The American Music Awards last night spent some time reminiscing on "the good ol' days" throughout the show, but now it's time to see more. I wanted to compare last night's sights with those of the past.
Boy band performances... NSYNC in 2000 vs. The Wanted in 2012
Dirrty Christina in 2003 vs. last night
Cyndi Lauper in 1985 and 2012
Gloria Estefan rockin the stage in 1988, and the carpet in 2012.
Rappers on the red carpet... Snoop Dogg in 1998 and Luda returning in 2012
Jenny McCarthy co-hosted the show in 2003! And molested Justin Bieber last night.
In 1992, Boys II Men won the R&B/Soul award... while Usher [drunkenly] accepted it last night.
In 2003, Pink took the stage with an acoustic version of "Trouble..."
And last night she killed it with her "Try" performance...
And just for fun, here's what Britney Spears looked like in 2003, just two years after rocking that denim look with Justin Timberlake.
Last night's show was pretty good, I'm not going to act like I hated it. I was a tweeting machine most of the night, so you can see how I felt about it there...
I had a lot of haterade to spill last night during the American Music Awards, but like I said, it was well deserved honesty. The show was overall awful with a couple moments that were good enough to make fun of.
No need to get into all those again, I'm going to say some nice things about the way people looked in order to gain some good karma.
Yes, Ellen sent little Sophia Grace and Rosie to work the red carpet.. and I can't wait to see and share the video evidence of it tomorrow.
Only Adam Lambert can pull off something like this, but he did, and he looks fiercely fabulous. As for Mario- if the man I marry could wear this outfit at our wedding, I would not be mad about it. Quirky hott.
First of all- so excited to see Karmin there, rappin along to all the songs, and all after winning an award! Amy has such a unique style that's not too much and it was good to see her stay true to herself and rock a cute outfit! As for Nicki- considering how crazy she normally gets, this is cute! I'd ixnay the choker necklace, but I kinda like the dress for her!
No, I haven't caught the Twilight/vampire fever, but he's a clever one, that Lil Jon. It makes me giggle.
Body language between the Biebs and Selena isn't the greatest, but they've been through a lot. Minus her tassels, her dress is gorgeous. Now we just need to remind him to never do the velvet suit again. Normally he knows better. Jennifer Hudson looks amazing. Does anything else really need to be said?
Let's be honest, this moment saved the show. It was at the very end, but damnit if it isn't the Hoff stripping down his clothes and gyrating in my face, it's not worth watching.
Unless, of course, there's a boner involved.
Or if this hott mess is looking like this-
Sorry, had to do it. I couldn't do a whole post without a little dose of "WTF ARE YOU DOING?!" Homegirl's veins were popping out of her boobs and she looks like a drag queen. When will someone tell her how to dress for her new figure? FLATTER YOURSELF. Take notes from Kelly Clarkson.
And that's all the niceness regarding last night I can handle for right now.
Tweet The 2010 American Music Awards were last night and I tried not to tweet too much so that I could share it all here, but based on my followers dropping like flies, I'd say I failed in that mission.
Oh well. I don't care! And I'm still going to share everything that I think is worth your time [as quickly as possible] right now.
First of all- Mike Manning, from Real World DC, hosted part of the Coca Cola Red Carpet! It was on Ustream so I don't have a video, but I gotta congratulate him! SO pumped he's making a GOOD name for himself after the show!
Now, onto the show-
The opening act: Rihanna
When it opened and she was singing "Love the Way You Lie Part 2," I got excited. I thought she was going to put on a killer performance. Then, she started "singing" more. She reminded me of Britney Spears at the 2007 VMA's. It was disconnected and rather effortless... completely disappointing.
The Awards:
Lady Antebellum were nominated for Pop/Rock AND Country Group of the Year. Is that weird to anyone else? Shouldn't they only be in the Country category? They won Country Group of the Year, though, so YAY for them!
Will.i.am accepted the Black Eyed Peas' award for Pop/Rock Group of the Year with a pretty sweet lego hat on. I gave two thumbs up.
