Adele Flashes Middle Finger at Brit Awards

Adele flashed her middle finger at the Brit Awards on Tuesday night in London.

When the singer took the stage to accept her second award, for Album of the Year, she was interrupted by the night’s host, British TV presenter and actor James Corden. He was ready to introduce Blur, who were set to perform right after Adele accepted her award, the Daily Mail reported.

“Nothing beats coming home with six Grammys and then coming to the Brits and winning album of the year,” she told the room, filled with A-listers like Coldplay, Rihanna and Bruno Mars, before Corden stepped onstage beside her.

“Are you about to cut me off? Can I just say then, goodbye and I’ll see you next time round?” she asked him before flipping him the bird, causing the room to cheer.

After the interruption, a rep for ITV, which aired the awards show, said, “The Brits is a live event. Unfortunately the program was over-running and we had to move on. We would like to apologize to Adele for the interruption.”

Adele apologized in a statement after the broadcast. “I was about to thank the British public for their support,” she explained. “They cut me off, sorry if I offended anyone but the suits offended me.”

Katy Perry to Release Deluxe “Teenage Dream” Edition in March

Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry’s sophomore album which spawned a record-tying five No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, will be rereleased as a special edition on March 27. “Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection” will feature three new songs, as well as four re-workings of her “Dream” hits, along with the entirety of the original album.

“Confection” will include the Kanye West-assisted version of Perry’s single “E.T.,” the remix of “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” featuring Missy Elliott, a Jon Brion-produced acoustic version of “The One That Got Away,” and a 7-minute Tommie Sunshine mega-mix of the album’s six singles. The three new songs do not yet have announced titles, although two Perry tracks, “Dressing Up” and “Part of Me,” surfaced online last month before being hastily removed.

“This is the complete story of ‘Teenage Dream,’” says Perry. “This is the complete special edition of my album for my fans.”

(Perry and Jackson will remain tied for the most Hot 100 toppers from any album regardless of the performance of any singles from “Confection.” Should any song released from “Confection” reach No. 1, it would count as a Hot 100 No. 1 from “Confection” and not “Dream”).

Chris Brown to Perform at Grammys

Chris Brown will be performing at the Grammys.

Despite being nominated in years since, Brown has not attended the ceremony since his drama with Rhianna. The performance is not meant to be formally announced prior to the show.

Brown is up for three Grammys, including Best R&B Album for his 2011 opus, F.A.M.E., as well as Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for his track “Look at Me Now,” which also features Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes.

Rihanna is also slated to attend on Sunday. She’s set to take the stage with Coldplay and is up for a handful of her own awards including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Loud as well Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “What’s My Name?” which features Drake.

Bruce Spring Added to Grammy Lineup

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will join the superstar lineup of performers booked for the Grammy Awards on February 12. The 20-time Grammy-winning rock icon will take the stage to promote his upcoming studio album, Wrecking Ball.

The Springsteen announcement came just a day after Katy Perry was also added to the show.Adele announced her Grammy appearance on Tuesday.

Rihanna, Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Aldean and Nicki Minaj are also confirmed to perform live at the show, which will be hosted by LL Cool J.

Katy Perry to Perform at Grammys

Katy Perry is the latest female pop star to be added to the lineup of performers at the Feb. 12 Grammy Awards show.

Perry is nominated for two awards this year: Record Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance, both for “Firework.”

The “Teenage Dream” star also performed at the Grammys last year, singing “Not Like the Movies.”

It was also announced today that Dierks Bentley, Drake, Miranda Lambert and Gwyneth Paltrow will appear as presenters.

The Grammy Awards will be held at the Staples Center in L.A. and are scheduled to air Feb. 12, 8-11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on CBS.

Nicki Minaj, Foo Fighters Confirmed to Perform at Grammys

Rapper Nicki Minaj will make her debut Grammy performance next month, joining Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars and country singer Jason Aldean on the list of artists who will take to the stage on the recording industry’s biggest night.

Grammy organizers said on Thursday that Minaj, who has four Grammy nominations, will perform at the February 12 awards show, as well as country sensation Taylor Swift, and Kelly Clarkson.

Rapper Kanye West, who leads this year’s Grammys with seven nominations, is also yet to be confirmed as a performer at the live awards show in Los Angeles.

Organizers said additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.