American Music Awards Red Carpet Pics

The AMA’s took place Last night   so check out some of the hottest pics

Dianna Agron

Kendall Jenner in  Yigal Azroue

Mary J Blige

 

2009 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS Recap!

Last Nights 2009 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS were by far the most entertaining they have been in years! I mean, where do I start? At The Beginning …

JANET JACKSON, baby sister of the King Of Pop, opened the show with an eight minute medley of her most popular classic hits, including her New joint Make Me. As always, Janet’s performance was great to see. However, the extra pounds she’s carrying made it difficult for her to execute her dance routine with the same precision she once did back in the day. Not that all hope is lost. She just needs to tone it up a bit & she’ll be right back where she needs to be.

Shakira; I liked her performance. But at times I was confused trying to figure out whether or not she was trying to stomp the yard. I don’t know, whatever she does always seems to work for her.

Black Eyed Peas are always on that High Energy Shit! If you aint ready to get up & aerobicize with them, I don’t know. I just didn’t know what to make of Will.I.Am’s hair. He had this James Brown/Elvis Presley thing that seemed to work for him. He’s another one who ALWAYS makes it work for him. He’s eccentric & I love it & it exemplifies what real Hip-Hop is all about- Telling your truth in your Own skin.

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys were BRILLIANT! I’ve had a Love/Hate Relationship with Jay since the inception of his career. Which is actually great if you think about it because most artist don’t have the longevity to hold the public’s interest to even matter to them. But on this joint I really feel like Jay can usher us in to Adult Contemporary Hip-Hop. You know, where you can be a grown man & still rep & celebrate the culture you helped build, without having to imitate some adolescent school boy. And adding Alicia to this mix was nothing short of Genius, seeing how that’s what she is! She adds s gritty edge + ‘hood sophistication which is making this a Huge crossover success. No other singer could have pulled this off & come up with the same results.

Rihanna made her “return” last night to the music scene, as ABC continually reminded us. She did great, she looked great ( I still could have done her hair), but I still feel as though she could have given us more. After her ordeal, she laid low in the cut and chilled. Then, when she finally spoke on it two weeks ago, I expected her to be able to move on in such a way that her return would be triumphant! Nah. She came with it, but something just didn’t connect. She needs to regroup, refocus, & REALLY come out swinging!

Lady Gaga– Man listen, I am really starting to feel her as an artist. But ya know, … I just never really know what to expect from her. Not that we should and that’s what sets her a part from the rest. She gives it 110% each & every time. But I must say that as a christian woman, I just always feel in the need of prayer around her. Grab your holy water & crucifix ’cause her presence makes me uneasy … but I like it!

J-Lo (crickets) (crickets) (crickets) Personally, I didn’t know she had anything New in rotation. The song is cute, but she just isn’t that “IT” girl any more. She used to be a “Fly Girl” on the hit Fox 5 variety show “In Living Color”. But last night, I saw her dancing with the stiff movements of someone battling arthritis. And when she fell …..
Good Night, that’s all she wrote.

Mary J. Blige– SUPERB! No propaganda, no frills, no bells & whistles. Just good old fashioned, solid, pure r&b singing. Mary has stood our test of time & has solidified her position as forever being the Queen Of Hip-Hop Soul!

Whitney Houston– LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! Whitney came back sounding Great & looked absolutely Stunning. May not have hit the high notes of her past, but she’s definitely not where the Haterz & NaySayers want her to be!

Eminem & 50 Cent performed, which was great to see … And that about it! I mean really, they did their thing. No Drama, No Extra Curricula Activity. They came to do what they promised, got their check & bounced.

Alicia Keys performed solo. Still BRILLIANT! Beautiful inside & out, nothing you can take away from her.

Timbaland ft. Nelly Furtado & So-Shy– (Takes Deep Breath) Tim, at one time was on some real health & fitness. Last Night, he looked like his cohort, Missy Elliott in her 1997 video “I Can’t Stand The Rain”. That’s about it. Nothing to see here. Keep it moving.

Adam Lambert– Okay, this SonBytch pissed me off. Gay or Straight, sometimes you just gotta know when to reel it in a little. Not everything is for everybody. Women & men Crawling around on the floor. Women in chains. For real Adam? For Real? He had this Elvis Presley meets Boy George thing going on that gave me a HeadAche. Totally inappropriate. Totally crossing a line. Small wonder “Boy Presley” did not win American Idol.

….. And that’s my recap. Good Day. God Bless. I’m Going Home.

-“The BklynBandette”. Mr. Hollywood’s Co-Defendant!