter of which featured a surprise appearance by fellow GRAMMY winner Ne-Yo. Hudson strutted onstage with a swagger some might not expect from the often mild-mannered performer.

"All I know how to do is bounce my shoulders," she joked after spotting a guy rolling his body in the aisle. Thankfully, Hudson's voice made up for what she lacked in the dance department. Her set ended with a spine-tingling execution of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going." Midway through the Dreamgirls hit, she shouted, "I might've lost weight, but I ain't lost my voice." And no one disagreed, including the woman behind me who screamed with a thick New Orleans drawl, "She is singing to the gods, baby!"

Dressed head-to-toe in white, Trey Songz followed with hits such as the boastful "I Invented Sex" and unabashed "Neighbors Know My Name," which made the women swoon, especially when he took off his jacket and revealed a sweaty six-pack. The GRAMMY-nominated heartbreaker settled into "Dive In" before bringing out a string of surprise guest performers, including rapper Ty Dolla Sign, who made everyone get on their feet with his hit "Paranoid." Then came newcomer August Alsina with "I Luv This S***," which features Songz and Chris Brown. Brown appeared a few minutes later — receiving the loudest screams of the night — to perform "Loyal" with rapper Tyga. They all remained onstage to perform "Na Na" and when Songz shouted "put your hands in the air if you're loving tonight," every hand went up and stayed there until GRAMMY winner Mary J. Blige came and owned the rest of the night.

My first concert was a Blige show at age 13, but I was too young to truly understand what she was singing. Sporting a short white suit and honey blond hair, Blige made her way down a flight of stairs to share her world, and I was finally old enough to relate. Almost like a preacher in church she testified, including in her set classic cuts such as "Real Love," "You Remind Me" and "Reminisce." She also performed the new "Suitcase" and belted out crowd favorite "I'm Going Down," but it was when she launched into "Be Happy" that I could sense her saving souls. "All I really want is to be happy," she sang, and a sea of people closed their eyes and threw their hands in the air while singing with her, as if in worship.

There is no denying Blige is due all praise. But what struck me the most about the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul was how gracious she is. She said "thank you" after every song and it didn't strike me as ironic until she finished her final song of the night, "A Night To Remember." As we filed out of the arena I could sense everyone wanted to say, "No, Mary. Thank you, for a night we'll never forget."

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From Adele to Joe Walsh, view our handy performer checklist for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Tim McPhate
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May 15, 2017 - 2:36 am

With Music's Biggest Night upon us, it's time to think about finalizing your to-do list for your official GRAMMY Sunday party. Hors d'oeuvres? Check. Favorite beverage? Check. Something sweet? Check. Internet bill paid so you can stream GRAMMY Live? Check.

What's on the GRAMMY menu, you ask? Plenty.

The eclectic performance lineup for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards has a little bit of everything — from a comeback by 2011's best-selling artist, a classic band reunion and duets to genre-stretching collaborations, a Beatle legend, GRAMMY debuts, and hearty sides of country, rock, pop and hip-hop. Plus, the GRAMMYs are guaranteed to be cool with two-time GRAMMY-winning artist/actor LL Cool J serving as host.

It's a lot to keep track of, so we've compiled a handy alphabetical guide listing the artists who will be taking the GRAMMY stage. Of course, be sure to stay logged on to GRAMMY.com to complement your GRAMMY experience and join the conversation.

And the performers for the 54th GRAMMY Awards are:

  • Adele, who will be performing for the first time since undergoing vocal-cord surgery last fall
  • Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
  • The Beach Boys, who will be reuniting for their first appearance in two decades, with Foster The People and Maroon 5
  • Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood
  • Chris Brown
  • Glen Campbell with the Band Perry and Blake Shelton
  • The Civil Wars
  • Coldplay and Rihanna
  • Dance/electronica segment featuring Chris Brown, Deadmau5, Foo Fighters, David Guetta, and Lil Wayne
  • Foo Fighters
  • Jennifer Hudson, who will pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston
  • Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt
  • Diana Krall
  • Bruno Mars
  • Paul McCartney
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Maceo Parker
  • Katy Perry
  • Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band
  • Taylor Swift
  • Joe Walsh

The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 12 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One/Dial Global, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube.

