Kanye Pulls A Kanye

Kanye West hit his head on a sign while walking with Kim Kardashian, and FREAKED the eff out on a poor photographer standing nearby. Dude must be nervous about becoming a father because the whole thing was beyond.

Holy Awards For Winehouse

Amy Winehouse just picked up her 2nd Grammy for 'Song of the Year' with "Rehab." Above is Kanye West's performance, if you're interested. Yes, we love blogger video.

*Update: we love it, but we're still working out the kinks. Above is Tina Turner performing, and we'll have more of her with Beyonce in a moment. Kanye just won 'Best Rap Album' so maybe he won't throw a fit tonight. We can hope.

Welcome Back Whitney

The ladies were out in full effect last night at the pre-Grammy party hosted by Clive Davis. Rihanna's "umbrella" is up against Beyonce's "irreplaceable" for Record of the Year. Amy Winehouse is up against Kanye West for Album of the Year. It is rumored that Whitney Houston will perform tonight with Alicia Keys. That would be hot. And what is up with Lohan's skin? She needs to stop.

I Told Ya That I Was Trouble

Although her husband, Blaaaaaakeeeeee, is in jail and unable to receive visitors...our girl Amy finally got her wits about her and went on vacation in the Caribbean. The courts in London announced last week that she was not responsible in any way in the extortion case that Blake is all messed up in. Ugh. She totally needs to lose him, but considering she wrote her last album during a period of time that they "were on a break," [holy friends reference] we predict her next venture will be amazing as well. She's not where she should be, but thank God she's not where she's been. [see below]. Recently, Amy travelled to Sweden or some other country to face charges from back in the fall when she and her husband were arrested for possession of marijuana. More importantly, she earned five Grammy nominations including Artist of the Year. Only Kanye West achieved more noms, with seven. We think that Amy should shop for some new undergarments before the awards ceremony, as nothing can symbolize a fresh start better than a set of new, sexy, (and un-scandalously-photographed) dainties.

That's How Long I Been On Ya'

Following the VMA's and Brit's performance, Kanye West got himself yet another AP news story with an outburst backstage. He totally freaked out that he didn't win any of the 5 awards he was up for and was screaming that he was done with MTV and "give a black man a chance." He was pissed that he performed in the Hugh Hefner suite while everybody else performed on the main stage. To his credit, he and Alicia Keys saved the entire show and much of what he said did make since. He also said MTV used Britney and he should've opened with the above song, Stronger. While he does need to simmer down just a lil' bit, his album, Graduation, and the above song, Stronger, are #1 in the country, crushing Fiddy's release. Enjoy.

Retirement Called, You're Needed

Michael Jackson made his much-hyped return to the stage last night in London at the World Music Awards and it was a complete disaster. Wacko Jacko backed out of his scheduled performance of Thriller, opting instead to do whatever you want to call the above video. He's not singing, rather he's just walking around the stage. We're guessing he was lost and had no idea where or who he was. Fans were pissed and even boo'd host Lindsay Lohan twice when she messed up her lines. The show was not a complete wash as Chris Brown performed a tribute of Thriller, and Beyonce, Madonna and Kanye West won awards. Perhaps now Kanye will give it a rest. Speaking of, homegirl in the video needs to chill.

Koo-Koo Kanye Kracks Up

There was a time when it was said that people from other countries other than the United States had an image of us as being rather boastful. Conceited, if you will, because of where we lived. After several years in the City, living with over 8 million New Yorkers from all over the world, we grew confident that the "I'm so great because I'm an American" notion had disappeared into relative obscurity. And then came Kanye West. Always a boastful young chap, Kanye has had a history of making headlines with his off the cuff remarks, but this time he really went too far and made a fool of himself. And the rest of us are guilty by association. Dude, you're at the MTV Europe Video Music Awards. You're from Chicago. Represent. Seems easy, right? Nope. He couldn't be happy with the Best Hip-Hop Artist Award and smile for the cameras. He had to make a big scene AND make international news. As the band called Justice and Simian accepted their award for Best Video of the Year, Kanye West ran up on the stage and grabbed the microphone. He then launched into a tirade filled with swear words and proclaimed that he should have won the award because his video "cost a million dollars, Pamela Anderson was in it. I was jumping across canyons. If I don't win, the awards show loses credibility." Dear God. Someone put a muzzle on this guy.

