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The long list of performers at the 2012 Grammys was as vast, varied and random as putting your entire music collection on shuffle and setting it on stage. The 2012 Grammy performances spanned an exhaustive array of musical genres, making clear that in the year 2012, pop music is more democratic and less limited than ever before. Jazz standards can share the same stage as Dubstep, and artists as young as Taylor Swift or as established as Glen Campbell and Tony Bennett all belong equally at the same ceremony. Here's a top-to-bottom recap of all of the performers and performances at the 2012 Grammy Awards.

Bruce Springsteen: Backed by Steven Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa and the the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen opened the Grammys by tearing through "We Take Care Of Our Own," his new single from his upcoming Wrecking Ball album. It was an on-message salute both to Americans and, more topically, to the music industry and fans mourning Whitney Houston. Paul McCartney and Lady Gaga cheered him on. Also, let me go on record as the 50,045,492th person who notes that Bruce Springsteen does not age. He actually makes me look forward to being, like 50 something. Oh wait. He's 62? WHAT DOES HE EAT? HOW DOES HE LIVE?

Bruno Mars: Glad to see Bruno Mars is no longer a one-man piano-moving company and instead a consummate old-school band leader with his own onstage theater marquee. He channeled James Brown, Cab Calloway, Chuck Berry and the Four Tops with his golden, shimmering, blowout rendition of "Runaway."

Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt: Smart, unexpected pairing -- the ever-radiant Alicia Keys and country legend Bonnie Raitt pay tribute to the late, great Etta James with a country-blues rendition of "Sunday Kinda Love."

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Lady Gaga lays one on Sir Paul McCartney at the 2012 Grammys

After the tragic and untimely passing of Whitney Houston, the mood was somber but celebratory at the 2012 Grammys. Adele won everything ever, Nicki Minaj made us all turn to each other asking "WTF?" (with her red carpet look and her performance) and Lady Gaga kissed Sir Paul McCartney on the cheek. Oh, Los Angeles! You guys are cray.

There was no egg arrival or flesh-colored latex number for Lady Gaga this year. Instead, the rather subdued "Born This Way" singer showed up with a net covering her entire body, and she walked around with a staff all night -- child's play, to be honest.

But Gaga also had the cojones to kiss Paul McCartney on the cheek, and he feels how we feel about the whole affair: 1.) It's like, "OMG LADY GAGA KISSED PAUL MCCARTNEY," but then 2.) it's like, "OMG HE'S NOT RUNNING AWAY." Well played, Gaga! There's only a handful of women out there who can say they've been photographed kissing a Beatle. Nice work.

Get more Grammy Awards 2012 coverage with Grammy red carpet fashion and the full list of 2012 Grammy winners.

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Paul McCartney -- yes, THAT Paul McCartney, THE Paul McCartney of THOSE Beatles -- chose to call his upcoming album "Kisses On The Bottom." Now, before you go around making assumptions about his various recreational interests and private proclivities, you should know that "Kisses On The Bottom" is a line from the 1935 (aka olden times!) Fats Waller song "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter," which appears on the album, out Feb. 7. Macca's (that's what in-the-know types call him, so you know) album features mainly American standards and a small offering of original songs.

OK, PHEW! Because for a second there, I was like "'Kisses On The Bottom'?? Really? Because it almost sounds like..." But it doesn't mean that at all! Sigh of relief.

(Postscript: Before you assume that Paul McCartney is "parent music" -- and quite frankly HOW DARE YOU, because the man is a musical messiah and also an official SIR -- he just may share your taste in music considering he was spotted at a Lady Gaga concert and a Beyoncé show.)

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+ Lady Gaga announced that she'll be releasing her HBO special "Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour Live At Madison Square Garden" on DVD, due out Nov. 21, just in time for the holidays! Not enough for you? A Born This Way The Remix album will be out the same day! (MTV News)

+ Paul McCartney got married to New York businesswoman Nancy Shevell in London this weekend. Congrats to the happy couple, and congrats to probably having a Beatles tune as your wedding song! (TheFABlife)

+ Since being released from Jive a few months ago, Ciara's label future has been up in the air... until now. L.A. Reid tweeted recently, "@Ciara will officially be #EPIC very soon! That's my girl!" (That Grape Juice)

+ During a recent interview in Australia, Beyoncé announced that she'll be giving birth in February 2012. Get your office pool started now! (ONTD)

+ Ex-Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh died unexpectedly this weekend in Chicago. He was 40. (MTV News)

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I bet when No Doubt started out as some skate rat ska punks in Orange County, Los Angeles, they never thought that one day they'd have to put on their finest duds, pledge allegiance to the United States of America and pay tribute to one the greatest songwriters in pop music history. But that's exactly what they've done.

The Kennedy Center Honors were broadcast last night, and Gwen Stefani and Co. paid tribute to Beatles legend Paul McCartney. No Doubt performed the McCartney/Lennon-penned Beatles classics "Hello, Goodbye" and "Penny Lane" to an audience that included the first family and Kennedy Center honorees Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Merle Haggard and choreographer Bill T. Jones.

Congrats to all those folks for their lifetimes full of achievements. But congrats to Gwen Stefani, as well, who swagged out at what was likely a black-tie-only affair by wearing a blindingly beautiful, yellow silk Prada dress to the event.

