
- If you were remaining skeptical about all those Police reunion rumors it’s time to embrace the truth. The legendary new wavers are now officially confirmed as performers at the 2007 Grammy Awards, to be held Sunday the 11th. Check out the press release after the jump.
- We know we shouldn’t have gotten our hopes up for Mandy Moore’s new record but, we admit it, we’ve been duped into thinking there’s something to that girl. And now, after hearing the first song off her self-financed new album, we’re feeling foolish. It’s not cheesy pop, it’s just flat lifestyle music.
- Lady Sovereign is possibly gay and dating a 19-year-old Brazilian mom. This is not un-hot.
- Shakira reportedly insists on an immaculately clean floor during her shows, which makes sense given her penchant for shoeless swiveling. She also dreads her upcoming 30th birthday. Colombian pop stars, they’re just like us.
- Those of you savvy enough to know the Killers secret password can purchase pre-sale tickets to one of the dates on the band’s upcoming arena tour. Tickets for the rest of us go on sale this weekend. Do you think the Killer’s can sell out their April 28th Madison Square Garden date? [via ProductShopNYC]
NEWS RELEASE
FIVE-TIME GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING BAND THE POLICE REUNITE FOR FIRST TIME ON THE GRAMMY AWARDS WITH HISTORIC KICK-OFF PERFORMANCE
Joan Baez, Chris Rock, Stevie Wonder, XX, XX Added to Presenter Line-Up for
Music’s Biggest Night™ Sunday, Feb. 11 on CBSSANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 30, 2007) — In an historic GRAMMY® moment, the Police (Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers) will reunite and perform together for the first time on the GRAMMYs when they open the 49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards telecast on Feb. 11, it was announced today by The Recording Academy®. With five GRAMMY Awards to their slate of accolades, the Police, one of the most famous bands in the world, create a purely original sound by infusing reggae with pop and rock — a sound that will be heard ’round the world from the GRAMMY stage.
Also, new presenters added to the all-star line-up include current Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree and multiple GRAMMY nominee Joan Baez, three-time GRAMMY winner Chris Rock, and 21-time GRAMMY winner Stevie Wonder. The music industry’s premier event will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 11, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).
The Police join a stellar list of past GRAMMY Awards opening acts, which includes reunions and once-in-a-lifetime performances: the ever-animated Madonna sharing the stage with the Gorillaz (2006); an all-star, stage-filling spectacle that featured The Black Eyed Peas, Maroon5, Gwen Stefani, Los Lonely Boys and Franz Ferdinand (2005); Prince and Beyoncé in an electrifying duet (2004); and the reunion of legends Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (2003).
Previously announced performers include Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, the Dixie Chicks, Gnarls Barkley, John Legend, Ludacris, John Mayer, Corinne Bailey Rae, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justin Timberlake (solo performance and with the winner of the “My GRAMMY Moment” competition) and Carrie Underwood. Previously announced presenters include The Black Eyed Peas, Ciara, Nelly Furtado, Terrence Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, P!nk and Rihanna. The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide and XM Satellite Radio, and covered online at GRAMMY.yahoo.com.
The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions in association with Ken Ehrlich Productions for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, Walter C. Miller is producer/director, Tisha Fein is the coordinating producer, David Wild is the writer, and Tzvi Small is supervising producer. Musical directors for the telecast and pre-telecast are Rickey Minor and Larry Batiste, respectively.

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