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Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton, whose songs have openly called for the murder of gay men, received a Grammy nomination last week, much to the growing outrage and condemnation of the LGBT community. Los Angeles LGBT Center: Throughout his career, Banton has performed music that promotes a culture of violence against lesbian and gay people; he sings in “Boom, Bye …

Here are the top categories. The rest are here. Album Of The Year:I Am…Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé)The E.N.D. (the Black Eyed Peas)The Fame (Lady Gaga)Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King (Dave Matthews Band)Fearless (Taylor Swift) Record Of The Year:“Halo” (Beyoncé)“I Gotta Feeling” (the Black Eyed Peas)“Use Somebody” (Kings Of Leon)“Poker Face” (Lady Gaga)“You Belong With Me” (Taylor Swift) Song Of The …

It was definitely Alison Krauss and Robert Plant’s night, wasn’t it? I was especially pleased to see gay favorite Adele win Best New Artist. I’d never even heard of Adele until seeing her perform at last fall’s Out 100 Awards here in NYC. Complete list of winners here. Album of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising SandSong of …

Openly gay Australian singer Sam Sparro received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording last night for his single Black And Gold (above), which was released at the start of the year. Even though the single has had 8 million views on YouTube, somehow I’d never heard of Sparro until the Out 100 Awards last month where he was a …

Hey, the Grammys didn’t suck last night! Amy Crackhouse walked away with most of the major awards, but Chaka Khan won two, so it’s all good. Here’s a few of the bigger categories, the rest are here.ALBUM OF THE YEARRiver: The Joni Letters, Herbie HancockRECORD OF THE YEAR”Rehab,” Amy WinehouseSONG OF THE YEAR”Rehab,” Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)NEW ARTISTAmy WinehouseRAP …

The Police are reuniting after 23 years to perform at the Grammys. I am unreasonably pleased by this. Back in 1978, I considered that I had personally discovered The Police, plucking the 45 single for Can’t Stand Losing You / Dead End Job out of the import bin at Orlando’s Record City. I was drawn in by the photo of …