Justin Bieber pretty much kicked everyone's ass. Breakthrough Artist, Pop/Rock Male, and Artist of the Year all went to him, and I can't even be mad about it. Have you turned on your radio this year? He's everywhere, and he's running the show, period.
That being said, he thanked Michael Jackson in the most bizarre way a 16 year old could- "Without Michael Jackson, none of us would be here." I mean that's just not true. We'd be here, Justin Bieber... but you might not be as fly.
He also brought Usher on stage with him to accept his Artist of the Year award and you have to admit- it was freakin' precious. I got goosebumps, and may have teared up a bit. Don't judge.
The performances
Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull took the stage after an awesome intro from Rico Rodriguez and Eric Stonestreet from Modern Family, but I'll be honest- it's not worth your time. It wasn't anything worth talking about.
Miley Cyrus was right after him with "Forgiveness and Love" and I think she's the one performance I'm not sure how I feel about it. It wasn't OMG SO GREAT, but the lyrics were pretty good. A little pitchy, but who wasn't last night? At least she wasn't pole dancing or ripping her [emo-styled] clothes off.
Diddy/Dirty Money performed for some odd reason. I assume he forked out a ton of money to get on that stage to have everyone say "Who cares?" It's obvious the girls are just his sex slaves and know they can't make too much of themselves to take away from Diddy's shine. It's a shame, really. Dawn could do better than working for Diddy. Diddy can't put on a show like he used to. I won't waste your time with this train wreck.
Kid Rock has been performing his ass off at all of the recent awards shows, and a lot of people don't like it, but homeboy was the first one to take the stage and actually sound halfway decent. I don't care how much his music has changed and how "Country" he may be now, I didn't mind it.
I'm not feelin' the Black Eyed Peas' new song "The Time." I like the sampling, but it's just too much. They put on a good, outrageous show, but I still don't see it being something everyone remembers. You be the judge-
Katy Perry just not sing live. I loved the choir beginning [even though most people were pretty anti-it] and the fireworks were obviously pretty awesome, but she was not. Watch if you want to see the proof,
Willow Smith intoduced Justin Bieber from her tippy toes, and he as of this moment in the show, he was the best to take the stage [the only one who could argue would be Kid Rock, in my opinion]. He had a few pretty epic voice cracks, but it just added a little flavor!
Bon Jovi was a refreshing touch vocally, but ya gotta admit- it was like watching any of the past few Super Bowl halftimes. It was cool, but it wasn't nearly as epic as it could have been. Don't bother.
Pink had one of the best, if not the best, performances of the night. The girl is pregnant and rockin' a show hard core. The performers all around her were amazing! Just... watch it.
I love a good, fly Ne-Yo performance, and I even like his new song, but they're getting to be a little typical for me. Even though they practically had sex on my TV, I'd say skip it.
Do I need to comment on Taylor Swift? Besides her uber-straight hair and bangs, it was exactly what she's done every other time you've seen her sing live. It was off-key and boring.
Christina Aguilerashowed her goodies that we've missed so dearly performed a song from Burlesque. She looked a little hefty if you ask me, but what can you expect from a girl who's coming back to the scene full forced?! Wait.. you mean.. she's supposed to be hott in such a movie?! Well, you tell me- Did she pull the performance off? I'd say if people are gonna give BritBrit a hard time about any of her performances, you can absolutely hark on Xtina, who didn't sing like we remember. She also didn't even look remotely attractive. [Audio is not right, but it's the best working that I could find.]
Time has changed our beloved Usher's live performances. Or maybe it's just the opposite. His performance wasn't much different than the one he did for the VMA's. His vocals were pretty shot, and it was obvious he's getting a little old and tired. I love him, but it's the facts of life- his "best performing artist" rep is dwindling. You can skip this one.