Follow GRAMMY.com for our inside look at GRAMMY news, blogs, photos, videos, and of course nominees. Stay up to the minute with GRAMMY Live. Check out the GRAMMY legacy with GRAMMY Rewind. Keep track of this year's GRAMMY Week events, and explore this year's GRAMMY Fields. Or check out the collaborations at Re:Generation, presented by Hyundai Veloster. And join the conversation at Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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Dig deeper with 57 fun facts about this year's class of GRAMMY nominees, including Iggy Azalea, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Pharrell Williams, and more
Tim McPhate
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May 15, 2017 - 2:36 am

By now you've seen the full list of 57th GRAMMY nominees. But with 83 categories, it's a lot of information to absorb. We've dissected the list to bring you factoids about this year's nominees that are sure to make you the star attraction at your group GRAMMY viewing party. So dig in with our list of 57 Fun Facts About The 57th GRAMMY Nominees and mark your calendar for Music's Biggest Night on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 8–11:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. 

Sam Smith is nominated for each of the "Big Four" awards — Album, Record and Song Of The Year and Best New Artist. At 22, he's the second youngest artist ever to achieve that feat. Mariah Carey was just 20 when she was nominated for all four awards 24 years ago.

Female artists account for four of the five Record Of The Year nominees. It's the first time in 16 years — and only the fourth time in GRAMMY history — that women have dominated the category to that degree.

"Fancy" by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX is just the second all-female collaboration to receive a Record Of The Year nomination. The first was "The Boy Is Mine," the 1998 smash by Brandy and Monica.

"Shake It Off" is Taylor Swift's third single to receive a Record Of The Year nomination. The sassy smash follows "You Belong with Me" (2009) and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (2012).

Sia's "Chandelier" is the year's only work to be nominated for both Record Of The Year and Best Music Video.

Pharrell Williams is competing with himself for Album Of The Year. He's nominated for his own album, Girl, and as a co-producer for both Beyoncé's Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran's X.

Beck is nominated for Album Of The Year for Morning Phase. He's the first artist to be nominated in this category in each decade from the 1990s through the 2010s. He was previously nominated for Odelay (1996) and Midnite Vultures (2000).

Beyoncé is nominated for Album Of The Year for the second time, for Beyoncé. She was nominated five years ago for I Am… Sasha Fierce. Beyoncé has amassed 53 GRAMMY nominations, more than any other female artist.

Ed Sheeran's sophomore album, X, has the shortest title of any Album Of The Year finalist in GRAMMY history. The old record was held jointly by James Taylor's JT, Peter Gabriel's So and Adele's 21.

Another album titled X, by Chris Brown, is nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Brown won the 2011 award for Best R&B Album for F.A.M.E.

Hozier, a Song Of The Year finalist for "Take Me To Church," was born in Bray County, Wicklow, Ireland. Other Irish songwriters that have been nominated for this top GRAMMY include Gilbert O'Sullivan and U2.

Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass," which is nominated both for Record and Song Of The Year, is not the first GRAMMY-nominated song to celebrate a woman's "bass." Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back" won for Best Rap Solo Performance for 1992.

Brandy Clark, who is nominated for Best New Artist and Best Country Album, received her first GRAMMY nomination a year ago for Best Country Song. She was a co-writer (with Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves) of Miranda Lambert's hit "Mama's Broken Heart."

Haim, comprising sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, are the first sister trio to receive a Best New Artist nomination.

Two all-female collaborations — "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX and "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj — are competing for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Either would become the first all-female collabo to win in the Pop Field since "Lady Marmalade," the 2001 smash by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and Pink.

Tony Bennett is vying for his 12th award in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category. He's nominated for Cheek To Cheek, a collaboration with Lady Gaga. Bennett is by far the most frequent winner in the category. Michael Bublé is second with four wins.

With Cheek To Cheek, Lady Gaga is vying to take best album honors in a third genre. She previously won for Best Electronic/Dance Album for The Fame (2009) and Best Pop Vocal Album for The Fame Monster (2010).

Johnny Mathis, nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Sending You A Little Christmas, received his first GRAMMY nomination in 1960, the third year of the awards. His classic rendition of "Misty" was nominated for Best Vocal Performance, Male — Single Or Track.

Miley Cyrus received her first GRAMMY nomination for Bangerz, which is a finalist for Best Pop Vocal Album. Her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, received a 1992 nomination for Best New Artist.

Coldplay, who are nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album for Ghost Stories, have previously won for Best Alternative Music Album (twice) and Best Rock Album (once).

Katy Perry is nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. This brings Perry's career total of nominations to 13. She is looking for her first win.

Deadmau5 is nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for the third time in the past four years. The Canadian musician is nominated for his seventh studio album, While (1

Mary J. Blige is nominated for Best Dance Recording as the featured artist on Disclosure's "F For You." The versatile singer has won nine GRAMMYs in four distinct genres: R&B, rap, pop, and gospel.

