From the ultimate Mary J. Blige performance to what people wore and who won -- here's a summary of the better moments from the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.
1. "We're The Police and we're back!" Those were the sweetest words we've heard in 23 years and their performance of Roxanne could only leave a fan wanting more.
2. Justin Timberlake's What Goes Around Comes Around was a nice performance with JT on piano and then doing a very Time-magazine-person-of- year-is-you kind of video blog/performance with the camera at the end.
3. The Dixie Chicks Not Ready to Make Nice beat Mary J. Blige, Carrie Underwood, Corinne Bailey Rae, and James Blunt for Song of the Year - and I was completely shocked! It was number one for ages on Vh1's Top Twenty Video Countdown last year, but I'm kind of biased to Ms. Blige...
4. Cee-Lo from Gnarls Barkley can sure sing! Just when I thought it was going to be a simple, sparse performance, the choir showed up. Nice.
5. Rapper Common presented an award wearing a grey leather jacket...and he's a vegan so I'm assuming that would be faux leather?
6. I rather enjoyed it when Ludacris gave a shout-out to Oprah Winfrey and Bill O'Reilly. Sadly, it was followed by "This is for my father who is in critical condition."
7. Mary J. Blige did a very "wow" performance. If the voice of God has a sound, it is the sound of her voice.
8. Best New Artist went to Carrie Underwood - and her career swiftly ended. Kidding. I think this Best New Artist winner may have a chance at long-term survival.
9. Christina Aguilera sang James Brown's It's a Man's World for a fantastic tribute. But when will she tone down the makeup and the hair?
10. Does it get any more elite than Mary J. Blige, Ludacris and Earth, Wind and Fire performing together? That was awesome.
11. The Chili Peppers paid tribute to jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman with a crude sign that read "love to Ornette Coleman" sitting on stage during their performance.