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+ Nicki Minaj's debut album will be titled Pink Friday. It's due out November 23. (MTV News)

+ Mark your calendars (with blood), the second of the two "Breaking Dawn," films, the final piece of the "Twilight" saga, is scheduled to be released November 16, 2012. (JustJared)

+ Kanye West has decided to follow one random person on Twitter. And the guy is not happy about it. (TheFabLife)

+ Mary J. Blige sold 60,000 bottles of her fragrance in just six hours on the Home Shopping Network. (PopEater)

+ Paul McCartney is angling for his own episode of "Glee." The former Beatle sent show creator Ryan Murphy a mixtape of songs to consider. (Idolator)

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I was in a cab this morning when I heard Paul McCartney's power-pop classic "Jet" on a local New York radio station. Except it wasn't Paul McCartney's version of the song. It was a remake, plugging in the names of famous New York Jets like Darrelle Revis, Thomas Jones and Bart Scott into the ex-Beatles' jam.

While I do not count myself as a Jets fan, this still didn't inspire any confidence or enthusiasm on my part. Or my driver, for that mattter (he just kept talking on his phone).

I'm not a Vikings fan, either. But if I were, I would be pretty amped about the fact that no less a rock god than Prince had written and recorded an original song in honor of the Minnesota football team's playoff run.

Written immediately after the Vikings crushed the Dallas Cowboys in last week's divisional match-up, Prince's "Purple And Gold" is a very, well, Prince kind of fight song, with very Prince-like lyrics, "we r all amped up like a rock n roll band/ready 2 celebrate every score/ready 2 fight the elegant war/ready 2 hear the crowd roar."

Just in time for their huge NFC Championship confrontation with the New Orleans Saints this weekend. Check out Prince's ode to the Vikings below.

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Don't know about y'all, but despite my undying love for the Christmas season, I've about had it with the same old usual holiday jams. Somewhere around the 400th time of hearing Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime," you start feeling a little Jack-Nicholson-in-One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo's-Nest.

So, with that in mind, props to The Strokes' Julian Casablancas for resurrecting the little-heard and long-forgotten gem, "I Wish It Was Christmas Today."

The yuletide jam was originally performed on Saturday Night Live years ago by Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz, Chris Kattan, and Tracy Morgan. Julian Casablancas has given the song a rather Strokes-y paint job (rocking, rather than the synth-heavy sound of his Phrazes For The Young solo album)  and released the song as an official holiday single.

+ Listen to Julian Casablancas' "I Wish It Was Christmas Today" here.

As an added bonus, here's some video of Julian Casablancas performing the song on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, with original performers Sanz and Fallon, as well as The Roots!

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In this episode of "The 5," AFI -- who just released their album Crash Love -- prove themselves to be far more lighter touches than you might expect from the dudes behind "Love Like Winter."

Watch and learn as Davey Havok and the boys espouse a cruelty-free lifestyle (they're all either vegan or vegetarian), recall the time Hunter Burgan challenged Paul McCartney to an air bass-off and recall their early days of releasing singles on 7" vinyl.

After AFI's interview, watch brand-new live performance footage of "Beautiful Thieves" from the MTV Ulalume Festival. And don't miss the MTV special, "Ulalume: Howling At New Moon," on Friday, October 30 at 9 PM ET, featuring live performances by Paramore, AFI, Dead by Sunrise featuring Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, and Kid Cudi and interviews with the cast of New Moon.

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Did you see The Hills last night? Holy ship. Is there a better show? I know this is neither the time nor the place, but I'm pretty sure Spencer Pratt is the most interesting person who has ever been alive. No offense, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but homeboy went to therapy and became a different person. A sensitive person who is also a rapper. WHAT THE HELL?

Not only that, but as a barely-recovering Laguna Beach junkie, I am SO psyched for the return of Kristin Cavallari. Did you see her go straight for Justin Bobby?? What I wouldn't give to go to bed tonight and wake up in next year so all of my unanswered Hills questions would be answered already!

But enough about my "problem." Aside from Spencer's emergence from his cocoon of cruelty as a gentle butterfly, last night's big story was Lauren Conrad's departure. What was originally her spin-off, officially entered a new life of its own as she rode away from K-Cav and the Speidi extravaganza alone.

To mark the beginning of a whole new era, Hills producers brought in a whole new voice. They very wisely landed on young buck Tamar Kaprelian, whose fresh and honest single "New Day" has enough emotion in every note to knock the grass off The Hills. Look out, "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield! It's a new day.

In the great tradition of reality TV, I'm gonna let Tamar Kaprelian introduce herself. Here are a couple highlights from her hand-written bio:

I am 22. Songwriting is the most sacred thing in my life. Classic Disney films influenced me as a kid, but my true love of music came about when I discovered Billy Joel and Paul McCartney. In love I fell.

My music chronicles my life, my relationships, my basket-case-ness, and my utter determination and drive to create an album that is real and true to me both personally and artistically.

I hope you enjoy my little musical offerings and songs.

Peace & love.

What a sweetheart, eh? Plays a mean piano, too. Keep an eye out for Tamar Kaprelian and catch her first single "New Day" in The Hills' Season 5 finale, starting tonight!

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