Gotye (music artist)

Review: Rihanna, Frank Ocean keep it simple amid Grammy spectacle

2013-02-11 05:00:00

The Grammy Awards are known — at least in the minds of people susceptible to corporate branding efforts — as Music's Biggest Night. But at the 55th ceremony, televised Sunday from Staples Center, it wasn't the grand production numbers that...

Rihanna, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean get early Grammy sales boosts

2013-02-13 16:10:00

At the Grammys� on Sunday, Rihanna’s “We Found Love” won an award for short form video during the pre-telecast. But her label is likely more excited about the resulting sales bump. By the end of Sunday night, her ballad “Stay,&...

Grammy Awards 2013: Mumford & Sons' 'Babel' wins album of the year

2013-02-10 20:42:00

The Grammy Awards gave their top honor to British roots music band Mumford & Sons for their album “Babel” on Sunday at the 55th awards ceremony on a night that distributed honors broadly to an array of younger generation acts including New...

Grammys 2013: Live blogging the show

2013-02-10 21:00:00

The Grammys, live . . .� 8:55 p.m.: The Grammys saved the most fascinating performer for one of its final performances, and the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch finally received a Grammy tribute, albeit a brief one. First, to introduce Frank Ocean, Juanes...

Grammy rehearsals: There's a plan, then there's reality

2013-02-09 06:00:00

Frank Ocean cut a sharp figure in crisp jeans, a butterscotch tuxedo jacket and his signature multicolored headband while rehearsing at Staples Center for the Grammy Awards ceremony. But as the R&B singer conferred with Grammy executive producer Ken...

'American Idol' recap: The girls go to Hollywood

2013-02-14 09:49:00

Oh, Hollywood Week, you cruel flirt. You fickle destroyer of "American Idol" dreams. You thing we have to go through twice this year. Last week we got the tempered highs and lows, the tense group dynamics, and the teary departures for the male "Idol"...

Billboard changes criteria for Hot 100; 'Harlem Shake' benefits

2013-02-21 08:06:00

Adapting to what editorial director Bill Werde called "new music experiences," Billboard magazine announced Wednesday that it will begin incorporating YouTube streams into the data used to determine its Hot 100 singles chart. The change goes into effect...

Grammys 2013: Gotye's 'Making Mirrors' wins alternative music award

2013-02-10 16:31:00

Gotye, the alias of the Australian-Belgian singer-producer Wouter de Backer, won the award for alternative music album at the 55th Grammy Awards, besting a diverse roster of artists including Fiona Apple, Bjork, M83 and Tom Waits. Gotye won for his...

Quetzal's 'Imaginaries' wins Latin alternative award

2013-02-10 16:50:00

Quetzal, the L.A. band that weaves together funk, rock and regional Mexican folk-music varietals such as son jarocho, has won the Grammy for Latin rock, urban or alternative album. Quetzal won for its release "Imaginaries" (Smithsonian Folkways...

Grammys 2013: Live blogging all the pre-show winners

2013-02-10 16:13:00

It's brunch at the Grammys! Live updates from the pre-telecast. 4:10 p.m.: Final update from the pre-show: The 70th award this afternoon went to the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach for producer of the year. “Wow,” said Auerbach, who moments...

Grammys 2013: Kat Von D, Deadmau5 are a 'hit' on the red carpet

2013-02-10 17:22:00

DeadMau5 is so shy that Von D spoke for him on the Grammys red carpet Sunday, but he said that no matter whether he wins, he's winning by marrying her. The couple, who got engaged over Twitter in December, said they've picked a date and will marry in L.A....

Grammys 2013: Frank Ocean always does things his way

2013-02-11 06:00:00

Frank Ocean stood alone onstage, his now trademark headband wrapped tightly, to sing "Forrest Gump" on a set that made it seem as though he were on an outdoor treadmill. The singer had won two Grammys, had thanked an audience that was just getting to...

Gotye Autographed Limited Edition Australian Vinyl

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Grammy-winner Gotye, right, and Tash Parker.

2013-02-11 00:00:00

Justin Timberlake, Frank Ocean, Carrie Underwood and dozens more performed during the 55th Grammy Awards show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2013. The quirky New York City band Fun. took the best new artist award, and song of the year for "We Are Young.

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