Slipknot, nominees for Best Metal Performance for "The Negative One," won the 2005 award in this category with "Before I Forget."

Two tracks from a tribute album to the late Ronnie James Dio are nominated for Best Metal Performance. They are Anthrax's "Neon Knights" and Tenacious D's "The Last In Line." Dio died in 2010.

The Black Keys, nominated for Best Rock Album for Turn Blue, won in that category two years ago with El Camino. Their album before that, Brothers, won the 2010 award for Best Alternative Music Album.

U2's 13th studio album, Songs Of Innocence, is nominated for Best Rock Album. All five of the band's studio albums since 1994, when this category was introduced, have been nominated for this award. U2 have amassed 46 GRAMMY nominations, more than any other group.

Jack White, nominated for Best Alternative Music Album for his second solo album, Lazaretto, won three times in this category with the White Stripes. If he wins again this year, he'll become the first four-time winner in the category's history.

St. Vincent is vying to become just the second female solo artist to win for Best Alternative Music Album. Sinéad O'Connor won the first-ever award in the category for her 1990 album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who rose to fame on "The Cosby Show," is nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance as a featured artist on Robert Glasper Experiment's "Jesus Children." (The track also features Lalah Hathaway.)

Love, Marriage & Divorce by Toni Braxton and Babyface is nominated for Best R&B Album. It's vying to become the second collaboration to win in that category. Wake Up! by John Legend and the Roots took the 2010 award.

Robert Glasper Experiment are vying for Best R&B Album for Black Radio 2. Their initial Black Radio won the 2012 award in this category.

Two tracks from Lecrae's seventh studio album, Anomaly, were nominated in very different categories. "All I Need Is You" is a finalist for Best Rap Performance. "Messengers," featuring For King & Country, is nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.

With The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem is vying to win Best Rap Album for the sixth time. Eminem's five previous wins make him the category leader. Kanye West is second with four wins.

Schoolboy Q was featured on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' The Heist, which was last year's winner for Best Rap Album. This year, the Los Angeles rapper is nominated in that category with his own album, Oxymoron.

Childish Gambino, nominated for Best Rap Album for Because The Internet, is the musical persona of actor Donald Glover, best known for his role on the TV series "Community."

Neil Patrick Harris received his first-ever GRAMMY nomination this year. The actor and frequent awards show host is nominated for Best Musical Theater Album for Hedwig And The Angry Inch.

Keith Urban, nominated for Best Country Solo Performance for "Cop Car," amassed four GRAMMYs for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in a six-year span (2005 through 2010).

"Meanwhile Back At Mama's" by Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill is nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. It's their sixth nomination for vocal performance as a team.

The Band Perry are vying to become the third artist to win a GRAMMY for a recording of "Gentle On My Mind." John Hartford (the song's composer) and Glen Campbell both won 1967 GRAMMYs for recordings of the song.

Paul Epworth is vying for his second award in the category of Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical. He won three years ago, chiefly for his work on Adele's 21. This year, his projects included Paul McCartney, Foster The People and FKA Twigs.

Swedish hit-maker Max Martin is nominated for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical for the first time. In addition, he's nominated for both Record and Song Of The Year for his work on Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off."

Current nominees Beck and Jack White are among the artists who will perform at the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute gala honoring Bob Dylan on Feb. 6.

Aloe Blacc received his first career nomination for Best R&B Album for Lift Your Spirit. Blacc is among the artists who will perform at Lean On Me: A Celebration Of Music And Philanthropy, the 17th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Legacy Concert taking place Feb 5.

Taylor Swift is the lone nominee who is the subject of a current exhibit at the GRAMMY Museum. Featuring personal photographs, handwritten lyrics, tour costumes, and more, The Taylor Swift Experience is on display through May 10.

Iggy Azalea is nominated for Best Rap Album for The New Classic. Should she win, Azalea would become the first female solo artist to take home the award.

Tom Petty's nod for Best Rock Album for Hypnotic Eye with the Heartbreakers is his 18th career nomination. Petty won his first GRAMMY for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for 1989 for Traveling Wilburys Volume One. The Traveling Wilburys featured Petty and, among others, George Harrison, who is one of this year's Special Merit Awards recipients.

Paramore's Hayley Williams and Taylor York are up for Best Rock Song for the group's "Ain't It Fun." This marks the second time the two musicians have received a nomination in a songwriting category. They were previously nominated for "Decode," which was a 2009 finalist for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.

English rock group Bastille are among this year's nominees for Best New Artist. They are vying to become the first English collective to take home the honor since Sade won the award for 1985.