God Bless America

'I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend with my life, your right to say it.'

-Thomas Paine

Rapper Kanye West made international news Friday when he said that George Bush doesn’t care about black people during a live benefit. From the Village Voice: ‘West, jaw set, wearing an ugly black-and-white rugby shirt with a giant logo, gives a quaverous "um" before saying what he needs to say, not entirely committed at first, sounding almost like he's reading it off the teleprompter, ending his statements with a sort of verbal question-mark uptick: "I hate the way they portray us in the media?" He gets increasingly heated and decreasingly articulate over the next couple of sentences, trying to get out whatever's in his head, thoughts and words firing in all directions, upset and crushed, sad that he has to go on TV and say this stuff when nobody else will: "Even for me to complain about, I would be a hypocrite because I've tried to turn away from the teach, um, TV because it's too hard to watch. I've even been shopping before even giving a donation, so now I'm calling my business manager right now to see what's, what is the biggest amount I can give." Quickly losing his composure: "With, with the setup, the way America's set up to help the, um, uh, the poor, the black people, the, um, the less well-off as slow as possible." Mike Myers looks surprised but still nods solemnly, not entirely sure what he should be doing. West: "And they, they've given them permission to go down and shoot us." Myers, mouth open, looks at West, takes a deep breath, and continues reading off the teleprompter. While he talks, West stares into the camera, maybe thinking to himself: Will I say it? Fuck it, I'll say it. "George Bush doesn't care about black people." Myers, shocked, looks at West and then back to the camera. Cut to Chris Tucker standing in front of a fridge.’ NBC deleted the comment from the West Coast broadcast so Freedom of Speech doesn't necessarily apply to network television, but it's good to see some people aren't afraid to tell it how they see it.

Holy Drama In Miami

Ian Schraeger (hotelier and original owner of Studio 54) redesigned a hotel on South Beach a few years ago and turned it into the swanky Shore Club, which sits 2 blocks from his famous Delano on Collins Avenue. The hotel is a favorite among celebrities and we once lived across the street, before we realized Downtown Miami was the chic (and safest) place to reside. South Beach is like Penn Station in the 1980’s and the best hotels (Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons) have turned Downtown Miami into the place to be. So, it was no surprise that Death Row Records founder/former convict, Suge Knight, was shot at the Shore Club last night. Knight was attending an MTV Video Music Awards party at the hotel, hosted by Kanye West, when he was shot. Partygoers included Jessica Alba, Paris Hilton, The Game and The Black-Eyed Peas. When the crowd scattered, we bet Fergie peed her pants.

BET Awards Breakdown, BOY-EEEEE

The Game and son, Harlem, arrived for the BET Awards where he sang a duet with Mary J. Blige. Why he held his son during the performance we're not sure. The opening number by The Fugees had the inevitable shout out to the crowd from Wyclef Jean asking who wants another Fugees album. He has been begging Lauren Hill to reunite for years (including on his album, The Ecleftic) and this just may be a step in that direction. John Legend won Best New Artist and did a duet with Stevie Wonder. Destiny's Child performed a sexy number where they pulled Magic Johnson, Nelly and some other dude up on stage and basically did lap dances for them. We're just happy they're breaking up so we no longer have to see them wear outfits designed by Beyonce's mother. Mariah Carey sang her hit song in a dress that showed too much of her big thighs and too much of her big boobs and she looked like she was about to fall over in her too high heels. Practice walking in them first, honey. Tom Cruise wore moon boots to present the Best Actor award to Jamie Foxx, who was a no-show. Other award winners who didn't bother to show up were Usher, Kanye West, Regina King, Shaq and Donnie McClurken. Denzel Washington at least taped a thank you speech for his humanitarian award AND his wife gave a lovely speech. We're wondering who the hell Donnie McClurken is in the first place, and what was so important that he couldn't attend. Will and Jada Smith were great as the hosts and Halle Barry and Michael Jordan looked totally amazing. And Ciara lip synched her performance. And we hear she has a penis.