Beyonce Knowles by Gaye Gerard/ WireImage.com
The bootylicious Beyoncé Knowles is throwing politics — and the writers' strike — to the left and has officially signed on to perform at this year's Grammy Awards. ET Online reports that the Foo Fighters will also be joining Ms. Knowles as performers at the event, despite the possibility of crossing the picket line.Even though musicians (and actors, so far) are some of the few people in entertainment not on strike, the Grammys have been in jeopardy thanks to pressure from SAG on card-carrying members who are also music artists (or vice versa, such as Justin Timberlake). So does Beyoncé's bold move bode well for the show as a whole? Or is it time to ring the alarm and get more artists on board? — Anna DimondRelated:• Strike May Cramp Grammys' Groove• Writers "Likely" to Picket Oscars
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Dave Grohl & Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters by Cliff Lipson/CBS
Or a piano to play. Or whatever. When CBS airs the 50th-annual kudocast on Feb. 10, an unsigned instrumentalist chosen by music lovers will have his or her, um, "My Grammy Moment," playing live with the Foo Fighters.To be considered, would-be accompanists should upload a performance (up to 60 seconds in length) to YouTube.com/mygrammymoment. May the best future Harold Faltermeyer win! — Ben Katner
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Kanye West by Kevin Parry/WireImage.com
Saturday Night Live has revealed its lineup for the first three weeks of the new season. As previously reported, the late-nighter returns on Sept. 29 with 'baller host LeBron James and musical guest Kanye West. (Have I mentioned how much he rocked the TV Guide after-Emmys party? It was insanity.)On Oct. 6, Superbad auteur Seth Rogen oversees the show, with musical guest Spoon. (No relation to the Loving Spoonfuls, I imagine.) Then on the 13th, we get Jon Bon Jovi as host with the Foo Fighters delivering the tunes.
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The New York Post is reporting that many of the "live" performances on MTV's Video Music Awards — Kanye West's, the Foo Fighters', Fall Out Boy's — were actually taped days ahead of time. The cabler insists that this was only done for "creative reasons." Uh-huh. That's what I always told my mom when I lied, too.
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The first CD of Saturday Night Live performances in nearly 10 years will be sold exclusively at Target beginning Sunday, says Reuters. Live from SNL! features 11 tracks from the past four seasons, including tune croons by Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5 and the Foo Fighters. (What is "foo," by the way? Always wondered.) Anyone looking for Ashlee Simpson's "live" performance need simply cue up any of her prerecorded CDs.Plans are being made for a separate compilation of R&B/hip-hop SNL performances, as well as a DVD counterpart.
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