Former President Jimmy Carter is nominated for Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling) for A Call To Action. If he takes the award, Carter will become the third former or future president with two GRAMMY wins, joining Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Carter is scheduled to present the award to Bob Dylan at the 2015 Person of the Year gala.

Gloria Gaynor's We Will Survive: True Stories Of Encouragement, Inspiration, And The Power Of Song is also nominated for Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling). At 35 years, Gaynor has the longest gap between nominations of any current nominee. Her last nominations were for 1979, including a win for Best Disco Recording for "I Will Survive."

Ziggy Marley and Anoushka Shankar are nominated for Best Reggae Album and Best World Music Album, respectively. Both artists' fathers — Bob Marley and Ravi Shankar — are GRAMMY winners and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients.

Kendrick Lamar's "I" is the lone song with a one-letter title to be nominated this year. It's up for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song.

"The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna is among the nominees for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The two stars received a 2010 nomination in this category for "Love The Way You Lie."

"Weird Al" Yankovic and Louis C.K. each received nominations for Best Comedy Album. Each has previously won in the category: Yankovic for Poodle Hat (2003); Louis C.K. for Hilarious (2011).

With six GRAMMY wins, Carrie Underwood has the most GRAMMYs by an "American Idol" alumnus. She's up for two more this year: Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

What do Arcade Fire, Tony Bennett, Glen Campbell, Alison Krauss, Barbra Streisand, Taylor Swift, and U2 have in common? Besides all being current nominees, they've all released albums that have won Album Of The Year honors.

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Feb 8, 2015 - 1:35 am

Heralded as the preeminent GRAMMY Week party, Clive Davis' and The Recording Academy's Pre-GRAMMY Gala was held Feb. 7 in Beverly Hills, Calif. The star-studded affair honored Sony/ATV Music Publishing Chairman and CEO Martin Bandier with the President's Merit Award during the Salute To Industry Icons portion of the event. Featured performers included current GRAMMY nominees Iggy Azalea, Aloe Blacc, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Johnny Mathis, Pentatonix, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, and Pharrell Williams, GRAMMY winners Barry Gibb, Carole King, Miguel, and Smokey Robinson, and singer/songwriter Rita Ora.

Below are highlights from the event shared via Twitter and Instagram, and a complete set list of songs performed.

Celebrating Music's Biggest Night early at #PreGRAMMYGala with @alyankovic pic.twitter.com/WgpGCdkHe2

— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) February 8, 2015

Celebrating Music's Biggest Night early at #PreGRAMMYGala with @ptxofficial pic.twitter.com/4X3JBuIG3A

— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) February 8, 2015

Celebrating Music's Biggest Night early at #PreGRAMMYGala with @common pic.twitter.com/zTGqLce0XG

— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) February 8, 2015

.@MileyCyrus + @Ciara at tonight's #PreGRAMMYgala pic.twitter.com/Y8TjYw59bD

— Mark Sundstrom (@106th) February 8, 2015

Let's get the party started! #PreGrammyGala #taylorswift pic.twitter.com/k6mipSv6Db

— Clive Davis (@CliveDavis) February 8, 2015

Jamie Foxx busts a move on the red carpet at #PreGRAMMYGala!

A photo posted by The GRAMMYs (@thegrammys) on Feb 7, 2015 at 7:17pm PST

Fan girling right now. That is CAROLE KING!!!!

A photo posted by Sam Smith (@samsmithworld) on Feb 7, 2015 at 8:10pm PST

#PandEWing honoree Nile Rodgers continues the GRAMMY Week celebration at the #PreGRAMMYGala

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@jordinsparks and @iamjhud at the Pre-Grammy Gala #pregrammygala #CliveDavis #JordinSparks #JenniferHudson

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Surprise! Chris Brown photobombs India Arie on the red carpet at the #PreGRAMMYGala

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Set List:

Sam Smith
"Stay With Me"
"My Funny Valentine"

Aloe Blacc, JC Chasez, Miguel, And Smokey Robinson
"My Girl"

Smokey Robinson And Mary J. Blige
"Being With You"

Mary J. Blige
"Doubt"

Iggy Azalea And Rita Ora
"Black Widow"

Iggy Azalea And Jennifer Hudson
"Trouble"

Johnny Mathis
"It's Not For Me To Say"
"Chances Are"
Wonderful! Wonderful!"
"Misty"

Carole King
"Beautiful"
"You've Got A Friend"

Pharrell Williams
"Get Lucky"

John Legend
"All Of Me"

