Canada and Country at the Grammys
It was a night of legends, starting with a lengthy tribute to Aretha Franklin. Then we got a bouncy Mick Jagger strutting his still hot stuff, Bob Dylan and his infamous voice even more gravelly, and a stiff, serene Barbra Streisand in a voluminous black dress singing one of her many greatest hits, “Evergreen.” Those, coupled with the much anticipated performances from Eminem and Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber gave the show its...
Sizzle and Steak at the VMAs
MTV’s Video Music Awards have a storied history of sensational and surprising moments that have gone on to become pop cultural milestones. Who could forget Britney’s open-mouthed smooching of Madonna, or Michael Jackson making out on stage with Lisa Marie Presley way back in 1994? How about Prince revealing his pants-less behind in 1991? And then there was last year’s big fiasco and huge shocker, with even the president weighing...