Idolator

The Grammys have picked the people who are going to perform on stage with the Foo Fighters—in a John Paul Jones-conducted orchestra—during next week's telecast, and judging by the 15 people picked the orchestra is going to be heavy on the strings and trumpets, and light on pretty much everything else. Three of the finalists will then compete for a "featured" slot, and judging by the view counts on the videos—none of which have broken the magic 100,000 viewed mark—said slot will likely go to a violin player. Above, the audition of one of the chosen, 18-year-old Chicago resident Andrew Pearson. It's pretty straightforward, thus further cementing the fact that we won't be witnessing any Robyn Troup-being-ogled moments during this year's ceremony—which is probably why the committee rejected a flutist named Charmian, whose performance of "The Pretender" made me think that she was going to bust into "Hips Don't Lie" at any moment: More »

Surely you all remember the incredibly awkward part of last year's Grammys, when American Idol reject Robyn Troup got the chance to perform with (and get leered at by) Justin Timberlake and T.I. thanks to her winning the "My Grammy Moment" contest. Well, perhaps as a way to make this show "work" in the writers' strike era, that contest is back, and it's looking for instrumentalists to perform with the Foo Fighters. You know, I am fully aware that he didn't really play drums, but it's times like this that I wish the Metallica Drummer guy was still around, uploading videos to YouTube from the privacy of his living room. More »