John Legend And Meghan Trainor
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You"

Pentatonix
Bee Gees medley

Barry Gibb
"To Love Somebody"

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Dec 2, 2014 - 4:06 pm

As the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards gears up to take place on Aug. 28, there are likely many surprises in store for the show, especially since the network celebrated its 30th birthday this month. But there's one surprise revealed this week that viewers may not have been expecting — the show will go on this year without a dedicated host. Could MTV be taking a page out of the GRAMMY Awards' book by putting on a hostless show, or does the network feel it couldn't match last year's host, comedian Chelsea Handler, who was unexpectedly "impregnated" onstage while hot tubing with the cast of "Jersey Shore"? As the cliché goes, the show must go on, and it will. The show is already chock-full of performances, including GRAMMY winners Beyoncé, Ne-Yo, Adele, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, and Lil Wayne, among others. Speaking of surprises, the Fame Monster seems to have something up her sleeve. "I'm really very honored and excited to open the show," said Gaga. "But I won't reveal anything; I want it to be a surprise." At the 2010 MTV VMAs, Gaga showed up in a meat dress, and she arrived encased in a large egg at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in February. What will she do next? "I'm pretty good at knowing what my fans want me to do," said Gaga.

In related Lady Gaga news, the GRAMMY-winning artist is taking a trip to Springfield, Ill., but it's not for a continuation of her Monster Ball tour. Gaga is set to appear in an upcoming episode of "The Simpsons" in a special installment titled "Lisa Goes Gaga," in which Gaga comes to Springfield to save the day after learning the town is suffering from low self-esteem. How does Gaga feel about joining Marge, Homer, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, and the rest of the animated cast? "I would say this is one of the coolest things I've ever done," Gaga told Entertainment Weekly. "My dad's probably going to do 80 backflips when the episode comes out." We're sure Gaga will do great, and the episode probably will be one of the coolest things she's ever done, but what will her advice be for the town of Springfield? We can guess she'll probably say, "D'oh, baby, you were born this way."

For some recording artists, scoring a hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 might be considered lucky. It could be argued that those scoring multiple hits are good. But if an artist is really good, they might end up on a list of banned songs. That's where Katy Perry, Take That and Lady Gaga, among others, found themselves upon the release of the China Ministry of Culture's list of 100 banned songs. Gaga's "Judas," which name-drops the apostle who betrayed Jesus, made the offensive grade as did Perry's No. 1 hit "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," a romp that weaves between "skinny-dipping in the dark" and a "ménage à trios." A peculiar song on the list is Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way," a song ripe with sentiments of innocent love and devotion. Perhaps government officials were offended by this recent Chinese cover on YouTube? If you are fluent in Chinese, you can view the entire list here.

At first glance, crying is probably the most un-metal thing a metal musician or fan could do. But maybe crying will emerge as the hot new trend in metal now that Metallica have shown it's OK to show a more vulnerable side. The GRAMMY-winning metal unit has collaborated with fellow GRAMMY winner Lou Reed for a left-field project, Lulu, which is due Nov. 1. During the recording sessions, the camps were working on a song titled "Junior Dad" and Reed's lyrics sent Metallica vocalist James Hetfield and guitarist Kirk Hammett grabbing for the Kleenex. "[He] managed to take out both guitar players in Metallica in one fell swoop with his amazing poetic lyrics," Hammett told UK's Mojo magazine. "I had to run out of the control room, and I found myself standing in the kitchen, sobbing away. James came into the kitchen in the same condition. He was sobbing too. It was insane." The song struck an emotional chord with Hetfield and Hammett due to the former's father abandoning him when he was 13 and the latter still grieving over the recent death of his father. So while there may be no crying in baseball, Metallica have proved that tears are the new metal.

In arguably more startling metal news, with dark chestnuts such as "Tourniquet," "Coma White" and "Death Song" to his name, one would think Marilyn Manson is infatuated with all things gory and gruesome. But in a surprising turnabout, guitarist Dave Navarro has revealed that the Antichrist Superstar is positively frightened by the sight of blood. "It freaked him out," Navarro told Q magazine. "He would get his assistant to put on rubber gloves and clean it up. I thought it was funny to be able to freak out Marilyn Manson." No stranger to a cover song, Manson has put his spin on songs such as AC/DC's "Highway To Hell," Eurhythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" and Soft Cell's "Tainted Love." But we're betting against a cover of the Rolling Stone's "Let It Bleed" anytime soon.

Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" is tops on the Billboard Hot 100 and Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" featuring Christina Aguilera is No. 1 on the iTunes singles chart.

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