Enter Inductees

Metallica and Run-DMC were inducted Saturday to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Other inductees were Jeff Beck, Bobby Womack, and Little Anthony and the Imperials.

Bassist Jason Newsted, who left in 2001, joined Metallica in a performance onstage. Ray Burton, father to Cliff Burton, their original bassist, accepted the award along with the band. Cliff died in 1986 after a bus accident in their tour in Sweden.

Connie Mizell accepted the award for her son Jason (Jam Master Jay), who was shot to death in 2002.

Beck had been inducted in 1992 with the Yardbirds.

The ceremony was held in Cleveland, after 12 years in New York. It was also the first time it was open to the public.

No Bad Rap for Rap

Here's from a batang Mandaluyong to a batang Mandaluyong:

Francis Magalona, 44, has moved away from this kaleidoscope world.

We remember the man and the music, how he urged us not only to tolerate diversity, but to accept it and embrace it as well. 

Plus, lines like these: "You can’t talk peace and have a gun."

Coming from a showbiz family with a good name, he lent that image to a music form born and cultivated in the streets- music that did not have much respectability in these parts at the time. Music that was still considered a novelty by many in the early '90s.

Francis M made it hip to be patriotic while using that violently majestic form of American music: rap. He attached swagger to where it would have been corny to proclaim your nationality.

In the process, he gave rap a good name. He did not do it singlehandedly, but his approach, his path, was singular.

Run It

Chris Brown may win an NAACP Image Award today. Which is ironic given the reported incident he has found himself in.

He is nominated for outstanding male artist, a category he won last year.

Rihanna is in the running for outstanding female artist.

See Me Kiss Goodbye

Molly Bee, a former teen country singer, died Saturday of complications after a stroke. She was 69.

She became famous when she was 13 for her hit "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (1952)." 

Swagga Like Them

The Grammys were such a blast! I had a really good time.

Coldplay and Radiohead were amazing beyond belief. 

And what about Katy Perry strutting onstage with "I Kissed a Girl."

But nothing tops the performance of "Swagga Like Us" by the dream cast of Kanye West, T.I., Li'l Wayne and Jay-Z. First time together, on any stage. With M.I.A. due to give birth! Unbelievable.

Viva El Coldplay

Who I think will win at the Grammys tomorrow:

Record of The Year: Please Read The Letter by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album of The Year: In Rainbows by Radiohead

Song of the Year: Viva La Vida by Coldplay

Best New Artist: Adele

you want revolutionary?

What I would like to see is Rufus Wainwright covering Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" with the lyrics intact.

And how about the Jonas Brothers doing "Papa Don't Preach" with some tweaks: "But I've made up my mind/ We're gonna keep our baby." Then critical attention would be- ahem, swift.

Swifter than a 27-second phone call, maybe?