"It's a quarter after one/I'm all alone and I need you now" song & record of the year

Grammy Awards ceremony started with a bang in the year 2011. I had many predictions on what would happen this year and one of them included Eminem opening up the grammy show then winning 10 out of the ten grammy's he was nominated for. Neither thing happened. The show was opened by christina Aguleria, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, Yolanda Adams, and Florence singing a ton of different Aretha Franklin songs. They all have fabulous voices but i'd say the performance overall was just ok. The next performance of the night was by Lady Gaga, who ofcourse did the crazy thing and came out of the egg. The performance was decent but not my favorite of the night...

My favorite performances of the night are a five way tie. I'll list them in the order they appeared on the show:
1. I absolutely loved B.o.B., Bruno Mars, and Janelle Monae (who apparently is from KC) performing together. If you have yet to see that performance you need too! They sounded SO good. B.o.B. and Bruno mars did nothing on you together while janelle did background vocals, Then Bruno Mars did his own soul filled version of Grenade which was fab, then Janelle Monae made me stand up and start dancing with a great song of hers i'd never heard of.

2. My second favorite performance was amazing because it was both my future husbands (they will share me) performing TOGETHER. If was Justin Bieber, Usher Raymond, and Jaden Smith. It started with Usher and Justin reliving their history together then justin did a tiny little bit of the acoustic version of baby. Then Usher left while Justin and Jaden did a kick butt performance of Never Say Never, then Usher came out and did OMG and Justin actually sang along with him and they did this awesome dance move where they switch places and froze at the end. I LOVED IT! Usher and Justin were SO cute. And Jadens parent's were so into his performance, it was adorable.

3. Eminem & Rihanna Love the Way You Lie was one of the most fantastic songs i've ever heard. Imagine it live, it was awesome. Must I say anymore. After this performance Eminem broke off and did I need a Doctor which is a great song, with Dr. Dre. Great performance

4. Rihanna performed twice last night, and Drake performed Whats My Name with her the second time. It is just such a good song! I loved, loved, loved it. And Drake was getting all romantic and really into it with his killer smile. It was a nice one.

5. Katy Perry blew me away with her voice once again. She started off doing a slower song while she was on a swing and on the background she flashed videos from her romantic wedding on a sheet. It was the sweetest thing. Then she picked everything up and performed Teenage Dream.

Those were my top five performances of the night.

Recap of important awards:
Song of the Year: Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
Record of the Year: Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
Album of the year: Can't say I know, it was a crazy rock group that gave me a headache
Rap Album of the Year: Eminem's Recovery
Best New Artist: Esperanza Spalding

Now I know what your wondering, how on earth did Eminem not win album of the year and What is an esperanza? I'll answer both questions. For the first one, the grammy comitee is just hating on Eminem because he made a GREAT album. For the second one, we all know Justin Bieber should have won. All night long I was thinking his big competition was drake. But it turned out it was the afro lady I needed to worry about. No ones ever heard of her, two days ago she only had 5,000 twitter followers. She's seriously an up and coming jazz singer. But NO ONE CARES! Thats why I think Justin or Drake should have one. If we're comparing stats Justin sold way more albums and concerts then Drake did therefore he should be the winner. Those two awards were rigged and thats all I have to say about it.

"They say what goes up must come down/but don't let me fall/don't let me fall"

Yesterday, was one of the best moments of my life! I know I say this a lot but yesterday made me feel young and alive. And let me tell you, nothing feels better then feeling young and alive. Like this whole world is yours, and like your really enjoying your life to the fullest of your capability. Like your really living. Where did I experience this. At B.O.B. 's adventures of bobby ray tour. IT WAS AMAZING! It was right here in Lawrence at the Lied Center. I want to start by saying B.o. b. is a musical genius. Not only is a he an awesome rapper (it was my first rap concert so i'd never really experienced what a full on art it is. Just as good as singing you know?). Aside from the rapping B.o.b. can sing and sing good. He has a fabulous voice. And on top of that he plays kick ass guitar and amazing piano. I was like B.o.b. someday I want to be you.

He rocked the instruments and couldn't be labeled you know? He went from rapper, to r&b artist, to soft rock artist, to having the time of my life awesome guy. It was a really good concert experience. Of course my favorite moment of the night was when I heard, "I GOT THE MAGIC IN ME/EVERY-TIME I TOUCH A TRACK IT TURNS INTO GOLD" . I could feel the beat of the drum in my heart and it was great. I got up and started dancing. He also did Nothin on you and Airplanes. Those were the highlights but I figured out I like every single song on that album. They were all so good. He introduced his new single known as don't let me fall. LOVE THAT SONG NOW! :)

So after the show my mom was running late and Neema, my cousin who I went to the concert with went back inside to wait for her. We saw all the volunteers gathering together behind the security guard then heard a scream. Guess who walked out? B.O.B himself! AHH! I walked all the way to the stairs and as he was hugging and signing autographs for his volunteers he was two feet away from me. I was in a state of shock at first. He looked me right in the eye. I ask the security guard as nicely as possible if I can please get one picture, please please please. He said, I'm sorry you can't pass this line. I looked sad and B.o.b. in his read blaser with a b on the side, baggy jeans, and light blue awesome shoes was there listening to his. He heard me voice! As he was walking away me and this girl I don't even know go "B.O.B" as loud as me possible can. Guess what happens then? HE TURNS AROUND AND SAY's HEY! HE WAVES GIVES US THE NOD TURNS AROUND AND WALKS AWAY. A celebrity interacted with me. Me, mariam ali. A girl in lawrence kansas. GOD has been so great to me it is unbelievable. AHHH! I could not be happier.

The adventures of bobby ray = love. I now have shades with b.o.b on the side that I love. My little memory of being 2 feet away from an AMAZING artist.

song of the day: Airplanes, Magic, Nothing on you, Past my shades, Don't let me fall by B.O.B. (for the record hes not as tall in person and much cuter)

quote of the day: (so b.o.b took some time to talk to the crowd and sees this girl with this printed purse) he goes, "I like your purse, you fancy huh? " and laughs. Get it? its a refrence to the new song fancy