My main goal at the Grammy radio forum today was seeing what celebrities I could find, and I came up with a pretty eclectic group. I spoke with Colby O'Donis about being nominated for Best Dance Recording with Lady Gaga for "Just Dance." He seemed to be a big fan of MTV, and we had a great conversation about his first Grammy experience.
I also found "America's Best Dance Crew" champs the JabbaWockeeZ, and I had them perform for the camera to let people know out there that even though they got mainstream success now, they can still break.
I also talked to music-industry legend Mr. Clive Davis and Leona Lewis about her success and her Grammy nominations. I thought she had two Grammy nods, and Clive quickly corrected me that it was actually three. There's not a stat or music-industry figure that he doesn't know. Clive also talked about Whitney Houston's upcoming album and touched on how Jennifer Hudson has been coping with all the adversity she's faced.
But the big topic of the day was Etta James lashing out at Beyoncé over her inaugural performance of "At Last." Clive said the issue was familiar to him because throughout the years, there's always been that friction between old and new artists. We also spoke with Grammy nominee Eric Benét and Grammy preshow host Wayne Brady on the topic. We'll have much more on their reactions in our article tomorrow, so make sure to come back to MTVNews.com.