The Hip Hop Chronicle — Below is a select few of the performances that took place at last night Grammys. Performances from Usher, Justin Bieber, B.o.B., Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae, Cee-Lo Green, Drake and Rihanna.   211213221257 Uploaded by yardie4lifever2. - More video blo... more info

L.A. Times - News — The vocalist and bassist is a surprise winner, beating out Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence and the Machine and Mumford & Sons.She was the least well known and the lowest-selling artist in the group. But that didn't stop Esperanza Spalding, a 26-year-o... more info

ContactMusic — Angry JUSTIN BIEBER fans attacked an online biography about ESPERANZA SPALDING on Sunday (13Feb11) after the jazz performer beat the BABY hitmaker to the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.The little-known bassist and singer was the surprise winner of ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The vocalist and bassist is a surprise winner, beating out Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence and the Machine and Mumford & Sons. more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The big Grammys shocker of the night came in the form of Esperanza Spalding, the unknown who beat out Justin Bieber and Drake to win Best New Artist. Esperanza's a 26-year-old from Portland, who, as of a moment ago had the middle name "Quesadilla" on... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper DRAKE took his mother SANDI as his date to Sunday's (13Feb11) Grammy Awards, where he is nominated for four... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Drake has no plans to leave Young Money, a rep for the rapper has said. Gossip site MediaTakeOut.com posted a rumour that Drizzy Drake was about to join Jay-Z’s Roc Nation. Drake’s publicist told XXL, “Drake is signed to Aspire/Young Money/Cash... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Here is some footage of Rihanna and Drake rehearsing for their Grammy performance.   Toya a2a_linkname="Drake And Rihanna Grammy Performance Rehearsal (Video)"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/02/12/drake-and-rihanna-grammy-perfo... more info

Topix — Most artists act humble when they're nominated for a Grammy, and talk about how it's an honor just to be nominated. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The oldest cliché in rock is the casualty list. There are the high-profile heroes of misadventure: Buddy Holly, Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan. There are those that couldn’t handle success and took the ultimate way out: Nick Drake, Kurt Cobain, Jeff ... more info