I have so much love and respect for Kanye. He brings so much energy and conviction into everything he does. If you were unable to watch the Grammys, shame on you. Here is one of the best performances of the night, Kanye performing “Stronger” and “Hey Mama”.

Alicia Keys and John Mayer ripped this performance of “No One.” Loved it!!

Martin Lawrence and Raven Symone star in College Road Trip. Lawrence and Symone play father and daughter who are traveling to different colleges.

Here is my rundown on the hits and misses of the 50th Annual Grammy…

Hits:

• Alicia Keys‘ duets with Frank Sinatra and John Mayer. 
• Alicia winning for Best Female Pop for “No One”
• Rihanna’s hairstyle
• Amy Winehouse winning Not Once, Twice, but Three times!!  (this is for my Blake, my Blake incarcerated!)
• Kanye West performing “Stronger” (love the glow in the dark jacket and glasses) and his emotional tribute to his mom, the late Dr. Donda West
• John Legend looking so hot!! (I have a weak spot for John)
• Fergie singing with John Legend
• Tina Turnerperforming “What’s Love…” (and “Proud Mary” with Beyonce)
• KANYE FINALLY WINNING A GRAMMY!!!!!!!!
• The look Solange gave Rih as she hugged Jay-Z
• Amy Winehouse not snorting on stage and giving a great performance (She was high as a fraking kite…) UPDATE: I was informed that she was going through withdrawal.

Misses:

• Rihanna singing “Umbrella” with the The Time
• Fergie singing with my husband John Legend
• Tina’s silver outfit
• THE PRODUCERS ATTEMPTS TO CUT ALICIA AND KANYE’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
• Aretha Franklin being stuffed into her dress.
• Amy’s appearance - girl needed a hamburger.

This has been my Grammy round up.

From MSN.com:

DAVIE, Fla. - Kim Sjostrom wanted a real-life version of the film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” which played in the background as friends fixed her hair and makeup before her own marriage ceremony.

But less than an hour after she and Teddy Efkarpides were wed, Sjostrom crumpled in her husband’s arms during a Greek song that means “Love Me.”

At 36, Sjostrom was dead from heart disease.

The wedding had became a project at Davie Elementary School, where Sjostrom taught first grade. Fellow teachers provided the wedding gown, the flowers and decorations. One of them, an ordained minister, performed the ceremony.

“It was perfect for her,” said Dominic Church, the minister friend.

Sjostrom carried blue and white flowers during the ceremony — the colors of the Greek flag — as she exchanged vows with Efkarpides, a 43-year-old carpenter and Navy veteran. They had met three years to the day before the Jan. 19 wedding.

During the couple’s first dance, Sjostrom complained of being lightheaded. Efkarpides thought his wife, a diabetic, needed sugar, but she collapsed.

Wedding guests, paramedics and doctors at a nearby hospital were unable to revive her.

She had a previous cardiac episode in her 20s and was a poster child _ literally _ for juvenile diabetes, relatives and friends said. Efkarpides recalled seeing the poster featuring her on New York subways.

He consoles himself by reading a list of “101 Reasons Why I Love You” that Sjostrom gave him their first Christmas together. “Number 1. You make me smile.”

No. 98 is especially difficult: “You’re the one I want to grow old with.”

Best in Dress:

Rihanna can’t do anything wrong with her rocking hair, pink toes, and blue dress.

Carrie Underwood is breathtaking in this flowing ensemble.

Musiq Soulchild keeping it simple.

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Worst in Dress:

Corrine Bailey Rae…love the shoes, hate the dress

Fergie is one nipple away from a wardobe malfunction

Love Fantasia’s hair, not feeling the dress

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Honorable Mention:

Goes to Ne-Yo for not wearing anything colorfully ridiculous.

**photo credits: WireImage**