Grammys dress code: Cover up, ladies
LOS ANGELES—The music world gathers in Los Angeles this morning (Sunday night in LA) for the Grammys, with oddly-punctuated indie pop band fun. hoping to win big at the industry’s top awards show—as long as they keep their clothes on.
A leaked letter from US television network CBS—which broadcasts the Grammys live—warned stars not to reveal too much skin on stage. It said: “Please be sure buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered… Thong-type costumes are problematic. Please avoid exposing bare flesh under curves of the buttocks and butt cracks. Bare sides or under curvature of the breasts… also problematic. Please avoid see-through clothing that could possibly expose female breast nipples.”
Contenders
Elton John, Taylor Swift and Mumford & Sons are among the stars to take the stage at Staples Center.
Others in the running for Grammys glory include rapper Frank Ocean, The Black Keys, Jack White, Kelly Clarkson and Gotye. A posthumous lifetime achievement award will be given to late Indian sitar guru Ravi Shankar.
New York band fun. is short-listed in six categories, including best album (“Some Nights”), song (“We are Young”), record (for producers of “We are Young”) and best new artist.
If they win all four, it will be the first time in more than 30 years, according to The New York Times.
Rap artist Frank Ocean also scored six nods, including best album (the critically acclaimed “Channel Orange”), record of the year (“Thinkin Bout You”), best new artist and best urban contemporary album.
Premier awards
The Grammys are the premier music industry awards in the United States, with 81 categories. Winners are determined by voting among members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Also vying for best album are threetime Grammy winners The Black Keys for “El Camino,” British rock-folk group Mumford & Sons for “Babel” and rocker Jack White for “Blunderbuss.”
Record of the year contenders in- clude The Black Keys’ “Lonely Boy,” Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” and Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
Last year’s Grammys were dominated by British soul artist Adele, who collected six awards, including album of the year for “21”—only the second woman in Grammy history to collect so many awards at a single go.
Nominated for best song this year alongside “We Are Young” are British balladeer Ed Sheeran’s “The A Team,” Miguel’s “Adorn,” Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” and Clarkson’s “Stronger.”
The music stars will pay tribute to Levon Helm, late drummer and singer with The Band.
The Grammys air live at 5 p.m. Sunday (9 a.m. in Manila on ETC and Star World; encore at 5:30 p.m.) and lasts three hours.