Train couldn't have looked happier to be on that stage. Lead singer Patrick couldn't stop smiling and DANG. Those glitter pants were something serious. Because it'll make you smile too, I say ya watch it-
Ke$ha started out very odd and auto-tuned, but I'm pretty sure she was singing throughout her performance. She definitely used a lot of back-up vocals, but you could hear her real voice, and it wasn't terrible! She's an interesting character with an interesting show, and a hilarious "auto-tune" machine at the beginning-
Gavin Rossdale and Santana were just plain boring, I'm sorry. My ADD couldn't watch the whole thing, so neither will you.
The closing performance: NKOTBSB- New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys
Epic. Epic, epic, epic. That actually doesn't even describe it. This performance made me cry real tears. They were by no means at the height of their talent, but like Toby Knapp said, nostalgia is a drug, and seeing two of the biggest boy bands on stage, together, singing their classic songs, and doing the typical boy band dances was something we haven't seen in much too long. Without this performance, the 2010 AMA's would have been forgettable. Now we'll remember it forever.
It was like they were trying to bring back a lot of things from the 90s, or maybe a lot of the 90s people we love are coming back on their own in a big way, and I loved the effort. Sadly, the performances weren't as good and the music just isn't the same as it was back then.
Thanks for trying, AMA's, but without that ending, it would have been remembered as "The American Pitchy-Music Awards."
It's been a while since I've done a full-out post on an award show or anything of the sort, but it's time to talk about last night's American Music Awards!
First up: Let's visit the Red Carpet and see how everyone was lookin'.
My faves:
Making me cringe:
The rest:
And now... For the performances..
There werethree former Idols to perform... And people say the song produces no one?
Kelly Clarkson, looking bigger than her best, but sounding just as amazing as she did in her American Idol days.
Adam Lambert, who everyone is FREAKING OUT about for this performance. [I guess that's why they picked him over Kris... He'll make people talk.] He's still a little too showy to me, but it's probably time I admit that's what everyone likes- Someone who will entertain in any and every way. And don't tell anyone, but his song is totally growing on me.
As for the raunchiness of this performance- I say work it if you can! Work the system, that is. They don't always let things happen like this, he's an adult, he's putting on a show! [Did I just say something nice about Glambert?! Uh oh.]
Carrie Underwood looked, sounded, everything perfectly... As usual. I noticed her outfit looks a lot like one of my faves from the Project Runway finale... Anyone else catch it?!
Two daring performers stepped out in very odd outfits. Lady Gaga doesn't surprise me any, of course... And I guess Rihanna has been going down the "odd" trail for a little while now, too. Who's was worse/crazier/whatever?
A skeleton is just never really an OK look. Even though they both have the same skeletal idea I feel, Gaga's is obviously too much.
Some people sound way better on the radio, but I appreciate their effort to sing live. [But maybe a little technical help would in fact be better...]
Shakira is hott, but that's about it.
The Black Eyed Peas are just not good live.
There were some performers that maybe you forgot could still make good music, but they're still talented and doin' their thing!
Whitney Houston had an emotional return to the AMA stage, but I think she did great. I'm so happy for her!
J.Lo has definitely been missed [I've missed her, at least]. Minus the absolutely hilarious fall right before her big solo dance, I'd give her an A!
As for other notable performances, I don't really have any complaints minus Eminem obviously being satellited. Everyone did pretty great, and I love that the AMA's have so much music.
Jay Z and Alicia Keys [Please take note of Perez having the time of his life during this song, but not really knowing the words.]
And last but not least, the opening performance of the night was Janet Jackson. She definitely put on quite a show. She looks great, and she sounded great [with the obvious help of pre-recorded music ;)]. I love hearing some of these songs with a new touch on them. One question: Has she gotten more surgery recently?!
As for the winners, I'll just tell you that Taylor Swift won the most awards with 5, and I'm mad about it. I still don't get how she can beat people like Michael Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney.... Yeah, her music is cute... But is nowhere near legendary.
So, because I'm mad, you can read all of the winners for yourself here. Sorry. Kinda.
And that'll do it for my thoughts! I tried to get it all straight to the point for those of you who didn't get to watch last night!
love, elizabethany
PS: I'm still shocked Kate Hudson's nip didn't slip when she presented the Black Eyed Peas.
