The 51st Grammy Awards got underway this afternoon with a Canadian win, as director Jason Reitman picked up the trophy for best compilation soundtrack album for his teenage pregnancy movie “Juno.”
The award was the first announced at the early ceremony, where the bulk of the prizes are handed out before the main televised gala.
Reitman, who was born in Montreal, called the win an “enormous surprise,” adding that he came to the show to watch Paul McCartney and Justin Timberlake.
McCartney, Timberlake and Stevie Wonder are just a few of the artists set to take the stage during the main Grammy show.
New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne has a leading eight nominations.
Brit-poppers Coldplay are next with seven and Kanye West, Jay-Z and Ne-Yo have six apiece.
Radiohead, nominated for five awards, was a standout in rehearsals Saturday, performing a stirring version of “15 Step” with the backing of the University of Southern California marching band. It will be the British art-rockers’ first appearance on U.S. television since 2000.
This year’s Grammys boast some unique collaborative performances.
McCartney will have Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl drumming behind him while they perform the Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There,” soul legend Stevie Wonder and teen-pop act the Jonas Brothers will unite for a medley of “Burnin’ Up” and “Superstition,” and New York rapper Jay-Z will drop a verse as Coldplay’s Chris Martin plays the piano.
SOURCE: The Canadian Press
<p>Facebook Live Is Loading....</p>