Time To Celebrate The Music Industry Again

Well its that time of year again where we showcase and highlight all the epic music that got us through another year. The 2014 Grammy Awards took place at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles last night. The star-studded event featured performances from the world's most talented artists. Here is the rundown of the category nominees and winners... CLICK ME!!

Now that we have that out of the way lets get to the real reason people watch the Grammy's; the live performances. For your viewing pleasure and ease of access here are all the performances from the 56th Grammy Awards show starting with the leading lady of the industry Beyonce and rounding it out with the song of the year from the legendary Daft Punk.

Beyoncé & Jay Z performing "Drunk In Love"

Lorde performing "Royals"


Katy Perry & Juicy J performing "Dark Horse"



Chicago & Robin Thicke perform a medley including "Blurred Lines"


John Legend performing "All Of Me"



Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons performing a mashup of "Radioactive" and "M.A.A.D. City"

Ringo Starr solo performance



Pink! and Nate Reuss performing "Just Give Me A Reason"


Ringo Starr & Paul McCartney perform together


Taylor Swift performing "All Too Well"



Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Performing "Same Love" with Mary Lambert and Madonna



Daft Punk, Pharrell, & Stevie Wonder perform "Get Lucky"

Oh and before I forget shout-outs to LL Cool J who hosted the show for the third consecutive time on Sunday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Oddly enough apparently countries that have anti gay laws in place such as Nigeria, Russia and Jamaica had forced intermission during the Mackelmore "Same Love" song due to fear of showing gay marriage in their respective countries; go figure. All in all it was a decent showing for the industry but the question remaining on everyone's mind is; "What the hell was Pharrell thinking wearing that hat to the Grammy's?" He my dude and all being a trendsetter but the internet blew up wondering what was up with the hat; what do you think?

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So The VMA's Happened Last Night

So the MTV Video Music Awards happened last night. I had no clue this was still an actual awards show cause i'm pretty sure MTV doesn't even really play music videos anymore. Last i heard just drama and reality tv shows are on that but oh well. For those that may care here are the list of winners for their respective categories from last night:

And the winners are…

BEST COLLABORATION

Pink, feat. Nate Ruess, “Just Give Me A Reason”

BEST ROCK VIDEO

30 Seconds to Mars, “Up in the Air”

BEST POP VIDEO

Selena Gomez, “Come and Get It”

BEST ART DIRECTION

Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu, “Q.U.E.E.N”

BEST DIRECTION

Justin Timberlake, “Suit and Tie”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Bruno Mars, “Treasure”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Capital Cities, “Safe and Sound”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us”

BEST EDITING

Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, feat. Ray Dalton, ”Can’t Hold Us”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Taylor Swift, “I Knew You Were Trouble”

BEST VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, feat. Mary Lambert, “Same Love”

BEST SONG OF SUMMER

One Direction, “Best Song Ever”

ARTIST TO WATCH

Austin Mahone

BEST MALE VIDEO

Bruno Mars, “Locked Out of Heaven”

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”

And just incase you wanted to see the top performances of the night we have those posted for your convenience. Seemingly the internet was set ablaze from Miley Cyrus and her antics, feel free to check out the video and this link for more info (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/vmas-2013-celebs-react-miley-cyrus-robin-thicke-performance-article-1.1437027):

First up the most talked about performance....

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and here are the others...

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Now you know we had to save the best performance of the night for last. This man single handedly embodies everything that is good about being an entertainer and pretty much made watching the show not a total loss and waste of time.

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Recent Happenings I Wonder About

So here we are, selflessly toiling away for the greater good as we find ourselves together again for another random Monday blog post here on In The Mind Of My Mind. I went home this weekend to visit my parents but got wet in the rain so now i'm here sick as hell. Sucks but that's how it goes when you are a puny pink flesh bag. Anywhore been mulling around the idea in my head to maybe have a movie club of sorts on some Monday blog posts and see what can come forth from the idea. So i'm thinking essentially I would pick one of my favorite actors and find an old movie they are in for us to watch then write up a review and have you guys the readers post your thoughts and opinions of the movie as well. I'll try my best to source the movie for you as well in case you don't have NetFlix or some alternative means of getting the movie yourself. Anyways its a work in progress so for now let's get into the Monday randomness.

So last night was the BET awards and boy oh boy was it quite the spectacle. Stellar performances by a wide range of artists including Nicki Minaj, Ciara, Chris Brown, Usher, etc. Here on the tiny island of Jamaica though social media has been running rampant non-stop with talk of the stellar surprise Dancehall performance that took place. We saw the likes of Chaka Demus and Pliers taking it back old school and artists such as self proclaimed King of the Dancehall himself Beenie Man representing the new school. As you can see from the video above everyone was definitely feeling the island beats and rocking out last night at the 2013 BET Awards Show.

Brand new anti-smoking law to take place here in Jamaica. As of July 15th an island-wide ban on smoking in certain areas will be in effect. The Public Health (Tobacco Control) Regulations Law, 2013 will cover:

* All enclosed places;

* Public transportation;

* Workplaces;

* Government-owned and occupied buildings;

* Health facilities, including pharmacies;

* Public sports, athletic and recreational facilities;

* Educational institutions;

* Areas specified for use by children; and

* Places for collective use such as bus stops.

So to be crystal clear if you are caught smoking in any of the aforementioned areas your ass is grass. Failure to comply will result, in the first instance, in a fine not exceeding $50,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than three months, or both. In the second instance, fines will be not more than $500,000 or six months behind bars. Subsequent to that, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 12 months will take effect. For corporate bodies such as nightclubs, the failure to comply will attract fines not exceeding $1 million. In accordance with the ban, the minister said establishments will have six months within which to post 'No smoking' signs, and tobacco products will carry large, graphic health warnings instead of the text only warnings currently used. I'm know some people torn on this topic as yes its a good idea from a health perspective but then one also takes into consideration peoples rights and freedom as some argue that it is robbing them of there freedom to smoke. II feel the ban is justifiable as the Pros outweigh the cons and at the end of the day you can just smoke at home or somewhere that is not listed in the above mentioned list. Should be very interesting to see how they plan on enforcing this law as rumors of corruption in the police force run rampant enough as it is as far as bribes and such go.

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Yes Cats Are That Freaking Epic. Anyways thats basically all I relaly wanted to make note of as is right now. Be sure to check out our Facebook fan page for other random posts and articles as such that may be of interest to you. Thanks for passing through and all the continued support; you can find links to all our social media outlets at the top of the page. So as per law of the interwebz I leave you with this "What The Fuck Did I Just Watch Moment"...

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