College Student Distractions

Earlier this week during the “2011 Grammy Nomination Concert,” the nominees for the 2011 Grammy Awards were announced. Receiving a Grammy is the highest honor as an artist, so seeing who gets nominated is interesting. Every year there are surprises as to who wins the Grammy and the buzz all begins when the nominations are announced to the public. So who was nominated for what?

Well, since it’s not February 12^th yet we can only guess, but if I had to bet on it the three highest honors of the night may go to the same artist. The categories of record of the year, song of the year, and album of the year, all have Adele as a nominee for the song “Rolling in the Deep” and her second album “21.” With all the success Adele has been having this year, especially with the song “Rolling in the Deep” I don’t see how she couldn’t win! Along with the obvious standouts like Adele and Kanye West, there were a few surprises in who was nominated and who wasn’t.

“I’m a little surprised that Katy Perry and Kanye West didn’t get nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “E.T.”,” Jana Biever, a fan of popular music, explains. Though the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category has Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera’s “Moves Like Jagger” as a standout as well as Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks”, it is strange that a song that was popular throughout most of the summer didn’t make the cut.

I know I’m excited to see who ends up winning all of these awards and to see who will be performing. As far as award show season goes, The Grammy Awards are always the highlight for me!

After pushing back the release date of his album in order to put more songs on the track list, Drake has finally released his sophomore album “Take Care.” Coming off of the success of his first album, “Take Care” is Drake’s opportunity to show that he isn’t just a trend and that is success is from a great deal of hard work and detailed planning.  Though those who aren’t fans of Drake may be hesitant to buy the album, it’s important to understand that there is more to Drake’s music than what is directly heard on the radio.

“I feel as though all his songs deal with girls in a way that doesn’t appeal to me” Hakkam Zaghmout, fan of music who admits to not really liking Drake, explains.

Most of “Take Care” is songs that describe that woe of love found and lost and how having money can help. Since the album does mainly have songs that have a slow-tempo and describe Drake’s love life, if you aren’t a fan of Drake this may not be the best way to go. Fans of Drake will love this album, just like they loved Thank Me Later.

“Take Care” by Drake can be purchased online and in stores!

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Here’s a video of Maroon 5 performing their hit single “Moves Like Jagger” at the “2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.”  Adam Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5, gives an energetic performance and steals a kiss from his Victoria’s Secret Angel girlfriend, Anne Vyalitsyna, as she walks the runway.

Kanye West “Stronger” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaFDIeVof50&feature=related

Jay-Z and Kanye West “N***s in Paris” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJyNSB2xCks&feature=related

Nicki Minaj “Super Bass”  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0slPZPXz_Q&feature=related